Sunday, February 20, 2011

The Building Arts and Preservation

http://architecturesection.blogspot.com/2011/02/baroque-preservation-english-mansion.html
to my creative artisan friends - I insert his link to start a discussion. When does preservation start? When is it cannibalism? What is the function of museums in preservation and presentation of architecture?
Just thinking out loud tonight.

Thursday, February 17, 2011

The Sudan Canvas Project

Artists can make a contribution of art to raise awareness of the genocide in Sudan as well as fund trade education for the women of Ariang and surrounding villages. Follow the link for information about how to participate in The Sudan Canvas Project.

Read more about Hope for Ariang.


Image: Stephanie Davis, Trumbull, CT
Thanks to Margaret Von Kaenel, decorative painter, for information about this opportunity.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

R. Crumb "the greatest of them all"

"Hogarth, Grosz, the Fleisher brothers, Tex Avery, Charles Addams, et cetera are great artists. And so is R. Crumb. In certain ways, he may be the greatest of them all."

—Jim Jarmusch, The Life and Times of R. Crumb (St. Martin's Press)Robert Crumb (b. 1943) is considered the premiere underground comix artist of his generation.

With only a smattering of issues and titles such as Zap, Motor City, Head Comics, and Despair, Crumb deconstructed the american comic book, revolutionizing the form forever. Over four decades later, his impact continues to be felt worlwide. This retrospective, curated by Monte Beauchamp, editor of The Life and Times of R. Crumb (St. Martin's Press), presents key pieces culled from the underground art collection of Eric Sack, with contributions from Paul Morris and John Lautemann.

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

American City, St. Louis Architecture: Three Centuries of Classic Design

DailyRFT.com reports on a new book by Robert Sharoff, journalist, and William Zbaren, photographer, that features examples of St. Louis architecture that reflect the city's classicism. "St. Louis is one of the most classical cities in America," Sharoff says. Zbaren describes the Eads Bridge as "the Eiffel Tower of the Midwest." The coffee table book is reported to be the first monograph on St. Louis architecture since the 1920s and is now available at Left Bank Books.

Photo: The intake tower at the Chain of Rocks bridge serves as the cover image for Robert Sharoff and William Zbaren's new book about St. Louis architecture.