Category: Art/Skill/Techne
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Why Hollywood Should Keep Destroying Cities – Sam Adams
In an essay posted Friday at The Dissolve, Tasha Robinson used Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim to counter the objections several critics have raised about the wanton destruction of this summer’s blockbusters: city blocks flattened, heads crushed, all without a drop of blood. As Matt Singer pointed out on this site, the…
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Two Old Men Disputing – Rembrandt
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Asoka – Tagore
I was looking for the artwork of Rabindranath Tagore and ran across the work of this earlier Indian artist, Abanindranath Tagore (1871 – 1951).
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When Did I Stop Wanting to Be President?
Originally an essay, here Burroughs answers the question talking about his boyhood and early flirtations with the idea of political power, describing a potential panorama of a glorious career as a commissioner…. Related articles Naked Lunch (myoldaddiction2.wordpress.com) William S. Burroughs: ‘Commissioner of Sewers’ (dangerousminds.net) A Word in Your Era: William…
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Babich: Van Gogh’s Museum and the Temple at Bassae
A colleague at Fordham University, Babette Babich, who I highly respect, has been updating her articles at academia.edu. Among these is the article linked below. As I have been posting a lot of my favorite paintings as well as some good documentaries on my favorite artists, I thought I might…
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Power of Art – Van Gogh
Born in Groot-Zundert, The Netherlands, Van Gogh spent his early life as an art dealer, teacher and preacher in England, Holland and Belgium. His period as an artist began in 1881 when he chose to study art in Brussels, starting with watercolours and moving quickly on to oils. The French…
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Article: London and New York: A Double Exposure Project
London and New York: A Double Exposure Project http://www.dwell.com/post/article/london-and-new-york-double-exposure-project Posted by KWB wandering among the borderlands of the Ether.
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Salvator Mundi – Da Vinci
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The Lost Treasure of Da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci is considered by many to be one of the greatest artists who ever lived. Yet his reputation rests on only a handful of pictures – including the world’s most famous painting, the Mona Lisa. …Fiona Bruce travels to Florence, Milan, Paris and Warsaw to uncover the story…
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Harrowing of Hell
I have been posting a lot of paintings on my blog. I hope that you have taken the opportunity to follow the links of these pictures to where I first discovered them on the web. Today’s is a tease for you… I want you to click away from Reason &…
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The Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things
The Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things is a painting attributed to Hieronymus Bosch, completed around 1500 or later. The painting is oil on wood panels. The painting is presented in a series of circular images. Four small circles, detailing “Death of the Sinner”, “Judgement”, “Hell”, and “Glory”,…
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Hashtag America – Official Write Bloody 2013 Submission
A wonderful young poet who definitely deserves your attention. He is in a contest at the moment. Take a listen. If you are as impressed with him as I am, then go over to YouTube and “like” the video as well as leave him a comment.
CALL ME MAGGIE 