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On ‘Eclecticising’
By Geo Ong We all have a type. Art lovers all have artistic sensibilities, and more often than not, art lovers will naturally gravitate toward them. In certain ways, in art as much as in life, you can’t really control … Continue reading
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Tagged art, artistic immortality, artistic sensibilities, artistic tastes, artists, discovery, eclecticising, new york city, writers
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That’s What He (She) Said
I don’t want the world to give me anything for my books, except money to save me from the temptation of writing only for money. -George Eliot
Posted in Art & Money, Literature, Sarah, That's What They Said
Tagged art, artistic integrity, books, george eliot, George Eliot quotes, literate, money
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The Urchins Give Thanks
Throughout my life, my mum, aunt, and grandparents instilled in me a respect for all people. I didn’t recognise race until I was in high school. I knew nothing of the constraints of ‘typical’ gender roles. I was taught to … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, art, educators, family, giving thanks, Love, people, teachers, thanksgiving
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Minds on Display, or: The Art of Joseph Cornell as Told through the Poetry of Charles Simic
by Geo Ong ‘He looked the way I imagine Melville’s Bartleby to have looked the day he gave up his work to stare at the blank wall outside the office window,’ writes Charles Simic. The poet may be describing Joseph … Continue reading
That’s What She Said
As always art is the pulse of a nation. —Gertrude Stein
Posted in Art & Money, Examples in Urchinism, Geo, That's What They Said
Tagged art, art as social revolution, gertrude stein, paris france
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That’s What They Said
Beauty is the chance meeting on a dissecting-table of a sewing machine and an umbrella. —line by poet Comte de Lautréamont, which was adopted by the Surrealists
Posted in Examples in Urchinism, Fine Arts, Geo, That's What They Said
Tagged art, beauty, comte de lautreamont, nonsense, perspective, rene magritte, surrealism, surrealists
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Contemporary Profiles: An Interview with Nina Jørgensen
By Margaret Hedderman, Questions by Margaret Hedderman and Geo Ong I stumbled upon London artist Nina Jørgensen while perusing the fascinating blog, The Burning House. There was something about the work of the Danish/Mexican illustrator that fascinated me immediately. Specifically, Jørgensen’s work … Continue reading
Skulls, Teeth and a Bit of Mechanical Debris – Fine Art in Colorado
By Margaret Hedderman. Photos by Rory Chapman Recently Rory and I drove four hours up to Pagosa Springs, CO where I was to cover a new show at the Shy Rabbit Gallery for The Durango Herald. “Down To The Bone” … Continue reading
The Art of Missed Connections: Sophie Blackall’s Craigslist Illustrations
By Sarah Jost If you haven’t taken the time to peruse the Missed Connections section of Craigslist, you’re missing out. In Missed Connections, people post little love letters to strangers they saw on a train, passed at a library, or … Continue reading
Posted in Fine Arts, Sarah
Tagged art, Craigslist, illustrations, love letters, Missed Connections, sarah jost, Sophie Blackall
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That’s What They Said
In [creating] there is no measure with time, a year doesn’t matter, and ten years are nothing. Being an artist means: not numbering and counting, but ripening like a tree, which doesn’t force its sap, and stands confidently in the … Continue reading
