Tag Archives: Frank Lloyd Wright

art for buildings sake

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Dave

The Richards Medical Building won Louis Kahn the Brunner Prize for 1960, annually awarded by the National Institute of Arts and Letters to the architect who contributes to “architecture as art.” The professional journals rushed to applaud the center, and … Continue reading →

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its got rhythm

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Dave

In his angular forms and ardent theories a profession searching for prophets seemed to have found a new vision. … With good reason, people seldom look twice at the random piles of brick, steel, and concrete that stand along our … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Visual Art/Sculpture/etc. | Tagged Buckminster Fuller, Frank Lloyd Wright, George Howe architect, Louis Kahn, Louis Kahn architect, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Nathaniel Kahn, Oscar Stonarov, Paul Cret architect, Robert Adam Architect, Robert Adam Roman phantasy | Leave a comment

dogs: show and tell

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Dave

It was no secret that Thorstein Veblen had a general disdain for dogs, which wherever this antipathy for the canine sprung from, he did postulate the axiom, and pretty solid case, that dogs have almost no economic utility. While discounting … Continue reading →

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forgotten and discarded wonders

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Dave

Jesse Marinoff Reyes ( Jesse Marinoff Reyes Design, Maplewood, N.J.) From the description on the back: “World Famous YE OLDE CURIOSITY SHOP one of Seattle outstanding tourist attractions, 601 Alaskan Way–Pier 51, Seattle, Washington 98104, U.S.A. – Established 1899… Indian … Continue reading →

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wobbly aliens and the chill of the cold warriors

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Dave

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) i assume almost all of you have seen the classic 1953 movie version by george pal of H.G. Wells’ “war of the worlds”, right? remember that scene in the movie when they decide to nuke … Continue reading →

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fame and fortune

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Art

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) everybody struggles. we have a tendency in our culture to place fame and wealth into the same category. that is, if you’re famous, then you are rich. the truth is that the two have almost … Continue reading →

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beggin’ brothers: mystery at the altar

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Dave

“My monastery descends from the heavens, touching the earth only where it must.” – Le Corbusier. A sacred melancholy. An esthetic hardness at the expense of spirituality. Not much glory here. Little aura of radiance that emanates from god, no … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Modern Arts/Craft, Visual Art/Sculpture/etc. | Tagged alvar aalto, church architecture, corbusier la tourette, couturier church, couturier tourette, famous Architecture, Frank Lloyd Wright, iannis xenakis, Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, religious architecture | Leave a comment

one is too many: giants sailing from byzantium

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Dave

For all his genius,was one Gaudi enough for the world? Well, dim rooms and undulating walls in his apartment houses are a bit creepy to live in; which is essentially the criticism made by the followers of the International Modern … Continue reading →

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canned pyramids: american sales polish

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Art

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) i think it’s high time we talked turkey about auto polish, don’t you? i know that you do…. for along time, i’ve encountered these crazy auto polish canisters (all dated from the 50′s and early … Continue reading →

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getting smug over the “fallen dancer”

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Dave

bad public art….. By Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com): Every city has it’s examples of really bad urban sculpture. these things are usually funded by self-righteous fine art mavens foisting their idea of “good taste and breeding” down the throats of … Continue reading →