Tag Archives: Josef von Sternberg

excess: wild steppes forward

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Dave

Russians have always discussed the state of their souls as earnestly as the state of the economy of the vagaries of Russian politics. Always a strange blend of grandiose schemes, despair and optimism, futility and petty bickerings. The luxury of … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Ilya Repin, Josef von Sternberg, lansere russian artist, Madame de stael, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, madame pickwick art supplies, Marlene Dietrich, russian history, the empress petrovna, vladimir putin election 2012 | Leave a comment

release from moderation

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Dave

Nothing exceeds like excess. It colors a somber Russian landscape and its offshoot eccentricities perhaps aided and abetted by the extreme and often inhospitable climate. For Russia whether Czarist, Communist and new Czarist appears to have no middle ground, only … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Catherine the Great, Emil Jannings, General Potemkin, Grigori Potemkin, johann-baptist lampi the elder, Josef von Sternberg, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, madame pickwick art supplies, potemkin village, putin election 2012, tsarskoe selo, Vladimir Putin | Leave a comment

distorting the tragic flaws

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Dave

Otto Dix has been said to be primarily a critic of capitalism, and secondly an artist who expressed this view through painting. Although its questionable, and even debatable whether the classic capitalism of the industrial era still exists; its underlying … Continue reading →