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Docent Class

Helen — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:26:00 +0000

My first class to learn how to be a docent and begin designing my own 'Hightlights of the Museum' tour was energizing. The class is filled with a cross section of people from several backgrounds/livelihoods (teachers, business, students, chemist, stay-at-home moms, insurance agents, sales reps), with a variety of nationalities (i.e. Korea, France, India, Guatemala, American) and diverse ages (a junior in high school to retirees). And hearing about all the possibilities and being in the museum was exciting. This is going to be really fun. And I will need to practice my tour with some friends and/or family once I design it. Do I have any volunteers?

"The Rigorous Restaurant": New, architectural symbolism, black and white distorted odd, strange, surreal architecture, thick line pattern, abstract architecture, abstract raw art, acrylic painting #7811, 2008 | Kazuya Akimoto Art Museum

bobotaro — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:46:13 +0000

Kazuya Akimoto Art Museum

"The Rigorous Restaurant": New, architectural symbolism, black and white distorted odd, strange, surreal architecture, thick line pattern, abstract architecture, abstract raw art, acrylic painting #7811, 2008 \| Kazuya Akimoto Art Museum

named and added to gallery #13,2008 at Kazuya Akimoto Art Museum

"The Rigorous Restaurant"

acrylics 21"x18"

lisited in New Paintings 2008

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#7811 "The Rigorous Restaurant "

2008

#7248 "The Abbey in the jungle"

2008

#6714 "Colosseum by the sea "

2007

#6649 "Old City Gate "

2007

#6506 "Devil's Mouth "

2007

#6145 "New Pagan Church "

2007

#6128 "Office Building "

2007

#5635 "The Abstract New Altar"

2006

#5423 "Starry Night "

2006

#5409 "Tacit Conversation "

2006

#4885 "Three Caryatides "

2006

#4124 "Blue Black Structure "

2005

#3367 "The Base of Light Column "

2004

#3166 "Atlantes"

2004

#3099 "Caryatides "

2004

#3040 "The Column of Light "

2004

#2096"Gothic Facade "

2004

pas125 "Three Purple Windows "

2003

"Standstill"

early work

"Civilization"

early work

"Tryst"

early work

"Tower of Babel "

early work

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Shanty-town law

kingstonstone — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:01:06 +0000

These attitudes are the products of a pervasive culture in which, from time to time, the interests and passions of one class boil over, scorching the interests of the others.

In the last 30 years, starting before the collapse of the Soviet Union, the forces of finance capital launched a hostile takeover bid for the world, and, in places like Jamaica, recruited a substantial quota of middle-class people who bought into the idea that if their lusts were attended to, health, wealth and happiness would naturally follow for the 'less fortunate'.

That phrase - 'the less fortunate' - both conceals and exposes the real truth: that life in a world ruled by finance capital is a lottery, a matter of chance, fortune, of luck rather than ability or work.

So, people like P J Patterson and Edward Seaga were able to believe, no doubt sincerely, that separating thousands of people from their jobs was in their own best interests, and that somehow the people who had worked to build Jamaica over 500 years were parasites who had to be taught to work.

"Man in Red with horizontal noise": New horizontal noise pattern effect texture portrait painting, figurative abstract impressionism, abstract male portrait, abstract human face, blurring, hazy, visual noise art, abstract noise in art, blue and red contrast, contemporary portrait painting # 7801, 2008 | Kazuya Akimoto Art Museum

bobotaro — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 07:49:28 +0000

Kazuya Akimoto Art Museum

"Man in Red with horizontal noise": New horizontal noise pattern effect texture portrait painting, figurative abstract impressionism, abstract male portrait, abstract human face, blurring, hazy, visual noise art, abstract noise in art, blue and red contrast, contemporary portrait painting # 7801, 2008 \| Kazuya Akimoto Art Museum

named and added to gallery #13,2008 at Kazuya Akimoto Art Museum

"Man in Red with horizontal noise"

acrylics 21"x18"

lisited in New Paintings 2008

Today's Keyword

within Museum paintings

"horizontal, level "

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latest 10 paintings

abstract abstract expressionism abstract landscape animals archaeological architecture areas asian astronomical biblical biological black black and white blue blue and red botanical brown brush strokes bugs buildings calligraphy cells chiaroscuro circles cityscape color fields colorful comparison copies after mastes crack criminal cubism dark debris distortion earth elements evenly painted evocative expressionism exterior eyes faces figurative floating flowers forms fractions geographical geological geometric gold gothic graffiti green and red green hard lines hexagons human figures icons inner innerscape interior irregular forms juxtaposition landscape light lines living things man masses mathematics minimalism monochrome monsters mosaic movement music mythological natural elements natural scene night odd things oozing optical orange ornamental patterns piles purple random elements raw art rectangle red religious scientific scribble sea seasonal serenity shade silver sky soft lines splashes square stains stone streetscape structure suggestive elements surrealism symbolic symbolic signs tachism thick lines triangle undulation visionary warfare waving weather white woman yellow

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Largest art museum in the world to be built in south China - Shanghai Eye

artradar — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:33:23 +0000

NEW ART MUSEUM CHINA

Shenzhen officials announced they are building "the world's largest art museum" reports Shanghai Eye. Spokesperson for the project, Wang Xiao Ming, said work will begin in March 2009, with a budget directly from the government of up to 2 billion yuan, (several hundred million pounds), for construction costs of 80,000 m2 of space. Around 38,000 m2 will be dedicated to contemporary art, the remainder being split between urban planning, design and other related areas.

