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…
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…
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.
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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.
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…
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…
The Pez dispensers in Kathleen Lynam’s home aren’t hidden away, but neither are they the first thing you see upon stepping inside. To view them one must pass from the more formal living room through the kitchen to the…
“I would rather feel than think,” claims Nashville sculptor Buddy Jackson. The Tennessee native has spent his adult life in the visual arts. His desire for immediacy and autonomy of expression has led him through a series of career…
Arriving at Elizabeth Brandon’s studio you might think that you took a wrong turn in the road and ended up in the middle of nowhere in front of an old country church. Inside the illusion continues as the northern…
New York City, December 10, Nashville’s Herb Williams debuted at the Rare Gallery in Chelsea. It was a colorful event to say the least! Williams, a celebrity on the local art scene, is known for his sculptures made from…
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 architecture. After one week he decided a graphic arts program was best suited to his skills, [...]
