tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79060605758754044292024-03-14T04:46:01.312-04:00Busy Lizzy's EasleEssays, articles, and news releases; beautiful videos of artwork set to music, plus links to museums around the world, fun websites, and websites of contemporary artists and lots, lots more...Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797298427790034910noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906060575875404429.post-11111083605233713982009-05-28T09:14:00.058-04:002009-06-02T09:37:46.147-04:00American Neo-Expressionist Artist - Jean-Michel Basquiat<div align="left"><strong></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBshJMJs4o83yjV-T3s32mI9aXTZSxGWok5NR8C7JiQ1-aNDN60jTkoues_PPTaqI_pnUIkh-zbRwAycMIvAUD1gY8dE6fznJzj5Hm2fS4MyC1KBjItOinrF3Dvqu-OK_mx_Xr-YP2ww0r/s1600-h/portrait_basquiat2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341720670178402642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 386px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 402px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBshJMJs4o83yjV-T3s32mI9aXTZSxGWok5NR8C7JiQ1-aNDN60jTkoues_PPTaqI_pnUIkh-zbRwAycMIvAUD1gY8dE6fznJzj5Hm2fS4MyC1KBjItOinrF3Dvqu-OK_mx_Xr-YP2ww0r/s400/portrait_basquiat2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1987)<br /></div><br /><br /><div align="left">Basquiat was born in Brooklyn, New York. His parents were of Haitian and Portuguese decent. He was fluent in English, Spanish and French from an early age. His mother encouraged him to participate in various kinds of art during his youth. His art had and continues to have alot of controversy surrounding it.<br /></div><div align="left">When he was 17, Basquiat started his art career with <a href="http://www.artquotes.net/masters/basquiat-quotes.htm">grafitti</a> - phrases, poetry<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAMO%C2%A9_Graffiti"> </a>and artwork. He and his friend, Al Diaz, spray painted phrases such as "SAMO as an end to mindwash religion, nowhere politics, and bogus philosophy", "SAMO saves idiots", and "Plush safe he think" on subway trains and the lower Manhattan area. He always signed his work "SAMO" which means "same old shit."<br /></div><div align="left">When Basquiat was in his junior year of high school, he left home and lived with friends. He sold his hand-painted postcards and t-shirts and worked for the Unique Clothing Warehouse in New York City for income. Unfortunately, he started using illegal drugs.</div><br /><div align="left">In 1978 <a href="http://www.villagevoice.com/">The Village Voice </a>ran an article about Basquiat and his art. Shortly thereafter, he ended his graffiti work, writing "SAMO is dead" on walls in SoHo.</div><br /><div align="left">A year later, Basquiat became quite popular in the East Village section of Manhattan. He regularly appeared on "<a href="http://www.tvparty.org/">TV Party</a>," a live tv show with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_O">Glenn O'Brien</a>. </div><br /><div align="left">Basquiat was also into music. He started a band called "<a href="http://www.michaelholman.com/MUSIC.html">Gray</a>" with Shannon Dawson, Michael Holman, Nick Taylor and Wayne Clifford. They performed at various clubs such as <a href="http://www.maxskansascity.com/index2.php">Max's Kansas City</a>, <a href="http://www.cbgb.com/main.html">CBGB</a>, <a href="http://www.clubplanet.com/Venues/86378/Paterson/Hurrahs">Hurrahs</a>, and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mudd_Club">Mudd Club</a>. Back then their music was called "experimental." Check out the following video - Gray's music would not be considered "experimental" today.<br /><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><object height="405" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-YQsfbCK6X4&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x402061&color2=0x9461ca&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><br /><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-YQsfbCK6X4&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x402061&color2=0x9461ca&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="405"></embed></object></p><br /><div align="left">Basquiat also worked in a film called <a href="http://www.downtown81.com/">Downtown 81 </a>which featured some of his Gray's music on its soundtrack:<br /></div><p align="center"><object height="405" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/w1irhDtaGLU&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><br /><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/w1irhDtaGLU&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="405"></embed></object></p><br /><br />Basquiat appeared in Blondie's video "Rapture" as the DJ.<br /><br /><div align="left">In 1980, Basquiat's art was featured in The Times Square Show along with the works of Jenny Holzer, Lee Quinones, Kenny Scharf, Kiki Smith, Robin Winters, John Ahearn, Jane Dickson, Mike Glier, Mimi Gross, and David Hammons. He exhibited in New York and Europe. He has also participated in shows with Keith Haring and Barbara Kruger. </div><br /><div align="left">The following year, poet and artist <a href="http://renerichardcollections.com/">Rene' Ricard </a>published "The Radiant Child." an article about Basquiat, in <em><a href="http://artforum.com/">Artforum,</a></em> an international art magazine. This launched Basquiat's global career.</div><br /><div align="left">Basquiat was included in the 1982 show "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transavanguardia">Transavanguardia</a>: Italia/America" along with other "Neo-Expressionists" Sandro Chia, Francesco Clemente, Enzu Cucchi, David Deutsch, David Salle, and Julian Schnabel. </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><em></em></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><em></em></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><em>Trivia question:</em></strong></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><em>What then little known singer did Basquiat date?</em></strong></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="font-size:180%;">Madonna!</span></em></strong></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="left">In 1983 Basquiat had solo exhibitions at Annina Nosei's and Larry Gagosian's galleries. He also participated in the "1983 Biennial Exhibition" at the <a href="http://whitney.org/index.php">Whitney Museum of American Art</a>. That same year he became friends with artist <a href="http://www.warhol.org/">Andy Warhol</a>, which, back in those days was controversial - white people patronizing black artists wasn't very common. Basquiat and Warhol worked together on a number of paintings.</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341720368014528834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 331px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj99q61mDs1LhWiULCFg3nDX0hYGRw1nIhsJ0AIWb9WGV9ba0DMA0jMeTYuxFBRfK6KWaxFvrc-dn-_buIu3K2uVs2rgQa3sHdh_fG-dcsQGpLK0BX10OogBYVwTtCbAAwdKMNQbEAUUIfR/s400/basquiat+05.jpg" border="0" /><br />By 1984, Basquiat had developed a strong cocaine and heroine habit. The cocaine kept him awake at night so he could work and the heroine was used in the morning to help him sleep (speed balling). His friends were concerned about his "erratic behavior" and "paranoia."<br /><br /><div align="left">Basquiat appeared on the February 10,1985 cover of <a href="http://www.blogger.com/new%20york%20times%20magazine">The New York Times </a>magazine which featured an article entitled, "New Art, New Money: The Marketing of an American Artist." The magazine called him the "Eddie Murphy of the art world."<br /><br />In 1986, Basquiat went to Africa and his works were shown in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. He also had an exhibition of over 60 works at the Kestner-Gesellschaft in Hanover, Germany.</div><br /><div align="left">Two years later, Basquiat had shows in both Paris and New York. Basquiat moved to his ranch in Hawaii, trying to kick his drug habit. Shortly after his return to New York, he died of a heroine overdose at the young age of 27.</div><br /><div align="left">In 1996, a movie about Basquiat's life was directed by fellow artist Julian Schnabel. "<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Basquiat/60023207?lnkce=seRtLn&lnkctr=srchrd-sr&strkid=1954182266_0_0">Basquiat</a>" is a character study that stars Jeffrey Wright, Dennis Hopper, Benecio del Toro, Courtney Love, Claire Forlani, Parker Posey, Michael Wincott, Davie Bowie, Paul Bartel, Gary Oldman, Christopher Walken, and Willem Dafoe. The film won an Independant Spirit Award. Here is a scene with Jeffrey Wright, David Bowie and Dennis Hopper:<br /></div><p align="center"><object height="405" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8xGiRXd3cZ8&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><br /><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8xGiRXd3cZ8&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="405"></embed></object></p><br /><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341720480939557794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 296px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjGyU15yh2zuWdstMVpkiFGRFlTpJaPmA9qb3ZX7ZstsgHO7wq62NGQq_ViZAdKZQ875dCgLL5C8uCUntBa8DEi1jcrS94mWEs1TOF_FT0mSxTKiCk3am5ynifpLWzRkr3j_mMdpPT2qQI/s400/jean+michel+two.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;">Famous Basquiat Quotes</span></em></strong></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">"Every single line means something."<br /></div><br /><div align="center">"I get my facts from books, stuff on atomisers, the blues, ethyl alcohol, geese in the Egyptian style ... I put what I like from them in my paintings."</div><br />“I just look at the words I like, and copy them over and over again, or use diagrams. I like to have information, rather than just have a brush stroke." </div><div align="center"><br />"I cross out words so you will see them more — the fact that they are obscured makes you want to read them"<br /><br />"I cross out the words to move them into the background a bit. I like the copyrights because they look good."<br /><br />"Believe it or not, I can actually draw."<br /><br />"I like kids' work more than work by real artists any day."<br /><br />"I don't think about art when I'm working. I try to think about life."<br /><br />"I wanted to be a star, not a gallery mascot."<br /><br />"I don't listen to what art critics say. I don't know anybody who needs a critic to find out what art is."<br /></div><br /><div align="center">"The black person is the protagonist in most of my paintings, I realized that I didn't see many paintings with black people in them."<br /><br />"I am an artist who has been influenced by New York environment. But I do have a cultural memory. I do not need to look for it, it exists. It is over there, in Africa. It does not mean that I have to live over there. Our cultural memory follows us everywhere, wherever we are."<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341720575495887618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 314px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQav55qRhbleZIqvo9OUei5wV4GkNpEWBYNmAb2i16spl1JJtzvpDmKvmHfiJy7fVvq2nNIgaxC0G9XFgdWaXBt6uayK2JmmOUC1NN5AaekkAh5IwV0g1e12N3sROWtfjmZ-YNkjzCutLs/s400/Jean-Michel_Basquiat--.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341720040220360770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 258px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgye9qJFkJcLnvySgmbN9PSd5xw0Vl95ggw5Etrxe0rNJHfDvXt8uuj6l7N6dHOUynNc7ISygTNGis4ddybVzJKekwILsJ93KG4WLd8v79LOMlgrR5U7DDUqG9GrcmYN102FCAGShau6GS5/s400/basquiat+01.bmp" border="0" /> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341720280991741746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 364px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxVDiL_D19mLtzOmDrzJevqhe-HG6FCtchqGFmw2WO6MqeaGtLWF7157LjTt6hlc2wmXzq7u8cn5FrPFHrA-mQdGrMpli7MADvJEWvEtonMXj51PRc0QLDRgPhqBixDky6MbW_uKRUyVsg/s400/basquiat+06.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341720186502326898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 236px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWFpcyJG1ft5w8QTH9zjHlLbeL7b2gI5xTHLGgIFxw9bZ_MAgdy8yw3X5Xc0S_bDJn4AfB0GTJ_Y4jg7MMDZN_8dS6fwdty_Zx-TtSgiXdpk60eo7EN6sdmfB32QBz-gAMpDhV7imVdTRD/s400/basquiat+03.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341720112468922450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 333px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGAZ8DRQVYYpqg79gd8oRBnRSGcZ50j-gAikj4lp829E7QYbVsOYcdQ-0o-oFaLefQjCHZSEre6VXdc1ddJFNGpCEMnr-y54tVgUzGb0Ubgr8GUoDAVWrnquU8vnyDp0DMGNhYMIWTtqV5/s400/basquiat+02.jpg" border="0" /> </div><br /><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><em>1986 Video</em></span></strong></p><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><em>Basquiat, His Friends and His Art</em></span></strong></p><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><em>Music by Velvet Underground: </em></span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><em>"Heroine"</em></span></strong><br /></p><p align="center"><object height="405" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vmgoSYZr77k&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><br /><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vmgoSYZr77k&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="405"></embed></object></p>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797298427790034910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906060575875404429.post-83546458414279329562009-04-30T11:35:00.019-04:002009-04-30T12:08:43.696-04:00Aluminum Lounge Chair Sells for 1.1 Million Pounds at Auction<div><div><div><div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRhk5XlD0k4N5WG3OAh-Os_1iW3Wx3AceIlnOXZo0CrGKFEWm8xqTjrMgz3g-2ezdAKqrvd9Y7HmZ3ifA7DKO5LCbrNDF9FAEoPd_Dl9Q82OYFxVxc2Mgqm-0W9qoV6BkxhhUSXgG_8_jz/s1600-h/alum+chair02.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330515625351154658" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRhk5XlD0k4N5WG3OAh-Os_1iW3Wx3AceIlnOXZo0CrGKFEWm8xqTjrMgz3g-2ezdAKqrvd9Y7HmZ3ifA7DKO5LCbrNDF9FAEoPd_Dl9Q82OYFxVxc2Mgqm-0W9qoV6BkxhhUSXgG_8_jz/s400/alum+chair02.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div><br />Believe it or not, an aluminum chair just sold for 1.1 million pounds at the <a href="http://www.phillipsdepury.com/about-us.aspx">Phillips de Pury & Company</a> auction house! The "<a href="http://www.gagosian.com/artists/marc-newson/">Lockheed Lounge</a>" chair by London artist <a href="http://www.marc-newson.com/">Marc Newson </a>set a new record for highest price at auction for a work of "contemporary design art." </div><div><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibzYbGPBEhrpr0nLwoneqYwdCwBIHr9gTQJ9lbHfnDymXcLFSBc1MBbORtJtap7yZJjMmH-USydod6xgKlaQeisiT78qjCoqdUzqblfkjx-Axr5H64dwj2hrna80YJ1b0UlDFQkvFbed_z/s1600-h/marc+newson.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330515918045178786" style="WIDTH: 314px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 389px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibzYbGPBEhrpr0nLwoneqYwdCwBIHr9gTQJ9lbHfnDymXcLFSBc1MBbORtJtap7yZJjMmH-USydod6xgKlaQeisiT78qjCoqdUzqblfkjx-Axr5H64dwj2hrna80YJ1b0UlDFQkvFbed_z/s400/marc+newson.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div><br />This chair has an interesting history. Back in 1993, it was featured in singer <a href="http://www.madonna.com/">Madonna's </a>promo film for "Rain." Six years later, it failed to sell at a <a href="http://www.christies.com/">Christie's </a>auction, even though it was estimated to fetch between 35,000 and 50,000 pounds. Obviously, this type of artwork has since become quite popular.</div><div><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWyLOzH9l8i7w27-nGaIVtudiF8W74KseQ665lXpbI800StjbNYTirCiNi0VjtqvthzjsLJvEFD7rqJwIWfv3l9pYpAPRTCQSupWXjtaP5BcVmWWGyb2IDxQXT_XovR0Eyp7I_ZxMqKRAr/s1600-h/madonna+rain+02.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330515839102593490" style="WIDTH: 274px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 259px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWyLOzH9l8i7w27-nGaIVtudiF8W74KseQ665lXpbI800StjbNYTirCiNi0VjtqvthzjsLJvEFD7rqJwIWfv3l9pYpAPRTCQSupWXjtaP5BcVmWWGyb2IDxQXT_XovR0Eyp7I_ZxMqKRAr/s400/madonna+rain+02.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGCHEOWjNHQcdh8ApSeQMrbX_d4XlQ5we-rwyKLYUsmXYWORicTF5lcsKJ-5w9ZPovIBuLMFvOXZw4V_mg9PPP5w9cNwVOm40FBBFBvREtjJ8gRHM1M8UPKb7mqj2cKHG9LNHPXlROv8rg/s1600-h/madonna+rain.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330515749010787938" style="WIDTH: 326px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 256px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGCHEOWjNHQcdh8ApSeQMrbX_d4XlQ5we-rwyKLYUsmXYWORicTF5lcsKJ-5w9ZPovIBuLMFvOXZw4V_mg9PPP5w9cNwVOm40FBBFBvREtjJ8gRHM1M8UPKb7mqj2cKHG9LNHPXlROv8rg/s400/madonna+rain.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div>Here are two of Newson's other chairs:</div><div> </div><div><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-i7zaI0Mt2hZoGtkPYaouUPEncL8DHma3vYV9NN6Vk7S4SKIiKF187lKrpBgj9MJsS1wrcy4ww3ZeOT2cXVwqliQnDgdbW7CM3P06d1F8XJSGW6BnoO5wmJJzB9WDSLOkcEvVfJTDg82J/s1600-h/marc+other+chair+01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330516008626506994" style="WIDTH: 453px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 311px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-i7zaI0Mt2hZoGtkPYaouUPEncL8DHma3vYV9NN6Vk7S4SKIiKF187lKrpBgj9MJsS1wrcy4ww3ZeOT2cXVwqliQnDgdbW7CM3P06d1F8XJSGW6BnoO5wmJJzB9WDSLOkcEvVfJTDg82J/s400/marc+other+chair+01.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div><br /><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4qJdyJEwEGrlJIZYszFG1vneHF_tiB_OUqzNNW5YNEPYaha71ZhDiyPSy5b-zBuLp77H-OOvxDWsjAK8NexHvdXt-BYpOcwsaJyhcaj3rchC8moQV65db1Ue9Tvc-hTMhL43taL2llDS6/s1600-h/marc+other+chair+02.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330516098447795442" style="WIDTH: 453px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 367px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4qJdyJEwEGrlJIZYszFG1vneHF_tiB_OUqzNNW5YNEPYaha71ZhDiyPSy5b-zBuLp77H-OOvxDWsjAK8NexHvdXt-BYpOcwsaJyhcaj3rchC8moQV65db1Ue9Tvc-hTMhL43taL2llDS6/s400/marc+other+chair+02.jpg" border="0" /></a></p></div></div></div></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797298427790034910noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906060575875404429.post-39990108239159498662009-04-09T14:18:00.026-04:002009-04-10T15:49:51.638-04:00HR Giger - Life and Works<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeVYH5qs-dUvYPk-0cU-yKiNS-6LsdxCqFYzeSXlUZh7FW7sq-Ny1npyzEdaXOKflO4PonljVgBOxgxC4JeOln0ls8BAVRbl0yQkREeXY_5tN6gCdWaNNyhDiBcN74bn_cJmhs6WRZnhjV/s1600-h/giger+man.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhccBZKwLnfilVwQLFtDpXBxuzwIDpl9KHtzuIq2B0fXBzExJ65nONt7bJzynzOMIyHgpvhm3Dm60BrPJ4-n6IOAq46OuXxx9GB6RTqI2BcRSY3iN_00RElLALJyM31Zz9g-LYro5Qrw536/s1600-h/giger+man.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322773160457401218" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 177px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 203px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhccBZKwLnfilVwQLFtDpXBxuzwIDpl9KHtzuIq2B0fXBzExJ65nONt7bJzynzOMIyHgpvhm3Dm60BrPJ4-n6IOAq46OuXxx9GB6RTqI2BcRSY3iN_00RElLALJyM31Zz9g-LYro5Qrw536/s400/giger+man.jpg" border="0" /></a>Giger was born in Chur, Switzerland in 1940. When he was 22, he moved to Zurich, Austria, where he studied architecture and industrial design at the School of Applied Arts. He started working with ink and oil paints and had his first one-man show the age of 26. Shortly thereafter he learned how to use an airbrush.<br /><br />In 1969, Giger's first posters were printed and distributed world wide. He also designed the costumes and make-up for the play, "Early Morning" at the prominent <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schauspielhaus_Z%C3%BCrich">Schauspielhaus</a> in Zurich.</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div><div><div><div>Giger's "bio-mechanical" works are quite surreal, very dark, and sometimes a bit scary. His influences include authors <a href="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/gustav-meyrink/">Gustav Meyrink</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Cocteau">Jean Cocteau </a>and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Cocteau">HP Lovecraft</a>. </div><div><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitbW83RGjSYIyk9HPhdizuKKNZCPs7ieZUTt3LIa-8KrHfI9k8h3ZWzSsUmr4kWNiXsc7s4vJaQ9L89JCndqzbdInlQbPNEBB7Fm9EyDkvH13W8auj93SNkLvDJbhZck2aKECNacv32347/s1600-h/giger.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322772787010530658" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 280px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitbW83RGjSYIyk9HPhdizuKKNZCPs7ieZUTt3LIa-8KrHfI9k8h3ZWzSsUmr4kWNiXsc7s4vJaQ9L89JCndqzbdInlQbPNEBB7Fm9EyDkvH13W8auj93SNkLvDJbhZck2aKECNacv32347/s400/giger.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRAz4fGAqyeiYOhtAA1isnBQQTHkHT1fUBXvvLO6n6oFOJDmvNtZbj_z3d8dy6uopz4d0QdmCJHPcQoEnvu0hgKi2WJjRMqJyO64l-YUV5h_ws7hHh9rEcOhUCU-r6tse2dq-DUY4j3SNa/s1600-h/giger1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322772871080910274" style="WIDTH: 423px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 231px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRAz4fGAqyeiYOhtAA1isnBQQTHkHT1fUBXvvLO6n6oFOJDmvNtZbj_z3d8dy6uopz4d0QdmCJHPcQoEnvu0hgKi2WJjRMqJyO64l-YUV5h_ws7hHh9rEcOhUCU-r6tse2dq-DUY4j3SNa/s400/giger1.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div><br /><br /></div><div><br />His 1977 book entitled <em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necronomicon_%28H._R._Giger%29">Necronomicon </a></em>inspired the look for <a href="http://www.ridleyscott.net/">Ridley Scott's </a>ground breaking movie, <em>Alien</em>. This was Giger's first film, earning him a well-deserved 1980 Oscar for "Best Achievement in Visual Effect." He went on to also work on the films <em><a href="http://www.joblo.com/arrow/reviews.php?id=615">Poltergeist 2</a></em>, <em><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Search?v1=Alien%203%3A%20Collector" x="'0&search_submit.y=">Alien 3</a></em>, and <em><a href="http://www.speciesmovie.com/">Species. </a></em><br /></div><div><em></em></div><div><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFQ_ImY3ahzEs6jP_bhDv-zs1ulHiyhZJ_MfDRuFiaddk5HLH85qcSvNA0RAOrCRwwiAxuw8awmYaBrvkLczWIzFWIOmWc8ABo20UCgpKV-4t5O0re6IrJiQlfO50h45HizuFJwaVWykjp/s1600-h/giger+alien+03.