by Bob Martin | Feb 18, 2011 | Film
How much importance should we give to what we think we own or control? When we lose something unexpectedly and our joy for life seems to evaporate, we anticipate everlasting pain and sorrow and wish desperately that it could avoided or erased. In watching “A Single Man” it reminded me of the first time I saw “The Unbearable Lightness of Being”. With both movies my take away was that I (any many of us) spend to much time in the illusion of having control of our lives, certain that our next moment will be far better then the one we are in, and that it is our job to make the next moment matter, for it to have some significance. But life is not as heavy as we think.
by Sandy | Feb 17, 2011 | Art, Blogroll, Exhibits, Museums, Photograhy
Detroit Institute of Arts/ DIA presents the work of American photographer André Kertész, 1895-1985 in the exhibit called: “An Intuitive Eye: André Kertész Photographs 1914-1969”
“The exhibition surveys Kertész’s career with nearly 100 photographs taken in Hungary, Paris and New York, many of which are drawn from the DIA’s permanent collection… An Intuitive Eye will highlight his Parisian photographs to demonstrate his unique style that combined the techniques and compositions of photojournalism with the aesthetic sensibilities of abstraction employed by Modernist artists. “
“An Intuitive Eye: André Kertész Photographs 1914-1969” – Until April 2011
Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Michigan
by Bob Martin | Feb 7, 2011 | Culture, Exhibits, Fashion, Museums
February 21 2009 – July 5, 2009
“Romantic ideas of chivalry and courtly magnificence from the Middle Ages have inspired the use of medieval silhouettes and details in modern fashion design, literature, architecture and art. Also known as Gothic style, medievalism blossomed in the mid-19th century as a sentimental response toward the societal challenges of rapid industrialization. While its origins lie in early antiquarian studies and politics, the revival of medieval silhouettes and motifs today emerges through popular mediums such as films, books and fairy tales that are distant interpretations.” Phoenix Museum of Art
by Bob Martin | Feb 5, 2011 | Art, Artist
William T. Williams
“Artist William T. Williams, a professor of art at Brooklyn College, City University of New York, is the 2011 recipient of the Alain Locke International Award in recognition of his consistent achievement producing large, abstract paintings that reflect his mastery of color, innovative artistic approaches, and a diverse range of interests. In addition, he has, throughout a career spanning more than forty years, generously mentored generations of artists. ” Detroit Institute of Art
by Sandy | Feb 5, 2011 | Arts, Entertainment and Music, Blogroll, Directors, Film, Movies
The 20 year anniversary of Spike Lee’s terrific film, “Do The Right Thing”, is celebrated with a special 2 disc DVD package containing extra footage, interviews, and new commentary by the director.
Director Lee has made so many films since 1989, but, “Do” is his most celebrated film so far – it came in # 96 in the 2007 American Film Institute list of the 100 best movies of all time.
The film tells the story of a hot day in Brooklyn’s Bed’Stuy, when pent up anger and resentment exploded into violence in a matter of minutes. The stellar cast includes Spike Lee, Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Giancarlo Esposito, Bill Nunn, John Turturro, Rosie Perez, Martin Lawrence (film debuts for both Rosie and Martin).
What was the “right” thing?
“Do the Right Thing” (20th Anniversary Edition)
by Sandy | Feb 2, 2011 | Art, Blogroll, Exhibits, Museums
Miami Art Museum, MAM, presents “Susan Rothenberg: Moving in Place” 
“The exhibition features a select group of 25 paintings ranging from Rothenberg’s early horse paintings of the mid-1970s to her most recent body of work, and explores a number of central motifs that have occurred throughout her 35-year career.”
“Susan Rothenberg: Moving in Place” until March 2011
Miami Art Museum – MAM
101 West Flagler Street, Miami, Florida
by Sandy | Jan 28, 2011 | Art, Blogroll, Museums
Mabel Hewit, 1903-1984, I like her work. (So colorful!)
“The Cleveland Museum of Art has organized an exhibition that focuses on a little-known Cleveland artist, Mabel Hewit. Midwest Modern: The Color Woodcuts of Mabel Hewit features 76 works from the museum’s collection.”
“Hewit learned to make white-line color woodcuts from Blanche Lazzell, the most important practitioner of the technique, in Provincetown, Massachusetts, in 1933. Hewit worked in the medium throughout her five-decade long career.”
Midwest Modern: The Color Woodcuts of Mabel Hewit
The Cleveland Museum of Art
11150 East Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio
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by Bob Martin | Jan 22, 2011 | Books, Concerts
Originally Posted Nov 9, 2006
Last night the Rolling Stones played to another packed crowd out in Glendale Arizona. It looked like some of the fans needed to be assisted in order to get to the concert and there were others that could easily have been Mick Jagger’s great great grand children. In a recent book about the Beatles, John Lennon supposedly wanted to be the Rolling Stones. I wonder what he would think about the Cirque Du Soleil-Love Las Vegas which is really a must see for me. I remember when the Brits arrived, almost everyone believed that it would last a few days maybe a couple of weeks.
by Sandy | Jan 20, 2011 | Art, Blogroll, Exhibits, Museums
Artist Edward Hopper, 1882- 1967, along with a group of artists known as the “Ashcan School”, painted everyday life/everyday people. He is currently featured in an exhibit at the Whitney Museum in NYC.
“Modern Life: Edward Hopper and His Time traces the development of realism in American art between 1900 and 1940, emphasizing the diverse ways that artists depicted the sweeping transformations in urban and rural life that occurred during this period. The exhibition highlights the work of Edward Hopper, whose use of the subject matter of modern life to portray universal human experiences made him America’s most iconic realist painter of the 20th century. “
Modern Life: Edward Hopper and His Times – Until April 2011
Whitney Museum of American Art
945 Madison Avenue at 75th Street, New York, NY
BTW: “ The Ashcan School, also called the Ash Can School, is defined as a realist artistic movement that came into prominence in the United States during the early twentieth century, best known for works portraying scenes of daily life in New York’s poorer neighborhoods.” Per WikiPedia
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by Bob Martin | Jan 18, 2011 | Art, Events, Exhibits
I have a number of paintings hanging at the The Breadfruit restaurant and Rum Bar. Stop by and enjoy everything!
How much importance should we give to what we think we own or control? When we lose something unexpectedly and our joy for life seems to evaporate, we anticipate everlasting pain and sorrow and wish desperately that it could avoided or erased. In watching “A Single Man” it reminded me of the first time I saw “The Unbearable Lightness of Being”. With both movies my take away was that I (any many of us) spend to much time in the illusion of having control of our lives, certain that our next moment will be far better then the one we are in, and that it is our job to make the next moment matter, for it to have some significance. But life is not as heavy as we think.
