Category Archives: art
More on Ranier Maria Rilke
“God is man’s greatest idea.” Camille Paglia Rilke is a favorite poet of mine and I’ve quoted Poems From The Book of Hours before (internal link). His mysterious writing lends itself to many interpretations, however, a chief translator of his, Babette Deutsch, … Continue reading
Posted in art, Poetry, Thoughts on writing, Uncategorized, Writing by others
Tagged god, paglia, Poems, poems from the book of hours, Rainer Maria Rilke, Rilke
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The Cult of The Machine at the De Young In San Francisco
I’ve always been fascinated with photographs of factories and infrastructure. I remember vividly a photography magazine my Dad had, containing incredibly sharp images of a German refinery, all gleaming chrome plated tanks and steel ladders and overhead metal ductwork. On … Continue reading
The Remarkable reMarkable
My first fleshed out scribble with the reMarkable drawing tablet. (external link) This is a 1,488 wide by 1,455 high pixel size image at 300 dpi. Images are exported as .png or .pdf files. I transferred this image by e-mail … Continue reading
Back From Esmeralda County, Nevada and Elsewhere
The Last Supper. By Poland-born Belgian sculptor Albert Szukalski, in the ghost town of Rhyolite, on the road to Death Valley. Ghost Rider by Szukalski.
Posted in art, Photography, Uncategorized
Tagged Clark County, Esmeralda County, Nye County, Rhyolite, The Last Supper
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Typewriter Art?
AIGA is the professional association for design. It first stood for the American Institute of Graphic Arts, and is now known simply as AIGA. At this link is a fascinating article (external link) on people who have rendered graphic art … Continue reading
Shorty Smith and LeRoy Neiman
While packing up things for my upcoming move, I came across a favorite photograph. Done on a color printer of dubious merit, it expresses the mad spirt embodied in camel racing. And it reminded me of LeRoy Neiman’s colorful style … Continue reading