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322778824299862082" style="WIDTH: 339px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 333px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFQ_ImY3ahzEs6jP_bhDv-zs1ulHiyhZJ_MfDRuFiaddk5HLH85qcSvNA0RAOrCRwwiAxuw8awmYaBrvkLczWIzFWIOmWc8ABo20UCgpKV-4t5O0re6IrJiQlfO50h45HizuFJwaVWykjp/s400/giger+alien+03.jpg" border="0" /></a></em></p><div><br /><br /></div><div><br /><br />Many <a href="http://www.giger-art.com/giger-music-art.html">albums covers </a>from the 1970's through the 1990's feature Giger's work. Some jobs were commissions while others used his previously done works. He also collaborated and designed guitars and guitar and microphone stands for the band Korn. </div><div><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDVP4qfazCD59Pgl9yut_-52t8ues8YtjABZcJjnF77X2VIm9KyGCIE9qG4zeB-70TgKYsGLneg7jxXuBioVLUm3LhsL8rWiauA10QIrt32T0Go9qo_GCuY0b8SO-SOaokC0_Am2SHMf_v/s1600-h/brain+salad+surgery.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322778605503529858" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 323px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDVP4qfazCD59Pgl9yut_-52t8ues8YtjABZcJjnF77X2VIm9KyGCIE9qG4zeB-70TgKYsGLneg7jxXuBioVLUm3LhsL8rWiauA10QIrt32T0Go9qo_GCuY0b8SO-SOaokC0_Am2SHMf_v/s400/brain+salad+surgery.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj073r3WEpmT0NZvgLIwInNOxOaKoFQbOcnRWZ1OmGgPnyMF_Ks-ITU6raWIPDuiVVd8EGwTOlFjC5gvDYTIKQ86Nb38f3auY11qb24PivdLcxNKJerdev1hPl6sMIjdH_Yx1mS6qyyBqPy/s1600-h/deb_harry_kookoo_giger_cove.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322772719444095394" style="WIDTH: 304px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 325px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj073r3WEpmT0NZvgLIwInNOxOaKoFQbOcnRWZ1OmGgPnyMF_Ks-ITU6raWIPDuiVVd8EGwTOlFjC5gvDYTIKQ86Nb38f3auY11qb24PivdLcxNKJerdev1hPl6sMIjdH_Yx1mS6qyyBqPy/s400/deb_harry_kookoo_giger_cove.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div><br /></div><div>The HR Giger Museum at Chateau St. Germain in the medieval town of Gruyeres, Switzerland, was opened in 1998. It houses the world's largest collection of Giger's paintings, sculptures, furniture and film designs. The top floor contains Giger's personal collection of works by such artists as Dali, Fuchs, Dado, Weber, Brus, Sandoz, Burland, Kuhn, Coleman, Ruppert and Lassen.</div><div><br /></div><div>Giger designed several bars in which the furniture and architecture is in his "bio-mechanical" style. These <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giger_Bar">Giger Bars </a>feature lots of bone motifs, especially in the arches!</div><div><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_6rh6PGCMTmdNDw-b1OmsqwTIFq4i8mRp6dkRMJqyXAjGKyQNW8vLWXBjqdBl7LzEKKoOZZMy9C1CXBXIr0qiMPbNi9EfRFN_eJYv9t_d05D49Gayy5Rx1IPK6ZE5iVh4guKqb2QgimM4/s1600-h/gigerbar+03.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322778992095464210" style="WIDTH: 414px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 313px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_6rh6PGCMTmdNDw-b1OmsqwTIFq4i8mRp6dkRMJqyXAjGKyQNW8vLWXBjqdBl7LzEKKoOZZMy9C1CXBXIr0qiMPbNi9EfRFN_eJYv9t_d05D49Gayy5Rx1IPK6ZE5iVh4guKqb2QgimM4/s400/gigerbar+03.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibF4eUry0hIcgWxWLOe9eKjX-16I2zjOG_DT9gnTQBX5owGf4ECchKxY32eTMvJAimoKb-D4cuWCVGo5ti5e1xgxQ5CUo8gk8PqacKwALNLDxHndiTHfPn3BMcuqfspttdedRObqIysKG6/s1600-h/giger+bar+switz.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322778915602974386" style="WIDTH: 296px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibF4eUry0hIcgWxWLOe9eKjX-16I2zjOG_DT9gnTQBX5owGf4ECchKxY32eTMvJAimoKb-D4cuWCVGo5ti5e1xgxQ5CUo8gk8PqacKwALNLDxHndiTHfPn3BMcuqfspttdedRObqIysKG6/s400/giger+bar+switz.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgceD9J_Tw4Id6eOwrzGlKFtjec02uL4oDPk5zFMjTFKCIhFarLEzFPQ43BA2c5q3gyC3euXZ7j5aDWpmwFeNeNiKgRHNgjCJNPj-dg7hFr7kK3UDSekl6UPvH5QPsCHVFPgbQxryuix5oO/s1600-h/gigerbarmuseum+01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322778726135749282" style="WIDTH: 253px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgceD9J_Tw4Id6eOwrzGlKFtjec02uL4oDPk5zFMjTFKCIhFarLEzFPQ43BA2c5q3gyC3euXZ7j5aDWpmwFeNeNiKgRHNgjCJNPj-dg7hFr7kK3UDSekl6UPvH5QPsCHVFPgbQxryuix5oO/s400/gigerbarmuseum+01.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div><br /><br /></div><p align="left">In 2004, Giger's work was featured in a six-month long retrospective at the Museum Halle Saint Pierre in Paris, France. There were about 200 works of art, with 90% of them being on loan from private collections and Swiss museums. In that same year, Giger was awarded the "La Medaille de la Ville de Paris." </p><p align="left">In the next two years, Giger's works were featured in equally large exhibitions at the National Technical Museum in Prage, Czech Republic, and at the Kunsthaus Vien, in Vienna, Austria.</p><p align="left">In 2006 Giger married his long-time love, Carmen Maria Scheifele. She helps him run the museum. </p><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibF4eUry0hIcgWxWLOe9eKjX-16I2zjOG_DT9gnTQBX5owGf4ECchKxY32eTMvJAimoKb-D4cuWCVGo5ti5e1xgxQ5CUo8gk8PqacKwALNLDxHndiTHfPn3BMcuqfspttdedRObqIysKG6/s1600-h/giger+bar+switz.jpg"></a>Here is a short documentary/interview with Giger:</div><div></div><div><br /><object height="405" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/X2I-D4jqNLg&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/X2I-D4jqNLg&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="405"></embed></object></div></div></div></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797298427790034910noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906060575875404429.post-63052834783000871602009-03-26T08:38:00.048-04:002009-04-05T21:18:16.167-04:00Paul Cezanne - Life and Works<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0THIBGXJRbv1ZVe-Q_1a3f26YhwdRHddiU9J32cu036YR_Yt_JcuCARUMM9hMbrIRWxqmGwUttwbJlhEMiC_YteAExnHqnIbfIKO2y7zxhtbyZ6XL-HkoGLryRSxJnxd0wHuBd_1qUr4J/s1600-h/cezanne01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317491511951832482" style="WIDTH: 174px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 261px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0THIBGXJRbv1ZVe-Q_1a3f26YhwdRHddiU9J32cu036YR_Yt_JcuCARUMM9hMbrIRWxqmGwUttwbJlhEMiC_YteAExnHqnIbfIKO2y7zxhtbyZ6XL-HkoGLryRSxJnxd0wHuBd_1qUr4J/s320/cezanne01.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOeWgLR4aGwhBj3573ayq8gE7zkvePlG7vCHAz1sk3J_pvVvyJgSW4AZhl5oxsMMuRwyW71EWae3x24IYFX4-peX4sorQw-AQhsrNBBWSQD4Ry5rT9lJhdE1mSEzMdC9hprPjx-cnTRVXp/s1600-h/cezanne04.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317491692238455650" style="WIDTH: 197px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 253px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOeWgLR4aGwhBj3573ayq8gE7zkvePlG7vCHAz1sk3J_pvVvyJgSW4AZhl5oxsMMuRwyW71EWae3x24IYFX4-peX4sorQw-AQhsrNBBWSQD4Ry5rT9lJhdE1mSEzMdC9hprPjx-cnTRVXp/s320/cezanne04.jpg" border="0" /></a></p>Paul Cezanne's works are in <a href="http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/cezanne_paul.html">museums</a> around the world. He created over 200 still lifes, over 60 renditions of <a href="http://www.aixenprovencetourism.com/uk/aix-sainte-victoire.htm">Mont Saint-Victoire</a>, and many pictures of the coast at <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:L%27Estaque">L'Estaque</a>, the mysterious house known as "Chateau Noir," bathers and portraits. His style started out as <a href="http://wwar.com/masters/movements/expressionism.html">Expressionist </a>and evolved through <a href="http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/glo/impressionism/">Impressionism </a>and <a href="http://wwar.com/masters/movements/classicism.html">Classicism</a>, and finally matured as the foundation of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubism">Cubism</a>. The post-Impressionist artist Pablo Picasso described Cezanne as "the father of us all."<br /><br />In 1849, at the age of ten, Cezanne began drawing lessons while at the Saint Joseph boarding school. He later enrolled at the College Bourbon where he became good friends with the French author <a href="http://www.online-literature.com/emile-zola/">Emile Zola </a>and future astronomer, Jean-Baptistin Baille. They were nicknamed "the inseparable three."<br /><br />Cezanne was introduced to the ground-breaking French impressionist artists <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camille_Pissarro">Pissaro</a>, <a href="http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/manet/">Manet </a>and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Degas">Degas </a>at the Cafe Guerbois in Paris in 1862. He exhibited with them often but never developed any close relationships with his new peers.<br /><br />For five years Cezanne submitted works to the Paris Salon but they were always rejected. Only one work was accepted and that was due to the intervention of a peer. At the decree of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon_III">Napolean III</a>, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salon_des_Refus%C3%A9s">Salon des Refuses </a>were created in 1863, mainly for the purpose of exhibiting impressionist works refused by the upper crust Paris Salon. This helped give the impressionist artists the exposure they needed.<br /><br />Early on, Cezanne admired the works of <a href="http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/delacroix/">Delacroix</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustave_Courbet">Courbet </a>and Manet. His own style was heavy with the paint, often using a palette knife rather than a brush. His works were dark in color and covered subjects such as death, rape, abduction and violence. Classic Greek stories were often his inspiration.<br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQzAxoEejxeoLyLIchN_nthSRR8VSs2URlc6TQRUdXBvDNerODieoDXK5losPAJZMJJhNSQWPH3K6bY9Yow9LbbRObXU9Vp6ueKwSRmocYkfz6PwLfi7savC7PfJfbuepujy3JFCYIgULf/s1600-h/cezanne_pyramid_skulls.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317506104860743234" style="WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 204px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQzAxoEejxeoLyLIchN_nthSRR8VSs2URlc6TQRUdXBvDNerODieoDXK5losPAJZMJJhNSQWPH3K6bY9Yow9LbbRObXU9Vp6ueKwSRmocYkfz6PwLfi7savC7PfJfbuepujy3JFCYIgULf/s400/cezanne_pyramid_skulls.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMWjjdZ4iJtLtygzwmIbIlknO5VwiziKCXxvilAPJxEbjEyt7ZB5EHRJzsxaDPWu5NYPRpPbCoc7rBGIKwQ7iUysPupAHCLjT1hVdrcESpn8ibmqbrDsm3Ucttp5JSY5y8rDSe5LVu2ktd/s1600-h/abduction_cezanne.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317505914130052706" style="WIDTH: 324px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 205px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMWjjdZ4iJtLtygzwmIbIlknO5VwiziKCXxvilAPJxEbjEyt7ZB5EHRJzsxaDPWu5NYPRpPbCoc7rBGIKwQ7iUysPupAHCLjT1hVdrcESpn8ibmqbrDsm3Ucttp5JSY5y8rDSe5LVu2ktd/s400/abduction_cezanne.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br />During the early 1870's, Camille Pissaro helped Cezanne understand the color and lighting of impressionism. His brush strokes became lighter. It was in the later part of this decade the Cezanne started using parallel and cross hatched brush strokes and moved into Classicism. His compositions became more formal. He then moved into creating works with strong colors with outlined forms being reduced to geometic shapes. This would become to beginnings of cubism.<br /><br />In 1886, Cezanne's longtime friend Zola wrote <em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27%C5%92uvre">L'Oeuvre</a></em>, the story of a failed artist who commits suicide. Cezanne thought this story was about him and, outraged, ended the friendship<br /><br />Cezanne has been described as a "slow painter" who was often dissatisfied with his works. He sometimes took several years to finish a piece. If a picture was not signed, that meant he wasn't happy with it yet. Most of his pictures are unsigned. Some art experts say that the reason his portait figures look sad and bored is because they were exactly that - because of having to sit countless hours, not being able to move. Cezanne had a temper and hated when his models needed a break or moved.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_prtdN0Zb1Ve5ld7EeB75_kwOweU4HkQM7KtNAQ2hqJJdj1X6C-0jf32CDLckc9fhrUWN_5TKocwXs8aloO6HzQe1TKSDJTnC46keM0evKxge79_7gb8GHfGP1el9C6bIKUAf1Xu7C2o/s1600-h/cezanne99.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317506377372817234" style="WIDTH: 229px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_prtdN0Zb1Ve5ld7EeB75_kwOweU4HkQM7KtNAQ2hqJJdj1X6C-0jf32CDLckc9fhrUWN_5TKocwXs8aloO6HzQe1TKSDJTnC46keM0evKxge79_7gb8GHfGP1el9C6bIKUAf1Xu7C2o/s400/cezanne99.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqghSmf4-CuQpyJdzoj6sA4eQDDlcL-KgdeTyiZXGcMIbGjBcHNtUmYb9sCyPgLTigrnweErdtFQth6a4zNLJHDQuyxW2xucypEarlMkOg_RbNKoLWsdu8E9hFlRVSH6_99VqcL5ZU2iqR/s1600-h/cezanne1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317506015283590882" style="WIDTH: 331px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqghSmf4-CuQpyJdzoj6sA4eQDDlcL-KgdeTyiZXGcMIbGjBcHNtUmYb9sCyPgLTigrnweErdtFQth6a4zNLJHDQuyxW2xucypEarlMkOg_RbNKoLWsdu8E9hFlRVSH6_99VqcL5ZU2iqR/s400/cezanne1.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br />There are several works of the "<a href="http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2006/cezanne/motif7.shtm">Chateau Noir</a>." Folktales say this home was occupied by the devil because the interior and furniture was painted black. It had been owned by a Marseilles industrialist whose company manufactured lampblack paint which is made from coal.<br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd2l2SBnoM_TnKA8ZWUCT2aOGef5XRCGVVE_mGrNc-wAbQCTEUBejWK7udatX8RAENNeTXoTAnxB2MGGbixQ-PAflopaP1G8xBUdFVXz8JRB9tq0IHqkLSYzEK73790qykndjXiKmLwDbe/s1600-h/Chateau_Noir_1902_05.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317510580323477730" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 340px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd2l2SBnoM_TnKA8ZWUCT2aOGef5XRCGVVE_mGrNc-wAbQCTEUBejWK7udatX8RAENNeTXoTAnxB2MGGbixQ-PAflopaP1G8xBUdFVXz8JRB9tq0IHqkLSYzEK73790qykndjXiKmLwDbe/s400/Chateau_Noir_1902_05.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br />Unlike the other impressionist painters, Cezanne did not work out of doors on his landscapes. He also changed the landscape and moved details around to fit his own motives. He often used tree trunks and branches to create a framed look to his compositions. He spent his final years working on landscapes.<br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEmu56ZeRJwjkQ9wK-Drdrio4rcHc-CxpZ0dj9cq_WAYCh7WFONOwoPb3R_xqYEGVC7sTBEcq1R1Ltl0dXnkoba7R3-A6CSn3brBR0Yuqz8t0YUOJ9_CuU5B1YPcp8nJ_wU1W8_sKzQVBL/s1600-h/cezanne+Mont-Sainte-Victoire-with-Large-Pine-Tree.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317505113222999858" style="WIDTH: 356px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEmu56ZeRJwjkQ9wK-Drdrio4rcHc-CxpZ0dj9cq_WAYCh7WFONOwoPb3R_xqYEGVC7sTBEcq1R1Ltl0dXnkoba7R3-A6CSn3brBR0Yuqz8t0YUOJ9_CuU5B1YPcp8nJ_wU1W8_sKzQVBL/s400/cezanne+Mont-Sainte-Victoire-with-Large-Pine-Tree.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br />Paul Cezanne died of pneumonia is 1906.<br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijjgChzaToGABdOH4uN9o4xhqQsY0F4dmdhqr8H-EApkfF0PbvWAAWIHQLhx2Xxxm2jXJRsKTJ8hN40sDC63eiqWe6e5mYMmW3Z7TmXen1gZU7bPclt80CVZpSV_cs_5Swkbyhyphenhyphenarb0xGV/s1600-h/cezanne02.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317510900780105826" style="WIDTH: 226px; 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He's been blind since birth. He's never seen light, shadow, color, shape or perspective. He is now an artist who lives in the <a href="http://www.allaboutturkey.com/ankara.htm">Ankara region of Turkey</a>.</p><p align="left">Armagan learned the shapes with his hands, and about colors in the world around him. As a youngster, he began translating what his hands and fingertips had taught him into shapes carved onto cardboard with a nail and eventually onto paper. At the age of six, he was drawing with pencil and paper. </p><p align="left">Armagan now paints as well. Using his left hand to feel outlines carved with his Braille stylus, he uses his right fingertips to apply the paint. His colors are lined up in a certain order, so he knows which color is which. He initially tried oil paints but their drying time was too long so Armagan switched to using faster-drying acrylics. He paints with one color and lets it dry before moving on to another color. </p><p align="left">Aramagan has participated in over 20 exhibitions - Turkey, The United States, China, Italy, The Czech Republic, Holland and Cyprus as well as the <a href="http://www.vsarts.org/">VSArts Festival in Washington, D.C.</a> He also has a wonderful <a href="http://www.esrefarmagan.com/index-en.html">website.</a> He has been on television and the subject of several documentaries.</p><p align="left">Previous scientific thought about how the brains works has been challenged by Armagan's talent. He has taught us that the brain can "rewire" itself according to our individual needs. Armagan has participated in several research studies, helping to further knowledge. See the video below. It's a very interesting documentary on Armagan regarding his contribution to science.</p><p align="left"><br /><br /><br /></p><p align="center"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/L3AgO6H0H98&hl=" width="500" height="405" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" fs="1&color1=" color2="0x54abd6&border=" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixtFcy0-0uVpnBO1VwmAzk_392FburkgLOn6YL_KUxyFmq-IUIrDW1VQD-R6WI3X33iNqgI8pmtx0nkYBUVoba7ejq-GR9NuKIsGh-UsC8H4YEJ1gXx-YjsKNA5wf1vpjEoEEUrcfzL9U6/s1600-h/esref+pic+07.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315257920698957362" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 265px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixtFcy0-0uVpnBO1VwmAzk_392FburkgLOn6YL_KUxyFmq-IUIrDW1VQD-R6WI3X33iNqgI8pmtx0nkYBUVoba7ejq-GR9NuKIsGh-UsC8H4YEJ1gXx-YjsKNA5wf1vpjEoEEUrcfzL9U6/s400/esref+pic+07.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis8HwsD6NrvQY2BazGliF_884GkW_e6WYp0SHYpJsM21SgdXpXhE6BkjHcvsOy1jpWax4qBJs30U8CcWwTM8TbURnH5UevCNpbkVOl3gtB4SrTDq0ML74OB26n26Ho-t5i-RgdESAppYmH/s1600-h/esref+pic+06.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315257732915572754" style="WIDTH: 400px; 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MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 294px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 277px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNAu9Luq8Zs9LWLTuuthhPBEcYY1lbCapku7zp-X7tikkW5ewolGLzuOB-JBTfxFwnT5L_snGjgpMu-8e7PwnMLNiJTAAYYf3WXj3pVGoWGd35kJEynQgCdjQLZ9q98Xc4rArjmwAb8et4/s400/dot+art+dude.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUyfw4Rje68fgLLXfB7HYsPtxk-_rKO5lAvAAU3ubB8P_hhfxpFgWbb2DRxZQE4oG9hl2V2_kf25qoOKgdF1YVtin6XLiD8mC8xC6en4l63G_3eSfBAWDUxPJ-yBf_IgKzHCN7fiOGq-Jt/s1600-h/dot+art+01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309529456309213186" style="WIDTH: 287px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 277px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUyfw4Rje68fgLLXfB7HYsPtxk-_rKO5lAvAAU3ubB8P_hhfxpFgWbb2DRxZQE4oG9hl2V2_kf25qoOKgdF1YVtin6XLiD8mC8xC6en4l63G_3eSfBAWDUxPJ-yBf_IgKzHCN7fiOGq-Jt/s320/dot+art+01.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Louisiana artist, Maurice Stockton, earned his BFA from <a href="http://www.msstate.edu/">Mississippi State University </a>in graphic design and minored in photography and painting. He is an active participant in <a href="http://www.neworleansonline.com/">New Orleans </a>area exhibitions and frequently wins competitions. Stockton's nickname on Blog Catalog is Dot Art Dude. He has <a href="http://artatrandom.blogspot.com/">several blogs</a> as well as his own website, <a href="http://dotartdude.googlepages.com/home">Dot Central</a>. The website is very comprensive and gives upcoming exhibition information. Please visit his blogs where he talks about inspirations as well as his website. If possible, attend an exhibition and meet Stockton.<br /><br />Stockton's favorite media are acrylic, colored pencil, graphite and watercolor. He enjoys playing with light, color, materials and techniques. He usually picks a theme and then explores it in different ways, creating several pieces. Many drawings are done twice - once in black and white and once in color. Stockton draws, paints, collages, and even uses the computer to create his works. His Dot Art is the most popular in terms of sales.<br /><br /><div><div><div><div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie6P7Q9VCIH-iZz_xLjXrQaKHBE6Z9oPaWUxVm1AFMwuPJtQB7KT-KdpClTqB-D9l98QcszS3Bar3g3OwKMSEGuYQugoyArXBQyUda8v-9PH6Ok6pN3wKkB0MMr481tRxW19adSCNKlqBw/s1600-h/Keys_Shaded.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309521287055183522" style="WIDTH: 235px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie6P7Q9VCIH-iZz_xLjXrQaKHBE6Z9oPaWUxVm1AFMwuPJtQB7KT-KdpClTqB-D9l98QcszS3Bar3g3OwKMSEGuYQugoyArXBQyUda8v-9PH6Ok6pN3wKkB0MMr481tRxW19adSCNKlqBw/s320/Keys_Shaded.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIy5XCpZXIH40XJHN3R_fDVhRECPAH5wjyWfalWnVauFuQotM8wauwXvp4aqEEKPMzfarjcSTsDFB8SrSxVCE0mmRkxEImVjvM5vPbUacr4V3d6hjNH_m3STOUDKxC3LQWyvOKzm7H1gJB/s1600-h/Keys_Random_Color.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309521379993008994" style="WIDTH: 234px; 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CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 379px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2jzhsa7TuET0KH-o_74MFQGHu2yarblOY2sZArynq9JU7p2PqsXYWVD1MrNM8Lv-cXnfPpTvEQMbYUiZ49tTd7vnFFknZqlLMYCVctw8O9nk5GzM5KTIjwutJbQtxRyM_DMLMOxunVpF-/s320/Shoes_0.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309522678518857474" style="WIDTH: 440px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 220px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDTWE40fil13zhw5iMTo11rmo8gshFCpnB2DvMwnR-HMjhChv8XRT9T1HcMV2hxhT5roxTIIFFQeiyuwv-Ucu56K6zCkgeMeSqtWsSEVAYF-RMbR7F_PnkHloHvoWUMoy7myxycP8ggBvx/s400/dot+art+other+02.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309523158858118802" style="WIDTH: 528px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLQAi4J2xAqXKwLc8x55vaGRqL8XlvVupbxsjRPDE-59n2LGdUH9-l0hdfIgIcuFSeTh8Ay0WYVZMM-IaajyxTdDR1C2xZ6WJXXPf4UovWtIJup67m5MABR5ddcbBjCGMvR0hquftTpmwL/s400/dot+art+award.jpg" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqzW_HqStak6cyZzN6leyaFK4PQ0AMxeTwjT0E-pG-eHgNi4hWssqJoqNcoEQ_WJadqqTxjxKs8t_-Lq72w6c7T5DSpyQ6wy8-kUsq-G-uPcyhqQz6AHjZP1uBJ5qsWu80qnmBq-HEOT8k/s1600-h/collage+01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309526750866421650" style="WIDTH: 263px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqzW_HqStak6cyZzN6leyaFK4PQ0AMxeTwjT0E-pG-eHgNi4hWssqJoqNcoEQ_WJadqqTxjxKs8t_-Lq72w6c7T5DSpyQ6wy8-kUsq-G-uPcyhqQz6AHjZP1uBJ5qsWu80qnmBq-HEOT8k/s400/collage+01.jpg" border="0" /></a> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309526833124742546" style="WIDTH: 264px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcZIZ-GJDv64GWdcioM6oQi4qK5ayHBJwfnsvCzNH19tOsqgcu4hosFzYYHRLQ3r6qMQbISqNrs-DJwPvaVh32uATv29rKy8mAk_ebvKEaqE9WAScJ0bGt8qMucwjThLeS13CUMmDrJMtt/s400/collage+02.