by Sandy | Aug 24, 2011 | Art, Artist, Blogroll, Exhibits, Museums
The Art Institute of Chicago/AIC presents the exciting “Restless Rainbow, a commissioned, site-specific work for the Art Institute of Chicago’s Bluhm Family Terrace, uses this dramatic space not as a platform for objects but as the work itself. In this piece, White drew on her interest in and knowledge of graphic design, textiles, and animation to wrap the terrace in a vibrantly colored, energetic abstracted rainbow.”
Restless Rainbow Until September 20, 2011
The Art Institute of Chicago, 111 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois
(Image: Schematic design for Restless Rainbow, 2011© Pae White)
by Bob Martin | Jun 6, 2011 | Art, Artist, Creativity, Film
Independence Day by Cybel Martin
Cybel Martin is painting again and exposing us to her joyous visual commentary on what goes on around her.
by Sandy | Jun 2, 2011 | Art, Artist, Arts, Entertainment and Music, Books, Drawing, music
His birthday slipped up on me this year. The artist known as Bob Dylan was 70 years old on May 24. I salute and congratulate him!
Of course he is a Gemini. We all know that he writes, he sings, he’s a poet, he’s a musician – truly the classic example of the Air sign’s communication gifts. A few years ago, he received an honorary Pulitzer Prize for his “profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power.” Nice, but, did you know that Bob Dylan also paints?! 
His book of his art work, “Bob Dylan: The Drawn Blank Series” (March 2008) has 170 of his drawings rendered in water color and gouache. Drawings done in restaurants, hotel rooms are presented here along with little notes or poems.
by Sandy | May 6, 2011 | Art, Artist, Arts, Entertainment and Music, Blogroll, Exhibits, Museums
The Guggenheim Museum in New York City has an exhibit exploring a particular segment of art created during the early 20th Century. More than 100 pieces are included in “The Great Upheaval: Modern Art from the Guggenheim Collection, 1910–1918” on display until June 1, 2011. 
“When Vasily Kandinsky and Franz Marc formed Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider) group in late 1911, the artists predicted a watershed in the arts, a große Umwälzung (great upheaval) that would radically challenge traditional artistic production. Undoubtedly, tremendous creativity and innovation characterized the years leading up to World War I, especially 1910–14.”
The Great Upheaval: Modern Art from the Guggenheim Collection, 1910–1918 *Until June 1
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1071 5th Avenue (at 89th Street), NYC
Images: Gino Severini, “Red Cross Train Passing a Village”, (1915) and Kandinsky “Composition VII” (1913)
by Bob Martin | Mar 27, 2011 | Art, Artist, Creativity, Exhibits
Joan Waters open studio, exhibition and sale at 2141 E. Cedar Street, #1, Tempe, AZ 85281, April 16th from 9am to 5pm.
New sculpture and paintings, works in progress, unique functional and gift items, original
calendar watercolors, refreshments and more.
blog: http://joanwaters.wordpress.com
by Bob Martin | Mar 25, 2011 | Artist, Events, Exhibits, Galleries
Last night was the artist reception for Patsy Lowry at Riva Yares Gallery and I stopped by to say hello to my new and very impressive friend, and to enjoy the brilliance of her work. When I arrived Patsy was standing outside of the gallery greeting each visitor with her joyous smile and energy. A great show with an appreciative crowd.
The Art Institute of Chicago/AIC presents the exciting “Restless Rainbow, a commissioned, site-specific work for the Art Institute of Chicago’s Bluhm Family Terrace, uses this dramatic space not as a platform for objects but as the work itself. In this piece, White drew on her interest in and knowledge of graphic design, textiles, and animation to wrap the terrace in a vibrantly colored, energetic abstracted rainbow.”
