Tag Archives: Edward Steichen

exile: angels in b&w

by Art Chantry: this is a nifty photo of the original pasted up ‘artwork” (such as it is) of the rolling stones’ “exile on main street” LP cover. it belongs to the permanenet collection of the EMP (experience music project) … Continue reading

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fugitives

The filmography of Morris Engel is brief –: three films in about six years – and that of Ruth Orkin is even briefer since she collaborated with Engel on only the first two of those films. Still, the husband-and-wife working … Continue reading

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frank images

Loneliness and despair. Its part of the human condition. But not all of it. In its significance, and near pervasiveness, Robert Frank has been one of the best to capture, articulating all its nuances through mainly photography, but also film … Continue reading

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master of overstatement

An illustrator we don’t get much exposure to anymore: John Osborn. He was not just an illuminator of other people’s texts, but mainly, most importantly, a social critic of penetrating qualities given the social context, mainly Cold War era, he … Continue reading

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posing with the circus animals

A dual nature. The intertwined carnality and nobility. William Butler Yeats. With age, his imagery turned sensual and direct. A wild wicked old man he would call himself, who regretted the celibacy of his youth and for whom the act … Continue reading

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lets build something together

The realistic underside. A commentary on the tenuous grip on sanity that an excess of reason and common sense produce. The dead-end of the escapism into stark materiality. Portrait of a realistic underside of the economic miracle where all the … Continue reading

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a fire in the head: the wild tune

Writing poetry that sings by guest blogger Tai Carmen who maintains a weekly blog called Parallax:A place for dreamers Tai Carmen ( www.taicarmen.com): If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash. ~ Leonard Cohen My grandfather was … Continue reading

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their favorite game

He was considered the most glamorous name in photography and his fusion of commercial and high art brought him controversy, but also redefined fashion photography. It was high-end marketing with a pop sheen to it. Cinema noir with a trace … Continue reading

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repercussions: the esoterics of bronze

The art world divided into warring and acrimonious factions over Auguste Rodin’s “Balzac” was first exhibited as a full size plaster version of the statue shown to the public at he Salon of the Societe Nationale des Beaux-Arts in 1898.Because … Continue reading

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THE LAST POTLACH

…In some cases, the indigenous people were the commissioners of the photos; in others, they were props for a romanticized version of themselves sold to an audience nearly rabid for “exotic Indian” imagery.The Likeness House was, to the First Peoples … Continue reading

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