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1_tkbhMiv8GLzLLLhcj5n5RlQaOmWKHJZMuHwBUyNqS3DwKW_XrZz80LFiTFw0zne7zM6rzDJ6RqxOrqBFU7zNlQ-3Mpp17u-z30AlCF9jiR97q_W73Qe8_qQa49595bdKzr9Zw0zqigb/s1600-h/Break_0.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309526666499046322" style="WIDTH: 450px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 249px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1_tkbhMiv8GLzLLLhcj5n5RlQaOmWKHJZMuHwBUyNqS3DwKW_XrZz80LFiTFw0zne7zM6rzDJ6RqxOrqBFU7zNlQ-3Mpp17u-z30AlCF9jiR97q_W73Qe8_qQa49595bdKzr9Zw0zqigb/s400/Break_0.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjUY4TSFhlIu7GUMw4k_zLTCUmkQBOxefewwmnPRn_Qke0Zr9tNzQhMU6ktltbJXOSNHqvEEjUHHej7lzaHNoHjR8TNqyvikgUpIKcENL3a6ZBEyWe7r0LtjjVdH1uOTYI9hva6rfSySuu/s1600-h/Arc%2520of%2520Ashes_1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309526593633566210" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 262px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjUY4TSFhlIu7GUMw4k_zLTCUmkQBOxefewwmnPRn_Qke0Zr9tNzQhMU6ktltbJXOSNHqvEEjUHHej7lzaHNoHjR8TNqyvikgUpIKcENL3a6ZBEyWe7r0LtjjVdH1uOTYI9hva6rfSySuu/s400/Arc%2520of%2520Ashes_1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></p></div><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309527950590615602" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNckS-3rPckCNYuePo1JXgwY6alAvU_ZqITQMs81M8DY8qHf4VeNTgr9OOHC4AbZBHa2azMqAcqtyQzNr8l1EIo-7mpSYXzrUGW-GHL7bIUtpfoMxOnsXtzEdAThcNC6IQpmqqbycClCHg/s400/computer+03" border="0" /><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqThMsIZwQYjBekJ5wytObUg1IzitdOFgLukaJVcrM71PWZXzf3j68mvMvxKFhUrBe28IlZUcN12wK-GZs3aHM5UZBDle_Qn5AM5seUEwMxznRyyS-XNZ8hyphenhyphentcCsrI5t74YFwqANbzMnyW/s1600-h/computer+02"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309527882407317618" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqThMsIZwQYjBekJ5wytObUg1IzitdOFgLukaJVcrM71PWZXzf3j68mvMvxKFhUrBe28IlZUcN12wK-GZs3aHM5UZBDle_Qn5AM5seUEwMxznRyyS-XNZ8hyphenhyphentcCsrI5t74YFwqANbzMnyW/s400/computer+02" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>And now for some of that famous DOT ART...</strong></span><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309529607413143266" style="WIDTH: 318px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg695pNZWTAWo6bJ9BJtx0IpQiYWx7TpFbaIUCFlsiFWYHCqbAQpRgajwBmk3Gfmw_OLK79ACBEMo7K-sslMrVKJ09bZUVHBPtgDnMxyMMgfW9Gw1lDL17OvHLslCpMRYJwuPLqBxRoAxDr/s320/dot+art+03.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDgn04ZO2Q8-GXcrihHClYaWDXkiI6NapXcF56SqsajYsZbHgbaH0n8zI7IL85aIcdg7ic0QULi8ARO8r5p6G5u434MShtDK3BRZQGDNdjox7cHAZ_A77Inwz2bmKJxj6BipcO7KQZtzFf/s1600-h/dot+art+02.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309529526745127538" style="WIDTH: 320px; 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CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyDb8XUMAWneQyHvjTpn-CQWtw6aqPSwF3roJ52-qDij-Ua4JRyA7NTNSFXwVkbeXRcqRElryo3YhfRbpXpKh6RNNFjSfxruYBmDcYwjwdnGUqzIOYXYyFu5BZ99OOPu3L1nknUcMJrgTw/s320/Van_Gogh_1889.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br />"The Starry Night" and "Starry Night Over the Rhone" are paintings by Dutch post-impressionist artist Vincent van Gogh. They are inspired by the night sky in Arles, France. The idea of painting at night intrigued Van Gogh. In letters to his brother, Theo, he described the importance to capture the sparkling colors of the night sky and the artificial lighting that was new to this time in history.<br /><br />In a letter to his sister Wilhelmina, Van Gogh wrote, "At present I absolutely want to paint a starry sky. It often seems to me that night is still more richly coloured than the day; having hues of the most intense violets, blues and greens. If only you pay attention to it you will see that certain stars are lemon-yellow, others pink or a green, blue and forget-me-not brilliance. And without my expatiating on this theme it is obvious that putting little white dots on the blue-black is not enough to paint a starry sky."<br /><div><div><br /><div><br /><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306382973923858674" style="WIDTH: 444px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 344px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghcg98fqfgTsgAZFwmggtaz9J-lfiF8KSYHLoZkczIEHA-Nq8W4nTrRpPm5YNuqoJJRMvETe6Vto9MIiptc7zfPSkUHmJnLLmWL1UHjmLRxmzsdnSBUBOeC3yFv4q6K0yTd96NJgnBZhyt/s400/starry+night+ptg.jpg" border="0" /></p><p align="center"><em>"The Starry Night" 1889<br /></p></em><em><br /><p align="left"><br /></em>"Starry Night" is van Gogh's view from the window of his sanitorium room. The center of this painting shows the village of Saint-Rémy under a beautiful, swirling night sky, the Alpilles mountains far to the right, and some hills. The cypress tree to the left was added.<br /></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio5bnUb66QsIFPnCDD4LOUUSpDXClYZ873sSrK0760vj7p7yGwU-pNWUsN4EQf13lV3TvSnG5b7JREjR5fKbA5Hyu2b8HAybzYDXSRu91nSdaDa02NRZZ2gy-OMjyJh5IfAI5G9-JXN5pl/s1600-h/Alpilles_landscape.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306381375344575202" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio5bnUb66QsIFPnCDD4LOUUSpDXClYZ873sSrK0760vj7p7yGwU-pNWUsN4EQf13lV3TvSnG5b7JREjR5fKbA5Hyu2b8HAybzYDXSRu91nSdaDa02NRZZ2gy-OMjyJh5IfAI5G9-JXN5pl/s400/Alpilles_landscape.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></p><br /><div align="center"><em>(road to Arles)</em></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>The sky in "Starry Night" has been compared to the 1845 drawing by Lord Rosse of the Whirlpool Galaxy as well as an astronomical photograph of a star named V838 Monocerotis, taken by the Hubble telescope in 2004. The clouds of gas surrounding the star resemble the swirling patterns van Gogh used in this sky.</div><br /><div> </div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFMEjJ_OjESrr2nptn1kYvvXFDrA2wdN4IOurwCFidut4DJP6VtwFHU8iTcPa0fk9c6qJ1Dq4J_DyyRViiynVz2lsT9NCbp0bYj1MpFTc4zxDy_tXJamB-zmxcKMulWzb2DQkHAYmKNxZG/s1600-h/whirlpool+galaxy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306382659410943362" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 270px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFMEjJ_OjESrr2nptn1kYvvXFDrA2wdN4IOurwCFidut4DJP6VtwFHU8iTcPa0fk9c6qJ1Dq4J_DyyRViiynVz2lsT9NCbp0bYj1MpFTc4zxDy_tXJamB-zmxcKMulWzb2DQkHAYmKNxZG/s320/whirlpool+galaxy.jpg" border="0" /></a> </p><div align="center"><em>The Whirlpool Galaxy (Lord Rosse 's sketch 1845)</em></div><br /><div align="center"><em></em></div><br /><div></div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkbgrSxN3RuaERvuAQCXh0u0I4P4AQj__DvwWa79g77eLDas4b8OjUfPCqVSkaLbAcSk_C5I9uIRLWTKiNj6n5ubPKDnLNSCBGATewzmeLZeTSpdodV-eP8SNEU9sH5vw9CD5K2G5Z7bIP/s1600-h/monocerotus.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306381531203293522" style="WIDTH: 334px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 333px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkbgrSxN3RuaERvuAQCXh0u0I4P4AQj__DvwWa79g77eLDas4b8OjUfPCqVSkaLbAcSk_C5I9uIRLWTKiNj6n5ubPKDnLNSCBGATewzmeLZeTSpdodV-eP8SNEU9sH5vw9CD5K2G5Z7bIP/s400/monocerotus.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><em>Monocerotis Galaxy (Hubble telescope)</em></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><div><br />"The Starry Night" is in the permanent collection of the <a title="Museum of Modern Art" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_of_Modern_Art">Museum of Modern Art</a> in New York City. </div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><br />******************************************<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQgCdNpoZOiYmR4l3cBr6Wd_j-XvrH2CJ5uhglgf_27iSaIDpzQ_RuhMiWPNfnCEKIz3eOh5KMxq1Jzke_qN6DH82d2xfH13-2wBV_EH5vGnRjnetx1ogZB9EjmCg-hJU8NEc2r-bSEl9n/s1600-h/Starry_Night_Over_the_Rhone.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306381782142291346" style="WIDTH: 478px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 305px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQgCdNpoZOiYmR4l3cBr6Wd_j-XvrH2CJ5uhglgf_27iSaIDpzQ_RuhMiWPNfnCEKIz3eOh5KMxq1Jzke_qN6DH82d2xfH13-2wBV_EH5vGnRjnetx1ogZB9EjmCg-hJU8NEc2r-bSEl9n/s400/Starry_Night_Over_the_Rhone.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><em>"Starry Night Over the Rhone" 1888</em></div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><div>"Starry Night over the Rhone" was painted along the banks of the Rhine River. This painting beautifully shows the reflections of the gas lighting in Arles across the blue water of the Rhine River. The sky is illuminated by the constellation Ursa Major (Big Dipper) which was moved from it's true north sky into the south sky for this painting. One can see the towers of Saint-Julien and Saint-Trophime at the left and the iron bridge connecting Arles to Trinquetaille on the right.<br /></div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjtuGFv3b7jVrFSKcMS80hAxF_VkOY-Tj8u9XkC-rnllIKhrkHPC3eOf9DBpE1A-BBsHzDD4JX01_EBwZVMAWHPLc6hMHs1rncCsYV_6LHpKRVOrMFudJxBWO5ehbXuL0F_AYHmmO8S7DK/s1600-h/starry+night+over+rhone+real+life.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306381694590838226" style="WIDTH: 451px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 174px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjtuGFv3b7jVrFSKcMS80hAxF_VkOY-Tj8u9XkC-rnllIKhrkHPC3eOf9DBpE1A-BBsHzDD4JX01_EBwZVMAWHPLc6hMHs1rncCsYV_6LHpKRVOrMFudJxBWO5ehbXuL0F_AYHmmO8S7DK/s400/starry+night+over+rhone+real+life.jpg" border="0" /></a><em></em></p><p align="center"><em>(photograph from the same vantage point)<br /></p></em><br /><div align="left">This painting was first exhibited in 1889 at the annual exhibition of the Société des Artistes Indépendants in Paris, together with van Gogh's Irises. The latter was added by Theo, while Vincent had proposed one of his paintings from the public gardens in Arles, most probably the version now in the <a class="mw-redirect" title="Phillips Collection" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phillips_Collection">Phillips Collection</a>.<br /></div><div align="center"><br />***********************************</div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div align="center">Pop Culture </div><div><em>Music</em>: </div><div>"The Starry Night" inspired French composer Henri Dutilleux's orchestral work "Timbres, Espace, Mouvement", American poet Anne Sexton's poem "The Starry Night", Canadian composer Giancarlo Scalia's piano composition "Starry Night" and Don McLean's song "Vincent", which is known for its opening words, "Starry, starry night..." Joe Satriani has a song entitled "Starry Night."</div><br /><div><br /><em>Art</em>:</div><div>Jack's Mannequin and Something Corporate singer Andrew McMahon has a tattoo of the painting on his arm. The painting has been recreated in the "3d world Second Life" by artist Robbie Dingo while set to Don McLean's song. The painting also made an appearance and had an important role in the fifth season episode "Starry Night" of <em>Boy Meets World</em>.</div><br /><div><br /><em>Literature</em>: </div><div>Tupac Shakur wrote a poem dedicated to Van Gogh in his poetry book, <em>The Rose That Grew From Concrete</em>.</div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;">.......</span></div></div></div></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797298427790034910noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906060575875404429.post-16833887025262288002009-02-19T09:16:00.011-05:002009-02-24T10:52:02.141-05:00Shah Abbas Art Exhibit at the British Museum<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsH2xOA62OIbiWDuJ9cWDFlMLIUArloLXeoYUDHYmjK0c28FEyAHbkTwyuXiBMTBLwGsiYm6OP1mJNV-11PtMiBaqJH6G34fvlp4wg-GzYnc5RkgiPAEdHw2qAAu1Y2f4RpyfIwqrwyO1V/s1600-h/safavid+art.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304519279621236578" style="WIDTH: 219px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 348px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsH2xOA62OIbiWDuJ9cWDFlMLIUArloLXeoYUDHYmjK0c28FEyAHbkTwyuXiBMTBLwGsiYm6OP1mJNV-11PtMiBaqJH6G34fvlp4wg-GzYnc5RkgiPAEdHw2qAAu1Y2f4RpyfIwqrwyO1V/s400/safavid+art.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjirgHPOh-gEvIMNJ7hYGuEErBo6zLs9v6lgzgF4wpCPqgpmlba8pp4c8zPpjVwPpYm72n-Z0QgFaCZpxKFZcH0Fx8Emi0Guul4K3bIaElChzjuKf4Xj3Aipe0dy76jYq0rcMQPACU7ILT9/s1600-h/Shah-Abbas-Portrait.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304519091580815666" style="WIDTH: 229px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 347px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjirgHPOh-gEvIMNJ7hYGuEErBo6zLs9v6lgzgF4wpCPqgpmlba8pp4c8zPpjVwPpYm72n-Z0QgFaCZpxKFZcH0Fx8Emi0Guul4K3bIaElChzjuKf4Xj3Aipe0dy76jYq0rcMQPACU7ILT9/s400/Shah-Abbas-Portrait.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br />The “Shah Abbas: The Remaking of Iran” exhibition, sponsored by the Iran Heritage Foundation, various Iranian museums and the National Museum of Iran, will run at the British Museum in London until June 14, 2009.<br />This exhibition explores the reign and legacy of Shah Abbas (1587 – 1629), the fifth ruler of the Safavid Dynasty. He is considered to be one of Iran’s most influential kings and also a great military leader. During the rule of Shah Abbass, his country succeeded in becoming a world power with a strong national identity.<br /><br />This amazing exhibition features beautiful gold-ground carpets, Chinese porcelains, illustrated manuscripts, watercolor paintings, metalwork, silks, and other objects. The exhibition shows Shah Abbas’s social, religious and artistic influence on Iran through this gift to major the shrines in Mashhad, Ardabil and Qom, and his new capital at Isfahan. Works by the important calligrapher, Alireza Abbasi, who worked throughout Shah Abbas’s reign, are also featured.<br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh79hRUfrcO6qDlcXRuQGL4IdsLpBtLJcRN-8QaVgg8sjhDCqwvdWSZZGDa8iuYRgWRJm2uVKS3Mcfe7XiQU8BbNmOVMaQBJDwmzRFeFN6g0AbJCKKRwoRk6dOnncyq1WK6Ohcid0s1WvaJ/s1600-h/shahabbas.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304519004553141490" style="WIDTH: 263px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 316px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh79hRUfrcO6qDlcXRuQGL4IdsLpBtLJcRN-8QaVgg8sjhDCqwvdWSZZGDa8iuYRgWRJm2uVKS3Mcfe7XiQU8BbNmOVMaQBJDwmzRFeFN6g0AbJCKKRwoRk6dOnncyq1WK6Ohcid0s1WvaJ/s400/shahabbas.gif" border="0" /></a></p><br />Objects from around the world are on loan from museums such as the State Hermitage Museum, Louvre Museum, Kiev Museum of Western and Oriental Art, the National Museums of Berlin, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC. Iranian museums including Vank Museum of Isfahan, Mir-Emad Museum, Isfahan Museum of Ornamental Art, Chehel Sotun Museum and Tehran Persian Carpet Museum are also displaying works at this exhibit.<br /><br />The Safavid Era is considered the peak of Iranian culture and art that followed the Iranian conversion to Islam. This exhibit is one of the best opportunities to see authentic Iranian civilization and culture. “Shah Abbas: The remaking of Iran” by British researcher Sheila R.Canby is a highly recommended book, published by BM Press, will be available during the exhibition.<br /><br />Please click <a href="http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/all_current_exhibitions/shah_abbas.aspx">HERE</a> for a quick video on this exhibit, sponsored by the British Museum. It's very informative and gives you a taste of what's to see at the exhibit. 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CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 327px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3VZ3pCMJ0CZwzaGP935lAtg6nVCyGA8kI2e_OI5Cq5EC66k7y-G59I3S6IxijAxWx7LYApoLHtKYySQWOfCtaRVipHQ9h3Y5DSKyiYZEc050DOWEFHDWa-GULG_UluUuzeUEoqwV5T0jy/s400/castle+01.bmp" border="0" /></a></p><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797298427790034910noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906060575875404429.post-42773221341536772292009-02-13T10:35:00.018-05:002009-02-13T10:55:08.192-05:00Scott Wade - The Dirty Car Artist<span style="color:#ffffff;"> .<br /></span><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg2X8DzV5j3z760xpvApDAjYGeqTGbV53sTKsiUOWxOLb-iCEhkirBi7fKSbkw_U6DMoQAL-YHh5GKhPGJXwI0v2fx6ij9JtKBax-4sxTFF9EKjBAwfX47t1z-FsfRgjmwVPtrnZxIiHtQ/s1600-h/dirty+car+artist.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302310119756503186" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 311px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg2X8DzV5j3z760xpvApDAjYGeqTGbV53sTKsiUOWxOLb-iCEhkirBi7fKSbkw_U6DMoQAL-YHh5GKhPGJXwI0v2fx6ij9JtKBax-4sxTFF9EKjBAwfX47t1z-FsfRgjmwVPtrnZxIiHtQ/s400/dirty+car+artist.bmp" border="0" /></a></p><div> </div><div>Scott Wade is an American artist who just can't resist making pictures into the dirty, dusty windows of neglected cars. Now he's semi famous, appearing on TV and doing interviews. Below are some of his older works. For more info on Scott and more recent works, click <a href="http://dirtycarart.com/index.html">HERE</a>.</div><div><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJbilGLmfsAM4vcAoJP7bWGndUvvJPmCne0_VGupU95HilMHMpJYH3PXHGqtc3R9Ke5MDLWrrj6vu0ri6X6FbK7zV23jdVc3BBp1aN2c2N-oQ_7VU4UCaYf6BHTBwwmljGDr70gKS_1EIe/s1600-h/dirty+car+girl+with+pearl+er.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302310030307063218" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 392px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJbilGLmfsAM4vcAoJP7bWGndUvvJPmCne0_VGupU95HilMHMpJYH3PXHGqtc3R9Ke5MDLWrrj6vu0ri6X6FbK7zV23jdVc3BBp1aN2c2N-oQ_7VU4UCaYf6BHTBwwmljGDr70gKS_1EIe/s400/dirty+car+girl+with+pearl+er.bmp" border="0" /></a></p><div> </div><div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmNZu2wcaPnQAwgeIspY3A4HoTvqvGW8_wXnVJScGYJI2uwR9i9GE3gm1fSM9QtaM6Psle0z1XIIaKjg4-n0O3KSFuOeyB0AXaisCrJqKdDc31QFZw61wfW0V6v4ZZ0zUdEjUnnN3DVOxR/s1600-h/dirty+11.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302309795522050626" style="WIDTH: 400px; 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"Christina's World" was painted by the American artist, Andrew Wyeth. It is probably his best-known work, alongside the "Helga" collection. This painting shows a woman lying on the ground, in a tall, grassy field, looking toward her house off on the horizon. It is currently housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC.<br />
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The woman of the painting is Christina Olson who was one of Wyeth's neighbors in Cushing, Maine. She had an undiagnosed condition that paralyzed her lower body. Wyeth was inspired to make the painting when one day he saw her crawling across a field. In the painting, Wyeth used his artistic license to separate the house from its barn and change the lay of the land.<br />
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Wyeth was friends with Christina and her brother, using both as the subjects of paintings from 1940 to 1968. Wyeth's wife Betsy James Wyeth posed as the torso of the painting. The house depicted in the painting is known as the <a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Olson_House&action=edit&redlink=1" title="Olson House (page does not exist)">Olson House</a>, and is located in Cushing, Maine. It is open to the public as a part of the <a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Farnsworth_Museum&action=edit&redlink=1" title="Farnsworth Museum (page does not exist)">Farnsworth Museum</a> and it is on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. It has been restored to match its appearance in the painting.<br />
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"Christina's World" has made its way into pop culture:<br />
In the novel <em>A Complicated Kindness</em> by Miriam Toews, Nomi Nickel hangs a Christina's World poster up in her room.<br />
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In the science fiction novel by <em>Arthur C. Clarke 2001: A Space Odyssey,</em> it is one of the two paintings Dave Bowman sees hanging on the wall at the reception stage of his journey. <br />
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The 1997 Dutch novel <em>Want dit is mijn lichaam</em> from Renate Dorrestein describes a fictitious story behind this masterpiece.<br />
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In the film <em>Forrest Gump</em> the painting is referenced when Jenny and Forrest return to Jenny's childhood home. After throwing rocks at her house Jenny falls to the ground and turns away in an homage to <em>Christina's World</em>.<br />
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In the DVD extras to the movie <em>Tideland,</em> the directorsays "Christina's World" was an inspiration in determining the backdrop and mood for the movie. <br />
"Christina's World" appears briefly on a postcard in the movie <em>The In Crowd</em>.<br />
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In the Mystery Science Theater 3000 Episode <em>Laserblast</em>, an alien with a gun arm falls down and Tom Servo says "Ah, Christina's World 3001."<br />
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A satire of the painting was in <em>The Simpsons</em> episode "Springfield Up". The painting was featured Mr. Burns in Christina's place.<br />
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"Christina's World" also inspired the song "Christina's World" by The Big Dish.<br />
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Wyethe's painting is also in the comic book series Preacher by Garth Ennis. Jesse Custer sees his mom's favorite painting at the Museum of Modern Art. There is another comic issue which is entitled "Christina's World" and the cover art is a reference to the original painting.<br />
Blue Man Group used a prop that looked like this painting. The prop used a removable Christina, which is revealed when removed with a vacuum.<br />
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MAD magazine released its annual list of the "Dumbest People, Events, and Things" and in it is a parody of the painting but showing Hillary Rodham Clinton in the field, with the U.S. Capitol building instead of the house. <br />
<span style="color: black;">Click on the links below for information on:</span><br />
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<a href="http://busylizzyseasle.blogspot.com/2009/01/andrew-wyeth-biography-1917-to-2009.html#links">Andrew Wyeth's biography</a><br />
<a href="http://busylizzyseasle.blogspot.com/2009/01/andrew-wyeth-helga-testorf-paintings.html#links">The Helga Paintings</a><br />
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<span style="color: white;">.</span>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797298427790034910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906060575875404429.post-8860890900353168352009-02-04T20:57:00.038-05:002012-11-28T07:22:00.073-05:00Roger Dean & His YES Album Cover Art<div align="center">
