Archive for January 3rd, 2010

Puzzler

Puzzler

Artrivia by Dave Turner

Maurits Cornelis (M.C.) Escher never officially graduated from high school due to failing most of his exams. In 1920, his father enrolled him at the School for Architecture and Decorative Arts in Haarlem, Holland, to study…

01.3.2010 | NEWS

My Favorite Painting

My Favorite Painting

Eugene Vitalis Biel-Bienne’s
Self Portrait

by John Guider

When I first saw this painting, I was drawn to it immediately. I knew that in most self-portraits, the artist usually tries to make a forceful, singular statement that says, “This…

01.3.2010 | PAINTING, PEOPLE

On The Town with Ted Clayton

On The Town with Ted Clayton

Happy New Year to all. I will backtrack and share with you last month’s holiday social happenings. We shall start with the ever-so-wonderful women of the Horticultural Society at Cheekwood. Sarah Keith Maxcy oversaw a festive weekend starting with…

01.3.2010 | EVENTS, PEOPLE

Poetry | Dark Star

Poetry | Dark Star

by Sebastian Jones
As I look outside my window
Towards the ceiling of the universe,
Away from Bones and Satchel
Who drag their oversized trash bags around town
like their past,
I stare southward at the Northern Star.
Big

01.3.2010 | POETRY

Anything Goes | Ron Samuels

Anything Goes | Ron Samuels

What characteristic do you most like about yourself?

I have a lot of energy and enthusiasm. I make things happen.

And what do you like least?

I just can’t say no. I over commit.

What was the

01.3.2010 | PEOPLE

Andy’s Gift: The Paintings of Camie Davis

Andy’s Gift: The Paintings of Camie Davis

I first met Andy Warhol with my Parsons art schoolmate Tom Ford at Trader Vic’s in the Plaza’s basement bar. That was 1984. Andy loved hanging out there because that’s where the “preppies” and mid-America tourists hung…

01.3.2010 | PAINTING

Lydia Peelle | The Reason for Breathing

Lydia Peelle | The Reason for Breathing

For Lydia Peelle, the South is a place where the past crowds the present. She is curious about the lives that came before. Who were the people that once lived in her house? What are the histories of people…

01.3.2010 | LITERATURE