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With “Bus Stop Paintings”, the artist presents the historic buildings of the Chicago district, one watercolor at a time

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WEST TOWN — An Instagram account run by a local artist features paintings of historic buildings and businesses in Chicago, as well as locations in Colorado, Texas and beyond.

Bus Stop Paintings is run by Chicago artist Diego Bleifuss Prados, who began painting watercolors at the start of the pandemic while living in Denver.

The project actually started with photography, said Bleifuss Prados, after being inspired by Twitter posts from lee bey, Deborah Mercier and other tales of little-known buildings in Chicago neighborhoods.

Bleifuss Prados said he will walk around and take pictures of old buildings and storefronts, usually those with historic features and new businesses below, including grocery stores, taquerias and liquor stores .

“Especially in Chicago, there’s a type of building, really beautiful, older buildings that have architectural terracotta or really fine brickwork and etching. And then on the first floor there’s like, a butcher. Or an auto shop or just a small store that juxtaposes with the big, older building above,” Bleifuss Prados said.

While working from home during the pandemic, he began experimenting with drawing and painting buildings. Last year he started publishing his work online under the Bus Stop Paintings account.

Credit: Supplied/Diego Bleifuss Prados
Carnicerías Jimenez by Diego Bleifuss Prados

He returned to Chicago this spring and many of his recent paintings feature buildings in the greater West Town area, such as Western Wear in Alcala, Ciales Poultry in Bucktown, and the Starsiak Clothing building in the Polish Triangle.

He also painted a taqueria in Pilsen, a grocery store in Humboldt Park, and many scenes in Denver, Texas and even one in Hebron, Palestine.

Bleifuss Prados said he took a few art classes in school but never received any formal training. He hadn’t worked much with watercolors until he started what became Bus Stop Paintings in 2020.

“I had all this extra free time so I started painting some of the pictures I was taking around Denver. More than anything, it takes a lot of time and patience to go through the tedious process of drawing it and painting it. redraw it, then paint it,” he said.

One of his biggest challenges has been getting the right light for his photos, which serve as a model for each painting. That process has been more difficult in Chicago than in sunny Denver and Texas, he said.

“I noticed buildings and then I often have to come back when the lighting is good to have good lighting, good sunshine and then good shadows too. And that can be quite tricky,” he said. “I’m going to take several photos…and recreate them as best I can. »

Many of the oldest buildings represented by Bleifuss Prados are in gentrifying neighborhoods, where long-standing businesses are often at risk of displacement.

He said there was a dedication to historic preservation in his work, with an urge to document a building or store before it was gone or changed forever.

“I think there’s an element of trying to chronicle the treasures or gems of the neighborhood, architectural gems that are disappearing. And just a style of building and store that is slowly being replaced, or quickly in some places,” he said.

Recently he stopped at a locksmith in Humboldt Park to take a picture after waiting for a sunny day with good light.

Instead, he found the building under construction and the company sign removed.

“It sometimes feels like a race against time trying to get some of the shots before they get demolished or turned into a target or something,” he said. “A lot of these buildings are sort of ephemeral.”

He has sold a small number of physical prints of his work and hopes to expand his offering when he finds the time.

Until then, he plans to paint more buildings across Chicago, as well as finish some older ones.

“I just keep an eye out whenever I walk around the city, looking for things, buildings, stores or signs that would be interesting or that I find beautiful,” he said. “I really appreciate people who love paintings and yes, I’m excited to share more.”

Credit: Supplied/Diego Bleifuss Prados
Sale of furniture by Diego Bleifuss Prados, representing 1239 N. Ashland Ave. at Wicker Park

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Non Fungible Media Token – Navigating the choppy waters of Ethereum Front Runners to launch a brand new concept

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Non Fungible launches on Ethereum and now seeks to advance its project with an NFT contest

Only those who dare to fail greatly can achieve great success.

—Abdi Hussein

OXFORD, UK, August 9, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — At a time when the markets are down, the Ethereum network is full of top bots, trying their best to steal new projects that have just been launched. NFMT launched last night and we were hit hard by these bots, but while many would have given up and cut their losses, it looks like NFMT is here to stay.

With the owner, Abdi has been quick to verify himself and is now working to push the project to potential investors, we can see a very good opportunity for new investors to join the project at a very good price. With a market cap of less than $10,000 and the robots supported, this is a project that can work very well with the proper care and attention.

With a safe and well-known Solidity developer working with the project, I see a safe and reputable person controlling the contract to really give these guys the best opportunity to start off on a good footing.

The idea for the NFMT project stems from Abdi’s time in marketing. With him working at various reputable marketing companies, he worked on crypto promotion for other tokens before taking the plunge and entering the industry himself for the NFMT project.

NFMT was created to bridge the gap between physical and digital art, with the idea of ​​working with famous galleries around the world to add NFT displays, show the best designs from the NFMT community as well as market other NFTs , Designers and even projects. Abdi has the business acumen and knowledge to make it a success and I for one am very interested to see what comes next from the NFMT camp.

The project, although very new, is already looking to reward NFT creators, with a prize pool of 2 Ethereum split between 3 winners which is decided by rounds of voting, with the winners then receiving their prizes and the chance to appear in a prestigious gallery in the City of London.

We spoke to Abdi, who told us where he comes from and what he aims to achieve in this space:

“I started getting interested in crypto when I was at University of the Arts and invested small amounts a few years ago. It has now grown to a sufficient amount to sustain and nurture my project and I see short-term expenses as long-term gains for the project and its investors We haven’t had the best start with the bots, but now we can take it to a new level and really start making waves in the Ethereum space. I really look forward to working hard now to make this project a success’

A very interesting project this one, with everything to gain and nothing to lose. It’s great to see people fighting to keep their heads above water in turbulent markets and I, for one, respect their commitment and willingness to do well. If they get community support and find new wielders attracted, this could be a very interesting project indeed!

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When technology meets creativity

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“When bankers meet for dinner, they discuss art. When artists meet for dinner, they discuss money. – Oscar Wilde

A digital artist, Mike Winkelmann, aka Beeple, has sold “Everydays: The First 5000 Days”, a collage of computer illustrations, for $69 million at Christie’s. The work was able to command the huge sum for what was essentially a 13-year montage of Winkelmann’s messages because it was attached to a digital certificate known as an NFT or Non-Fungible Token. This deal sparked a mad rush among artists – a gold rush – to join the NFT bandwagon.

The NFT craze has spread quickly. Despite the fact that the modern art world is inherently volatile, the rise of NFTs is shaping the artistic landscape. Several Indian artists have created digital artworks and sold them to collectors around the world, using the NFT route.

What is special about an NFT?

Anyone can view individual images – or even the entire collage of images – of digital art online for free. So why are people willing to spend millions of dollars for something that can be downloaded or screenshotted? This is because NFTs give ownership of the original item to the buyer.

People can have a picture of Leonardo da Vinci’s Monalisa on their phone or go to the Louvre museum in France and take a picture of it, but the original Monalisa is priceless, and copies and replicas are simply worthless because the museum is recognized as the sole possessor of the original. NFTs on works of art are the equivalent of an attestation – they are digital certificates from the artist stating: “This work was created by me and accompanies the work of art”.

Artists wishing to sell their work as NFTs must first register with a marketplace before “minting” digital tokens by uploading and validating their information on a blockchain.

Each NFT has its own valuation, which is determined by the highest bidder, who receives a digital token rather than the actual painting, sculpture, or printed copy, when it comes to art or collectibles. The NFT contains information about the current owner of the piece, transfer procedures, artwork details, a link to the digital image or a hash code, and built-in authentication that serves as proof of ownership.

Modern monetization tool

Santanu Hazarika, a self-taught multidisciplinary visual artist and illustrator based in Mumbai, has just released his first major NFT. According to Santanu, the global NFT marketplace is slowly becoming a crucial promotional tool for all artists to monetize their work and uniquely engage with the art-appreciating community of collectors and fans. “There are many ways NFTs help artists. Individual artists can support themselves by publishing their own work without the intervention of intermediaries, galleries, art collectors or dealers of any kind,” he explains.

Cryptocurrency is frequently used as a payment method for NFTs.

Physical silver can be exchanged for cryptocurrencies and vice versa – in other words, both are “fungible”. Each unit of physical money and cryptocurrencies is equal in value to a similar unit of itself – one dollar will be worth the same as another dollar, and one Bitcoin will be worth the same as another Bitcoin at some time. But NFTs are different. Each NFT has a digital signature, which prevents it from being exchanged for another, or having the same value as another token – so they are non-fungible. Simply put, NFTs are essentially assets that have their own digital identity and ownership record, and they cannot be replicated to form new versions of themselves.

Art, GIFs, sports videos, video games and virtual avatars, designer shoes, music, and even tweets can all be associated with NFTs, making them unique and collectible. These NFTs can be sold for varying sums. For example, Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey sold his first NFT tweet for over $2.9 million.

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When it comes to art, because they establish ownership of the artwork, NFTs are valuable. They can be bought and sold online. If you have an NFT for a work of art, you have the option of keeping it, selling it, or trading it. There are many NFT marketplaces where sellers can upload their products and buyers can connect digital wallets to purchase them. To attract potential buyers, some digital artists post their work on social media platforms like Instagram.

“I love the value of the original in a world full of fakes,” says Venkat Gaddam, an artist and fashion designer from Telangana who plans to launch an NFT series soon. It’s an exciting time to be a creator, an ideator or an artist, in my opinion.”

“With NFTs, artists no longer need to pay huge commissions to galleries to present their works! Our artworks can be minted as NFTs and kept on the Blockchain forever,” says artist Swati Pasari from Kolkata.

Royalties for repeat sales

NFTs provide transparency and accessibility to the art world like never before, ensuring that musicians, artists and others are fairly compensated for their work.

Due to the nature of NFTs, artists won’t have to settle for a one-time sale of their work. They will be able to benefit from subsequent transactions thanks to royalties on secondary sales.

“I think it gives you complete control over when and how you give up your work. You realize how transparent the transactions are and you can see who is selling your artwork and how much it is selling for; you have also the royalty system in place, which means that every time your art is resold, you not only know who is buying it, but you also get paid,” says Santanu, who launched a first-of-its-kind digital artwork Breaking the Frames (BTF) on the WazirX NFT marketplace in collaboration with pop sensation Ritviz.

“Copyrights and partial sale opportunities historically have no place in the world of fine art. Artfi (a blockchain-based fine art NFT ecosystem) offers the unique opportunity for artists, sellers and collectors to earn royalties on every NFT transaction, sell 90% of their art and keep 10% locked up in their wallets for the future,” says Artii founder Asif Kamal, who is also an art connoisseur.

Creators can also incorporate clauses into their NFTs. Beeple, for example, stipulated that he would receive a 10% royalty on any subsequent resale of his $69 million coin. “In the case of a physical work of art, you only get paid once; however, with NFTs, artists receive a royalty even on all future sales of their work,” adds Swati.

Has anyone in India sold an NFT?

The answer to that is, yes, many have. Raghavendra Rathore was the first designer to use proprietary blockchain technology to convert his artwork into NFT. Canada-based Tamil musician Kaber Vasuki has sold an unreleased demo of his track “Vasanam” on OpenSea (web3 marketplace for NFT) for 50 Ethereum, or around Rs. 1.5 crore. Kanthraj N, a Bangalore-based watercolor artist, has auctioned off 12 of his award-winning original paintings on the RubiX marketplace.

“With NFTs, artists are now open to working with anyone, anywhere,” says Santanu, adding, “The process removes various barriers such as approaching galleries, expecting galleries to pick up your work, an art dealer to push and promote you. , and the logistical problems too.

Artists who have created NFTs form groups and online communities to help and educate each other.

A multi-billion dollar company in the making

According to the Artprice database, NFTs have grown in popularity, accounting for a third of online sales or 2% of the overall art market. Artists who have embraced NFTs find it empowering. Suvigya Sharma, an Indian artist, painter and fashion designer known for his miniature paintings, Tanjore paintings, murals and portraits, has partnered with OwlUnited – an NFT project bringing together business, charity and digital art . He says that nowadays digital art, especially NFTs, is used to raise funds for the launch of medium and large companies.

“NFTs are expected to be a multi-trillion dollar industry in the global economy, and many people are beginning to accumulate these digital assets for artistic or utilitarian purposes. Over the past couple of years, many NFT projects have sprung up in the market,” says Suvigya.

A revolution is indeed sweeping the art world, and it will never be the same again.

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DreamWorks Animation will launch the open MoonRay renderer

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Later this year, MoonRay, a proprietary production renderer from DreamWorks Animation, will be made available as open source software. The Bad Guys, Croods: A New Age, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, and the upcoming Puss in Boots: The Last Wish all used the studio’s state-of-the-art Monte Carlo Ray Tracer.

World-class DreamWorks engineers created MoonRay, which features an extensive library of production-tested physical materials, USD Hydra rendering delegate, multi-machine rendering, and cloud rendering using Arras.

“We are thrilled to share more than 10 years of innovation and development on MoonRay’s vectorized, threaded, parallel and distributed codebase with the industry,” said Andrew Pearce, Vice President of Global Technology at DreamWorks. . “The appetite for large-scale rendering grows every year, and MoonRay stands ready to meet that need. We expect to see the code base grow stronger with community involvement as DreamWorks continues to demonstrate our commitment towards open source.

With a mission to “…keep all vector lanes of all cores of all machines busy all the time with meaningful work”, DreamWorks’ in-house MCRT renderer, MoonRay, was built from the ground up by putting the focus on efficiency and scalability. It also offers state-of-the-art features for unrestricted artistic expression. It can produce a wide variety of graphics, ranging from photorealistic to highly stylized. With no previous legacy code and a highly scalable state-of-the-art architecture, MoonRay enables rapid, cinematic-quality art iteration using well-known tools.

Support for distributed rendering, a pixel-matching XPU mode that increases speed by processing ray bundles on both the GPU and CPU, ray processing with Intel Embree, shader vectoring using Intel ISPC Compilation and Bulk Path Tracing are other high performance capabilities. In order to be integrated with content creation applications that accept the standard, MoonRay ships with a USD Hydra render delegate.

To manage multiple machines and contexts, MoonRay uses the Arras distributed computing framework from DreamWorks, which will also be integrated into the open source codebase. Multi-machine rendering accelerates the artist’s interactive display and decouples the rendering from the interactive tool, increasing the resilience of the interactive experience. The artist can simultaneously view various lighting conditions, different grades of materials, many instances in a shot or sequence, or even multiple locations in an environment, using MoonRay and Arras in multi-context mode.

Bill Ballew, Chief Technology Officer at DreamWorks, said, “MoonRay has been a game-changer for our productions. We have over a billion hours of use at DreamWorks. As the open source community continues to adopt and improve it, we will see significant benefits for the animation and visual effects industry as well as academia.

DreamWorks wants to make MoonRay available under the Apache 2.0 license. Further information and updates will be available at OpenMoonRay.org.

DreamWorks Animation is a global family entertainment company with feature film and television brands supported by a strong global consumer products strategy. DreamWorks Animation is a division of Universal Filmed Entertainment Group within NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. With over $15 billion at the global box office, DWA’s picture legacy includes well-known characters and franchises like Shrek, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda, How to Train Your Dragon, Spirit, Trolls, The Boss Baby and The Bad Guys from 2022 Customers in over 190 countries can watch award-winning original television content from DreamWorks Animation.

The 48th annual Harlem Week kicks off with 10 days of events this weekend

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Mark your calendars – Harlem Week is coming back strong!

From August 12-21, Harlem Week will host a series of events showcasing the people, arts, culture, entertainment and history of Harlem. This 48th annual celebration features in-person and virtual experiences centered around the theme “Inspiration, Impact and Legacy”.

“All New Yorkers are invited to experience HARLEM WEEK from August 12-21 as we honor key elements of our city. Seniors and children can celebrate education, restaurants, technology and theater,” said Lloyd Williams, president of HARLEM WEEK. You’ll hear music ranging from jazz, gospel, R&B, hip-hop, soca, Latin, Caribbean, ‘Afrobeat, etc. Remember – you haven’t done this town until you’ve done it Uptown, so do it in Harlem. We can’t wait to see you!’

Harlem Week events can be enjoyed in person and online at harlemweek.com. The festivities kick off August 12 with Older Persons Day, Harlem’s first major public event of the week, at the Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building. The event will include health demonstrations, health tests, performances, a tech debunking panel, a Senior Hat fashion show, and more.

On August 13, Harlem Week will host the Percy Sutton Harlem 5k Run and Walk for Health Against Gun Violence. Centered around the theme “Save Our Children”, which is a call to action against gun violence. Participants are invited to register here. That evening, from 4-7 p.m., Harlem Week will host Great Jazz on the Great Hill, which will feature performances by the Jimmy Heath Legacy Band, Antonio Hart Quartet and Tammy McCann in Central Park.

To wrap up the first weekend of Harlem Week, New Yorkers can celebrate “A Great Day in Harlem” on August 14. Starting at noon, guests can head to Ulysses S Grant National Memorial for the opening of the International Village, which features a variety of vendors to shop from, followed by performances and appearances by R&B artist Kenny Lattimore, a tribute to 90-year-old Caribbean legend Lord Nelson (aka “The Soca Daddy”), Uptown Dance Academy, Artz, Roots & Rhythm, Impact Repertory Theatre, Mama Foundation’s Sing Harlem Choir and Isn’t Her Grace Amazing Choir. The evening will conclude with the Under Under the Stars concert featuring national and international artists supported by the Harlem Music Festival All-Star Band led by “star music director” Ray Chew.

For more information and a full list of events, visit www.harlemweek.com.

CEO selling NFTs of Confederate monuments he took down

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — After removing the Robert E. Lee monument in Richmond and nearly two dozen other statues across the city and state, Devon Henry is looking to raise money for charity by selling statues digital artworks inspired by their removal in the cryptocurrency market.

CryptoFederacy, Henry’s new venture, recently launched its first round of artwork with the goal of raising a total of $13 million for various non-profit groups and social justice causes, including the development of affordable housing, gun violence prevention, access to mental health care and the right to vote.

The 45-year-old CEO of Team Henry Enterprises, the contracting company that the state and the cities of Richmond and Charlottesville hired to demolish Confederate monuments, said he founded the new company after considering what he should do next after participating in the historic effort.

“The statues have fallen. But what’s next? Henry said in an interview. “It’s about keeping the momentum going and keeping the awareness of what those statues meant – and taking a negative narrative and turning it into something positive.”

Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney and former Virginia Governor Ralph Northam have ordered the removal of Confederate monuments in the former Confederate capital in 2020 amid nationwide protests over the murder of George Floyd by the police. The orders came after several other states and localities across the country took similar action to pay tribute to the Confederacy after a white supremacist murdered nine black parishioners at a church in Charleston, South Carolina, five years earlier. .

Henry said he was apprehensive when the governor’s chief of staff first approached him about the removal of the Lee monument. He was inclined to take it, but considered the deadly rally of white supremacists in Charlottesville in 2017 and how a contractor’s car in New Orleans was set on fire.

Henry, who is black, said he consulted with his wife and children. They discussed what it would mean to remove the monuments that generations of people have believed have represented oppression and racism and the risks that might entail.

“We came to the conclusion that we had to do it,” he said. “We need to take these issues into our own hands and show courage.”

Henry said CryptoFederacy’s goal is to capitalize on the rise of new technologies such as Web3 and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to raise funds for social justice causes.

Founded earlier this year, the organization’s first project is The Thirteen Stars, a digital art collection that includes 3D models of Confederate monuments covered in newspaper headlines and artwork of the statues surrounded by graffiti.

Anthony Bartley, who goes by the name Fading Royalty, created most of the artwork in the collection.

Currently based in St. Louis, where he attended Washington University, Bartley, 24, said he was excited to be part of the project after curating a book of photographs of the 2020 protests. Proceeds from sales of books went to the NAACP legal defense fund.

Creating the artwork, he said, “took me back to doing something bigger than myself. And it feels good to be a part of it, especially knowing that the proceeds will go to charity.

The name of the collection refers to the 13 stars of the Confederate battle flag “Southern Cross” as well as each of the 13 causes to which CryptoFederacy intends to allocate $1 million with proceeds from the sale of the artwork of art.

Michael Garvey, economist and artist involved in the project, created three pieces for the collection. One depicts an alien plane “abducting” the Robert E. Lee statue, while another shows all the scattered monuments in an arcade claw machine game.

Garvey, 33, said his work is meant to symbolize moving forward into “the future” and how the project is intended to reclaim the monuments.

“It can be like taking some of the oppression…caused by the culture around statues and taking money from this NFT project to relieve some of that pressure on us,” he said.

Henry said CryptoFederacy is still engaging potential nonprofit and charity partners for the project, but has already struck deals with the Richmond-based Better Housing Coalition and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund to support college scholarships. and historically black universities.

Other artists have also sought to raise funds through the sale of NFTs recently. For example, Russian feminist art collective and punk rock band Pussy Riot earlier this year helped raise more than $7 million to support Ukraine during the Russian invasion of the country, according to media reports.

Customers can bid on Thirteen Stars artwork using Ethereum cryptocurrency. The auction website for the artwork states that the minimum bid for each piece is 105 wrapped ethers, which equates to approximately $182,000.

In addition to acquiring the ownership rights to the artwork via the blockchain, a kind of digital public ledger that is the basis of cryptocurrencies and NFT ownership, buyers will receive a small physical artifact of the artwork. one of the landmarks.

Henry said he chose to embrace the new cryptocurrency market and new arts platform as a way to encourage black entrepreneurship in an emerging market as well.

“I just feel like at some point it’s going to be part of our lives,” he said. “I saw a lot of stuff out there in the NFT space, and I thought it might be something more meaningful and historical that people can relate to and understand.”

Henry said he expects bidding for the artwork to remain open online until the end of August. He said that CryptoFederacy will also release a second collection of NFT artwork later this summer.

Pierce Brosnan Handpicked Artwork For This Memorable “Thomas Crown Affair” Bowler Hat Scene

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TL; DR:

  • Pierce Brosnan played the title role in the 1999s The Thomas Crown Affair.
  • An artist himself, Pierce Brosnan personally selected René Magritte’s “The Son of Man” for the bowler hat scene.
  • René Russo referenced the painting of the bowler hat in the last line of The Thomas Crown Affair.

Bowler hats. Say these three words to anyone who watched the 1999s The Thomas Crown Affair and, chances are, no further explanation is needed. In John McTiernan’s film, Pierce Brosnan’s lead character memorably escapes the authorities with the help of a painting. And, of course, lots of men in bowler hats. It turns out that the actor chose the painting himself.

The painting of ‘The Thomas Crown Affair’ is ‘The Son of Man’ by René Magritte

Considering the remake of the 1969 version centers on the theft of a Monet painting from the museum, that’s no surprise. The Thomas Crown Affair presents various works of art. Brosnan’s character eats in front of a painting he calls “Haystacks”. Meanwhile, a museum security guard points out that another nearby artwork is attracting more attention.

Then there are the additional works seen in Crown’s house. Not to mention fellow insurance investigators Catherine Banning (Rene Russo) set fire to Crown’s tropical hideaway.

However, arguably the most famous part of the movie is the bowler hat scene. So what is the painting in The Thomas Crown Affair called? It is the “Son of Man” by the Belgian surrealist René Magritte.

Pierce Brosnan chose “The Son of Man” for the bowler hat scene

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According Gentleman’s DiaryBrosnan selected “The Son of Man” for The Thomas Crown Affair. The 69-year-old didn’t explain why he chose this particular painting, although he did talk about his interest in the art.

Brosnan even sketched during the interview. “Because sometimes all you have to do is paint! Sitting on calls, sitting on Zoom, sitting here watching people. It’s nice to stay active,” he said.

He also shared that he makes art a part of his life even when filming on location.

“Here in Atlanta, in this beautiful apartment, I have a studio. It’s just a spare room, turned into a studio, where I set up work,” he said. “But, if you have to be away somewhere for a long time, I think it’s good to come away with a job or two that you did there.”

The last line of “The Thomas Crown Affair” is a nod to the painting of the bowler hat

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Russo referred to the Thomas Crown case painting, aka “The Son of Man”, in the final scene, according to IMDb. “Next time, I’ll break both your arms,” ​​her character told Crown after finding out during her flight.

So how was this a nod to the bowler hat painting? According to IMDb, Crown introduced himself as the man in the painting. And, in the painting, the man’s left arm appears to bend backwards as if broken.

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Annual Art Sale helps Aspen Thrift Shop do more for the community

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People view merchandise at the preview Friday, August 5, 2022, ahead of the annual Aspen Thrift Shop art sale at the Red Brick Center for the Arts in Aspen. The main sale is Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Chances are you’ve contributed something over the years to Aspen Thrift Shop. Saturday is your chance to buy something cool and keep the virtuous cycle of giving going. Yes, the annual art sale is here on Saturday, and you only have a short time, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

You may have enjoyed the benefits. The 73-year-old all-women-run organization has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars a year to community service groups ranging from A to Z – ACES to Youth Zone – just from the cycle of trash can to treasure that store d deals promotes.

Katherine Sand of Thrift Shop explains: “We relieve the locals of their stuff, because we all have too much! Sell ​​it to people who need it at rock bottom prices – it’s about the only place you can buy truly affordable clothing and goods in Aspen, and donate the proceeds to the community.

The art sale, which Sand started eight years ago, will add its share, about $30,000, to the prize pool for organizations and scholarships at the end of the day.

What awaits you at the Red Brick Center for the Arts? Maybe it’s better to ask what isn’t. Art! Sure. Books, paintings, photographs, posters, sculptures, jewelry, clothing, ceramics, pots, pans, all the clever kitchen and sink, no doubt.

People view merchandise at the preview Friday, August 5, 2022, ahead of the annual Aspen Thrift Shop art sale at the Red Brick Center for the Arts in Aspen. The main sale is Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Here is a starting list of some of the highlight treasures:

  • A print signed Terry Rose for the 1987 Choices for the Future symposium held at Windstar and also signed by John Denver.
  • Prints signed Tom Benton.
  • Folk art pieces.
  • Australian and African artifacts.
  • Official catalog of Angelo Accardi, the luxury edition.
  • Architectural prints by Michael Graves.
  • Steuben glass.

“I find more as I unpack our storage,” says Sand. “It’s a real treasure hunt and a cornucopia. Also amazing, great value vintage clothing – we are only selling a few as there are so many in the shop, but what we have is special.

The Thrift Shop (and Art Sale) is staffed entirely by volunteers. Working people, retirees, all kinds of people and all ages. All you need is the desire to give your time. Oh, and be a woman.

Sand said the store is always looking for more volunteers. Most “work” about two days a month in the store, at 422 E. Hopkins Ave., open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and Tuesday evenings from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

The store went through lean times during the height of the pandemic, Sand says, like other nonprofits and businesses. They closed for long periods. Sometimes they couldn’t accept donations.

“However, we have bounced back beautifully and the store is packed and grants are being given to the community,” she says.

The guiding philosophy of The Thrift Shop on the donation side is to provide as much as possible to as many groups as possible.

People view merchandise at the preview Friday, August 5, 2022, ahead of the annual Aspen Thrift Shop art sale at the Red Brick Center for the Arts in Aspen.
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“We believe that our grants – to the environment, arts, social services, education and child care – reflect the diversity of our donors, volunteers and clientele, and are an important demonstration of the local engagement with organizations that can use this evidence to support their other fundraisers,” she says.

Proceeds from the shop and art sales flow into the Roaring Fork Valley in the form of grants and scholarships.

But why the sale at the top of a store open six days a week?

“It’s partly a question of space,” she says. “We just don’t have a lot of room in the store to sell everything, and I also realized eight years ago when I started selling that there were so many amazing things, it would be fun to see everything in one place at once. time.”

But only on Saturday, and only from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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RESPECT. Interview: Tebs Maqubela, Head of A&R for Hillman Grad Records, talks developing talent, working alongside Lena Waithe and more

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As the A&R Manager for Hillman Grad Records—Maqubela is responsible for finding and nurturing musical talent, while playing a vital role in the development of artists, through music creation, marketing and promotion. As a key label leader that produces “music you can feel”, Maqubela comprehensively plans artists’ careers and oversees recording projects and operations – whether it’s arranging sessions recording – to serve as a link between songwriters, record producers and other creatives. . In addition, Maqubela identifies the vision and structure of each project. Driven by his mission to challenge the status quo, Maqubela helped shape the music roster and release the catalog in less than a year as the new hotbed of hip-hop and R&B.

Formed in March 2021, Maqubela is the liaison with Def Jam Recordings, following the joint venture partnership. Since joining HG Records, Maqubela has signed 4 up-and-coming artists partnering with Waithe – and being her ear for the label – 2x GRAMMY®, ASCAP Award-Winning R&B Artist Davion Farris, singer/songwriter/actress Jai’Len Josey (Synchronization: The Chi, and Around twenty), CS Armstrong (to sychronize : Bel-Air)and rapper and actress Siya (synchronizes: Around twenty, and half-sisters).

Leveraging opportunities across music, television and film, Maqubela works directly with Lena’s music supervisor, Big Tank (aka Derek Thornton), and was able to capitalize on the cultural meaning generated when these worlds meaningfully intersect. Specifically, Maqubela reads scripts and finds music to embody a moment. As Showtime’s most-watched series, The Chi, Maqubela and his team created a special visual concept album for television and a feature film titled “Chi Concert Sounds” (an artistic endeavor similar to that of Beyonceì Lemonade) and helped score the soundtrack and bring that vision to life. The production included a celebration of music and spoken word, with performances by BJ The Chicago Kid, Jai’Len Josey, DeCarlo and Davion Farris. Reflecting his love for music and storytelling, Maqubela also scored the soundtrack and musical supervision for the #2 comedy television series on BET, Around twentyand The one and only Dick Gregory (album inspired by the Showtime documentary film) – with an all-star collection of soul, R&B and hip-hop music that includes: Lupe Fiasco, Big KRIT, Cory Henry, Talib Kweli, Terrace Martin, Statik Selektah, Danni Baylor, BJ The Chicago Kid, and Bobby Sessions from Def Jam, among others. Additionally, Maqubela oversaw the soundtrack and musical supervision of MR SOUL!music inspired by the award-winning documentary, with an all-star soundtrack, featuring classic soul/R&B tracks from Donny Hathaway, Patti LaBelle, Hugh Masekela, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Delfonics, and Kool and the gang. The feature film received honors – 2021 Critics’ Choice Awardas well as a NAACP Image Award Winner.

To ensure that black designers had a seat at the table, Maqubela created a global movement alongside chief executive Albert Cooke and global beauty brand Sephoraentitled SEPHORA: ROOM OF BLACK BEAUTY– a visual celebration of the contribution of black creators in the beauty space with live performances by Jai’Len Josey, Symphani Soto, Kari Faux and Leven Kali.

Before HG Records, Maqubela joined the hedge fund Fortress Investment Group LLC, to expand its skillset on the startup front – a highly diversified global investment manager with approximately $54.2 billion in assets under management as of September 2021, for clients and private investors worldwide. In her role, Maqubela watched Sound Cloud, Spotify, SESACand SONGS Music Editing – which former President Ron Perry sold before going to Columbia Records.

Previously, Maqubela also formed strong ties with the then-budding hip-hop music collective. Brockhamptonwhile managing the first members Rodney Tenor as they found their way to explosive success. In this role, Maqubela helped Tenor develop his own music as a solo artist. Moreover, Maqubela was also the Director by A&R at Columbia Recordswhere he signed and helped develop acts such as the seething alt-R&B, yet genre-transcending singer named Q. His vision was to sign artists with a unique voice – who push the boundaries of creativity in the vein of Tyler the Creator and Adele. During his time as an artist manager, Maqubela co-managed the highly sought after Memphis Recording Artist Jon Waltz. The rapper/singer has multiple songs on 1 million streams on every major platform, has garnered interest from all major labels despite yet to release a full album and is expected to be a smash hit.

Building on his career in the music industry, Maqubela joined 300 Entertainment and rose through the ranks from intern to Marketing Manager – an American independent record company founded by Lyor Cohen, Roger Gold, Kevin Liles and Todd Moscowitz. Maqubela was tasked with leveraging 300 Entertainment’s Spotify presence, in addition to creating, designing and operating #RisktakerFMa playlist initiative that has garnered over 8,000 organic subscribers on 300’s branded playlist. Fetty Wap and Young Thug shared the campaign.

We had the chance to speak with Tebs to discuss his work as A&R for Hillman Grad Records, developing artist, ideal qualities for an artist, Sounds of the Chi concert and much more. Enter the audio of the interview below.


Interview Highlights:

How’s life.

His role as A&R for Hillman Grad Records.

Joint venture with Def Jam Recordings.

Working with Lean Waithe.

Artist in development.

His role Previously at 300 Entertainment.

Her favorite artist to work with.

Top 3 qualities required for an artist.

His Top 5 Artist of all time.

Name a song that describes his life.

What RESPECT. Means for him.

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The groundbreaking Zagutachie mesmerized viewers with its stunning new graphics

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Zagutachie is the 1st anti-establishment NFT artist, speaking out against the establishment, martial laws, tyranny and other evils in society. He is the 1st NFT Artist to illustrate against the evils of society, 1st NFT Artist who speaks for women’s rights, 1st NFT Artist who speaks against tyranny, injustice. He is the 1st NFT artist who speaks for transgender people, who speaks for a better living condition for farmers. He is the 1st artist who openly accepts the failure of the existing centralized economic system and openly supports the decentralized crypto-economy model.

He is the first NFT artist who speaks through his NFT via legend art against establishment, martial laws and against tyranny.

He illustrates different aspects of our socio-economic system in his NFTs. He is a big critic of our existing economic system, where governments totally control wealth, and a proponent of the decentralized crypto economic model, where instead of governments, people will control the distribution of wealth without government interference.

His NFT art is absolutely different from the existing NFT art in that all of his NFTs are different from each other; each NFT illustrates a different topic with a fixed message via captioning.

Zagutachie’s art is different, he designed each different NFT with another., each NFT represents a socio-economic subject, according to the artist, there is no point in making thousands of useless AVTAR images without any purpose or meaning , he describes his art as meaningful and logical.

Zagutachie’s digital art is on the cutting edge of women’s rights, black rights, gender equality, free speech, farmers rights, transgender/LGBT, children with special needs , positive thinking, anonymous creator, who speaks only through his social media platform and website.

It relies on NFT art to create stunning “All are equal based on a theme” artwork

Critics describe Zagutachie’s art as emotionally complex, what he tries to convince or what he tries to deliver, all his NFT art shows his anger towards the establishment and the demons of society. He is very optimistic about Metaverse and considers it a safe haven.

His NFTs aggressively illustrate sentiments against oppression, tyranny and the establishment. Her NFTs are open about freedom of speech, media freedom and women’s rights (gender equality)

He sees the existing economic system, where fiat is the base currency, as a flop system as this system has failed to ensure an equal distribution of wealth, Zagutachie sees Crypto as a friendly system.

Zagutachie’s NFTs illustrate that ordinary people should be the center of power and marshals and generals should not have enough power to seize governments, he considers this tyranny.

The artist is against the establishment’s abuse of power, which he has illustrated in his digital paintings. Zagutachie’s NFTs are a new trend in NFTs and a revolutionary way to convey meaningful messages of equality through NFTs.

Here are Zagutachie’s four digital charts:

Oooz,,,,, heroes, Sheros and Zeros

This fascinating digital art titled “Oooz” illustrates three trees, the first tree represents “Nelson Mandela”, this tree has a red dot, this red dot represents the results the world will see, he was a true “hero”

2n/a the tree in the graphic represents “Aung San Suu Kyi”, who is in detention, her struggle will pave the way for a democratic society, the orange dot represents the results of her struggle, she is a real “Shero”

3rd the tree represents “Vladimir Putin” due to his dictatorship this tree is unable to produce a fruitful result, he is the real zero, so the hero, the shero and the zero all in one picture

The establishment keeps us in a cage

The establishment keeps us in a cage

You call it establishment, or tyranny, or evil, under this dictatorship, people are suffering, even if they are not in detention, their minds are being captured, Zagutachie illustrated this in his digital art.

The establishment is not the bandage of the system, it is in itself a disease

The establishment is not the bandage of the system, it is in itself a disease

Zagutachie illustrated in this image, that when you are under the influence of establishment, the reduction of the tax burden is necessary to produce economic growth.

Black people

Black people

Black people are as equal as white people even all human beings are equal regardless of color, race or religion, black people should not be treated differently, simply “All equal”

This artist is changing the whole NFT era.

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Stunning works of art on display at the Science Festival

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The Gaia exhibition will be presented at Chelmsford Cathedral in October

Visitors to Chelmsford Cathedral this autumn will be able to experience an astronaut’s view of the world when Gaia’s stunning artwork arrives in Essex for the first time.

Measuring six meters in diameter and created from detailed 120 dpi NASA images of the Earth’s surface, Gaia offers the chance to see the planet in its entirety as it slowly rotates through the nave of the Cathedral of Chelmsford, accompanied by a surround sound composition by BAFTA award-winning composer Dan Jones.

Gaia is hosted by Chelmsford Cathedral and will be open to the public on October 12 and daily until Sunday October 30. It was introduced to the town with support from the Essex County Council Climate Action Fund and Anglia Ruskin University (ARU), with Gaia forming part of ARU’s first annual Chelmsford Science Festival .

James Rolfe, Chief Operating Officer at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU), said:

“Gaia is a stunning installation and the ARU is proud to partner with Chelmsford Cathedral to bring it to the heart of our city.

The exhibition will be a key part of Chelmsford’s premier science festival, giving people of all ages the opportunity to be inspired and experience the fascinating world of science.

Gaia will be open to visitors during the day and some evenings. Meanwhile, local environmental and ecological organizations have been invited to provide interactive exhibits to encourage us to think about ways to protect our planet. Plus, visitors can enjoy live music, lectures, and an evening of yoga in the spectacular setting of Gaia.

There will also be plenty of opportunities for kids to enjoy Gaia, especially during ARU Family Science Day on October 15 and fun mid-term arts and crafts from October 24-28.

Keith Baggs, Chief Operating Officer of Chelmsford Cathedral, said:

“We are delighted to announce this carefully curated program which we hope will allow everyone to enjoy this wonderful art installation. As a Gold Eco Church award winner, Gaia is a unique opportunity for Chelmsford Cathedral to invite the public to reflect on the important role each of us can play in protecting the planet.

As Chelmsford Cathedral expects to see a large number of visitors when Gaia is installed, the Cathedral will be offering timed entry tickets. Admission during the day is free and there is a small supplement to visit in the evening when Gaia is beautifully illuminated and the cathedral lit by candlelight. Tickets for special events will be limited and organizers advise booking early. All tickets can be booked from Thursday 1 September via the Chelmsford Cathedral website, chelmsfordcathedral.org.uk/gaia.

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Jeffrey Smart’s new documentary on ABC iView shines a light on the inner turmoil of the famous Australian artist

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Pearce’s presence proved crucial. “Jeffrey wouldn’t necessarily have confided in me as a reporter, but he was comfortable talking to Barry while we were there as observers,” says Hunter.

The artist confided in his friend Barry Pearce, above, while Hunter took on the task of recording their conversations. Fairfax Media

She revisited her archive footage when she heard the National Gallery of Australia was hosting an exhibition of Smart’s work [held last year] to mark the centenary of his birth. Hunter says she was amazed by Smart’s candor about her self-doubt as an artist, her compulsion to find beauty in the ordinary ugliness of modern city life, and her determination to be “measured by the work of the Italian Renaissance masters he most revered. .

There are plenty of new reveals in the hour-long documentary, which airs on ABC Plus next Wednesday. They mostly come from that original footage from 2006, when Smart was chilling with his partner and friends. To begin, Smart explains how he created what Pearce calls “a new aesthetic out of 20th century technology…subjects that others found mundane and brutal to him were just part of a new type of beauty”.

In Smart’s words, “I find it funny that maybe 100 years from now, if people look at the paintings done by the artists of this century, that the most ubiquitous things, like cars, televisions, and telephones, don’t do not appear. We should paint the things around us.

Jeffrey Smart, “Morning, Yarragon Siding” (1983-84). © The Estate of Jeffrey Smart

Throughout the movie, Hunter says, it’s Smart’s feeling of underachievement. “I find it incredible that he could have been so successful in the market, but was plagued with such self-doubt,” she says. “He never painted for the market. He painted for himself. He was always looking to paint a beautiful picture, and I don’t know if he ever felt that he had succeeded.

One of the most haunting scenes in the documentary – from Donald Featherstone’s 1994 documentary, Smart’s Maze – shows Smart lighting a bonfire and sending canvases he considered inferior.

“Nolan wouldn’t have done that,” Hunter claims. “He would have given them to his art dealer, or put them in a drawer, and let others decide their value. [But] Jeffrey would have hated if a painting he considered bad was shown in public. And when it came to his work, the only critic he listened to was himself.

This film also includes what Hunter considers the first television interview with Ermes De Zan, Smart’s much younger partner, born in Italy but raised in Australia. Smart and De Zan lived together for 38 years in Posticcia Nuova, near the birthplace of Piero della Francesca, the most admired Smart painter of the Renaissance.

“Ermes never put himself forward, but he’s a very learned man,” says Hunter. “He was a painter too, but readily admits that there was no place for two artists with an ego in a relationship. Jeffrey complained that he had set up a wonderful studio for Ermes, but it was quickly filled with gardening tools so Ermes could exercise his creative talents elsewhere.

Perhaps Smart’s most important work was a commission to produce a Victorian Arts Council mural. The dimensions of the mural were extremely long and shallow.

Jeffrey Smart at the opening of an exhibition of his work at the Art Gallery of NSW. He is photographed in front of “Container Train in Landscape” (1983-84). Andrew Taylor

Smart was about to quit. He and De Zan decided to go to Greece to take a vacation. Along the way, they were held up at a level crossing as a train passed. “We were sitting in the car [when] we saw this heavenly container train of different colors weaving through the trees,” Smart recalled in the documentary. “We both looked through the saplings and Ermes said, ‘Here’s the mural.’ He said it first.

Jeffrey Smart, “Labyrinth” (2011). National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, © The Estate of Jeffrey Smart

Smart’s last painting before his death on June 20, 2013 was Labyrinthcreated in 2011. At that point, the precision of his immaculate grill preparations and the delicacy of his brushstrokes faded. Labyrinth depicts a figure – clearly identifiable as Smart himself although the artist has always claimed it was a portrait of HG Wells – trapped in a maze. Is he looking for an exit? Or looking for new possibilities among dead ends?

Hunter recorded Pearce recounting a particularly poignant conversation he had with his old friend, in which Smart said, “I came to live in Italy to worship the altars of the greatest painters in the history of art. Measuring my standards against them… not matching or surpassing them.

“The prospect of coming anywhere near them would be quite impossible. So, in a way, I always felt doomed.

Smart’s closest friends, including author David Malouf and the late Clive James, have both featured in his works and both appear in the documentary.

Smart may have thought he was “doomed,” but his legacy lives on. As James said, “Eventually, everyone will live in Smart Land. The world now looks like Jeffrey painted in the late 1960s.”

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Jeffrey Smart, ABC Plus (Channel 22), August 10, 8:30 p.m. and iView.

Hong Kong mahjong sculptor among the last of his kind

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Frowning in painstaking concentration as he chisels Chinese images and characters onto mahjong tiles, 70-year-old Cheung Shun-king is one of the last artisans of his kind in Hong Kong.

Hand carving game tiles for the popular Chinese game was once a source of income for many, but the introduction of much cheaper machine-made sets has reduced their clientele and made their work a rarity.

Cheung’s family alone owned four separate stores, where as a teenager he learned his trade.

Now there is only one left.

“I gave my youth there,” he says of his work. “I don’t know if I will have the energy to continue in a few years, but for now I will continue to do so.”

Cheung’s store is on a street lined with mahjong parlors, but none of them buy his tiles from him.

“My mahjong sets are expensive,” he admits.

A full set of hand-carved tiles costs HK$5,500 (US$700), while machine-carved ones cost around HK$2,000.

The price reflects the time spent making them.

Industrial tile production takes about an hour, but it takes Cheung five days to complete the process of carving and coloring his tiles.

Many of her customers buy sets as keepsakes and often request custom images.

But Cheung thinks this recent revival of interest in an old tradition may be fleeting.

“It’s only been a few years since people felt a sense of nostalgia” and came to buy his tiles, he says.

“What if a few years later no one feels nostalgia?”

Despite his belief that his industry will continue to decline, Cheung says he will work as long as he can, until there is no more demand.

He ran workshops for young people but did not want to take on apprentices because of his pessimism.

“Learning (this skill) isn’t a matter of one or two months – trying it wouldn’t work if you don’t dive into it for two to three years,” Cheung says.

“If, by then, handcrafted mahjong tiles are out of fashion, then this skill would become useless.”

Cheung doesn’t know how to play mahjong himself – his interest is only in making the tiles.

He says being called an artist, however, is flattering and a “big compliment” for him.

“If others say it’s art, then it’s art. For me, it’s my job, because I have to earn a living.”


Partnership rents historic building off Independence Square to mount immersive virtual art exhibits

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A partnership that has brought “immersive Van Gogh” and related digital shows to cities across the country has signed a long-term lease in a historic building across from Independence Square and is looking to mount similar productions in Philadelphia from next year. .

