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Starry, Starry Night / Paint Your Palette Blue and Gray
Films about art and artists can only turn out one of two ways: They can turn out to be fascinating stories with well-written characters and a strong storyline; or they can be miserable failures with bad acting and a romanticization of the biographical details. So whenever a film about art or an artist comes out, … Continue reading
Colored Gods and Painted Saints
When we all think of sculpture, we think of ancient statuary, perhaps those of the Greeks, or the Egyptians, or the carvings and reliefs of saints upon the tympanum of a Gothic or Romanesque cathedral. All of them are rather naked, referring to some of the nude subjects, but also to the fact that the … Continue reading
Banksy Strikes Again
Sometime within the past week, the famous graffiti artist known as Banksy has created another one of his social critiques. If you wish to look at it yourself, it’s upon the side of a building in London that happens to be standing across the street from the French embassy. This new work shows Cosette, the … Continue reading
War, Art, and Nazis: Otto Dix’s Story
If you ask me who my favorite artist is, the standard answer is that I don’t know because there are so many good artists. But if I had to get it down to a single individual, it would have to be Otto Dix. Otto Dix is certainly not as well known to laypeople as is … Continue reading
Just Say reNOir
We all have things that we’re passionate about, and whether it matters to others or not, all that’s important is that it matters to you. That being said, roughly two weeks ago some people gathered in Boston to voice their opinions regarding the works of one of the most prolific painters in art history. Yes. … Continue reading
Frankophilia
The Pope is here! His Holiness Pope Francis, or Pope Frank as I call him (not to be confused with his predecessor, Pope Benny), has been in the United States for the past few days, traveling to Washington D.C., New York City, and Philadelphia. His trip to the US has been getting so much media … Continue reading
Alyssa T. Rehs
Lance Rehs
Nathan Scheer
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