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Among other projects, English artist Roger Dean designed album covers and logos for several bands over the years. His first client was the group Gun. His work for the band Osibisa attracted great international attention. Later that same year, he started working with the Brititsh rock band <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yes_(band)" title="Yes (band)">Yes</a> which became a long term string of commissions. He has also worked with Budgie, Uriah Heep, Asia, Greenslade, Steve Howe, The London Symphony Orchestra and many, many others.<br />
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Dean's first project for Yes was to design the cover for their upcoming album, Fragile. Dean also designed their now-famous logo, which was first seen on their Close to the Edge album. After that, Dean designed quite a few covers for the band.<br />
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Dean's covers for YES have three styles - landscapes from another world, sometimes reminiscent of Salvador Dali; bold graphics; and Asian inspired. My favorite cover is for "House of Blues" cover which has an Asian feel with a dragonfly.<br />
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Here's a listing of the beautiful album covers Dean created for YES:<br />
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"Fragile"</div>
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"Close to the Edge"</div>
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"Songs"<br />
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"Tales From Topographic Oceans"</div>
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"Relayer"<br />
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"Yesterdays"<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0XKAdCQ5G2jUNy1wRgXPuQMTO6NHumSAv7mXcFWMXW8nna65pE6zsDCK8Jap7C7_siLU0mnLkL3wTMFSBCcC12AQtPnE9rAfQgMd6vvTpTCVNhHcgtgISBfgyzDwU96r4oT742mMIv0d4/s1600-h/Yesterdays_front_cover.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299150954793927026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0XKAdCQ5G2jUNy1wRgXPuQMTO6NHumSAv7mXcFWMXW8nna65pE6zsDCK8Jap7C7_siLU0mnLkL3wTMFSBCcC12AQtPnE9rAfQgMd6vvTpTCVNhHcgtgISBfgyzDwU96r4oT742mMIv0d4/s320/Yesterdays_front_cover.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 316px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
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"Drama"</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLES6nCBfTw38tlzhc54DR30fUc_9YAa-GN6p5AwDRnTLIrEa3irWq2iKMGlFUc1s8EIPJ-TwvVfbemO4t9EZiuytW3Kl0ePom5yoNEnzc93XEXt0id8SxWt7AlGHCxdi_VF4GotcvYO14/s1600-h/Yes_Drama.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299151273001291458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLES6nCBfTw38tlzhc54DR30fUc_9YAa-GN6p5AwDRnTLIrEa3irWq2iKMGlFUc1s8EIPJ-TwvVfbemO4t9EZiuytW3Kl0ePom5yoNEnzc93XEXt0id8SxWt7AlGHCxdi_VF4GotcvYO14/s320/Yes_Drama.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 320px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
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"Shows"</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEgjORlT5g27XfytplObQ2olmtHOa6aWjINwDiQXrVm3QoOchspRVTTChWOm2cPGoGGppvrzNx2ilFROMOTKfYQEZmk9lAKiHFqkVUFF69trMtdS8gtLEt0DCZbsyFgyhuTrz-nzrorOvP/s1600-h/Yesshows.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299151647077227586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEgjORlT5g27XfytplObQ2olmtHOa6aWjINwDiQXrVm3QoOchspRVTTChWOm2cPGoGGppvrzNx2ilFROMOTKfYQEZmk9lAKiHFqkVUFF69trMtdS8gtLEt0DCZbsyFgyhuTrz-nzrorOvP/s320/Yesshows.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 310px; width: 320px;" /></a></div>
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"Classic Yes"<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2vWcLoZW0htkrL9gyHqqXqgQ1SOqQFxHrKBBxLMZcXeIuXPSoZsVfYjg5wg8hjks0mz3X2jSwwKR_ci1aW8hnhP5cxFs-jNKCiUZ-CYz2KFafLOioH_6YemO0wkCsZRg0x4LaNpm0cEdX/s1600-h/Classic_Yes.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299152681223780898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2vWcLoZW0htkrL9gyHqqXqgQ1SOqQFxHrKBBxLMZcXeIuXPSoZsVfYjg5wg8hjks0mz3X2jSwwKR_ci1aW8hnhP5cxFs-jNKCiUZ-CYz2KFafLOioH_6YemO0wkCsZRg0x4LaNpm0cEdX/s320/Classic_Yes.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 318px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
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"Union"</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA437lTO8RpCWjXRC2q4NklLJn9vb5JUcg1mUw3Q4Of7_9ipGycckd-08WQNhxs8m5lkXGVPu3Xm0pY2dO640AYOwaRE9cwALQTcPKz7Jf9PZvXWl4ANf6epLG5LtF0Z38-C57m0FHMNwT/s1600-h/Yes_-_Union.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299153076942303490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA437lTO8RpCWjXRC2q4NklLJn9vb5JUcg1mUw3Q4Of7_9ipGycckd-08WQNhxs8m5lkXGVPu3Xm0pY2dO640AYOwaRE9cwALQTcPKz7Jf9PZvXWl4ANf6epLG5LtF0Z38-C57m0FHMNwT/s320/Yes_-_Union.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 320px; width: 318px;" /></a><br />
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<br />
"Years"<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbMnlUX1N4UNyGCgvGowFMUUw2WMzC_eeLphce4NpboSnj8BPJApzQQuORDxrf5SgVE2zEWJH4UALdSx-71QK_rH2jeOzs5e4xaxqT4EhsAUiEgV43BmEqYW5PirE8P6SnFB9IoRNMpn4i/s1600-h/Yesyears.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299153289448815602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbMnlUX1N4UNyGCgvGowFMUUw2WMzC_eeLphce4NpboSnj8BPJApzQQuORDxrf5SgVE2zEWJH4UALdSx-71QK_rH2jeOzs5e4xaxqT4EhsAUiEgV43BmEqYW5PirE8P6SnFB9IoRNMpn4i/s320/Yesyears.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 320px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
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"Story"</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMEMrMMD2by1w2npT0pECdoPks51ZHiQtT-ygjZnbq_9HXqZAOczK6vql81fWamZPaMx7Aw_koKg7KQeDoLbdwB-8F6QfsrtrPGS0t4jnw1fSXqiNxvzA5ygn4yzFIRCGDny3MetdfrwK6/s1600-h/Yesstory.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299153964826764450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMEMrMMD2by1w2npT0pECdoPks51ZHiQtT-ygjZnbq_9HXqZAOczK6vql81fWamZPaMx7Aw_koKg7KQeDoLbdwB-8F6QfsrtrPGS0t4jnw1fSXqiNxvzA5ygn4yzFIRCGDny3MetdfrwK6/s320/Yesstory.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 300px; width: 301px;" /></a><br />
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<br />
"Keys to Ascencion"</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIaLCKBOcDBHWIRgXCaXg_0mvj4ukuNH6pYmQ5Qo5bbyFGbPLPca_bo1T-Y9ijuN2pHyU-jpPOjcyXVEl3xo0LsmwNVauHJ85BQtzRHIaRizxJLCLj-y7Q2MG8CjSsGnH1Lrl166sePIUo/s1600-h/keys01.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299159824663405746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIaLCKBOcDBHWIRgXCaXg_0mvj4ukuNH6pYmQ5Qo5bbyFGbPLPca_bo1T-Y9ijuN2pHyU-jpPOjcyXVEl3xo0LsmwNVauHJ85BQtzRHIaRizxJLCLj-y7Q2MG8CjSsGnH1Lrl166sePIUo/s320/keys01.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 320px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
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"Keys to Ascencion 2"</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFBigTG3l37DjE9uRrHTO7YDkANyQw3Chm97pmffBVwB-Wu0hInQKnkizRX3EBMupIA85329-xQJhPprsEc9as5EkxsgoUJiLCBircVjOvHBsXJn1oPavA75uaQMJsStUjPlv1Hov9meh8/s1600-h/keys+02.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299160002793715650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFBigTG3l37DjE9uRrHTO7YDkANyQw3Chm97pmffBVwB-Wu0hInQKnkizRX3EBMupIA85329-xQJhPprsEc9as5EkxsgoUJiLCBircVjOvHBsXJn1oPavA75uaQMJsStUjPlv1Hov9meh8/s320/keys+02.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 320px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
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"Open Your Eyes"</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyKhaQs-hrzrDElkk5YcPcaJVPyVxOJYKHEjgLq3Fbe5PXi8dHG2BxBLAD4nI_Xql-o0VIct1Be3cDEDOouJHKZf9KQjr5PvtlLsafFuklKu1IcVozSMTKo0EmyL6pg3MxkGSdRlxyBnK9/s1600-h/Open_Your_Eyes.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299154608059244530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyKhaQs-hrzrDElkk5YcPcaJVPyVxOJYKHEjgLq3Fbe5PXi8dHG2BxBLAD4nI_Xql-o0VIct1Be3cDEDOouJHKZf9KQjr5PvtlLsafFuklKu1IcVozSMTKo0EmyL6pg3MxkGSdRlxyBnK9/s320/Open_Your_Eyes.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 320px; width: 320px;" /></a></div>
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"The Ladder"</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifxFIxsSRVKgYC1N1K5W7BkFNc9CWWrnxHSl0ABDSvBQMIO0Fcb8C4-WtuzwulfC51zISOWpWmxaWFkRfQ0RaG_-4FzOKYUqQQx9_XP8UceG_J-9PEvPxRsR-_exKcFyaN_jXy5QssRPA_/s1600-h/Yes_The_Ladder.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299154876643141058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifxFIxsSRVKgYC1N1K5W7BkFNc9CWWrnxHSl0ABDSvBQMIO0Fcb8C4-WtuzwulfC51zISOWpWmxaWFkRfQ0RaG_-4FzOKYUqQQx9_XP8UceG_J-9PEvPxRsR-_exKcFyaN_jXy5QssRPA_/s320/Yes_The_Ladder.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 320px; width: 318px;" /></a></div>
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"House of Yes - Live From the House of Blues"</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuFy2o6Yi7wTruoG2hazVrk1EsZFWSPXlkcQ__2r0p4B-ACw7sXyaw4X4LC_bFv5mr5IbAuqOafIU-Ra8VXEHt56brJNVu9auQgVUOr-CtJqwSBOWtMf0354GHCkQUoc-Jnxn8YexOBtSv/s1600-h/House_of_Yes.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299155284245700690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuFy2o6Yi7wTruoG2hazVrk1EsZFWSPXlkcQ__2r0p4B-ACw7sXyaw4X4LC_bFv5mr5IbAuqOafIU-Ra8VXEHt56brJNVu9auQgVUOr-CtJqwSBOWtMf0354GHCkQUoc-Jnxn8YexOBtSv/s320/House_of_Yes.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 318px; width: 320px;" /></a></div>
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"Keystudio"</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4B4nnhnr_fWd0VFBbJfeVW1DylOFNiHexI05O2xKclUjXOf2Bg7B1E7H3KzYrDSy3pFXflDB-ZmsCnvBC-2S6KBt91DtUqvrDaxORQLanwoe_OIITJuozLkOwCdv2XuftPpi3yCkJvuUi/s1600-h/Keystudio.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299155833112067650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4B4nnhnr_fWd0VFBbJfeVW1DylOFNiHexI05O2xKclUjXOf2Bg7B1E7H3KzYrDSy3pFXflDB-ZmsCnvBC-2S6KBt91DtUqvrDaxORQLanwoe_OIITJuozLkOwCdv2XuftPpi3yCkJvuUi/s320/Keystudio.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 314px; width: 320px;" /></a></div>
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"In a Word: Yes"</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVQ4wiVRq42uPI2SdEHf6tfDFj-pNzXdKHWv1aP4nrlkzJZlay_qaccq0eHIXR9m7Czo5zhgmJ9Yx87RC8ddoSd_m_mGZLIrZgOwS7J39Tao8YCvaoL3UqmhPHdwdH0RdH15GoKkuaOYdm/s1600-h/In_a_Word-Yes.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299157447491748722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVQ4wiVRq42uPI2SdEHf6tfDFj-pNzXdKHWv1aP4nrlkzJZlay_qaccq0eHIXR9m7Czo5zhgmJ9Yx87RC8ddoSd_m_mGZLIrZgOwS7J39Tao8YCvaoL3UqmhPHdwdH0RdH15GoKkuaOYdm/s320/In_a_Word-Yes.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 345px; width: 224px;" /></a></div>
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"The Ultimate Yes - 35th Anniversary Collection"</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyW8nqSKtRz5Zqfu5GZpAuDnw0S7WqYXpiU1I7tU72GxibvYJ7pmxnXfCz2r4aQ47_ee06aTeFhozerHt2Vazue-Pn1A49VW_GVTZKU-IFlwP1f0_dLJcc9OdtT_sQkrB4j2-yB_D2kY2V/s1600-h/The_Ultimate_Yes.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299157743205739842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyW8nqSKtRz5Zqfu5GZpAuDnw0S7WqYXpiU1I7tU72GxibvYJ7pmxnXfCz2r4aQ47_ee06aTeFhozerHt2Vazue-Pn1A49VW_GVTZKU-IFlwP1f0_dLJcc9OdtT_sQkrB4j2-yB_D2kY2V/s320/The_Ultimate_Yes.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 317px; width: 320px;" /></a></div>
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"The Word is Live"</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-_uXC5iV6Ra4OgOb3k5iqcvBKsX2dWPoZqFWAVQIICCQ8W5YyKOs2Odjr4hM2-iMB1gcAKa8BfXjCG3Q77ghKJ4j4Z_yIaYjTD_hhLRF1WaCQeUDafpyafTE_FphrGp6VrX5ohhEuOlwr/s1600-h/WordLiveYes.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299158025948688738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-_uXC5iV6Ra4OgOb3k5iqcvBKsX2dWPoZqFWAVQIICCQ8W5YyKOs2Odjr4hM2-iMB1gcAKa8BfXjCG3Q77ghKJ4j4Z_yIaYjTD_hhLRF1WaCQeUDafpyafTE_FphrGp6VrX5ohhEuOlwr/s320/WordLiveYes.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 320px; width: 221px;" /></a><br />
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797298427790034910noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906060575875404429.post-79592970616145774032009-01-31T22:37:00.025-05:002009-02-09T12:13:50.038-05:00Andrew Wyeth - The Helga Testorf Paintings<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtA-BdIkBgtyGhf2JWCja35CqrqhNOoaAwzlwlWRL6GWX8mSqvAYr5oda9qtsjyf8xl9GU4R3I7lFu0kUQrq_Jsny3NXKe2niRuZowQbLk7WvP5H2i_P0TfdEaHip25bRWai2gAm1Fajk9/s1600-h/helga+17.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297676760253150226" style="WIDTH: 180px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 191px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtA-BdIkBgtyGhf2JWCja35CqrqhNOoaAwzlwlWRL6GWX8mSqvAYr5oda9qtsjyf8xl9GU4R3I7lFu0kUQrq_Jsny3NXKe2niRuZowQbLk7WvP5H2i_P0TfdEaHip25bRWai2gAm1Fajk9/s320/helga+17.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQQsOdUsadPMxcaW2IxKid1gsNxGnNCYKwI-LUT0AmVc_c6EZW2h8exYyNSW2G_7FmEmtOSSPOHx2mcR6qoi8Xmo3tORDlBf3sywzsYeXXV_T3COHb46LT9-iQUwXsRl16_doreCWH3xG/s1600-h/helga+19.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297677063723426146" style="WIDTH: 165px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 189px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQQsOdUsadPMxcaW2IxKid1gsNxGnNCYKwI-LUT0AmVc_c6EZW2h8exYyNSW2G_7FmEmtOSSPOHx2mcR6qoi8Xmo3tORDlBf3sywzsYeXXV_T3COHb46LT9-iQUwXsRl16_doreCWH3xG/s320/helga+19.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe-q3W3tCX1cTugy5V8aAOqhNv6iDLkfjc2iy4R7KbarHHaa40-2oxBSVmgvSTPdDxzIwm5QAmUEv3QMCFsrmE1crzBFZgmz4kb0bCXJruR35AxTzyKS4Zb8gsjQh_kCAqRIKDHhyLJfSs/s1600-h/helga+06.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297676114048959810" style="WIDTH: 295px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 215px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe-q3W3tCX1cTugy5V8aAOqhNv6iDLkfjc2iy4R7KbarHHaa40-2oxBSVmgvSTPdDxzIwm5QAmUEv3QMCFsrmE1crzBFZgmz4kb0bCXJruR35AxTzyKS4Zb8gsjQh_kCAqRIKDHhyLJfSs/s320/helga+06.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidExRNS7NwuZ9sqEeYm99uWCNA1VMMtKBgMJ8-lPSGQg1UCYF-l6hRF6OsBXHUeSOIeC-8NyO8bgQX2P8zw5I6LnryvuuKPjTwsB5MI64xfbt_Z0siXb0syXg9xMiblJxw9NUUVFaN8sTB/s1600-h/helga+02.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297675803361552754" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 263px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidExRNS7NwuZ9sqEeYm99uWCNA1VMMtKBgMJ8-lPSGQg1UCYF-l6hRF6OsBXHUeSOIeC-8NyO8bgQX2P8zw5I6LnryvuuKPjTwsB5MI64xfbt_Z0siXb0syXg9xMiblJxw9NUUVFaN8sTB/s320/helga+02.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-OIMey2dUl4czFGyb7ptHOPn8eMa5l0VggvFc1iXOXiFMRm9TUX5r_nrdtIy23cXLap2O1_eyz-yuddELq6NwPkpDepCn9DuOHWKbmIAtuRFII1JriRQ-k1xoRX_KHoqxRk9SMKA6I1Tp/s1600-h/helga+01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297675720375821922" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 358px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-OIMey2dUl4czFGyb7ptHOPn8eMa5l0VggvFc1iXOXiFMRm9TUX5r_nrdtIy23cXLap2O1_eyz-yuddELq6NwPkpDepCn9DuOHWKbmIAtuRFII1JriRQ-k1xoRX_KHoqxRk9SMKA6I1Tp/s320/helga+01.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div>Prussian-born Helga Testorf, modeled for Wyeth between 1971 and 1985, without the knowledge of either Wyeth's wife, Besty, or Helga's husband, John. She met Wyeth when she was attending to Karl Kuerner, Wyeth's neighhbor. She had never modeled before, but the 32 year old woman quickly became comfortable with the long periods of posing. Wyeth painted her clothed and nude, awake and asleep. She is nearly always unsmiling and passive. Wyeth often focused on a particular element such as her reddish hair or the light falling on a curve of her body leaving the rest of the image less finished. This extensive study of one subject studied in differing contexts and emotional states is unique in American art.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf8L4io5kQzXGd9jPnVV75-DhhXuq6vDG9GHQ-Lc1f3C3DMdSv1PfZs2AXOEcjvoOLN5RDtcMe-cd-Ug7CqdPoyysWde3y8ndpfD7NjeZcKuVDSstAj7eqSRn_6VHCZZq78Vl8hYrLjCJ-/s1600-h/helga+11.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297676425274449010" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 269px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf8L4io5kQzXGd9jPnVV75-DhhXuq6vDG9GHQ-Lc1f3C3DMdSv1PfZs2AXOEcjvoOLN5RDtcMe-cd-Ug7CqdPoyysWde3y8ndpfD7NjeZcKuVDSstAj7eqSRn_6VHCZZq78Vl8hYrLjCJ-/s320/helga+11.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><br />In 1986, millionaire <a title="Leonard Andrews" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Andrews">Leonard E.B. Andrews</a> purchased almost the entire collection, preserving it intact. The estimated selling price of the 240 pictures is upward of $15 Million. A very few Helga paintings had already been given away to friends, including the famous Lovers, which had already been given as a gift to Wyeth's wife.</div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnAvq11bp-ACZhIaPwwT4dOIGuNOIYrnHl7klNy-ujItsLeHoqZ0_jFbiFOLC51rBt-xivVI3rTQ25Mo1xCnWIqN20BA89P8jEswHmFGmD-X1kxufkC6Iu8ZL7gdG4GzTdEEnze1rOIcbT/s1600-h/helga+16.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297676683105512626" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 224px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnAvq11bp-ACZhIaPwwT4dOIGuNOIYrnHl7klNy-ujItsLeHoqZ0_jFbiFOLC51rBt-xivVI3rTQ25Mo1xCnWIqN20BA89P8jEswHmFGmD-X1kxufkC6Iu8ZL7gdG4GzTdEEnze1rOIcbT/s320/helga+16.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><br />The Helga works are now owned by a private Japanese industrialist, who has agreed to allow additional exhibitions. In March 2002, Wyeth painted Gone, his last Helga picture.</div><div> </div><div></div><div>Click <a href="http://busylizzyseasle.blogspot.com/2009/01/andrew-wyeth-biography-1917-to-2009.html#links">HERE</a> to read Wyeth's biography.</div><div> </div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGiQsNs2PMD4ZuSAqd8fDCwBl7N4GGkGYoHw07k0yzmUb3Hs00lXBj29MXG0JzKlKITeU76Jdqqn4fea_nfjSsyemvuAAPMTPF1v4I-8i0kR1Z8osTYTNMrpiIv8Hm7gHsIeeXXC0gbVq9/s1600-h/helga+03.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297675886896689842" style="WIDTH: 221px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGiQsNs2PMD4ZuSAqd8fDCwBl7N4GGkGYoHw07k0yzmUb3Hs00lXBj29MXG0JzKlKITeU76Jdqqn4fea_nfjSsyemvuAAPMTPF1v4I-8i0kR1Z8osTYTNMrpiIv8Hm7gHsIeeXXC0gbVq9/s320/helga+03.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-DUThS1nnuJUkVByBT2tppR40qAcYWNxqq0k4d_JHobiMlKQ-v2ooS3Bqr8967k71nKlTBcnVIBlJ7OyCVP8PS70P9-Mhp-DJq4odGMjI9HxK-amAWppBFanttuzqOZauQNVtfolxDPoB/s1600-h/helga+13.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297676500355987602" style="WIDTH: 180px; 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CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 194px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfpQJ5pwuOZHbAzqP3vjJXqdt0cvgYwhHmjvm3kGu9QMivI1ytOxx9PHYvwBk7LIADTJgOgRyZyzkia8HYNSOb_PwmZLTK_nFC0P6rsFaAOjrYLYSIPLJZUwOjgN6c0Wo0ilJHBF2dkdms/s320/helga+07.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzs64XLtGAbs-oq-v3QToUz1jQkjcfubBiUnt3Li25ja-SZ7MSoIyGNx-RGBRcS_af5EcXel9dTLX32_MZnyD7cshLBsRbZk76luFmRuuapewJnBFgerUUbsVOP7xE3ZSBsUMriC4D0HWj/s1600-h/helga+10.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297676264769745426" style="WIDTH: 307px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 258px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzs64XLtGAbs-oq-v3QToUz1jQkjcfubBiUnt3Li25ja-SZ7MSoIyGNx-RGBRcS_af5EcXel9dTLX32_MZnyD7cshLBsRbZk76luFmRuuapewJnBFgerUUbsVOP7xE3ZSBsUMriC4D0HWj/s320/helga+10.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-DUThS1nnuJUkVByBT2tppR40qAcYWNxqq0k4d_JHobiMlKQ-v2ooS3Bqr8967k71nKlTBcnVIBlJ7OyCVP8PS70P9-Mhp-DJq4odGMjI9HxK-amAWppBFanttuzqOZauQNVtfolxDPoB/s1600-h/helga+13.jpg"></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797298427790034910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906060575875404429.post-9767259275273605472009-01-29T10:38:00.004-05:002009-01-29T10:45:07.366-05:00Fun Interactive Art Trivia Games - Come Play!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5v2lhQ3SdRC4JvVFJcNyInMWMYkL5dVGxxwk9uJLC5AwPp9koKSYrlebwz_Sy_zczx2QmDpFTGANJUEKKrP70qab-ozlwzz1z02akX3Ez37TjS3lFb6iMaRRttgE0XLjbXMf9YCz0FeP3/s1600-h/mona+lisa.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296741859110702162" style="WIDTH: 311px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 446px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5v2lhQ3SdRC4JvVFJcNyInMWMYkL5dVGxxwk9uJLC5AwPp9koKSYrlebwz_Sy_zczx2QmDpFTGANJUEKKrP70qab-ozlwzz1z02akX3Ez37TjS3lFb6iMaRRttgE0XLjbXMf9YCz0FeP3/s400/mona+lisa.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div> </div><div>If you would like to look at photos of pieces of art and guess who the artist is, then click <a href="http://www.braingle.com/trivia/art.php?type=1">HERE.</a> </div><br /><div>If you would rather guess the name of the artwork itself, then click <a href="http://www.braingle.com/trivia/art.php?type=2">HERE.</a></div><div> </div><div>Good Luck and Have Fun!</div><div> </div><div>.</div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797298427790034910noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906060575875404429.post-49937353998029632152009-01-26T08:29:00.026-05:002009-01-27T11:57:46.072-05:00Build Your Own Artist's Easel<strong>You will need:</strong> <div><br /><div>Three 6ft boards, 1.5" x 0.75" (legs)</div><div>One 3ft board, 1.5" x 0.75" (vertical support)</div><div>One 1ft board, 2" x 0.75" (top cross bar)</div><div>One 3ft board, 2" x 0.75" (bottom cross bar/canvas support)</div><div>One 3ft board, 2.5" to 3" x .25" (front lip for canvas support bar)</div><div>One screw-in teacup hook or other small metal open hook</div><div>3 to 4 ft of small link, metal chain</div><div>Wood screws</div><div>Finish nails</div>Right angle, drill for pilot holes, screwdriver, pencil<br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><strong>Instructions:</strong></div><div>Draw a vertical line down the middle of the top cross bar and mark the 6" spot (center). Draw a vertical line down the middle of the canvas support bar and mark the 18" spot (center):</div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcReL4DBMaGXTo90r1lxV5KTD6EsZXOEdXL2A9XUjZeB3hFWQVGUuLf918b43pK5OHRXj_7azDyM8M-TKQwVqVAdKjDbt_FUGEyIwP3kngfC0frl0wqdnm-u5HXxaXWUTknof-a7_Swfwr/s1600-h/step+one.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295982120772551138" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 124px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcReL4DBMaGXTo90r1lxV5KTD6EsZXOEdXL2A9XUjZeB3hFWQVGUuLf918b43pK5OHRXj_7azDyM8M-TKQwVqVAdKjDbt_FUGEyIwP3kngfC0frl0wqdnm-u5HXxaXWUTknof-a7_Swfwr/s400/step+one.