The ace Impact museums and based in Toronto Immersive Lighthouse have teamed up in cities coast to coast over the past year to showcase everything from Immersive Monet and the Impressionists (Boston) to Immersive Frida Kahlo (Los Angeles).

Now they’ve signed a long-term lease on the former Penn Mutual tower, a National Register certified property at 6th and Walnut streets, and plan to start offering shows there in 2023, though even an approximate date for the start of operations is not sure.

Leisha Bereson, vice president of marketing for Impact Museums, said Monday that Lighthouse Immersive has “this vision to bring projection-based experiences and immersive art” to the United States, and already operates in 15 cities. . The Impact, she said, has partnered with five venues.

“We’re basically bringing cutting-edge projection technology — we’re the largest purchaser of Panasonic projectors in North America — and projecting art onto the walls in a larger-than-life format,” Bereson said. “So floor to ceiling and content on the floors. You basically walk in and are enveloped in beautiful projections showcasing art and history, plus a wonderful soundtrack.

She said which shows will play in Philadelphia are still being discussed.

Lighthouse Immersive worked with Italian designers led by Massimiliano Siccardi, who created their Immersive Van Gogh which debuted in Chicago last year. (The Lighthouse Van Gogh is a different production than the one playing at the Tower Theater in Upper Darby until November.)

“We’re excited to continue to grow the portfolio in a conscious way to find the right cities and provide accessibility to the right audiences who would appreciate art in this format,” Bereson said.

Lighthouse did not respond to phone and email inquiries on Monday.

Greg Soffian, a real estate broker who arranged the transaction, noted that the building, known as Washington, is protected by historic certification. City approval is required for exterior modifications. There won’t be, he said. Inside the building, which last housed the Beneficial Bank a decade ago, a mezzanine will be removed, opening up vast 25- to 30-foot ceilings.

Bereson said the venue will serve snacks and drinks.

Artwork Submissions Wanted for the 2023 Clarksville Arts and Heritage Cultural Calendar – Clarksville Online

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Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville Arts and Heritage Development Council (AHDC) is seeking artists interested in having their work featured in the 15th Annual Cultural Calendar. Each month will feature the work of an artist and highlight upcoming arts and heritage events.

Submitted works will be juried to determine which piece is featured each month, as well as which artwork appears on the cover. As in the past, calendars will be available on the AHDC website, as well as in the Customs House Museum’s “Seasons” gift shop and other locations around town.




This year’s schedule will feature work related to Montgomery County, Tennessee. It may focus on a detail of a building or public art or scene in downtown Clarksville, or it may depict a view of a farm, county road, or town. a local park. Literally, the sky is the limit, as long as it’s observed in Montgomery County.

Artwork will be accepted by email ([email protected]) and mail (PO Box 555, Clarksville TN 37041) until 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 31, 2022. Images submitted must be in JPEG format with at least one resolution of 300 dpi. As this year’s calendar is a wall calendar, submitted images should be oriented horizontally. Please do not submit more than two pieces.

Interested artists can find more information and download the 2023 Cultural Calendar app at http://www.artsandheritage.us/files/CulturalCalendar2023_Application.pdf.

Tanglin House: Art Deco style meets tropical opulence in Clayfield

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Located six kilometers from Brisbane’s CBD, Clayfield is a quiet residential area that has seen an annual growth rate of 25.9%. Home to hidden historic landmarks and tree-lined streets, the suburb exudes charm around every corner. Clayfield has a median house price of A$1.63 million and houses tend to stay on the market for an average of 23 days.

Designed by architect Rob Cottee, ‘Tanglin House’ is a Brisbane estate steeped in luxury throughout its breathtaking 1,610 square meter block.

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Capturing breathtaking views of the Brisbane skyline, this residence is located within walking distance of bustling local markets, lush nature parks and an elite selection of Brisbane schools.

Inspired by pre-war colonial architecture in Singapore, the house is a blend of art deco and Victorian design with wooden floors, stackable sliding doors and plantation shutters.

Step inside to enjoy spacious, bright entertaining areas and luxury accommodations. A formal living room and dining room ensure guests and residents a sophisticated entertaining experience with a view of the lush garden.

The kitchen is adorned with granite marble, wooden floors, white walls and molded cabinetry for a truly lush dining experience.

Lavish amenities are built into every corner of the house, including a wine cellar hidden underground, ideal for private tastings.

Stepping outside, the property makes use of the beautiful Queensland landscape and includes a full size lighted tennis court framed by manicured greenery and an outdoor patio area. Rain or shine, the outdoor space is a great opportunity for pure leisure.

Climb the stairs or take the internal elevator to find four of the property’s five bedrooms, each a private oasis of grand proportions. The master suite has a dual access dressing room, bathroom and retreat space.

This property should be auctioned on Saturday August 27 at noon if it has not been sold before.

ABOUT Clayfield

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  • – Median home price of $1,630,000 A
  • – 25.9% average annual growth
  • – 10,897 inhabitants
  • – 37 Middle Age

Best anime for creativity

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Creativity comes in all forms and is not exclusive to the practice of putting pencil to paper for visual effect. Anime simply wouldn’t exist without the art, and many shows have dedicated their stories to celebrating the creative process in some way. From music to painting, photography, fashion design and more, these inspirational anime are guaranteed to spark some creativity from their audience.



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There is a general misconception that you have to be born with natural talent before you can earn the right to pursue a creative dream, but the following motivational stories prove that with hard work and dedication, anyone passionate and committed enough can make her Dreams come true.

ten Vampire in the Garden: The Forbidden Art of Expression

In Momo’s world, anything creative is strictly forbidden, as only vampires can appreciate and cultivate elements of music and art. Like all artistic souls, Momo feels drawn to any stimulating artifact that may hold exquisite artistic secrets, and eventually aligns herself with the feared and forbidden supernatural creatures in vampire in the garden.

The vampire queen, Lady Fine, takes a liking to the girl and decides to take Momo on her journey to discover Eden: a realm where humans and vampires can live in harmony while embracing all things aesthetic. . During their travels, Lady Fine introduces Momo to song, dance, and various art forms, for which the human seems to have a natural talent. Together they fight for free speech to be restored in the corrupt society that imprisons self-expression with sweeping laws.

9 The garden of words: shoemaking, stanzas and loneliness

Not only is The garden of words visually stimulating on its own, but the content also assaults the senses with Takao’s passion for all things shoemaking. When not engrossed in the task of shoe production, Takao can be found in isolation, quietly sketching his surroundings and drawing inspiration from potential new designs.

The young boy forms an unlikely bond with a woman who seems to enjoy solitude just as much as he does, and the two have many unplanned dates in the gardens of Shinjuku Gyo-en, especially on rainy days. Poetry becomes their love language, as Takao and Yukino work through the intricacies of their unconventional friendship, while simultaneously tackling societal rejection due to their unusual habits.

8 Ancestry Of A Bookworm: Constructively Creative Engraving

When Myne tragically dies in an unfortunate accident, it’s far from the worst thing that can happen to the young woman of Ancestry of a bookworm. The book lover finds himself reincarnated in another universe and no longer has access to any reading material, reserved for the rich and noble. This girl from Gekokujo refuses to accept defeat and uses her experience of the modern world to renovate the historical timeline by reinventing the processes of printing, binding, and papermaking.

Printmaking and artists’ books are respected in fine art institutions as acceptable creative media, and many of the techniques Myne experiments with are taught in several art-focused schools. As a former librarian, Myne has a deep understanding of the different methods used in book creation and plans to make reading accessible to everyone, regardless of their financial situation, and her passion is absolutely contagious!

seven Forest Of Piano: cultivating classical music

What makes a musician exemplary: natural talent or years of dedication, practice and commitment? This is the question that torments young Shuhei Amamiya in Piano Forestas he finds himself attending the same music school as a seemingly unworthy savage, who just happens to have impeccable classical piano skills.

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Kai Ichinose comes from a troubled home and distracts himself playing with a mystical piano in the depths of the forest, later learning to play. However, when Shuhei attempts to join his new friend at a concert in the woods, the piano makes no sound. The two vie for the top spot in the Chopin Competition and walk the fine line between friend and foe, with a beautiful musical score to accompany the ears along the way.

6 Shirobako: An Anime About Anime

Five young girls who attend Kaminoyama High School have come together to form an anime club, but not with the typical otaku bells and whistles, as these ladies want to get involved in the production side of things. Each character is intrigued by a different aspect of anime making, including drawing, production management, animation, singing, and voice acting, all of which come with their own set of rewards and difficulties.

Shirobako gives audiences a unique insight into what goes on behind the scenes of Anime production, which isn’t quite as glamorous as the girls (and most viewers) expected. Jumping two years into the future, fans get another glimpse into the introduction of Aoi Miyamori, Ema Yasuhara, Midori Imai, Shizuka Sakaki, and Misa Toudou into the anime industry, and the unexpected troubles they’re in for. faced at the professional level. .

5 My Dress-Up Darling: The Titillating Triple Threat

My darling dressing hits viewers with a trio of creative stimulation, as Gojo and Marin inspire audiences to paint, sew and cosplay. When fans first meet Gojo, he’s obsessed with becoming a respectable kashirashi, and painstakingly spends all of her free time painting Hina Doll’s faces, hoping to perfect the art one day. Marin, on the other hand, wants nothing more than to express herself through cosplay, which requires her own level of creativity and photography skills. She implores Gojo to use his impressive sewing skills to put together his otaku ensembles, and the young man discovers a hidden talent for fashion design in the process.

RELATED: What Dressed Up Sweetie Can Teach You About Cosplay

Budding cosplay enthusiasts, Juju and Shinju Inui help their new friends hone their photography skills by sharing their knowledge of background settings, lighting, and using digital photo manipulation software (like photoshop.) This truly inspiring content combined with humorous and flirtatious elements makes My darling dressing a unique anime viewing experience!

4 Words bubble like sodas: neurodivergent forms of expression

For more poetic viewers, The words are bubbling like sodas is a perfect choice, as the haiku is the main theme of the story. Yui Sakura, better known as Cherry, suffers from a communication disorder and prefers to express herself in the traditional Japanese written form of poetry. A chance encounter with the socialite, Smile, exposes him to the art of content creation, as Yuki is a rather successful influencer.

Coming from opposite ends of the social spectrum, Cherry and Smile find commonalities through Mr. Fujiyama, whom they met when they both worked at the local senior center. The music subsequently also becomes a crucial part of the story, as the youngsters do their utmost to find Mr. Fujiyama’s long-lost vinyl, holding one of the last known recordings of his wife’s breathtaking voice. . Love, life and everything in between is a heartwarming option for those who like to play on words.

3 Carole And Tuesday: Musical Motivation

Carol and Tuesday is a contemporary approach to breaking into the music industry as a rising pop star, and all the unforeseen difficulties that come with it. Two girls from opposite sides of the tracks bump into each other on a bridge and they instantly connect over their mutual passion for music. Carol and Tuesday, two budding young singer-songwriters, combine their individual musical styles to create a unique sound, which then takes the world (well, Mars) by storm when a clip of them playing becomes viral.

RELATED: Carole and Tuesday: A Love Letter to Music

Deciding to use their newfound fame as momentum, Carol and Tuesday work tirelessly to create enough original content to triumph in the prestigious “Mars’ Brightest” talent contest. The girls must navigate the politics of the music industry, enjoying each artist’s creative contributions as they polish their own style of music, rising through the ranks in the process.

2 Whisper Of The Heart: Dare To Dream

A quote from Senji Amasawa that sums up Whisper of the heart is perfectly”I won’t know if I have talent until I try.” This classic Studio Ghibli tale tells the story of Shizuku Tsukishima, whose obsession with reading inspired her to become a writer at any cost, despite her family’s apparent disapproval. She meets Senji and is drawn to his passionate aura, as he too wants to defy all odds and pursue his dream of becoming a luthier.

This inspiring story highlights that exploring one’s talents is no easy task, and that perfecting a skill takes dedication, patience and a relentless drive to perform to the best of one’s ability. Like an unpolished stone, a person’s natural talents still need to be refined in order to realize their true potential, which is an achievable goal if approached in the right way. It’s a hard lesson to learn but thankfully delivered in the typical feel-good style that comes with everything. Ghibli-Related.

1 Blue period: a masterpiece in the making

Few things combine art and anime better than Blue period, a slice-of-life drama that closely follows Yatora Yaguchi through his journey of self-discovery as he struggles to gain recognition for his work. Although he finds few challenges in excelling in school, Yaguchi is not phased by his academic achievement and is rather blasé about life in general. That is, until the fateful day when landscape painting transports him to another realm of creative insight, as the art world suddenly reveals its alluring mysteries to the unsuspecting boy.

With only months to go before college, Yaguchi puts everything he has into practicing his newfound artistic skills, absorbing as much information from the art club and cram school as physically possible. He wrestles with the concept that plagues all creative minds, trying to figure out the definition of “good art” while trying to encompass various techniques, subjects and emotions in his paintings. Blue period displays a relatable account of the art school experience, jam-packed with aesthetic attributes and artistically accurate lessons.

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Where to Buy – Billboard

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The sold-out LEGO Rolling Stones art set is back in stock on LEGO.com, but if the second delivery looks anything like the first, fans may need to move quickly to get the much-needed collectible. The art set, which retails for $149.99 and was released in honor of the band’s 60th anniversary, hit shelves Monday (August 1).

A great gift for music lovers, the LEGO Rolling Stones set turns the iconic red tongue and lips logo into a stunning 3D work of art that’s sure to stand out in any room. This limited-edition piece, which debuted in June, is available on LEGO.com and at all LEGO Retailers.

Comprising 1,998 pieces, the bold structure, combining the legendary red lips and matching tongue, measures over 22” high and 18.5” wide. The set includes an accompanying soundtrack with nearly an hour of content, including an exclusive interview with John Pasche, the graphic designer who created the Rolling Stones tongue logo in 1970.

“Since the pull tab logo is one of the most recognized logos, our biggest challenge was figuring out how we could get the LEGO Art design as close to the original as possible,” explained Fiorella Groves, Head of of design within the LEGO Group. “Previous sets have been created with round 1×1 LEGO tiles in mosaic form, but this time, in the spirit of being more Rock ‘n’ Roll, we’ve used the full range of LEGO bricks to capture the organic curves created by John. . Hearing his reaction to our final design makes me so happy!”

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The LEGO Art series pays homage to pop culture characters and personalities, including legendary music groups like Elvis Presley ($119) and the Beatles, in addition to Hollywood icons like Marilyn Monroe, as well as well-known superheroes. loved as Iron Man and Batman. LEGO also released a Spice Girls Brickheadz set earlier this year.

In March, the Rolling Stones announced a summer European tour celebrating their 60th anniversary. The 14-date ride ended in Sweden on Sunday July 31. The Rolling Stones are due to perform at Waldbühne in Berlin, Germany on Wednesday August 3.

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Seeking to raise RM1m for GE15, DAP is offering 8,888 photos of ‘Sheraton Move’ for sale

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Lim Kit Siang speaks during a press conference for the launch of DAP’s GE15 fundraiser “Langkah Sheraton NFTs” at Impian Theatre, Plaza Bukit Jalil on August 1, 2022. — Photo by Choo Choy May

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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 1 – The DAP hopes to raise RM1million for the next general election, widely believed to be called this year.

To get the ball rolling, the Federal Opposition Party has put up for sale 8,888 images linked to the controversial “Sheraton Move” which triggered the collapse of the Pakatan Harapan government.

Tony Pua presents his painting to Anthony Loke during a press conference for the launch of DAP's GE15 fundraiser 'Langkah Sheraton NFTs' at Impian Theatre, Plaza Bukit Jalil on August 1, 2022. — Photo by Choo Choy May

Tony Pua presents his painting to Anthony Loke during a press conference for the launch of DAP’s GE15 fundraiser ‘Langkah Sheraton NFTs’ at Impian Theatre, Plaza Bukit Jalil on August 1, 2022. — Photo by Choo Choy May

“This is probably the first time such a project has been launched in Malaysia, perhaps in the whole region. We have had NFT projects from political parties or politicians but these are fully digital.

“But we’re a bit unique because we don’t just offer NFT as digital art. We are offering NFT by releasing NFT technology to allow members of the public to co-own a particular asset, in this case a physical ‘Langkah Sheraton’ painting,” Damansara MP Tony Pua said at the fundraiser launch. funds at Impian Theatre, Aurora Place in Bukit Jalil here today.

The images are sold as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and will open for sale on August 31 at the price of virtual currency $45 MATIC per design.

As of July 18, $10 MATIC is equivalent to US$9.10 or RM40.52.

Tony Pua poses with his painting 'Langkah Sheraton' which will be sold as part of DAP's GE15 fundraiser 'Langkah Sheraton NFTs' at Impian Theatre, Plaza Bukit Jalil on August 1, 2022. — Photo by Choo Choy May

Tony Pua poses with his painting ‘Langkah Sheraton’ which will be sold as part of DAP’s GE15 fundraiser ‘Langkah Sheraton NFTs’ at Impian Theatre, Plaza Bukit Jalil on August 1, 2022. — Photo by Choo Choy May

The images will be made available on Polygon, an Ethereum decentralized scaling platform, as well as major global NFT marketplaces like Opensea.io and Rarible.com.

Pua said NFTs are categorized into four levels of rarity.

The first tier is for ultra rare, of which there are only 88 designs while the next tier of rare designs is 400 images, followed by 2,400 limited designs and 6,000 original edition designs.

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Abstract artwork captures features of faces

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A SERIES of abstract artworks exploring the emotions of human faces are on display at Frankston.

Faces, an exhibition by Cameron Howe, is now on display at the Frankston Arts Centre’s Atrium Gallery. Howe says that abstract artwork highlights “the spontaneity of thought and feeling.”

“Details are stippled, paint is scored and cut to create depth and texture, which collectively create a distinctly original, bold and often vibrant aesthetic. Acrylic paint is layered, often cut with an iPod, ruler or a pen, creating a texture then reapplied and the process repeated,” Howe said.

The exhibition presents 11 pieces. Howe says his previous submissions in the Frankston Arts Center open exhibitions helped hone his artistic qualities. “The Frankston Arts Center open exhibitions inspired me to invest in getting work done on a commercial level, rather than throwing away the paintbrush, and allowed me to get my start in art with an exhibition” , did he declare. “Although I am not a trained artist, I come from a creative family and my childhood was dominated often daily by my mother’s concert piano pieces played until five o’clock.”

Howe is also a councilor for Kingston. He has been advocating for a public art trail starting at Patterson River since his election in 2020 (“Patterson River public art proposal progressing” The temperature 7/12/21).

Faces is on display until October 22.

First published in the Frankston Times – August 2, 2022

Choosing the right book for a vacation is as fun as the trip itself

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I took a retired Chicago cop, a single Irish farmer, and some chaotic badass with me on my recent vacation to Portugal. They all appear in a novel by French called “The Searcher”, which I packed in my carry-on last week.

Why would I bring a book set in rural Ireland to Portugal when it was displayed nearby while I was shopping at Politics & Prose was a novel with a more apt title: “Two Nights in Lisbon”? Well, I wasn’t sure I wanted another person’s descriptions of the city I was visiting to interfere with my own experiences. Also, the book jacket said by Chris Pavone new novel tells the story of a husband who mysteriously disappears while traveling with his wife in the Portuguese capital. It’s just the kind of crazy thing that would happen to me. I didn’t want to tempt fate.

But it made me wonder: What makes a good holiday read? Is it a novel that takes place in the city where you are and that gives a thrill of recognition every time you come across a street corner or a square where a plot is unfolding? Is it a documentary book about this place that helps you understand its history, culture or architecture? Is this the biography of someone closely associated with this city?

Or is it something else: an independent palate cleanser chosen to help reset the mind after a hectic day of sightseeing? Vacations are meant to be an escape. Would your escape benefit from escape literature?

For me, choosing the right book(s) to take on vacation is almost as much fun as the vacation itself. I still don’t quite understand. I managed to complete the first person narrative of a survivor of the Uruguayan rugby team that crash landed in the Andes and resorted to cannibalism, but it was a poor choice for a beach house on the Outer Banks. In a way, though, “Moby Dick” was perfect for a rainy weekend in Chincoteague in the 1980s with my then-girlfriend. Would the relationship survive the fact that we are stuck in a small apartment, each of us in his corner, in his head? (Reader, I married her.)

Reading has the magical ability to transport us. Your body is in one place, your mind in another. The setting of a book may be more important than the physical setting of the person reading it – I’d rather read a good book in a bad setting than a bad book in a good setting – but that doesn’t mean the two don’t. are not related. Just as the right wine can elevate a meal, the right setting can elevate a book – and vice versa.

From time to time, everything comes together: the reading version of the Aristotelian unity of time, place and action. And it’s not just during the holidays. I sometimes like to read in the bathtub, where I can bask in the amniotic foam, drying my fingers on a towel to turn the pages. I loved reading At Jasper Fforde’s ‘Early Riser’ – a fantasy novel about a world gripped by an ice age, where most humans hibernate to spend the winter – as steam rose from the bathtub and frost painted on the glass.

I knew the French Tana paperback wouldn’t last me through the holidays, and I was looking forward to buying something in the country, so to speak – if I could find a Portuguese bookstore that sold books in English. In Porto, we visited the Livrario Lello, which has been called the most beautiful bookstore in the world. It’s an art nouveau masterpiece, a showcase of carved wooden flourishes, stained glass windows and a curved staircase painted crimson. Being inside the store made me want to drink absinthe.

Livrario Lello has become a fixture that a queue stretches outside the door and you need a timed entry ticket – 5 euros, good for any purchase – just to enter.

The store is not organized like your typical Barnes and Noble. None of the titles are stamped in embossed foil like the thrillers that adorn airport newsstands. Lello chooses to organize books in unique ways, including by authors who have won the Nobel Prize in Literature, deceased authors who should have earned it, and the living who still might. There is a special section devoted to the books of Portugal’s only Nobel laureate: Jose Saramago (1998).

To be honest, I didn’t know anything about the guy. But I thought to myself: When in Rome…I picked up a paperback copy of “Blindness” and started reading: “The orange light went on. Two of the cars accelerated before the red light appeared. At the crosswalk, a green man’s sign lit up.

Saramago never says where this city street is — in which country the events of the novel take place — but now that I was in Portugal (was I still there!), I could imagine it in Portugal, on the corner from my hotel, near the tram stop, next to the bakery…

“Yes,” I thought as I took the book to the cashier, “that’ll be fine.”

How do you decide which books to bring on vacation? Did you have a particularly sublime experience with your choice – or a bad one? Send me the details – with “Reading Material” in the subject line – to [email protected]

Anniversary exhibition planned at Justus Fine Art Gallery

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The August exhibition at the Justus Fine Art Gallery, 827-A Central Ave., marks the gallery’s 18th anniversary, as well as the 33rd anniversary of Gallery Walk, which kicks off Friday with a champagne toast at all participating galleries from downtown Hot Springs.

The exhibition will be a continuation of the July exhibition with a selection of works by Randall Good, Gary Simmons, Matthew Hasty, Jeri Hillis, Rebecca Thompson and other artists.

The show will host a reception from 5-9 p.m. Friday as part of Gallery Walk and will run through August 31.

The myth and stories of the personal creation of Work from Good will be presented in the anniversary exhibition.

“His complex figurative works are visual interpretations of the myths he created, inspired by the classics of Homer and Ovid, myths and world religions, and reflect the artist’s interest in the troubled nature of beings blessed or burdened by themselves. Good’s artistic style is influenced by the tradition of Florentine disegno fused with a highly personal interpretation of the human figure to become a vehicle for modern expression,” a press release said.

The exhibit includes selections from Simmons’ “https://www.hotsr.com/news/2022/jul/31/anniversary-exhibit-planned-at-justus-fine-art/” expert work in pen and in ink, which reflect the artist’s interest in the mysteries of life and the power of imagination, as well as his own personal stories,” he said.

Luminous landscapes from southern Hasty will also be presented in the exhibition. “Hasty’s oil paintings draw the viewer into the light that emanates from the paintings and into places that feel both familiar and universal,” the statement read.

Hillis’ collage work combines painting and drawing, as well as old stamps, envelopes and writing in compositions that “tell a story of beauty, fragility, time and mark”.

Thompson’s loosely rendered oil paintings “capture a suspended moment, as if someone had just stepped out of frame, inviting the viewer into the intimate setting.”

Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and by appointment. Call 501-321-2335 or visit online at http://www.justusfineart.com for more information.


“The Dream II”, by Matthew Hasty. – Photo submitted



Maha allows hundreds of volunteers to enjoy the festival for free

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OMAHA, Neb (KMTV) — There’s so much to see and do at this weekend’s Maha Festival.

There’s great food, games, and of course music with 15 different acts, many from the Omaha area.

“There are a lot of different things to do. Comedy, poetry, digital art, performance art – we have the community village, which is made up of 18 different non-profit organizations that come together to offer different hands-on and truly interactive activities, and a way to learn about their mission and the work they do. they do in the community. It’s a really cool thing to bring the kids,” said Rachel Grace, Maha’s General Manager.

It takes a lot of effort to get everything together for the festival, but luckily this year Maha had hundreds of pairs of helping hands.

“Just to have that shear number – it means we know we’re providing a fun experience, where people tell us they can meet new friends, have a good time, see great music and experience new things. “Grace said.

Grace said Thursday night more than 850 people volunteered to help organize the Maha festival.

Volunteers don’t just help put on a great show, but they also get free entry to the festival after their shift.

“If you’re broke that’s the way to go and usually I’m pretty broke,” said James Hiatt, one of this year’s Maha festival volunteers.

Hiatt is one of hundreds of volunteers helping out at this year’s festival.

He said he became interested in MAHA after a friend of his was hired to work as a photographer for the festival, but said he got more out of the experience than just a free ticket.

“You know, I don’t have much experience volunteering, but I really feel like there’s a sense of community here and I look for it everywhere I go,” Hiatt said.

If you would like to attend the MAHA festival and help out as a volunteer, there is still time to do so.

The organizers say all you have to do is show up and they’ll tell you where you need to go.

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Starbucks returns to Los Angeles

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This week, six Starbucks locations in Los Angeles will permanently close, due to what the company calls “a high volume of difficult incidents.” “It’s a whole every day,” said a barista. He continued, “People get violent with us. People steal stuff. It’s very aggressive. »

“They spit on us,” said another. A common concern among baristas is getting drinks thrown around.

“Better iced tea than hot tea – look on the bright side,” said Ray Indolos, who spends several days a week sitting and sketching at various Los Angeles Starbucks. “I am super disgusted. Some of my favorite Starbucks are the ones that are closing. At the location in the Little Tokyo section of downtown, Indolos sat at a table with two fountain pens, ink brushes, and a sketchbook spread out in front of him. “I do my artistic work. I feed off of the whole vibe here, the energy of the people,” he said.

He looked around the store. “My first assessment is: is this guy going to stab me? And, if not, more power for him. All it takes is a glance. He pointed to a man who was dancing alone. “God bless him no matter what he’s going through,” he said. “He doesn’t bother me.”

Indolos started hanging out at Starbucks twenty-two years ago. “I’m from Hollywood,” he said. “I hitched my horse here. Her regular order is an iced Americano with chocolate mousse. He used to work in the animation industry and now works in the office of a mental health facility. He continued, “I mean, it’s not like a mafia hotbed or anything. It’s not so much crime as inconvenience.

“Starbucks is a window to America,” Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz said in remarks to staff last month. “We’re dealing with things that the stores weren’t built for.” At the Hollywood and Western branch, two monitors showed customers live video of themselves: a woman in leopard-print leggings ordering at the cash register, another woman rummaging through trash and looking for a half-baked cigarette smoke. At a Little Tokyo establishment, an employee was pricked by a used hypodermic needle while emptying the trash can.

Starbucks plans to offer de-escalation training at locations that will remain open. Indolos agrees: “You’re making coffee, and you’re face to face with someone who’s totally out of it, and you’ll have tools you can rely on,” he said. Baristas, he added, “should all have jujitsu and karate on their resumes.”

“This one isn’t that different from Hollywood and the Highlands, where people come in half-naked, screaming at the top of their lungs,” he said. “I feel cool about it.”

And now? “Guess I’ll have to drink coffee on the street.” Some people think the shutdowns are a response to baristas’ efforts to unionize. A Starbucks representative disputed this: “Look, there are a lot of other Starbucks in LA.”

Starbucks has, over the years, taken various measures to deter people from lingering, such as covering electrical outlets and encouraging use of its mobile app. Indolos doesn’t see the point of a drive-thru Starbucks. He usually spends two or three hours at the cafe. “As an artist, I observe people here. I want to know what their deal is,” he said. “Some people hold themselves in that different way – they don’t have that ‘I have to go get my kids.’ look. ”

“Gone are the days when Starbucks was open until 2 A M,” he continued. “It’s the stuff of legends. Now it’s usually 6 PM or 8 PM, For the safety. A total killjoy.

Outside Hollywood and Vine Starbucks on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, celebrity bus tour workers stood on a break. Next to Spike Jonze’s star, a homeless man sat on a blanket with a Starbucks iced tea. A barista said: “People come in here, they make a lot of noise, they bang on the walls, they yell at us. People arrive with their hands in their pants. There was a fight outside. One guy was completely covered in blood. A guy had an iPad, and he was taking a picture of the behinds of the two girls I was taking an order from. I was, like, ‘What are you doing?’ And he said, ‘Give me some water.’ I said, ‘Line up, and I’ll give you some water.’ People lock themselves in the bathroom. Once it gets dark, we lock the doors, pull the blinds, and just use the window. We had the security guards, and that didn’t really help. She continued, “People visit Hollywood and they say, ‘This is not what I expected. ” ♦

MOONSPELL reflects on Irreligious’ 26th anniversary – “We’ve always hated the cover artwork…”

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MOONSPELL reflects on Irreligious’ 26th anniversary – “We’ve always hated the cover art…”

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Portuguese metalheads Moonspell have shared a social media post reflecting on the 26th anniversary of their 1996 gothic metal masterpiece Irreglious.

The band says:

“The almighty global network reminded us today of Irreligious’ 26th anniversary and we must honor it.

“A lot has been written and said about this one. Good and bad and too bad, but you have to agree that it’s a pretty special track because we still play a lot of those songs live and we can agree that this album had perfect timing when it came out in 1996 in the pinnacle of gothic metal.

“Fun facts about this album:
– It was supposed to be called Fullmoon Madness and not Irreligious
– It was Ricardo’s [Amorim, guitarist] first studio album with us
– It was Ares’ [bassist] last album with us
– We were able to support the powerful Type O Negative for their October Rust tour in Europe
– ‘Raven Claws’ is not inspired by Harry Potter but by Jim Morrison’s poetry The Doors ‘as smooth as raven claw'”
– “Opium” was a German radio DJ’s favorite and was even on pub karaoke lists
– We’ve always hated the cover artwork, but we’ve gotten used to it over the years
Enjoy your weekend and listen to Moonspell!
See you all at Wacken Open Air
Under a full moon madness!

(Photo – Rui Vasco)

Pachuquismo | Performing Arts Series | School of Arts

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In a twist, the show focuses on the female, rather than male, experience of pachuquísmo. This Mexican-American counterculture of the 1940s in the United States, associated with the fashion for zoot suits, jazz and swing music, emerged at a time when this marginalized community was fighting for the rights and equality of United States.

By depicting the little-told story of the Pachucas, Pachuquísmo highlights and juxtaposes the duality of their culture through live music and dance.

Folk music from the state of Zapateado and Veracruz symbolizes the Mexican heritage of these protesting women while jazz and tap dancing represent their American experience. The result is striking.

Don’t miss: A pre-show celebration begins at 6 p.m. with lowriders on display, music, food and drink from La Favorita, Pelon Micheladas and Rin Tin Taps. La Mezcla will take the stage at 7:30 p.m., under the stars.

About the place: This is the only concert of the season held at the Robert Z. Hawkins Amphitheater, located at 6000 Bartley Ranch Road, Reno, NV 89511.

  • No pets, no glass, no smoking in the amphitheater.

  • Walk-in ticket sales will be available the night of the event at the Hawkins Amphitheater box office beginning at 6:30 p.m. Sales are made only in cash and by check.

  • For general admission lawn tickets, please bring your own low-back folding chairs and/or blankets.

  • Outside food and drink is permitted – no glass containers please.

  • ADA parking is available on Bartley Ranch Road, south of the Western Heritage Interpretive Center and just north of the Amphitheater. There is also a drop off area at the roundabout at the end of Bartley Ranch Road.

LA Philharmonic Presents Global Education Program

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Directed by LA Philartistic director of Gustave Dudamel and composer Maria Valverdethere “Encuentros (Meetings) LA 2022“Global Leadership and Music Education Program for Young Musicians, kicked off July 19 at the hollywood bowl and will end on August 4, 2022.

The two-week “Encuentros” program was also introduced as part of LA Phil’s 100th anniversary season. More than 100 top young musicians between the ages of 18 and 26 worked side by side in the Encuentros Orchestra.

Program rehearsals are conducted by Dudamel and LA Phil Dudamel Fellowsas well as sections and masterclasses led by LA Phil musicians and guest artists from top orchestras, including the Berliner Philharmoniker, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Opéra National de Paris, Orchester symphonique Simón Bolívar, the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Chile and the SWR Symphonieorchester Stuttgart.

“Encuentros” also involves community initiatives, mentoring opportunities with the YOLA National Day, and projects across Los Angeles. Performances include a “Musical Encounters with Dudamel and Esperanza Spalding” concert tour, with a world premiere LA Phil commissioned by Giancarlo Castro D’Addonaon August 2, 2022and a concert at UC Berkeley’s William Randolph Hearst Greek Theater on August 4, 2022.

“I have always believed that every child should have the opportunity to learn at the highest level,” Dudamel said. in the press release. “And so it’s a dream for María and I to be able to create this beautiful Met, where talented young musicians from around the world have the chance to work with some of the most incredible artists in our field. We try to build a community together based on empathy, discipline, respect and inclusion.

“This shared experience is not just about making music, it is the cultural, social and spiritual act of creation,” added Valverde, co-president of the Dudamel Foundation. “Sharing conversations and experiences with these incredible role models will give us all space to experiment and grow, and together we hope to inspire a new generation of leaders to build a better world together.”

KALICO begins its last week of opening downtown

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The local nonprofit KALICO arts center is entering its final week that it will remain open at its downtown Kalispell location at 149 Main Street.

Earlier this month, KALICO announced that it had not received several grants it was counting on and that financial losses had forced the association to abandon its current building and lay off staff.

According to KALICO, staff members have been given the opportunity to transition into voluntary and contract work. The July 12 press release announced that the staff would be laid off the following week.

A launch party for KALICO was held in March 2019, and the nonprofit had been in talks in March 2020 about its grand opening when rumors began to spread that Montana would enter a lockdown intended to slow the spread of COVID-19. Trying to adapt to the pandemic, KALICO had held remote events and distributed art packets and take-out pottery kits, before a phased opening of the city center from summer 2020.

“Opening our doors when we did, unfortunately, just didn’t give us the foundation we needed to establish ourselves well in the downtown core,” KALICO said in a news release about the changes.

The press release also stated that KALICO after leaving the building “will exist without walls as we re-evaluate and re-imagine a space that would better suit us.”

Alisha Shilling, chair of the board and founder of the nonprofit organization, said in a statement that she hopes “the financial breathing space this will create will provide new insights into our next steps.”

In the same statement, Shilling asked anyone with “a space just waiting to be filled with creativity, connection and community” to contact KALICO.

In a press release announcing the layoffs and the move, KALICO said it would continue summer camps, partnerships and other programs it has already committed to.

The downtown location will be open until the end of July for people to pick up projects, shop, view the current exhibit or paint pottery.

KALICO was planning to hold its final open mic party downtown on Monday night and is looking for a new space to host the event, according to a post on the art center’s social media.

Sonoma Awards Student Artist “Excellence” – Sonoma Sun

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Posted on July 27, 2022 by Sonoma Valley Sun

Rue Gobbee accepts a Certificate of Excellence from Sonoma Mayor Jack Ding.

Rue Gobbée, a self-proclaimed “daughter of art” who studies graphic communication at Cal Poly, received an achievement award from the Sonoma Cultural and Fine Arts Commission. The Sonoma Valley High graduate will be the guest of honor at the Saturday, Aug. 6 reception at the Arts Guild of Sonoma, which opens an exhibition of the young artist’s work through Aug. 14.

The exhibition features his packaging design, editorial cartoons, digital illustrations and more. The city award includes a $2,000 scholarship to Cal Poly, where she will focus on visual design in production and packaging, advertising.

“I had no idea the extent of my passion until I started physically drawing on a screen,” she says. “I am now certain that this is what I want to do for the rest of my life: creating and designing with everything from pencils to the latest technology. I am grateful for the guidance of my SVHS teacher, Mr. Andy Mitchell, who introduced me to digital art.

Spacing, per Rue Gobbee

She hopes to one day “help ethically sound individuals, nonprofits, causes, and businesses speak to the world visually, drawing metaphorically, and explaining visually.”

Constance Schlelein of the Sonoma Cultural and Fine Arts Commission said, “We were impressed with Rue swallowed the initiative and dynamism of . When Rue was able to work on a tablet during the pandemic, the light bulb just went on. She had found her perfect artistic medium. She told CFAC that her work took off when she had the right tools for her vision. We are pleased to present her with the Creative Student Artist Award in the hope that she will use the funds for materials and the advancement of her artistic abilities, education and career.

Of the exhibit, said Christine Gonsalves of the Arts Guild of Sonoma, “it comes at an ideal time when the Arts Guild has just upgraded its displays, lighting and interior, continuing our reputation as an important showcase of 2D and 3D works of Sonoma local artists This show supports young talent in Sonoma using new mediums and expanding the definition of art today.

Example of graphic design, by Rue Gobbee

Pat Meier-Johnson, Sonoma Plein Air Foundation Board Member, said, “This new digital art exhibit demonstrates that arts education in Sonoma Valley schools and organizations can build lifelong skills that enrich the individual student as well as the communities the student touches. As we have done in the past with the Arts Guild of Sonoma Middle and High School Exhibits, we are pleased to fund this exhibit and make it easy for the public to appreciate new student art.

Constance Schlelein of the Sonoma Cultural and Fine Arts Commission said jurors were impressed with Rue swallowed the initiative and dynamism of . “When Rue was able to work on a tablet during the pandemic, the light bulb just went on. She had found her perfect artistic medium. She told CFAC that her work took off when she had the right tools. for her vision. We are pleased to have presented her with the Creative Student Artist Award in the hope that she will use the funds for materials and the advancement of her artistic abilities, education and career.

Rue Gobbée, a self-proclaimed “daughter of art,” went to study graphic communications at Cal Poly.

Christine Gonsalves of the Arts Guild of Sonoma said, “This exhibition comes at a good time as the Arts Guild has just upgraded its exhibits, lighting and interior, continuing our reputation as an important showcase of 2D and 3D from local artists in Sonoma. This show supports young talent in Sonoma by using new mediums and expanding the definition of art today.

Pat Meier-Johnson, Sonoma Plein Air Foundation Board Member, said, “This new digital art exhibit demonstrates that arts education in Sonoma Valley schools and organizations can build lifelong skills that enrich the individual student as well as the communities the student touches. As we have done in the past with the Arts Guild of Sonoma Middle and High School Exhibits, we are pleased to fund this exhibit and make it easy for the public to appreciate new student art.

In addition to Ms. Gobbée’s work, 2D and 3D art by 25 members of the Arts Guild of Sonoma is on display.

The City of Sonoma Cultural and Fine Arts Commission Creative Arts Student Awards Program began in 1988 as Fee program and is open to high school juniors and seniors, who reside in the Sonoma Valley Unified School District, and who have a strong interest in the visual, literary, or performing arts. Applicants submitted a 200-500 word statement explaining the role art has played in their lives and what their plans are for furthering their artistic education, along with examples of their work

The The reception on August 6 is free and from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sonoma Arts Guild140 Napa Street East.

The University of Houston System Public Art Announces Two Major Commissions and a Series of New Acquisitions

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Leo Villareal and Jorge Pardo

medical school building

Leo Villareal’s commission for the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine will transform a limestone wall into a space for gathering, contemplation and connection.

Madness

Rendering of “Folly” by Jorge Pardo which will be exhibited in Wilhelmina’s Grove.

University of Houston System Public Art (UHS Public Art), an arts organization that enriches and serves multiple campuses in the UH system and the greater Houston community with one of the largest collections of college art in the United States, announces the installation of two new site-specific commissions and the acquisition of 20 works by some of the most dynamic artists working in Houston today, all of which will be on public display this fall.

Commissions include a permanent light sculpture by American artist Leo Villareal for the new Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine and a temporary large-scale architectural installation by Cuban-American artist and sculptor Jorge Pardo for Wilhelmina’s Grove, both at the University of Houston. These new installations and acquisitions further Public Art UHS’ mission to collect and exhibit artwork that is representative and accessible to the diverse communities it serves in greater Houston and southeast Texas.

“As one of the most important academic arts institutions in the United States, exhibiting exemplary works from a vibrant, engaging, and diverse arts community is of the utmost importance to us,” said María C Gaztambide, director of Public Art UHS. Director and Chief Curator. “During a period of strategic planning timed around the institution’s 50th anniversary, we took the time to assess our current collection of nearly 700 works. With this stewardship complete and a plan established to guide collection development, we are excited to continue adding to our collections and programming, especially with these large commissions and recent acquisitions.

Each of the new commissions represents a different pillar of Public Art UHS’s work as a global arts organization, which enriches the daily lives of more than 74,000 students and nearly 10,000 UH System faculty and staff, as well as of the diverse communities of Greater Houston. and Southeast Texas, through temporary exhibits, strong public programming, research, education, and broad community outreach.

Leo Villareal

Artist Leo Villareal’s site-specific commission for the new Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine at the University of Houston transforms a limestone wall in the center of the Page-designed building into a space for gathering, contemplation, and connection. The two-dimensional planar monochromatic light sculpture features 90 mirrored stainless steel LED fixtures and contains 3,960 white LED nodes, which are bright enough to be visible during periods of bright sunlight. The optically powerful combination of materials reflects and emits light, creating a luminous field of floating particles. Villareal’s work will be presented to the public from October 2022, on the occasion of the opening of the Fertitta Family College of Medicine building.

“The UHS permanent collection of public art provides opportunities for the public in academia and beyond to encounter art, often when and where they least expect it,” Gaztambide explained. “Villareal’s room at the new Fertitta Family College of Medicine will take this to a new level, serving as a ‘digital home’ for students, faculty and visitors, enabling personal reflection while deepening connections within the community at wider.”

Villareal will sequence the artwork to create compositions that respond to and complement the activity in the surrounding area, so that the light patterns, as the artist describes it, “unfold in orchestrated, schooling rhythms” and transform the surrounding area into a connecting space. presence.

“Like the College of Medicine itself – an institution of diverse but connected disciplines and people – the immersive artwork will encourage connection as the true heart of the new building,” Villareal said.

Jorge Pardo, “Madness”

This fall, Public Art UHS will also unveil “Folly” by Jorge Pardo, one of the artist’s most ambitious large-scale architectural installations to date. “Folly” marks the third project in UHS Temporary Public Art Program and the second site-specific Grove Commission developed for Wilhelmina’s Grove, a serene on-campus gathering space anchoring the UH Arts District.

Pardo’s works use vibrant colors, eclectic patterns, and a variety of materials and scales to explore the intersection of contemporary painting, design, sculpture, and architecture. For his Grove Commission, he plays with the concept of a folly – a purely ornamental building with no purpose – to invite the community to question the distinctions between fine art, architecture and design. The immersive room features a pavilion-like structure made of steel and waterproof panels, with an interior adorned with laser-cut, hand-painted wooden wall panels and illuminated by Pardo’s signature sculptural chandeliers.

“One of the goals of our Grove Commissions is to challenge artists to venture into uncharted territory by expanding the scope and scale of their work,” Gaztambide said. “We are honored to provide a space for Pardo’s continued creative experimentation through ‘Folly’ and are thrilled to share with our audience his unique approach to art making and architecture.”

Pardo’s outdoor work will complement the more than 350 artworks on public display indoors and outdoors around UH’s sprawling 594-acre campus, which include sculptures by Carlos Cruz-Diez and Brian Tolle, architecturally integrated works by Frank Stella and Alyson Shotz, as well as long-term loans by internationally renowned artists Sarah Braman, Tony Smith or Odili Donald Odita.

New Acquisitions

Public Art UHS will finalize the installation of 20 new works by Houston-based artists acquired over the past year. Numerous works, ranging from paintings to works on paper to sculptures, will be permanently installed in the John M. O’Quinn Law Building, opening up to students and the community at large in time for the semester. fall. Works featured include an early painting by Bert L. Long, Jr., one of the co-founders of Project Row Houses; a diptych from the “Eroding Witness” series by UH graduate Jamal Cyrus; a textile sculpture by former UH faculty member Kaneem Smith; a series of prints by El Paso-born, Houston-based artist Adriana Corral; and more.

