"Art and magic are pretty much synonymous. I would imagine that this all goes back to the phenomenon of representation, when, in our primordial past, some genius or other actually flirted upon the winning formula of 'This means that.' Whether 'this' was a voice or 'that' was a mark upon a dry wall or 'that' was a guttural sound, it was that moment of representation. That actually transformed us from what we were into what we would be."
- Alan Moore
"More than in the other performing arts the lack of respect for acting seems to spring from the fact that every layman considers himself a valid critic."
- Uta Hagen
"The best thing about a picture is that it never changes, even when the people in it do."
- Andy Warhol
[I took this photo of the chrome Andy Warhol statue in Union Square in New York City in 2011.]
"Stealing things is a glorious occupation, particularly in the art world."
- Malcolm McLaren
It says something about the cover of Nirvana's Nevermind that it can be recreated with Pantone samples, and be recognized. As seen here.
I used PhotoSynth on my phone to create this panorama (well, sort of a panorama) at one of the halls of the Met in NYC. So many wonderful things to see, I just spun around.
To get a good view, click the image, and then click again to zoom and explore.
... you're in a museum.
This is a picture Nick took while we were exploring the Met - the Metropolitan Museum of Art - this weekend. I love reviewing the camera roll, and a) rediscovering things I looked at and b) seeing things I never noticed at all. This includes the above.
"I go to the theatre to be entertained. I don't want to see plays about rape, sodomy and drug addiction. I can get all that at home."
- Peter Cook
[Cook, a member of Beyond The Fringe, wrote this gag as a cartoon caption early in his career.]
"I don't much enjoy looking at paintings in general. I know too much about them. I take them apart."
- Georgia O'Keeffe
"If I didn't along with people, I just spent time by myself painting. And I didn't get along with people a lot."
- Julian Schnabel
"A good review from the critics is just another stay of execution."
- Dustin Hoffman
Chuckle, chuckle.
I saw the above shot in this collection of street art from all over.
One of the things we noticed in San Diego was the ample amount of public art around the city: statues, installations, paintings, multimedia work ... once I started looking for it, it always seemed to be there. I've already noted the moving tribute to Bob Hope and his volunteer work for the U.S. armed forces, which is near one of the most interesting statues in the city: a recreation of the famous VJ Day in Times Square photograph. (Martha and I copied or at least imitated that pose for Nick right here.)
This is one of the statues built along the waterfront. If you look carefully, you can see Nick through it, having a close look at how it was erected.
"I have made my world and it is a much better world than I ever saw outside."
- Louise Nevelson
Christopher Niemann's Abstract Sunday feature in the New York Times is a favourite (but unfortunately not weekly) feature. The latest one involves his trip to the Venice for the famed Biennale of the art world. One of his sketches:
"I never painted dreams. I painted my own reality."
- Frida Kahlo
"Art is what you can get away with."
- Andy Warhol
[The image above is of The Andy Monument, a 10-foot, chrome-plated recreation of Warhol by Rob Pruitt and unveiled several weeks ago in Union Square in New York City.]
"He knows all about art, but he doesn't know what he likes."
- James Thurber
"A painter who has the feel of breasts and buttocks is saved."
- Pierre-Auguste Renoir
I am a journalist with CBC News in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. I'm taller than I look. This blog has been running quietly since 2004.
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