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Beyond pottery

kingstonstone — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:09:38 +0000

Just visiting the Beatrice Wood Art Gallery is a full immersion experience. After nearly an hour-long drive through the Ojai Valley and onto Highway 150, the idyllic setting put me into that nature-appreciating, artistic mindset in which I wistfully imagine what it would feel like to have ceramics experience beyond elementary school pinch-pot projects. The panoramic view of Beato’s beloved Happy Valley had me in cliché transcendental-poet mode before I even opened the door.

But not a solitary Hudson River School oil is to be found within the walls of the Mama of Dada’s home-turned-gallery. Augmenting the permanent collection of Woods’ works adorning the walls — and the occasional fireplace mantel — is the first of two small rooms devoted to Contemporary California Clay, which began July 12 and runs through August 24.

Museums in San Francisco

TripCart — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:29:26 +0000

San Francisco is one of my most favorite cities in the world, culturally, historically, and geographically. And while the outdoor options in San Francisco are many and, in my opinion, the best options, because of frequent rain, it’s good to know where you can quickly duck inside for a few hours of dry before going back out and braving the weather. Here is a list of fantastic museums in the San Francisco Bay Area that provide exactly that (not that you can’t go in on a sunny day too…):

Stay dry!

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Memorial planned for photographer

kingstonstone — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:19:11 +0000

He owned and operated the Dunes Art Gallery, from 1969 to 1974 in Grand Haven, and then on Oceana Drive just outside Pentwater until 1985, where he lived at his gallery. He also opened a gallery in Whitehall in 1988.

Roberts' galleries handled work by artists from West Michigan and other Midwest states. In addition to paintings and photography, his galleries also featured fiber art and driftwood.

Roberts' own black and white photographs captured nature's beauty with a powerful simplicity. One of his favorites was a photograph taken in 1970 called "Anatomy of Winter," a scene of snow and sand.

It was exhibited at the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Muskegon Museum of Art, which then was called Hackley Art Gallery.

Roberts always maintained that: "You don't have to go to Chicago or Detroit for good art.

Sunday ... Shoutout #5 to ballooners ...

oh — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:34:09 +0000

(photo taken at Forest Park Balloon Glow, 2007)

Balloons.
Not circus balloons. Not birthday party stuff.
These are hot air balloons.

The Balloon Glow occurs Friday night before Saturday's Hot Air Balloon Race annually in September, in St Louis. At the Glow, the balloons are "set up" and tethered and the show begins just after twilight.

A siren sounds, and at that moment, the owners fire up their hot air balloons and the hillside magically lights up. This can only last for less than a minute at a time because the balloons inflate and begin to lift, restrained only by their tethers and in some cases, by awesome burly pit crews that also hold restraints. (good idea! these things are huge!)

Hundreds of people, hundreds of families attend to walk around looking at the balloons, enjoying refreshments at the food booths and just kinda camping out on blankets and chairs that are freely allowed wherever the balloons are not.

It's like a small town festival in a grand urban park. It's pretty much magic. The "glow" thing goes on for about 90 minutes, with the siren sounding regularly. From a distance, like standing in front of the Art Museum on Art Hill or anywhere in the park really, you get a completely different perspective, and it is just as magnificent to witness.

MacBain to launch international fund for Tibetan culture preservation

kingstonstone — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 05:11:11 +0000

"We believe that through culture we can reach out to foreign affairs and foreign policies, and the more the heads of state are aware of the positive cultural actions, the more they are positive towards Tibet and China," she added.

MacBain is also the founder of the New Globalization Platform, part of the Global Creative Leadership Initiative that has gained an increasing influence. She has been working to promote exchanges between different cultures.

While meeting the delegation, headed by Tobdrub Wangben, vice minister of the State Commission for Ethnic Affairs of China, MacBain said that she would like to set up a special session at the coming "Global Creative Leadership Summit" scheduled on Sept. 21-23.

She said that she has invited Chinese leaders and experts to brief the world on the situation in Tibet so that "the heads of state attending the meeting will gain more knowledge of Tibet."

Noting that "culture is the window to understand values, beliefs and tradition so that we can respect our differences," MacBain said that she would also organize exhibitions of Tibetan cultures in "major world capitals like London, New York and Washington."

She is also considering of organizing a grand exhibition of Tibetan culture in the United Nations in cooperation with a partner from China or simply with the U.N.

Cozy Culture

Leslie Patson — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 23:45:01 +0000

Whenever I have time to myself and I really want to relax I like to go to a museum. The Norton Simon is practically in my back yard, it's like a little gem tucked away in Pasadena. Relatively small, it's not overwhelming, no fear of Art overdose (meaning, its not the Louvre!) and it has a beautiful Sculpture Garden with an outdoor cafe. Do yourself a favor, visit an art museum today!
Check out what I saw:

Van Gogh: Portrait of a Peasant

Matisse: The Black Shawl

Degas (they have a large collection of Degas)

The Sculpture Garden with Lily Pond

Water Lily

Indian collector Sarkar plans new art museum Calcutta - New York Times

artradar — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:11:50 +0000

NEW ART MUSEUM PLANNED CALCUTTA

According to the New York Times a new modern art museum is under way in the eastern city of Calcutta. Herzog & de Meuron, the Swiss architecture firm that built the Tate Modern in London, is designing it. Construction is to start next year, and the museum is to open in late 2013, said Rakhi Sarkar, a collector there and one of the driving forces behind the museum.

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