Two assembled wooden sculptures – “O La Loo” (1999) and “Long Tail Many Horns” (1998) – were acquired from Jesse Lott, another founder of Project Row Houses, for the new institute Advancing Community Engagement and Services ( ACES) to EUH. The rest of the new acquisitions will be installed at the University of Houston-Downtown, including Adriana Corral’s “Impunidad, círculo vicioso” and Bert L. Long, Jr.’s “The Couple (Chest of Material Wealth)” (1977).

“When considering new acquisitions, bringing in artists and works of art that reflect our mission to promote dialogue, enrich the cultural and intellectual character of our universities, and connect with diverse audiences is our top priority” , explained Gaztambide. “These new works more than meet those requirements, and we’re proud to continue our long-standing efforts to showcase artists from all backgrounds and experiences, many of whom hail from the Texas area.”

In addition to these new acquisitions and the relocation of artwork from the existing collection to the John M. O’Quinn Law Building, Public Art UHS announces a new commission for the first floor of the building by artist-activist, professor UH and Project Row Houses co-founder Rick Lowe, which is expected to be unveiled in the spring of 2023. Drawing on his extensive work in the community, Lowe’s work – titled “The Line” – references the implicit boundary between the third Houston neighborhood and the University of Houston and questions the need for this boundary line, originally designated to preserve the neighborhood’s character and history. The abstract painting will incorporate Lowe’s signature use of collage and color on the panels.

Pickle token thrown away: Artist demands $10,000 for McDonald’s burger ingredient | Art

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A NZ$10,000 work of art consisting of a single slice of pickle plucked from a McDonald’s cheeseburger and thrown into the ceiling of an Auckland art gallery is a ‘provocative gesture’ deliberately designed to challenge question what has value, according to the artist’s gallery.

The work, titled Pickle, is owned by Sydney-based Australian artist Matthew Griffin, and is one of four new works in the Fine Arts, Sydney to Auckland exhibition held at the Michael Lett Gallery.

Some fans relish the work, calling it “awesome” and “brilliant”; others called him “dumb”.

“Part of a rich late night tradition,” one social media post said.

Another pointed to the gap between the way the gesture is handled in a gallery and in a restaurant: “I was kicked out of a McDonald’s by the police for doing this when I was a teenager, now it’s l ‘art.”

Writing for ArtForum, Wes Hill said: “Griffin has earned a singular reputation for what we in Australia call ‘taking the piss’ – a sardonic undercutting of self-seriousness and spin.”

The piece is reminiscent of Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan’s infamous work titled Comedian – a ripening banana stuck to the gallery wall during Art Basel in Miami, in 2019, which sold for US$120,000. It was then ripped from the wall and eaten by New York performance artist David Datuna.

Generating different responses at work is part of the joy of the job, said Ryan Moore, director of Fine Arts Sydney, which represents Griffin.

“A humorous response to the work is not invalid – it’s OK, because it is funny,” Moore said.

Griffin’s work appeals to Moore because in addition to using humor as a tool, it engages with contemporary art traditions and questions “how value and meaning are generated between people” .

‘Pickle’ in its wider context. Photography: Courtesy of Matthew Griffin and Fine Arts, Sydney.

The inevitable question of whether Pickle is “art” does not bother Moore.

“Generally speaking, it’s not the artists who decide if something is art, they’re the ones who make and make things. Whether something is valuable and meaningful as a work of art is how we collectively, as a society, choose to use it or talk about it,” Moore said.

“Even though it looks like a pickle hanging from the ceiling – and there’s no artifice there, it is exactly what it is – there’s something about the encounter with it like a sculpture or a sculptural gesture.”

The pickle is stuck to the ceiling with its own sticky sauce and showed no signs of decomposition or peeling – “if you go to McDonald’s anywhere in the world you will see things stuck to the ceiling”.

Michael Lett Gallery co-director Andrew Thomas said Pickle was an important inclusion in the exhibition, allowing those encountering Griffin’s work for the first time to “think broadly about the diverse ideas he encapsulates. “.

“There were lots of smiles, followed closely by interesting and engaging conversations,” Thomas said.

The artwork costs NZ$10,000 and will cost the buyer an additional NZ$4.44 for a cheeseburger. The institution, or the collector who owns it, will receive instructions on how to recreate the art in their own space.

“It’s not about the virtuosity of the artist standing there in the gallery throwing it to the ceiling – it doesn’t matter how he gets there, as long as someone gets him out of the burger and throws it at the ceiling,” Moore said. .

“The gesture is so pure, so joyful…that’s what makes it so good.”

Club Legacyz launches “Legacy”, an innovative new collectible product, allowing athletes to maintain a privileged link with their community of fans.

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California – July 26, 2022 – At a time when social networks are all the rage, two entrepreneurs are launching an innovative new collectible product, a cross between a collector’s card and a poster, called “Legacy”. The Legacy is a limited edition print in A2 format, featuring the image of a top athlete in an original artistic version.

The Legacy will also allow athletes to maintain a privileged link with their community of fans. Indeed, the collector poster will serve as a relay for 2 exclusive experiences:

– The golden ticket: Legacy collectors will also participate in a draw to win autographed gifts (shoes/swimsuits/clubs/VIP tickets.)

– Legacy Stories: Legacy collectors will take part in Legacy Stories, a special live Zoom discussion with the athlete.

Balthazar Theobald Brosseau and Noe Fraidenraich, the two young founders of Club Legacyz, belong to the “Poster Generation”. “Over the years, we have developed a real passion for collectibles (Pokémon cards, Sneakers, Figurines, Art Toys, etc.) sold for example on StockX or Complex”, explains Noe Fraidenraich. Our common interest in art and sport led us to imagine a product that would allow us to combine all these worlds,” adds Balthazar Theobald Brosseau. In this case, an original poster, developed in close collaboration with top athletes, is both beautiful and useful.

The Legacy was born like this. “From a desire for artistic creation. And the need to create an unchanging link between athletes and their community of fans. A concrete, lasting, material link, stronger and more solid than social networks,” explains Noe Fraidenraich.

The Legacy is printed on high quality paper, in a limited edition (from 500 to 3,000 copies per Legacy), and numbered. It is intended for collectors and communities of athletes’ fans. Buying it means accessing privileged experiences

Charitable commitment, the backbone of the project

Balthazar Theobald Brosseau and Noe Fraidenraich only considered launching the Legacy if it had a social impact.

“Club Legacyz places associative and humanitarian work at the heart of its project. Most of the benefits of

The majority of the profits from the sale of the paper prints will automatically be donated to the charities supported by the athletes,” said the two founders. This is also part of our specifications. The athlete must support a cause, an association or a foundation to appear in our catalog.

For its first launch, Club Legacyz has chosen to bet on a heavyweight of the French sports world in the person of Tony Parker

Like all future athletes who will join the Legacyz Club, Tony Parker worked closely on the creation of his Legacy, “in the most perfect respect of his schedule”.

“He chose his style. We created a visual in his image”, specifies Balthazar Théobald Brosseau, who also specifies that “if the result is not suitable, the Legacyz Club will readjust it taking into account the athlete’s recommendations.

And after? “A PSG player is already signed for February. International athletes; NBA footballers, basketball players and F1 drivers have already given their agreement in principle. We also plan to release very limited edition NFTs.

About Club Legacyz

Club Legacyz was founded by Theobald Brosseau and Noe Fraidenraich. More information about their updated company can be found on their website https://en.clublegacyz.com Or follow their Instagram account https://instagram.com/clublegacyz?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y.

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Kim Kardashian picks up art supplies for her nine-year-old daughter, North West, in Agoura Hills

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Kim Kardashian looked every square inch of the doting mom as she took her daughter North West to pick up art supplies in Agoura Hills, Calif., on Monday afternoon.

While supporting her nine-year-old son’s latest artistic endeavor, the 42-year-old reality star wore a black zip-up jacket, low-cut tank top and oversized sunglasses.

The beauty mogul, who recently returned from a visit to her boyfriend Pete Davidson in Australia, completed her look with a pair of skintight black leggings and trainers.

Creative: Kim Kardashian looked at every square inch of the doting mother as she took her daughter North West to pick up art supplies in Agoura Hills, California on Monday afternoon

Returning to their car, the eldest child of SKIMS founder and Kanye West carried a large Fredrix Blue Label canvas for acrylic, oil and alkyd paint.

For their casual outing, little North wore a baggy black t-shirt, burnt orange pants and braided hair.

In 2021, Kardashian shared an awe-inspiring painting her firstborn created, sparking debate over whether North actually painted the scenic mountain scenery herself.

Already an artist: While supporting her nine-year-old son's latest artistic venture, the 42-year-old reality star wore a black zip-up jacket, matching tank top and oversized sunglasses

Already an artist: While supporting her nine-year-old son’s latest artistic venture, the 42-year-old reality star wore a black zip-up jacket, matching tank top and oversized sunglasses

Painter: Walking back to their car together, the SKIMS founder's eldest child and ex Kanye West carried a large Fredrix Blue Label cotton canvas for acrylic, oil and alkyd painting

Painter: Walking back to their car together, the SKIMS founder’s eldest child and ex Kanye West carried a large Fredrix Blue Label cotton canvas for acrylic, oil and alkyd painting

“My daughter and her best friend have taken a serious oil painting class where their talents and creativity are nurtured and nurtured,” Kardashian wrote on her Instagram Stories, at the time.

The painting has been compared by some to a work of art that famous television artist Bob Ross is said to have created.

Almost immediately, some on Twitter expressed disbelief that the painting was created by North.

Mini-me girl: Returning to their car, the eldest child of the SKIMS founder and Kanye West carried a large Fredrix Blue Label canvas for acrylic, oil and alkyd paint

Mini-me girl: Returning to their car, the eldest child of the SKIMS founder and Kanye West carried a large Fredrix Blue Label canvas for acrylic, oil and alkyd paint

Sweet: The star spent some quality time with her baby girl

Sweet: The star spent some quality time with her baby girl

After much debate over the validity of the painting – with many comments suggesting Kim’s child was not responsible for the painting – she added: ‘How dare you see children doing awesome things and then trying to accuse them of NOT being great?!? !’

‘Please stop embarrassing yourself with negativity and allow every child to be GREAT!!! THE NORTH WEST PAINTED THAT PERIOTDDDDDABCDEFGZFDT!!!!!!!’

Others have come to her defense, including Kim’s best friend, Tracy Romulus, and the daughter of the woman who taught North how to paint the artwork.

Lots of supplies: Two men loaded Kim's vehicle with art supplies

Lots of supplies: Two men loaded Kim’s vehicle with art supplies

Aspiring artist: In 2021, Kardashian shared an impressive painting her firstborn created, sparking debate over whether North had actually painted the scenic mountain landscape herself

Aspiring artist: In 2021, Kardashian shared an impressive painting her firstborn created, sparking debate over whether North had actually painted the scenic mountain landscape herself

“I’m supposed to be working but can’t help but think about how North West didn’t paint this,” one person wrote alongside a screenshot of the painting.

“You telling me North West is here drawing like she’s Bob Ross.. and I’m still here drawing stick figures at 25?!?” another skeptical Twitter user posted.

Another person chimed in, “Kim Kardashian’s kid didn’t paint this.” You can even see the signature from the photo store. And even if you haven’t, it’s Kim K, so you have to take everything she says with a big spoonful of salt.

‘North West didn’t paint that’: wrote a Twitter user who ‘kept thinking’ about the question last year

Proud of their work: Kim’s girlfriend Tracy Romulus has come to her defense, explaining that her daughter Ryan is taking the same art class with North. She also asked people to stop spreading negativity

Some online critics even questioned North’s signature in the corner of the painting, claiming it was fake.

“When you zoom in you can see the border on the transparent ‘North=)’, one person noted, while another observed “Why does it look like this when you zoom in …hmmm…”

Others, however, said painting was definitely within the skill range of a seven-year-old.

Kim’s friend Tracy Romulus, whose daughter Ryan is North’s best friend, came to the E! the star’s defense, revealing that their daughters are taking the same art class together.

She insisted that the artworks were original as the students start from a blank canvas and spend weeks making them.

‘I have what I have to comment on, but adults put a lot of energy into wondering if my daughter and her best friend actually painted the works that we proudly shared as parents,’ Romulus said on his Instagram stories.

Disbelief: Another compared the painting to famous TV artist Bob Ross

Disbelief: Another compared the painting to famous TV artist Bob Ross

Some defended Kim while others were more skeptical: “Kim Kardashian's kid didn't paint this. You can even see the signature from the photo store.

Some defended Kim while others were more skeptical: “Kim Kardashian’s kid didn’t paint this. You can even see the signature from the photo store.

Hmmm: other Twitter users pointed out that it looks like North's signature was added digitally

Hmmm: other Twitter users pointed out that it looks like North’s signature was added digitally

“The two girls take art classes together and learn oil painting techniques from an instructor.

“They spend weeks at a time on a single board and are incredibly proud of themselves once they complete a project.”

She added that the girls start with a blank canvas and “the works are original”.

“They follow a program but the works are original, starting from a blank canvas and each child’s interpretation.”

Romulus called on people to stop spreading negativity and “doubts about a child’s abilities”.

Meanwhile, Camryn Frederickson took to TikTok to say her mother was the art teacher who taught North.

It is legitimate ! TikToker Camryn Frederickson revealed that she was taught to paint the exact same scene when she was seven years old, by her mother Celeste Astor Frederickson, owner of For Art's Sake studio in Westlake Village.

Evidence: Camryn showed evidence, including a photo of herself posing next to her painting

It is legitimate ! TikToker Camryn Frederickson revealed that she was taught to paint the exact same scene when she was seven years old by her mother Celeste Astor Frederickson, owner of For Art’s Sake studio in Westlake Village.

Frederickson revealed that she was taught to paint the exact same scene at the age of seven by her mother Celeste Astor Frederickson.

“That’s me at seven years old.” Camryn said as she flashed a photo of herself posing next to the same lake and mountain scene.

‘And it’s the infamous painting.

“My mom taught me to paint this and she taught North to paint the same, just two weeks ago.”

“She’s been an art teacher for 30 years and everyone who comes to her classes starts out with the exact same paint when they start.”

NFTs started out as aimless games of chance. They should go back to their roots

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Most of these projects come with a promise of experience beyond just buying a unique piece of art. For example, holders of Bored Apes are admitted to special clubs and communities, granted first access to other NFT projects, or are promised entry into ambitious metaverse projects.

On the one hand, these promises are admirable and understandable. If you bought shares in a company, wouldn’t you be worried if it never innovated or told investors about its performance?

However, on the other hand, the vast majority of NFT projects overpromise and underdeliver. For example, a project called Players Only founded last year by former NBA players raised $1.4 million ($2 million) by promising NFT owners autographed merchandise and player meetups. .

Six months later, the project was shut down, with users claiming they never received signed merchandise and players failed to show up for meetings.

These stories are scattered across the NFT space. Designers raise millions of dollars on the promise that their project will be the “next big thing”, buyers believe them and end up with the bag when designers don’t deliver on their promises. It’s easy to see why so many people rightly take a dim view of NFTs.

Proponents say the industry is in its infancy and finding its footing. They promise that the technology behind NFTs will be invaluable in our increasingly digital future, and that soon everyone will be linking their various online assets to the blockchain. Whether this is true remains to be seen and should be viewed with skepticism.

Meanwhile, NFT providers should take a cue from CryptoKitty’s book and stop pretending it’s anything more than a speculative asset that bettors can gamble on.

Consultant who started painting in lockdown selling art to raise money for Ukraine

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A RESPIRATORY consultant who took up oil painting during the first lockdown is selling several pieces to raise funds for Ukraine.

Dr Jennifer Elder, consultant at Ulster Hospital, Dundonald, has taken up painting in an attempt to relax after intense shifts on the Covid wards.

She donated several paintings to raise funds for Medical Aid Ukraine (MAU) which raises money to send essential medical supplies to the war-torn country.

MAU, which is supported by several hospital staff, has so far raised nearly £100,000. The equipment and ambulances donated to the association are now used in Ukrainian hospitals.

Dr Elder, who was born in Scotland but has lived in Co Down for 19 years, said she used the coast and mountains of Northern Ireland and West Scotland as inspiration for his art.

She enjoys exploring stunning locations including Strangford Lough and Murlough in County Down and Tobermory on the Isle of Mull with her six-year-old son.

Dr. Elder is also following in the footsteps of his late grandfather, who was an artist and art teacher.

“I’m first and foremost a respiratory doctor, but one who now ‘breathes art,'” she said.

“There are many things that make us feel alive and for me, painting is one of them.

“I started painting during confinement as a way of escaping, after long days of work in a Covid-19 high dependency service. We all experience hundreds of different lights and moods in a day that I hope to have captured in my paintings. That’s one of the reasons I started painting.”

The acting chairman of the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust, Jonathan Patton, has commissioned a painting of the new inpatient ward block at Ulster Hospital from Dr Elder.

“I was so impressed, but in many ways not surprised how our staff responded so quickly and so generously to the Ukrainian call for help,” he said.

“I thought it was important to mark the generosity of spirit of our staff.

“When I saw Dr. Elder’s paintings and realized that she was donating 100% of the funds from her paintings to the Ukraine crisis, I asked her to commission a painting for the office of the president within the headquarters of the trust.

“Jennifer’s painting of the Ulster Hospital site is a fabulous creation and not only celebrates our staff’s donations to Ukraine, but recognizes our development and commitment to our patients and staff within the trust . I am delighted to accept her painting and it now hangs proudly in the office.”

To view Dr Elder’s art collection and for more information, visit www.etsy.com/uk/shop/BREATHEartJE.

Cleveland Museum of Art begins ticket sales, reservations, for ‘Impressionism to Modernism: The Keithley Collection’, opening September 11

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CLEVELAND, Ohio — Public tickets starting at $15 for adults go on sale next Monday at 10 a.m. for the Cleveland Museum of Art’s upcoming exhibition, “Impressionism to Modernism: The Keithley Collection.”

Complimentary tickets for members can be reserved starting today, by visiting the exhibition page on the museum’s website, clevelandart.org/exhibitions/keithley-collection, by calling 216-421-7350 , or by visiting the museum ticket offices on site during opening hours. from Tuesday to Sunday.

The exhibit, on view September 11 through January 8, 2023, will explore the donation and pledge of more than 100 works of art by Shaker Heights residents Joseph P. and Nancy F. Keithley to the museum in March 2020 .

When it originally announced Keithley’s donation, the museum valued the collection at over $100 million. He said some works are promised as gifts, but all were now in the possession of the museum.

The museum called it the largest gift the institution has received in more than 60 years, since Leonard C. Hanna Jr.’s $34 million bequest in 1958, worth $352 million today. .

The upcoming exhibition will mark the first time the Keithley Gift will be displayed in its entirety.

The collection focuses on Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, and Modern European and American paintings.

Highlights include five paintings by Pierre Bonnard; four each by Maurice Denis and Édouard Vuillard; two each by Milton Avery, Georges Braque, Gustave Caillebotte, Joan Mitchell and Félix Vallotton; and individual photos of Henri-Edmond Cross, Vilhelm Hammershøi, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Camille Pissarro and Andrew Wyeth.

Works on paper in the collection include six watercolors by John Marin, five drawings by Bonnard and a spectacular pastel by Eugène Boudin.

The collection also includes a selection of European and American decorative arts, contemporary Chinese and Japanese ceramics.

Exhibit preview days—available to museum members—are Friday, September 9, 2-9 p.m. and Saturday, September 10, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Should the engineering world care about NFTs and blockchain?

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If the first question that comes out of people’s mouths about blockchain or NFTs is “What exactly are they?” the second question is inevitably “Is this something I really need to worry about?”

If you’re an artist who makes a living selling art, the answer might be yes. But if you’re in the engineering world, the potential benefits are much less clear.

On the file

A quick introduction to these buzzing technologies is helpful here. Most people have heard of blockchain, a distributed ledger technology that serves as the basis for cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, which first appeared in 2008. Blockchain is capable of recording transactions and to create an immutable record without participation of any kind. centralized authority such as a bank or government agency.

Blockchain also underpins non-fungible tokens – NFTs. Currently, NFTs are mostly used to show ownership of a particular digital object or file. Often it’s a 2D graphic, but it can be almost anything – a music file, text, video, or even a 3D file.

If you’re an artist, you can see where this could be useful: you can put your art up for sale, and a collector can purchase an NFT stating that they are the official owner of that artwork. (In theory, anyway – more on that in a bit.)

So how could this apply to the engineering software space?

‘I did it’

Unlike people in the art world, people in the engineering world don’t usually create 2D and 3D files just for artistic expression and then try to sell them. They create these assets because they intend to do something with these files, like designing and making a real real world object.

So hit one: not much use to be found for NFTs and blockchain on this particular front. But maybe there is another application in the field of engineering, perhaps around intellectual property and documentation of the product development process?

Imagine a manufacturer designing an innovative new bicycle. An engineer is in charge of the frame of the bicycle. During the development process, each time they create a new CAD file, they save it to the blockchain so that their work on this new product is documented on the blockchain. Years later, if they need to prove their work on this product for any reason, a permanent, publicly available record is there for everyone to see, and the engineer can say “I Do it”.

This sounds as a clever use case. But alas, this is where the “theoretical” benefits of blockchain quickly run into a few buzzsaws.

Not so fast…

For starters, while there are a small handful of tech companies that do this sort of thing, they are few and far between. In terms of the innovation-to-adoption curve, this field is still in its infancy – which is surprising since the underlying technology has been around for nearly 15 years.

That’s not to say there aren’t many enthusiastic voices around the potential of blockchain and NFTs in the engineering world – but they don’t all have holy motives. If someone bought a shipment of Bitcoin or NFT for purely speculative reasons, they are likely to champion themselves anything having to do with blockchain and its potential as it indirectly benefits the investments they have already made.

Then there is the question of the environmental impact of blockchain. Even the newest and most advanced blockchain protocols like Ethereum still consume gargantuan amounts of power [subscription required] because they record and validate transactions in a distributed and decentralized ledger. With the “proof of stake” mechanism to validate entries, this power consumption is less of a problem, although it has other issues. The bottom line, however, is that on a rapidly warming planet [subscription required] in the face of a climate emergency, blockchain is a difficult technology to adopt unless transactions can be made radically more efficient.

All of this is to say nothing of the fact that much of what blockchain could enable the engineering space to do is already possible – and much more easily accomplished – via existing methods. Want to show proof of previous work on a product? Every time you check in your CAD file to some type of CAD or PLM system, there is an audit trail showing who accessed, created, or modified the file. Need an indisputable patent? There is a patent office that decides on these kinds of things.

While it might be nice to get an “official” NFT that says the work in a CAD file is officially yours, that NFT doesn’t mean you own it in a legal sense. It’s just a digital signature that means something in “the blockchain world” but doesn’t necessarily mean something legally.

The thing is, most things you can do with blockchain, you can easily do. without the blockchain using a centralized database. The only thing you lose is decentralization, which – frankly – may not be enough of an incentive for people to get into this new way of doing things, given all its drawbacks and potential inefficiencies.

Hope is eternal?

Obviously, the case of blockchain and NFTs is not a slam dunk in the field of engineering. But – there’s always a “but” with new technologies emerging – if you squint hard enough, you can see hints of its potential in several intriguing areas. One of them is smart contracts, which are basically self-executing contracts built into the blockchain.

These contracts contain a set of customizable instructions that allow the execution of specific actions if certain conditions are met. For example, you can create a smart contract that tracks a digital asset — like an NFT or other file — and executes instructions regarding payment, distribution rights, circulation rights, or other factors.

In this way, smart contracts go far beyond what we see in traditional PLM systems. Plus, they offer the ability to cut out a whole layer of middleman, which – in a world of more and more makers and creators – actually has significant value.

Another intriguing area for blockchains and NFTs centers around the digital virtual worlds being built to create the so-called metaverse. Blockchains and NFTs are central to how ownership is assigned and content is inserted into this space. Creating NFTs and putting them on the blockchain is central to creating this virtual infrastructure.

This could naturally lead to the need to integrate engineering assets into these virtual worlds, whether bringing data for review or releasing it at the end of the product development lifecycle when a digital asset is delivered. It may not be common at the moment, but over time it will be useful to monitor the demand for engineering data in these virtual worlds.

Maintain a healthy dose of skepticism for now

Blockchain and NFTs have proven to have interesting applications for artists or for people who just want to have fun with speculative assets. When it comes to engineering software, there are possible apps around smart contracts and powering the metaverse — but overall the jury is still out.

There’s not a lot of serious engineering work going on right now with blockchain and NFTs – and there may be good reasons for that. At this point, it’s mostly a solution in search of a problem, and it’s not clear that its use will become more compelling or viable in the future, in the absence of significant and fundamental changes. . For those in the engineering world wondering “Is this something I need to worry about?” The answer is: not at the moment. For now, a watchful but skeptical look at this evolving field will suffice.

Jonathan Girroir is Senior Director of Technical Marketing at Tech Soft 3D.

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A couple combine their talents in a new salon and art shop in downtown New Kensington

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A couple from the Carrick neighborhood of Pittsburgh are hoping for the best with their new business in downtown New Kensington.

Chloe Chiovitti and Kiley Shuman opened Pure Rose Beauty & Art Studio on Fifth Avenue in late June and opened on July 9.

Co-owners and married for two years, Chiovitti, 30, is a licensed cosmetologist with her own line of body care and small-batch cosmetics, Pure Rose Organics, while Shuman, 27, is a graphic designer who makes jewelry and interior decoration. as well as the labels of Chiovitti products.

“We try to make people feel comfortable here,” Chiovitti said. “We do not discriminate. Our main goal is to create an inclusive space for all.

Prior to opening Pure Rose, Chiovitti, originally from Carrick, worked in salons in the Shadyside area while Shuman, originally from Johnstown, worked at retailers in the city.

“Sweet Horror,” a horror movie event hosted by Sweet Alchemy at Voodoo Brewery, brought them to New Kensington in February. Sweet Alchemy owner Jamie Parker knew they were looking for space to open a storefront, which New Kensington has available.

Chiovitti launched Pure Rose Organics in 2019. Rose is her middle name.

“It came to me one day,” she said. “It just got stuck, and now it’s everywhere.”

She and Shuman decided to combine their talents into one business after selling their wares to outdoor markets in 2021. People were asking where their storefront was, Chiovitti said. They had started looking in January.

In March, they met Michelle Thom, Operations Manager of Olde Towne Overhaul and Voodoo Brewery New Kensington. Thom showed them only one location – 938 Fifth Ave.

“The rest is history. We are there,” Chiovitti said. “They kind of had it all planned out for us. We walked in and knew that was it.

Thom said the building housed a former specialty store, Independent, which sold wallpaper, paint and flooring. Built between 1916 and 1925, it more recently housed an antique shop.

“Many of the antiques in the store could still be found when we purchased the building, and we reused them in many of our new tenants’ stores,” Thom said. “This building was in relatively good condition, in addition to the full selection of antiques and the fact that the electrical service needed to be moved outside to be revitalized.

“We had to reconnect an old gas line, install a new furnace and air conditioning, resurface existing wood floors and repaint all the walls to create a light and bright space for this new tenant,” he said. she stated.

Shuman said it was the hardwood floors and the high ceiling that drew her in.

Chiovitti said they see New Kensington as “a thriving community”.

“There are a lot of women-owned businesses here,” she said. “They supported me. We felt a good general atmosphere of Olde Towne Overhaul.

They were also told that there was no such thing as their business already in the city.

“It’s a good place to stand out,” Shuman said.

Chiovitti said they had looked for places closer to their home in Carrick but found nothing.

“You couldn’t let this go,” she said of being in New Kensington. “It was too attractive.”

But Chiovitti said Thom was also candid with them: Despite officials touting New Kensington’s recent revitalization, with new businesses opening and events drawing people downtown, daily foot traffic remains slow.

“We are hopeful and can see the past where it is now looking to the future,” Chiovitti said. “We can see where this is going.”

This could mean they will eventually move to New Kensington, if Pure Rose proves to be a hit.

They hope people will start frequenting the businesses regularly, and not just at special events such as the popular Fridays of the Fifth, which are held on the fourth Friday of the month.

“There are businesses here that need support every day,” Chiovitti said.

Brian C. Rittmeyer is a staff writer for Tribune-Review. You can contact Brian at 724-226-4701, [email protected] or via Twitter .

“Artists are the warriors of today”

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WESTPORT — Women have been protesting for a long time, even in ancient Greece, said curator Melanie Prapopoulos.

“The marriage of the female artist with the textile medium, both outwardly and socially believed to be weak, in the hands of these artists affirms that strength lies in durability, flexibility and resolution,” said Ruth Mannes , Executive Director of MoCA Westport. .

The exhibition is available for free until October 22, allowing visitors to experience the crossroads of fiber art with political and social consciousness.

Portions of this exhibition were originally presented at CAMP Gallery Miami in 2020, in partnership with the Fiber Artists Miami Association. It coincided with the death of former Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, the presidential election and the centennial of the 19th Amendment, which gave most women the right to vote in the United States.

“The exhibit and its message — the right to vote, and the action and accountability of all who vote — are just as important today as they were in the past,” Prapopoulos said. “Artists are the warriors of today who still carry the torch that was first lit over a hundred years ago.”

This version of the exhibit focuses on flags, using them as a metaphor for women during the suffrage movement. The exhibition flags were created with fiber arts and sparked positive social change. According to the museum, they are made from a range of fibers, including velvet, silk, linen and recycled materials, such as plastic and canvas.

Prapopoulos said MoCA’s plans to bring this exhibit to Connecticut began before discussions around the Supreme Court decision on reproductive rightson which some of the exhibited works focus.

“It was timely in 2020, and it’s timely now,” she said.

She said she hopes visitors will see the women holding a needle as more than artisans.

“The assumption that it’s a petty household-type occupation is really disturbing,” she said. “It’s so set in gender expectations.”

Prapopoulous said she also wanted “people to understand that the female voice is just as valuable as the male voice.”

This exhibition is presented alongside other works by artist Aurora Molina, sculptor Shelly McCoy and an interactive fiber installation, as well as other artists.

One of the performers is South Norwalk resident Camille Eskell. Her piece, “Rough Robe: Out from Under,” is her first large-scale garment in her “The Fez as Storyteller” series. It’s made with a variety of techniques, including digital art and hand sewing, and is created in part from an Indian sari she got while visiting Mumbai.

“Embracing exotic and heartbreaking Orientalism, my ongoing series ‘The Fez as Storyteller’ delves into my cultural history and family heritage,” Eskell said. “As a first-generation American and the youngest of three daughters from a turbulent Iraqi-Jewish family in Bombay, I examine the impact of this legacy through a feminist lens.”

This work, in particular, focuses on the fusion of cultural materials and symbols that are regularly found in his series. She said the images of the dress “depict the iconic Middle Eastern figure of the belly dancer/harem girl, and the Stars of David are interspersed.”

Eskell also commented on how his piece adds to the overall theme of the exhibit.

“Unfortunately, this social discourse is front and center now, given the recent reactionary political moves against women’s rights in this country,” she said. “This is one of many important social issues reflected on the show.”

Eskell said she hopes viewers will learn “the power of artists’ voices, especially women, and their active participation in exposing and expressing important social, political and humanist issues.”

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Delhi: Colombian artwork adorns the wall of Vasant Vihar metro station | Delhi News

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The artist was assisted by a Shahdara resident and art student, Lakshmi.

A work painted by a Colombian urban artist Laura Ortiz Hernandez was inaugurated outside Vasant Vihar Metro Stationis by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) in collaboration with the Embassy of Colombia in India.
The work was unveiled to commemorate the 212th Colombian Independence Day celebrations by DMRC Director General Vikas Kumar and Colombian Ambassador to India Mariana Pacheco Montes in the presence of the artist and senior DMRC officials, .
“Delhi Metro has always tried to beautify its stations aesthetically by promoting art, culture and heritage,” Kumar said.
“This is a special occasion for us Colombians, because it represents the values ​​of our identity and Colombian culture. We thank Delhi Metro for providing us with a platform for this worthy cause,” said Mariana. Anuj Dayal, senior executive director of corporate communications at DMRC, said the artwork – Soma Difusa – was a symbolic representation of the common man and the working class across the world.
The artist was assisted by a Shahdara resident and art student, Lakshmi.

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Strauss & Co dedicates single-artist auction to famed artist William Kentridge

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On the occasion of renewed worldwide attention to the work of artist William Kentridge, Strauss & Co is pleased to present William Kentridge: in printa timed, single-artist online auction covering works made between 1981 and 2016. Alongside its timely Kentridge sale, Strauss & Co is running a general online auction of modern, post-war art only and contemporary which includes a stand-alone session devoted to the art of the 1970s.

Kentridge’s large-scale work Garibaldi (estimate R700,000–800,000), a 20-part artist-related etching from 2016 Triumphs and Lamentations frieze on the walls of the Tiber in Rome, leads the selection of works in William Kentridge: in print. The first batch for the 1970s session is that of Helmut Starcke Bird of Fire (estimate R250,000 – 300,000), a fabulous pop painting from 1968. The 28 lots of William Kentridge: in print will close at staggered intervals beginning at 9 p.m. on Monday, July 25, 2022, while the five-session online auction will close abruptly at 8 p.m. on Monday, July 25, 2022.

“In a sense, William Kentridge’s prints archive many, if not most, of his other phenomenal works such as his stop-frame animated films, opera productions, performances, artist’s books and his charcoal drawings, and even his sculptural works,” says Wilhelm van Rensburg, Senior Art Specialist and Chief Curator of Strauss & Co, which organized the two auctions. “His prints engender a more thoughtful expression and enduring of his recurring motifs, and suggest alternative meanings and methods that can be identified in his larger work. Strauss & Co is pleased and privileged to offer such a wide variety of Kentridge prints.

William Kentridge was deeply marked by the 1970s. After completing an undergraduate degree at the University of the Witwatersrand, Kentridge studied at the Johannesburg Art Foundation under artist Bill Ainslie in 1976-78 and held his first personal exhibition in 1979. Woman with shopping cart + cat (estimate R30,000 – 50,000), from the 1981 series Domestic scenesis a beautiful elaboration of the artist’s early work concerns.

Printed in 1994, the engraving Felix in exile (estimate R300,000 – 500,000) depicts scenes from the animated film of the same name that defined Kentridge’s career. Photolithography Drawing Cyclopedia (estimate R180,000 – 240,000) features an exploded view of a flipbook depicting a human figure transforming into a flying bird, and vice versa. It is related to The magic flutethe first full-scale opera Kentridge produced in 2005.

Strauss & Co is pleased to partner with the Warehouse Art Museum in Milwaukee, USA on its educational program for their exhibition William Kentridge: See for Yourself (on view until December 16, 2022). Upcoming lectures will focus on the themes of printmaking and conservation strategies, and will feature contributions from master printmaker Kim Berman, among others. Kentridge is the subject of numerous international investigative exhibitions in 2022, with upcoming openings at the Royal Academy in London and the Broad in Los Angeles.

Strauss & Co’s five-session online general auction opens with an exceptional survey of art from the 1970s. This decade was a time of global economic crises and social instability, as well as advances technology and creative innovation in the visual arts. The session includes 69 works by important personalities representative of the times, including Armando Baldinelli, Walter Battiss, Nils Burwitz, -Norman Catherine, Giuseppe Cattaneo, Sidney Goldblatt, Wopko Jensma, Ezrom Legae, Judith Mason, Stanley Pinker, Fred Schimmel, Cecil Skotnes, Anton Uys, Hannatjie van der Wat and Andrew Verster. A discerning writing prepared by Wilhelm van Rensburg accompanies the session.

Exhibition open to the public at Strauss & Co, Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 89 Central Street, Houghton

Browse, bid, buy on www.straussart.co.za

Catalog: Link to the Kentridge Catalog

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Tips on the creative process and content creation for entrepreneurs

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As Lee Odden said, “Content isn’t king, it’s kingdom.”

Content creation is an extremely slow process and it takes months, if not years, to taste success in this space.

I talked about my experience in the content creation space and what it takes to be successful in a podcast interview I did with Vatsala for his show “Voicing The Void”.

Here are some of the value bombs I dropped:

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1) Everyone has their own aspirations. But because of the way society works, we’ve all been taught to settle for a job. You could be a 9-5 or a shift worker. Or you can be what society calls you – blue collar or white collar. It does not matter. What matters is that you have spent your whole life for this organization and are erased from company history after a certain period of time. Unless you have contributed a lot to this company and maybe even have some media coverage for what you have done. You get my point yeah?

Therefore, do not settle. Explore and discover what you are really good at. Make it a hobby first, then slowly make it your business. I know, it’s hard but hey if there are gamers or sports personalities who can make it into pros and live off it, why not you?

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2) Most of the time, every entrepreneur started as an employee. Truth be told, everyone has to put food on their table and pay their bills. You have your mortgages, utility bills and credit card bills to pay. You can’t expect your parents to pay for you, so you have to start somewhere first. Gain experiences, skills, and even contacts like successful entrepreneurs such as Tony Robbins and Marc Benioff (founder of Salesforce) have.

Disclaimer: Now, you might think the transition from employee to entrepreneur is so easy, so I have to warn you, it’s not. If you ever feel like you can have the audacity to walk into your manager or boss’ office, curse your boss and risk it all to pursue your passion on a beach with perfect weather and a cold drink. Please do not do this at this time unless you earn a similar amount or double the amount you are currently earning.

Here’s the reality: most entrepreneurs fail. Even for those who are successful, it often takes years to break even. You have to work harder than ever as an employee and take on a lot more risk and stress.

Question: So how can you get both the benefits of starting a business and the benefits of a full-time job? How can you win working full time and starting your own business at the same time? In other words, how can you get freedom and the potential for a big win when you still have stability? Simple. Do both at the same time – at least for a little while. Having a cash cushion gives you time to find the best business model. Without a cushion, if your first idea fails, you may have to throw in the towel. Not being patient can ultimately do more harm than good.

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3) You only have one life to live like you. Make it count. No one can live like you. Nor can you live like someone else. Therefore, do not waste this time doing things that your future self will regret. Instead, do something your future self will thank you for. You can do things like:

a) Read books on business or personal development to deepen your knowledge in an area that interests you.

b) Get mentors and coaches who are already where you want to be so they can help you on your path to success.

c) Go on vacation alone or with your family and friends. Let’s face it, people are more concerned than ever about their jobs and their livelihoods. This may be due to recent inflation and recession. However, we sacrifice some important aspects of our lives in an effort to selfishly preserve our time. We have to work, but we also have to take time out of our busy schedules to enjoy the holidays. This is because it will help reduce our stress, improve our productivity and creativity, and open our minds to a new perspective.

4) My biggest learning from Gary Vaynerchuck: It takes about 21 years for a person to be successful. Overnight success is truly overrated. For those of you working towards a degree, job, business, or particular goal, this was one of the hardest lessons I had to learn.

There is no overnight success or “getting lucky”. You create your own luck through hard work and sacrifice. Like what Gary Vaynerchuck told me on The Raygacy Show, the biggest mistake a lot of people make is they don’t realize it will take 21 years to achieve what you’ve defined as success. For some, it may take around 3 years to be successful, but if you think it takes you 21 years to be successful, you will begin to understand that nothing is easy and quick. You will begin to love and even appreciate the process of overcoming obstacles and setbacks along the way.

And for those of you who have reached a breaking point, don’t stop, rather pause, refocus and keep going. Like what Gary said, it doesn’t mean you post a message on LinkedIn and the next moment you’ll be on the yacht. You must be patient and consistent in whatever you are working towards. I believe in you and I assure you that it’s worth it when you arrive fully!

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5) Many people looked at the tip of the iceberg. They didn’t see what was underneath. The pain, the struggle, the rejections, the failures and the sacrifices.

In 2014, I was just this ignorant boy in life. I had no idea what I wanted, who I was, etc. It wasn’t until a HUGE FAILURE in life hit me that I finally woke up!

As those who knew my story through newspapers, podcasts, magazines and radio, I don’t think you would have ever thought I had to go through this bullshit (losing a job, breaking up and relapsing from mom simultaneously in the early parts of 2014) before having my own “overnight success” within months.

People thought life was rainbows and sunshine, just like what you saw in Teletubbies. No storm, no whirlwind, no quarrels and no struggle. Just happy faces every day and that’s not true. Remember that Cinderella had to take care of her stepmother and stepsisters before becoming happily ever after. The same goes for each of us in life, we have to overcome all obstacles and turn them into opportunity. Instead of moaning about problems all the time, why not learn and grow from them.

We have nothing without nothing.

For those of you who are new to podcasting, here’s my message for you and it’s “You’re 1 episode away from building your brand”.

Listen to the full episode here:

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The Brooklyn Museum presents a NYC-centric take on global contemporary polymath Virgil Abloh

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Meaningful cross-pollination of visual arts, music, architecture and fashion usually involves direct collaboration between interdisciplinary experts. The late contemporary polymath Virgil Abloh has collaborated with a wide range of masters, but his own work is a singular triumph that defies boundaries and categorization.

Virgil Abloh: Figures of speech at the Brooklyn Museum is a fungible journey through the pioneering designer’s prolific career, which ended abruptly with his death from cancer at the age of 41 on November 28, 2021.

On view through Jan. 29, 2023, the exhibit, originally curated by the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, features items from Abloh’s Off-White fashion brand, creations from Louis Vuitton, where he became the first black man to serve as artistic director of menswear at the multibillion-dollar French luxury giant, and a selection of his countless collaborations with artist Takashi Murakami, musician Kanye West and the architect Rem Koolhaas.

I was lucky enough to check out an iteration of the exhibit a few days before his death at the fire station in Doha, Qatar, during a press trip for QatarCreates. Viewing Abloh’s diverse achievements across multiple rooms and floors of the repurposed space was a highlight of the cultural celebration intersecting art, fashion and design, through a wide range of exhibits, awards, public lectures and special events in the capital and the most populous city. of Qatar, located on the coast of the Persian Gulf.

Unique to the Brooklyn Museum exhibition, Abloh’s “social sculpture,” focused in the central atrium of the Museum’s Great Hall, underscores his training as an architect. Architectural elements abound throughout Abloh’s career in subtle and overt ways, such as the structure of the black and white striped dress he custom-made for Beyoncé in September 2018. vogue cover, his foam and plexiglass master’s thesis building from the Illinois Institute of Technology, his bold Nike prototypes, and the typeface he uses to inscribe messages on merchandise like “All Your Leaders Get Persecuted” .

The “social sculpture” welcomes visitors for gatherings and performances, and takes us back to its academic roots, its creative multiverse and its heritage. As we explore inner space within an inner space, we are reminded that Abloh strove to break down physical, racial, and social barriers. Working within Louis Vuitton, he shaped the look of a brand that is best known for its ubiquitous LV monogrammed handbags and accessories, subverting its static styles and colors. While she has raised Abloh’s profile, her contribution to Louis Vuitton is unquestionably a bigger win for the LVMH subsidiary, which posted sales of 64.2 billion euros in 2021.

The Brooklyn Museum exhibit also explores Abloh’s relationship with New York City, where he worked as a guest designer for black fashion innovator Shayne Oliver’s Hood By Air label, and became a member of the collective A$AP Mob of rapper A$AP Rocky. Emerging and rising to fame in Chicago, where he burst into international fashion alongside Kanye West during their internship at Fendi in 2009, Abloh’s influence and interactions on street fashion and hip-hop never are not related to geography.

A tribute to and extension of Abloh’s craftsmanship and business prowess, the exhibit includes a boutique, Church & State, selling apparel and accessories that Abloh conceptualized Abloh designed in 2019 exclusively for the Brooklyn Museum.

Virgil Abloh: Figures of speech is curated by Michael Darling, former Chief Curator James W. Alsdorf, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. The Brooklyn Museum presentation is curated by writer and curator Antwaun Sargent.

NFT blue chip holders join VERTIKAL – the new Metaverse dedicated to NFT art and culture

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GENEVA, Switzerland, July 22, 2022, Mat3 today announced the first details of the Metaverse VERTICAL, a 115-level pentagon-shaped skyscraper celebrating digital art, life and culture, hovering 555 feet above Umpire Rock in Central Park, New York. VERTIKAL is expected to be the tallest metaverse in the world, and incidentally, the tallest building in the world.

VERTIKAL is an exclusive and limited offering, Metaverse with private spaces and community levels for top notch NFT collectors, NFT and digital artists and metaverse organizations dedicated to digital art and culture. Apes, Punks, Zukis, Birds and other NFT blue chip holders are now joining VERTIKAL to take their collections to a new dimension.

“NFT collections can currently be accessed through tiny crypto wallets, online marketplaces, or complicated-to-setup 3D spaces with disappointing community elements,” said co-founder JP Dumas. “The growing need for a metaverse with appropriate experiential potential is underpinned by collectors’ lack of commitment to their acquisitions. NFTs and digital art should be shared, curated, adapted and enjoyed. We bring the curatorial thrill of the IRL art world to the metaverse.

VERTIKAL is specifically designed to present and organize digital art and NFTs in both private spaces and common levels that are essential for community engagement. With over 50% of the space dedicated to the community, residents and visitors will enjoy a host of multifunctional public spaces, including the VERTIKAL dome, observatory, party gardens, ice rink and even a beach with an overflow waterfall. These will host an immersive program of events, public art commissions, artist residencies, cocktail parties and galas. Real-world and metaverse personalities will be placed at the center of the curation process, with an early lineup to be announced ahead of launch.

