Tag Archives: John Graham

the washington square drips and splatters

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Dave

Hard to pinpoint what brought them together, this collection of opposites that endured to the end. Arshile Gorky was a late and marginal member in Andre Breton’s surrealist circle and he may have transmitted the importance of trusting introspection, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Modern Arts/Craft | Tagged Abstract expressionism, Andre Breton, Andre masson, Andy Warhol, Arshile Gorky, atelier 17, Clement Greenberg, harold rosenberg art critic, Jackson Pollock, Joan Miro, John Graham, matta echaurren, Pablo Picasso, stanley william hayter, Walt Whitman, willem de Kooning, Yves Tanguay | Leave a comment

ALWAYS READ THE FINE PRINT

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Dave

”Art and religion have been united from the beginning of all civilization, because of the common mystery of their origin and their magical effect on humanity. Etymologically they are allied. The latin term “ars” was at first used in connection … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Literature/poetry/spoken word, Miscellaneous, Visual Art/Sculpture/etc. | Tagged Abraham, Afghanistan, Eastern Islamic World, Ghurid Qur'am, Ghurids, Islam, Islamic architecture, Islamic Art, Islamic theology, Islamic thought, Jam Minaret, Jham Minaret, John D. Graham, John Graham, Koran calligraphy, Moses, Muslim art, Quran calligraphy, Suryat maryam | Leave a comment

MIRROR MIRROR ON THE EASEL

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Dave

who is the fairest painter since Medieval?.” I’m maybe not as good as Raphael”, he once conceded, ”but there is more tension in my canvases”. One of the greatest admirers of his own haunting portraits was the eccentric Russian called … Continue reading →