Back from Painting Trip
One lovely man that I met, called xxx, was captain of the the Tall Ship Rose, a replica of an 18th century Royal Navy frigate that cruised the American coast during the Revolutionary War…. Here’s a bit of history: “The Fine Arts Work Center buildings are historic art studios in a town that is famous for its contributions to art history…. Eugene O’Neill wrote his first play here at a time when he was known to the art community as an obscure writer of one-act plays…. In the late 20′s, he was known by the artists not as a writer but as a painter who showed his paintings with them at the local Provincetown Art Association…. Among his students in the teens were Edwin Dickinson, Ross Moffett and Karl Knaths, all living and working in the studios of 24 Pearl Street, and later gaining national and international acclaim. Fritz Bultman, Paul Burlin, Adolph Gottlieb, Helen Frankenthaler, Myron Stout, and Marsden Hartley are among other famous artists who worked in these studios. Hans Hofmann, Franz Kline, Mark Rothko, Robert Motherwell, Claus Oldenburg, Milton Avery, Jack Tworkov and Edward Hopper have all participated in the art community here. Important paintings by Charles Demuth, Marsden Hartley, Stuart Davis, and Edward Hopper have centered around their involvement in this small seaport town.”
Nicole Kidman to Play Diane Arbus
have signed on to star in Fur, director Stephen Shainberg’s biopic on photographer Diane Arbus. Diane Arbus was a New York photographer known for her disturbing, always candid photographs of freaks, losers, and others on the fringe of American society…. I guess Nicole will be able to drawn on her experience in filming “The Hours”, a portrayal of Virginia Wolf.
Frank Lloyd Wright on Humility
Having always been fascinated by the enigma of Frank Lloyd Wright, his architecture, and persona, I enjoyed this quote attributed to him at Artquotes in this morning’s email.
Having always been fascinated by the enigma of Frank Lloyd Wright, his architecture, and persona, I enjoyed this quote attributed to him at Artquotes in this morning’s email.
Early in life I had to choose between honest arrogance and hypocritical humility. I chose the
former and have seen no reason to change.
Ansel Adams: American Experience – an excellent documentary
This documentary was really interesting and full of insight into the turning points and influences in Ansel Adam’s life…. The interesting thing is that most of his best work was done when he didn’t have much money…. One of his major turning points was when Alfred Stieglitz dubbed him an artist, and said that it was some of the finest photography work he had seen.
Stranded whales – are they trying to tell us something? More than coincidence?
On December 29th Twenty adult female sperm whales were found washed up on a remote Australian beach but wildlife officials yesterday were unable to explain the third such mass stranding in the same area in a month. The whales, each between seven and 10 metres long, were discovered dead late on Monday on a beach near Strahan, 180km west of Hobart on the southern island state of Tasmania.
The Motorcycle Diaries
The film shows how at certain points in our life there are moments that define us and that reveal to us our place in the world. I didn’t know anything much about Che Guevara or his story but what struck me in the film what his deep sense of connection that he felt with people and their struggles to create a better more dignified life for themselves…. In conditions that would have appalled most of us he chose to stand with the people, the poor, the diseased, the abandoned rather than view them from the somewhat lofty position that his status as a doctor awarded him.
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