Category Archives: art

Architecture and Writing and Compromises

Posted on November 2, 2019 by

Tom Wolfe once said that we all have to live with an architect’s mistakes. How true. My bad writing won’t assault your senses (and that of the public) every time you drive to work. That’s unlike the concrete tilt ups … Continue reading →

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Rhyming, Rilke, and Doggerel

Posted on October 10, 2019 by

Does rhyme move a poem along on its own accord? Is there a power that rhyme has that unrhymed poetry does not possess? It seems rhymed poetry can deliver a message in a way that communicates, if not in the … Continue reading →

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Going Bow-Wow For Bauhaus

Posted on September 12, 2019 by

It’s the one hundredth anniversary of the Bauhaus School (internal link) and *Wallpaper Magazine continues to be a fine resource for discovering more about this historic event. They review a Berlin Bauhaus exhibit at this URL: https://www.wallpaper.com/design/original-bauhaus-berlin-exhibition-review This is just … Continue reading →

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Remington and Maynard Dixon

Posted on August 18, 2019 by

Maynard Dixon (internal link) is my favorite western artist. Many consider Remington the best. Perhaps. No one, however, created a better sense of place than Dixon. When asked about Remington’s view of the West, Dixon answered that Remington understood horses. … Continue reading →

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“The Magical Universe of Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne”

Posted on August 2, 2019 by

Another good article by Wallpaper* Magazine linking to an upcoming auction of pieces produced by the French artists Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne. I have not heard about them but I am not an art guy. This couple seem to be … Continue reading →

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Wallpaper Magazine: The Trailblazing Women of Bauhaus

Posted on April 3, 2019 by

While I know something of Art Nouvevau, The Arts and Crafts Movement, and Art Deco, Bauhaus has always eluded me. It’s out there somewhere, intriguing but phantom like, not really defined, not really settling into my consciousness. Just what is … Continue reading →

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Wallpaper* magazine

Posted on December 20, 2018 by

I first discovered Wallpaper* magazine in 1999. It was a thin volume then, all about design. “The Stuff That Surrounds You.” I think they now say, “The Stuff That Refines You.” It has grown into a massive tome, hundreds of … Continue reading →

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