Having a community-first approach is at the heart of VERTIKAL. The project is built as a community of communities with each level managed as a Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO). Residents of each level will be free to vote on the development of their central square with their own artistic and event programming.

“The current state of the metaverse often means running past empty lots, getting trapped in poorly designed buildings, and walking through aimless spaces. It’s irritating and doesn’t do justice to digital art and NFTs,” said co-founder Louis Paschoud. “VERTIKAL’s intuitive, community-based design cultivates a sense of place and draws inspiration from master craftsmen, legendary architects, renowned urban planners and visionary art centers around the world.”

New York’s selection is a tribute to the city’s thriving art world as well as its NFT scene. Central Park was specially selected for its proximity to Museum Mile, one of the greatest cultural concentrations in the Western Hemisphere which is home to the Guggenheim, The Met, MoMA, and more.

The launch of VERTIKAL is scheduled for 2022 and the celebration will be marked by opening events, concerts and live events around the world.

Whitelisted Private Spaces are available in the first round of presales from June 2022 with five configurations to choose from, which include Sky Mansions, Tycoon Pads, Penthouses, Lofts, and Hives that vary in size, layout, amenities, elevation, and their view of the Manhattan skyline.

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VERTIKAL is a purpose-built, community-driven metaverse with 115 floors celebrating digital art, NFTs, life and culture – floating 555 feet above Umpire Rock in Central Park, New York.

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VERTIKAL is the world’s highest metaverse celebrating digital art, life and culture and its artists. VERTIKAL floats 555 feet above New York’s Central Park, stands 1.6 miles tall and offers the best views in the city

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Composed of spaces of different sizes helping NFT and digital art artists to curate and display their art in galleries

The public levels include the museums, the ice rink, the beach with an infinity waterfall, the forests are at the heart of the project’s many communities and include places to meet, share and exchange on PFP and other NFT projects , life, art and culture

VERTIKAL offers tools that help artists and collectors create, trade and display NFTs for free and develops a program of exhibitions, exhibitions and digital art competitions as well as a million art fund dollars for the purchase of NFT and digital art

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Dubai Racing Club Launches NFT Artwork Collection

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Dubai exhibit tackles ‘absence’ of cultural references to British India’s partition

DUBAI: “In the aftermath of British colonial rule, a crucial few weeks in 1947 initiated complex and still unresolved processes of displacement, fragmentation, conflict and nation-building that spanned decades and continue to deeply mark societies and peoples of the subcontinent”.

This is how the Jameel Arts Center in Dubai presents its latest exhibition, “Proposals for a Monument to Partition”.

It has been 75 years since partition divided British India into two independent dominions – India and Pakistan (which was later split again into Pakistan and Bangladesh) – leaving millions religiously displaced and creating what is believed to be the greatest refugee crisis of all time (mass migration continued for many years thereafter). It also sparked widespread outbreaks of violence that left hundreds of thousands dead (a conservative estimate) on both sides of the newly created border.

It’s no wonder, then, that the curator of the exhibition, the Sharjah-born writer and art historian Murtaza Vali, describes the partition as a “fundamental trauma” – a trauma that still has a marked influence on the events in the countries of the South.

For Vali, “Proposals for a Partition Memorial” brings together a number of themes that have occupied his thoughts for many years, including trauma, displacement, nationalism and the rise of authoritarianism.

The idea for the show germinated in Vali’s work for the 10th Sharjah Biennale in 2011, when he was asked to contribute to a project called “A Manual For Treason”.

Murtaza Vali, a Sharjah-born writer and art historian, is the curator of the exhibition. (Provided)

“I was very interested in the dialectical tension between betrayal and patriotism and how it’s basically the sovereign power of the nation-state that decides who is considered a traitor and who is considered a patriot,” said Vali at Arab News. “In the South Asian context, nationalism looms large. Nationalism was the movement that helped us gain independence. Nationalism therefore has this very strong anti-colonial bent which is also accompanied by a liberating policy. But there were also very important thinkers who were suspicious of nationalism and its evils from the start.

“Growing up as a South Asian in the UAE, I felt this pull of national identity – because I grew up with this feeling of never being entirely at home where I was – but also a suspicion towards him”, he continues. “So, I came up with six essays that examined liminal characters who straddled that very fine line between betrayal and patriotism.” He also invited six artists to contribute to the book. “I had to explore a format that made sense in this context and I had this idea of ​​soliciting proposals for a memorial to share,” he explains.

Nalini Malani, “Aide-mémoire”. (Provided)

The score, Vali said, had been on his mind for a while. His interest in artists dealing with history meant that he was aware of “one or two important works…which struggled with the legacy of the score”, but on digging deeper he discovered that there were also “that kind of absence around the subject, which was particularly telling in visual arts and culture. In the decades since partition, very few artists have attempted to address or depict the violence, displacement, and trauma associated with it.

“So I became quite fascinated by this idea of ​​absence,” he continues. “What about this event that made it, in a certain sense, unrepresentable? It’s like the Holocaust: it’s such a horrific incident that it becomes unrepresentable in contemporary terms.”

“So that’s where the idea of ​​making proposals for a partition memorial came from; actually asking people to imagine a site, an event, a ritual or an object, which would help to remedy this lack of recognition of a fundamental trauma.

Besides the horrors of the score, Vali thinks there are other reasons for this “absence”. “It was an event that (goes hand in hand) with independence,” he says. “So one of my theories is that because the violence – the riots, the murders, the kidnapping and the rape of women – (has been perpetrated) on both sides, it’s hard to identify (just one) culprit. So everyone just moves on and forgets about it.The other thing is that with independence there is a strong push towards nation building, development and modernization, and upliftment of the poor. And in that optimism, whatever troubles that nation spirit gets swept under the rug. I was also interested in exploring some of that.

Visitors view Bani Abidi’s ‘Mangoes’ and ‘Mother’s Lands’ video installations and Nabla Yahya’s ‘Silsila’ cyanotypes. (Provided)

From these six original proposals, the project has now expanded (and may continue to do so, Vali says he has always envisioned it as “a cumulative project”) to include three newly commissioned works and proposals for a dozen other artists. The multitude of proposals (which include cross-border collection of plant seeds, a syllabus, an audio installation, etc.), he explains, are intentional – acknowledging that there cannot be one single memorial that will fit all. the world. And the format of the proposal allows “a degree of poetic, or utopian, or surrealist thought; it takes some of the pressure off because the project never has to be done.

The results are certainly empowering, often simple – as basic as a t-shirt, say, or Amitava Kumar’s suggestion of giving ‘pairs’ of gifts, each pair consisting of one item from each country – and often emotional. Faiza Hasan’s moving proposal, for example, combines charcoal drawings of photographs and bric-a-brac of her grandmother with official documents, including one stating that a requested birth certificate cannot be issued because ” the register concerned is not available”; Dubai-based artist Nabla Yahya has created “Silsila”, a series of cyanotypes, the centerpiece of which is a photograph of the original Kashmir accession document.

“There were a few people (from Kashmir) who came up to me,” Vali says, “and were, like, ‘It’s amazing that everything that’s happened in the last 75 years, all the violence and injustice – the document that set it in motion is so banal.

Amitava Kumar, “Small Proposals for a Memorial”, series of four digital drawings. (Provided)

There’s humor here too, most obviously in an installation by the Pak Khawateen Painting Club – a collective of Pakistani female artists – which resembles the kind of anonymous government office familiar to so many of us, where time seems endlessly stretching while you wait for someone to stamp something: a brown wooden desk, a potted plant, tidy folders; a swivel chair…

“They came back to us with this idea of ​​creating a discussion folder between different departments in any type of bureaucratic structure – each of them took on a role in a different department,” Vali explains. “The entire communication is entirely false – essentially an illustration of how postcolonial bureaucratic inertia makes it almost impossible to complete a project like a memorial to share.”

The variety of approaches exhibited seems to confirm Vali’s theory that there can be no single memorial to this event. But maybe the show itself could fill that role? It is certainly a powerful attempt. And relevant.

“I think partition is this trauma that repeats itself cyclically, so a lot of the lingering problems in South Asia are all traumatic throwbacks to partition,” Vali says. “I hope the show gives people a chance to reflect on that and have conversations about it.

“I also hope that – in whatever way – the show brings that spirit of always tempering patriotism with a degree of self-reflection on what it means. It comes down to something that is close to my heart, which is that it is important to be wary of nationalism, ”he continues. “It’s a strong, powerful rallying cry, and it’s a source of identity and belonging, but it can also turn black very quickly.”

Dave Chappelle Minneapolis show canceled by First Avenue after backlash over transphobic jokes

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Comedian Dave Chappelle’s show at a Minneapolis venue on Wednesday was canceled hours before he was due to take the stage due to backlash from staff and the community about his recent jokes about transgender people.

first avenue announcement in a statement that Chappelle would not be performing at the venue Wednesday night but at a different location in Minneapolis. The venue had faced backlash for booking the legendary comedian for a surprise sold-out performance in the months after his 2021 Netflix special, “The Closer,” in which Chappelle doubled down on his jokes about the LGBTQ community. after past accusations of homophobia and transphobia.

“To the staff, performers and our community, we hear you and we’re sorry,” First Avenue said in a statement, which was posted to social media less than three hours before the show was scheduled to begin. “We know we have to hold ourselves to the highest standards and we know we let you down. We are not just a black box with people inside, and we understand that First Ave is not just a play, but has meaning beyond our walls.

The legendary venue, which is best known for its appearances in Prince’s 1984 film ‘Purple Rain’, added that while it believes in diversity of voices and freedom of artistic expression, “we’ve lost a lot of for the impact” Chappelle’s reservation would have on the community. .

“We know that some will not agree with this decision; you are welcome to send comments,” First Avenue wrote.

A representative for Chappelle did not immediately respond to a request for comment early Thursday.

Chappelle has come under fire for comments that LGBTQ advocacy groups say could incite harm to transgender people. As part of “The Closer,” Chappelle joked about transgender genitalia, said “gender is a fact,” and told his audience that he was part of “Team TERF,” an acronym for transexclusive radical feminist. The comedian also came to the defense of JK Rowling, the author of the “Harry Potter” books, who was criticized for his remarks considered to be transphobic. Chappelle has joked about the transgender community in the past, including on his 2019 special, “Sticks & Stones.”

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GLAAD, a media watchdog group, previously accused the Chappelle program of having “anti-LGBTQ content” that violates Netflix’s policy to reject programs that incite hatred or violence. The National Black Justice Coalition, a civil rights group, called on Netflix last year to immediately pull the special and “apologize directly to the transgender community.”

Ted Sarandos, co-chief executive of Netflix, has repeatedly defended the comedian, saying last year that “creative freedom” was one of the reasons the company wouldn’t scrap the special. Sarandos acknowledged that while some people may find Chappelle’s stand-up “nasty”, “our members enjoy it and it’s an important part of our content offering”.

Dave Chappelle draws criticism for doubling down on his jokes about the LGBTQ community

Fallout from the special has been happening throughout the past year. After the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in northwest Washington planned to dedicate student theater to the comedian, Chappelle unexpectedly announced last month that it would not be named after him. Chappelle declined the honor amid controversy over his Netflix special last year at a time when Ellington students had also raised concerns.

Chappelle has been open about the backlash, telling Ellington audiences last month that the criticism had “truly” hurt him but lacked nuance and was not about his work.

Dave Chappelle refuses to have the Duke Ellington School theater named after him

Announcing the cancellation on Wednesday, First Avenue said Chappelle’s show had been moved to the Varsity Theater, where all tickets for the show would be honored. Chappelle was already scheduled to perform at the Varsity Theater on Thursday and Friday.

Dozens of protesters gathered outside the Varsity Theater to oppose Chappelle, many of them chanting, “Trans rights matter!” and holding signs that read, “Transphobia is no joke.” A Chappelle fan was also egged by a man who protesters said was not part of the protest, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

Chappelle reportedly teased protesters during his Wednesday night set, but urged those in attendance at the Varsity Theater to continue supporting First Avenue, the Star Tribune reported.

“It’s an important place for our culture,” he says.

Perry Stein and Amanda Andrade-Rhoades contributed to this report.

The Maison de Seoul by Van Cleef & Arpels is an oasis of nature

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The French luxury jeweler, Van Cleef & Arpels, has announced the inauguration of its latest boutique in the dynamic district of Cheongdam-dong. With this prestigious location, Seoul joins Paris, New York, Tokyo and Hong Kong in the elitist club of iconic Van Cleef & Arpels addresses. In a building entirely designed by the Jouin Manku agency, the “Seoul Maison” presents a refined decor reflecting both the Korean artistic heritage and the sources of inspiration dear to Van Cleef & Arpels.

For this new project, Patrick Jouin and Sanjit Manku are celebrating their sixteenth year of collaboration with the exceptional Frenchman House of High Jewelry. It exhibits a level of craftsmanship that acts as an ode to the brand’s heritage and core values: a demand for excellence, craftsmanship and appreciation of arts and culture, as well as expression of the links between East and West. , embracing and celebrating Korean culture.

Van Cleef and Arpels Seoul Maison Manku Jouin Studio
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“With the creation of this new Maison, we are celebrating ever stronger ties with this country, known for a long tradition of craftsmanship that echoes the values ​​defended by Van Cleef & Arpels. Indeed, the boutique was designed to form a union between French jewelery tradition and Korean cultural heritage, and to nurture this dialogue for years to come,” explains Nicolas Bos, Chairman and CEO of Van Cleef & Arpels.

Located on the south bank of the Hangang River, which crosses the city from west to east, the Maison Van Cleef & Arpels in Seoul is distinguished by its large openwork facade revealing a monumental garden. The grille evokes a frame of giant reeds fluidly enveloping the diamond-shaped building, a tribute to the house’s trademark, through which the eye can distinguish the different volumes making up the five levels of the boutique.

Van Cleef and Arpels Seoul House Boutique Location
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The interior of the building is bathed in a lush garden which seems to extend through the bay windows, hence the nickname “The Garden House”. A nod to the seven mountains that surround the city, the five storey levels flourish in a lush tribute to nature, a particular source of inspiration for Van Cleef & Arpels since its creation. In collaboration with world-renowned landscape architect Seo Ahn, the garden changes with the seasons and reigns as the driving force behind the boutique’s decor, complementing an assortment of very understated furnishings.

“On five levels, we have designed a dreamlike natural setting with spaces suitable for hosting artistic functions such as exhibitions and conferences, along a route where lively spaces alternate with intimate islands of tranquillity.

– Sanjit Manku and Patrick Jouin

Van Cleef and Arpels Seoul House Boutique Location
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The visit continues via a wide staircase leading to the first upper level of the house. Furnished with counters and vertical showcases, the wall and ceiling showcase iconic examples of Korean craftsmanship: hanji, the exacting art of hand-crafted paper. Equipped with a library, it allows visitors to discover the poetic universe of Van Cleef & Arpels through a collection of richly illustrated books, all illuminated by a luxurious glass chandelier.

Under Nicolas Bos’ leadership, we see a brand that is heavily involved in a range of cultural activities, from commissioning dance performances to sponsoring a school of jewelry arts. It is this commitment that fueled the Jouin Manku studio. These cultural alliances are woven throughout the new boutique, with the entire surface of the second level of the boutique being intended to serve as an exhibition space. It is intended to host lectures and conferences organized by L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelery Arts, with the additional ambition of serving as a platform for Korean artists.

Van Cleef and Arpels Seoul House Boutique Location
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The top two levels of the Seoul Maison by Van Cleef & Arpels consist of two exclusive spaces: a private lounge and a terrace. Surrounded by bay windows on all sides, it offers a panoramic view of the city from the lounge area.

Discover “The Fairy’s Journey”, an animated film celebrating the opening of the store. Illustrator and director Julie Joseph created the images for the film in collaboration with creative director Youngee Suh, both of whom are regular contributors to the Maison’s initiatives.

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See Taron Egerton as MCU’s Wolverine in New Work

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We now have some pretty amazing new illustrations that show Taron Egerton as the Wolverine from the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

You can check out the illustrations for yourself below.

The illustration is from a cartoon artist Christmas Layon Flores.

I have to say, I love the look and I love that it got Taron Egerton’s Wolverine in the classic yellow suit.

Taron has been tied to the role of Wolverine for a very long time.





The actor actually admitted to having a meeting with Marvel President Kevin Feige.

Taron revealed this during a recent interview with The New York Times.

You can check out what Taron had to say about it below.

Will Taron Egerton play Wolverine in the MCU?

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Here’s what Taron had to say about meeting Kevin Feige:

I don’t think it would be wrong to say that. I would be excited but also apprehensive, because Hugh is so associated with the role that I would wonder if it would be very difficult for someone else to do it.

He stopped, then smiled. “But I hope if it happens they’ll give me a chance.”

I think he would be the perfect choice and Marvel should go ahead and give Taron a chance as Wolverine.





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Would you like to see Taron Egerton play Wolverine in the MCU?

Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.



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The unique Windsor waterfront property of world-renowned artist Iain Baxter is up for sale

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An internationally renowned artist has put his unique luxury waterfront home in Windsor on the market.

The five-bedroom, five-and-a-half-bathroom home at 11710 Riverside Drive East is the home of world-renowned artist Iain Baxter&.

“This area used to be known as the Golden Mile, but it is becoming the Diamond Mile. High-end properties like this rarely come up for sale,” said Goran Todorovic of the Goran Remax Care Realty team.

Iain Baxter& is recognized as one of Canada’s earliest conceptual artists. His distinguished projects over the decades have earned him prestigious awards, including the Order of Canada, Order of British Columbia, Order of Ontario, and the Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts.

Baxter&, who describes himself as a “self-taught” artist, has carefully designed every square inch of his 6,000 square foot home.

Iain Baxter& is selling his unique luxury waterfront home in Windsor, Ontario. (Courtesy of RE/MAX Care Realty)“I have used mirrors for a long time in my photography,” he said. “I love how mirrors reflect a whole other environment on top of another environment.”

Baxter’s home is filled with mirrors on the walls that help brighten up the place and bring the waterfront view inside.

The three-story home features panoramic views of Lake St.Clair on all three floors, over a dozen skylights, a hot tub, and an outdoor pool.

“There is something to be experienced on the water. It’s peaceful, it’s calm. The whole sky is pink and red at sunset,” says Danijela Matic, real estate agent for Team Goran. “This house is a true masterpiece.

This private lakeside oasis is listed at $2,299,999.

Iain Baxter& is selling his unique luxury waterfront home in Windsor, Ontario. (Courtesy of RE/MAX Care Realty)

Stationhead is the application that democratizes the music streaming experience

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The democratization of the media has been underway for more than a decade. Gone are the days of despotic gatekeepers choosing who lives or dies in the entertainment industry. Now, if you have the talent, you can simply upload content to any of the nearly endless platforms available to the public. Want to make your name known as the world’s greatest steel drum percussionist? Ask a friend or passerby to upload your street performance to TikTok. Find a solution to the latest political news in your shower? Podcast about it on Patreon.

Of course, there are still more traditional avenues artists can take to build their brand, like the ever-popular american idol and America’s Got Talentbut the top performers inevitably transcend the platform and still make the rounds on social media.

Ancient Rockstar: Supernova Competitor, recording artist and CEO/co-founder of Stationhead, Ryan Star, has been on both sides of the media machine, working first as a cog under the watchful eye of the almighty Guardian, and eventually free from the archaic mechanics of it.

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Star has reinvented himself as an entrepreneur with a mission to unscrew the last nuts and bolts from the rusty mechanized beast that is traditional media.

From consumer to creator

Stationhead is a social audio app that turns its users into streaming radio DJs. Fans from all over the world come to host stations, stream live together and talk, chat and celebrate their favorite artists. The idea behind Stationhead is to democratize music streaming and recapture the personality of traditional radio shows. It does this by bringing back the kind of conversation and personal connection that a playlist lacks.

“They don’t want guards. They don’t want Spotify’s algorithms telling them what to play. They want their employees to have an experience with them,” Star said.

One of the coolest moves in the creation of Stationhead is the integration with Spotify and Apple Music. The partnership means Stationhead doesn’t have to make its own licensing deals with music labels. For listeners, this means that when a DJ plays a song, they’ll hear it streamed from the music service of their choice.

In addition to giving a platform to young artists, Stationhead allowed music lovers and fans to come together as a community.

“It’s really evolved into more of this experience, more of this musical experience together and it feels more like you’re joining… Lately it’s been more like a place where you go to experience the community and experience music together than a traditional radio where I have a mic and you’re going to listen to me,” Star said.

As the lines blur between content creator and consumer, a symbiosis is created between the two; fan communities drive artists’ careers. Stationhead further facilitates this dynamic by providing a platform where artists and consumers can interact. And interaction is the key word in today’s era of instant and continuous communication.

Creators and consumers can interact in real time on the app.

We are never really alone in the modern world. Whether we’re reading an article, commenting on a social media post, or listening to a podcast during a morning workout, there’s always the faint hum of an external stimulus swirling through the psyche. Moreover, we cannot simply experience something in pure form — we have to hear the analysis, watch the reaction, listen to the commentary. This is where Stationhead stands out from its competitors. This is fan-based content streaming – a democratized hybrid radio streaming platform that has so far been lacking on a seemingly endless list of platforms.

Of course, there would be no interaction without the content created by the artists. With Stationhead, artists and streamers can hang out in the same virtual space, giving artists a chance to build real-world relationships with their fans.

“It’s this really, really special place where these stations are created and the fans become the new creator and then the artist comes in and all this beautiful world happens and it’s really special because I feel like that’s where Spotify, Apple and DSPs come out of left in this very lonely music experience,” Star said.

all about music

Social media has undoubtedly created opportunities for emerging artists where there used to be a brick wall. But, with the democratization of the media, creators are scrambling desperately to make their way to notoriety.

“There’s a narrative that’s going on with these big stars kind of saying, ‘Really? This is what I have to do now to be a musician? I would submit a record to my label thinking it was my content and they were saying we need content, and they meant go take pictures of your French toast in Brooklyn and post it so people can find out who you are. said the star.

Stationhead changes that paradigm and allows the experience to focus on the music and the fan community behind it.

“For a lot of people it was like, they love music and they want to play music, so where’s the platform where they could do that, and back then, for me, it was just radio “, said Star. “It felt like I had to drive all night to put on headphones, talk to fans and play music. It doesn’t really exist, it doesn’t exist anywhere else in this social experience.

The machine and the man

During the turbulent early years of trying to “make it,” Star gained a new perspective on the entertainment industry. The constant confrontation between him and the executives of record labels and television has stifled his artistic expression and his career path. That’s probably why he’s so passionate about giving young creatives a path to success.

Recording artist and entrepreneur Ryan Star co-founded Stationhead with a mission to democratize the streaming experience and break down the barriers associated with traditional media.

“When I came back as a solo artist, I was having success on the radio and I was told many times, ‘Hey, we don’t break the hits, we play the hits,’ and I thought to myself. said, ‘Well, this industry is dead.’”

“This archaic old Earth pattern is going to die because it was never cool,” Star said. “In defense of radio, it wasn’t organized that way at first.”

All the famous artists before us were the equivalent of what is happening now. People took risks. They were radio DJs and at midnight they were spinning the new Aerosmith in the 70s. It was a matter of luck. So you take the fearlessness and the independence out of any industry and it will become the machine and the man, and then the youth will want to rebel. We are on the side of the rebels.

Although his understanding of the traditional music industry prompted him to reinvent it, Star has always been passionate about helping people with their careers and giving them a platform. In 2010, Star shot a music video for his song To breathe. With a Hollywood budget for video, he created the Breathe for Jobs project, the purpose of which was to hire unemployed artists and actors for video in hopes of jump-starting their careers.

“My mom is an activist,” Star said. “I grew up with the understanding we all need to make this world a better place. It was in my value system growing up. I took it with me. I also learned that the voice of ‘one person can change the world for a kid who grew up in the generation, who cares, slacker grunge, fuck everybody.

“I saw the light because my mother taught me that you can change things and for the better. So I took that with me and yes, when I had the opportunity and that I was sent a real Hollywood budget, the idea of ​​just making myself look better or win didn’t make sense to me. It felt uncomfortable.

“So the idea at that time was to reallocate the money to do good, and the common thread and belief that I have. One of our investors, Kevin Liles, is a well-known music executive , a hip hop legend and the CEO of 300 Entertainment.

“He’s got a quote he once said on Stationhead when he was talking to kids who were just starting out in music, and he said, ‘It’s not an opportunity unless it’s an opportunity for everything. the world”, and I take it with me. I think you only win if you win with everyone.

According to Star, something special is going on with Stationhead. There are young people between the ages of 12 and 24 around the world who realize that there are people like them and that together music is more fun.

In fact, it’s so much fun that the artist wants to be part of it too. Young artists mobilize and monetize their passion and talent by becoming creators. In Star’s words: “We’ve given birth to a new kind of creator and that’s the fan.”

Where to stay in Christchurch

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Christchurch, on the east coast of New Zealand’s South Island, is known as a city of exploration, as well as a meeting point for regeneration and innovation. Which means that while a stay there is enticing, it can be difficult to settle on an itinerary. (However, with direct flights to Christchurch from Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, getting there is easy.)

Whether you’re looking for a luxurious stay or something a little more rustic, here are five great options.

Otahuna Lodge
Much like the city of Christchurch itself, Otahuna Lodge at Tai Tapu offers modern luxuries in a traditional New Zealand Aotearoa landscape. Set against the backdrop of an ancient volcano and surrounded by gardens and woodland, the lodge is Aotearoa New Zealand’s largest private residence.

Along with all the trappings of premium accommodations and service, dining at Otahuna Lodge is a sought-after experience in itself. Locals and international guests alike are drawn to a tasting menu that changes daily, with produce sourced largely from Otahuna’s vegetable garden and orchard. In winter and spring, they host popular gastronomic events, so better plan your trip around that.

Pohue Purepod
An hour’s drive from Christchurch, Pōhue Purepod is an intimate Port Levy hotel surrounded by rolling hills and rocky outcrops. A secluded stay with shelter provided by evergreen trees, Pōhue Purepod combines the wild feel of camping with a traditional hotel stay.

To get there, take a scenic drive around the Banks Peninsula, past Charteris Bay and Diamond Harbour, and up the hill above Purau. From there, it’s a 25-minute walk to your accommodation along a track that winds through native bush.

Observatory Hotel
Located in the heart of Christchurch, the Observatory Hotel (opening May 2022) sits on the grounds of the Arts Center Te Matatiki Toi Ora, bringing contemporary style to an area steeped in history. Each of the 33 rooms is uniquely decorated with hand-picked handcrafted furnishings. Along with typical luxuries, including a gym and the stylish Bijou Bar, there are in-house galleries, museums, a boutique cinema, retail and wine tastings and long lunches at the cellar door ( be sure to make a reservation to secure your spot).

tree farm
Tree Crop Farm is a lush 20 hectare retreat in Akaroa on the Grehan Valley Creek offering a range of accommodation options, from the spacious veranda cabin and uniquely shaped tree house to the small French studio vintage-inspired and romantic cabin by the river.

Staying here is a bit of a choose-it-yourself adventure. After a lazy morning, collect your own eggs laid by the resident hens for breakfast, before heading out on one of the many walking trails. At the end of the day, slip into the outdoor hot tub under the stars.

The Mayfair
Recently opened, The Mayfair is a luxury hotel located just outside of downtown Christchurch. With a view of the Christchurch Botanic Gardens, the Mayfair’s design features earthy tones that contribute to a relaxed and modern environment. The hotel’s restaurant, Majestic at Mayfair, serves as both a cafe and a cocktail bar. So you can sit down for breakfast each morning or have an aperitif later. And if your stay falls on a weekend, settle in for a tea party.

This article is produced by Broadsheet in partnership with Christchurch NZ.

Google presents an artwork of the victim of the shooting massacre in the school of Uvalde

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The work of a victim of the Uvalde school shooting has been honored by Google with a page dedicated to elementary school student Robb.

Alithia Haven Ramirez, 10, was among 21 victims of the mass shooting that took place at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas on May 19.

Prior to her death, Alithia entered Google’s annual drawing competition for children, Doodle for Google, which gives school-aged children a chance to have their work presented on the search engine homepage.

In memory of Allithia, the society last week published a page dedicated to her and her classmates who were killed in the massacre.

A Google spokesperson said the alumna’s story and art “deeply touched” the company and that Google “wanted to honor her family’s request to share her unique talents.” Fox7 Austin reported Saturday.

“Our deepest condolences go out to the family and friends of the victims and to the community of Uvalde, Texas,” a message on the page dedicated to Alithia’s readings.

“In Alithia Ramirez’s 2022 Doodle submission for Google, she described her desire to show the world her art and all that she can do, and we are committed to honoring those wishes and her legacy.”

Alithia Ramirez, 10, was confirmed by family members on Facebook as one of 19 children killed in the Robb Elementary School massacre in Uvalde, Texas on Tuesday.

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The statement continued, “His story and his art have touched us deeply, and we wanted to honor his family’s request to share his unique talents that were so tragically taken in the wake of senseless violence.”

A quote attributed to Alithia is displayed below the design and reads: “I want the world to see my art and show the world what I can do, I want people to be happy when they see my passion for art. art.”

Alithia Haven Ramirez’s drawing

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In their obituary, Alithia’s family described her as “an intelligent, talented, reliable and extremely loving young woman who dreamed of going to the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris”. KXAN reported.

Two teachers were also among the dead while the other victims were fourth grade children.

A report on the police response to Uvalde released on Sunday said “responders failed to undergo active shooter training and did not prioritize saving innocent lives over their own security” during the attack.

London exhibition to examine the influence of surrealism on design | Art and design

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Surrealism often evokes the melted clocks of Salvador Dalí or the image of a pipe by René Magritte, placed precisely above the words “this is not a pipe”.

However, despite the success of exhibitions in the best galleries in New York and London, the height of the movement was between the 1920s and the 1960s.

Now an exhibition at the Design Museum in West London, Objects of Desire: Surrealism and Design 1924-Today, will try to update it. It will examine the influence of surrealism on the world of design and how it revolutionized art and design, from decorative arts and furniture to interiors, fashion, photography and film.

Nearly 350 objects will be exhibited, including works by Dalí, the most famous surrealist artist. His work will be exhibited alongside his contemporaries Marcel Duchamp, Man Ray and Leonora Carrington, as well as pieces by Dior, artist Sarah Lucas, musician Björk and fashion photographer Tim Walker. Nearly a third of the exhibits will date from the last 50 years.

Surrealism was born after the First World War, and has its roots in the Dada and Cubist movement. He looked at imaginative, creative and offbeat approaches to the arts.

Talking about his famous pipe painting, The Treachery of Images, Magritte said, “It’s just a performance, isn’t it? So if I had written on my photo “It’s a pipe”, I would have lied!

The exhibition will begin at the beginnings of surrealism in the 1920s and examine how it influenced everyday objects. Part of the exhibit is the Tour de Gae Aulenti, a glass table supported by four bicycle wheels and set with chrome forks. Saddle by brothers Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni will also be presented, a post-mounted bicycle saddle, fixed on a hemispherical base, blurring the line between furniture and art.

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The partnership between Dalí and the British poet and art patron Edward James led to the creation of world-renowned surreal interior design pieces. This includes the Mae West Lips sofa, which has been described as the most important surreal piece of furniture in the UK.

The exhibition opens on October 14. Tickets are on sale now and the exhibition will run until mid-February 2023.

Kathryn Johnson, curator of the exhibition, said: “If you think surrealism died out in the 1960s, think again. This exhibition will show that he is still very much alive and that he never really disappeared.

“The first Surrealists were survivors of World War I and the 1918 flu pandemic, and their art was partly a reaction to those horrors. Today, against the backdrop of dizzying technological change, war and another global pandemic, the spirit of surrealism feels more alive than ever in contemporary design.

Tim Bowness and the stupid things that mean the world

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There has always been a touch of artistic maverick about Tim Bowness. In the early 90s, alongside Steven Wilson in No-Man, their label expected a suitably pop-infused second album that they hoped would turn the band into a lucrative commercial act. Unbeknownst to them, the advance of the album had been spent upgrading the duo’s studio to allow the duo to create a lively and inventive record in Flowermouth it appealed to No-Man’s adventurous sense of integrity. Hearing the album and realizing that their planned vision of chart dominance had evaporated, there were repercussions for the act, as Bowness recalls.

“They obviously thought it would be a big pop statement, with us cementing the debut album,” he says. “So they were less than thrilled to be faced with a 10-minute track, which had absolutely no rhythm, with Robert Fripp on it. They pulled the budget and half-heartedly released the album. So from there, it was a real statement of artistic intent that if we were to come down, it would be on our own terms. For Steven and me, that was the start for us to have a real audience.

Tim Bowness

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Two decades later, and as Wilson was absorbed in advancing his burgeoning solo career away from No-Man and the Porcupine Tree, a proposed No-Man album was neatly reshaped into Bowness’ 2014 solo record. Abandoned dancehall dreams. It wasn’t just a quick exercise in rebranding. The freedom away from the band’s surroundings allowed Bowness to mutate the material, away from what he knew would negotiate its way through the band’s filter and into songs that more represented his own musical leanings.

“As in any type of group, there is always an element of compromise or certain ideas that do not pass,” he explains. “In No-Man, I think there was always less of a rock influence, partly because Steven was doing that with Porcupine Tree, where he had a more than enough band to make some noise. We tended to concentrate on the more discreet atmospheric zones of our tastes, and with Abandoned dancehall dreams, I introduced a little more rock element and a largely melodic balance as well. If it had been a No-Man album, it would have been more atmospheric. It then created an identity that got me excited and I was incredibly eager to see where I was going. So that in itself defined a solo identity that I hope to have taken even further with the new album.

This new album is the engaging Stupid things that mean the world, which further anchors Bowness’ reputation and is as cohesive, admirably bold, and gripping as its predecessor. His determination to continue to establish a firm solo identity has been shattered, but he admits there was some unavoidable pressure. The very quality of the songs on Abandoned dancehall dreams ensured that there were now fans waiting with high expectations for his music.

“I really don’t want to sound arrogant, but I think people were surprised at how good and cohesive this album was,” he rightly says. “Maybe it made them realize how much input I had to No-Man’s music. So there’s these expectations like people liked Abandoned dancehall dreams and it gave me momentum for my own solo work. In No-Man, when you have a guitarist and co-writer like Steven, you don’t really need to add a lot of musical input. With that, it has been exciting to be able to release my compositions. Also, when I write, it’s always an act of discovery because I still don’t consider myself a great musician. I can write on guitar and keyboard, but it’s always kind of surprising what comes out, and the results on songs like Tap Reset and Know that you were loved exceeded my expectations.”

Tim Bowness

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Most of No-Man’s live band appears on the album, along with Porcupine Tree bassist Colin Edwin, and songwriting was split between solo compositions by Bowness and more collaborative sessions. There’s also an intriguing partnership with Roxy Music’s Phil Manzanera, titled where you’ve always been. Originally appearing on a Manzanera poetry album, Bowness had been drawn to the music and, after securing the master tape, altered both the lyrics and the sound to ensure it matched the timbre of the album. ‘album. everything that you are not and everything but you were also co-creations with Peter Hammill, which was particularly gratifying for Bowness given that he has been an ardent fan for several decades.

“Since I was about 15, Peter has been very important in my life, and having a classic Northern miserable upbringing, his album More was a desert island record for me,” he says. “It was especially special to work with Peter because he was the main influence on me when I started to fall in love with music. Everything But You was written almost as a tribute to some of his signature freaks. the most absurd timings with Van der Graaf Generator. Luckily Peter was very playful, so we recorded the skeleton of that in his studio as well. And again, it was fantastic because I was doing some pretty peculiar backing vocals and it was great for him to be there, cheering me on.

Lyrically, Bowness has always possessed an eloquent prowess, his tales being known for a wistful nostalgia that rarely becomes overly tearful. It’s something that has permeated his work throughout his career and is, as he explains, a theme that has always appealed to him.

“It’s a natural inclination and something I often think about,” he muses. “To a certain extent, I think there is nothing worse than imposing meanings on your work. Of course it’s interesting to challenge yourself, but to go against your natural inclination in a radical way would seem wrong. So it’s largely instinctive and related to aspects of my life. Obviously I hope sometimes it’s not entirely hopeless, that there’s an optimism and a beauty and a purpose, but yes it’s a natural inclination, maybe based on my experience to some extent .

Thematically, this album delves, as Bowness puts it, into things “big or small, to which we cling to give meaning and hope to our lives”. It’s a loose, unifying but not overwhelming concept, and it explores a variety of areas, such as relationships, toys loved, and music itself.

“Music has been something I’ve been obsessed with since I was a teenager and stupidly it means as much to me now as it did when I started at 17,” he recalls. “I always listen to music with avidity and I make music with enthusiasm. A couple of songs relate specifically to obsessing over music and how that can also make life worth living. So, to Generally speaking, themes are things that help us carry on in our daily lives, whether it’s our daily beliefs or our holidays or whatever.

The most disturbing track is Know that you were loved, which deals with the last moments of a life. Bowness treats the dark subject matter with reserved dignity and somehow maintains an unexpected optimism. Still, the inspiration behind the lyrics was particularly heartbreaking.

“When I was younger, making music but trying to make a living from music, I did a lot of work with older people,” Bowness says with no idea what was to come. “One of my weirdest jobs was waiting next to people while they died because they had no family. So I had to hold people’s hands, give them orange juice and hear the death rattles. It was quite an extraordinary experience, so it’s really someone’s fleeting thoughts that fade away.

Tim Bowness

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Keen to ensure that the album maintained both musical and lyrical consistency, Bowness also scoured his extensive archive of career recordings to locate suitable material. This included a No-Man track from around 1995 which was renamed Sing Meas well as a song recorded in the late 80s with his then band Plenty, called All these escapes.

“I have a ridiculously large archive, which I call ‘the cabinet of fate’,” he laughs. “In fact, I would probably say that I have about ten albums of unreleased songs in the archives. The material with Plenty was still solid, but part of the problem is that they were recorded around 1987, so you have constipated vocals that sound like Wayne Hussey with a hernia. The original version had the core of a very loud, very badly sloppy song.

“Steven also sent me a file containing unreleased No-Man tracks from the mid-90s and Sing Me was there. It fit the mood of the album perfectly, so I rewrote the lyrics and added some musical sections. I honestly couldn’t believe we forgot about it and didn’t develop it further…”

Laguna Beach Art A Fair Guide Saturday July 16, 2022 – OC Southern Beaches

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Laguna Beach Art A Fair Guide Saturday July 16, 2022.
South OC Beaches has all the information for you to enjoy the Laguna Beach Art A Fair!

Laguna Beach Art A Fair features over 100 artisans from around the world.

Art A Fair Live Music 2022

Saturday July 16, 2022 from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.: Batista

Sunday July 17, 2022 from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.: Jamie Shaheen

Laguna Beach Art A Fair Highlights

2D exhibitors and 3D exhibitors

Artistic media include:
Paint
Ceramic
Glass
Jewelry
Photography
Sculpture
Mixed media
Fiber
digital art
coal
Pencil
Wood

Food and drinks

Art A Fair Workshops
Art A Fair Special Events

Sunday, July 24, 2022: Ice Cream Social (free ice cream from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (or until the ice cream is ready)
Admission is free from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on the Ice Cream Social Day!

Saturday July 30, 2022: Sip and Pours at 3:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.

Saturday August 13, 2022: Sip and Pours at 3:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.

Saturday, September 3, 2022: Ice Cream Social (free ice cream from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (or until the ice cream is ready)
Admission is free from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on the Ice Cream Social Day!

Saturday September 3, 2022 and Sunday September 4, 2022: Closing weekend celebration
Live music, FREE ice cream and wonderful artwork!

Art A fair market
View and buy items online for home delivery!

The Art A Fair live music program is online

Laguna Beach Art A Fair Dates and Times

La Laguna Beach Art A Fair opens Friday, July 1, 2022 and runs through Sunday, September 4, 2022

Art A Fair is open daily.

Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Sunday to Thursday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Sunday, September 4, 2022 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Art A Fair Tickets

Adult general admission $10.00

Seniors (65+) and students $8.00

12 and under and active duty military are free

Passport to the arts is $29.00
Receive one-time admission to Laguna Beach’s three famous art festivals and all they have to offer.
Tickets are on sale at our box office.

Laguna Beach Art A Fair Parking Lot

Detailed information on parking meters and car parks is online

The Art A Fair is located at 777 Laguna Canyon Road.

City of Laguna Beach parking information is online

Laguna Beach Sustainable Transportation

The Laguna Beach Summer Cart Guide is online
Ride free daily to beaches/shopping/dining/festivals/Dana Point
Connects to Summer Breeze Park and Ride on weekends.
Connect with the Dana Point Daily Trolley and the Laguna Niguel Weekend Trolley at Salt Creek Beach.
Connect to the San Clemente Daily Trolley and the San Juan Capistrano Weekend Trolley via the Dana Point Trolley.
Connect to Amtrak and Metrolink via the San Clemente Daily Trolley and the San Juan Capistrano Weekend Trolley.

Beyoncé demanded to redo promo artwork because she looked “too skinny”

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As if we needed another reason to love the legend that is Beyoncé, but the latest information revealed about her has reignited our adoration for the singer once again.

Not only is Queen Bey a music icon, but she’s also a strong advocate for body confidence, as it was just revealed that she commissioned some promo artwork to be redesigned because she looked ” too skinny”.

Think back to 2002 when the third installment of the Austin Powers the film was released. As you will recall, Beyoncé starred as Foxxy Cleopatra in the hit hit – Austin Powers in Goldmember – but the slash singer actor wasn’t happy with the way his body was altered in one of the movie posters.

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“While filming, someone brought her a poster that would promote the film,” makeup artist Kate Biscoe said. Vulture to mark the comedy’s 20th anniversary. “He showed it to her, like, ‘Do you like her?’ And she was kind of like, ‘Yeah.’ He said, ‘What is it?'”

Kate continued, “She said, ‘You’ve made me too skinny. That’s not me.’ Then she made this hourglass shape. And he said, ‘Okay, we’ll fix that’ .”

Referencing the heavy airbrushing and editing of women’s bodies that was often seen in the 2000s, the makeup artist continued, “She left to go do the scene, and I looked at her and I I smiled, like, ‘Is this the first time you ‘has any actress ever asked to enlarge her body?’ He was like, ‘Yes. It’s going to cost me thousands of dollars, but I’m going to do it’.”

Remember though, all bodies are beautiful – as long as you are happy and healthy!

If you are worried about your own health or that of someone else you can contact Beat, the UK eating disorder charity, 365 days a year on 0808 801 0677 or beatingdisorders.org.uk.

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Impact: LA for Choice 2022

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Impact: LA for Choice 2022 is a contemporary art auction to benefit the WRRAP (Women’s Reproductive Rights Assistance Project). Co-organized by Anat Ebgi Gallery and Artsy, 100% of proceeds from this initiative will be donated to WRRAP as a visual manifestation of over 40 LA artists in solidarity with reproductive rights.

Women’s Reproductive Rights Assistance Project (WRRAP) is the largest national, independent, non-profit abortion fund. They provide emergency financial assistance nationwide to people seeking abortion services or emergency contraception. WRRAP ensures that financially disadvantaged people of all ages, ethnicities, cultural backgrounds, gender identities and sexual orientations can access abortion care and emergency contraception. They provide funding for medical and surgical procedures.

Opening: Saturday July 16 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
In person: July 21 to 23, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

For more information on Impact: LA for Choice 2022, visit anatebgi.com or contact Alex Rojas at [email protected]

Bidding will open exclusively on Artsy and begin closing at 12:00 p.m. EDT on July 29.

The countdown timer on the artwork pages will display the end time of the batch. Each lot closes in 1 minute increments and will reset to 2 minutes if a bid is placed within 2 minutes of the lot’s scheduled closing time. For more information, please see our FAQ.

All artwork is shipped from Los Angeles, USA. Please contact [email protected] for further information. Shipping charges are the responsibility of the buyer.

Image credit: Brea Weinreb, We Will Not Go Back, 2022. Courtesy of the artist and Anat Ebgi, Los Angeles.

NFT Art Contest for Malaysia Day 2022

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Entrants can mint their non-fungible token (NFT) in a variety of art forms, including graphic designs, animations, photographs, videos, and music.

Digital Penang in collaboration with the Malaysian market NFT Pentas.io recently launched an NFT art contest themed “Wonders of Malaysia”.

It was announced in conjunction with Malaysia Day 2022 as well as the upcoming World Congress of Information Technology (WCIT) and TechFest in September.

The competition is part of theA digital revolution” event organized by Digital Penang. It is open to all Malaysians until August 20, 2022, with cash prizes totaling RM10,000 up for grabs.

Entrants can mint their non-fungible token (NFT) in a variety of art forms, including graphic designs, animations, photographs, videos, and music.

Penang Chief Minister YAB Tuan Chow Kon Yeow made the announcement at a press conference alongside Mr. Irsyad Saidin, Founder of Pentas.io, Mr. Zairil Khir Johari, Vice President of Digital Penang , and Tony Yeoh, CEO of Digital Penang. .

The competition will be judged on originality, creativity, theme, skills and concept. The jury, which included Dr. Norfarizah Binti Mohd Bakhir from Universiti Sains Malaysia School of Arts, Mr. Moonjay, Director of BadApe Limited, and Mr. David Loh, award-winning photojournalist and editor, were also present at the launch.