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />See next illustration - Line up one end of the vertical support bar with the top edge of the top cross bar, centered on the 6" mark you made. Make sure the two boards are at right angles with each other. Secure with one wood screw. </div><br /><div></div><div>Next, line up the canvas support bar with the other edge of the vertical support bar. Make sure the vertical is centered on the x you made and that both boards are at right angles with each other. Make sure both cross boards are on the same side of the vertical support bar. Secure with one wood screw: </div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjupeHhU6801E9i1iM-N3qGbn9hREx7JfVKVaLTZcQZQGyQQ0VCHgi89kJoAqkMj5JLFsuAx2uA8JV8KcXK8O8F5RX1qYXIoLulNV0_GXA5XTgBcCxOhlKFIRJG26fslqO5B4rjITnHSHA_/s1600-h/step+two.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295988051985651810" style="WIDTH: 309px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjupeHhU6801E9i1iM-N3qGbn9hREx7JfVKVaLTZcQZQGyQQ0VCHgi89kJoAqkMj5JLFsuAx2uA8JV8KcXK8O8F5RX1qYXIoLulNV0_GXA5XTgBcCxOhlKFIRJG26fslqO5B4rjITnHSHA_/s400/step+two.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><div>Next, attach tops of 2 legs to the back of top cross bar. Don't go too close to the vertical bar because you want to be able to manipulate the angle of the legs. Make sure the space between each leg and the vertical bar is the same (to keep things symmetric). Start with only one screw and don't tighten it all the way in:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvmAW8hb43Zh2U13u8cLKkWQmW_0dJEfQIAJfAS_BUd0QXd_6xK4mnkmgVTD9B5TdIn8Gadf7oBcHOxlh3xkCON9muYtVdVuSjSTjAdpD_MZL0hFImkEN2Z6c_3u3bCctSUhDiQTJ8vSJ2/s1600-h/step+three.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296007487469475426" style="WIDTH: 249px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvmAW8hb43Zh2U13u8cLKkWQmW_0dJEfQIAJfAS_BUd0QXd_6xK4mnkmgVTD9B5TdIn8Gadf7oBcHOxlh3xkCON9muYtVdVuSjSTjAdpD_MZL0hFImkEN2Z6c_3u3bCctSUhDiQTJ8vSJ2/s400/step+three.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div>Next, stand the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">easel</span> up and play around with the angles of the legs until you find what you like. Wider apart makes the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">easel</span> lower. Closer together makes the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">easel</span> stand taller. Once you find what you like and it looks pretty symmetric, use a wood screw to attach one leg to the canvas support bar. </div><br /><div></div><div>Stand the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">easel</span> back up to make sure the leg is in a good position for you. If you like what you've got, measure symmetric placement for the other leg and screw partway into place. </div><br /><div></div><div>Again, stand your <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">easel</span> back up. Does it look symmetric? Is the canvas support bar level to the ground? Make necessary adjustments. Now tighten that last screw as well as the screws that are in the top bar. Add one more screw to where legs attach to both cross bars (to make a total of 2 screws at each intersection)</div><br /><div></div><div>Lay your <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">easel</span> on the floor with the cross bars downward and the legs and vertical support bar on top. Time to attach the 3rd, back leg to the back of the vertical bar. </div><br /><div></div><div>Attach the hinge to the back edge of the vertical support bar and one end of 3rd leg using wood screws:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8MuHWc4PfL3-ysxsXw2f3JdEDo7a_b6_A24lzefnLU6x5YrZYAzFs3u_Gl-lDhIZ6ZrzFRLUPsvAX2sgZOoN5vedt0f4qyHxDIzeT-yTej0IdMHs3fZTI8P7WAIHkcJsuTosM1LaaWiRQ/s1600-h/step+four.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296013122882408546" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 173px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8MuHWc4PfL3-ysxsXw2f3JdEDo7a_b6_A24lzefnLU6x5YrZYAzFs3u_Gl-lDhIZ6ZrzFRLUPsvAX2sgZOoN5vedt0f4qyHxDIzeT-yTej0IdMHs3fZTI8P7WAIHkcJsuTosM1LaaWiRQ/s400/step+four.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div>Using finish nails, attach the front lip board to the front of the canvas support board. Make sure the sides and bottoms line up. The lip board should stand a little higher on top - this will prevent your canvas from slipping forward and off the support bar.</div><div> </div><div>Next, attach the cup hook to the inside of the back leg, centered, at about 3 feet high from floor. Attach metal chain to back of canvas support bar, centered, using a wood screw. The chain will loop onto the cup hook. How much chain between the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">easel</span> front and back leg will determine how tall the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">easel</span> stands. At least 2 ft of slack is recommended, maybe more. You don't want your <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">easel</span> to be wobbly or easy to knock over.</div><div> </div><div>Finally, saw off bottoms of legs to make them flush with the floor. This will also increase traction with the floor. An option is to attach rubbery gripper material. Keep in mind to ensure that the canvas support bar is parallel with the floor and level. </div><div> </div><div>You can also saw off the sides of the top cross bar that stick out sideways from the leg tops. It's a matter of looks.</div><div> </div><div>If you want to saw off the sides of the canvas support board that stick out sideways from the front legs, make sure you keep at least 2 feet of it. This piece needs to always be wider than your canvas.<br /><br />Option - stain and seal the wood.</div></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797298427790034910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906060575875404429.post-69474390857986017112009-01-22T09:11:00.039-05:002014-03-19T12:59:11.495-04:00Andrew Wyeth Biography (1917 to 2009)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6gykSaT9SxyOHIo3EWL0KUkJbbqc9YFFn7L1awTh2qcSatsGdpPW_IGc7N3OlAZF1TPmZDeTb4NO1C_hn_JnLu86aK47zIw9JfOtNP0MviCj_1SLkK28hi3Vj4v02wV4qd-KJ5m53hhqX/s1600-h/andrew+1923.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6gykSaT9SxyOHIo3EWL0KUkJbbqc9YFFn7L1awTh2qcSatsGdpPW_IGc7N3OlAZF1TPmZDeTb4NO1C_hn_JnLu86aK47zIw9JfOtNP0MviCj_1SLkK28hi3Vj4v02wV4qd-KJ5m53hhqX/s320/andrew+1923.jpg" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294149186198311202" style="height: 292px; width: 204px;" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3SIpjL6ciNFvpn2yTAcOSlRLHu7sA69SAKhu0hcQZOBv77tSuNMp3tgPWkxv7V8CJU4QxG-pFbc9oFis3789ZzerGZlvI-cpt1r2PEHjtNBSGv0FidvVf0easROusxhvCYUWln_TbAEri/s1600-h/wyeth+01.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3SIpjL6ciNFvpn2yTAcOSlRLHu7sA69SAKhu0hcQZOBv77tSuNMp3tgPWkxv7V8CJU4QxG-pFbc9oFis3789ZzerGZlvI-cpt1r2PEHjtNBSGv0FidvVf0easROusxhvCYUWln_TbAEri/s320/wyeth+01.jpg" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294144221456798018" style="cursor: hand; height: 240px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
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Andrew Newell Wyeth was born on July 12, 1917 in <a href="http://www.chaddsfordpa.net/">Chadd's Ford</a>, Pennsylvania. His parents were Carolyn Bockius Wyeth and <a href="http://www.harvardsquarelibrary.org/unitarians/wyeth.html">Newells Convers Wyeth</a>, also an artist. Andrew was the youngest of their 5 children. Due to his frail health and a bout of whooping cough, Andrew's parents decided to home school him.<br />
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Wyeth started drawing at a very young age and, encouraged by his father, concentrated on figure studies and watercolors. His artist brother-in-law, <a href="http://www.wyethartists.com/wyeth-family-artists/peter-hurd.htm">Peter Hurd</a>, taught him how to use egg tempura paints. Wyeth studied art history on his own.<br />
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Andrew Wyeth exhibited his works at a 1932 exhibition at <a href="http://www.thedcca.org/">Delaware Art Center</a>.<br />
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Four years later, Wyeth exhibited at the <a href="http://www.philartalliance.org/">Art Alliance in Philadelphia</a>, Pennsyvania.<br />
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In 1937, at the age of 20, Wyeth has his first one-man show of Maine landscapes at the Macbeth Gallery in New York City which was a sell-out success. Wyeth became instantly popular.<br />
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Wyeth married Betsy James in 1940. Three years later they welcomed their first son, Nicholas.<br />
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The <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/">Metropolitan Museum of Art </a>featured Wyeth's work in the 1943 "American Realists and Magic Realists" exhibition.<br />
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In 1945 Wyeth's father and nephew died in a car accident near the Kuerher farm in Pennsylvania. Wyeth started using this farm as subject matter as well as painting more people than previously.<br />
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The second son, <a href="http://www.jamiewyeth.com/biography.html">James</a>, was born in 1946 and grew up to become a successful painter himself. Wyeth painted many portraits of his boys.<br />
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In 1948 Wyeth painted "<a href="http://busylizzyseasle.blogspot.com/2009/02/andrew-wyeth-and-christines-world.html#links">Christina's World</a>," which is of is neighbor Christina Olson, who was paralyzed from the waist down, at her farm in Maine. His wife Betsy was the model. This is one of Wyeth's most famous paintings. He also painted pictures of his Pennsylvania neighbors, Anna and Carl Kuerners, and their farm.<br />
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The Gold Metal was awarded to Wyeth in 1952 from the <a href="http://www.americanwatercolorsociety.com/">American Watercolor Society</a>.<br />
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Wyeth and his wife bought and restored a group of 18th century buildings called "The Mill" in 1958. This property is featured in several of Wyeth's paintings, including "Night Sleeper."<br />
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The Presidential Medal of Freedom was awarded to Wyeth in 1963. He was the first artist ever to receive this award.<br />
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The Gold Medal was awarded to Wyeth by the <a href="http://etcweb.princeton.edu/CampusWWW/Companion/national_institute_arts_letters.html">National Institute of Arts and Letters</a>.<br />
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Cartoonist Charles. M Schultz honored Wyeth in 1966 in his Peanuts comic strip. Snoopy's doghouse had a fire and his destroyed van Gogh painting was replaced with a work by Wyeth.<br />
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Also in 1966, Wyeth's works were exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the Baltimore Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Art Institute of Chicago.<br />
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In 1970 Wyeth had retrospectives at the Boston Museum of Fine Art and the M.H. Young Memorial Museum in San Francisco.<br />
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Andrew Wyeth was elected to the Academie des Beaux Arts in 1977 and to Britain's Royal Academy in 1980.<br />
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In 1986, scandal broke out in the media when it was discovered Wyeth had been secretly painting pictures of his neighbor, Helga Testor, between 1971 and 1985, without the knowledge of Wyeth's wife or Helga's husband. A few of the painting had been given away as gifts, including "The Lovers" to Wyeth's wife, Betsy. The remaining paintings were sold to millionaire <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Andrews">Leonard Andrews </a>for an undisclosed amount, estimated upward of $10 million.<br />
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<a href="http://www.bates.edu/">Bates College </a>bestowed an honorary degree of D.F.A. upon Wyeth in 1987.<br />
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In 1988 Wyeth received the Congressional Gold Medal.<br />
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Wyeth was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 2007.<br />
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In 2008, a spokesperson for the family stated that Wyeth was no longer making appearances or giving interviews.<br />
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Wyeth died at his Chadd's Ford home, in his sleep, after a short illness on January 16, 2009 at the age of 91.<br />
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Many of Wyeth's works can be found at the the following locations:<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art" title="Metropolitan Museum of Art"><span style="color: black;">Metropolitan Museum of Art</span></a> in NYC<br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitney_Museum_of_American_Art" title="Whitney Museum of American Art"><span style="color: black;">Whitney Museum of American Art</span></a><span style="color: black;">, </span><br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cincinnati_Art_Museum" title="Cincinnati Art Museum"><span style="color: black;">Cincinnati Art Museum</span></a><span style="color: black;">, </span><br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_of_Modern_Art" title="Museum of Modern Art"><span style="color: black;">Museum of Modern Art</span></a><span style="color: black;"> in New York City; </span><br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smithsonian_American_Art_Museum" title="Smithsonian American Art Museum"><span style="color: black;">Smithsonian American Art Museum</span></a><span style="color: black;">, </span><br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Gallery_of_Art" title="National Gallery of Art"><span style="color: black;">National Gallery of Art</span></a><span style="color: black;">; </span><br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson-Atkins_Museum_of_Art" title="Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art"><span style="color: black;">Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art</span></a><span style="color: black;"> in Kansas City; </span><br />
<a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkansas_Art_Center" title="Arkansas Art Center"><span style="color: black;">Arkansas Art Center</span></a><span style="color: black;"> in Little Rock; </span><br />
The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House" title="White House"><span style="color: black;">White House</span></a><span style="color: black;">, in Washington, DC. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">Especially large collections of Wyeth's art are at: </span><br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandywine_River_Museum" title="Brandywine River Museum"><span style="color: black;">Brandywine River Museum</span></a><span style="color: black;"> in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania; </span><br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farnsworth_Art_Museum" title="Farnsworth Art Museum"><span style="color: black;">Farnsworth Art Museum</span></a><span style="color: black;"> in </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockland,_Maine" title="Rockland, Maine"><span style="color: black;">Rockland, Maine</span></a><span style="color: black;">; </span><br />
<span style="color: black;">Greenville County Museum of Art in </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenville,_South_Carolina" title="Greenville, South Carolina"><span style="color: black;">Greenville, South Carolina</span></a><span style="color: black;">. </span><br />
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797298427790034910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906060575875404429.post-33929375132267774762009-01-15T21:36:00.052-05:002009-01-16T16:46:02.475-05:00George Frederick Watts, Victorian English Artist<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpipTHof1nqFUYhmRATfJqs_mSllR1PQ96iDt_gxNIkfmTIMp_Zw-VVYKFrxHI6xsRrBGYVZ6i_5s0JC5K3qVz9GDrRSScmxkFUNoMfllhRmwqQSgK_z8RpAZXR4cFPGhSm11rJJUcjMI0/s1600-h/watts+01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291727516893247826" style="WIDTH: 170px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpipTHof1nqFUYhmRATfJqs_mSllR1PQ96iDt_gxNIkfmTIMp_Zw-VVYKFrxHI6xsRrBGYVZ6i_5s0JC5K3qVz9GDrRSScmxkFUNoMfllhRmwqQSgK_z8RpAZXR4cFPGhSm11rJJUcjMI0/s320/watts+01.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGX4Y_2UDe7OUQ_5RBpxPmpl2EBiK0mVDVtZQNnZoc2KSOQotoEdwrwndmxE4oxae6sfg0CDXk-l2tP6qkWy7aiou16CO6bpbpA_jF00FzkDKuBVqWzgf3_XlieUfKYIxMa3qBK9IfI7ba/s1600-h/watts+02.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291727648689939826" style="WIDTH: 203px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGX4Y_2UDe7OUQ_5RBpxPmpl2EBiK0mVDVtZQNnZoc2KSOQotoEdwrwndmxE4oxae6sfg0CDXk-l2tP6qkWy7aiou16CO6bpbpA_jF00FzkDKuBVqWzgf3_XlieUfKYIxMa3qBK9IfI7ba/s320/watts+02.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><strong>Watts, the Man - Timeline</strong>:<br /><br />Watts was born on February 23, 1817 in Marylebone, London. He was named after the German composer George Frederic Handel, who shared the same birth date.<br /><br />At the young age of 10, Watts studied sculpture with William Behnes.<br /><br />Watts attended the Royal Academy of Arts in London between 1835 and 1837. Twice, he won competitions for decorating the House of Parliament. He used his prize money for travels to Florence, Rome and Naples in Italy.<br /><br />During Watts' 1843 trip to Italy, he began painting landscapes.<br /><br />Watts was elected as an Academician to the Royal Academy of Arts in 1864.<br /><br />In 1864 Watts married the prolific and beautiful Shakespearean actress Ellen Terry who had done some modeling for him. (Ellen Terry is the great-aunt of actor John Gielgud). As a side note, Terry was only 17 at the time, 30 years younger than Watts. Their marriage only lasted 10 months - Watts filed for divorce after his wife ran off with another man.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbfZicNNcWKO-PpRdNz1R52fZ-JQ_v79irpGt5Nj_F7GVOZqTT9WnQuPWMZK-e6RF5z4o2MDjOMZBKkkob778jhgnfwcDLPJJjqQzrO23K7sScrs8SrxaZhrMO8aIcwAWpk3by-XJrZSb8/s1600-h/ellen+terry+01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291727046896914242" style="WIDTH: 204px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 280px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbfZicNNcWKO-PpRdNz1R52fZ-JQ_v79irpGt5Nj_F7GVOZqTT9WnQuPWMZK-e6RF5z4o2MDjOMZBKkkob778jhgnfwcDLPJJjqQzrO23K7sScrs8SrxaZhrMO8aIcwAWpk3by-XJrZSb8/s320/ellen+terry+01.jpg" border="0" /></a> </p><p align="left">Watts remarried in 1886 to Mary Fraser-Tytler, a Scottish portrait artist, designer and potter. She was also many years younger than Watts but this marriage lasted. The two artists supported each other.</p><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJV88kSytpHF8UVGyGWL9hcELagL4Y7bvuc_xrgW1q4DFW6PIKVvD0CsNsDO5eGiyBsx21Pi9MAc7Sumq8bMpguJHc7kiJwTjdhTL3nvw7kYDsU5iVbZoZbJpzPrn7yEzj1cHt6JdFWUBj/s1600-h/mary+tytler+02.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291742047281249346" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 274px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJV88kSytpHF8UVGyGWL9hcELagL4Y7bvuc_xrgW1q4DFW6PIKVvD0CsNsDO5eGiyBsx21Pi9MAc7Sumq8bMpguJHc7kiJwTjdhTL3nvw7kYDsU5iVbZoZbJpzPrn7yEzj1cHt6JdFWUBj/s320/mary+tytler+02.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf2DFJas-lD4stp5YR4qJ5aAw1zy7cNB4F-QJu96Nen1CcUDEtTrSOBCShxqZySY09KZTiD59Qd0A8hLQUA8036CTEt-PUIwkQ3KM0Dxai-RyJIY9BIiDd0vw1EGDrek0YqnpQhLrkV9o_/s1600-h/mary+tytler+01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291732334971325714" style="WIDTH: 180px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 275px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf2DFJas-lD4stp5YR4qJ5aAw1zy7cNB4F-QJu96Nen1CcUDEtTrSOBCShxqZySY09KZTiD59Qd0A8hLQUA8036CTEt-PUIwkQ3KM0Dxai-RyJIY9BIiDd0vw1EGDrek0YqnpQhLrkV9o_/s320/mary+tytler+01.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br />In 1891 Watts and his wife purchased land in Surrey. They built their home, named it "Limnerslease" and built "The Watts Gallery," a museum dedicated to exhibiting Watt's paintings, which opened in 1904. Mary designed The Watts Mortuary Chapel. Her husband painted "The All-Pervading" for its alter.<br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi90oVgwHbtSZIHQjUGsHU8kjq39TdWtn1vX7C76c7Rrsv20kjhTznyxM1ip7vi4Zky4mrBg7v3Frs0ee9xS_VNUCQkAfry2YgzNWGY-mBvdAUez9Qw_aQbBrqWn9UY-DWwQ4_7zmZzMENV/s1600-h/watts+mortuary+chapel.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291742716341822146" style="WIDTH: 299px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi90oVgwHbtSZIHQjUGsHU8kjq39TdWtn1vX7C76c7Rrsv20kjhTznyxM1ip7vi4Zky4mrBg7v3Frs0ee9xS_VNUCQkAfry2YgzNWGY-mBvdAUez9Qw_aQbBrqWn9UY-DWwQ4_7zmZzMENV/s320/watts+mortuary+chapel.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz3T5Ay8pEqjfJ5Bf-5bBX1EBGKV6zvUSctUqEVLOq264wrls_doLMr9GbUkIGsGU8xbfuH8QT4MSgDg52dofVwinwal3Ohdboe6pt8RjbegqWR5W4CtO_w-lU9lsFufIMDITHpp0pcFwC/s1600-h/the+all+pervading.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291742828236449090" style="WIDTH: 133px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz3T5Ay8pEqjfJ5Bf-5bBX1EBGKV6zvUSctUqEVLOq264wrls_doLMr9GbUkIGsGU8xbfuH8QT4MSgDg52dofVwinwal3Ohdboe6pt8RjbegqWR5W4CtO_w-lU9lsFufIMDITHpp0pcFwC/s320/the+all+pervading.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br />In 1897 Watts donated 18 of his paintings to the Tate Gallery plus another 3 in 1900.<br /><br />Queen Victoria of England twice offered Watts baronetcy but he refused both times. In 1902 Watts accepted the Order of Merit "on behalf of all English artists."<br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVkJSUl7vGITTap93NQ3bZAd6GevaldLXU8MZbAYljdYdLFgIAcF5VCGAN3fk2mVR0IUZ7ESd_LSU7dBB5OAaO8a3gzhV8klT6e5VKQTGu_clHnZgO4tIPFGJ8PWJ7JibUTtv2qU0cwjn8/s1600-h/love+and+death.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291724877643005138" style="WIDTH: 236px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 336px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVkJSUl7vGITTap93NQ3bZAd6GevaldLXU8MZbAYljdYdLFgIAcF5VCGAN3fk2mVR0IUZ7ESd_LSU7dBB5OAaO8a3gzhV8klT6e5VKQTGu_clHnZgO4tIPFGJ8PWJ7JibUTtv2qU0cwjn8/s320/love+and+death.bmp" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSHR1K2DDo2JwOJ83EeRPTWCjx5dPTqPt5kC8RtZjIbOWvD-XyOzrahlPPNyyjMa9SppMqpNw9Lj-6DQf15Qfdu9OUznRrATqHLH6EkIqSzPu_UleIvaqEPkPNwa_FtCneS6JD-_hGu04s/s1600-h/sir+galahad.