Tag Archives: Andrew Wyeth

its always money in philadelphia

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Dave

Philadelphia. It’s always had a peculiar character about it; an aristocracy of old families, Quaker in conscience if not in religion or taste… “Philadelphia,” wrote George Biddle in his autobiography, ” has its own breed of integrity. It believes in … Continue reading →

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getting tearful: shmaltzy fantasy images

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Dave

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) i have a whole stack of old magazine covers in a cardboard box. among them are an awful lot of ‘saturday evening post’ covers of the past. all those shmaltzy fantasy images of an american … Continue reading →

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9/11: reaching for the noble among the ruins

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Dave

Politics in art seems almost inevitable, especially the emotional issue surrounding 9/11, national identity and larger geopolitical concerns which with the unfolding of the Arab Spring, perhaps a metaphor for “regime change”, bring to light an arc of economically motivated … Continue reading →

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fine art “motorama”: hawk to the rubes

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Art

Guest blog by Art Chantry.Its a cheezy embarrassing system, one in which the squeaky wheel gets the grease. The most ruthless hustlers and self-promoting con-men become the wealthiest and most celebrated in the fine art world… Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com): When … Continue reading →

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East of eden: most likely to secede

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Dave

the recent death of Jack Levine, at 95 years old, serves as a reminder that the artistic currents and social issues that confronted him and his contemporaries are illuminating in their reflection of  our present condition. It was an  era … Continue reading →

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RHINOS, PICADORS & MINOTAURS

Posted on February 28, 2010 by Dave

”Picasso had never been a political artist, and as Jung noted, his images seemed increasingly to withdraw from objective reality and primarily reflected some inner psychic state that he was trying to work out on canvas. He made no war-related … Continue reading →

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ENEMIES IN ARMS

Posted on December 30, 2009 by Dave

In politics, the revolutionary radical of today regularly becomes the totalitarian Grand Inquisitor of tomorrow. This is no less true in art: institutional and administrative dedication to freedom often produced a rigid conformity.Or as Hannah Arendt once said, ” The … Continue reading →

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CONSIGNED TO OBLIVION

Posted on December 29, 2009 by Dave

Art in Limbo. Like lost packages at the post office without a return address. Metaphorically, on the bottom of the ocean in Davy Jones locker. Painters without a name, art without a number. Every generation of art has its casualties … Continue reading →

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