“We believe the theme ‘Wonders of Malaysia’ is timely to spread love and promote unity. In line with the Penang2030 vision, we invite all Malaysians to share the beauty of Malaysia through their lenses in the form of digital art,” Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said.

Digital Penang is an initiative of the Government of Penang aimed at accelerating efforts and seizing opportunities in the digital economy as well as promoting a digitally engaged society.

Its CEO, Tony Yeoh, said the organization aims to raise awareness and educate communities about digital art through NFTs.

“This is in line with our mission to strengthen Penang’s digital ecosystem, and we hope that through our strategic partnerships with Pentas – a Malaysian start-up that has established a market for artists and start-ups; and the University of Malaysia School of Arts, we can create a sustainable ecosystem in the creative and digital arts industries,” said Tony.

Pentas.io CEO Irsyad Saidin said that the ASEAN region is leading when it comes to NFT adoption.

“According to last year’s survey by a Singaporean research firm, Malaysia ranks third in the world among countries ready to adopt NFT, just behind the Philippines and Thailand. This sentiment was further confirmed by Pentas’ Q1 2022 pageview which saw an impressive 13 million pageviews, Irsyad said.

Selected NFT artworks from the competition will be featured in an exclusive 4-day NFT Art Exhibition at the Setia Spice Arena.

More than 50 digital assets from local NFT owners and projects will also be displayed in a physical setting, during the exhibition which will be open to the public.

Members of the public are also invited to attend ‘A Digital Revolution: DeFi | NFT | Metavers | Free Web3’ conference.

The conference, which will be held at the Setia Spice Arena on September 16, will feature speakers from CoinGecko, Pentas.io, MX Global, BadApe.io, Seetizens Plus, and more.

New guitar and art shop opens on East Main Street in Port Jefferson

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With a new downport shop loaded with guitars and amps, Port Jeff is ready to rock!

West Lake Music at the Port opened at 208 East Main St. this month, a year after the brand’s first store opened in Patchogue.

With his first successful musical instrument store, co-owner Mike Watson and his partners set out to sell vintage and new electric and acoustic guitars, amplifiers, basses, effects pedals and all the essential accessories including a musician needs in Port Jefferson. It will also offer lessons for all beginners, as well as instrument repair services.

West Lake Music at the Port’s inventory includes several notable pieces, including a red 1985 Gibson Explorer, a vintage sunburst Ibanez double neck, and a mini Marshall stack.

On the shop’s first day of operation, Watson hosted several young musicians who played through Black Sabbath, Nirvana and other rock staples on eye-catching gear.

“As we were setting up, a lot of people stopped,” Watson said. “The daytime crowd is definitely families with kids and then the nighttime crowd gets a bit more rock and roll. We’ve had a good response from everyone about our presence here, so that’s promising.

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The new boutique is a slightly larger space than West Lake’s Patchogue presence. When planning the layout this time around, Watson considered something a little different, striving for a double exposure of guitar and art.

The new store features clothing and artwork from a variety of local artisans, including dye and local band t-shirts, as well as sheet music adorned with matching artwork, such as colorful Freddie Mercury at the top from “Bohemian Rhapsody” and a ship adorning “The” from Billy Joel. Downeaster ‘Alexa’.

Hanging along walls that aren’t entirely dominated by guitars, guests will find several paintings for sale with Mike Watson’s signature adorning their lower corners.

“I have been a painter for a long time. I just gave away most of my stuff to friends and family because they loved it,” he said. “Everyone has been encouraging me for a while to sell stuff, which has always been kind of a weird next step for me. I’ve always liked giving my stuff away. I’ve been enjoying it, but I’ll give it a shot.

Also up for grabs are photographs printed on canvas West Lake Partner Kristen McBrien takes photos when not working in West Lake or full-time as a registered nurse. She is happy to present her work to people, which is not so easy in the Patchogue shop.

“When we opened West Lake in Patchogue, I had some of my impressions, but we didn’t have room for them,” McBrien said. “My photos were very high, no one could ever really see them.”

Watson hopes to offer even more artwork from locals as he moves into his shop in Port Jefferson, which he previously said GreaterPortJeff may not be the last.

“We’re just going to try to develop this thing,” Watson said. “If all goes well here, we’ll be looking at maybe going to Riverhead next year…and maybe Babylon. I have big dreams, and we’re going to make them one step at a time.

UP exhibits works, offers topics on martial law

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MANILA, Philippines — The University of the Philippines (UP) has opened an exhibition of artwork sequestered by the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) after the fall of the dictatorship in 1986.

The PCGG Artwork Collection: Objects of Study was opened to the public by appointment at the UP Vargas Museum in Diliman, Quezon City, starting Tuesday.

The exhibition consists of works from Italy, the former Soviet Union and the former Yugoslavia which were sequestered by the PCGG from a hoard of coins traced back to the family of the late President Ferdinand Marcos.

Created by the late former President Corazon Aquino in 1986, the PCGG is the government agency tasked with recovering the ill-gotten wealth of the Marcos family and its cronies.

Among those sequestered by the PCGG were jewelry and artwork purchased with public funds, including those found at the Metropolitan Museum in Manila designed by former first lady Imelda Marcos.

“Since then, a number of paintings, including those of Botticelli, Raphael and Titian, had been sold by the PCGG at auction, with proceeds going to land reform. But some pieces remained,” the UP Vargas museum said.

President Marcos has yet to issue a directive regarding the future of the PCGG.

Meanwhile, UP Diliman will also be offering several Martial Law topics in the upcoming school year.

The UP Film Institute has announced that it will offer four courses on Martial Law and Film, which will be open to all UP Diliman students.

Among these courses are “Semiotics of Martial Law and Cinema”, which will be taught by Professor Nick Deocampo; “Horrors!” by Professor Ed Cabagnot; and “Martial Law and Pinoy Cinema, Noon at Ngayon”, under the direction of Professor Sari Dalena.

Former UP College of Mass Communication Dean Roland Tolentino will teach a seminar on “Cinema, Martial Law, and Historical Revisionism.”

The UP Journalism Department will also offer a topic for journalism majors on “Martial Law and the Press”, which will be taught by Professor Ma. Diosa Labiste.

“The course will discuss the experience of the media under the Marcos dictatorship, which was the time of censorship, arrests, imprisonment and murders of journalists. It will also cover the emergence of the alternative press, also known as the mosquito press or the anti-Marcos press,” reads the topic description.

Priyanka Chopra’s New York Restaurant Now Has Top-Rated Art For Sale

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An elegant space in the chic neighborhood of Gramercy in New York, Sona restaurant owned by actor Priyanka Chopra will now also showcase 20th century modern Indian art by some of the most recognized names. From the DAG collection, the curated display will be rotated regularly. Speaking of the collaboration, Sona partner restaurateur Maneesh Goyal notes, “Our vision for Sona has always been to showcase our New York audiences at the height of Indian glamor-to broaden the vision of India that people can have when they enter. Appetizing food is the star of course, but no meal at Sona is complete without evoking all the senses. Thus, among our award-winning interior decorations, I dreamed of having spectacular art on the walls that would showcase the wonder and sophistication of Indian and South Asian art.

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Portion modern indian cuisine and boasting interiors inspired by the Art Deco period in India, the restaurant features artwork on the walls from the 1960s to the early 2000s, by artists such as Himmat Shah, GR Santosh and Avinash Chandra. The showcase, also on sale, features an abstract oil on canvas Untitled 1970 by Ambadas and the acrylic from 1987 by Dharmanarayan Dasgupta, where two women dressed in saris are seen talking. If P Khemraj’s 1993 marble-textured acrylic is populated by a mosaic of figures floating among moving clouds, swaying to the cosmic rhythm, Sohan Qadri celebrates life through a chain of interconnected units resembling to strands of DNA, in his 2003 work on paper.

Priyanka Chopra, Sona, top notch art (Credits: DAG)

With galleries in Delhi, Mumbai and New York, Ashish Anand, CEO and Managing Director of DAG (formerly Delhi Art Gallery), describes the collaboration as a natural progression. “We have been in New York since 2015 and have offered insight into the diversity and strength of modern Indian art through exhibitions and accompanying catalogues… Our collaboration with Sona feels natural and organic – an extension of this city’s love for Indian flavors as well as art coming together in a celebration that is a feast for all the senses.

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THE GREAT DE CONCERT MAENE-VIÑOLY

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A unique 21st century evolution of the grand piano

NEW YORK, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — About July 19, 2022famous pianist by Kirill Gerstein performance at the Verbier Festival, which will be broadcast live on Medici.tv, will mark the public premiere of the Maene-Viñoly Concert Grand Piano.

Maene-Viñoly concert grand piano

The new instrument was jointly developed by the master piano maker Chris Maene and the famous architect Rafael Viñoly. The piano’s curved ergonomic keyboard matches the natural sweep of a pianist’s arms rotating from the shoulders and facilitates effortless playing in all registers. The radial layout of the keyboard is extended to the strings which unfurl across a much larger soundboard, increasing the instrument’s capacity for nuance, clarity and power.

Mr. Viñoly is a passionate amateur pianist whose own experience and close friendships with master pianists sharpened his awareness of the biomechanical demands of the instrument and inspired his idea of ​​bending the keyboard. In a 2016 conversation with legendary artists Maestro Daniel Barenboim and Marthe Argérich, he was encouraged to develop the concept. Soon after, Viñoly sought a partnership with Chris Maenewho had previously developed a straight-string grand piano for Maestro Barenboim.

First, the team collaborated with a renowned piano kinematics researcher Renzo Pozzoprofessor at the Department of Medical and Biological Sciences at the University of Udine (Italy), and German pianist and researcher Dr. Henriette Gärtner to determine the ideal keyboard arc. Further technical and aesthetic development has relied on centuries-old traditions of piano building, computer-aided design and acoustic modeling, as well as generous feedback and support from some of the most eminent piano technicians and artists. in the world, especially Emmanuel Hache, Daniel Barenboim, Kirill Gersteinand Stephen Houghamong others.

After six years of development, we are proud to present a grand piano that exceeds our team’s expectations for sound quality, ergonomics, construction and aesthetics.

Kirill Gerstein said:

Classic forms remain dynamic and relevant through change and development. The Maene-Viñoly concert grand piano advances the discourse of what a modern grand piano is while recognizing and utilizing traditions and ideas from the past. Its curved keyboard, designed to follow the natural arc of arm movement, is a starting point for a re-examined layout of the larger soundboard that follows this curvature. Unified design, ergonomics and function give the piano a unique sound signature. This piano is a musical and artistic creation, because art innovates and provokes by relying on the achievements of the past to project itself into the future. I am delighted and honored to give the first public performance on the Maene-Viñoly Concert Grand.

Chris Maene said:

Rafael Viñoly is an exceptional architect with a clear vision and a deep passion for his creations. In the design of the instrument, the visual aspects are a logical extension of the player to meet its acoustic and ergonomic objectives. By seeing it as an integrated whole, it pushed us to question the traditional setup of a grand piano and embrace the consequences of the fundamental idea. The physics of the transmission of the forces applied to the ergonomic keyboard lent itself to a radial arrangement of the straight strings and to our unique know-how. The result is astonishing: from the ideas of Rafael Viñoly a radically new concert grand piano was born, with a unique look and an exquisite sound!

Rafael Vinoly said:

by Chris Maene obvious expertise, sensitivity and commitment to excellence can only come from a lifetime of probing and learning about piano making. But more than that, no other piano maker has the courage to challenge the status quo of a culture and an industry that has seen little innovation on behalf of its most important exponents, the professional artists. Chris has the courage of an artist, because he is one, as well as an accomplished craftsman.

**TO 1 p.m. on July 19, 2022, immediately after the piano debut, a Maene-Viñoly Concert Grand will be presented to the press and the public by MM. Maene, Viñoly and Gerstein at W Verbier, Rue de Médran 70, 1936 Verbier, Switzerland. Light refreshments will be served.

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The teacher creates “art swap” boxes, providing free art supplies to the community

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BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. – Small free libraries are commonplace in neighborhoods across the state and beyond. Playing on this concept, Brooklyn Park art teacher Kori Brown decided to create a program to help students access art supplies outside of the classroom.

Next to Birch Grove Elementary School for the Arts is an old newsstand. But it’s not just a box. It’s filled with opportunities for kids to let their imaginations run wild.

“In March 2020, we were told OK, now we have to teach online. As a visual arts teacher, I was like, ‘How can I do this? ‘” Brown said.

She is one of three art teachers in schools in the Osseo area and taught at Birch Grove Elementary for 11 years. During the pandemic, she saw a need in the community.

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“I’ve noticed that a lot of my students when they’re home, they don’t have the same access to art supplies as if they were here at school,” Brown said. “What I’ve seen is that they’re dropping a subject that they love very much.”

She received two donated old newspaper racks, repainted them and now fills them with art supply kits complete with things like paints, brushes, crayons and more. His goal is to have everything in one kit so kids can get started right away.

“I really like it because it’s free, you can get whatever you want out of it,” said fifth-grade student Sydney Piner.

The second art exchange box is located outside of Palmer Lake Elementary. Brown hopes she can place more in area schools and plans to put the project on the road so it can reach more families.

Brown buys all the art supplies herself through donations. If you would like to donate, visit: https://www.instagram.com/mnartexchange/

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Kirsten Mitchell joined the WCCO team as a reporter in November 2021. Originally from Saint Paul, Kirsten is proud to tell stories in her home country. She graduated from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities (Go Gophs!) and interned at WCCO while there.

NASA’s Webb Telescope could transform the way we imagine digital art, as well as our cosmos

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Amid significant and justified disenchantment with digital media, NASA’s Webb offers a different course for understanding our relationship with technology. It offers a chance to scrutinize our existence with a better understanding. It could be the “blue marble” – rather looking outward and deep in time. And it promises to be more than one image – much more than just one.

Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA and STScI

1972 blue marble was the Apollo 17 image which (along with some satellite images from the late 60’s) gave humans a complete picture of our planet. He renewed the environmentalists; it may even have helped avoid nuclear armageddon. (You mean impact? An earlier satellite image influenced The Whole Earth Catalog which in turn helped define the entire modern Internet.) But that image has also been repeated so many times that it loses its meaning these days – more like a “textbook cover” or a ” photo in my primary school class” than a revelation on the fragility of the ecosystem.

There seems to be little danger with this set of images, not so much that the images explode in our retinas. Incredibly sophisticated infrared technology on board Webb gives deeper, sharper images of our distant universe than our species has ever seen – and we’re only just opening up hours. The image you have already seen today is probably a piece of our sky representing something like “a grain of sand held at arm’s length”. Composed from infrared images to span different wavelengths, thousands of galaxies emerge in the magnifying glass of cluster SMACS 0723. This in turn lets you see images from the early age of the universe – about a billion years.

Cosmic cliffs. Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA and STScI. NASA: “What looks a lot like craggy mountains on a moonlit evening is actually the edge of a young star-forming region near NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula. Captured in infrared light by the near infrared camera (NIR Cam) on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, this image reveals previously obscured areas of star birth.
Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA and STScI. NASA: “This side-by-side comparison shows observations of the South Ring Nebula in near infrared lightleft, and mid infrared lightright, NASA’s Webb Telescope.

And he looks outward rather than inward. It’s a Total Perspective Vortex, only not so unpleasant as Douglas Adams imagined. (I’m sure Adams would have loved this week, anyway.)

It is worth reading all the details as made public by NASA:

NASA’s Webb provides the deepest infrared image of the universe to date

For an idea of ​​how far imagery has come, see the MIRI and NIRCam side by side Where Webb versus Hubble. It’s not iPhone 13 versus iPhone 12, technologically speaking – it goes from an older CRT to IMAX in one step.

NASA is releasing new images, but if you hadn’t listened, you might lose images of a star dying, for example:

NASA’s Webb captures Dying Star’s final “performance” in stunning detail

Or perhaps the least visual but most interesting picture from a data perspective, we get actual information about a planet’s atmosphere:

NASA’s Webb reveals in detail the scorching atmosphere of a distant planet

I think probably the most underrated JWT image of this batch is Stephan’s Quintet – produced from 1000 image files at 150 million pixels resolution. Four galaxies (and then a fifth in the foreground, hence the misleading name) appear in stunning detail. What we get then is essentially a blueprint of the hyperactive black holes of the young universe, spewing out superheated matter – the primordial soup of raw star creation. It’s like a close-up cooking show for the stars.

Details of this:

NASA’s Webb sheds light on galaxy evolution and black holes

Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA and STScI. NASA: “Like medical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), IFUs allow scientists to ‘slice and dice’ information into multiple images for detailed study. Webb broke through the shroud of dust surrounding the nucleus to reveal hot gas near the active black hole and measure the speed of bright outflows. The telescope saw these outflows driven by the black hole in a level of detail never seen before.”

I’m not suggesting that the digital media scene needs to double down on ‘gee-whiz’ techno-fetishism; I expect the art to need about as much as you needed to spend all your savings on an NFT about three months ago. We need more critical reflection, more contextualization of technology. Despite my framing here, I suspect we need even less of the notion of technology as somehow separate from the rest of society.

But JWT offers a glimpse of what advances in technology could not only obscure the reality around us, but bring it to light. It also represents broad scientific collaboration and multinational cooperation – at a time when it is badly needed in space, a field that recently risks becoming increasingly nationalistic, militarized, commercialized and cynical.

What this means for artistic creation, I think, is something that every one of us working in technology – aural or visual – will probably think about. But there is a certain artistry of space explorers here that also deserves recognition. By making these images available and accessible to the public, the scientists, I believe, deserve credit as artists – there is work to be done in simply making these machine images readable to our human eyes, in the words written at their subject and in how the images are transposed to our visible spectrum while maintaining accuracy.

We live in a world that constantly seems to threaten greater fragmentation, in which data is largely privatized, in which large datasets and AI often serve profit and propaganda in equal measure.

But here is a shared reality, in the public domain (literally and figuratively). It is a portal through which musicians and artists could also try to serve these common human interests, our wonder and our conscience.

I think it might even recast our view of AI and prompts – on understanding imagery with large datasets, rather than fantasizing about machine learning replacing human creation.

And I wonder both what new generation of digital art and what musical sounds might emerge from these revelations.

Given the threats we face, there is urgency. These images are billions of years old. But we don’t have a lot of time, whatever the scale.

Image credits: NASA, ESA, CSA and STScI.

Good preview with high res stuff:

https://www.nasa.gov/webbfirstimages

And for some reason this is a fuller gallery for Webb with a lot more background, coming from Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) of the Scientific Institute of Space Telescopes:

https://webbtelescope.org/news/first-images

NIRCam was built by a team from the University of Arizona and Lockheed Martin’s Advanced Technology Center.

MIRI was provided by ESA and NASA, with the instrument designed and built by a consortium of nationally funded European institutes (the European MIRI Consortium) in partnership with JPL and the University of Arizona.

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Grim Artwork Unveiled at LAC+USC Medical Center, Excuse for Forced Sterilization in 1968-1974 – Daily News

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Black fabrics have been pulled back, uncovering the steel and concrete artwork below and revealing the words of some of the 240, mostly Latina, mothers forcibly sterilized at LAC+USC Medical Center more than 50 years ago. years old: “If you speak English, they treat you one way. If you don’t speak English they treat you another way.

Their words are now inscribed in curved walls that surround a steel floor sculpture engraved with flowers symbolizing fertility and depictions of Mexican leather artwork, all in honor of the resilience of hundreds of mothers who faced injustice and heartache decades ago.

  • People view the artwork “Sobrevivir” by artist Phung Huynh during an unveiling ceremony at LAC USC Medical Center on Monday, July 11, 2022. The artwork recognizes the practice of forced sterilization that took place at the hospital between 1968 and 1974. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

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    Supervisor Hilda L. Solis, First District, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, speaks during an unveiling ceremony for the civic artwork “Sobrevivir” by artist Phung Huynh at LAC USC Medical Center on Monday, July 11, 2022. The artwork acknowledges the practice of coercive sterilization that took place at the hospital between 1968 and 1974. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

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    Artist Phung Huynh at an unveiling ceremony for Huynh’s artwork “Sobrevivir” at LAC USC Medical Center on Monday, July 11, 2022. The artwork acknowledges the practice of forced sterilization that took place at the hospital between 1968 and 1974. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

In a somber unveiling ceremony Monday on a grassy courtyard at the LAC+USC hospital, county officials gave the public the first look at “Sobrevivir,” an art installation by Cambodian-American artist Phung Huynh of Los Angeles in preparation since 2018, since the County Board of Supervisors issued a motion containing an apology.

Meaning “to survive and stay alive,” Huynh described her work, Sobrevivir, as a lifelong apology and somber reminder of the forced sterilizations performed on 240 mostly low-income Mexican-American immigrant women. They gave birth between 1968 and 1974 at County Hospital and then underwent postpartum sterilization, usually in the form of tubal ligation.

The county’s investigations raised serious questions about whether the women understood what was being asked of them due to language and cultural barriers, and concluded that the women’s consent may not have been informed.

First District Supervisor Hilda Solis, who spearheaded the project, said the story hit her hard and years later is still relevant. “Many of the 240 women only realized later that they had lost their reproductive rights. It was an attack on their freedom, which we see again with the Supreme Court’s decision to end the constitutional right to abortion,” Solis said.

Women, community members, doctors, nurses, county officials and the press stood on the edge of the artwork to take photos and videos of the huge artwork and plaque adjoining. The moment “was a long time coming,” Huynh said in an interview ahead of the ceremony.

“It’s a haunting story,” she said at the end of her talk. “And the dark stories will continue to haunt us unless we do something about it. So this is the beginning of an effort to repair and heal.

These sterilizations began in California with a 1909 eugenics law that allowed doctors in state institutions to operate on people deemed unfit to have children. Often targeted were so-called “undesirable populations”, including the disabled, the mentally ill, the poor, and people of color. More than 20,000 people, including some teenage girls, were victimized before the law was repealed in 1979.

Latina women were 59% more likely to be sterilized than non-Latin women, Solis said.

Jorge Orozco, CEO of LAC+ USC Medical Center, said it was the first hospital to apologize for forced sterilizations, even though many hospitals and other institutions have performed the procedure.

Even after the law was repealed, a Center for Investigative Reporting analysis and a state follow-up audit found that more than 140 pregnant women, mostly black and Latina, had undergone tubal ligations after giving birth in two California prisons between 2005 and 2013. .

“This hospital has deeply harmed our Latino community, a community it was meant to serve,” Orozco said. “This piece of art will start our healing process. It is an atonement for the severe harm we have caused and the need to restore community trust.

Hospital chaplain Elizabeth Gibbs Zehnder said that without Huynh’s work, the mothers’ words and their stories would have been forgotten. “Their lyrics are there for God and everyone to see,” she said.

Huynh is known for her “Child Donuts” exhibit, in which she stenciled the faces of shopkeepers and waiters onto hot pink donut boxes to illustrate the assimilation and cultural experiences of Cambodian and Vietnamese refugees who moved to each other. resettled in the United States.

She said four different quilts, honoring women who have been sterilized, will soon be installed somewhere inside the hospital.

LA County seeks reparations for 1968-1974 forced sterilizations at LAC+USC Med Center

Maurizio Cattelan faces plagiarism lawsuit over famous banana artwork – ARTnews.com

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After recently avoiding legal drama in France, artist Maurizio Cattelan faces a separate trial in the United States over his famous banana sculpture Actorwhich caused a stir at Art Basel Miami Beach in 2019.

Artist Joe Morford alleged that Cattelan plagiarized his work Banana & Orange (2000), which similarly presents pieces of fruit taped to a wall. Cattelan’s legal team had tried to have the lawsuit thrown out, but last week a judge in the Southern District of Florida ruled there was enough resemblance between Actor and Banana & Orange for the costume to move forward.

“Morford must plausibly allege that Cattelan had access to Banana & Orange and that, having dissected Banana & Orange and stripped (or filtered) the unprotected material from it, there is substantial similarity between the two works”, Judge Robert N. Scola, Jr. wrote in a ruling filed Wednesday.

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Morford claims the work was available on Facebook and YouTube, although it’s unclear whether Cattelan actually saw the article on either of those social media platforms.

A representative for Cattelan did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

During its presentation at Art Basel Miami Beach, Actor generated a mix of outrage and fascination, and was at one point even eaten by a local performance artist. In the end, the work attracted so much attention that it had to be completely removed by Perrotin, the gallery that brought it to the fair and sold three copies for a total of $390,000.

A version of Actor is currently on view in a Cattelan survey at the Sea World Culture and Arts Center in Shenzhen.

The lawsuit is the second this year involving Cattelan’s work. The first took place in Paris and involved considering whether Cattelan could be considered the author of some of his most famous works, given that he had commissioned a wax sculptor to produce them. That lawsuit was dismissed last week. Cattelan was not a defendant in this lawsuit, although Perrotin, his gallery, and Monnaie de Paris, an art space that organized an investigation into his art, were.

The Dover Quartet plays another track

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Friday night in Rockport, the Dover Quartet opened with a most touching work: Quartet no. 19 in C major, K465 “Dissonance”, whose unusual introduction gives the piece its nickname. It is perhaps the most famous of Mozart’s quartets and the last of a set of six composed between 1782 and 1785 which he dedicated to Joseph Haydn. The first movement opens with quiet Cs on the cello, successively joined by the other musicians, thus creating the “dissonance” itself. This lack of harmony and constant tonality continues throughout the slow introduction before resolving in the brilliant C major of the Allegro section. The second movement is written in sonatina form, that is to say without a development section. The third movement is a minuet and a trio, with the exuberant mood of the minuet darkening in the trio’s C minor. The last movement is also in sonata form. Overall, the Dover Quartet has struck a nice balance between a warm, sweet, long sound and historically informed practice articulations.

Ravel completed his only string quartet in early April 1903 at the age of 28. It follows a classic four-movement structure: the opening movement Allegro moderato – very soft, in sonata form, presents two opposing themes that recur later in the work; The first, rising and falling in a long arc, is played by the four musicians at the start and taken up by the first violin, accompanied by harmonies in the lower instruments. The second theme is intoned by the first violin and the viola playing two octaves apart. The development section is mostly lyrical, gaining intensity before the recapitulation. The return of the second theme is subtly modified, the rhythm slows down and the movement ends very quietly. A playful second movement of scherzo Pretty sharp – very rhythmic follows, opening with a passage in pizzicato, echoes Ravel’s Spanish decency. The middle section of this movement is a slow, melancholy theme led by the cello. The movement ends with an abbreviated recall of the opening theme. The lyrical slow movement very lent changes the tempo several times despite the mention “very slow”. The viola introduces the first theme, which the first violin then repeats. The performers emphasized the strong thematic links with the first movement and expressed the rhapsodic and lyrical elements of this music. The music is rhapsodic and lyrical. The final Lively and restless reintroduces themes from previous movements by freely returning to F major of the first movement in the form of a rondo. The opening bars are stormy, short melodic themes are given rapid tremolandi, and sustained phrases are played against emphatic arpeggios. There are brief moments of quiet sections, but the work ends vigorously. The quartet combined great precision with the creation of a true French sound; they achieved a variety of atmospheric colors and an aura reminiscent of Debussy and Fauré.

The Dover String Quartet, left to right, Joel Link (violin), Camden Shaw (cello), Bryan Lee (violin) and Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt (viola).

Quintet No. 3 in E flat major by Dvořák, Op. 97 “American”, opens with a purely pentatonic Allegro ma non troppo. The movement develops in a harmonious way, but always showing openness and simplicity. The second theme is embellished with elements reminiscent of gypsy or Czech music. The piece moves into a much more dramatic development section in terms of tempo and color. The theme of the second movement (Lento) is the one that most closely resembles Native American tunes. Dvořák develops this thematic material in a long middle section, then repeats the theme in the cello with even finer accompaniment, alternately in bow and pizzicato. The third movement (Molto vivace) is a variation of the traditional scherzo, full of offbeats and cross-rhythms, giving it a thrilling character. As in the previous movement, the Finale: Vivace ma non troppo provided another opportunity for the first violinist to show her lyrical beauty and for the group to show their unison by contrasting different motifs and continuing in the spirit of the first theme. Barry Shiffman, the artistic director of the Rockport Chamber Music Festival has joined the Dover for this merger welcomed with enthusiasm.

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The Grammy-nominated, 2013 Banff Competition and Cleveland Award-winning Dover Quartet is currently the Penelope P. Watkins Ensemble-in-Residence at the Curtis Institute and holds residencies at the Kennedy Center and the Bienen School of Music at Northwestern. The members of the Quartet studied at the Curtis Institute and the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University. The Quartet was first formed at Curtis, and its name pays homage to Dover Beach by Samuel Barber, a former student of Curtis.

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Highland Emporium supports small businesses and local artists

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Highland Emporium, at 917 Main St. in Highland, opened on Tuesday, July 5.


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A new shop featuring artisan products such as soaps, coffees and sauces, and some really cool artwork from local artists opened in Highland on Tuesday.

Highland Emporium is the newest addition to Highland Square and is next to Schlafly Highland Square.

Owner Carol Eckhoff said she researched the little squares in the Old Town and learned that many of them had a place to go for everything. This place was known as a variety store or store.

Eckhoff said that with the emporium, inspired in part by “It’s a Wonderful Life” (“…Merry Christmas, Emporium!”), she would be able to provide a place for local artists and artisans to sell their wares. and test their products.

Acknowledging that starting a small business isn’t easy, Eckhoff said not having a place to conduct the business and test products is a big challenge for small business owners.

She created Highland Emporium to provide this space for small businesses and local artists in and around Highland.

“We want to help small businesses grow,” Eckhoff said.

Eckhoff works with the Small Business Development Center at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville as part of their navigator team. She said she helps small business owners grow their business and apply for business loans.

With the emporium, Eckhoff also offers business owners the opportunity to learn how to market themselves.

Eckhoff said they would create a video for each vendor to share on the emporium’s social media. Each artist will also be able to publish the video on their own social networks.

” Everybody wins. And it stays local,” Eckhoff said.

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Glitter Bug Designs artist Trish Dixon and Highland Emporium owner Carol Eckhoff Jennifer Green [email protected]

A quick visit

Eckhoff gave me a tour of the emporium, starting with an introduction to Artist-in-Residence Trish Dixon of Glitter Bug Designs.

Eckhoff calls Dixon her “Ace #1 Support,” and customers will often find her behind the counter, ready to help.

Dixon also has his own workshop at the back of the store. Her work includes furniture repair and refinishing, jewelry, home decor and flowers.

The first exhibit I was shown was what Eckhoff calls the “SIUE Art Section,” located in one of the store’s windows.

The space currently features unique, one-of-a-kind glass works by local artist Steve Vick, who teaches glassblowing at SIUE’s Art Department.

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Unique glass pieces by local artist Steve Vick on display at the Highland Emporium Jennifer Green [email protected]

Eckhoff wanted to provide a space for student and faculty artists to exhibit and sell their work.

In the other window are works by Buena Vista Art. If you like steampunk (think sci-fi meets modern technology and Victorian-era machinery) and cyberpunk styles and industrial art, this stuff is for you.

Pieces in this collection include copper lamps, salvaged pipes and other machine parts, and Edison bulbs (very cool!).

There is also a variety of jewelry made from beads, metals, and vintage silver spoons.

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Spoon Rings and Other Jewelry by Buena Vista Art Jennifer Green [email protected]

At the back of the store is a small, separate room that features Eckhoff’s specialty: CBD products.

With a background in medical pharmacy, Eckhoff is very knowledgeable about the products and strives to overcome the stigma attached to CBD products.

She said too many people think CBD is marijuana and will get people high.

The products are made from hemp, not marijuana, which is a different variety of the same plant, according to Eckhoff. Most merchandise contains very little or no THC, which produces that “high” feeling.

And Eckhoff won’t just sell CBD products. She wants to answer people’s questions, educate them on the benefits of CBD and CBG, and recommend what might work for whatever ails them.

There are a variety of products, something for everyone, including pets, she said.

She hopes customers who buy these products will come back to share how they’ve been doing since using them. How did it work for them? Are dosage adjustments necessary?

As with any medicine, each person will react differently to the products.

“His [about] find your sweet spot,” Eckhoff said.

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Part of the Water Sweets Soap Company exhibit at the Highland Emporium Jennifer Green [email protected]

Other vendors and products currently on the store include:

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Wooden pieces from Terry’s Turnings of Edwardsville are available at the Highland Emporium. Jennifer Green [email protected]

Eckhoff said new food items — small-batch ice cream and locally raised meat products — are coming soon.

Watch the emporium’s social media for upcoming tasting events that will be added soon.

About Highland Emporium

Highland Emporium will be a lot of fun, different things, according to Eckhoff, who wants to encourage everyone to be there.

It may be the best space available for your products, she added.

Anyone interested in having a space at Highland Emporium can come to the store or contact Eckhoff through the website or Facebook page.

Highland Emporium is located at 917 Main St., Highland.

Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Wednesday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. They are closed from Sunday to Monday.

For more information, call 618-651-4061, visit https://highlandemporiumil.com/ or find them on Facebook.

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Jennifer Green has worked for the Belleville News-Democrat since 2006. She covers restaurants and business openings/closings. Green graduated in 2001 from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Please share tips and feedback at 618-239-2643 or [email protected]

CATS NFT Awards Show seeks to legitimize the NFT art industry

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MIAMI, FLORIDA – July 09, 2022 – Interest in crypto and digital asset ownership has reached unforeseen levels throughout 2021 all over the world. This transformed digital art into a new asset class, which sparked a wave of digital art enthusiasts collectively known as the NFT community.

The Certified Artist Token Company Inc (CATS), a public organization made up of producers, artists and art collectors, wants to bring the sophistication of the traditional art world into the NFT art space in order to legitimize it and demonstrate that it is here to stay. In one such effort, they are inviting all artists to join the first known NFT CATS Award Show, a gala to be held in late 2022 or early 2023 in Miami or Tampa, FL, with which they hope to increase artist recognition. emerging. , increase the visibility of first-rate NFTs and offer the public a selection of high-quality works.

With a total of 39 categories covering Best Male Artist, Best Female Artist, Best NFT Art Collection, Best Hand Drawn Art, Best NFT Website, and more, CATS hopes their NFT Award Show will become something artists aspire to be a part of, and something enthusiasts look forward to every year.

“Our mission is to celebrate creativity and the birth of a new medium where the imagination can flourish without physical limits. We want to create an environment where artists feel safe creating digitally, in what was until recently an unfairly underpaid medium, both economically and reputationally,” commented Rick Alan Heene, -word from the CATS team.

Winners of the NFT CATS Award Show will not only earn wide recognition, but will also receive a Golden CATS Awards statue, an NFT consisting of a pixel man who stays true to the nature of the event. In an effort to attract top crypto talent to the event, CATS is offering free memberships to designated event hosts and presenters. If you have experience hosting live or online events, and/or acting, auditions for these roles are currently open via their website.

Other producers, collectors and artists can also join CATS by acquiring a membership. By becoming members, they will receive a seal from the Certified Artists Token Society to place in their NFTs which shows that the art is authentic and gives them more legitimacy. “You could say that our ultimate goal is to transform culture. Digital art inspires us, and we want artists to get the recognition they deserve.

We hope our efforts will also reach other NFT enthusiasts in the community,” concluded Rick. Some of the most well-known projects in the NFT space currently include the Cryptopunks collection; OpenSea, one of the largest NFT marketplaces; and Yuga Labs’ Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) and Mutant Ape Yacht Club (MAYC), who also hold their own annual community event called Apefest. The CATS team hopes that their initiatives will not only create a healthier digital art ecosystem, but also that they will eventually reach levels that DeFi their current imagination.

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Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA) shares sold by Spire Wealth Management

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Spire Wealth Management reduced its stake in shares of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA – Get Rating) by 58.9% during the first quarter, reports Holdings Channel.com. The institutional investor held 319 shares of the gaming software company after selling 457 shares during the period. Spire Wealth Management’s holdings in Electronic Arts were worth $40,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other major investors have also recently changed their stances in the company. Rothschild Investment Corp IL increased its stake in Electronic Arts by 2.0% in the 1st quarter. Rothschild Investment Corp IL now owns 7,485 shares of the games software company valued at $947,000 after buying an additional 150 shares in the last quarter. Cerro Pacific Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in Electronic Arts by 5.7% in the first quarter. Cerro Pacific Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,444 shares of the gaming software company valued at $309,000 after buying 131 additional shares in the last quarter. IFM Investors Pty Ltd increased its stake in Electronic Arts by 16.1% in the 1st quarter. IFM Investors Pty Ltd now owns 42,794 shares of the games software company valued at $5,414,000 after buying an additional 5,920 shares in the last quarter. Foster Victor Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in Electronic Arts by 20.8% in the 1st quarter. Foster Victor Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 54,756 shares of the gaming software company valued at $6,836,000 after buying an additional 9,419 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Townsend & Associates Inc increased its stake in Electronic Arts shares by 4.7% during the 1st quarter. Townsend & Associates Inc now owns 18,468 shares of the gaming software company worth $2,280,000 after buying 828 additional shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors hold 89.28% of the company’s shares.

Separately, insider Jacob J. Schatz sold 1,000 shares of the company in a trade dated Monday, April 18. The stock was sold at an average price of $122.34, for a total value of $122,340.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 14,468 shares of the company, valued at $1,770,015.12. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Additionally, insider Vijayanthimala Singh sold 800 shares of the company in a trade dated Friday, July 1. The stock was sold at an average price of $120.90, for a total value of $96,720.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 28,514 shares of the company, valued at approximately $3,447,342.60. The disclosure of this sale can be found here. Last quarter, insiders sold 60,295 shares of the company worth $7,732,812. Insiders own 0.37% of the shares of the company.

A number of brokerages have weighed in on EA. Ascendant Capital Markets set a price target of $160.00 on Electronic Arts in a Monday, June 20 research note. Goldman Sachs Group raised its price target on Electronic Arts from $125.00 to $133.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a Thursday, June 9 research note. Moffett Nathanson downgraded Electronic Arts from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised its price target for the stock from $141.00 to $147.00 in a Friday, June 10 research note. Credit Suisse Group reduced its price target on Electronic Arts from $169.00 to $162.00 in a Wednesday, May 11 research note. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein launched a coverage on electronic arts in a research note on Friday, April 22. They set an “outperform” rating and a price target of $157.00 on the stock. Five equity research analysts gave the stock a hold rating and sixteen gave the company a buy rating. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Electronic Arts currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $155.75.

Shares of NASDAQ EA opened at $125.63 on Friday. Electronic Arts Inc. has a 12-month low of $109.24 and a 12-month high of $147.76. The company has a market capitalization of $35.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 45.52, a P/E/G ratio of 2.02 and a beta of 0.84. The company has a current ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 1.18 and a debt ratio of 0.25. The stock has a fifty-day moving average price of $128.77 and a 200-day moving average price of $128.88.

Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA – Get Rating) last announced its quarterly results on Tuesday, May 10. The gaming software company reported earnings per share (EPS) of $0.82 for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.04 per ($0.22). Electronic Arts achieved a net margin of 11.29% and a return on equity of 18.99%. The company posted revenue of $1.75 billion in the quarter, compared to analysts’ estimates of $1.77 billion. In the same quarter a year earlier, the company posted earnings per share of $0.72. The company’s revenue for the quarter increased 17.5% year over year. On average, sell-side analysts expect Electronic Arts Inc. to post EPS of 5.51 for the current fiscal year.

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 22. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 8 received a dividend of $0.19. This is a boost from Electronic Arts’ previous quarterly dividend of $0.17. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 7. This represents an annualized dividend of $0.76 and a dividend yield of 0.60%. Electronic Arts’ payout ratio is 27.54%.

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Electronic Arts Inc develops, markets, publishes and distributes games, content and services for game consoles, PCs, mobile phones and tablets worldwide. It develops and publishes games and services in various genres, such as sports, racing, first-person shooter, action, role-playing and simulation, mainly under Battlefield, The Sims, Apex Legends, Need for Speed ​​and other licensed games. , including FIFA, Madden NFL, UFC and Star Wars brands.

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Glasgow to host second Sufi Festival of Islamic Arts and Mysticism

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DUBAI: As Egyptian-Swedish filmmaker Tarik Saleh sat in the audience at the 2022 Cannes premiere of his latest film, ‘Boy from Heaven’, he found himself unable to focus on his own accomplishment. Even as his hero, legendary Greek filmmaker Costa-Gavras, turned from the seat in front of him to offer a nod of approval, even as more than 2,000 delighted guests sat on the edges of their seats behind him, everything Saleh could think was, “I wish someone else had done it.”

“If someone else was making these movies, I wouldn’t be making them. I was just watching them,” Saleh told Arab News, speaking on the sidelines of the festival. “The problem is that no one will make them unless I make them. I guess some things I just have to do myself.

One can understand why others may have been hesitant to make a film like “Boy from Heaven,” which received both Best Screenplay and the coveted François Chalais award at Cannes. After all, a thriller about the inner workings of the highly influential Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo following the death of the Grand Imam and a corrupt political effort to replace him was always bound to be controversial.

Saleh was born in Stockholm in 1972 to an Egyptian father and a Swedish mother. (Provided)

“The funny thing is, I don’t intend to provoke anyone – not that there’s anything wrong with a little provocation. I just want to tell a good story and make a good movie,” Saleh said.

The idea came to Saleh while re-reading one of his favorite books, Umberto Eco’s ‘The Name of the Rose’, a murder mystery set in an Italian monastery in the 14th century. It occurred to him what a similar scandal unfolding in al-Azhar might look like, before he quickly dismissed the idea as impossible in the current political climate.

“I started thinking, ‘Are you allowed to tell this story? How will people react? I immediately started censoring myself – which made me realize that’s exactly why I have to say it. I realized that if I told this story without holding back, I would go into territory that no one has ever been. That in itself is controversial,” Saleh says.

Saleh was born in Stockholm in 1972 to an Egyptian father and a Swedish mother, and long before he had even visited the country, he instinctively replied that he was Egyptian first. This is because growing up, none of his fellow Swedes would accept him as one of their own.

“Boy from Heaven” is an unwavering work that takes a critical look at how politics can affect things that are meant to be immune to its workings. (Provided)

“Every day here in Sweden I was asked, ‘Where are you from?’ If I answered “Sweden”, they wouldn’t accept that. After a while, I just gave up. I said, ‘I’m from Egypt,’” Saleh says.

Even though he didn’t like to be othered, Egypt still held a dear place in his heart. And still does.

“My father, instead of telling me fairy tales and bedtime stories, told me stories of his childhood in Egypt. From there, it became almost an obsession for me,” says Saleh.

Throughout his life, Saleh also had to endure cultural hatred towards Muslims and the Arab world, in which bigotry was often misrepresented as fact. He even found a book in his school library called “Arab”, a pseudo-scientific study that described “Arab” as stupid and uncivilized.

“I grew up constantly having to defend ourselves, defend Arab humanity,” Saleh said. “When I started writing my own screenplays, starting with ‘The Nile Hilton Incident’ (2017), I gave myself permission to have the audacity to ignore the fact that the western world had been washed brain to think that people in the Arab world aren’t human, so I decided to tell a human story, with the good and the bad, and not try to convince anyone of anything. it would be.

(From L) Actor Tawfeek Barhom, director Tarik Saleh and Lebanese-Swedish actor Fares Fares during a photocall for ‘Boy from Heaven’ at the Cannes Film Festival in May. (AFP)

Saleh was inspired by the films of Alfonso Cuarón and Alejandro Iñárritu from Mexico, and Bong Joon Ho and Park Chan Wook from South Korea, who each made films of overflowing humanity that transcended cultural boundaries. He decided that he, too, could make a film like Joon Ho’s remarkable “Memories of a Murder” (2003), a film that criticized his society, offered no context or explanation, but was never seen as the bet. in accusation of a whole people.

“To all the reviewers of ‘Boy from Heaven’ who say I don’t provide enough context, I say no, sorry, I don’t owe you an explanation,” Saleh said. “I am not here to teach you Islam. Bong Joon Ho does not explain Korean society. He is not a teacher. He’s a filmmaker. Many Westerners think they have a right to know. I say no, you have the right to learn. You’re going to have to make this trip yourself.

It is partly for this reason that Saleh chose the main character of “Boy from Heaven” himself to be alienating to Western audiences, subverting Hollywood’s expectation that the alien character would represent the point of view of a skeptical western viewer.

“I knew it would be unsettling to go on this trip with someone who is a believer, who is trying to do the right thing. And I’m so glad I made it unsettling,” the filmmaker said.

Tarik Saleh won the best screenplay award at Cannes for “Boy from Heaven”. (AFP)

While ‘Boy from Heaven’ is – above all – an unwavering work that takes a critical look at how politics can affect things that are supposed to be immune to its operation, Saleh wanted above all to be respectful of the faith. . and accurate in his portrayals of the university – which his own grandfather attended – and the mosque and perhaps forging a deeper connection to them himself.

“I worked with an imam who knew Al-Azhar very well. I wanted to make sure the description was correct and – for selfish reasons – I wanted to have conversations with him about life, moral issues, my own doubts and problems. It was very successful,” Saleh said. “We had many interesting conversations about the dilemmas of film. I realized that I was kind of telling myself the story, in many ways.

