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Category Archives: The Automat
Albrecht Dürer
Albrecht Dürer is the artist da Vinci would have been, had da Vinci not been so lazy. His accomplishments simply beggar description. He is primarily known to the modern world for his engravings, and they are certainly magnificent creations, but … Continue reading
Nostalgia
Today I am a little fed up with quality. I’m a little bit tired of superhuman perfection, whether in the hands of the old masters or a modern super-computer. I want to see some wires in my special effects. I’m … Continue reading
Pierre Bonnard
One of the most wonderful things about Bonnard is his lack of affectation. He freely admitted to pursuing art, not because of some great drive to create and discover, but because he thought more conventional pursuits were boring. His greatest … Continue reading
Cecil Beaton
I sometimes doubt that Americans understand issues of class at all. Our society is so pugnaciously egalitarian that we imagine tangible assets are what distinguish one set of people from another. But as the English understand class, it has … Continue reading
Oskar Kokoschka
Oskar Kokoschka is one of the great lions of the expressionism movement, though his style arose out of his own artistic idiosyncrasies more than from his exposure to other artists of the period. His formal training was slap-dash and so … Continue reading
Posted in Fine Art, The Automat
Tagged Alma Mahler, Bride of the Wind, expressionism, Gustav Mahler, Kanye West, Kunstmuseum Basel, National Gallery Berlin, National Museum of Modern Art Tokyo, Oskar Kokoschka, the Blue Rider Group, the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Oskar Kokoschka Bund, Vassily Kandinsky, Walter Gropius
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George Caleb Bingham
I was born a few years too late to be swept up in the full scale, coon-skin cap frenzy, but the caps hung around long enough for me to want one, and the frontiersman image, the explorer vibe, was thick … Continue reading
Interlude 9: I Am A Nighthawk
I been slingin’ this hash and flippin’ these burgers long enough to know that the world ain’t comin’ to no end tomorrow ’cause God is havin’ too much of a laugh at my misery, you dig? But hey, if you … Continue reading
Posted in Fine Art, The Automat
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Odilon Redon
The end of the nineteenth century kicked up a lot of dust in the art world as artists struggled with new ways to share the world of their peculiar and intimate senses. Redon was among the group of artists … Continue reading
Thomas Nast
Christmas season has arrived at last, although no one has told the weather here in north Texas yet. Never mind. My granddaughter makes it Christmas for me all by herself as she imagines Santa Claus and helps with all the … Continue reading
Brown Paper Bag
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