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Closely Looking at Hokusai’s “Great Wave” (aka “Under the Wave off Kanagawa”) + FOOD: EGGPLANT & TOMATO CASSEROLE

The world-renowned landscape print “Under the Wave off Kanagawa” — also known as the “Great Wave”— by the Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), is currently on view at the Met Museum in NYC. “Great Wave’ image courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art The “Great Wave” belongs to a series of Hokusai prints titled: “Thirty-six Views […]

The Armory Show, NYC 2015 (Part 5 Finalé) + FOOD: Deviled Crab Salad

The Los Angeles-based painter, Amir Nikravan, fuses the logic of painting, photography, and sculpture onto one deceptively flat plane. Using negative space he creates a positive, colorized, representation of an object. His photorealistic 2-D ‘still life’ paintings looking like the original 3-D object. ART The Armory Show Part V (FINALE) New York 2015 Art representing: “This […]

The Armory Show, NYC 2015 (Part 4) + FOOD: Strawberries Flambeé

Andrew Ohanesian, “Slots”, 2015, Mixed Media, approx 54 x 21 x 70 inches, Pierogi, Brooklyn ART The Armory Show Part IV New York 2015 Art representing: “This moment in time!” Living artists and contemporary galleries from around the world, at the Armory Show 2015, NYC. Bernard Piffaretti, “Untitled”, 2015, Acrylic on canvas, 55.25 x 39.5 […]

The Armory Show, NYC 2015 (Part 3) + FOOD: Vichyssoise light

Stainless Steel Cushions at the Armory Show 2015 ART The Armory Show Part III New York 2015 Art representing: “This moment in time!” Living artists and contemporary galleries from around the world, at the Armory Show 2015, NYC. Edith Dekyndt, Carl Freedman Gallery, London   Matthew Brandt, from the series Burnouts, silkscreen print on silk […]

The Armory Show, NYC 2015 (Part 2) + FOOD: South Louisiana’s Courtbouillon

ART The Armory Show Part II New York 2015 Art representing: “This moment in time!” Living artists and contemporary galleries from around the world, at this year’s Armory Show, 2015. Anish Kapoor, “Fold, 1, 2014” color etchings on two sheets of white paper, edition of 20, Carolina Nitsch, New York   Carol Bove, “Fortitude”, 2014, […]

The Armory Show, NYC 2015 (part 1) + FOOD: Simple Cooking, Perfect Eggs

Antony Gormley, “Another Time XVIII”, (detail) 2013 cast iron, Sean Kelly Gallery ART The Armory Show NYC , March 2015 Art representing: “This moment in time!” Living artists and contemporary galleries from around the world, at the Armory Show 2015, NYC. PIERS #92 & #94 West Side Highway, Hudson River & 55th St. NYC.   […]

Armory Arts Week, NYC 2015, The Galleries and The Artists

ART ARMORY ARTS WEEK  NYC, 2015 MARCH 4-8 Plus Our Post Script:  A Listing of Galleries  and Artists New York’s annual Armory Arts Week is about conveniently viewing a huge survey of new art by living artists from around the world, and masterworks from the 20th Century. Unlike a museum show, all of this art […]

Art Critics: Roberta Smith & Jerry Saltz, “Seeing Out Loud!” (Special Issue)

Roberta Smith (left) and Jerry Saltz (right) on the speaker’s stage addressing a packed house, for a Clyfford Still Museum speaking event held at the Denver Art Museum Feb. 12, 2015. ART Roberta Smith & Jerry Saltz  Seeing Out Loud! “Friends of Clyfford Still”  Winter Keynote Program INTRODUCTION On Thursday, February 12, 2015, The Clyfford Still Museum, […]

Digital Artworks by the Artist Jack A. Atkinson + Food: Boiled Custard

The basis for all of Jack A. Atkinson’s art are preliminary monotone, ink and brush works usually painted in the moment, from life –  then converted into digital outputs as the final presentation. ART: “Picturing the  Essence of Life: Energy!” Digital Artworks by Jack A. Atkinson (Editor’s Note: Jack A. Atkinson is the Editor & […]

Bauhaus Costume Parties 1924-1926 + Food: Couscous Salad

ART Bauhaus Costume Parties 1924-1926 Photos by Oskar Schlemmer (See our postscript section below for the complete article on the Bauhaus, published in 1925.) FOOD Couscous Salad with Cucumbers, Peppers and Tomatoes A delicious meal by itself, which should be served with a multi grain pita on the side. Ingredients 1 cup (6 oz) couscous 2 green bell […]