For Saleh, the film’s story speaks for itself as much as anyone else. Good storytelling, after all, brings the viewer into the minds of its characters, preferably in a way that makes them realize a deeper truth, both about themselves and the world around them.

“That’s the transcendent thing about the movie – when you watch it, you make the decisions that the character makes,” Saleh said. “What is even more spectacular is that the more corrupt decisions they make, the more we as human beings can understand.

“Our leaders are trying to tell us that the enemy is across the ocean, or across a border. But the truth is our enemy is in the mirror,” he continued. “Human beings, if we are honest with ourselves, know that we are against ourselves. This is the basis of theater and the basis of life.

First Chicago Vintage Festival brings retro fashion and handmade art to Pilsen

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PILSEN — More than 50 local vendors selling vintage clothes and handicrafts are setting up shop on the streets of Pilsen this weekend.

The first Chicago Vintage Festival runs from noon to 10 p.m. Saturday through Sunday on 19th Street between South Blue Island Avenue and South Loomis Street, according to its website.

Mr. Bobby, DJ Nando, Mosey, Pakito y Sus Discos, George Arthur Calendar, DJ Light Of Your Vida, Era District and Auntie_Social will perform.

Pilsen Vintage and Print Depot worked together to organize the festival with the aim of uplifting other vintage sellers through a unique event, according to the festival’s website.

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Pilsen Vintage and Print Depot collaborated to organize the festival.

The festival is free, but attendees are encouraged to RSVP online in advance and arrive early, according to its website. The first 50 people to arrive will receive a free tote bag, according to the festival’s website.

Nearly 500 people have already registered, and organizers said on Instagram that the event is almost at capacity.

Festival volunteers will receive a t-shirt, tote bag, gift card and first access to the vintage selection. To volunteer, email [email protected]

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Local artist emphasizes personal creativity

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Cezia Costales brings unique multimedia art to Big Sky

Cezia Costales holds one of her Frida Kahlo inspired hand painted plant pots. PHOTO COURTESY OF CEZIA COSTALES

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BIG SKY — Cezia Costales doesn’t do western art. In fact, unlike many framed pieces in gallery windows around Big Sky, his art does not appear to resemble Montana at all.

Instead, the young local artist has cultivated her own style, distinct from what she sees around her. Using vibrant colors, recycled materials, and various other mediums, Costales does work that speaks through her soul, and she makes it a point to teach others to do the same.

“Everyone has a unique creative style,” Costales said. “I’m inspired by Montana although that doesn’t influence my art.”

Costales first traveled West from his home in Connecticut after leaving art school early.

She started working in seasonal restaurants in different towns in the area, but somewhere along the way she stopped making art.

Eventually, she moved to an area of ​​Wyoming that was so remote that she had to use a payphone to keep in touch with her family. Having just come out of an unhealthy relationship, Costales said she decided now was the right time to try making art again.

“I wasn’t an expert in character design or realistic art or anything like that,” Costales said. “I just started going to thrift stores and looking for things that might be unconventional and then turning them into art.”

Costales brought her unique artistic style and enthusiastic personality to Big Sky eight years ago when she moved to the resort town for a seasonal job and never ended up leaving. This month, she’s taking the plunge to become her own full-time employer and focus entirely on her art. She named her personal art brand Janai P; janai a biblical term meaning “God answers” and P meaning “prophetic art”.

The brightly colored, sometimes shimmering, and often recycled pieces created by Costales are unlike anything done by any other artist, and that’s no accident. In her work, she uses recycled materials – sometimes even real waste – to create something new.

“Joy Comes in the Morning” by Cezia Costales. PHOTO COURTESY OF CEZIA COSTALES.

In his piece “Joy comes in the morning”, a three-dimensional black border breaks the confines of a golden frame to reveal a golden background and a window constructed with real twigs. Small flowers appear under the window, which sees a sunrise over green hills.

“I do what makes me happy as far as my art style is concerned, it’s literally me,” she unapologetically declared. “There’s nothing I was taught except the basics of the art.”

In addition to her own work, Costales uses various venues to teach others the art of uninhibited, self-expressive art. She hosts private art classes, intentional workshops, BASE collage classes, and art nights, where she brings art supplies to an event and leads a group through an interpretive art session, encouraging her students to use its instructions only as a starting point. . She is also a constant staple of the Big Sky Farmer’s Market.

“The coolest thing I’ve done as an artist was doing an art night for Justin Timberlake,” she humbly added.

Costales’ main focus in her work is not to create the most technical works of art, but rather ones that celebrate individual creativity and inspiration, she explained. In her classes, she encourages students to reflect on what makes their art different from someone else’s. By knowing each other, artists naturally cultivate their own style, she suggested, but it is often toned down when artists compare their work to that of others.

“I want to inspire young artists to stay true to their ideas, identity and individual activity,” Costales said. “They don’t need to compare themselves to other artists.”

By delving into what makes her art her own, Costales has fostered a connection with the Big Sky community and been recognized for her work, recently winning second prize at this summer’s Big Sky Artisan Festival and having many loyal customers. in his classes at BASE and his stall at the Farmer’s Market.

Costales can be found through his website janaip.art or at @Janai_p.art on Instagram and Facebook.

The penguin becomes a “cute artist” by painting with his feet; viral artwork attracts fans on the internet

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Penguins are among the friendliest creatures in the world. The birds are often seen having fun on land and having fun with researchers and tourists, which could be because their main predators (seals, sea lions, whales and sharks) all reside in the water. Penguins are not only known for their friendly nature, but their funny acts often prove to be an incredible source of entertainment.

Many penguin videos are going viral for this reason and another such post has become a topic of discussion on social media. A video shows an adorable penguin having fun with paint and winning hearts on the internet.

The viral video opens to show the little penguin being asked by his caretaker to stand on some paint. As the woman lets go of the bird, it steps on two sheets of paper in front of it to leave footprints in yellow paint. The penguin is then asked to return to the starting point in the same way, leaving more footprints. The guardian then changed the color of the paint to blue, and the penguin could even be seen jumping adorably while repeating the process.

The sheets of paper were beautifully decorated with little penguin prints and the creature too looked at them carefully when the guard showed it to him. Sharing the video on Twitter, one user wrote, “Cutest artist today.”

Netizens say, “I love it”

The viral video was highly praised by netizens as it racked up around 1 million views. It also garnered several likes and retweets. Many also expressed their views in the comments section. “Where can I buy his works of art? You never know, it could turn out to be Pablo Picasso in his genre”, writes a user. Another user wrote: “I love the way she shows her work to the artist”.

Earlier, a viral video of dozens of penguins chasing a butterfly in front of them took the internet by storm. The video showed a group of Adélie penguins jumping excitedly through a southern landscape. The little creatures were seen jumping in front of them as if they were just going about their business, but it looked like they were chasing the butterfly flying in front of them.

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Connect with ‘Marry Me a Little’

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When Stephen Sondheim passed away last November, the loss to the world of musical theater was incalculable. Jerry Hermann (Hello Dolly!; granny; La Cage aux Folles) was perhaps the master of driving and sentimental hymns; Stephane Schwartz (spell; Nasty) can be the poet of spiritual struggles; but no one is more inspiring and influential or has pushed the boundaries of commercial theater further than Sondheim. Who else could write a musical about American presidential assassins or the creation of a painting? Each Sondheim project presented a challenge to the public, from Company at Follies at Sweeney Todd. He was obsessed with the art of telling a story with songs. His music was complex and moving; his words were exquisite. The fusion of the two was a unique experience.

Brittany Rolfs and Sam Perwin, together but apart, sing about love and sex in Stephen Sondheim’s Marry Me a Little, which is currently playing at the Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theatre. (Photo by Michael and Suz Karchmer)

To honor Sondheim’s legacy, the Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater revives Marry me a little, a 1980 journal created by Craig Lucas (Prelude to a kiss; the film long time companion) and Norman René who incorporated 18 songs taken from Sondheim’s musicals before they opened (except for the title track, which was taken from Company, then reinstated in revivals). Sung by an anonymous man and woman in separate apartments who are drawn to each other, these numbers are the full show: there is no added dialogue or narration.

Six of the songs from Marry me a little were cut from Follies, Sondheim’s scathing account of a reunion of Ziegfeld Follies girls and the emotional disasters in their lives since their glory days.

The frustration of relationships that are ultimately unsatisfying is a frequent Sondheim theme, as is the difficulty of maintaining commitment and intimacy. In his hands, romance is almost always a dysfunctional proposition.

However Marry me a little is tightly focused, the WHAT production, directed and designed by the company’s Artistic Director Producer, Christopher Ostrom, is lavish. The whole, raised, presents parallel apartments gathered in the center in a beautiful and dramatic vision of urban modernity. Musical director Kevin Quill accompanies the actors on the piano from the balcony. The two protagonists, Brittany Rolfs and Sam Perwin, are attractive and convincing. They flirt, meet briefly, and separately and in unison articulate the hopes and doubts of a relationship.

Brittany Rolfs and Sam Perwin, in a rare moment sharing the same space, in Stephen Sondheim’s Marry Me a Little, now play WHAT.

Rolfs has a loud voice and occasional belts; Perwin has a soft voice tinged with nostalgia. The couple inhabit their musical numbers as if they were a second skin.

The songs themselves are so intricate and intriguing that it’s hard to understand why they were cut. Take “Marry Me a Little”, for example; it expresses a couple’s interest in limiting closeness in their relationship – perfect for the musical Company, about a 35-year-old perennial bachelor: “We won’t go too far/ We won’t go too far/ We won’t have anything to give up/ We will stay who we are.

And there is also humor. “Can That Boy Foxtrot”, cut from Follies, describes the primacy of sex, with a basic dance move replacing the F-word: “His mouth is mean / He ain’t too clean / What makes him reptilian is brilliantine / But oh, that boy can he foxtrot… As the dumbbells go / He’s kinda slow/ And as for being holy, even dimly, no/ But who needs Albert Schweitzer when the lights are dim?

Barring a cover of one of Sondheim’s masterpieces, Marry me a little is a great summer diversion. It offers the neophyte a taste of his talent, and those already familiar can enjoy a compelling staging of repurposed songs – songs that otherwise couldn’t be seen in context. Even the restless and always dissatisfied Sondheims would be impressed by this fine production.

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The event: Marry me a little, a musical of songs by Stephen Sondheim
Time: Until July 22, Tuesday to Saturday (and Monday July 18) at 8 p.m.
The place: Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theatre, 2357 Route 6
The cost: $25 to $40; seniors $22.50 to $36; students $15; plus $2.50 fee at what.org or 508-349-9428

Art actors must be ready to enter the digital market: minister

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Currently, the creative economy (Ekraf), including art actors, is one of the economic forces in Indonesia

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Minister of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), Teten Masduki, in a statement on Wednesday, insisted that actors in the arts, such as those in visual arts, performance, animation and film circles, are preparing to enter the digital market.

This step aims to make the most of the value of Indonesia’s digital economy, which is expected to reach 5.4 trillion rupees in 2030.

“Currently, the creative economy (Ekraf), including art actors, is one of the economic forces in Indonesia,” he said in Yogyakarta, Central Java.

Based on data from Statistics Indonesia in 2017, creative economic growth had reached 5.06%, with a contribution to gross domestic product (GDP) reaching 7.24%.

Overall, the projected GDP of the creative economy will reach 1,274 trillion rupees in 2021.

“We have entered the digital age, and now there are non-fungible tokens (NFTs) that can be used by other artists,” the minister said.

Moreover, the presence of digital technology makes lifestyles across the world almost uniform.

“Those with high penetration to access the lifestyles of the world must be able to determine whether they want to be trend followers or trend setters,” he said.

According to Masduki, actors in the creative economy must have the ability to create a strong narrative about artistic activities in the digital ecosystem, as each country pursues its own national benefits.

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In Indonesia, the minister sees the arts and culture sector as a national flagship that can be strengthened.

He expressed his optimism that the art will continue to grow in the country, so that it will have an impact on the national economy.

“All the world institutions are predicting that Indonesia will rank among the top five countries in the world in 2045 after America, China and India. We must prepare the mentality of developed countries, not more interior, not more inferior, but must be prepared to become developed countries,” he said.

The trade balance of creative economy products recorded a surplus of 60% in the first quarter (Q1) of 2022 despite an increase in COVID-19 cases during the period, the Minister of Tourism and Tourism previously noted. ‘Creative economy, Sandiaga Uno.

“The main export destinations were the United States of America (USA), Switzerland and Singapore,” he said during a working meeting with Committee X of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI) Monday.

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According to data presented by the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy at the working meeting, the value of exports of creative economy products to the United States was recorded at $3.31 billion (49 .75 trillion rupees), or 37.78%.

Meanwhile, the value of exports to Switzerland and Singapore had been recorded at US$1.09 billion (16.38 trillion rupees), or 13.19%, and US$384.13 million (5. 77 trillion rupees), or 4.63%.

The Minister noted that in the first quarter of 2022, exports of creative economy products increased by 56.16%, which was better than the average national exports which increased by 35.25%.

Fashion products contributed the most to exports, valued at around $4.68 billion (70.34 trillion rupees), or 56.53% of the total export value.

Handicrafts emerged as the second largest contributor to export value, recorded at 38.05% or US$3.15 billion (47.35 trillion rupees).

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Homestead will exhibit works by Mabel Glidden – Shaw Local

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DeKALB – Various paintings and drawings created by Mabel Carter Glidden will be on display at the JF Glidden Homestead Welcome Center, 921 W. Lincoln Highway in DeKalb, during its hours of operation from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 10.

The Glidden House will be open for tours, and the Phineas Vaughan Blacksmith Shop will also be open and operating that day while volunteer blacksmiths demonstrate the craftsmanship.

Mabel attended a DeKalb public high school, then entered Waterman Hall, an Episcopal school for girls in Sycamore. This is where his love of art developed. Mabel continued her art education at the Art Institute of Chicago, where she took classes for three years, but did not receive a degree, as it was not yet offered. In 1893, she worked for many months decorating the Children’s Building at the Columbian Exposition in Chicago. This structure was designed as a toilet block to accommodate up to 100 children whose parents attended the fair.

Mabel married John W. Glidden, Joseph’s nephew, and after Joseph’s death their family moved into the Glidden farm. What is now the Glidden Campus Florist was started by Mabel in 1925 when she began selling vegetable plants grown in a small lean-to greenhouse. Additional greenhouses were later added, and in 1966 the current flower shop was built. Mabel never lost her love of gardening or art and could be seen tending to her flowers in the front yard of the farm until she was over 90 years old.

The Joseph F. Glidden Homestead and Historical Center is a nonprofit organization that works to preserve the home and barn, while providing educational opportunities for the public.

The house and visitor center are open from noon to 4 p.m. every Sunday, June through November, with a special event in December. Admission is $4 for adults; children under 14 and farm members are admitted free.

For more information, call 815-756-7904, visit www.gliddenhomestead.org or visit JF Glidden Homestead & Historical Center on Facebook.

Art Industry News: Architect Bas Smets’ plan to revitalize Notre-Dame makes archeology the star of the show + Other Stories

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Art Industry News is a daily summary of the most important developments in the art world and the art market. Here’s what you need to know this Tuesday, July 5.

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The great potential of the NFT scene in Africa – Cryptocurrency is gaining traction in Africa, with $105.6 billion exchanged in payments between July 2020 and June 2021, according to research by blockchain data platform Chainalysis. But the continent’s digital art ecosystem faces challenges in the form of cryptocurrency bans in some countries, a lack of wealthy NFT collectors, and the high price of NFT minting. (ART news)

Venice day trip fees are worked out – Venetian officials share more details about the new tourist and reservation tax system which will come into effect in January 2023. The new digital system will require day-trippers to pay between €3 and €10 depending on the level of crowds already in the city . (Those staying overnight already see this charge added to their hotel bill.) People will be stopped on the street to make sure they’ve paid or have an exemption, which applies to those visiting residents or relatives in city jails. If you are caught breaking the rules, you risk criminal penalties or fines of up to €300. (New York Times)

New plans to revitalize the Notre-Dame district – Landscape architect Bas Smets won the international competition to transform the surroundings of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral into a more pedestrian zone. Smets’ revamp includes more trees, a cooling system for the large area in front of the cathedral during heat waves, and an archaeological museum in a now abandoned car park below the square. (Guardian)

Dutch to examine looted art – The Netherlands is carrying out a new review of art in Dutch museums and public collections after introducing a broader definition of looted art as part of an effort to return property taken by the Nazis. The new Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands will investigate 3,500 objects over four years, drawing on better archives, new technologies and digitized historical journals to examine provenance. (Reuters)

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

Kate Middleton gets a photography commission – Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall commissioned her daughter-in-law Kate, Duchess of Cambridge to photograph her for the cover of country life magazine. The amateur photographer and former art history student captured the Duchess in a casual, smiling photo in the gardens of her Ray Mill home in Wiltshire. (evening standard)

Directors nominated for the Yokohama Triennale – Artist Liu Ding and art historian Carol Yinghua Lu have been named artistic directors of the 2023 Yokohama Triennale, which will be held at the Yokohama Museum of Art and Plot 48. The curatorial duo are based in Beijing. (Press release)

Ornate wooden sculpture discovered in Peru – Archaeologists have discovered a wooden sculpture in Chan Chan, one of the largest pre-Columbian cities in South America. The ornate figure has a flat oval face with almond-shaped eyes and archaeologists suspect it dates to the early Chimú period, which puts it between 850 and 1,470 years old. (Heritage Daily)

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Germany returns works looted by Nazis German museums in Berlin, Munich and Dresden gave five works to the heirs of Chemnitz banker Carl Heumann, who sold them under duress when he was persecuted by the Nazis during World War II. Among them, Albert Emil Kirchner Fischerweide (1854) from the Lenbachhaus in Munich and Jakob Gensler girl with parrot (1840) from the Dresden State Art Collections. (Press release)

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Fish and chip shop, Maketu

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New Zealand’s Best Art Writer on a Classic Picture

It’s been 16 months since I’ve been back in New Zealand – the longest I’ve ever been – and I’m looking at Robin White’s 1975 painting of fish and chip shop Maketū and thinking about what’s changing and to what remains.

When I get back, I know things will have changed in that now-expected Covid way: slightly grayer friends, tweens-turned-adults, laugh lines, absences, newcomers. Looking at Maketū’s fish and chips in the Google Street View archive, I can see his face has changed as well. In the 2010s, someone paid homage to painting (life imitating art) by restoring the shop to its original aqua blue and redoing its old-fashioned handwriting. In the most recent photo, it’s been renamed Te Ika a Maui Wharekai and accented with a bright lime green mural of a food cart.

“God, how things have changed. Such is life,” Robin wrote to me when I sent him screenshots of the streetscape – and so it is. Even when we seem to be still, time flows around us, through us. We lose cells, buttress our sandcastles, lean against the headwinds of entropy. However, oddly, when I look at Robin’s painting, almost fifty years old, I am soothed and reassured. Because sometimes in this storm of loss someone does something that drowns out the turmoil – doesn’t exactly stop time (as if that’s possible), but holds back a moment for us to consider.

The sun rises daily over the former fish and chip shop Maketū in the historic Bay of Plenty. But look how carefully young Robin White worked to hold, to benevolently trap, such a late-morning moment, taking up the sacred and ancient construction kit called geometry (as used by Piero della Francesca in the 1980s). 1400, and the common property of all willing painters since) and use it in this township in the blink of an eye and you’ll miss it. A triangle of light is installed exactly in the lower left corner of the storefront, the surface of which reflects light onto the pavement at corresponding angles. The cowl of the ventilation shaft participates in this colloquium of triangles, while pointing upwards towards a gentle incoming isosceles of cloud.

A misspelling would, at this point, give us angels rather than angles, and it turns out that Robin’s teacher, Colin McCahon, the religious modernist who “saw an angel in this land”, can also be seen in this painting – where a building reflected in the window of the fish and chips shop is also a McCahon cross hovering in the dark, under a white sign that announces (a believable prophecy) “CLOSED MY + KILLED”. In a painting of pedantic realism, one would expect to see the artist reflected in this window. But Robin, remember, is responsible for the time in the temporary paradise of her painting, and she went out, went on, went away, leaving the street strangely empty.

I’m not here to say it’s symbolic or metaphysical. It’s the fish and chip shop, Maketū. But the stillness and emptiness that Robin built into her painting is why she endures. It allows us to be in a moment. It transforms what was into a magically lucid is. And it sends you off to its wonderful blue Pacific day with one beautiful last word: far away.

Excerpted with permission from Robin White: Something’s going on here edited by Sarah Farrar, Jill Trevelyan and Nina Tonga ($70, Te Papa Press and Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki) available in bookstores nationwide. ReadingRoom devotes the whole week to this beautiful illustrated biography of White’s career. Yesterday: Steve Braunias on “the beautiful collaboration” between White and Sam Hunt. Tomorrow: In his own words, Robin White on his Bahá’í faith.

A major retrospective exhibition featuring more than 50 works by White is now on display at Te Papa until September 18, then will open at the Auckland Art Gallery at the end of October 2022.

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After Hatano Yui, well-known actress Minami Riona is about to exit NFTs, and the NFT market in the AV field has once again experienced a boom

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The popularity of the NFT AV actress market is beyond imagination, almost all the AV actresses issued by NFT have been crazy, people who buy their favorite NFT actress can not only get special rights, but also can get rich day in the aftermath thanks to the appreciation of NFT, today’s protagonist is the well-known 90s AV actress Minami Riona, she is about to launch the first NFT work.

Now that the environment is changing, the Japanese AV industry, which has seen more than 50 years of development, is in decline, as Japanese writer Inoue Setko pointed out in the book “AV Industry: Awareness of the Trillion Yen Market” that the income of actresses is not high. On the other hand, due to the epidemic, the Japanese audiovisual industry had to be suspended for a while. As the pioneers of Japanese AV actresses in NFT, Ai Uehara and Hatano Yui are looking for other ways to follow their example by auctioning off NFT photos or possibly opening a new channel for other actresses to follow their lead. example.

As early as March 22, 2021, Ai Uehara, a retired Japanese audiovisual actress, announced on Twitter that she and her friends had released the NFT work and had sold it on the Rarible platform. One of them, called the NFT, ended up selling for $400,000. Since then, she has also opened the “actresses + NFT” boom.

In May of the same year, another well-known actress, Hatano Yui, sold 3,000 NFT blind boxes in just 5 minutes, with sales totaling over $1.5 million. In October, a series of NFT images of fellow AV actress Yuya Mikami soaking in a petal bathtub sold for $22,000. This is the first time they’ve used digital photography to kill a bloodline and push their career to a new climax.

The market popularity of the NFT actress reflects the Gen Z group’s recognition of digital AV peripheral products and digital AV assets, and it’s becoming the norm to openly talk about and even hold your favorite AV type of NFT: “Instead to love it, why not hold it?” The solidification of market business models and changes in user values ​​are further giving rise to the NFT market in the AV domain.

NFT initially reached the mainstream population of the circle and the promotion of applications in multiple industries, in digital art, retail, real estate, clothing and fashion and other commerce market users property rights and projects reached a level of one million, considerable volume, and showed high growth, category concentration characteristics, in addition, the pan-IP field also showed greater potential for development, more artists, core creators, stars are actively adopting the changes brought by NFT, this change is the biggest in AV field, after Hatano Yui, Ai Uehara and other well-known AV actresses, Minami Riona , a well-known AV actress after the 90s, will also launch the first NFT work, and the NFT market in the AV field has again ushered in a boom.

Minami Riona is a popular AV actress in Japan, with her cute looks and superb acting skills to gather tens of millions of people, every time her new work is released, it ranks among the top sellers on major sites Web video, with over 180,000 Twitter followers, and she tweeted that the first NFT will be launched on the Minario NFT platform (scheduled for mid-July).

It is reported that Minario NFT or will be supported by Windvane “Creator Fund” to become one of its first incubated NFT projects, then, the first batch of NFT works released by Minario NFT platform (with famous Japanese actress Minami Riona like the prototype) will also be launched on the Windvane platform synchronously, which will bring a huge NFT market effect to the project, interested friends can continue to pay attention to it, don’t miss the latest benefits of intelligence and activity.

Minario NFT is a comprehensive AV actress-themed NFT platform. With the exclusive overseas NFT release rights of famous 90s Japanese AV actress Minami Riona as an entry point, the published work with famous Japanese actress Minami Riona as a prototype can be said to be the creation of the NFT platform, which has extremely high collection value and appreciation space, and more subsequent holder rights.

This time, with the famous Japanese actress Minami Riona as the prototype, is expected to sell 1000 NFTs, which have been divided into 4 levels according to rarity: Mystery (1%), Super Rare Card (7%), Rare Card (17%), common card (75%), creating digital scarcity for assets, including blind box sales and airdrop rewards to early adopters of the platform, and supporting ETH, multi wallet circulation transactions -channels such as BSC can meet the collection and transaction needs of different main fan group channels.

The Minario NFT platform will empower issued NFTs, and users can enjoy many exclusive rights and interests while holding NFTs to gain high benefits.

The Minario NFT platform takes AV actors as the entry point to open up the NFT market, and the creation and sale of NFT is more aimed at empowering the AV industry and providing more interactive application scenarios. The platform will successively launch more famous Japanese AV actresses and overseas exclusive NFT releases for the entire AV industry in the future. Establish a DAO organization to provide NFT holders with AV video co-production/directing/shooting/participation program. Cooperate with companies such as Japan Manga Alliance organization and Japan’s top blockchain game to jointly sell/apply NFTs to extend NFT rights and interests to Metaverse games.

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Minario NFT is a comprehensive AV actress-themed NFT platform. Taking as an entry point the exclusive overseas NFT release rights of Minami Riona, a well-known 90s Japanese audiovisual actress, while protecting the audiovisual culture and copyright integrity of the works of content through blockchain technology, it strengthens zero-distance interaction between AV artists and fan groups, helps more AV artists and content creators monetize their works through NFTs, builds a new collectible market audiovisual digital and forms an autonomous DAO community centered on audiovisual culture.

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Lowestoft: Banksy mural created after art was removed for £2m

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The Banksy artwork that was pulled from Lowestoft and sold for millions has been recreated in a mural by a local artist.

Joe Thompson, 61, said it was a blow to the community when the world-renowned artist’s latest work, from his tour for the Great British Spraycation in August 2021, was taken in Lowestoft.

Banksy left his iconic works of art in places around Norfolk and Suffolk, some of which are still in place, but the graffiti image of a child digging a sandcastle on the side of the former Lowestoft Electrical store on London Road North was sold for £2 million by the owners of the building.

Joe Thompson is the graphic designer who created the Banksy mural on the side of his house
– Credit: Joe Thompson

But Mr Thompson took it upon himself to create his own work of art, which he spray-painted on the side of his own house in the High Street, called the ‘Banksy ATM’, in a bid to spark a debate about art and community.

He said: “The city was really proud that he came here, but to see him then retired and shipped off for profit was disappointing.

“That’s not why Banksy did it.

“I’ve always been a Banksy fan and what I like is that you look at his work but you don’t really know what he means by that. So that starts a debate.

“That’s what inspired me to do the Banksy vending machine.”


Banksy's original artwork on the side of the former Lowestoft Electrical store on London Road North

Banksy’s original artwork on the side of the former Lowestoft Electrical store on London Road North before it was removed and sold for £2million
– Credit: Joe Thompson

Using a photograph he had taken of Banksy’s original artwork, Mr Thompson then set about creating a stencil.

He completed the mural on Friday, July 1, complete with a QR code that explains his reasonings for creating the artwork.

“I’m a graphic designer by trade,” he added.

“I’ve never done anything like this. But I was really proud of how it turned out.


Lowestoft-based graphic designer Joe Thompson has created a Banksy mural on the side of his house.

Lowestoft-based graphic designer Joe Thompson has created a Banksy mural on the side of his house
– Credit: Joe Thompson

“But I’m not trying to mislead anyone, I just want to start a debate, which is to be proud of our region.

“We’ve had some great feedback already. Everyone is welcome to come take a look.”

Mr Thompson said he was also looking for other street artists to add their work to his wall.


The Banksy ATM mural in Lowestoft High Street.

The Banksy ATM mural in Lowestoft High Street
– Credit: Joe Thompson

A recreation of the city’s Banksy artwork on London Road North, by local artist Greater Than, was recently tagged in reference to a decades-old feud between graffiti artists.

“Team Robbo” was painted on the protective screen, apparently in reference to a long-running feud between Banksy and a London artist.

Rudkin: Look to the Mountain | Columns

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Our Wyoming landscape is rugged, wild and beautiful. For us Casperites, part of the beauty is the mountain – Casper Mountain. I have lived in this town for over 50 years and I never get tired of our mountain. I study the mountain because it reminds me that God is big enough to keep all life on track and yet personal, close enough to see the tears of his people.

The sheer beauty of our mountain stuns me every day. Our family went there for Father’s Day and as we drove through the cabin I marveled at how the evergreens seemed to effortlessly reach for the sky and how the aspens seemed to politely applaud our journey. The June wildflowers eagerly faced west, as if they felt their days were numbered.

The fresh air was soothing to my face and the calm balm to my soul.

Like you, I can’t be up there as much as I would like, but even now, when we look at the mountain, God’s constant sovereignty is on full display. As is the case every day, in every season of every year.

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As we watch the sun rise and set and the shadows fall on the face of the mountain, God shows his undeniable power and perfect precision. He constantly reminds us of his deep concern for all creation and his artistic flair for the incredible.

The deeply respected monk and poet Thomas Merton wrote it this way: “We live in a world that is absolutely transparent, and God shines through it all the time. If we surrender to God and forget ourselves, we see it sometimes, and we see it perhaps… frequently. God shows himself everywhere, in everything — in people and in things and in nature and in events. It becomes very evident that God is everywhere and in everything and we cannot be without Him. It’s impossible. The only thing is that we don’t see it.

It’s true sometimes we don’t see it. Sometimes we lose sight of his kindness and abundant provision. Sometimes we are so busy, so myopic, that we forget to even glance in his direction. Yet he is still, like the mountain, standing there waiting.

We cannot be without Him.

God is everywhere, all the time, breathing life into each of us. The varying hues of our summer flowers and the white cotton ball-like clouds moving across the sky have God’s DNA written all over it.

When the birds sing songs to each other, when the winds blow through the tall trees, when the ants don’t turn away, I see it and marvel at the God who is everywhere, always.

He is present, he is beautiful, he is powerful. We can’t stop his presence, or remove him, or insist that he doesn’t care.

Like our mountain, God will not be shaken.

So if today you need a little help, a little wisdom, a little respite, I encourage you to “lift your eyes to the mountain” and remember that God is the. The creator of all you can see or feel is your provider and protector. He never sleeps and is always present.

Forget yourself for a moment, abandon yourself to God, and you will be satisfied.

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How NIL helped SMU football’s Ra’Sun Kazadi ‘grow as an artist’

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Safety SMU Ra’Sun Kazadi is a unique talent among college football players.

You might see that he’s appeared in 10 games over the past two seasons and recorded two tackles and say that’s a stretch, but it’s not. Ra – as his teammates, friends and family often call him – has talents that go beyond the football field.

He’s a gifted artist, and on July 1 – with the easing of restrictions on college athletes who earn money from their name, image and likeness – Kazadi’s world as an artist s is considerably open.

“I’m able to do more work than I want to do thanks to NIL,” he said. “I can sell my parts for more, so I don’t have to make like 100 parts a month.

“It’s funny because it’s less about money now. It’s more about working and growing, and trying things.”

Kazadi sold his work before NIL restrictions were lifted, but was unable to put his name on it, hold exhibitions, or promote his art on his Instagram or website.

“It was just about relying on people to know I was an artist and then doing things for very cheap,” Kazadi said. Because of these limitations, he said he was unable to sell pieces for much – $30 for a sketch, and maybe around $100 for a painting if he was lucky.

“It wasn’t to scale, even close to what it is now,” he said.

Kazadi said he is able to get higher prices for his work now because people know it is his and he is able to promote it. The greater financial freedom gave him more time to experiment with his craft and continue to improve.

“I’m able to grow as an artist and then explore other things,” he said. “If I’m like, ‘Oh, that would be cool to paint on pants, or that would be cool to paint on a t-shirt,’ I can explore different executions. I can do a mural because now I’m not like, ‘Oh, wow, I only have $300 for food and gas and everything for this month. Let me try and get a painting [done for money] really fast.’ So it’s good.”

Kazadi can’t remember a time when he wasn’t in art. He started drawing superheroes when he was in kindergarten (Wolverine was his first), and his passion continued to grow from there.

“My art has become a little more complicated, and [my art] got sophisticated,” Kazadi said. “It started to be like, ‘OK, what do I mean? What am I trying to say? What do I want people to see? Instead of just copying stuff, which was good for things like anatomy and stuff like that. But as I matured, my art grew.”

For those who know Kazadi best, his work ethic and passion are his defining traits. They appear in everything he does, from football to art to his work for the non-profit of which he is a founding member, The Detente Collective, which aims to meet the needs of the community. “to promote economic, educational, social and personal growth”. “

“It would be easy for a guy not to do that job when he’s not necessarily playing 70 snaps on Saturday,” former SMU safety coach Trey Haverty said. “But he does, and he’s improved more than anyone since the day we got here four years ago to where we are now.”

Mustangs defensive back Brandon Crossley said, “His football work ethic is like — what you all see in the art is literally what we see on the field. From the offseason to the end There was no day when Ra didn’t give 110%.

“This is just the beginning,” Crossley added. “When people say, ‘This is just the start’ and all the quotes and stuff, no, that’s literally the definition of ‘this is the start’ for Ra. That’s exceptional, man.”

Here are some examples of Kazadi’s work, with descriptions in his own words.

The boxer

“IT WAS 2020, and I think that’s when I started painting a lot. I’ve always been very interested in Hellenistic statues, like Greek statues, Alexander the Great. Anyway, I was just a little interested in that era.

“And I’ve always been very interested in colors. So when I saw [Boxer at Rest], I was a bit interested, because they didn’t really know who did it. It was one of the things I saw where it was kind of like a muddled story. So because the story is confusing, I like purple because to me it almost represents a confusion between like, a red or a blue or just like finding yourself.

“I really liked the fact that I couldn’t tell if he was defeated or if he was excited to have won and just step back. And I kind of bonded with that because you don’t you never really know if you’re winning. Because I feel like sometimes things are harder than you imagined and you connect that to COVID. It’s like, OK, you don’t get COVID, but you’re stuck in the house. Or you have COVID, you’re still stuck in the house. So that kind of reflected my confusion over time.

something to paint

“THIS WAS just a little more fun. I love hanging out in Dallas and just hanging out trying to — just hanging out with friends and messing around. But I wanted to be a bit lighter with this piece because I feel like sometimes my pieces are a bit serious and they have so much meaning to them.

“This one, I kind of wanted it to look playful. And like the boots, I thought it was a cool way to show that – they’re almost like walking away. And, I don’t know, just like ‘What is this about?’ Honestly I was really trying to do something aesthetically pleasing it was kinda interesting where you want to know more about that pretty girl you want to know more about them so that’s kinda what I was trying to represent with the piece.

“And also, I was really listening to ‘Something to Rap About’ by Freddie Gibbs and that influenced the track, so ‘Something to Paint About’.”

The greatest of all time

” SOMEONE CAME me and they were like, ‘Hey, I want a piece of Muhammad Ali.’ I found a few photos to choose from. But the color palette was entirely up to me and everything. For the blue, I wanted something that looked old, but still felt like a vibrant, contemporary type color. And I wanted the background to reflect that. I wanted the background to reflect a moment and instead of a moment in time, like a moment of feeling.

“I think it was right after he beat… Sonny Liston. So obviously a moment of victory, he’s excited. I just really tried to say, ‘Hey, that’s something old but timeless. It is what it is. He is the greatest of all time. And he will always be called the greatest of all time. You can’t get rid of this title. It is therefore an old and timeless title. And I feel like a painting should definitely reflect that.

Donald ‘Duck’ Clay II

“I HAD THAT idea a while ago to just try to tell people’s stories, because I feel like people know these guys, but they don’t know them. They see them on the field, they see them doing anything. They don’t know where they come from, they don’t know what they did to get here. They don’t know where they come from.

“So Duck [Donald Clay], he is from Louisiana. He lives and breathes Louisiana. He always talks about Mardi Gras. He always talks about Bourbon [Street]. He’s like, ‘Yo, you gotta get to town’, whatever. So just talk to him and just understand exactly where he’s from, the places he’s been, and the significance of certain events. So for him, we talked a little more about Mardi Gras, so I put a mask on that left corner. Downstairs is Bourbon Street because that’s where he’s from.

“And his trials and tribulations of winning moments with SMU football – he struggled for a second, but he’s really finding his own way of doing things. And I just kind of want to give him a chance to say that without saying this.”

rice rashi

“RASHEE RICE HE IS from Dallas. So again, chronologically explaining its history starting from the bottom left. So it’s from Dallas and Philly, so you have the Dallas skyline on the right, and you have the Philly skyline on the left. And just what he did to get to SMU football, and Rashee is a pretty smiley guy. So I really wanted to capture something that shows all of his emotion and who he is in addition to this type of intense athlete, because that’s how most people know him. But he’s a fun guy. He likes to have fun. So I wanted to portray that and give him a chance, talk a little bit more about him and his story.”

Caught fire

“IT’S A lots of people’s favorites – also one of my favorites. So, it’s a little cutesy, but it’s kind of like getting into my first serious relationship in college. It kind of shook me up, I wasn’t really ready for it, whatever. The reason it’s called “Caught on Fire” is because I was reading this quote and it says, “Love is friendship that caught fire”. We were very close friends, honestly, in the beginning, so, you know, we ended up like that.

“But I wanted to tell the story of someone getting ready for a date, and then as the date goes on, things happen to ‘Caught on Fire’ if you watch it in the right corner in black and white. And at the top, “In My Room” [by] Frank Ocean, I was listening to some of that. And he was just talking, and I liked the vibe. So I tried to solve the visual problem of putting what he was trying to do in a sonic way with the layers and a bit of what he was doing on a canvas and with a paper.

“It was a fun type project to try and do. But just picking a color palette, trying to stay color consistent, trying to say like, vibrant, almost like you know when you get that nervous feeling but you’re excited at the same time. It’s really in your face. So that’s what I wanted the room to look like. And I love vintage comics, so I got straight inspired by that. And it was one of my first comics. So honestly, that was – and I hate to say this – the first time I’ve ever done something, this is the best time I can ever do it reproduce. be cool if I put this here. Let’s go play with this. And then you play with it so much that you’re like, ‘Oh my god, I like this.’ It’s like when you’re playing, like you’re just in a state of flux. You come to those times when you just can’t not make a mistake.

First Nations artists to buy from: our recommendations.

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It’s always a good time to show your support and become an ally for the native community (if you aren’t already). But there’s no better time to celebrate First Nations excellence than during NAIDOC Week!

The week (July 3 – July 10) is about celebrating and recognizing the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. And a major aspect of Aboriginal culture is art.

The Aboriginal arts industry has been a victim of exploitation and appropriation for years. So remember when buying – seek to ethically buy authentic works by First Nations artists. As the Indigenous Art Code notes, this not only ensures respect for the world’s oldest living culture, but ensures that the artists themselves are paid and treated fairly. Win/win!

So, to give you some practical inspiration, we’ve rounded up eight First Nations artists that you can buy any time of the year.

And trust us when we say you’ll be looking to buy or order a piece when you watch the stellar talent on display.

Watch: Children from Indigenous communities in the Kimberley, Western Australia, tell us what they want. The story continues below.

Rachael Sarra is a multidisciplinary artist, designer and businesswoman. As a contemporary Métis First Nations artist from Goreng Goreng country, Rachael uses art as a powerful tool and outlet. Importantly, Rachael’s work often challenges and explores themes of society’s perception of what Indigenous art and identity are.

Her style is feminine, fun and engaging, but is heavily inspired by her heritage and her role as an Indigenous woman in a modern world.

You can buy his works here.

Mark Wilson AKA diewiththemostlikes Artist Feature | NFT CULTURE | NFT and crypto art

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*Disclaimer: This article contains censored adult language, adult content, and numerous meat references.*

“The only way I can adequately explain this is to write it as if it were a LinkedIn bio, which is also identical to this one, coupled with mentions to give up, loosen the skin and the connections to a shared subscription to premium pornography. diewiththemostlikes is an aff*ckable energy drink floating in a neglected retention pond outside a mall in a hometown you’ll never leave. Create nothing. Consume everything.-Mark Wilson on his art

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Die with the most likes aka Toadswiback aka Mark Wilson is a debauched juggernaut emerging on the crypto art scene. Upon first encountering his work, the immediate reaction is to dismiss him as another edgelord capitalizing on the shock, but as one unpacks the sentiments and ethos behind the dripping visuals, there’s an unfathomable depth of self-reflection and critique/celebration of peak Mid-American consumerist culture stuffed with an irreverent cult of raw meat.

Since its first hit on the Tezos blockchain in March 2021, it has worked its way to growing success through a stream of conscientious writings and artworks that are stylistically Chris Simpsons Artist meets Mike Judge. Her work has been exhibited internationally, featured on KnownOrigin and SuperRare and his latest brainchild is a collaboration with the Museum of Crypto Art to create a digital art exhibit. I’m grateful to Toad, another great Garfield fan, for agreeing to interview me.

How did you start as an artist?

I’ve never had a say in the matter, as far back as I can remember I find creation to be a necessity and a mechanism to wade precariously in and out of the waters of pleasant madness. Unintentional creations fuel our entire artistic movement. Built like mirrors for watchers to sniff out their favorite distortion and reflect on the unbearable drip and inevitable nosebleed. I don’t have many inspirations because there were RV museums instead of art museums where I grew up, although there was beauty in those too. I’ve found more inspiration in artists over the past year than in a lifetime up to that point.

What does ground beef mean to you?

Meat reigns over everything around me. I find distilling your existence into a plastic bag of bloody, matted linguine noodles to be a truly comical prospect. Having a butcher with failing organs realizes you’re about to expire and puts a discount on everything you’ve made. Then, to finally be mixed with an old packet of berry seasoning and egg noodles and eaten by suppository from a plastic tray hot and microwaved. Barely providing enough food for another brutal day of bug toil. I love ground beef. Legalize ground beef.

Midwest huh?

(Note: As a Midwestern native myself, Midwestern stands for “Can you tell me about your background as a Midwester and how it influences your art?”)

I was born in a corn pop of a melting mound of snow in a mall to the sound of dying dreams and freshly paved asphalt. I wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world. There’s a seriousness here, like we’re all from the same shitty hometown and held together by cream of mushroom soup. We share a lot of the same suffering and a lot of the same happiness. The people are mostly nice. Getting drunk on steel stashes and juggling devil sticks in an abandoned parking lot in Arby’s is where I creatively peaked, it’s been downhill ever since.

Although you have a lot of fans (myself included), I know a lot of people would find your style and subject matter raw, uncomfortable, and honestly disgusting. How would you explain your art to such critics?

I think the canned answer here would be that there’s beauty in disgust or bullshit like that that’s been said a thousand times, but really I find the prospect of creating characterless desk ornaments used to appease holes that itch shit covered in a **is spiritually wrong. I scratch the wounds and they bleed. This blood is a lubricant for our collective descent into unrecoverable madness. If deviating from a lifetime of force-fed prescription pills and perpetual consumption of lifeless explosive forms in Candy Crush’s saga of human suffering is not for you, I would respectfully say do some DMT and watch season four of the Grammy-nominated reality show Pawn Stars.

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we ate brunch – available on SuperRare

What’s your favorite story from your crypto art journey so far?

I spent six months creating fake SuperRare apps, tweeting things like “I just submitted my SuperRare app video, this is me channeling a Heineken 0.0 and blowing a huge bag of jankem and recording a sequel in stop motion of Passion of the Christ but with Minions”. whoever finally got me in claimed that I was on a month-long DMT trip to re-record The Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood where me and a fake Larry the Cable Guy played all the roles. Many thanks to Zack for acknowledging that the film absolutely needs to be made, still looking for funding.

Not only are you a visual artist, but also a prolific writer. I know the output you’re holding is something other artists generally take inspiration from with the lack of filters. How did you come to this and do you have any advice for other artists who are also battling their demons to keep creating?

Oh fuck yeah thanks for that, I would definitely suggest reading. It’s simple to say, but it completely changes the way you deal with things. Once again creation for creation’s sake. Not everything needs to be minted or sold. Most pictures. Most texts. Most experiences are just that. A digital distillation of a rapidly deteriorating bag of meat. Embrace urgency. Embrace the madness. Shovel thoughts, feelings and emotions into a furnace and burn them into the already polluting puffy clouds. Don’t take any advice, including this one.

Where do you see the future of crypto art?

I see us all denied our prescribed existence of misery and insect toil. Maybe not die alone doing something we hate. Maybe still die alone, but at least not do something we hate and a beautiful, uncrowded funeral with an edible cantaloupe arrangement that represents our heritage.

3 artists you like in crypto art and why?

CerenSu: I find their work beautiful and disturbing and hilarious in its absurdity. It’s impossible to discern any emotion you feel as you watch the pieces move, fulfilling an unknown purpose, simply a suffocating sense that your sanity is shifting in unison.

