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LOFT STORY
”Pop art’s origins are in Britain, specifically with Richard Hamilton, Eduardo Paolozzi and the Independent Group. Unlike their American counter-parts, these Brit pop artists didn’t have a critical figure like a Steinberg or Greenberg to co-opt or codify them. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Abstract expressionism, Andy Warhol, Astromen, Claes Oldenburg, Eduardo Paolozzi, Henri Rousseau, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Mimi Gross, Pablo Picasso, Paul Cadmus, pop art, Ralph Bakshi, Red Grooms, Reginald Marsh, Richard Hamilton, Robert Crumb, Robert Rauschenberg, Roy Lichtenstein, willem de Kooning
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STREET ART DOWN PAVEMENT LESS TRAVELED
Jean Dubuffet ( 1901-1985 ) was one of the few artists devoted to ”keeping it real” and this involved a deliberately anti-psychological and anti-personal approach to art.All of his work stands aesthetically somewhere between the beautiful and the awkward, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alfred Jarry, Antonin Artaud, Claes Oldenburg, Dubuffet, French Pop Art, Frieze magazine, Gary Panter, Gaugin, Jean Dubuffet, Julian Schnabel, Keith Haring, Man Ray, Marcel Duchamp, Maurice de Vlaminck, Mike Kelley, pop art, Robert Rauschenberg, Sophie Berrebi, Van Gogh
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ART AU GO-GO
It was all about the goodies, the girls and the games. Pop art, according to Lawrence Alloway, the critic who invented the term, is ”the use of popular art sources by fine artists: movie stills, science fiction, advertisements, game boards, … Continue reading
Phantom of the Oprah
”On the one hand, he gambled on everything that traditionally secured the value, claim to validity, and hence authority of art and artists, while on the other hand he assumed the traditional patriarchal position of the messianic proclaimer of ultimate … Continue reading
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Tagged Avant-Garde Art, german art, Jan Verwoert, Joseph Beuys, Maimonides, Oprah Winfrey, pop art
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Chance Encounters In The Snare Of Dreams
The weighty dilemma of the artist who must be ”human” in addition to creating. To slay the dragon of abstraction in pursuit of a cause. A mythological figure destined to eternal recurrence. Imagine alienation and despondency as a default setting, … Continue reading
Theatre of the Glutinous
Various supersized reflective creations, unusual installations and jumbo sculptures are featured in a retrospective exhibit of Indian born artist Anish Kapoor which opens this week at London’s Royal Academy of Arts. A highlight is a sculpture of a vintage cannon … Continue reading
Jann Haworth: Guys and Dolls and Teaching the Band To Draw
Jann Haworth is an American born artist and sculptor of international renown and influence. She was the co-designer of the Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band LP cover art along with Peter Blake for which she received a Grammy award … Continue reading
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Tagged British Pop Art, Jann Haworth, Mark Jenkins, Peter Blake, pop art
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Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Artist Sleight of Hand
Sir Peter Blake was the co- designer of the Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band LP cover art with collaborator wife Jann Haworth. This cover art imagery has been one of the most widely adopted, copied and parodied designs in … Continue reading
Willow Wolfe-Walk on the Wild Side
A judicious application of mixed media through the integration of fine art, faux finish and decorative techniques has enabled Willow Wolfe to create a unique catalogue of decorative art. Willow has distinguished her art by a number of varied and … Continue reading
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