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Tag Archives: Duccio
Orientalism repackaged
The Shafia trial is by any extent, a far more complex process in which the social and larger contexts seemed to outweigh the actual criminal allegations which were never definitively proven, albeit the construction of circumstantial evidence, in sum, was … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema/Visual/Audio, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion
Tagged Charlie Rose, Christie Blatchford, craig thompson, craig thompson habibi, Duccio, Duccio di Buoninsegna, Harold Bloom, Hegel Philosopher, Jean Leon Gerome, meir kahane, Mel Gibson, mel gibson the passion, Middle East Politics, mohammad shafia, pierre subleyras, Rick Salutin, shafia trial
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drinking with the man
from Paul Hamilton of the Bisonics: DRINKING WITH JESUS I’ve been drinking with Jesus In a bar full of New Cross geezers He won the jackpot on the one-armed bandit Scooping the loot he smiled, ‘That’s the way Dad planned … Continue reading
HAIL MARYS AT THE SUPERNATURAL
Giotto turned the art of painting from Greek or Byzantine into latin and rendered it modern. Duccio brought the Byzantine style to a fresh late flowering, that stopped short of complete transition. Giotto’s achievement gave painting the direction it was … Continue reading
SOFT & SWEET SUPER BEINGS
From today’s point of view, The unrealistic character of Duccio’s style is evident. It can even be relished as an abstract aspect of aesthetic intention. However, a comparison of Duccio to the masters of the Byzantine tradition shows that he … Continue reading
Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Miscellaneous, Visual Art/Sculpture/etc.
Tagged Byzantine Art, Dante Alighieri, Duccio, Felix Guattari, Gilles Deleuze, Giotto, Giotto di Bordone, Renaissance Art, Rene ten Bos, Ruud Kaulingfreks, Saint Francis, Sloterdijk, The Divine Comedy
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GIOTTO & WANING CELESTIAL DREAMS
In the work of Giotto and Duccio, Western painting reached the climax of an ancient tradition and the radical beginnings of another that has continued to endure. Giotto became probably the most highest paid artist in Italy. He died rich … Continue reading
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