Tag Archives: Pompeii frescoes

disturbed but preserved

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Dave

After two millennia, the words still strike with amazement, the visions still transport us, there are still secrets only half discovered.Most of the ancient books have been destroyed either intentionally or accidentally, hatred and forgetfulness have obliterated vast treasures of … Continue reading →

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graffiti : where’s kilroy?

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Art

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) GRAFFITI has been with for a veeerrry looooong time. political graffiti was found scrawled on the walls unearthed in pompeii. workmen scribbled obscene derisive graffiti inside the great pyramid of cheops as they built it. … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Modern Arts/Craft | Tagged art chantry, Banksy, bill daniel, bill daniels, bozo texino, graffiti art, hip hop history, jean michel basquiet, phase 2, Pompeii frescoes, punk rock history, stephen powers | Leave a comment

Antique Eurythmics: “TABLEAU VIVANTS” at POMPEII

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Dave

When the ruins of Pompeii came to light, they caused a revolution in taste- stripping away rococo gilt, reshaping the female figure, and leaving a deposit of pseudo-Greek temples from Moscow to Mississippi; although what sometimes passed for “classical” would … Continue reading →