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291726090939780914" style="WIDTH: 205px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 336px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSHR1K2DDo2JwOJ83EeRPTWCjx5dPTqPt5kC8RtZjIbOWvD-XyOzrahlPPNyyjMa9SppMqpNw9Lj-6DQf15Qfdu9OUznRrATqHLH6EkIqSzPu_UleIvaqEPkPNwa_FtCneS6JD-_hGu04s/s320/sir+galahad.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbjKSsh6ikCOPpwGOCApdpYd62dwL9NFx_-bw7Ig5HFl2lldXNP1o6F-WOtdG7MEtzh3Nrb5F-Sm8dKj9PN_sFd5pdow2vka1XwZLSNB3TyDOgKyLSywLAmZTlMOgWkek7g6MdZo6fZU0K/s1600-h/charity.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291724334215090322" style="WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 288px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbjKSsh6ikCOPpwGOCApdpYd62dwL9NFx_-bw7Ig5HFl2lldXNP1o6F-WOtdG7MEtzh3Nrb5F-Sm8dKj9PN_sFd5pdow2vka1XwZLSNB3TyDOgKyLSywLAmZTlMOgWkek7g6MdZo6fZU0K/s320/charity.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLVJVlaUhHNnBZ5EyXAiOMK1Kxz6BJUKDnGDEsEbcifWFl8Cwj4EVaXAMkbjb9219TTRIxCrruNTxleHg3b-lSlC1P-ZXGw0xCJITnFZfwchuQqkKfcQI9BgWSXva6t_EeTAwY8wtmcYF8/s1600-h/choosing.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291730154713150162" style="WIDTH: 224px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 286px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLVJVlaUhHNnBZ5EyXAiOMK1Kxz6BJUKDnGDEsEbcifWFl8Cwj4EVaXAMkbjb9219TTRIxCrruNTxleHg3b-lSlC1P-ZXGw0xCJITnFZfwchuQqkKfcQI9BgWSXva6t_EeTAwY8wtmcYF8/s320/choosing.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><strong>Watts, the Artist - His Paintings:</strong><br /><br /><br />Watts is most famous for his allegorical (based on stories) paintings, especially "Hope" and "Love and Life." He was a member of the Symbolist Movement, feeling that his works should "preach a universal message" and yet his messages were very subtle - he liked to work with abstract ideals using obscure symbolism.<br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBDvbARK5ggK06Ktac0RADREdCMkXNOINxzPh9afoXRtjgTiK7GW7jxdx612KCVW-FOf_apHx0Zx0P18BHpOpYxn9r5jfB9hvGFfceYTto1SLURY8deK8lJudpp4qWqiRz1zZrNhNmXUgI/s1600-h/hope.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291724720720773538" style="WIDTH: 195px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 271px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBDvbARK5ggK06Ktac0RADREdCMkXNOINxzPh9afoXRtjgTiK7GW7jxdx612KCVW-FOf_apHx0Zx0P18BHpOpYxn9r5jfB9hvGFfceYTto1SLURY8deK8lJudpp4qWqiRz1zZrNhNmXUgI/s320/hope.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjzH6YIr5GjJoOSolHbgp0b5JULEkiHRKEfjaBsfv1wNK_diHdx6BIOp2rBbrCxo9CmvuPGkorApzJRwRcTt0bP6CUVa1Dy3Uj7jM3GWWyXqYF03agSkRQNMxMbB3Cjw6gdtwzgN50SABv/s1600-h/love+and+life.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291733408128709474" style="WIDTH: 143px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 274px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjzH6YIr5GjJoOSolHbgp0b5JULEkiHRKEfjaBsfv1wNK_diHdx6BIOp2rBbrCxo9CmvuPGkorApzJRwRcTt0bP6CUVa1Dy3Uj7jM3GWWyXqYF03agSkRQNMxMbB3Cjw6gdtwzgN50SABv/s320/love+and+life.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br />Watts also painted portraits of "important people." This collection is known as his "Hall of Fame." Many of these portraits can be seen at the National Portrait Gallery in London and at Bodelwydden Castle in North Wales. Watts himself donated at least 47 of these portraits.<br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVXPp4-vhI6jhlK4cGzNMw94qZASKqZ50K8ETM2MgagIP0osnX2PfdNeqrJW_r8DLpkfqA2aAPITBIBG4LMFXEZ-hlrwWmGBMv7hcyzmCsCu2nwHpyJ2-IUlWXNogoJ8-lol0n1vvPs_OI/s1600-h/jane+elizabeth+hughes.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291728138365775474" style="WIDTH: 210px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 296px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVXPp4-vhI6jhlK4cGzNMw94qZASKqZ50K8ETM2MgagIP0osnX2PfdNeqrJW_r8DLpkfqA2aAPITBIBG4LMFXEZ-hlrwWmGBMv7hcyzmCsCu2nwHpyJ2-IUlWXNogoJ8-lol0n1vvPs_OI/s320/jane+elizabeth+hughes.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgShblU4XisMpkOpHJLLdk58CWNijVZSWEcyOMle3hTGB6PnarPWljZVbPYP8KUPY9S-6GUJN83ob14bWKVqtlfuePsaRiUvbaSXBzaMEtfyPht83m9CpOKltwr-VVVf3LeEsyBLs9aubQX/s1600-h/edith+villiers,+countess+of+lytton.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291727907129196130" style="WIDTH: 153px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 296px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgShblU4XisMpkOpHJLLdk58CWNijVZSWEcyOMle3hTGB6PnarPWljZVbPYP8KUPY9S-6GUJN83ob14bWKVqtlfuePsaRiUvbaSXBzaMEtfyPht83m9CpOKltwr-VVVf3LeEsyBLs9aubQX/s320/edith+villiers,+countess+of+lytton.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEpkgV4Y3FCMk6pC1xJtHwbCvvYmXljnmm05DCpEI8Bw6A6h8LCkIvbQwdjW2d55VCde3zggEyYf0GkrIJzrASgUgLDtKSrIrcW5DalW6C50pqR87ibOdaSjuR5xYDC1WdKu68Tjge1nbZ/s1600-h/lady+neville.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291728533829981826" style="WIDTH: 178px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 227px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEpkgV4Y3FCMk6pC1xJtHwbCvvYmXljnmm05DCpEI8Bw6A6h8LCkIvbQwdjW2d55VCde3zggEyYf0GkrIJzrASgUgLDtKSrIrcW5DalW6C50pqR87ibOdaSjuR5xYDC1WdKu68Tjge1nbZ/s320/lady+neville.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheHh90ZK4QHlQgNpZoEwxJ4s_J7q4pP2_qkZEYzIARJUx4izrY6QrLcUPWIAX55jZC5RPRoCfRzPuPvbhVApwXrNSO8o_nbVz8xeaKcTIxlqFjGmmn5l36YUJlwehXL5P8Ly0MiFw_RdDa/s1600-h/violet+lindsay.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291729482326626818" style="WIDTH: 180px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 229px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheHh90ZK4QHlQgNpZoEwxJ4s_J7q4pP2_qkZEYzIARJUx4izrY6QrLcUPWIAX55jZC5RPRoCfRzPuPvbhVApwXrNSO8o_nbVz8xeaKcTIxlqFjGmmn5l36YUJlwehXL5P8Ly0MiFw_RdDa/s320/violet+lindsay.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRpo7GWNuYBWz1TPm-NpeWzjB97UeW23KCz2D_m3xueaAY8A-cZWEebjLwfubRzMAj7qol8bcWy6zPSRcwYtg8YNj2xuroqDADmBu7lHkpEfQCORiw689r3O50Da4zZPh8TMtG7NNOYHfC/s1600-h/misses+gurney.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291734436363094610" style="WIDTH: 257px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRpo7GWNuYBWz1TPm-NpeWzjB97UeW23KCz2D_m3xueaAY8A-cZWEebjLwfubRzMAj7qol8bcWy6zPSRcwYtg8YNj2xuroqDADmBu7lHkpEfQCORiw689r3O50Da4zZPh8TMtG7NNOYHfC/s320/misses+gurney.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOSC41LygiwVeGJN5Grx3DY6Tt4lWrhInLWb-d0RKLB-OvjU1ZRd1oqnwNLJeG_SeOAIDyn73OFS0OHICuaR-dHIkCm3t6_mK_yXnxj284c1qLVS6J8Y-GM3wEeIw8k67dSKvl6k7jKT3T/s1600-h/miss+chariclea+ionides.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291734335928513010" style="WIDTH: 272px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOSC41LygiwVeGJN5Grx3DY6Tt4lWrhInLWb-d0RKLB-OvjU1ZRd1oqnwNLJeG_SeOAIDyn73OFS0OHICuaR-dHIkCm3t6_mK_yXnxj284c1qLVS6J8Y-GM3wEeIw8k67dSKvl6k7jKT3T/s320/miss+chariclea+ionides.jpg" border="0" /></a></p>Toward the end of his life, Watts also worked in sculpture. His most famous piece is of bronze, titled "Physical Energy" which is a naked man on horseback. One cast of this piece is in Capetown, South Africa and another is in Kensington Gardens, Westminster, England.<br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwa26RVPxjAL-jN214LCvoIfbra3E_339HzXZoj4H6jL0oL_zoMDF3FAKJKS-kh9xfBI_F-hRy33C_mSuKyBxH__KxOYNGmXGzX5zYrgsd8tSDARkuVRJsA7ED7WWTaZfF_UVYpgSA05_1/s1600-h/physical+energy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291739053940905410" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 284px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwa26RVPxjAL-jN214LCvoIfbra3E_339HzXZoj4H6jL0oL_zoMDF3FAKJKS-kh9xfBI_F-hRy33C_mSuKyBxH__KxOYNGmXGzX5zYrgsd8tSDARkuVRJsA7ED7WWTaZfF_UVYpgSA05_1/s320/physical+energy.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaGp8zqPl8ugFYIAwO_XRt_gU-KOifusHewUWnbVw7DExlJYkHxXi09T2dQuEXCGr3nv23uHl_3X0b71WHndzn8XYZVfvKMD_619FDVq1DQMezxF4-yxlVVji1uGOw0eB5m_orGNYbBUYb/s1600-h/daphne+scultpure.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291738222148618354" style="WIDTH: 230px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaGp8zqPl8ugFYIAwO_XRt_gU-KOifusHewUWnbVw7DExlJYkHxXi09T2dQuEXCGr3nv23uHl_3X0b71WHndzn8XYZVfvKMD_619FDVq1DQMezxF4-yxlVVji1uGOw0eB5m_orGNYbBUYb/s320/daphne+scultpure.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3P7kovgg85bNhAyJ1A0LRuuTeS208milZ3vUhy3u-u228MPneulJkCW8W7KbVAgRSyE-vatVE5tmVz2sSM8h62cWrXn9jhzYXjahQlMf8u2leeNJLizDygWB210C4QqDfa3gQPgbI8ze3/s1600-h/clytie+sculpture.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291737962093116802" style="WIDTH: 215px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3P7kovgg85bNhAyJ1A0LRuuTeS208milZ3vUhy3u-u228MPneulJkCW8W7KbVAgRSyE-vatVE5tmVz2sSM8h62cWrXn9jhzYXjahQlMf8u2leeNJLizDygWB210C4QqDfa3gQPgbI8ze3/s320/clytie+sculpture.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJzgPChSkf1TeBKA0X4t6IqVGlOf3kSV6EPp2DoxSBQClaw46eTBeNTrEf1vjaLlsDlWNU57u1WL40ro-o0FfMF0VFOak1qu8kYvTO54wiy4DexKRkmyZTJkXK-_P9gxHcUjoxZslxP-Ob/s1600-h/medusa+sculpture.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291738694062072754" style="WIDTH: 328px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 401px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJzgPChSkf1TeBKA0X4t6IqVGlOf3kSV6EPp2DoxSBQClaw46eTBeNTrEf1vjaLlsDlWNU57u1WL40ro-o0FfMF0VFOak1qu8kYvTO54wiy4DexKRkmyZTJkXK-_P9gxHcUjoxZslxP-Ob/s320/medusa+sculpture.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br />George Frederick Watts died on July 1, 1904 in Compton, Surrey, England. He and his wife, Mary, are buried at the Watts Cemetary in Surrey.Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797298427790034910noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906060575875404429.post-55432902372554844892009-01-08T15:56:00.015-05:002009-03-30T01:09:07.946-04:002009 Salvador Dali Movie "Little Ashes" Stars Robert Pattinson<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhazty40az4jzqiON8dHzfABsCuiX0lOfc31M3wy_YsNr8bSCWL_klDYjD02vuyIk0pjvIRlU5cQZU-HtqVdePImrBHZ4yegcH2w66T8Jg8srXcmiC89oMrDKacmptjgyd3l4Vn2bRUzqtq/s1600-h/dali+movie+05.jpg"></a>I just found out a movie about Salvador Dali is coming. It's called "Little Ashes" and is scheduled for a March 2009 release in the USA.<br /><br /><div>It stars Robert Pattinson (Twilight, Harry Potter), Marina Gatell (Lalola, Intrusos), Matthew McNulty (Honest, Trudare Kiss), and Javier Beltran (Zoo, El Paso). Here's a copy of a synopsis from "anonymous" ...</div><br /><div><div><div><div><div>In 1922, Madrid is wavering on the edge of change as traditional values are challenged by the dangerous new influences of Jazz, Freud and the avant-garde. Salvador Dali arrives at the university, 18 years old and determined to become a great artist. </div><br /><div>His bizarre blend of shyness and rampant exhibitionism attracts the attention of two of the university's social elite - Federico Garcia Lorca and Luis Bunuel. Salvador is absorbed into their decadent group and for a time Salvador, Luis and Federico become a formidable trio, the most ultra-modern group in Madrid. </div><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2wY2dQM-9xYzOGnRw8xHwxXJVNnyhQ2LOMH0pA2lmTi0x9GDmaL64mChevHku0hbasUPVdkHn4AbaOjqZ8xGb74kut1edfXtld5xWouwNhpNStOAKewW1J92ne6Jf-Ytn13tqq0R9cZ5S/s1600-h/dali+movie+04.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289090317193267458" style="WIDTH: 133px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 143px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2wY2dQM-9xYzOGnRw8xHwxXJVNnyhQ2LOMH0pA2lmTi0x9GDmaL64mChevHku0hbasUPVdkHn4AbaOjqZ8xGb74kut1edfXtld5xWouwNhpNStOAKewW1J92ne6Jf-Ytn13tqq0R9cZ5S/s320/dali+movie+04.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJig1U2JE7PWudklIzPbkZotKCjtks0dSplXWamSjZXXoPCbboJBrTaPb-M08xAMqHraD5ukpFI0JfH4jHhNq44eGbwCXtBaO_9_AwaKNSqm6hKBX8zPwrs-iCBtYi0olmWUNEbzQ1EGYt/s1600-h/dali+movie+01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289090565743040546" style="WIDTH: 139px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 145px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJig1U2JE7PWudklIzPbkZotKCjtks0dSplXWamSjZXXoPCbboJBrTaPb-M08xAMqHraD5ukpFI0JfH4jHhNq44eGbwCXtBaO_9_AwaKNSqm6hKBX8zPwrs-iCBtYi0olmWUNEbzQ1EGYt/s320/dali+movie+01.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9d_ofxEaE7KoWzz2dnHsGGVEQqlnCN4Hi9s4it10kPMjPC35YqW7GDoMD4_la8PSAarUdzlLhAe8F0OgwyxeP_RAwZSVxNm_bcV8A4mvbdHXhlxCkOdevxame5px2K79QjH3eN95GjeU6/s1600-h/dali+movie+03.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289090974230159778" style="WIDTH: 135px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 139px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9d_ofxEaE7KoWzz2dnHsGGVEQqlnCN4Hi9s4it10kPMjPC35YqW7GDoMD4_la8PSAarUdzlLhAe8F0OgwyxeP_RAwZSVxNm_bcV8A4mvbdHXhlxCkOdevxame5px2K79QjH3eN95GjeU6/s400/dali+movie+03.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDZXFVwBo-QAWn5GifcKKT995WYbw_MBzxYdmxhUV2n-8Xu-SHuyqqnXUHHvBWB3IFhPtEk8jduaDgpdkO54WDw74SSEqncvkOj0gnKkzO9D8moHTI6GyC-daWeE42lcyDEzZykmhx63_0/s1600-h/dali+movie+02.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289090764445105058" style="WIDTH: 131px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 137px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDZXFVwBo-QAWn5GifcKKT995WYbw_MBzxYdmxhUV2n-8Xu-SHuyqqnXUHHvBWB3IFhPtEk8jduaDgpdkO54WDw74SSEqncvkOj0gnKkzO9D8moHTI6GyC-daWeE42lcyDEzZykmhx63_0/s320/dali+movie+02.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>However as time passes, Salvador feels and increasingly strong pull towards the charismatic Federico - who is himself oblivious of the attentions he is getting from his beautiful writer friend, Margarita. </div><br /><div>Finally, in the face of his friends' preoccupations - and Federico's growing renown as a poet - Luis sets off for Paris in search of his own artistic success. </div><br /><div>Federico and Salvador spend the holiday in the sea-side town of Cadaques. Both the idyllic surroundings and the warmth of the Dali family sweep Federico off his feet. Salvador and he draw closer, sharing their deepest beliefs, inspirations and secrets, convinced that they have found a kind of friendship undreamt of by others. It is more that a meeting of the minds; it is a fusion of souls.</div><br /><div>And then one night, in the phosphorescent water, it becomes something else... "</div><br /><div>Click on the link below for more information:</div><div> </div><div><a href="http://www.littleashes-themovie.com/synopsis.php">http://www.littleashes-themovie.com/synopsis.php</a></div></div></div></div></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797298427790034910noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906060575875404429.post-79430018218855333642009-01-07T21:00:00.004-05:002009-01-30T09:53:36.548-05:00SALVADOR DALI - MEMORABLE QUOTES<p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288737518576791858" style="WIDTH: 202px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 242px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHnQAHcCAB6YbC5qgHuVvDqizK06TgpMlAs3e5fBO1nRoph9yxr7dImbnSN0SsvuwCIPXNj4-r8MBZ4kMe9lxMWbBCNQwPH8QV3l42-jSz2SHazOJoSCvBugWlsYOe_x8U2i69_k2LpTZx/s320/dali+05.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /></p>"The only difference between me and a madman is that I am not mad."<br /><br />"The terrifying and edible beauty of Art Nouveau architecture."<br /><br />"The secret of my influence has always been that it remained secret."<br /><br />"Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing."<br /><br />"We are all hungry and thirsty for concrete images. Abstract art will have been good for one thing: to restore its exact virginity to figurative art."<br /><br />"At the age of six I wanted to be a cook. At seven I wanted to be Napoleon. And my ambition has been growing steadily ever since."<br /><br />"Take me, I am the drug; take me, I am hallucinogenic."<br /><br />"The difference between false memories and true ones is the same as for jewels: it is always the false ones that look the most real, the most brilliant."<br /><br />"Mistakes are almost always of a sacred nature. Never try to correct them. On the contrary: rationalize them, understand them thoroughly. After that, it will be possible for you to sublimate them."<br /><br />"Don't bother about being modern. Unfortunately it is the one thing that, whatever you do, you cannot avoid."<br /><br />"The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was obviously a poet; the first to repeat it was possibly an idiot."<br /><br />"I do not paint a portrait to look like the subject, rather does the person grow to look like his portrait."<br /><br />"Have no fear of perfection-you'll never reach it."<br /><br />"There is only one difference between a madman and me. I am not mad."<br /><br />"It is either easy or impossible."<br /><br />"This grandiose tragedy that we call modern art."<br /><br />"Democratic societies are unfit for the publication of such thunderous revelations as I am in the habit of making."<br /><br />"In order to acquire a growing and lasting respect in society, it is a good thing, if you possess great talent, to give, early in your youth, a very hard kick to the right shin of the society that you love. After that, be a snob."<br /><br />"I have Dalinian thought: the one thing the world will never have enough of is the outrageous."<br /><br />"It is good taste, and good taste alone, that possesses the power to sterilize and is always the first handicap to any creative functioning."<br /><br />"What is a television apparatus to man, who has only to shut his eyes to see the most inaccessible regions of the seen and the never seen, who has only to imagine in order to pierce through walls and cause all the planetary Baghdad's of his dreams to rise from the dust."<br /><br />"I seated ugliness on my knee, and almost immediately grew tired of it."<br /><br />"There are some days when I think I'm going to die from an overdose of satisfaction."Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797298427790034910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906060575875404429.post-37445919521637129712009-01-07T20:07:00.016-05:002009-01-07T21:26:26.513-05:00SALVADOR DALI - Some of His Paintings<div align="left">Salvador Dali was very interested in Sigmund Freud's use of symbolism. He loved to use symbolism in his paintings. Recurring images are elephants with long, thin legs (distortion of space), eggs (love and hope), ants (desire but also death and decay), snails (human head), locusts (waste and fear) and the famous melting clocks (Einstein's theory that time is fluid, not fixed). Dali also loved to use optical illusions.</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="center"><br />The Persistence of Memory:<br /></div><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHvLEGkg68t57lDxVG9QOLRzILqNH0M3EWbsVOTDYQt_yvc-GhSDQ170rtRwqYqwzUZmr_ICf2tEo5i7KYbutV7m0cAUWAkTYMsX1tx2CmYi8oJXXoglGSm0hQmQ8bn_iq1PK1Fc3fail1/s1600-h/persistence_of_memory.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288727631510739522" style="WIDTH: 314px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHvLEGkg68t57lDxVG9QOLRzILqNH0M3EWbsVOTDYQt_yvc-GhSDQ170rtRwqYqwzUZmr_ICf2tEo5i7KYbutV7m0cAUWAkTYMsX1tx2CmYi8oJXXoglGSm0hQmQ8bn_iq1PK1Fc3fail1/s200/persistence_of_memory.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoDw9qwK_xUHFlqwq0dETvsliBYgURwvImuL-QuTBMvSsDhxVeycbWbtuqcZm6_4cO6ksUomv81VUiwVbVIZaxx4usp-ySow0kKWLDp8_WWIPYM3AzGSjL2KCiCOZp4MBDMocj1_5SiE3-/s1600-h/temptation-of-saint-anthony.jpg"></a></p><div align="center">Disintegration of the Persistence of Memory:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU9Yjkx_-Bgy0LEtLHUNNQw-myyKuYop5TlW0VwgCYq1QIBpoMh8a2HbHGhH0cdZ54GVqTfg0jtb3vQCHeHYIQWyuLlcTYieuJlzZzTg3d_pwxl-98a1UB3I-PYr8k4JuUqO6UNTovBeCL/s1600-h/disintegrationofpersistenceofmemory.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288727142107316722" style="WIDTH: 310px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 265px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU9Yjkx_-Bgy0LEtLHUNNQw-myyKuYop5TlW0VwgCYq1QIBpoMh8a2HbHGhH0cdZ54GVqTfg0jtb3vQCHeHYIQWyuLlcTYieuJlzZzTg3d_pwxl-98a1UB3I-PYr8k4JuUqO6UNTovBeCL/s200/disintegrationofpersistenceofmemory.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU9Yjkx_-Bgy0LEtLHUNNQw-myyKuYop5TlW0VwgCYq1QIBpoMh8a2HbHGhH0cdZ54GVqTfg0jtb3vQCHeHYIQWyuLlcTYieuJlzZzTg3d_pwxl-98a1UB3I-PYr8k4JuUqO6UNTovBeCL/s1600-h/disintegrationofpersistenceofmemory.jpg"></a></p><br /><br /><div align="center">Swans Reflecting Elephants:<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnfa8M-wqVXQ2CU_WFj6Zkadhmgc4EJjpapcan8Kg30yKUl1Xmqd_XGJYiclXGa9sKRmCWzjqAe1t3ZWhKEyOZ8J7kjtkM0ud8CZyJuzbE-vwA5fZ1mrkD7JbUc5ZnsXna9Y2lhTs1iF3r/s1600-h/Swans-Reflecting-Elephants--1937-132514.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288726742126864370" style="WIDTH: 278px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 242px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnfa8M-wqVXQ2CU_WFj6Zkadhmgc4EJjpapcan8Kg30yKUl1Xmqd_XGJYiclXGa9sKRmCWzjqAe1t3ZWhKEyOZ8J7kjtkM0ud8CZyJuzbE-vwA5fZ1mrkD7JbUc5ZnsXna9Y2lhTs1iF3r/s200/Swans-Reflecting-Elephants--1937-132514.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">The Temptation of Saint Anthony:<br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoDw9qwK_xUHFlqwq0dETvsliBYgURwvImuL-QuTBMvSsDhxVeycbWbtuqcZm6_4cO6ksUomv81VUiwVbVIZaxx4usp-ySow0kKWLDp8_WWIPYM3AzGSjL2KCiCOZp4MBDMocj1_5SiE3-/s1600-h/temptation-of-saint-anthony.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288726314450986914" style="WIDTH: 288px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 237px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoDw9qwK_xUHFlqwq0dETvsliBYgURwvImuL-QuTBMvSsDhxVeycbWbtuqcZm6_4cO6ksUomv81VUiwVbVIZaxx4usp-ySow0kKWLDp8_WWIPYM3AzGSjL2KCiCOZp4MBDMocj1_5SiE3-/s200/temptation-of-saint-anthony.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"></p><div align="center">The Hallucinogenic Toreodore:<br /></div><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm9JXaERkRGzmL5nvqrASQUNbiK_aC4HNL2XQA_iqquvcy0Djo9lcuti0dyMpFi7WSV1yjwmQBLMTRJAp3JGEmkE964jFev8s1vgrjxJlCaJ0yMpWG18BmFI25H5zJrQrmQlRZqH2TKMI4/s1600-h/_The_Hallucinogenic_Toreador_1968_sm.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288726013197699858" style="WIDTH: 231px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 317px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm9JXaERkRGzmL5nvqrASQUNbiK_aC4HNL2XQA_iqquvcy0Djo9lcuti0dyMpFi7WSV1yjwmQBLMTRJAp3JGEmkE964jFev8s1vgrjxJlCaJ0yMpWG18BmFI25H5zJrQrmQlRZqH2TKMI4/s200/_The_Hallucinogenic_Toreador_1968_sm.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Meditative Rose:</div><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKaTN97uT3w92sJPfXNMYn36cpfEVUPKVBJGeos2MTeOaRSXZjTPlU5haDopYccA7CcOp74XHWVJeur_lOeqH3YlEfr4O4Gz2pjFb9ak9EP713BjGY-SW_ISyuAc6MbnSAqeARuf3ua47V/s1600-h/meditative_rose.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288725760069173602" style="WIDTH: 177px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 305px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKaTN97uT3w92sJPfXNMYn36cpfEVUPKVBJGeos2MTeOaRSXZjTPlU5haDopYccA7CcOp74XHWVJeur_lOeqH3YlEfr4O4Gz2pjFb9ak9EP713BjGY-SW_ISyuAc6MbnSAqeARuf3ua47V/s200/meditative_rose.