Clip on Xu Beihong Plus Thoughts on Calligraphy, the Beats, and the Abstract...
Burnside published my art post “A Time to Plant and a Time to Uproot” today. It only occurred to me as I was posting this clip how interesting it is that Xu Beihong’s painting is from 1951. Doesn’t the...
View ArticleClip: A Time to Tear Down
I have a new little art post up on Burnside called “A Time to Tear Down,” as part of the “A Time to…” series. Filed under: Faith, Visual Art Tagged: Burnside Writers Collective, clip, visual arts
View ArticleClip: A Time to Tear Down
In case you missed it, the art I curated for Burnside’s latest “A Time to…” series posted last week. This one’s on “A Time to Tear Down.” It involves Legos. Filed under: Clips, Faith, Visual Art...
View ArticleClip: A Time to Build
In case you missed it, the art I curated for Burnside’s latest “A Time to…” series posted last week. This one’s on “A Time to Build.” It shows a photograph of the two beams of light that serve as a...
View ArticleClip: Paintings in Praise of Poets
Back when I was in undergrad at Scripps, my thesis involved the relationship between poets and painters. Later, at grad school at The New School, I continued to study the way visual and literary...
View ArticleClip: A Time to Laugh
The post “A Time to Weep” seems more appropriate this week, after the Boston Marathon explosions, but yesterday my pre-scheduled post “A Time to Laugh” went up on Burnside. It’s just two works of art...
View ArticleClip: Trading Text for Visuals: Poets As Visual Artists
I had a really fun time putting together an article for Burnside about poets who are also visual artists. From the time I was a little child, I have been drawn to both the literary and visual arts...
View ArticleBrunch with Artists & Entertainers at the Lotos Club
Last month Scripps College invited me to attend a lovely brunch amongst friends and fellow alumni at The Lotos Club: Alumnae Panel: The Arts and Entertainment Scene in NYC Mitra Abbaspour ’99,...
View ArticleClip: A Time to Mourn
Burnside published my visual art take on the verse “a time to mourn.” You can see it here. Filed under: Faith, Visual Art Tagged: Burnside Writers Collective, death, mourn, sadness, season, time,...
View ArticleClip: A Time to Dance
The latest in my Ecclesiastical “A Time to…” series posted on Burnside. Filed under: Faith, Visual Art Tagged: dance, Jack Vettriano, seaon, time, visual art
View ArticleClip: One Object Many Ways: The Rose
Kalo mina! It’s no longer national rose month, but hey, you can still enjoy my post on how different artists have interpreted the rose. The one about is by Piet Mondrian — the guy known for...
View ArticleClip: New Abstraction News
Back in 2008, I had the fun experience of doing PR for Lesny JN Felix‘s art exhibit at Gallery Bar down on the Lower East Side. I got to see his paintings, wrote up his press release, and helped him...
View ArticleClip: One Subject Many Ways: The Sunflower
I’m currently enjoying art critic Martin Gayford‘s The Yellow House: Van Gogh, Gauguin, and Nine Turbulent Weeks in Arles. Published in 2009 by Hachette, the well-researched book tells the story of how...
View ArticleThe Light and Life of Greek American Neon Artist Stephen Antonakos (1926–2013)
I learned via Gregory Pappas, founder of the Greek America Foundation, that artist Stephen Antonakos passed away this weekend. I had the great privilege of attending an exhibition of Antonakos’ neon...
View ArticleClip: 10 Amazing Topiaries: Pruning Toward Whimsy
The first time I went to Disney World in Florida, I remember being spectacularly impressed by the topiaries. I was in fifth grade. Oh, sure, the rides were fun, and it was exciting to have costumed...
View ArticleJonathan Collins’ Beat-Inspired Paintings on View at the Paterson Museum
Remember a while back when I did an interview with painter Jonathan Collins, who created stunning works of art featuring Kerouac’s hometown of Lowell, Massachusetts? Well, starting this weekend, he has...
View ArticleClip: A Time to Give Up
Photo of Robert Falcon Scott’s failed exploration via The Smithsonian‘s article “The Doomed South Pole Voyage’s Remaining Photographs,” which states: “Their return trip would become one of the most...
View ArticleAdventuring with Author Larry Closs to See Jonathan Collins’ Beat-inspired...
That’s Larry Closs on the left, Jonathan Collins in the middle, and me on the right. Larry Closs and I took a mini road trip to attend the opening of Jonathan Collins‘ Beat-inspired paintings at the...
View ArticleMaria Fragoudaki’s “Superheroes”
Maria Fragoudaki’s “Sometimes I Cannot Control Myself” 2013 Mixed media on canvas. 70in x 56in. Move over, Ben Affleck! Maria Fragoudaki‘s Superheroes opens tonight at New York’s One Art Space (23...
View ArticleClip: How Do You Like Them Apples?
Carl Larsson’s Apple Harvest (1903) My latest art post is up on Burnside. It’s all about how artists, from Louise Moillon to Sarah Stupak, have depicted apples over the years. You can read it here. *...
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