Esra Eslen: Brutal on all levels. Their contempt for humanity as a whole is a theme that I obviously like. Documenting a hilarious and unceremonious descent as a species. Fulfilling our true destiny as dying sacks of meat mashed into patties and grilled at a summer barbecue.

Jesse Draxler: is the physical approximation of the abyss.

Links to explore diewiththemostlikes works further:

Website: https://onetie-alltie.com/about/

Super rare: https://superrare.com/diewiththemostlikes

Known origin: https://knownorigin.io/diewiththemostlikes

Foundation: https://foundation.app/@diewiththemostlikes

Tezo: https://objkt.com/profile/diewiththemostlikes

Twitter: https://twitter.com/toadswiback

*The author of this article is a collector of the artist’s work at the time of publication.*

Celeb Spurs fans are loving the tattoo artist’s work: Sam Ryder’s signed artwork is now up for auction

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THE work of a talented upcoming artist is making waves and has caught the attention of big names like the football legend Gareth Bale and rapper AJ Tracey.

Wilf Elliott, 19, was an aspiring golfer playing for the county at a high level but wanted to develop another skill he could pursue in his career.

During the lockdown, he started drawing portraits of celebrities, and the aforementioned stars took notice of his work on social media.

Wilf said, “I was really inspired by all the support I got on social media, so I thought I would pursue art in a professional sense.

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“I went to different studios in Colchester, and they gave me advice on getting into the industry, I eventually found Monumental Ink in Stanway and got an apprenticeship there.”

Wilf, from Clacton, has a unique approach to art. As he is color blind, his approach is completely different from other artists.

Wilf added, “You’ll notice from the portraits I draw, that I keep the face black and gray and the clothes color. This creates a contrast in the work between the background and the actual piece.

“My parents label the picture for me in terms of colors and I match their labels with my crayons, it’s almost like a puzzle when I put things together.”

Wilf recently drew a portrait of Eurovision hero Sam Ryder and was able to connect with the astronaut who signed his work.

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The art will be at auction and funds raised will be donated to Sarcoidosis UK in the hope of raising awareness of the disease.

Sarcoidosis is a rare disease that causes small patches of red, swollen tissue, called granulomas, to develop in organs, usually affecting the lungs and skin.

The son of one of Wilf’s clients has the disease and is struggling with it. Sarcoidosis UK is not government funded and Wilf would like to support it in any way possible.

This is a condition that I myself had for many years. When I was first diagnosed, I had no idea how dangerous this fucking thing was.…

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Wilf added, “I’m about to meet the head of the charity and would like to raise more awareness.”

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Wilf’s client with the disease – unsurprisingly to me – fought tooth and nail – for every health care for her boy who has been housebound for a yearduring the NHS’ prolonged obsession with Covid.

Sarcoidosis UK is a small charity which exists to provide support and information for people with sarcoidosis and to fund research into a cure for the disease. He is currently among the largest funders of sarcoidosis research in the world and is passionate about helping find a cure.

Sarcoidosis UK is dedicated to funding the disease and will continue to do so until a cure is found.

Pierneef, one of the top ten African artists at auction, gets his own sale at Strauss & Co in July – Ridge Times

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Will be held in Johannesburg on July 12, 2022the catalog of this specialized sale includes two exceptional oils from 1936 and 1954, as well as a complete range of linocuts, etchings, drawings, watercolors and caseins.

“Collectors have shown great interest in our artist-focused niche sales,” says Alastair Meredith, Head of Art Department at Strauss & Co. takers, which is a tremendous statement of their collectible appeal and character. It’s clear from the global response to our first Pierneef sale in 2021 that his stylized take on the landscape has broad appeal.

A recent report on the African art market published by London-based research firm ArtTactic places Pierneef among the top ten African artists sold at auction between 2016 and 2021. Pierneef earned $12.9 million from 361 lots, much of this volume being managed in South Africa. The best-selling African artist is Marlene Dumas, followed by Irma Stern.

Pierneef’s travels across the African continent form the basis of the flagship lots for the upcoming sale. A frequent visitor to Namibia, his portrait of the Erongo Mountains (estimate R2 – 3 million) is dated 1936. The oil has excellent provenance, being officially owned by the famous Schweickerdt family of art dealers and patrons based in Pretoria . There is also a large work which is inspired by Pierneef’s last trip to Zanzibar in 1954. It depicts an architectural element of Mbweni, a town on the Tanzanian island of Unguja, the main island of Zanzibar (estimate R3 – 4 million).

Interest in Pierneef’s brand of romantic modernism and adventurous inquiry crosses ages and collector profiles. The composition of the next sale will be attractive to a variety of collectors. In addition to an impressive offering of his signature oils, there is a strong selection of his popular linocuts, some rare etchings, as well as drawings, watercolors and caseins that testify to Pierneef’s refined notation skills.

The sale is supported by an e-catalog which will focus on individual works. Works from this sale will be exhibited at Strauss & Co’s Houghton Gallery in the two weeks leading up to the sale. With the world largely back to in-person contact, Strauss & Co encourages collectors to attend its program of educational talks and walks. It also invites bidders to immerse themselves in the excitement of live bidding in the auction room.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Jacob Hendrik Pierneef, born in the Highveld in 1886, is perhaps South Africa’s most iconic landscape painter. Having developed an unmistakable and economical aesthetic during the first half of the 20th century, his images, whether described as startlingly beautiful, willingly experimental, nostalgic or gently monumental, are familiar to generations of South Africans. Extremely prolific, the artist was equally at home working in oil, gouache, watercolor and casein, while the prints he produced, both linocuts and etchings, remain as influential as they are collectible.

It goes without saying that Pierneef has attracted the attention of eminent art historians and critics; thanks to the emotional charge of his images and the historical context in which they were produced, his career has also been widely discussed in socio-political terms. A recent major retrospective at the Standard Bank Gallery – curated by Strauss & Co’s Wilhelm van Rensburg – has shed new light on the artist’s imagination, range and decorative appeal, and sealed his position as the one of the masters of the country.

To view auction lots: www.straussart.co.za

Montreal Artist Junko Has Created His First West Coast Installation and It’s Hella Impressive

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When it comes to wonderful art installations, Junko certainly knows what they’re doing.

The Montreal artist has showcased his work through 514 a few times, with Junko’s two latest art montages, Forest Spirit and Earth Dragon, which have truly blown Montrealers away.

Well, after residing in Montreal for a while, Junko took her artistic endeavors to the West Coast, where the artist has created another stellar sculptural piece that proves they’ve taken things to the next level.

“At the moment I’ve moved to the west coast, I haven’t settled anywhere in particular, but I started in Vancouver. I tend not to stay in one place too long, that helps to keep things fresh for me,” Junko told MTLBlog.

Well, their move to Vancouver was well worth it considering the inspiration that led to another fascinating piece.

Junko showed off her latest and first West Coast creation, Queen BX1000, and it’s safe to say she stings in the best way possible.

“The queen bee has landed. Ready to pollinate your senses,” Junko wrote.

The wasp-like installation is made up of taxi car bumpers that Junko spotted in a British Columbia garage while riding his bike.

“Because of this discovery, I thought I should do something using the yolk, and bees/wasps came to mind,” Junko explained.

Queen BX1000 took a month to create, and it was well worth the time investment. Located in Vancouver, the massive figure can be spotted between Van City’s Marine Drive and Bridgeport SkyTrain stations, as well as the Canada Line Bikeway.

The work alone is well worth the praise, but what always stands out about Junko’s work is their ability to come up with such innovative names.

Junko shared her creative process when it comes to figuring out a name with MTLBlog and how Queen BX1000 came to be.

“As for the Queen Bee name, when I create these pieces, I don’t like trying to recreate an existing creature precisely. I prefer to have a vague theme for the creature and let it take on a new form. And BX1000 is kind of a little homage to the VX1000, an iconic video camera in skateboarding history. And it just sounds high-tech.

Although Montreal will certainly miss the artistic touch of Junko, the creative genius will certainly return to the beautiful province.

“I love Montreal and have lots of friends and family there, so I’ll definitely be back,” Junko said.

“Until then, we’re totally raving about the Queen BX1000 and if you find yourself in Vancouver, be sure to check out Junko’s latest design.

Life Skills service reopens street art shop

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A VERY special art shop has reopened in Dumfries after being closed due to covid for two years.

The Munches Street store is run by Support in Mind Scotland users and all stock has been created by them.

It has had a facelift ahead of its grand reopening, with new and different ideas to make it fresh and vibrant.

Paintings, photography, crafts, needlework and general art are on offer, with all proceeds going towards building improvements, art materials and essentials like tables and lighting.

Shop managers are part of the charity’s Life Skills service, which provides opportunities for personal development and improved employability skills through a combination of group work and individual support for adults affected by mental health issues. They received general retail training.

As well as selling art, the site aims to promote the Life Skills service and Support in Mind Scotland, as well as raise community awareness of mental health issues.

Head of the service, John Scott, said: “The store gives us the opportunity to incorporate all the skills that we try to help service users develop into the groups and activities that we run. This includes attention to detail, meeting deadlines, problem solving, decision making, teamwork, planning and organizing.

“For staff, the rewards come when we can tell a service user that something they created has just been sold. It is especially interesting when tourists visit the shop and never get tired of the items on sale.

SpY’s split light sphere emits intense bright light in Athens

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SpY Installs Divided Red Sphere in Athens, Greece

On the occasion of the public digital art exposure “Plásmata: bodies, dreams and data” in Athens, Spanish urban artist SpY installs a split luminous sphere at the Pedion tou Areos park in the Greek metropolis. Named “Divided”, the work takes the form of a huge illuminated sphere divided into two identical halves. The piece emits an intense red hue that shines through the scaffolding cage that envelops it. Spectators can cross the space between the two sections, immerse themselves in a luminous corridor and thus become part of the work.

Commissioned and produced by Onassis Stegi, the ‘Plásmata: bodies, dreams and data‘ the exhibition features works by Refik Anadol, Kimchi and friesand Dries Verhoeven, among others.

SpY installs ‘Divided’ at Pedion tou Areos Park in Athens

all pictures by Ruben PB

A bright metaphor for living together

Each part of the facility is enclosed in a steel frame made of scaffolding similar to what is typically used in construction. The work of urban and public artist SpY serves as a bright metaphor for unity, reflecting the importance of the relationship between the various individuals who inhabit planet Earth. The fundamental premise of the project is that differences should not be understood as separation but as complementarity. Thus, mutual rejection will be more easily set aside and the qualities of one will emphasize those of the other.

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each part of the installation is enclosed in a metal framework

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the installation serves as a luminous metaphor for unity

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viewers can cross the space between the two sections, immersing themselves in a luminous hallway

The Minister salutes the works of the students

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LAHORE: Provincial Minister Khawaja Salman Rafique visited the Al-hamra art gallery on Thursday to see the artworks prepared by the final year students of the local university’s school of arts.

The Minister appreciated the efforts of the students who created attractive works of art. He said it is a great pleasure to see the hard work of university students. farewell: Salman Rafique attended as a special guest the farewell ceremony organized on the occasion of the retirement of Muhammad Ashiq, an employee of the Department of Specialized Health Care and Medical Education. The retired employee’s children, including Special Secretary Muhammad Usman, Additional Secretary Zahida Azhar and Deputy Secretary Muhammad Abu Bakar attended the ceremony. Salman Rafique presented a gift of the Holy Quran, sweets and clothes to retired employee Muhammad Ashiq. The cake was also cut during the ceremony. He said retiring with dignity is an honor.

EX-LAC Employees: A farewell ceremony was held in honor of the retired employees of Lahore Arts Council at the Alhamra Arts Centre. On this occasion, Executive Director Alhamra Farhat Jabeen presented certificates of appreciation, souvenirs and flowers to Muhammad Hanif (driver), Liaquat Ali (head gardener) and Malik Muhammad Akbar (AC supervisor).

Doyle will auction fine paintings and prints on July 14

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Claude Venard (French, 1913-1999), Under the Trees, signed, oil on canvas, 28 3/4 x 36 1/4 inches (73 x 92.1 cm). East. $5,000 to $7,000. Lot 108.
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Doyle will be hosting a sale in the popular Fine Art auction category on Thursday, July 14 at 11 a.m. EDT. A wide range of affordable paintings, prints and sculptures spanning the post-war years to the present day by established and emerging artists will be on display. Exciting opportunities abound in this popular category for seasoned buyers and new collectors alike!

The public is invited to the exhibition presented from Monday July 11 to Wednesday July 13 from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Doyle is located at 175 East 87th Street in New York City. Consult the catalog and bid on Doyle.com

Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol’s New York studio brought together celebrities, artists and other creatives. In 1977, Warhol met the printer Rupert Jasen Smith who collaborated with him to create the space fruit series. For this series, Warhol placed pieces of fruit on a white background, lit the arrangement and then photographed the compositions to produce sharp shadows. Warhol then used collage and drawing to create source imagery for additional screens. The resulting artwork is an example of multi-layered screen printing, which provided numerous color combinations in each composition (est. $12,000-18,000).

Alexander Calder
Alexander Calder rose to prominence in the 1920s and 1930s. The artist often drew inspiration from his background in mechanical engineering to create abstract and geometric shapes. color lithography The Turban features Calder’s use of moving forms as well as his interest in primary and secondary colors (estimated $8,000-12,000).

Roger Muhl (German/French, 1929-2008), Les Cypres, signed, oil on canvas, 13 x 16 1/4 inches (33 x 41.3 cm). East. $3,000 to $5,000. Lot 72.
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John Heliker
In 1927 Heliker began studying with the Art Students League in New York. Here, Heliker developed his painterly, yet structural, aesthetic. In the 1930s Heliker began teaching art at Columbia University where he continued to teach for twenty-seven years. Towards the end of his career, his style loosened with broader strokes and a slight abstraction, as seen in Red interior. Heliker painted mainly landscapes, still lifes and portraits, choosing traditional subjects for his semi-abstract compositions (estimate between $5,000 and $7,000).

Claude Venard
Known for his distinctive angular style, Claude Venard was a French post-cubist painter of the mid-20th century. Early in his career, he worked with the New Forces who wanted to return to a strict and traditional painting. However, he would eventually leave the band to cultivate his own style. In BathersVenard used a wide range of colors, spreading the pigment thickly with a palette knife (est. $5,000-7,000).

Henry Lawrence Faulkner
A Kentucky-born artist, Faulkner began exhibiting his paintings around the 1950s. His style draws on both the Surrealist and Colorist movements and he drew inspiration from around the world, as well as his native Kentucky. His subjects ranged from still lifes and landscapes to picture collages and animals. The painting Palace Gardens features Faulkner’s use of bold colors throughout the scene with quick dabs of lines and light-colored detailing on top (est. $4,000-6,000).

Andy Warhol (1928-1987), Apples, color screenprint, 1979, signed and numbered 148/150. Sheet 30 x 40 1/4 inches; 762×1022mm. East. $12,000 – $18,000. Lot 109.
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Rufino Tamayo
Inspired by surrealism and drawing on his Zapotec heritage, Rufino Tamayo worked as a painter, sculptor and printmaker. in the middle of the 20th century. Tamayo began his artistic career as a student in 1917, where he was influenced by popular art movements such as Fauvism, Cubism and Impressionism. While these influences are evident in her work, Tamayo’s Mexican identity also shines through. He was known to use color cautiously, believing that too much color could distract from a room’s focus and meaning. color lithography Back Caras is inspired by Tamayo’s use of geometric shapes, distinct use of color and Mexican heritage (estimated $4,000-6,000).

Roger Muhl
Born in France in 1929, Mühl is best known for his landscapes of southern France. While living in France for most of his life, he traveled the world exhibiting his work in London, New York, Tokyo and other major cities. The Cypresses is a typical example of his work. Featuring a scene bathed in light, the painting shows his use of complementary colors and soft neutral tones. Mühl often constructed his canvases with impasto surfaces while maintaining traditional subjects and simple compositions (est. $3,000–5,000).

Bela by Kristo
Born in Hungary, Bela de Kristo moved to Paris in the 1940s, organizing a Hungarian exhibition in 1947. In 1954, de Kristo opened a studio which became a creative center for the press, painters and other actors in the art world. Bela de Kristo’s work varies throughout his career. He worked with cartoons, theater sets, photomontages, etc., as well as paintings. As a cubist painter, de Kristo harmonized shades and tones to portray a softened version of the world. In The carousel, de Kristo’s naïve subject matter invites the viewer to consider beauty at the surface level as well as subjective depth (est. $3,000-5,000).

Francois Speight
Francis Speight became famous in the 1920s for his landscapes depicting rural and suburban Pennsylvania. A contemporary realist, Speight’s paintings were representative of his surroundings. Speight often played with light and atmosphere to portray a specific mood for his work. The painting Evolution depicts Speight’s Impressionist style and his characteristic use of color and light (estimate between $2,000 and $4,000).

Renato Meziat
Born in Brazil in 1952, Renato Meziat is a self-taught painter of landscapes and still lifes. Meziat’s paintings are well known for their draped fabrics and color palette derived from his homeland. Jo’queu Clube1999, depicts the beautiful blue mountains and skies of Brazil, often seen in Meziat’s work (est. $1,500-2,500).

Andrea Anastasio’s ceramics go against the grain

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Andrea Anastasio is hard to define, and that’s what makes him so interesting. A precocious artistic talent and student of Eastern languages ​​and philosophies, he found himself (almost) by chance in the field of design when, at Ettore Sottsass’s birthday party, the great designer noticed a pin he had made and scope. This opens the door to a whole new world, leading the autodidact Anastasio to design lamps and other objects for big names in design, while developing an artistic career in which ceramics played a key role. I myself met him (almost) by chance in Milan, when he was putting the finishing touches on the Battiti exhibition ready for the opening of FuoriSalone 2022. The exhibition brings together two series of works, Intervalli and Esodi, in terracotta glazed with majolica. with LED lights. The criterion underlying Intervalli (“Intervals”) is the decomposition of square decorative panels into horizontal and vertical sections, using molds found in the archives of the Ceramica Gatti 1928 workshop in Faenza. The rhythm of the cross sections is determined by LED strips, like in a musical score.

In Esodi, on the other hand, the artist expresses an equal but contrary impulse to the accumulation of things: in this case, the research in the archives began with the legacy of molds for ceramic animal statuettes. Figures are grouped chaotically into compositions, molded together as if escaping (hence the title, Esodi or “Exodus”), with different proportions and inconsistent postures, all in a heap, like a kind of fantastic and monstrous being. Rods of LEDs run through their limbs, heads and legs like swords. The light comes to be grafted on the two series, like the last element, the ultimate stage completing their meaning. “Throughout the history of bas-relief, from Egyptian tombs to Roman sarcophagi,” Anastasio explains, “meaning is highly dependent on the light, its angle and its strength.”

To make both series, Anastasio was inspired by models of statuettes and bas-reliefs from the Bottega Gatti 1928 archives that were no longer in use. This is what drew his attention to them: “These are domestic types that have been used for centuries, especially the decorative ceramic panels celebrating the seasons, the harvests, the saints, the Madonna, the work of the peasants. This form of representation disappeared after the Second World War. I wanted to use these historical, traditional forms in my work, treated in a non-linear way. I used the Bottega Gatti 1928 archives as raw material.

New forms are therefore grafted onto existing ones, without altering them, bringing them back to life. Anastasio tells me about his recent trip to Morocco for the Festival of Sacred Music of the World in Fez, which is in its 26th edition, in which he participated as a speaker. It was there that he heard the Sardinian musician Gavino Murgia play with the polyphonic choir of Nuoro. Anastasio was struck by how Murgia’s jazz saxophone combined with traditional religious choral music to create a new musical form. “I found it really exciting,” he says, “because this process is very similar to the process behind Esodi and Intervalli. New shapes are made visible by looking at familiar shapes from a new perspective. I see the manufactures, especially the old, historic ones, as the expression of an ongoing creative process, a flow like that of the seasons in nature.

Anastasio therefore considers it essential not to add new forms: “The world of form is extraordinarily full, fertile, and I find it much more interesting to look at forgotten forms than to invent new ones. And the archive is precious, it is what makes the identity of a place, a company, an institution: it is enough that it be used”.

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Captions and Credits

The exhibition of the Battiti collection was open from June 6 to 19, 2022 at the Foscarini showroom in Via Monforte in Milan.
Images courtesy of Andrea Anastasio, except where noted.

01 Portrait of Andrea Anastasio
02, 03, 09, 10 Battiti, Intervalli series, in double-fired glazed terracotta and LED lights, Ceramica Gatti 1928, 2022, ph. Mr Gardone.
04, 06-08 Battiti, Esodi series, in double-fired glazed terracotta and LED lights, Ceramica Gatti 1928, 2022, ph. Mr Gardone.
05 Volpedo 2018, Ceramica Gatti 1928, Aritmia exhibition installation, MANN National Archaeological Museum of Naples, 2020, ph. Luciano Romano.
11, 12 Un Fiore per Dodici Mesi 2019 (A flower for twelve months 2019), courtesy of Galleria Giustini Stagetti, Aritmia exhibition installation, MANN National Archaeological Museum of Naples, 2020, Ph. Luciano Romano.
13 Corallium 2014, quilted marble tables. Courtesy of Galleria Giustini Stagetti, tel. Simona Caleo
14 Fluxo 2021 – Installation (Eden 2016) and scenography for Hangar Bicocca, ph. Wu Rui.

High 5: Boston by the Water – Events | Curiosities | Purchases | Catering | Night life

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From cruises to kayaks, here are the best ways to explore Boston Harbor and the Charles River

Liberty fleet of tall ships (pictured): See what sailors of yore experienced as you board one of two historically accurate schooners, which offer Boston Harbor cruises from Central Wharf, just off beloved New England Aquarium. Enjoy a day of sailing, a sunset cruise, or a specialty excursion like monthly history sails with Boston By Foot and Saturday night “Cocktails, Rum & City Lights” adventures. The 4th of July weekend also offers outings to see the harbor fireworks on 2nd July and see the Constitution of the USS on her annual turnaround trip on July 4.

Boston Harbor Cruises: The usual sightseeing, food and sunset excursions, as well as Independence Day weekend outings similar to those above, are available from this perennial favorite which embarks from Long Wharf, as well as whale watching sponsored by the New England Aquarium and ferries to Boston Harbor. He is. For the daring, the 70-foot speedboat Codzilla delivers thrilling, super-charged 40mph rides that feature 360-degree spins and hairpin turns, all set to a rousing soundtrack.

Massachusetts Bay Lines: Departing from picturesque Rowes Wharf, this long-time operator’s daily excursions include multilingual, sunset and moonlight cruises. There are even occasional dog-friendly outings, full moon cruises, and special dance and fireworks cruises for ages 21 and up on July 2 for Boston Harborfest Fireworks and July 3 for coincide with the spectacular exposure of the town of Winthrop. On July 4, join a day cruise to see the venerable Constitution of the USS sail around Boston Harbor.

Charles Riverboat Company: Cruise along the peaceful Charles River with this Cambridge-based specialist who run sightseeing cruises seven days a week until October 2. The “Cocktail & Sunset” cruise is also available daily until September 4 and features a full bar. And don’t overlook the two-hour architecture cruises conducted in conjunction with nonprofits Boston By Foot and the Boston Society for Architecture that showcase the city’s many man-made wonders along Boston Harbor and Charles River.

Charles River Canoe and Kayak: Looking for a self-propelled way to take in the sights? Then this company with outposts along the Charles and Mystic rivers is for you. Guided tours can be booked covering the scenic Charles River or historic Boston Harbor, both of which depart from Kendall Square in Cambridge. Custom tours are also available, along with lessons and rentals of kayaks, canoes, and paddleboards for those who want to explore independently.

Bored Ape Yacht Club maker sues artist Ryder Ripps over NFT

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The creators of the Bored Ape non-fungible token collection — one of the most well-known and beloved digital art sets — sued an artist in federal court, alleging he was “trolling” and “scamming them.” consumers” by making and selling copied parts.

Attorneys for Yuga Labs, whose “Bored Ape Yacht Club” parts have sold for millions of dollars, filed suit Friday in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. They accused self-proclaimed “concept artist” “Ryder Ripps” of trying to devalue their pieces by “flooding the NFT market with his own NFT collection using the original Bored Ape Yacht Club images”. Ripps sold his work under a similar name, “RR/BAYC”.

“It’s not just a monkey thing,” the suit said. “This is a deliberate effort to harm Yuga Labs at the expense of consumers by causing confusion as to whether these RR/BAYC NFTs are in any way sponsored, affiliated or connected to the Bored Ape Yuga Labs Official Yacht Club.”

The value of the 10,000 unique and colorful monkey NFTs that Yuga Labs has created lies not only in their rarity, depending on the costume, but also in their advantages. These include entry into an “exclusive community” of Bored Ape owners, who have access to online channels, as well as parties and events, after purchasing one of the NFTs.

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An Ape Fest took place last week at Pier 17 in New York, with shows by LCD Soundsystem, Haim, Future and Eminem. Owners of a cartoon monkey received a QR code allowing them to access the event.

The Bored Ape Owner Class includes comedian Jimmy Fallon – who announced his spacewalk in Tweeter “Permission to come bored?” – and rapper Snoop Dogg (“When I APE in I APE all the way!!”). DJ Steve Aoki has at least eight digital primates, according to his Twitter account.

The assess Bored Ape NFTs have fallen in recent months from a cryptocurrency floor of 153.54 ether on May 1 – about $430,000 at the time – to 87.13 ether on Tuesday, or nearly 100 $000. The lawsuit blamed Ripps for the decline, which he said “and others acting in concert with him bragged and applauded”.

Ripps said in an emailed statement that the lawsuit “grossly misrepresents the RR/BAYC project,” which he called a “protest and parody of” the Bored Ape Yacht Club collection.

“Nobody felt like RR/BAYC NFTs were replacing BAYC NFTs or giving them access to the Yuga club,” he said.

The lawsuit is a spillover from the high-flying world of NFTs, blockchain and cryptocurrency — which many tech innovators have touted as the future of the internet — into the federal legal system. These innovations were developed, at least in part, to remove the involvement of traditional frameworks such as court systems, real estate agencies, and central banks from a wide variety of transactions.

The suit also comes during a turbulent time for crypto, with prices swinging wildly, so-called stablecoins becoming unstable, and regulators turning to the industry.

“Use the American legal system, you shouldn’t need that. That’s the whole point of crypto – you don’t need government intervention,” said a Yuga Labs investor who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive business issues.

“This is the hottest NFT product in the world,” the person said. “That they’re dealing with copyright infringement is not surprising.”

Legal experts told the Washington Post that Ripps’ parody defense is likely to fall flat.

Ripps “missed the parody mark in my opinion,” said Steve Vondran, an attorney who specializes in intellectual property and technology cases. He noted that it is more difficult to seek protection for parody under fair use laws if it “appears that they seek to financially exploit the creative efforts” of others.

RR/BAYC NFTs were no longer available on Open Sea, a popular NFT marketplace, early Wednesday. “This content is no longer accessible on OpenSea. It was removed based on an intellectual property infringement claim,” the website said.

Vondran added that if satire was claimed as a defense, it would carry far fewer protections. (A recreation of the work in question could be claimed as a parody, whereas satire uses the work to make a statement about something else.) Anyway, he said, “at best I think that’s what you have here, a very weak version of satire.”

Marta Belcher, a former intellectual property lawyer who now specializes in cryptocurrency litigation, said it’s an obvious trademark issue: The purpose of trademark laws, has t she said, is to protect consumers by making sure they know a product is actually from a certain brand.

She added that these laws also protect brand owners from “dilution – that people can know that their product is associated with a high level of quality.”

Belcher said the case was similar to a 2021 trademark lawsuit brought by Nike against a company selling “Satan shoes” – repurposed Nike sneakers that were allegedly injected with human blood. The parties reached an agreement a few months after the filing of the complaint.

Hopewell Valley Central High Student Artwork Wins Second Place in ArtEffect Project Competition

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Raelynn Cui, who just completed her freshman year at Hopewell Valley Central High in Pennington, tied for second place at the seventh annual ArtEffect Project International Competition.

The contest, through the Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes (LMC) in Fort Scott, Kansas, challenges middle and high school students to honor unsung heroes with creativity and skill, according to a press release issued by LMC.

LMC announced the nine contest winners on June 15.

Raelynn received one of two $2,000 prizes. She was the only student from New Jersey named the winner. His “Man Behind the Camera” entry is an artistic profile of Lewis Hine, a photographer who advocated for child labor laws and fought for social justice, according to the press release.

In her online announcement, Raelynn said she would like to see what she has done “as an extension of what [Hine] was trying to do.

“In all his photographs, he forced you to look at these children, and [in] a lot of them, these kids, were making direct eye contact,” she said. “I tried to instill that in my paintings, everything I noticed in what he was doing, in his photography, right on the canvas.”

Lora Durr, a teacher at Hopewell Valley Central High Art who is an LMC scholar and was alongside Raelynn for the announcement, said she was proud of her student.

“[Raelynn] could have very easily done the whole thing with oils only, but she thought it would be important to incorporate other materials and so part is done with charcoal, part is done with oil. It creates a wonderful sense of depth, contrast and emotion in the room,” she said.

LMC Executive Director Norm Conrad said, “ArtEffect winners submit artwork that demonstrates visionary thinking and creative skill of a superior nature.

“We at the Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes salute the excellence and active imagination of our student champions,” he said.

All winning works are displayed on the LMC website and in LMC’s Hall of Unsung Heroes in Kansas, which is a museum and research facility visited by thousands of people each year.

The ArtEffect jury was made up of LMC executives and notable figures from the art design world, including professionals from ArtCenter College of Design, California Institute of the Arts and Claremont Graduate University, according to the press release. .

Submissions for the next contest season will open next year on January 1, 2023 and close on March 25, 2023.

For more information, visit https://www.lowellmilkencenter.org/.

Thieves in Flat Caps Daytime Raid Dutch Art Fair | Netherlands

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Armed robbers wearing flat caps staged a brazen daytime raid on an international art fair in the Netherlands, smashing a jewelry box with a hammer in front of terrified visitors.

Police said they stopped a car and arrested two Belgians in their twenties after the four smartly dressed robbers staged the European Fine Arts Fair (Tefaf) in the southern city of Maastricht on Tuesday.

Dramatic footage on social media showed the thieves threatening people with what appeared to be handguns before fleeing with an undisclosed amount of what police called “loot”.

The venue was evacuated, but visitors were later reintegrated into the fair, which is attended by tens of thousands of people over several days. No one was injured, police said.

“A stand was raided, they fled and we started the search,” said Wim Coenen, spokesman for the Limburg provincial police. “There were four suspects, two have been arrested.”

Dutch media said the window contained diamond jewelery and other items from London jeweler Symbolic & Chase. There was no comment from the company.

Police confirmed in a statement that “jewellery was stolen”, adding, “Additional details of the loot are not provided at this time.”

Officers launched an extensive search involving a helicopter and sniffer dogs and shortly after arrested the two men, aged 22 and 26.

“These two people were driving a gray vehicle registered in Belgium. This car has been stopped… Their possible involvement is still under investigation,” he said.

The art fair is one of the largest in Europe and features hundreds of works, including a 17th century drawing by an old Dutch master on sale for 1 million euros (£860,000).

Videos on social media showed the four men – all wearing flat caps, glasses and smart blazers – amid scenes of chaos at the art fair. One of them hit the jewelry box at least 12 times as the burglar alarms went off. He finally broke the glass, reaching out to pick something up before putting it in a bag.

Two of the men brandished what appeared to be weapons at a passerby, who attempted to intervene using a large glass vase filled with flowers before backing away. The men then fled from a puzzled old man who had been sitting nearby on a bench throughout the drama.

One visitor, Jos Stassen, told Dutch public broadcaster NOS that he went to the exhibition on Tuesday to view the art in peace.

“I suddenly heard a lot of noise and I turned around and suddenly saw these men,” he said. “One started beating and the others kept people away, scared everyone. I also saw a weapon. It went very quickly and it lasted a very short time, but I’m still shaking a little.

The fair’s general manager, Bart Drenth, said the owners of the destroyed stand were “very shocked”, Dutch news agency ANP reported. He said the fair’s security protocol was working well despite the armed robbers being able to enter, adding: “Police were on the scene within minutes.”

A Tefaf spokesperson added in a statement that its “security teams worked quickly to disarm an offender”, adding: “No one was injured in the incident”.

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The phrase ‘Peaky Blinders’ was trending on social media in the Netherlands after the raid, as the caps worn by the suspects resembled those in the British crime drama of the same name.

This is not the first time the fair has been targeted by criminals. A diamond ring and necklace worth £860,000 belonging to a London jeweler was stolen from the show in 2011.

The Netherlands has also seen a series of art thefts, with paintings by Van Gogh and Frans Hals taken during break-ins in 2020.

How Brooklyn’s Steve Keene Became the Most Prolific Artist in American History

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Is it surreal to be back with the Pavement guys in 2022, after you all got together in the 90s? Yeah, I met most of these guys 35 years ago in Charlottesville, because we were all on the radio. So it’s been a very long time, and this thing with Primavera was really crazy. There were about 65,000 people there, and it was a really good show, and it’s so emotional to see that [the band is] do it again.

Do you think your association with Pavement, the Silver Jews, and all those other 90s bands helped you gain exposure and build an audience? Yes, I am very grateful, I feel lucky. Even if it was really bad luck. I was friends with these guys and they inspired me. I went to art school, I always did everything right, but I didn’t really know why I had to be an artist. And then once we started volunteering at the Charlottesville radio station 35 years ago, my wife and I met all these guys. David Berman and [Pavement percussionist] Bob Nastanovich also did the dishes where I worked.

And I felt inspired by the musicians in the way they should practice their art. They would do a show and hopefully 12 people would show up, and they would have tapes and they would have zines. And their way of showing who they were was through all these kinds of ephemera, all these little things that could be traded with other people. And that has completely bled into what I do. I thought that was the most exciting way to be an artist, kind of slip everything under the door. And I haven’t stopped doing that.

Is it related to why the album cover has become a muse for you? Yeah, albums are almost like… I know people buy albums now, but for a long time they didn’t. And it was kind of a way for me to almost commemorate [the form]. I first started doing it for the WFMU Record Fair, I just thought it would be fun. And people really liked it, that was about 20 years ago. I’ve always painted them, but at this event I was like a fake record store, and it was pretty awesome. It’s kind of like a memorial to a lost time, when you walk into the store and stand there for maybe an hour deciding whether to buy Steely Dan or the Allman Brothers.

It’s not the only type of work you do, but why do you think it’s become so synonymous with your style? It’s accessible. People are comfortable with the things they already like. But it’s funny, sometimes there is a tension. If I paint, like, Stranger, nobody wants to buy it. But if it’s the Stooges, they’ll want to buy it, even if the outsider’s paint job is beautifully painted. So I like to do a lot of things that people don’t want just to see if I can get them to want it. It’s a bit like a game sometimes.

What are your favorite album covers? Moby grape, Wow. It would probably be my favorite. [It’s] 18th century art collage. And maybe Abbey Road ⁠— I like it to be simple.

Can you describe what the cage looks like and what your general artistic process is these days? The cage is the chain link cage that we installed here about 25 years ago. It’s 12 x 24 feet. And I have easels in there, the easels are in the middle, and there’s more painting space along the edge of the cage. So it’s basically 80 feet of painting space. I had to put it all together because we first moved here 25 years ago, and we didn’t have kids, and then little by little more and more things got caught up in reality.

So I have to sneak into my fantasy world and make it very logical and productive for its small size, but I can still paint 80 feet of art at once. I’m going to hang about 120-130 wood panels, and paint them all at once. I probably paint maybe 10 or 12 of each image; I just start with one color, and they all start at the same time and they all end at the same time. I’ll do, say, purple first, then gold, then black, then green. You’re kind of going to dab, dab, dab, dab until it’s all done. It’s very messy. Then it gets tighter as I get closer to finishing. These days, I do 120 in two days.

So it’s really a craft – it’s my art, but I tried to reduce it to a simple craft, like decorating birthday cakes, donuts or bagels, something like that. My system is based on traditional concept art from the 70s, where people list their structure, their approach to what they want to achieve with their concept art project. And they follow through, and at the end are the results. But the results are the leftovers of the process; the process is the work of art.

Meet me at the mall, for art, research and science

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Imagine going to a mall on a weekday afternoon. You wander through the atrium that echoes with pop music, the “For Sale” signs desperately trying to attract customers, and you find an art research lab named after Concordia.

The showcase is Concordia’s Creative engAGE Living Lab (ELL), a research lab operated as part of Concordia’s Center for Research in Aging (engAGE)’s “Meet me at the mall” project. The lab was established at the Cavendish Shopping Center in Côte Saint-Luc to help researchers and students connect with the community and gather the data needed for their theses on topics related to aging.

“Come check your balance” reads a sign at the Lab, storefront C-14 at the Cavendish Mall. What looks like a banking slogan is actually a checkup involving a Wii Balance board, dance moves and other distractions designed to check balance, attention span, hearing levels and even eyesight, especially people over the age of 60.

A participant checks his balance and stability on a Wii Balance Board as part of Berkley Petersen’s thesis research project at the Cavendish Mall in Côte Saint-Luc. Photo Berkeley-Petersen.

“We kind of made it a fun way to check up. How’s your balance, how’s your vision and how’s your hearing,” said Berkley Petersen, master’s student in psychology at Concordia. She collected a massive amount of data in the lab to study how factors like hearing loss might play a role in balance stability, especially in older people, for her thesis.

According to a report by Speech-Language & Audiology Canada and the Canadian Geriatrics Society, one in six Canadians has a speech, language or hearing disorder, making it the third most common chronic disability among old people. Most seniors who had their balance checked didn’t know they had a hearing problem, Petersen said.

The community-based research method adopted by the engAGE laboratory aims to bridge the gap in finding solutions to widespread problems that society has not been aware of from the beginning. Petersen and other researchers have used portable testing devices to check balance and hearing. These portable devices did the work of large, expensive harnessed lab equipment, demonstrating the functional nature of these community research labs.

“The goal of the lab is to conduct research on aging in a more realistic environment,” said Karen Li, a Petersen professor of psychology at Concordia and one of the seven founding researchers of the engAGE lab.

“The idea was, first of all, to bring the research to the community and embed ourselves in the community,” Li said. The benefit of having interactive labs in community spaces is that “participants avoid all the hassle of visiting the university campus, discovering the laboratory building, trying to find a parking space and making several trips,” she added. Li hopes the community research lab will be a better way to address salient issues in people’s daily lives.

To strengthen the bond between the community and researchers, and to increase engagement, the engAGE lab collaborated with The Art Hives Network. The network aims to establish human connections through art and artistic creation, which is considered an innate human behavior. It is this aspect that engAGE Lab has endeavored to exploit for the “community” part of its research method.

Through this collaboration, the lab offers interactive games, art activities, art therapy sessions, community building exercises and more. Their hope is to have more potential participants easily contributing to other research projects.

Lisa Potter, a tech-savvy 56-year-old art enthusiast, joined one of the free art therapy sessions offered by the lab in Quartier Cavendish Mall.

“Art therapy made my anxiety go away. Like no anxiety during COVID,” Potter said. Recognizing the disastrous effects of isolation on older adults, especially during lockdown, the lab has developed an online program called engAGE Living Lab Digital Era Response.

“Art has helped me in every way. I am no longer angry, I am very calm. It’s one of my go-to techniques,” Potter said while continuing to show off her collection of digital art she created through the online program ELLDER.

Potter is one of the seniors benefiting from the engAGE-Art Hive collaboration. Potter, through his art, expresses his set of values ​​of helping people, giving back to society, being compassionate and being supportive. Thus, she agreed to participate in extensive research projects at Concordia.

Lisa Potter shows her drawing of Willy Zoom, a mascot she designed for Concordia University. Photo Sruthi Matta.

“Instead of becoming researchers collecting information, we would be offering something in return,” said Janis Timm-Bottos, chief researcher of the engAGE lab. She is also an associate professor in the Department of Creative Arts Therapies at Concordia, as well as the founder of The Art Hives Network, one of the reasons for their collaboration.

Janis Timm-Bottos inspects work at the Creative engAGE Living Lab. Photo Sruthi Matta.

Community stories like Lisa Potter’s are the driving force behind engAGE Lab’s efforts to make research more accessible and accessible to the audience for whom it is intended.

“The hope is that we can start creating a social infrastructure so that people have open spaces to interact with each other and with the university,” Timm-Bottos said. She and her team are excited about a future where malls are transformed to better accommodate public initiatives and become more than just places to shop.

“And I believe we need everyone at the table,” added Timm-Bottos. “We need everyone with different life experiences, different backgrounds and unique professional lives…So that we can start solving these problems together.”

“It’s the future,” said Syeda Nayab Bukhari. She is the Director of the Telehealth Intervention Program for Isolated Elderly in the Department of Psychiatry at the Jewish General Hospital. To make research more accessible, she said the focus should be on multiple research sites and experimenting with different combinations of research methodologies.

Bukhari added that new methodologies, such as labs in malls and community spaces, have two major limitations. The first is the availability of sustainable funding. The second is to follow ethical standards and guidelines when dealing with walk-in attendees.

“We see that the engAGE living lab is a pioneer in doing this experiment…we too, as a lab, could find a way to collaborate with them,” Bukhari said. She suggests that two or three research teams get together, pooling financial and human resources to continue experimenting with research methods. That way, she thinks there would be enough room for mistakes.

“As researchers, we need to go and have these kinds of experiences where not just a segment of the community, but all segments of the community can come and see your work and be a part of it, according to their convenience and interest,” he said. she continued. .

“I don’t see them as challenges, but I see them as opportunities for labs to develop this and not let it become a challenge or a limitation,” Bukhari said, hoping these experiments will align science with the community needs.

Putting ‘Pride’ in Shrewsbury’s Pride Hill with celebratory artwork

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Simon Perks, owner of Christmas Perks in Wyle Cop and board member of Shrewsbury BID, takes a look at the rainbow over Pride Hill.

Shrewsbury BID has partnered with Shropshire Council and Shrewsbury Town Council to install the giant flooring to mark the 50th anniversary of the Pride movement.

The national campaign celebrates the LBGTQ+ community, promoting equality and diversity in all walks of life.

Jonathan Soden, of The Soden Collection at Wyle Cop and Shrewsbury BID board member, said the rainbow would make a strong statement.

“We were keen to celebrate Pride Month the right way, and the idea of ​​a bright, bold piece of art right in the heart of the city was perfect,” he said.

Cecilia Motley, Shropshire Council’s Cabinet Member for Communities and Culture, said: ‘I am very pleased to support this initiative by Shrewsbury BID on Pride Hill, which I am sure will complement the initiative very well by Pride course on Pride Hill by the Nationwide Building Society.

“I absolutely welcome these efforts to raise the profile of the LGBTQ+ community in Shropshire and show my support for the diversity of people who can describe themselves as part of this community.

“We have already hoisted a rainbow flag at Shirehall to mark our commitment to equality and inclusion in a tolerant and inclusive community.”

Alan Mosley, Leader of Shrewsbury City Council, said: “Shrewsbury City Council warmly recognizes the diversity and inclusion within our community and it is appropriate to mark the 50th anniversary of the Pride movement in this way.”

Catherine Armstrong, Deputy Director – Curriculum Support and Business Development, at Shrewsbury Colleges Group, said: “We applaud this move by Shrewsbury BID and local councils to demonstrate their support for the LGBTQ+ community and help celebrate pride month.”

Janesville Art League to Auction Locally Made ‘Arts of the Heart’ for Ukraine

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JANESVILLE, Wis. (WMTV) – It never takes a lot to show heart to those in need.

The Rock County Historical Society will host “Artrageous Wednesday” on June 29, with more than 30 locally painted “thank you” hearts that have been displayed throughout the city will be auctioned off. Heart ornaments that have been hung on Christmas trees during RCHS Christmas tree shows will also be auctioned off.

This silent auction is called “Hearts for Ukraine” and all proceeds will be donated to the World Central Kitchen – supporting its efforts to serve fresh meals to Ukrainian families.

One of the hearts that will be auctioned on June 29. All proceeds from this auction will go to the World Central Kitchen.(Rock County Historical Society)

In addition to auction proceeds, the organizations also accept donations. An anonymous donor will match the proceeds of the sale.

“During some of the worst months of the pandemic, the hearts created by members of our community brought messages of hope and thanks to essential workers,” said Arra Lasse, former president of the Janesville Art League. “Now the RCHS and JAL are auctioning off the hearts to continue their support and care – this time for the people of Ukraine. The highest bidder will be able to keep the heart, knowing they are donating to an important cause.

The auction will start at 5 p.m. and will continue until 8 p.m.

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Arts Briefs: Organic Art, a Marching Band and a Day for Dogs | Arts & Theater

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New exhibition

Artworks Gallery will present a new exhibition, “Organic Impressions,” June 26-July 30 at 564 N. Trade St., Winston-Salem, featuring works by Seth Moskowitz and Mona Wu.

The exhibit will be part of the upcoming Gallery Hop from 7-9pm on July 1.

An artists’ reception will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. on July 10.

Moskowitz is a Winston-Salem-based artist who creates and combines photographic images into works of art that rarely resemble photography or the images they incorporate. He describes creating his work as “an escape from the verbal cacophony of the working world – a way to enter a peaceful, magical place that is literally beyond words”. His works focus on nature and nudes and combinations of the two.

