Tag Archives: George P. Landow

the caravan continues its route

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Dave

There has always been an attraction of the Middle East for the Western World. Its an odd relationship with an aesthetic all its own.But it is based on an intentional and violent distortion of Arab society that is pervasive throughout … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Literature/poetry/spoken word, Miscellaneous | Tagged Edward Said, Edwin Long, George P. Landow, Gustave Boulanger, herge, Ingres, Jean Leon Gerome, Noam Chomsky, rudolph valentino, tin tin, wilfred thesiger, william muller | Leave a comment

MAXED OUT ON DADA: AVOIDING THE DEGENERACY OF GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Dave

”…it becomes obvious that Max Ernst’s brilliant accomplishment consisted of having developed a syntax by which the employment of this found material could be controlled. For all their independence from traditional artistic techniques and the imitation of nature, it is … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Miscellaneous, Modern Arts/Craft, Visual Art/Sculpture/etc. | Tagged Andre Breton, August Macke, Dada Movement, Dadaist Art, David Lewis, Ezra Pound, Geoffrey Hinton, George P. Landow, Hans Arp, Helene Petrovna Blavatsky, Johannes Baargeld, Man Ray, Marcel Duchamp, Max Ernst, Max Ernst occult, Nadia Choucha, Paul Eluard, Piet Mondrian, Robert Delaunay, Robert Desnos, Salvador dali, Sigmund Freud, Surrealism, W.B. Yeats, Werner Spies | Leave a comment

A SALTY DOG FLOATS ON

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Dave

‘All hands on deck, we’ve run afloat!’ I heard the captain cry ‘Explore the ship, replace the cook: let no one leave alive!’ Across the straits, around the Horn: how far can sailors fly? A twisted path, our tortured course, … Continue reading →

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ADRIFT ON THE RAFT OF THE MEDUSA: APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Dave

“The Raft of the Medusa,” while maintaining the symmetry of Poussin, changes painting once and for all. It is sculptural and architectural, but depicts no architecture. Two great overlapping triangles, suggesting both a ship’s sails and the ocean’s waves, define … Continue reading →