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Still Life Moving Fast:<br /></div><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtvLgRfB5pOLlgBCbm4TBv7rYhmgb4thKCu3ax2rD1or47wXTb3Pn-URpSulv5mV6oHlfOqSYYRfSNCU1I3dIYiSi8-C1UyQRKXJzu0i06p9AeCo9lAjkTlaP6eIrMASkDX6PYqW41opNK/s1600-h/still+life+moving+fast.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288725547381685154" style="WIDTH: 292px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 273px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtvLgRfB5pOLlgBCbm4TBv7rYhmgb4thKCu3ax2rD1or47wXTb3Pn-URpSulv5mV6oHlfOqSYYRfSNCU1I3dIYiSi8-C1UyQRKXJzu0i06p9AeCo9lAjkTlaP6eIrMASkDX6PYqW41opNK/s200/still+life+moving+fast.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><br />Geopoloticus Child Watching the Birth of the New Man:<br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_xxEVi5qkxXeUUa0CBXcD5F005aXfPC-qrixkkAVwL2hzpYk9I8o8wq3uQti0OlH4WSspPwgHctv0meTrskb6r0Uc3iMIlEbEFOPY2VRj3Q7Uzck0kc-RH_uwcxHp8L2h_5jyS_rgp9SF/s1600-h/gallery_geopoliticus_child.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288724980205105218" style="WIDTH: 255px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 253px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_xxEVi5qkxXeUUa0CBXcD5F005aXfPC-qrixkkAVwL2hzpYk9I8o8wq3uQti0OlH4WSspPwgHctv0meTrskb6r0Uc3iMIlEbEFOPY2VRj3Q7Uzck0kc-RH_uwcxHp8L2h_5jyS_rgp9SF/s200/gallery_geopoliticus_child.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Gala Contemplating the Mediterranean Sea</div><div align="center">Which At Twenty Meters Becomes<br />Abraham Lincoln - </div><div align="center">Homage to Rothko:</div><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqmB0reUgSClQrtCUIlVl_Ac4u-n4jwct_avAjCA5Wc4w6KFjChtTaI81P5LeME5CuZq-yjih-2tkPsDWvLDaJgCajJ61BUALTCQDXXEN5VdJpyKCjq3ttJ9pAtiB1St9iEpVpDCN6iYqe/s1600-h/gala+contemplating.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288724590832904258" style="WIDTH: 126px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 144px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqmB0reUgSClQrtCUIlVl_Ac4u-n4jwct_avAjCA5Wc4w6KFjChtTaI81P5LeME5CuZq-yjih-2tkPsDWvLDaJgCajJ61BUALTCQDXXEN5VdJpyKCjq3ttJ9pAtiB1St9iEpVpDCN6iYqe/s200/gala+contemplating.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUK13zW-vZJyj0pKtoLdi2N4iG9wA_sCkWsti5oD1kPz1tVikWsFOcR7WUbxWZubPJdOWsCkO3y25eyM5lrGBlwI87ADsa1bQIkCEC1fvh5VPoLpM5n_uhsbTFGvbrTo17rpnap3VwSXDp/s1600-h/gala+contemplating.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288723827513615506" style="WIDTH: 349px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 467px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUK13zW-vZJyj0pKtoLdi2N4iG9wA_sCkWsti5oD1kPz1tVikWsFOcR7WUbxWZubPJdOWsCkO3y25eyM5lrGBlwI87ADsa1bQIkCEC1fvh5VPoLpM5n_uhsbTFGvbrTo17rpnap3VwSXDp/s200/gala+contemplating.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><div align="center">Metamorphosis of Narcissus:<br /><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf1GhEZhs6TJIRKZDXUb3BXSJAlLiOR0to0RjP1Z4cbysAPKCwFYeXEru4YpH1hVzDrjrroeAfluQ6UWzT9LurLxnyaH5clloJ0ldoCNeyBmzF8CO49JOkbNqc-YUjg5KBJtlo6kECFser/s1600-h/metamorphosis+narcissus.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288723590760070418" style="WIDTH: 271px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf1GhEZhs6TJIRKZDXUb3BXSJAlLiOR0to0RjP1Z4cbysAPKCwFYeXEru4YpH1hVzDrjrroeAfluQ6UWzT9LurLxnyaH5clloJ0ldoCNeyBmzF8CO49JOkbNqc-YUjg5KBJtlo6kECFser/s200/metamorphosis+narcissus.jpg" border="0" /></a></p>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797298427790034910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906060575875404429.post-11846250139129458792009-01-06T10:59:00.107-05:002009-01-08T15:38:12.052-05:00Salvador Dali - An Essay<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhevhHo7AAgVbMJbJ26a9_v1BH6WKmAk04b8qhKR4prNksXoRfpYKy7OeBXlPixTwCTwx3AfeM49Cl386JZHQ88eJyJHMpMYESnIgt2Ion1j2r_jXCPXSd4lw9bZ6mbwmAFrzLjpROF6K4z/s1600-h/dali+01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288371803106955650" style="WIDTH: 154px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 202px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhevhHo7AAgVbMJbJ26a9_v1BH6WKmAk04b8qhKR4prNksXoRfpYKy7OeBXlPixTwCTwx3AfeM49Cl386JZHQ88eJyJHMpMYESnIgt2Ion1j2r_jXCPXSd4lw9bZ6mbwmAFrzLjpROF6K4z/s200/dali+01.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjts3agCnwgLSMNUrMn_loahbCbo5-0GF0N50ObYAGakpEibB9wbO6YED23AHRk8CE5jBJd4x4rVNbSzJi8NKXRgfp7-uW6u78dbWq4qqmECpa6Q1Dta6HDjvD_j6F5lBXlePaD7kdA8A7/s1600-h/dali+02.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGidoJDf3UmnZp0iPTHqKobomV36sd120sT0iE1d7H-Q77EM12iKX1zty5LduKQsNYZ8M65olTRiSmgPF-h8RcBtTLdHI9wHcupsJfxgCP2lcbiA54F9oC9I7aWK7Msde7FGknw9UP00Zo/s1600-h/dali+03.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">"<em>Every morning upon awakening, I experience a supreme pleasure:<br />that of being Salvador Dali"</em><br /></div><br /><br /><br />Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dali Domenech was born on May 11, 1904 in Figueres, Catalonia, Spain. He is most famous for creating over 1500 surrealist paintings. He is considered to be a highly-skilled draftsman and his painting skills are compared to that of Renaissance masters.<br /><br />His most famous and popular painting is "The Persistence of Memory," nicknamed by the public, "The Melting Clocks Picture."<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfY-MroqujymJVM0t-AT338Wj3jZh_HxCZu4JLt8zQ21WDMzzb-NGDEQ_yz5LlUvM7OYH9D9pvSJItHrNa6jFmyl16F0kMea9gFZnXNjwANwNldrMIB2UVT40_0jDnTySkrnlGDdlP0fqp/s1600-h/persistence_of_memory.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288642066310163058" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 230px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfY-MroqujymJVM0t-AT338Wj3jZh_HxCZu4JLt8zQ21WDMzzb-NGDEQ_yz5LlUvM7OYH9D9pvSJItHrNa6jFmyl16F0kMea9gFZnXNjwANwNldrMIB2UVT40_0jDnTySkrnlGDdlP0fqp/s320/persistence_of_memory.jpg" border="0" /></a></p>There are several museums dedicated to Dali's work. The list includes the Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersberg, Florida; the Figueres Dali Theatre-Museum in Catalonia, Spain; and the Tate in England.<br /><br />He was also quite famous for his unusual personality, quotes and physical appearance. He had a long, upturned, waxed mustache and often wore a long cape and carried a walking stick .<br /><br />Dali studied at the San Fernando Academy of Fine Arts in Madrid. He was quite a sight - he wore long hair with sideburns and was dressed in late 1800's English costume complete with stockings, coat and knee breeches. Later on he was expelled. One account says it was for accusing the teachers of being "unworthy" to judge his works, having already proved himself with his painting "Basket of Bread." Another account accuses him of inciting a rebellion by the art students against the faculty.<br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6oVJY8l6ChuJ9IfUAB5JHUCqYRKlISPAN_e_1ab73ZAvMbwYja7b5PtuYRdfN9gakw9WzxxBYUwUMLU9T8s9fbXHe6SRYz0w0aQOltQwlahnUu50CYCXY-6mhrbNoftG4NHFOXnMAPr32/s1600-h/daliBasket.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288213519132017682" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 316px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6oVJY8l6ChuJ9IfUAB5JHUCqYRKlISPAN_e_1ab73ZAvMbwYja7b5PtuYRdfN9gakw9WzxxBYUwUMLU9T8s9fbXHe6SRYz0w0aQOltQwlahnUu50CYCXY-6mhrbNoftG4NHFOXnMAPr32/s320/daliBasket.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><p>Salvador Dali was a very busy man during his career. Besides his painting, he also involved himself with writing, fashion, sculpture, music, films and theater.<br /><br />During the 1920's, Dali experimented with the art style known a Dada. His first one-man show was in Barcelona in 1925. A year later, he visited Brussels and Paris, met Pablo Picasso and Joan Miro and had another one-man show in Barcelona.<br /><br />Dali designed costumes for the 1927 Frederico Garcia Lorca play, "Mariana Pineda." This play has since been incorporated into the opera "Ainadamar" by Osvaldo Golijov.<br /><br />In 1928 Dali co-produced "An Andalusian Dog" with Luis Bunuel which has a very graphic opening scene - an eyeball being slashed by a razor. The British rockstar David Bowie used this film as his "warm up act" during his 1976 World Tour.<br /><br />Dali participated in the 1929 Carnegie International Exhibition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. That same year he had a one-man-show in Paris and joined the Surrealist Movement, led by Andre Breton.<br /><br />In 1930, Dali co-wrote the surrealist film, "The Golden Age," with Luis Bunuel. After this film opened in Paris, there were riots by anti-semetic and facist groups causing the film to be banned.<br /><br />In a 1934 civil ceremony, Dali married his long-time muse, model, business manager and lover, Elena Ivanovna Diakonova aka "Gala."<br /><br />Differences in political opinion (Dali refused to take sides during Franco's rule of Spain) led Breton to oust Dali from his Surrealist group in 1934. Dali continued to successfully exhibit internationally for the rest of the decade. It is during these years that Dali starting signing both his and his wife's names to his paintings.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2bIvcesSHPGjq1Feq0G-9xyAjjgsvZpYaJ7IT8ldi45NNUhG3UO9lFQdjuIgyrR1U04leKolZL3JnYDWzy0Jz5l4xBGvdIZpAxE9WMB0CtX_VUrLPfcTg5pZnVM5W7koYCn1ksIBNfzii/s1600-h/gala+salvador+01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288274890371264754" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 182px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2bIvcesSHPGjq1Feq0G-9xyAjjgsvZpYaJ7IT8ldi45NNUhG3UO9lFQdjuIgyrR1U04leKolZL3JnYDWzy0Jz5l4xBGvdIZpAxE9WMB0CtX_VUrLPfcTg5pZnVM5W7koYCn1ksIBNfzii/s200/gala+salvador+01.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYn7l86yus1pA4cCgjIrztEtHm1K70PiT3v0osalfh0Xfnu5-9BlplKLCgu6b3DNugQYB0kDG0YxVF7IHMzUmYiaeC4qURwKoyFwJRFhU582ZphBTzw0BikMlrHh4OuZj9urIC2eQmpH8e/s1600-h/gala+salvador+04.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288371521223440242" style="WIDTH: 144px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYn7l86yus1pA4cCgjIrztEtHm1K70PiT3v0osalfh0Xfnu5-9BlplKLCgu6b3DNugQYB0kDG0YxVF7IHMzUmYiaeC4qURwKoyFwJRFhU582ZphBTzw0BikMlrHh4OuZj9urIC2eQmpH8e/s200/gala+salvador+04.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />At the 1936 London Surrealist Exhibition, Dali delivers his speech while wearing a deep sea diving suit. </p><br /><p>Edward James of England commissioned two projects from Dali - the 1936 "Lobster Phone" of which there are 6 full color copies and 2 white copies. The other project is the 1937 "Mae West Lips" couch.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ4PdAO_M_9hP2Xn-9oLF5BHq4BTwTClcKaLzmhI2TtPPRJnl7XigjnqqiGtQm6tYDYwonEo4R9jBXpvWIX6VAgTDam98wCDuVbP5gCNNiKQVsTHIbKN3K0FOhbXW9InlPs-tDc52oq6t2/s1600-h/lobster+phone+color.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288399928723917138" style="WIDTH: 180px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 152px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ4PdAO_M_9hP2Xn-9oLF5BHq4BTwTClcKaLzmhI2TtPPRJnl7XigjnqqiGtQm6tYDYwonEo4R9jBXpvWIX6VAgTDam98wCDuVbP5gCNNiKQVsTHIbKN3K0FOhbXW9InlPs-tDc52oq6t2/s200/lobster+phone+color.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinC8bKAQK-LfprwgPpuCTGxMo0kSVIDGNdK86whJArTfmwcZSHCJYYR5o1jyIAZmQvk-yF1hj3kNwjEe1rfxZkldYLGrceG9tBUEGeVU1d44LyeWklO7JlwpeYY_exz9h-nzBf0HKfgrD4/s1600-h/maewestlipsofa.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288400090871075138" style="WIDTH: 183px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 122px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinC8bKAQK-LfprwgPpuCTGxMo0kSVIDGNdK86whJArTfmwcZSHCJYYR5o1jyIAZmQvk-yF1hj3kNwjEe1rfxZkldYLGrceG9tBUEGeVU1d44LyeWklO7JlwpeYY_exz9h-nzBf0HKfgrD4/s200/maewestlipsofa.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhecdJ9iBGz7A2M0Eq98GIQKThG6pH2MoTiJ8b2qMi-p5DuhCoD2ImbnQro2KphndySWZxhgqyKVvqjhnwOf3EO7Xrx9VkTdBtG95Usv0asgxOWtTjCdgvdpr3zOE6aowT7gMNQcPWWYLut/s1600-h/lobster+phone+white.jpg"></a><br />In 1937 Dali worked with fashion designer Elsa Shaparelli to design a white dress with a lobster motif on it. The dress became famous when it was featured in Vogue, worn by then-model Wallis Simpson. The model later gained notariety when the Duke of Windsor abdicated the Throne of England in order to marry her.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDbSCI_ueiaYvrwF6ZXnhWEON9KgIHZuhauMlgagT-OtWrZNDwA-llLbwCs4VonNUZ5c86iMIJUVJI_S6fEwhK1X7w5E-D_1fDZ_ZpaCPApDfkLKNZogZMD0rQDeGOx9CggGGYAjej5lAH/s1600-h/lobster+dress.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288245842838337522" style="WIDTH: 152px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 204px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDbSCI_ueiaYvrwF6ZXnhWEON9KgIHZuhauMlgagT-OtWrZNDwA-llLbwCs4VonNUZ5c86iMIJUVJI_S6fEwhK1X7w5E-D_1fDZ_ZpaCPApDfkLKNZogZMD0rQDeGOx9CggGGYAjej5lAH/s320/lobster+dress.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNua3N9DwzW0Gof2QLUdCyxkPNxCcszwDW1w1bLnWD3BpNA4goO74smCH_XtJSvKw0PsBLImp93stOMnJosW167Nrpc2tE8C6cUyOt1aQ_HaXamSKeWOP4i153mamQ39qzzr9XS4C1_hrX/s1600-h/wallis+simpson.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288395176963221570" style="WIDTH: 167px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 203px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNua3N9DwzW0Gof2QLUdCyxkPNxCcszwDW1w1bLnWD3BpNA4goO74smCH_XtJSvKw0PsBLImp93stOMnJosW167Nrpc2tE8C6cUyOt1aQ_HaXamSKeWOP4i153mamQ39qzzr9XS4C1_hrX/s200/wallis+simpson.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Dali wrote "Giraffes on Horseback" in 1937 for the Marx Brothers but the studio objected to images of giraffes wearing gas masks and one of the brothers didn't find the script funny enough. That project was never produced.<br /><br />Salvador and Gala Dali meet Sigmund Freud. Dali paints several portraits of the father of psychoanalysis.<br /><br />In 1939 Dali designed the set and wrote a libretto for the ballet "Bacchanale" which was based up Wagner's "Tannhauser." He also designed the sets for the 1941 play, "Labyrinth" and the 1949 play, "Three Cornered Hat."<br /><br />In 1940 Dali and Gala moved to the USA. The New York Museum of Modern Art gave him his first retrospective exhibit in 1941. A year later his autobiography "The Secret Life of Salvador Dali" was published. Dali became very interested in science and religion during the 1940's.<br /><br />Alfred Hitchcock worked with Dali on his 1945 film, "Spellbound," which starred Ingrid Bergman. Dali created the sets for the dream sequence.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_roIPXAqkNxoYVs69EHWCkuE4jI4DztmCt_MpWaCCho13IKPdYZKrty5FmWYE5iX2LlPc4qPKCHzWF1SeMSGSu45mWrd3nU4ybZLxbD4f4KzqhyDrwGd8aC3FmZCQBVcUPx1jP0VtO2V6/s1600-h/spellbound+pix01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288640609124141570" style="WIDTH: 131px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 111px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_roIPXAqkNxoYVs69EHWCkuE4jI4DztmCt_MpWaCCho13IKPdYZKrty5FmWYE5iX2LlPc4qPKCHzWF1SeMSGSu45mWrd3nU4ybZLxbD4f4KzqhyDrwGd8aC3FmZCQBVcUPx1jP0VtO2V6/s200/spellbound+pix01.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCyUuJzRv3PbiAU_XWrXuYzZyWhTyd7oe8iyO-SKnAQR42SZFZRuBcSV9-inN-hf-JGtFNCiyXwEqL68YtCd5ChC-g5enJaV-sQXy31qZOfD9_LEIlYkhAGpGaXEncJTEiZ-l15JNSV26A/s1600-h/spellbound+pix+03.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288641053924526530" style="WIDTH: 141px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 113px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCyUuJzRv3PbiAU_XWrXuYzZyWhTyd7oe8iyO-SKnAQR42SZFZRuBcSV9-inN-hf-JGtFNCiyXwEqL68YtCd5ChC-g5enJaV-sQXy31qZOfD9_LEIlYkhAGpGaXEncJTEiZ-l15JNSV26A/s200/spellbound+pix+03.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlADMhPRnpYxjqaTsHGC_Td_QTY5bX31qQpiLbvvjLIK806kXyAF6tkuk9m7fm20beV9Hzu6OdoZHBlv-o1Kud9hIH6o3bHtAO4edsvTi4Lvi0zJsnXJQbCrBl8bZMxs64qvntM_uS7pq1/s1600-h/spellbound+pix+02.jpg"></a><br />Dali started work with Walt Disney in 1946 on the development of an animated film entitled, "Destino," but the project was shelved due to limited funds during the war. Walt's nephew, Roy, rediscovered the forgotten project while working on Fantasia 2000. "Destino" was finally finished and released in 2003.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNYmjnyI5W0pZc-5H1Y8hhti0h3axI4ZZICjwT-FG8Q8YDeXBPAKJaB415_ZN1KaDIhw9Fx0hBIh5AhT6R0x8EN1Z7LNN74e0MyF1yKgxvdD67OBL9TX9ihDdIru-EXM4p2rJnmtjHOZgm/s1600-h/destino+01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288388842407111394" style="WIDTH: 161px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNYmjnyI5W0pZc-5H1Y8hhti0h3axI4ZZICjwT-FG8Q8YDeXBPAKJaB415_ZN1KaDIhw9Fx0hBIh5AhT6R0x8EN1Z7LNN74e0MyF1yKgxvdD67OBL9TX9ihDdIru-EXM4p2rJnmtjHOZgm/s200/destino+01.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ7OU6EBUa3Y4YkZmK3ZYvQ3OmC2GdKNVwgI6IXiPtGHe57ZybBoaOvri0-2LVwxD8YpmKmTJtbk13dSRJrRb8lD3TLnuEEYTTj3Uya62htfubsrxD2hbypM8Gy7LlQtQuEloUS97XqZCk/s1600-h/salvador-dali-and-walt-disney.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288389333359719346" style="WIDTH: 243px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 201px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ7OU6EBUa3Y4YkZmK3ZYvQ3OmC2GdKNVwgI6IXiPtGHe57ZybBoaOvri0-2LVwxD8YpmKmTJtbk13dSRJrRb8lD3TLnuEEYTTj3Uya62htfubsrxD2hbypM8Gy7LlQtQuEloUS97XqZCk/s200/salvador-dali-and-walt-disney.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Christian Dior worked with Dali in 1950 to create the "Costume For The Year 2045."<br /><br />Salvador and Gala renew their vows in 1954, this time in a Catholic Church.<br /><br />In 1960 Dali and the mayor of his hometown, Figueres, started reconstruction of a theater that had laid in ruins since it's bombing during the Spanish Civil War. The new construction would become the Dali Theater and Museum (Dali Teatro Museo).</p><p>That same year, Dali co-directed a documentary film entitled, "Chaos and Creation" with Phillipe Dettalsman.<br /><br />In 1964, Dali is given the "Grand Cross of Isabella the Catholic," a medal awarded for recognition of services that benefit Spain.<br /><br />In 1974 The Teatro Museo was finally opened in Figueres, Catalonia, Spain.<br /><br /><br /></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmSt6RBekIsngjWhlvY6AOwReBVB23qlkERTNIMGk5FSlza3F7vJI2Xs7yB6UBhGyMT7bJ_Ese3eCnXQNzfPUDpvM2EhN2GphHR1rr2OxRfnFOr9vPdot0JIjDzEhRptZb4V_GU40prkV4/s1600-h/teatro+museo+01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288652887131896930" style="WIDTH: 146px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmSt6RBekIsngjWhlvY6AOwReBVB23qlkERTNIMGk5FSlza3F7vJI2Xs7yB6UBhGyMT7bJ_Ese3eCnXQNzfPUDpvM2EhN2GphHR1rr2OxRfnFOr9vPdot0JIjDzEhRptZb4V_GU40prkV4/s200/teatro+museo+01.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><p align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJnkd49TmAby1f12KtD4d4oLmphEa-1vMxx6jE7IW7a3gZrwHJ7ri1ws4B7f3jk3d5NOoYPSP8mHc7Qd3QlArrNazsrOWQBrhXsJHR38SLOBlGqRPZi7L7YUsEVY0bcEaeHsUv4oWYf1fs/s1600-h/teatro+museo+03.jpg"></a></p><br /><p>Dali narrated the 1976 animated film, "Impressions of Upper Mongolia," the story of a journey to find huge, hallucinogenic mushrooms. During the late 1970's, Dali had retrospective exhibits in Paris and London.<br /><br />Dali's wife, Gala, died in 1982. Dali's own health started to decline thereafter. The same year, King Juan Carlos of Spain confers upon Dali the title "Marquis de Pubol."<br /><br />In 1983 Dali established the Gala-Salvador Dali Foundation, an educational service for all ages that provides advice and tours that promote Spanish artists.<br /><br />Dali was injured in a 1984 fire at his home, Pubol Castle. His injuries confined him to a wheelchair.<br /><br />A year later, Dali worked with Igor Wakhevitch to create the opera "Etre Dieu" which was based upon a libretto by Manuel Vazquez Montalban. Dali's 1972 "Self Portrait" was used to commenorate the occasion. This painting made the newspapers and became quite famous years later when it was seized by US Customs officers - Columbian drug lords were trying to use it to launder money!</p><p>Dali died in 1989 of heart failure, in his home in Figueres. He was listening to his favorite recording - Tristan and Isolde. His crypt is within the Teatro Museo.</p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe35FHWEbPJwc2nG5vsqieDVG5WyVs3sV_0uOSf6GvcIA66NxrK_vrAJ0sbEp_X2j3wh9beU1gARfkci6_gB7k8bvq5cQSp-962csz2_huUwrHpzFQq6lJ7Jo9Ck8csQ5eRDNI-KE4Wy_3/s1600-h/dalis+crypt.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288722762887003122" style="WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 124px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe35FHWEbPJwc2nG5vsqieDVG5WyVs3sV_0uOSf6GvcIA66NxrK_vrAJ0sbEp_X2j3wh9beU1gARfkci6_gB7k8bvq5cQSp-962csz2_huUwrHpzFQq6lJ7Jo9Ck8csQ5eRDNI-KE4Wy_3/s200/dalis+crypt.jpg" border="0" /></a></p>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797298427790034910noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906060575875404429.post-26622807832949704092009-01-01T11:22:00.002-05:002009-01-01T11:25:04.087-05:00National Geographic's Top 10 Photo Galleries for 2008National Geographic has published their list (and photos) of the 10 most viewed photo galleries for 2008. Amazing shots, amazing circumstances. Click <a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/12/photogalleries/top-ten-galleries-photos/index.html">here</a> to check it out.Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797298427790034910noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906060575875404429.post-67839532918806561702008-12-26T17:32:00.006-05:002008-12-27T10:30:52.807-05:00Jean-Baptiste Simeon Chardin<div align="left">For the 2008/2009 school year, I was assigned to research Jean Chardin and his painting "The Young Draftsman" for my ART GOES TO SCHOOL chapter. Well, I did my oral report for the other AGTS ladies as we enjoyed our pot luck desserts and munchies. Just as well put my report to work and publish it on my art blog...<br /><br /><strong>Jean-Baptiste Simeon Chardin (1699-1779)</strong><br /></div><div align="left">Chardin was born to a middle class family in Paris. His father was a cabinet maker who specialized in billiard tables, especially for the royal family and other nobles. His father wanted him to join the family business but Chardin wanted to be an artist.<br /><br />The Academie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture was the dream school that received royal patronage and was the dictator of fashion for artists. The other place to study art was the Academie de Saint-Luc but it was an embarrassment to attend St. Luc’s, a place that was the butt of many jokes by the snobbish students from the Acadmie Royale. In 1724 Chardin’s father (unfortunately) enrolled him into Saint Luc’s. Chardin grumbled for years about his father’s choice of schools. Studying there gave Chardin a feeling of inadequecy that stayed with him the rest of his life.