by Bob Martin | Oct 17, 2009 | Art, Art Travel, Artist, Exhibits, Galleries
Edvard Munch Self Portrait
When seeing promos for any of the “slasher/horror” movies series “Scream” I don’t think movie, I think Munch.
Munch has always represented fear, despair and death. An exhibit at the Leopold Museum has all of this plus works that depict his view of love. I had been fascinated by his work which set my table for Bergman.
Munch’s work reminds me of the dreams I don’t want to have or the reality that I know exists. I can only guess that Munch was tormented by his dreams or his life, I really don’t know. His self portrait gives me a clue on how he thought of himself, an accessory to life
The exhibit will be at the Leopold Museum beginning Oct 16th to January 18th 2010.
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by Bob Martin | Oct 17, 2009 | Art Travel, Artist, Exhibits, Galleries
More then 160 works will be on exhibit in Italy over the next 12 months as tribute to the iconic 
American Artist Edward Hopper, beginning October 14, 2009 to January 31 2010 at the Palazzo Reale in Milan, to be followed February 16 to June 13, 2010 in Rome, at the Fondazione Roma Museum, and ending June 25 until October 17, 2010 at the Fondation de l’Hermitage in Lausanne. The exhibit will feature many of Hopper’s well known paintings as well as some of his preliminarily sketches and drawings.
by Bob Martin | Oct 12, 2009 | Art, Art Travel, Exhibits, Galleries, Theater
Maya Lin
Earlier this year when the Las Vegas Art Museum closed, you had to figure that the only way art could survive in this city was for it to be housed inside of someones outrageous imagination. For a city already jammed with hotels and casinos, MGM has pushed forward with the completion of City Center, which is a glass city inside a glass city. And they’ve promised that there will be art.
The Fine Art Collection will encompass a multitude of styles and media – ranging from sculptures and paintings and other works of art including large-scale installations – engaging visitors on both a visual and intellectual level. Some will be existing pieces, carefully chosen for their artistic value and cultural significance; others will be site-specific installations for which the artist has been invited to command their vision over the space
This past week Maya Lin supervised the installation of one of her sculptures and the works of Tony Cragg, Isa Genzken , Nancy Rubins and others are also slated to be showcased. My personal hope is that people see the art work before going to the casinos.
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by Bob Martin | Oct 10, 2009 | Art, Arts, Entertainment and Music, Creativity, Exhibits, Galleries, sculptor
The best way to understand history is not through a backwards look through time reconstructing a narrative from tidbits of info.
William H. Johnson, Folk Family, ca. 1944, oil on plywood.
Novels, Paintings, Sculpture, Music and Dance created at the time, provides a better picture of what life was like, what people appreciated and the challenges they encountered. I think this can also be said about curating the work that is on display at the “White House”. As historians look back at this period, they will make note of the first African American President and First Lady and the distinctions between them and earlier occupants of the “White House”. In particular the selection of paintings, sculptures and performing artists who were featured, will say more about these times then most anything else.
One of Mrs. Obama’s selections, Johnson’s “Folk Family”, speaks to commonality, aspirations and accomplishment for the African in America over the last 100 years.
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by Bob Martin | Oct 4, 2009 | Art, Education, Events, Exhibits, Galleries, sculptor
Part of the High School Exhibit "Face Forward" @ TCA
Had a great time at the reception of the “Faces” exhibit at the Tempe Center for the Arts, meeting some of the artists like Bailey Doogan, Linda Brandon and John Tuomisto-Bell. Another treat was watching the high school students, whose work was on display as part of the Face Forward multimedia exhibit in the TCA lobby, meet and mingle with the professional artists and guests.
Both of these shows were curated by Michelle Dock who deserves a special acknowledgement for her vision and support for young artists.
by Bob Martin | Sep 28, 2009 | Art, Artist, Creativity, Galleries
If you are in town please stop by “The Breadfruit” in Phoenix”. Will have a few paintings on the wall for the month of Oct.
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