by Sandy | Nov 21, 2007 | Art, Artist, Blogroll, Exhibits, Museums
Old Mole, 1985 (Red cedar, 61 x 61 x 34 in.)
African-American sculptor, Martin Puryear has an exhibit of 30 years of his wood, stone and metal sculptures at the Museum of Modern Art, New York (Thru Jan. 14, 2008). “His work may superficially resemble tools or furniture, but they are imbued with a deep thoughtfulness about American history and cultural identity.”
http://www.moma.org/exhibitions/exhibitions.php?id=3961
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Puryear
Exhibit next goes to:
Museum of Modern Art, Fort Worth, Tex. (Feb. 24-May 18, 2008)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (June 22-Sept. 28)
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (Fall 2008)
by Bob Martin | Nov 2, 2007 | Art, Artist, Culture, Education, Exhibits, Galleries
Dr. Eugene Grigsby Jr. at the Heddenart Gallery, opening reception. November 1st 2007
Celebrating his 89th Birthday with 89 Paintings.
Dr. Grigsby has organized exhibitions of African art for the Heard Museum, authored a text, Art and Ethics: Background for Teaching in a Pluralistic Society, and founded the Consortium of Black Organizations and Others for the Arts (COBA).
He holds degrees, including a Ph.D., in art, art history and art education from Morehouse College, Ohio State University and New York University. He came to Phoenix following World War II to teach art at Carver High School, and in 1954 he moved to Phoenix Union High School. He joined the faculty at Arizona State University in 1966 where he retired in 1988. Grigsby also served as a Trustee of Phoenix Art Museum.
by Sandy | Oct 20, 2007 | Art, Artist, Blogroll, Exhibits, Museums
Exhibit of desert influenced paintings, drawings and sculpture by Richard Diebenkorn (1922-1993) done in Albuquerque, New Mexico from 1950 to 1952.
San Jose Museum of Art, 110 S. Market St., San Jose, CA
(408) 271-6840
( Image: Richard Diebenkorn, Albuquerque 9, 1952. Oil on canvas )
http://www.sjmusart.org/
by Bob Martin | Sep 12, 2007 | Art, Artist, Museums
Says Joe Ray, a wonderful artist I met at the family day at the new “Tempe Center for the Arts” this past weekend. His work is lush with color and fun.
There may have been over 5 thousand people who visited on Sunday and I shook hands with a couple of hundred so my arm tells me.
by Bob Martin | Sep 11, 2007 | Actors, Art, Artist, Film, Movies
I finally got around to seeing “The Lives of Others” which I enjoyed. First as a kind of mystery and second as a foretelling of what life for us would be like if we continue down our current path. I’d like to think that this country of red white and blue would rally to protect us creative types. Looking for proof.
by Bob Martin | Sep 7, 2007 | Art, Artist, Events, Exhibits, Galleries, Museums
If you are in town, please join me at the Shemer Art Center and Museum in Phoenix Az. for an exhibit of my paintings. The opening reception is on September 18th from 7PM to 9PM