<br /><br />Chardin received painting lessons from history painter Pierre-Jacques Cazes who, at the time, was little known and has been described as knowing very little about art. Cazes’ students never used real objects as subjects and Cazes did not have any money for hiring models so he made his students copy his own works. Luckily Chardin also took painting lessons from history painter Noel-Nicholas Coypel and eventually assisted him with details on his works. Working under Coypel was good for Chardin's development as an artist.<br /><br />Four years later Chardin applied to the Academie Royale, presenting them with two paintings – “The Ray” and “The Buffet.” He was accepted into the Acedemie Royale as a “painter of animals and still lifes.”<br /><br />In 1737, at the age of 38, Chardin started exhibiting at The Salon, regularly attending their meetings some 50 years, and eventually serving as counselor, treasurer, secretary and, in 1761, manager of exhibitions.<br /><br />King Louis XV gave him a pension and invited him to live in the Louvre. In the 1770’s, Chardin’s eyesight started to fail. He switched to using pastels, mostly creating portraits of himself and his 2nd wife who was well-off financially and able to take good care of him in his final years.<br /><br /><strong>World and Art History</strong><br /><br />With the 1715 death of King Louis XIV of France, the Duke of Orleans served as regent until young Louis XV was old enough to take over the crown. During this transition period the formalities of Louis XIV’s court were relaxed and the atmosphere become more casual. Social life was moved out of the court and into the salons and the “grand and formal” Baroque period of art died out.<br /><br />Rococo (“rock and shell”) art took over starting in France and spreading to the rest of Europe. Having rejected the rigid lifestyle of Louis XIV’s rule, the French aristocracy entered into a life of personal amusement. This era became extreme and society was eventually condemned as being tasteless, frivolous and morally corrupt. Neoclassicism took over, timed with The French Revolution of 1789.<br /><br />The essence of Rococo art is light and fanciful. This period of art featured fanciful curves, assymetry and lots of details in architecture, excess fabric and ornamentation in fashion, and soft colors, strong glaring highlights, and light-hearted emotions, sometimes erotic, in the subject matter of art.<br /><br /><strong>Chardin the Artist </strong></div><p align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVv4Vz-GAbIaSlSsSMEQ178rfBY6GF6dZP2Cl5wg4cIRDcRgQoh_1wyQeBz68OuHJ7sptiZmqMF8PR5soMKCbiLPJMHNpfmzcR9YVNVjlUmtoAvB4Iddf0j15MgvtejW0JS-0hOyazwO36/s1600-h/chardin+01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284235019890956242" style="WIDTH: 220px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 279px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVv4Vz-GAbIaSlSsSMEQ178rfBY6GF6dZP2Cl5wg4cIRDcRgQoh_1wyQeBz68OuHJ7sptiZmqMF8PR5soMKCbiLPJMHNpfmzcR9YVNVjlUmtoAvB4Iddf0j15MgvtejW0JS-0hOyazwO36/s320/chardin+01.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br />Although Chardin lived during the Rococo period he is not considered a Rococo artist. He was greatly influenced by the Flemish and Dutch painters and preferred subjects such as still lifes and genre paintings of people doing simple, everyday tasks as well as their style of laying down the paint. When he presented his two paintings to the Royal Academie, they thought the pictures were Flemish and that Chardin was a representative of their maker. The Flemish (and Chardin’s) style is characterized by the use of thickly-layered brush strokes and thin luminous glazes.<br /><br />Chardin is considered a master of still life. He put a lot of thought into arranging his subjects and depicting them realistically. He uses just a few colors, usually earth colors and prefers a soft diffusion of light. The glazes on his paintings allow light to bounce within their layers and eventually out to create a glow.<br /><br />Chardin started painting game/meat and fruit in a kitchen setting. His friends teased him by saying he was the “painter of dead animals.” He later added pots, pans and containers into his subject matter. Later in life he painted portraits (upon the dare of a fellow artist to give it a try). Some historians attribute the switch to painting children and mothers with children to the deaths of family members. (Chardin lost his 1st wife at a young age and later, their toddler daughter. Years later his adult son committed suicide. Chardin also lost a young daughter from his 2nd marriage).<br /><br />One obstacle Chardin could never overcome was the snobbery from “grand genre” artists whose works were from literature, history or religion and considered superior and more moral over other subjects. This hampered recognition and lucrative commissions for Chardin. Despite the negative attitudes and occasional comments of the snobbish “grand genre” painters, Chardin’s friends and colleges supported and defended him as a great artist and he did receive patronage from high society and royalty (it just didn’t pay as well as the more respected “grand genre” works).<br /><br />Chardin liked to work with oil paints and pastels. If a work was popular, he’d paint duplicates and also had assistants make affordable engraving copies for sale. Middle class people were moving up in society and buying art. The middle class class was a great market for Chardin.<br /><br /><br />Chardin's works were not dated so it is difficult to place them on a timeline. Historians have to use references from diaries of others and exhibition information to date them as well as chronicle Chardin’s life. Contrary to what the academies taught, Chardin did not make numerous sketches before doing the final painting. He liked to jump right into the painting process.<br /><br />Historians say that Chardin’s work was a great influence upon Manet, Cezanne, Soutine, Braque, Morandi and Lucien Freud. Matisse once said he greatly admired Chardin’s work. One of his more famous students is Jean-Honore Fragonard who later became a famous Rococo artist.<br /><br />Today Chardin’s works are in the Louvre and other major museums. His paintings have always been highly valued. Although not worth much originally, his pastel works are now also highly valued.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>The Painting - "The Young Draftsman" aka "Young Man Sharpening Pencil"</strong><br /><br /><p><strong></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnYb6u9lbvvjKZpSTETUnrVvID8ADGulFW7gKbUvDdzzRuzQQiFHTWhQcI2j4iox1wBY0t-6VjRG1ik5YyEKtBkhK5f6WdD51AFTg8xeLPqjk9GYaPb5i-FDvxkWy71_DC5EYfn-iq3QNC/s1600-h/YOUNG+MAN+SHARPENING+PENCIL.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284235316885900194" style="WIDTH: 187px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 230px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnYb6u9lbvvjKZpSTETUnrVvID8ADGulFW7gKbUvDdzzRuzQQiFHTWhQcI2j4iox1wBY0t-6VjRG1ik5YyEKtBkhK5f6WdD51AFTg8xeLPqjk9GYaPb5i-FDvxkWy71_DC5EYfn-iq3QNC/s320/YOUNG+MAN+SHARPENING+PENCIL.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="left"><br /></strong><br />I searched a database that tells where original works of art are located. I found that this picture is in The Louvre. The database info is in French so I translated it using babelfish.yahoo.com. The real title of this picture is “Le jeune dissinateur” which translates literally into “The Young Draftsman.” (I do not know why some sources are calling it “Young Man Sharpening Pencil”). The subject is a young man/teen using a knife to sharpen his pencil. Pencil sharpeners weren't invented about 10 years after this picture was created. If you turn the painting sideways counter clockwise you can see that he is drawing a profile of a man with a long beard. The draftsman has his hair pulled back into a long ponytail with a bow and is wearing a tricorner hat, popular throughout Western Europe and The American Colonies during the 18th century. It later fell out of favor, timed with the American and French Revolutions. The painting is about 31.5 inches high by 25.6 inches wide. The estimated painting date is 1737 when Chardin was 38 years old. Above is the actual picture in its frame at The Louvre. </div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797298427790034910noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906060575875404429.post-64135836008679525142008-12-03T17:20:00.038-05:002009-04-30T12:52:55.370-04:00Joan Miro, Catalan Artist<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4OtCFKZW6iuVk-U5Ii5w1uMfc0UEvYH7LX37kbKCIgILzEPC9NFbajQdPMDLzfzyC4xeBA_AqsTbSTUV_VyL22poTUBKb2qrD54v2HckaxMEdbQI7isyZiJjjxKYKW4mIFxu-8eC_FlO8/s1600-h/miro+photo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276319280326083538" style="WIDTH: 151px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 160px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4OtCFKZW6iuVk-U5Ii5w1uMfc0UEvYH7LX37kbKCIgILzEPC9NFbajQdPMDLzfzyC4xeBA_AqsTbSTUV_VyL22poTUBKb2qrD54v2HckaxMEdbQI7isyZiJjjxKYKW4mIFxu-8eC_FlO8/s320/miro+photo.jpg" border="0" /></a> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276318830765180194" style="WIDTH: 132px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 160px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCNthFFFQ2GvaDK_1IqJEzZMZrW5f4lctgON8eBL3KDSajJTOerXL5X6rLe3ZBoGGtxOOf3MCL9wBpZwm5wKObIOdZ_CQTNKppW80OMwlb3RwyiPW6n2bnUHx_Yoa7wIXd1c8RBJ1B7Tr1/s320/miro+self+portrait.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />Today I attended a lecture by <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=nancy+heller&tag=googhydr-20&index=stripbooks&hvadid=1155094901&ref=pd_sl_60v7xykk5p_e">Dr. Nancy Heller </a>at the <a href="http://www.philamuseum.org/">Philadelphia Museum of Art</a> about <a href="http://www.spanisharts.com/reinasofia/miro.htm">Joan Miro.</a> Dr. Heller was a great speaker - she shared alot of knowledge, slides of Miro's works and her wonderful sense of humor with us. Here is a recap of my notes plus some images I found on the internet:<br /><br /><p align="left">First, Joan Miro is a man, not a woman named "Joan." Miro is from the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalonia">Catalan </a>region of Spain and his first name is a variation of Juan or John. It is pronounced zhu (long u)-on (just like the word). The accent is on the second syllable. It almost sounds like saying "shoe on." </p><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhetBIZ4FM7TQy3NSRjs60q6UCl4A7rgoN9D4qy3V6cYN_CvNw51PZCwDguXvR3QPHoS07APOZzQV2fizINY6Z-gxGrNvl7WdkFiG9Ekae70lo4YCJ71oGtYf6-cHJh38eKQnV2POsxy44X/s1600-h/miro+colorful+02.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276319539805100498" style="WIDTH: 180px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhetBIZ4FM7TQy3NSRjs60q6UCl4A7rgoN9D4qy3V6cYN_CvNw51PZCwDguXvR3QPHoS07APOZzQV2fizINY6Z-gxGrNvl7WdkFiG9Ekae70lo4YCJ71oGtYf6-cHJh38eKQnV2POsxy44X/s320/miro+colorful+02.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiHhWUJDhC1fh1WvZUa0aJgSmgJ408YyDigDIt4t-6hGOlBxwMGWLgzpq184V4cqCs4ystgzn-ysw_C33pnz305ks1_xWX6PMMU2OaqHGKoSg1mxTPEfzal_qvuDZfb8ruaX6LkPIRbPbh/s1600-h/miro+dutch+interior+01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276319688284555106" style="WIDTH: 156px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 226px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiHhWUJDhC1fh1WvZUa0aJgSmgJ408YyDigDIt4t-6hGOlBxwMGWLgzpq184V4cqCs4ystgzn-ysw_C33pnz305ks1_xWX6PMMU2OaqHGKoSg1mxTPEfzal_qvuDZfb8ruaX6LkPIRbPbh/s320/miro+dutch+interior+01.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Miro grew in in <a href="http://www.spain.info/TourSpain/?Language=en">Barcelona </a>which was one of the art centers of the world, <a href="http://www.paris.org/">Paris </a>and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City">New York </a>being the others. Although he took business classes to please his practical parents, he took art classes at night for himself. He did have a job in the business field but he was miserable, took some time off, and never went back. His mind was made up and no one was going to change it. He was going to be an artist!</div><br />Those who knew him described him as quiet and genial. This was quite the contrast to his works of art which are "wild and crazy." Miro once said he was better at emotionally reacting to his subject matter, than at depicting it realistically. He enjoyed avant garde art and experimental poetry. Going against convention appealed to him.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxoJ0DtSmvl5Oa7KeNY_ISnan1jtxzOUJ6NsqaDaddnGClH4kiOQn-oQgL7gPvzE1Fs3VnRRc-knuaemsqf9NmpV7QTXtSmk502j9rKe8XZmKw_DSqYxue8Gz4M1M5xrPweI0glZIEu0xg/s1600-h/miro+dog+01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276320495724352930" style="WIDTH: 194px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 161px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxoJ0DtSmvl5Oa7KeNY_ISnan1jtxzOUJ6NsqaDaddnGClH4kiOQn-oQgL7gPvzE1Fs3VnRRc-knuaemsqf9NmpV7QTXtSmk502j9rKe8XZmKw_DSqYxue8Gz4M1M5xrPweI0glZIEu0xg/s320/miro+dog+01.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHy_Qvzs079HB1rXBtEQxhYbElT9Cn9BjsFqO3xjCrCdUqXV1odPpCavWvvqZU2Rc-E596b2GbFkvKUOV6iL1PkqrKfp3wXszvmxfUg08x-5QncS9vEVBbu__O7328DhYsLjLDt12CAFaC/s1600-h/miro+landscape+01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276320871210096834" style="WIDTH: 180px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 160px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHy_Qvzs079HB1rXBtEQxhYbElT9Cn9BjsFqO3xjCrCdUqXV1odPpCavWvvqZU2Rc-E596b2GbFkvKUOV6iL1PkqrKfp3wXszvmxfUg08x-5QncS9vEVBbu__O7328DhYsLjLDt12CAFaC/s320/miro+landscape+01.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Miro was a "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_art">modernist</a>" artist ahead of his time. His works were <a href="http://www.artcyclopedia.com/history/surrealism.html">surreal </a>and <a href="http://www.artcyclopedia.com/history/cubism.html">cubist </a>before these styles became "movements." He was a painter, sculptor and illustrator. He also worked with bronze, ceramics and tapestries as well as designed sets and costumes for theater and ballet with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Ernst">Max Ernst</a>. He literally has thousands of works to his credit. Miro's Spanish contemporaries were <a href="http://www.duke.edu/web/lit132/dalibio.html">Salvadore Dali </a>and <a href="http://www.abcgallery.com/P/picasso/picasso.html">Pablo Picasso</a>. He was befriended by Ernest <a href="http://www.timelesshemingway.com/">Hemingway</a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrHIkpgK6ugJhofblVLd6gEIaXXgF31-7jcXIn0auv8bgk21HrJMpD04GXBgJy71p9aWDPy4qGWcDt4oMxE4BSQL2es0N5O_5ktpAoLdKe_kPOPx66aQbB5_KPA0DkCOoACOK7I4RFu36l/s1600-h/miro+strange+01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276320161541526370" style="WIDTH: 285px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 160px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrHIkpgK6ugJhofblVLd6gEIaXXgF31-7jcXIn0auv8bgk21HrJMpD04GXBgJy71p9aWDPy4qGWcDt4oMxE4BSQL2es0N5O_5ktpAoLdKe_kPOPx66aQbB5_KPA0DkCOoACOK7I4RFu36l/s320/miro+strange+01.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Some people refer to his work as being "abstract" but he argued otherwise, stating every single subject and detail is derived from nature. That being said, "surrealism" is a better word for his works. It might be hard to figure out what something is sometimes, but everything exists in our world - it's just very distorted in form and color.<br /><br />Most of Miro's works can be described as surreal or cubist. Sometimes he combined both styles in one picture. Sometimes he even threw in a little realism. Miro was consistently inconsistent. He loved to mix things up. He also loved to fill pictures with lots of detail and sometimes letters or words.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNmKnHDbx4gnFYSMcSSw3-0I-17fyABVwLc1fENk7Y4e2hWnSWxxLMN1UD556PlrWKJSbnUYY8HqrueAZnMn8xSvUSAW3E7oRPsDf-JsJOmYfCVSV0Mllxo90-q_k4vs2x0h0I2LpPCOZ8/s1600-h/miro+birds+01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276319944895808578" style="WIDTH: 122px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 160px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNmKnHDbx4gnFYSMcSSw3-0I-17fyABVwLc1fENk7Y4e2hWnSWxxLMN1UD556PlrWKJSbnUYY8HqrueAZnMn8xSvUSAW3E7oRPsDf-JsJOmYfCVSV0Mllxo90-q_k4vs2x0h0I2LpPCOZ8/s320/miro+birds+01.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEtve4Xz6yykv3r4IsLd0hqt15mtDPjomKo7IrvMUt5uYzvj5qo1ofHGox8gm4i-q8-MaggMsbjiIuYPRefXrm5v6JluGSG2QSHYS3L87tFLwO9MBk3J0rQ7sjlr_xihQhfsClTZV8pJwH/s1600-h/miro+lots+of+stuff+02.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276323775849620434" style="WIDTH: 133px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 160px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEtve4Xz6yykv3r4IsLd0hqt15mtDPjomKo7IrvMUt5uYzvj5qo1ofHGox8gm4i-q8-MaggMsbjiIuYPRefXrm5v6JluGSG2QSHYS3L87tFLwO9MBk3J0rQ7sjlr_xihQhfsClTZV8pJwH/s320/miro+lots+of+stuff+02.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Miro's works were mostly fun and playful but during the <a href="http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/558032/Spanish-Civil-War">Spanish Civil War </a>in the 1930's his works are a little bit scary, even monsterous looking. When this war broke out, Miro was visiting Paris. He was unable to return home for several years. During the 1960's he went through a "minimalist" phase and, in the late 1970's, he worked with the theater designing sets, costumes, brochures and posters.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCv_BcvCo7Ozm2zzKgjVlkdMvVl1tzl9ji2FxZPzFf5cA7RNTAaMJ6n638yX1svvqPOmfeRUz3pjTuJixR9iGdKvn2fANPJ1dpvkZ1vP1CBQckKGnn9Md1fvNvOZ1FWj6lSlKn3xgEfA0G/s1600-h/miro+sculpture+01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276323955689160290" style="WIDTH: 120px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 160px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCv_BcvCo7Ozm2zzKgjVlkdMvVl1tzl9ji2FxZPzFf5cA7RNTAaMJ6n638yX1svvqPOmfeRUz3pjTuJixR9iGdKvn2fANPJ1dpvkZ1vP1CBQckKGnn9Md1fvNvOZ1FWj6lSlKn3xgEfA0G/s320/miro+sculpture+01.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP2jxmgSi2SBAoht65U1dDh_jTCYEPeVui2K1M2Jaw2cHB2vWOCBARhCt7t9VPUz_SYcT5eB3wbzIl0PAbV7CATrCrL5RTwkZEk6YC_V1f1UylHoukQavVgJtURrMlVMssuZbLpj3Os0i0/s1600-h/miro+sculpture+02.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276324109888070386" style="WIDTH: 139px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 160px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP2jxmgSi2SBAoht65U1dDh_jTCYEPeVui2K1M2Jaw2cHB2vWOCBARhCt7t9VPUz_SYcT5eB3wbzIl0PAbV7CATrCrL5RTwkZEk6YC_V1f1UylHoukQavVgJtURrMlVMssuZbLpj3Os0i0/s320/miro+sculpture+02.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Because Miro owned cats, they appear quite often as subjects or details within a picture. There are also alot of dogs and birds in his works. His Catalan heritage also shows up in his pictures - the landscape, the <a href="http://www.apparelsearch.com/Definitions/Headwear_Hats/Barretina_hat.htm">barretina</a>, a droopy-topped hat popular in Catalan, shows up sometimes as a hat, sometimes as a design. Miro also liked to depict the <a href="http://www.barcelona-tourist-guide.com/en/general/catalan-dancing-sardana.html">Sardana </a>dance - just look for a circle of people holding hands somewhere in a painting. The bright yellow painting (above) has the letters "Sard."<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKpy-oWA4qRQYpHMQMgpDh7XCMFLdJ-uqTtENNITHUkfBM_kzpqa2AiW1Rgms5cazn4bTU1B3T8VpIK29Gz0yl2aPKEuiGITKMzUgrnJYH8XeTtSphsFJeoibiJ2mcwzJe448hHAEhPTAE/s1600-h/miro+sculpture+03.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276324315556093682" style="WIDTH: 158px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 160px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKpy-oWA4qRQYpHMQMgpDh7XCMFLdJ-uqTtENNITHUkfBM_kzpqa2AiW1Rgms5cazn4bTU1B3T8VpIK29Gz0yl2aPKEuiGITKMzUgrnJYH8XeTtSphsFJeoibiJ2mcwzJe448hHAEhPTAE/s320/miro+sculpture+03.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifIwJJmb0Waisje34p7X7jZMlrM1OsHxM7s0z9U_MhxOor-IpnMsJ1vhti47k0d0aPbn4pUHk84rpbzUgorJtFeWGdLtTLojXyCDnFJgvMS2UeL7MzusesUosONnE6pfWzH12-03_bYori/s1600-h/miro+minimalist+01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276324510889339698" style="WIDTH: 199px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 155px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifIwJJmb0Waisje34p7X7jZMlrM1OsHxM7s0z9U_MhxOor-IpnMsJ1vhti47k0d0aPbn4pUHk84rpbzUgorJtFeWGdLtTLojXyCDnFJgvMS2UeL7MzusesUosONnE6pfWzH12-03_bYori/s320/miro+minimalist+01.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Here is a nice video of Miro's works plus some wonderful music. Sit back and enjoy!<br /><br /><object height="405" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Fc-SrCJiArs&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Fc-SrCJiArs&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="405"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />Here's a video of the Sardana dance, a popular folk dance:<br /><br /><object height="405" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/slnGYnt4sXY&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/slnGYnt4sXY&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="405"></embed></object><br /><br />.Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797298427790034910noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906060575875404429.post-40621004987534560442008-11-16T20:52:00.009-05:002008-12-29T00:11:41.634-05:00BEAUTIFUL PAINTED FEATHERSMy friend Debi emailed me these pictures. Unfortunately the artist wasn't noted, not even in the name of the file.<br /><a href="http://www.featherlady.net/"></a><br /><strong>Update - I have been contacted by the artist, Julie Thompson of Feather Lady Studio in Washington state! Please check out her amazing works at </strong><a href="http://www.featherlady.net/"><strong>http://www.featherlady.net/</strong></a><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269439316055627858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 424px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 450px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqYsTbWkQHVGEOjCJ0qydN1XWStbfA0j_Y8TncFU37lZMeBlwQWoE5rnudZLFCwHa2-r68EAxVBdYMqn7B4IZUJo3-6Ql0_q4w2be4Q08qGM2Fu2d0RIrUCwzKkPmaeyV6UQLr-FYl_KzO/s400/feathers+02.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269439493617244034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 427px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 431px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqMQIM_gZLn1upI_q4YH1ImkTlq7BuV5llEe6cY7PmFyeH3Ae0HnImTRrnmXDH7hrnovHgOQtalDbF7gWJe7-mX_qhhHVyjpY-lb7V8QW7c60LCpPOrJfJH9TdeUnwarah_91951JuqIm0/s400/feathers+03.jpg" border="0" /></p>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797298427790034910noreply@blogger.com1