Category Archives: Art

Review: “Sagrada: The Mystery of Creation”

Posted on June 6, 2015 by Sir Barken Hyena

Sir Barken Hyena writes: I really enjoyed this documentary on the construction of Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. Solid background material is interspersed with meditative shots of the construction in action, and on site interviews with figures major and minor tie it all together. … Continue reading →

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Juxtaposin’: Aloha Edition

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Do “cultural appropriation”-obsessed SJWs know about the Tiki craze? Is that their version of the Holocaust?

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Back to the Hands: Sign Painters, The Movie

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Sir Barken Hyena

Sir Barken Hyena writes: This most engaging documentary comes recommended by a highly talented painter and lady friend who, though she has repeatedly rebuffed my invitations to be the next Lady Barken, I feel is beginning to weaken in her resolve. … Continue reading →

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Art Du Jour (Anzac Day 2015 Edition)

Posted on April 25, 2015 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Peter Wegner, Dog With Gas Mask, 2013 Related Previous ANZAC-themed ADJ here and here.

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Art Du Jour

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Bernardo Bellotto, “View of the Grand Canal and the Dogana,” 1743. Click on the image to enlarge.

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Art Du Jour

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Jan Brueghel the Elder and Hieronymus Francken II, “The Archdukes Albert and Isabella Visiting a Collector’s Cabinet,” 1621-1623. More here. Click on the image to enlarge.

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A Walk Down Bedford Ave.

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Fenster

Fenster writes: I wrote here about a walk down Moody Street in Waltham, Massachusetts, a half-mile slice of interesting grit and glamour–mostly grit–in the otherwise upscale suburbs west of Boston.  It was night time at 5 PM near the shortest … Continue reading →

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A Night on the Town in Manhattan: November 1963

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Quite a list of choices. Although, as someone pointed out, this occurred the week after Kennedy’s assassination, so I’m sure some of these events were cancelled.

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Starbucks Goes Kitsch

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Glynn Marshes

Glynn Marshes writes: Okay, I’m going to say it: when Starbucks worked, as a cultural phenom, it worked because the experience was something close to art. Yes, we sophisticates quickly wearied of the Starbucks experience. The damn franchise has been … Continue reading →

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Art Du Jour

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Claude Joseph Vernet, “Storm on a Mediterranean Coast,” 1767. Download a super hi-res copy here. Click on the image to enlarge.

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