Originally from China, Mona Wu immigrated to the United States in 1970. She studied Chinese painting and calligraphy in Hong Kong, then earned her Bachelor of Arts in Art History at Salem College in 1996. She also studied printmaking at Wake Forest University from 1997 to 2014. . Wu has taught classes and workshops in Chinese art and printmaking at Salem Community College, Reynolda House of American Art, and Sawtooth School of Visual Art. Wu presents a series of monotype prints depicting fall and winter foliage in their natural forms, but transformed into expressive collage work by manipulations in the printing process. This exhibition is free and open to the public.

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Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Call 336-723-5890 or visit Artworks-Gallery.org.

Concert

NC Brass Band will perform “Bold As Brass” on the lawn of the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, 750 Marguerite Drive, Winston-Salem.

The July 2 concert will be “Stars & Stripes” and will feature patriotic music, food trucks, drinks and more.

Admission is $20 for adults and $10 for children 12 and under at secca.org.

Visit ncbrassband.org or secca.org.

New exhibition

Minglewood Farm and Nature Preserve is hosting an art installation until November 12 at 238 Minglewood Road in Westfield.

The display, by Clemmons resident Marianne DiNapoli-Mylet, is called Sojourn STICKITs. It features sculptures by DiNapoli-Mylet created from sticks, dress pattern paper and lace depicting three female figures on a welded metal frame. Make a reservation to visit at 336-351-2945 or minglewoodpreserve.org. Visit dinapoli-mylet.com to learn more about DiNapoli-Mylet.

New exhibition

The Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA) will host “Will Wilson: Connecting the Dots,” a mid-career retrospective of photographer Diné (Navajo) and community-engaged artist, through December 11 at the gallery main at 750 Marguerite Drive, Winston-Salem.

A prolific artist with a wide range of technical experience, Wilson exhibits an experimental artistic vision in technique and approach. His works use state-of-the-art technologies alongside historic photographic processes, including augmented reality, drone photography, and tintypes.

This exhibit features photographs and sculptures from three significant works created over the past two decades, addressing topics such as environmental justice, institutional racism, and Indigenous futurism.

Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. a.m. on Sunday.

Outdoor concerts

Outdoor summer concerts will continue with:

7 p.m. on July 2: Drew Foust (roots, rock, soul) at Saturday City Sunsets at LeBauer Park, 208 N. Davie St., Greensboro. Free. Bring blankets, chairs, picnics. Food trucks, brewery, craft vendors on site. 336-373-7533, greensborodowntownparks.org.

7 p.m. on July 2: Smitty & the Jumpstarters (swing rock) at Summer on Liberty at the intersection of Sixth and Liberty Streets, Winston-Salem. Free. 336-354-1500, centre-villews.com/music.

pride march

Greensboro Pride will hold a Pride March to remember at 6 p.m. on June 28 from outside the International Civil Rights Center and Museum at 134 S. Elm St. in downtown Greensboro.

The event will commemorate the 53rd anniversary of the Stonewall Inn riots in New York, which were the catalyst for the modern gay rights movement.

Attendees can also participate in a silent march to Governmental Plaza, where the evening will begin with guest speakers and a candlelight vigil.

The Stonewall Riots were a series of protests by members of the gay community in response to a police raid on the Stonewall Inn in New York City. The riots took place in the early hours of June 28, 1969.

Greensboro Pride will donate $1 for each participant to The Trevor Project, a non-profit organization focused on suicide prevention efforts for youth in the LGBTQIA2+ community.

Participants are encouraged to bring signs showing their support for the LGBTQIA2+ community.

Visit greensboropride.org and follow them on Facebook and Instagram.

Harry Styles celebrates new album with pop-up shops and ‘one night only’ concert – The Ticker

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Harry Styles released his third solo album, “Harry’s House”, on May 20. He commemorated the outing with the opening of limited-time pop-up shops selling merchandise and performing an exclusive “One Night Only” concert in New York City the same day. of liberation.

Styles is known for having upbeat music his fans can dance to, which continues on his new pop album. However, many of his upbeat new songs have extremely depressing and lonely lyrics that contradict each other.

“Matilda” is the one that resonated with her audience. This song is about parenting issues and the idea of ​​family. He wrote this song after a friend related an experience and thought they should get help; however Styles said in an interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe that he felt it was not up to him to to intervene.

“You don’t have to be sorry for leaving and growing up,” one of Styles’ notable lyrics from the song.

The pop-ups performed for just one week in Los Angeles, New York and different countries. Merchandise sold at these stores consisted of exclusive merchandise associated with the album release. Fans lined up for hours in the beating sun to get these products and photo opportunities.

In the New York pop-up, there was a replica of the piece featured on the album cover, in place of Styles. Some might say fans were invited into the artist’s “home”. Thousands of images began to appear on social media from these photos taken in stores.

During her recent performance at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Styles debuted music from her new album, specifically the song titled “Boyfriends.”

Within the first 24 hours of the album’s release, it gained over 97 million streams.

Styles immediately performed the entire record in less than 24 hours at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York. Some wondered how it would work, given that the audience wouldn’t know the words. However, the fans already knew the words, so that was no obstacle.

Styles even commented on it during his performance, asking, “Who knows the words?”

Throughout his “One Night Only in New York” concert, which was also available live for $25, Styles performed the 13-song album, as well as songs from his previous albums.

Styles revealed he would return for a North American tour of the album in the fall. Performances are expected in Toronto, Austin and Chicago. There will be 15 standout shows each for Los Angeles and New York, and a few in Mexico City.

How a £55m project will work to help deliver state-of-the-art digital connectivity in the Swansea Bay City area

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A £55m project to help deliver state-of-the-art digital connectivity in the Swansea Bay City area is starting to move forward, executives said. It is one of nine draft municipal agreements for the area – and was described as a ‘golden thread’ running through them all at a meeting of the Swansea Bay City Area Joint Committee.

The Digital Infrastructure Program, as the project is known, has three key objectives: widespread fiber broadband coverage in urban and growing areas, the expansion of connectivity in underserved rural areas, and the deployment of as much 5G wireless technology as possible.

Although it may sound technical, the premise is that good digital connectivity helps a region gain a competitive advantage, drive innovation, and drive economic growth. And the Swansea Bay City area, according to a report presented to the Joint Committee, has suffered from a lack of commercial investment in this regard. The region covers Swansea, Carmarthenshire, Neath Port Talbot and Pembrokeshire.

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Gareth Jones, the project manager, said the aim is to sustain connectivity in the region for at least the next 25 to 30 years. He added: “Our project, in all honesty, is not enough to achieve this on its own. We need to work with the UG Government, the Welsh Government, our local authorities, the wider public sector and of course , the most important private sector and industry.”

Mr Jones said poor digital coverage in rural areas was becoming more prominent as fiber broadband builders penetrated further into urban areas. But he said there were now six fiber builders in the region – three specializing in rural areas – compared to just two a few years ago.



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Cllr Steve Hunt, the leader of Neath Port Talbot Council, said he was one of those underserved customers and that some people and businesses in the five valleys of the county were struggling with the problem. He asked for assurances that Mr Jones and his colleagues would continue to press the central government for a better provision.

One element of the project will see an investment of over £12m in super-fast digital infrastructure for public sector buildings in the region.

Mr Jones said it would create the basis for a “fiber spine” in the area. He added: “Probably, more importantly, it will spur significant private sector investment in building additional fiber.”

He said he and his colleagues were working out which public sector buildings would benefit from the £12m outlay.

The four participating councils will recruit two staff members to help move the project forward, liaising with businesses and the public. This will include providing Public Health England’s latest guidance and advice on 5G – the next iteration of the wireless network.

“There’s a lot of misinformation and information out there,” said Cllr Rob Stewart, the head of Swansea Council.

The project aims to establish 5G networks, which could lead to new and better business applications.

Mr Jones said: “The excitement behind 5G is not about mobile phones. It’s the ultra-fast wireless offshore connectivity for your wind farms. It’s about private high-speed connectivity on a dairy farm. This is the network that will control autonomous vehicles in the future.

Cllr Stewart said: “The digital program is a golden thread that runs through us and helps us achieve even more on our other projects.”

Rising construction costs remain a real concern for the £1.24billion city contract for the Swansea Bay City area, the program manager said.

The agreement with the city includes nine projects spanning energy, advanced manufacturing, and health and wellness, among others. It has and will result in new buildings, including a £60m marine energy facility at Pembroke Dock.

Jonathan Burnes, the city’s agreement manager, told a committee meeting that construction costs were a high risk, with the Pembroke Dock marine project being one example. Monthly construction cost impact assessments were being carried out, he said, and additional funds were being requested from the Welsh European Funding Office as more money was now needed to complete the projects.

Other ‘red’ risks were a shortage of the expected private sector contribution of over £625million over the 15-year City Agreement, and how future flood mapping and associated requirements could affect projects.

Dr Burnes said 13% of the £1.24billion had now been spent, with 500 jobs – including construction jobs – created.

Cllr Darren Price, the leader of Carmarthenshire Council, said those benefits were what mattered. He said the public “frankly, doesn’t care” about governance decisions and reports. What they wanted to know, he said, was what was being provided in terms of jobs, investment and gross value added – or productivity.

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First preview of ‘The Fall of Númenor’ artwork unveiled

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Image via The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The announcement that JRR Tolkien would be releasing a new novel later this year didn’t exactly excite many diehard Tolkienists, if only for the fact that The Fall of Numenor will not actually involve any new writing material from The Lord of the Rings author. But you never look a horse gift in the mouth, and the fact that we’re getting 11 new illustrations from Alan Lee is as regal a gift as the one Thorin gave Bilbo at the end of The Hobbit.

Alan Lee has long been revered as one of the finest cartoonists to portray Middle-earth, with many fans holding him on par with John Howe. Both Lee and Howe worked with Peter Jackson to direct The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies, not to mention that we’ve seen his work on every illustrated version of The Legendary, whether set in the Third Age or as early as The Silmarillionchronologically the first book involving the creation of the world at the hands of Eru Ilúvatar.

Now, thanks to Weekly entertainment, we have a first look at some of the artwork that will appear in The Fall of Numenor. Check them out below.

Lee also made a statement about returning to Middle-earth.

“It is a pleasure to be able to explore the Second Age in greater detail and learn more about those dark and ancient events, alliances and catastrophes that ultimately led to the stories of the Third Age that we know best. had the opportunity to work on The Lord of the Rings and The HobbitI tried to imbue the images and designs with an appropriate antiquity, a layering of history and echoes of those older stories, and The Fall of Numenor proved a perfect opportunity to dig a little deeper into Middle-earth’s rich history.

Describing the fall of the titular kingdom of Men, this new novel is a collection of writings involving the Second Age of Middle-earth, and how Sauron the Deceiver brought about the end of Númenor, thus paving the way for the creation of Gondor and Arnor. .

The Fall of Numenor releases November 10.

In a rare occurrence, Tagore’s artwork shows up at auction and fetches ₹9.36 lakh

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An undated ink on brown paper painting by the late poet and Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore went up for sale Friday at an online auction organized by auction house AstaGuru.

Tagore, a polymath who was also a philosopher, composer, writer, playwright and educator, created thousands of paintings in different mediums, but his works are rarely auctioned. “Tagore was a fairly prolific painter, with over 2,300 creations in just over 10 years, starting at the age of 60, but most of his work is already public in institutions such as Visva Bharati in Santiniketan , or the National Gallery of Modern Art, which do not sell paintings,” says Santiniketan-based art historian R Siva Kumar.

Even when a work surfaces, since all of its works are designated national treasures, none can leave the country. Tagore’s paintings have fetched crores at auction.

Bird, the painting in question, comes from the collection of another illustrious artist, the late Nandalal Bose. Bidding started at ₹20,000 and the work eventually sold for over ₹9.36 million.

Looking at images of Bird, Debraj Goswami, artist and assistant professor of fine arts at MS University in Baroda, said the work could be seen as reflecting the influence of Haida art. Tagore is said to have been struck by this Native North American art form while visiting the United States.

“Haida artwork is usually very simplified forms of animals and birds, usually in black and white. Inspired by them, Tagore painted many imaginary creatures in black and white, using ink on paper,” Goswami said.

“It’s not just a work of art, but a relic of India’s national history,” said Sunny Chandiramani, vice president of customer relations at AstaGuru.

(All prices include buyer’s premium)


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Kering Eyewear expands its product portfolio and launches a collaborative project

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Kering Eyewear announces the launch of the “Kering Eyewear Through Their Eyes” project: a series of collaborations with international artists to develop creative concepts aimed at revisiting the values ​​of Kering Eyewear and its collections using new languages ​​and bringing together different forms of art.

Since its inception in 2014, the company has dedicated its efforts to developing its brand portfolio with the objective of unlocking the potential of each brand in a creative and sustainable way. With this initiative, Kering Eyewear creates a direct link with the world of art and design, choosing digital art, a new frontier of creativity, a synthesis of technological progress and multimedia art.

Artists chosen for “Kering Eyewear Through Their Eyes” will be featured each season, contributing their art to support Kering Eyewear and interpreting, through their creative and digital vision Technologythe visual universe and the aesthetic codes of the company and its products.

For the first edition of the project, Kering Eyewear has teamed up with Camilla Falsini, a young illustrator, muralist and multimedia artist from Rome, whose style combines vector drawing, digital collage and material applications, characterized by an explosion of colors and a iconography that transposes the avant-garde artistic techniques of the 20th century into the contemporary world.

Roberto Vedovotto, President and CEO of Kering Eyewear said: “Thanks to this project, Kering Eyewear takes a new step by approaching the world of art and using a new language, with the objective of experimenting and conveying in a figurative way the aesthetic codes and product collections of the company. Camilla Falsini’s signature style fits perfectly with the young and dynamic spirit of Kering Eyewear. The artist portrayed the values ​​of the company in an innovative way, giving his work an original and extremely identifiable style.”

The creative concept imagined by Camilla, ‘Look in my glassesfeaturing the fantastic, colorful and geometric style of the artist, offers a personal approach, with a subjective and realistic synthesis of the Kering Eyewear universe.

Digital works by Camilla Falsini will fill stores adding color to the Digital Retail Concept, a retail environment designed by Kering Eyewear and enriched by the power of digital, installed in selected locations and displayed before the end of the year in a hundred points of sale in the most prestigious shopping destinations in the world. As part of the concept, digital screens can be updated and animated in real time, changing the look of the entire store with just one click. Subsequently, the artist’s creations will be deployed across multiple highly digital touchpoints, including relevant e-commerce platforms such as TMall and JD.com.

“Chee$e” is a model of what independent cinema should be

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There’s a kind of cynicism so brazen that it plays off like sincerity, and it’s all the more gratifying that its playful side is in the spotlight. The same goes for the snarky and action-packed comedy “Chee$e,” Damian Marcano’s second feature, which screens Friday at this year’s edition of BAMcinemaFest, an essential annual showcase for independent films. Marcano (who directed episodes of “Winning Time”) returns to his native Trinidad and Tobago to film the picaresque of a young man with big plans and big problems. The film openly proclaims its intentions to please the crowd without hiding the conflicts that lurk below the surface.

Marcano moved to the United States when he was twelve, and “Chee$e” has an in-between mindset. Its subject is an outgoing but pensive young man who wants to leave the island; this dream is as urgent as it is vague, and it packs an ironic sting. The protagonist and narrator, Skimma (Akil Gerard Williams), is lonely, young, black, and a long-time orphan. He lives in a remote area called Turtle Village, where he is a diligent assistant to a Mr. Ottone, a white Italian tourist who stayed behind and became the area’s artisan cheesemaker. Early on, discussing life in Turtle Village, Skimma describes the local approach to affluent tourists: “We smile and play along, all in exchange for that almighty dollar. We suck the big fish in the hope that when it eats, we eat. American cultural tourists, that is, moviegoers and the film industry that serves them, are the big fish Marcano is targeting; “Chee$e” is a virtual travelogue of a movie, happily introducing foreign viewers to life on the island and in the village with a satirical look at the personalities and customs of the island, as well as the landscapes and places, packing a conflicting exposition of his sociopolitics. seizures.

With an almost documentary curiosity, Marcano revels in the details of the cheesemaker’s art – an art that Skimma has mastered, but the particular uses of that art by the apprentice are the driving force of the drama. Skimma warmly regards Ottone as a “father figure”; he also considers his boss, who has moved halfway around the world to follow his pleasure and rebuild his life, an example of what white people can do that he himself cannot. Skimma yearns for what he sees as their psychological freedom and independence, and he believes that only money can provide that. What triggers his dream at hand, the first step to leave the island, is a restored vintage car, turquoise and resplendent, which he adores. He recognizes, with an even more distant view of his inaccessibility, the inner freedom Rastafarians achieve through religious devotion, and he connects with a Rastaman named Osiris (Lou Lyons), whom he meets at night on the beach.

However, the connection is not spiritual: Skimma is suddenly inspired to harvest marijuana from Osiris’ bountiful harvest. Deploying his newly mastered artisan skills, he hides the herb in blocks of cheese which he makes at home with the help of his lifelong friend, Peter (Julio Prince), then sells. Additionally, heating and cooling works wonders and intensifies the mind-altering powers of the drug, creating a demand for Skimma’s “cheese”; this, in turn, sparks his desire to expand his business and fatten his bankroll. It also attracts the mistrust of the authorities.

Skimma’s personal life is turned upside down, which underpins her drive to make a quick buck. About a month after a single date with Skimma, a young woman named Rebecca (Yidah Leonard) tells him that she is pregnant with his child, although Skimma has no memory of having sex with her. (On the other hand, he remembers getting drunk on their date and imagines what’s next.) Because she’s the daughter of Miss Maria (Binta Ford), a grocery store owner and Local matriarch and stalwart of the church, Skimma is desperate to keep the pregnancy a secret. He harbors serious doubts about his desire to have a child – or rather his ability to raise a child properly – and this prospect evokes his own disastrous view of family life, which is rooted in the abandonment of him by his own father and the deaths of his mother and uncle who raised him.

Against the backdrop of grief and self-doubt, Marcano introduces an upsetting and upsetting spiritual dimension, rooted in the country’s religions and customs, centered on Osiris and a “priestess of black magic” named Hortencia (Ayanna Cézanne). Alongside the country’s distinctive cultural heritage, the film dramatizes – with frankness and energy – its enduring and internalized colonial politics and mores. Marcano reveals a long-standing patriarchal and misogynistic legacy of cavalier paternal irresponsibility. He points out that abortion is generally illegal; it shows harassing preachers calling the proceedings murder and holding the populace – in fact, many women – in thrall. The general air of rigid Christian moralism is reinforced, as Skimma observes, by the political absence of separation of church and state. Meanwhile, the country is portrayed as oppressed by a hostile and racist police force (even its black officers are anti-black) who are engaged in a senseless and destructive war on drugs, focusing on marijuana; there is no liberalization in sight, and the strict laws give rise to both exceptional cruelty and the authorities’ own absurd and self-destructive actions.

The stress and turmoil of Skimma’s ancient adventures are brought to the screen with a sense of style that’s as tender and loving as it is penetrating and insightful. Marcano makes his own cinematography and gives the impression of wielding the camera in the classically metaphorical manner of a pen, evoking his personal and immediate relationship to his subjects and settings. His tangy, offbeat visual compositions, rendered in a tangy, sun-washed Kodachrome palette, convey a sense of wonder and spontaneous excitement and imbue everyday conversations and activities with a distinctive cinematic identity. This narrative vigor is reinforced by audiovisual asides that evoke memories and daydreams through flashbacks, animations, interpolations and allusive montages. Although the film’s dialogue is in English, Marcano adds subtitles, due to the characters’ local accents and vocabulary, but he adds them in a playful way, integrating the on-screen text into his creative design both visually (animating the timing and formatting of subtitles) and textually (as when a character’s distinguished words are “translated” to reveal their vulgar implications).

The exuberance and scrutiny, craftsmanship and sincerity, practical artistry and incisive observation that are displayed in “Chee$e” are exemplary elements of independent cinema. The film is a very model of what BAMcinemaFest exists to present. And there’s yet another reason to cheer: a cliffhanger ending that opens the door to a sequel. ♦

teamLab ‘Existence in Infinite Continuity’ Rhythm

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teamLab is generally known for its ethereal installations that often immerse visitors in an otherworldly setting. Made up of a team of architects, engineers, programmers and artists, the collective’s latest exhibition is noticeably different. For the first time, teamLab will present works in Geneva and distill their scope in the field of digital art.

Housed in the Swiss outpost of Pace Gallery, Exist in infinite continuity imagine life as an uninterrupted flow of energy. Presented on a series of digital monitors, the work meditates on the unrecognized continuity between our existence and the world – whether it’s a flock of birds flying in unison or simply the movement of our own bodies when we interact with our environment. Instead of depicting humans or birds themselves, teamLab visualizes movement through countless tiny lines that flow sporadically at varying densities on the surrounding airflow.

In addition, from June 20 to July 3, teamLab will visualize Giacomo Puccini’s last opera Turandot to Grand Theater of Geneva. This is the first time that the collective has worked in an opera setting and will immerse the public in a sculptural space of light.

Exist in infinite continuity opened earlier this month and will be viewable at Rhythm Geneva until July 2.

On the theme of exhibitions, the Michael Werner Gallery presents Peter Saul: New Works.

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Artwork Flow sees 100% customer growth in 2022

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Artwork Flow, Bizongo’s SaaS platform, reported 100% quarter-over-quarter customer growth in fiscal 2022. cloud-based labeling focuses on textiles, apparel, packaging and other contract manufacturing products.

The global label market is estimated to grow to nearly $60 billion by 2026. The current space relies on legacy tools and lacks cohesion with multiple communication channels. The Artwork Flow digitizes the value chain of the packaging and labeling industry. It allows brands to automate production workflow, secure sensitive information during the artwork review and approval process, track changes with version control, and access audit trails with automated version management and history tracking. This enhances teams’ remote working capabilities and enables brands to maintain a creative and consistent brand voice.

Arjita Kulshreshtha, Associate Director, Artwork Flow, Bizongo, said: “Brands have always had to manage labeling and artwork requirements, but the globalized economy and changing consumer demands, among other forces, have made it more intimidating. As Bizongo reaches this momentous milestone, I’m proud of our team’s dedication to customer success and lightning-fast innovation.

Artwork Flow has a network of over 6,300 partner factories

The platform claims to have better content tracking and a holistic view of all artwork approval stages. Packaging is an integral part of the product manufacturing process. Artwork Flow makes product labeling challenges easy for UK, EU, NA and APAC brands.

The cloud-based collaboration platform provides an automated compliance service that helps brands eliminate instances of product mislabeling that could lead to recall risk.

“We are focused on streamlining our customers’ packaging artwork requirements and saving them time and money while providing visibility to every stakeholder throughout the process,” said added Kulshreshtha.





Three William Nicholson paintings to be auctioned in Kent

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The dandelion field by William Nicholson – estimated at £15,000-20,000 at high auction.

It is believed to date from when the artist attended Herkomer School of Art in Bushey, Hertfordshire – an institution he left in 1891 in what his tutor Sir Hubert von Herkomer described as ” a piece of Whistlerian brazenness” (Nicholson had arranged a nude model with an open umbrella for the students to paint).

The 8 x 5 inch (21 x 13 cm) oil on panel was given by the artist to his sister Mabel and then inherited by his daughter Phyllis Graham. On retiring from nursing, Phyllis moved with her husband to Zigzag Farm, Hastingleigh near Wye, Kent. It was there that she met local artist Gordon Davies (1926-2007) with whom she later lived during her last years as a widow and to whom she gave four paintings by Nicholson and a group of prints to his death.

The three works offered at Grand Auctions on July 4 were consigned by Davies’ sister. All appear in Patricia Reid’s catalog raisonné of Nicholson’s paintings. “The Dandelion Field” also appeared in the dedicated exhibition at the Royal Academy in 2004.

Probably painted near Bushey, it shows a young girl walking through grass and dandelions almost at ground level. The artist also included his own shadow with the shape of his easel at the very bottom of the painting, a device he used elsewhere during this period. It is estimated between £15,000 and £20,000.


Woman at the Window by William Nicholson

woman at the window by William Nicholson – estimated at £30,000-50,000 at high auction.

The other two works also represent seated women but more directly in terms of composition. A title woman at the window has been dated to 1892 and is thought to be in a fisherman’s cottage, probably in St. Ives. The auction house stating that the 15.5 x 12 inch (40 x 31 cm) oil on canvas shows “Whistler’s greatest influence on Nicholson’s style” and “exceptional” control of lighting from the artist, it comes with higher expectations and is estimated at £30,000-£50,000.


Girl in an Armchair by William Nicholson

Girl in a chair by William Nicholson – estimated at £15,000-20,000.

A third image titled Girl in a chair, again dated 1892, is estimated between £15,000 and £20,000. The 19 x 11 inch (49 x 28 cm) oil on board is thought to depict either one of Nicholson’s younger cousins ​​or the daughter of his older cousin Alfred Nicholson Leeds.

Letter Nelson

On a somewhat different theme, another lot from the sale is a letter dictated by Horatio Nelson to John Scott, his secretary aboard HMS Victory. The letter, which is signed by the vice-admiral and dated 1803, concerns reports of Spanish and French naval movements. It is estimated between £9,000 and £15,000.

‘I must have been taken out of the museum’: the artistic challenge that nearly broke Dean Stevenson | mona

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Fver the past 10 months, Dean Stevenson has descended deep, deep into the bowels of Tasmania’s Museum of Old and New Art – Hobart’s underground gallery dedicated to the dark and the strange – to sit in front of a piano and write a piece of music from scratch. No one made Stevenson write 150 compositions; if he’s being completely honest, he wanted to see how far he could push himself until he broke. “And it turned out to be about 130,” he said softly.

Under the constant gaze of curious art lovers, the 50-year-old composer has spent the last 10 months writing a piece every day, stopping around 4 p.m. when musicians from the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra arrive to perform this he wrote, good or bad. At the end of the performance, the composition was put aside and Stevenson started all over again.

The 4 p.m. project is “without a doubt the most ambitious thing” Stevenson has ever done, forcing him “to suck on something for a while and own it,” as he wrote on his website at the start. When 4 p.m. was first announced last year, a Mona curator said, “I for one can’t wait to watch him suffer for his art while the clock counts down.”

So, did Stevenson suffer? “Oh my God, yes,” he said. “First it was going to be three months, then it became six, then 10. And I probably could have quit anytime, but either I was writing great music or I just didn’t feel safe. – for the moment.”

In March, after being in the depths of Mona since July last year, “something snapped in my brain and I had to be taken out of the museum,” he says. “I couldn’t come back for a few weeks. To be honest, I’m not quite back yet. It was traumatic. I no longer had control over everything that was happening around me. It was something to be exposed all the time, it was very expensive.

Dean Stevenson at his piano inside Mona: ‘Was I getting better at writing music? Or was the music improving and I was suffering underneath? Photography: Mona

After being pulled from Mona, Stevenson took a short break and went on tour, before returning to the gallery to restart at 4 p.m. for its sister festival, Dark Mofo. He knows he has been changed by the experience, but wonders exactly how; he suspects he has become a braver musician for it. “Was I getting better at writing music?” he asks. “Or was the music improving and I was suffering underneath?

“In the end, I think that’s what happened – the music was getting really good and I wasn’t doing so well. But I made that to myself. I guess it’s experience.

When he first suggested the idea of ​​4 p.m. to Mona founder and friend David Walsh, “it was all going to revolve around me, look how awesome I am – it was way too self-centered, it would have been terrible. ” The idea never went anywhere. Over the next 20 years, Stevenson toured as a drummer, composed and taught music. In his students, young and old, he came to observe a common “crippling anxiety”; most were “so afraid of doing something wrong”.

Finally, he understood: we all have to yearn for something for a while and own it.

“We stigmatize mistakes so much – if you don’t do it right, you better give up,” he says. “Only those with absolute bloodthirsty passion will continue, for they cannot not do it. And as a teacher, I encouraged people to get into the music industry, which I won’t do anymore because it’s a terrible industry. Seeing where we are in the food chain during Covid, I finally realized that unless that’s all you can do, it’s a crucifix – and I won’t encourage anyone to hang themselves on it.

Some days at 4 p.m. he had only “terrible music, just drivel” to show. Some days he left the gallery with great pride. But every day, after every performance, he was approached by people telling the same story. “It’s funny, but at least once a day they say, ‘I used to play an instrument, and I gave it up.’ You can hear the regret. I always give my time to these people, because it’s a really precious moment.

Dean Stevenson and members of the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra perform at 4pm inside MONA
“You rarely see people doing things, you always see the end result.” Photography: Mona

Surrounded by finished art, he showed them something exotic: the very process of creation. “You rarely see people doing stuff, you always see the end result. And crafting is something you do at home in gloomy desperation, like practicing scales. It’s just a horrible idea, not something fun. But I can be the guy who pulls out his dirty underwear every day,” he says.

Visiting Stevenson in Mona, I spot a message typed on a page on one of the music stands: “Art is never finished. It’s just abandoned in an interesting place. He sees this as the biggest lesson and “the antithesis of the panic that we have to get it right the first time”.

“If we want to do better things and be happier, sometimes we just have to say, ‘Oh, that’s enough,'” he says. “Being good enough is actually good.”

During the two weeks of Dark Mofo, his 4 p.m. sessions were devoted to composing parts of a sinfonietta titled With Ukraine. Tuesday night it was assembled and performed in Hobart in its entirety; an incredibly moving experience that raised $10,000 for Voices of Children, a charity that helps Ukrainian families. And for the first time in 10 months, Stevenson wasn’t performing — he was standing backstage and watching someone else conduct: “Total relief.”

Community News – Brick Store Museum Welcomes Cambodian Artist

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Gary D. Eidson
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Thanks to the partnership of the Khmer families of Kennebunk, the Brick Store Museum welcomes the Cambodian ceramist Yary Livan, with an exhibition of his traditional ceramics. Livan is one of only three known ceramic masters to survive the 1975 Khmer Rouge genocide, and the only known living in the United States.

The exhibition of the traditional Khmer ceramic artist in the Patsy Bauman Contemporary Gallery at the Brick Store Museum will continue until July 31. Courtesy picture

Livan began his studies in 1971 at the Royal University of Fine Arts in Phnom Penh, the capital, where he majored in ceramics and painting and focused on ceramic forms and ornamentation. traditional Khmer. In 1975, the Khmer Rouge regime seized power in Cambodia and began a systematic genocide, primarily targeting artists, writers and intellectuals and ultimately killing two million Cambodians. Livan survived by using her knowledge of ceramics to build wood-fired kilns needed to make tiles.

He spent most of the 1980s and 1990s moving from one refugee camp to another, arriving in the United States in 2001 and granted political asylum in 2002. That same year Livan became a guest artist , Ceramics Program, Harvard Arts Office. That year he received the Mima Weissmann Prize for the study of ceramic arts.

Since 2005, Livan has taught ceramics classes at several Lowell schools. In 2012, Livan received an artist grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and also became an assistant professor at Middlesex Community College.

The exhibition of the traditional Khmer ceramic artist in the museum’s Patsy Bauman Contemporary Gallery will continue until July 31. In addition to the exhibition, a demonstration and documentary event is planned for Saturday July 9 at the Brick Store museum during which the artist will discuss his work. , traditional dishes will be served and the documentary on Livan’s work will be shown.

The exhibit is sponsored by BBSquared and community members. To help support the effort, visit www.brickstoremuseum.org.

Ocean Survival Adventure offered at Kennebunk Free Library

The Kennebunk Free Library offers an Ocean Survival Adventure program on July 5 at 4 p.m. Participants can try their hand at Morse code, make a water filter, build a small raft, and more. The event is designed for children and adults to work together. Everyone is welcome, but the activities will be best enjoyed by children 6 and up.

Ocean Survival Adventure is part of Oceans of Possibilities, the library’s summer reading program. For more information on summer programs, visit the library’s website.

Ocean Zone Crafting

Kennebunk Free Library continues its deep dive with Ocean Zone Crafts. Throughout the summer, explore the ocean areas with a new craft every two weeks. Make a craft during a visit to the library. Crafts will be set up for completion at the craft table in the children’s room. Participants will learn about the five ocean zones and craft something to take home. Ocean Zone Crafts in July includes:

· July 5-16: Twilight Ocean Zone Hermit Crab.

· July 18-28: Midnight Ocean Zone sea anemones.

· July 29-August. 6: Jellyfish from the abyssal ocean zone.

The event is free and wheelchair accessible. For more information, call 985-2173.

Friday Fun at the Library

Visit the library every Friday on July 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Each Friday there will be different activities to do, games to play and crafts to do. Events are free, wheelchair accessible, and open to teens 10 and older.

● July 1, Pokeymans Project: Develop your artistic skills by drawing Pokémon.
● July 8, all-day craft pick-up: In preparation for the KFL road race, no meeting will be held. Stop by during the day to say hello and pick up take-out looms and sea turtle yarn crafts. These will be available while supplies last in the Walker Room.
● July 15, creating zines: want to know more about zines? Get involved in the counterculture and make groundbreaking zine at the library. Supplies and examples will be available, but feel free to bring anything that inspires you.
● July 22, binders and bookmarks: learn how to reuse old objects to create origami bookmarks and t-shirt binders. T-shirts will be provided, but feel free to bring a favorite old t-shirt to reuse.
● July 29, Trivia – Deep Sea Edition: ready to test your knowledge on the high seas? Visit for a game of Kahoot. Be sure to bring a phone or other device that connects to the internet.

For more information, see Miss Emmaline downstairs in the children’s room, or call 207-985-2173.

KW Contemporary Art welcomes Reflections

KW Contemporary Art has announced that it will present Reflections, a new collection of works by Audra Weaser.

According to a June 15 press release, “Weaser’s lifelong love of water and nature is evident in his paintings. Growing up in Southern California, Weaser was fascinated by the ocean and the ebb and flow of the tides. In the exhibition, Weaser reflects on the interplay of water and light between them and our interpretations of these fleeting moments. Shimmering, moving surfaces reflect the outside world in an abstract state that Weaser depicts in a new painterly way to provoke our emotional response. These surfaces allow us to glimpse our inner states, creating a dynamic space between reflection and projection.

The opening will take place on Saturday July 2 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and is open to the public.

KW Contemporary Art features a roster of artists ranging from emerging talents to established mid-career artists from around the world. The gallery is in Lower Village Kennebunk, near Dock Square and above the Spaces Interior Design store.

Celebrate Pride at the Seashore Trolley Museum

The Seashore Trolley Museum is celebrating Pride this weekend on Saturday and Sunday, June 25 and 26 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Visitors are invited to rides in decorated trolleys on the museum’s heritage railway, activities family activities and the regular interactive activities of the museum. exhibitions and presentations.

The Seashore Trolley Museum celebrates Pride on Saturday, June 25 and 26 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information, visit www.trolleymuseum.org. Courtesy picture

On Saturday, live entertainment will be provided by Dana Pearson Music (10 a.m.-11 a.m., 12 p.m.-1 p.m.) and Collective Motion Arts Center (11 a.m.-11:30 a.m.). Burgers and hot dogs will be available for lunch. On Sundays, food trucks Mow’s Munchies and Pink Waffle will be on campus from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Three dollars from every admission ticket sold over the weekend will be donated to Out Maine. Proceeds from a raffle with prizes donated by local businesses will also benefit Out Maine. For more information about Out Maine, visit ‘LGBTQ+ Youth at https://outmaine.org

Supporters of the event are Daytrip Society, Daytrip Jr., The Inn at English Meadows, AWOL Kennebunkport, Kennebunkport Captains Collection, Alisson’s Restaurant, Bitter End Wells, HB Provisions and Hurricane Restaurant.

Located at 195 Log Cabin Road in Kennebunkport, the Seashore Trolley Museum is the world’s first and largest electric railroad and transit museum. The museum is open Wednesday through Sunday until Halloween. For more information, hours, and the museum’s COVID-19 policies, visit www.trolleymuseum.org or call 207-967-2800, ext. 113.

The Seashore Trolley Museum celebrates Pride on Saturday, June 25 and 26 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information, visit www.trolleymuseum.org.

Lupines in Kennebunkport. Photo by Cynthia Fitzmorris

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How to protect your NFTs from scammers

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According to Wikipedia, the first known non-fungible token (NFT) was established in 2014 and the first NFT project was launched at the end of 2015. It took a few more years and more projects for the concept to spread into the mainstream consciousness, and then a few more for the massive investments in NFTs follow.

2020 and 2021 have seen hundreds of millions of dollars spent on NFT. The boom was obvious but baffling to many, as buying an NFT of a piece of digital art – a song, photo, video, in-game collectible, etc. – does not mean that you obtain any copyright, intellectual property, or other legal rights in the digital asset that the NFT represents.

So what is the appeal of NFTs?

We asked Satnam Narang, Research Engineer at Tenable, to shed some light on the issue for the uninitiated and offer security tips for those who have already invested in it.

Why do buyers use NFTs?

“Most commonly associated with digital art, NFTs are considered the modern equivalent of an art collection. Only a certain number of NFTs are produced for a project and they have a variety of characteristics, which can contribute to an NFT’s value from a rarity perspective,” Narang explains.

“Most of the popular NFT projects are what are called PFP (Profile Pictures) projects like CryptoPunks or Bored Apes. Buyers acquire them and use them as profile pictures on social media because social media has become our digital art gallery.While it’s true anyone can right click and save a PFP from one of these projects and claim it for themselves because it’s When it comes to blockchain-based projects, there is a way to verifiably prove ownership.Twitter recognized the value of NFTs as PFPs, which is why they started offering cryptocurrency enthusiasts the opportunity to verify ownership of their NFTs on the blockchain in a more transparent manner.

He attributes the recent popularity of NFTs in part to the fact that, for many cryptocurrency enthusiasts and investors who missed the early days of Bitcoin and Ethereum, NFTs have become another investment vehicle and potential earning opportunity. .

Several noteworthy projects have seen the value of their NFTs skyrocket over the past year, even as the broader cryptocurrency market has entered a bear markethe underlined.

However, it should be noted that the NFT market has cooled a bit since.

How are they secured?

NFTs are bought and sold on NFT marketplaces (e.g. OpenSea).

“NFTs are typically stored in hot wallets: cryptocurrency wallets that are easily accessible over the Internet through browser extensions like MetaMask. This allows users to easily access their NFTs for sale,” Narang explains.

“Some power users may choose to store their NFTs in cold wallets, which are offline wallets (physical devices) that are not connected to the internet. Cold wallets include hardware wallets like Ledger or Trezor, which require a user to securely store a private key offline in order to access their funds or NFT in their cold wallet.

NFT: a treasure trove for scammers

As documented by software engineer Molly White in her Web3 Is Going Great project, NFT projects obtain compromise has become an almost daily occurrence, and cover drawn on dodgy NFT projects have also been known to occur.

It is difficult for those looking to buy NFTs or have the ability to mint them to be absolutely sure that they are not being fooled.

“There is often a window of opportunity offered to scammers to target NFT projects that are trying to add more value for their holders. These projects will do things like offer token airdrops that are only granted to holders of NFTs or plan to pivot to things like the metaverse, where holders of these NFTs can get the first dibs on a piece of digital land in the project’s metaverse,” Narang explains.

“If users miss these airdrops or opportunities to procure digital land deeds, they are more likely to be scammed by unexpected offers. Scammers are also really exploiting the urgency factor, claiming that an NFT project only reopens airdrops or only grants access to obtaining digital land deeds for a limited time or for a certain number of years. users.

Beware of phishing

Scammers can sue NFT owners via imitations of different projects or by generalized cryptocurrency phishing that gives an attacker control of the victim’s wallet.

Skepticism is an NFT collector’s best friend, Narang notes. “Unsolicited social media posts claiming you can partake in an NFT airdrop or mint are more likely to be scams. If you are unsure, you should visit the respective NFT projects’ social media accounts or Discord to validate these claims, but I can assure you that in 9 out of 10 cases, these are simply scams designed to steal your digital wallets.

Better to miss out on a potential upcoming NFT project than to have all your cryptocurrencies and NFTs stolen from your wallet, he believes, and advises NFT owners to consider using storage cold for their NFTs and other digital assets.

Ronnie Wood’s work is on display in Winnipeg

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A new pop-up gallery in Winnipeg highlights the works of Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood.

The gallery features nearly 50 pieces by Wood from 1987 to 2021, including interpretive portraits of his bandmates and a three-piece series of paintings titled “Guitarscapes.”

“This is a rare opportunity. This is an exhibit that is on tour separate from the Rolling Stones ‘Unzipped’ exhibit, which is in Portage Place,” said Kevin Donnelly, Senior Vice President of Venues and Entertainment at True North Sports. and Entertainment, at the gallery on Tuesday.

“It touched us. This is a very first opportunity in Winnipeg. It really is a big league, big market exposure.

Wood uses a variety of styles, influences and subject matter in his work, which celebrates his musical heroes, the bands he was part of and the natural world.

“[Wood] was an artist, painter and art student before he was a musician,” Donnelly said.

“So it’s a passion of his life and it’s something he’s done his entire career.”

The gallery, which opened on Tuesday, is on the lower level of 225 Carlton St., the True North Square residential tower.

The Ronnie Wood Pop-Up Gallery will be open for walk-in and private tours throughout the summer. Most of the pieces in the collection are for sale.

“These are one-of-a-kind pieces. These are rare originals from a world-renowned artist,” Donnelly said.

Winnipeg is the second Canadian city to host an exhibition of Wood’s art.

Sir David Brown’s Aston Martin DB5 for sale

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An Aston Martin DB5 Cabriolet, commissioned and owned by the man who gave the legendary DB series its initials – former Aston Martin chairman Sir David Brown – is now offered for sale by specialists at Aston Martin, Nicholas Mee & Co.

The significance of the Aston Martin DB5 Cabriolet in motoring history cannot be overstated; with only 123 models ever built, it is one of the most sought-after cars by collectors around the world. The DB5 model first appeared as James Bond’s car of choice in coupe form in the 1964 film The golden fingerbut such is its enduring status as a symbol of British prestige, it remains an icon to this day, appearing most recently in No time to die.

But even among the icons, there are some more desirable than others.

Of the 123 DB5 convertibles built, only one was commissioned and owned by Aston Martin Lagonda chairman Sir David Brown, giving the car offered for sale by Nicholas Mee & Co a unique provenance. Delivered to Sir David in January 1964, the car was built to the highest specification, with a new five-speed ZF gearbox, Power Lock rear axle, chrome wire wheels and Motorola radio. The factory build sheet, supplied with the car, confirms that it was specified in a vibrant Caribbean pearl, with a dark blue interior.

It was treasured by Sir David for three years before being acquired by former Aston Martin DB4 GT owner and mechanic, John Wilkinson. During Wilkinson’s ownership, servicing was carried out at Aston Martin in Newport Pagnell, where records confirm that a replacement engine block was fitted and a newly stamped manufacturer’s identification plate was applied in 1969 .

This is the first time in 28 years that anyone has had the opportunity to buy this monument to automotive history, it was last sold by Nicholas Mee & Co in 1994, the year after the death of Sir David Brown. Since then he has performed in various Concours events across Europe.

Restoration

In 2014, it benefited from a major restoration to its original specification, which included a redesign of the 4-litre engine, as well as redesigns of the suspension, gearbox, brakes and rear axle. A bare metal repaint and a complete new trim of the Connolly leather interior, as well as a new bonnet cladding, completed the work and means it drives just as well today as it did when it was new. it was in the hands of Sir David.

It was the vision of Sir David Brown who launched the DB series of sports and grand touring cars, starting with the DB1 through to the Aston Martin DB11 on sale today. But it was the DB5 that propelled the DB series to international fame. Today, the DB5 is one of the most sought-after collector cars in the world, with just over 1,000 examples made in total of all variants, including the Cabriolet and performance-upgraded Vantage versions.

Sir David acquired Aston Martin in 1947 for £20,500 after seeing an advert in The temperature newspaper proposing the sale of a “High Class Motor Business”. It saved the struggling marque, which had stopped producing cars to focus on manufacturing aircraft parts during WWII, and is the reason Aston Martin makes some of the best cars in the world today. , including a model that still bears his initials.

Nicholas Mee & Co founder Nicholas Mee said: “The very fact that Sir David Brown owned this convertible DB5 makes it one of the most special and unique DB cars of all time. The DB5 itself is the most iconic Aston Martin model ever produced, but the provenance of this car sets it apart.

“It is restored to exactly the same specification as Sir David ordered it in 1964, it is a car he treasured and loved. It is a unique example of British motoring history.

The 1964 Aston Martin DB5 Cabriolet is on offer for £1,150,000.

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Artist Lacey Hennessey Unveils New Mural at Greenville Run In Shoe Store

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Upstate Artist Lacey Hennessy spent eight hours on June 4 painting a mural on the side of Running-ina specialty shoe store offering brand name running shoes, apparel and accessories in Greenville.

The mural, located at 1301 E. Washington St., depicts a person running with the words “You got this” written on the sole of one of the person’s shoes. It was commissioned by store owner Dane Simmons and building owner Thomas Croft to accommodate an extension to the Swamp Rabbit Trail. The widened trail will pass the base of the Run In building on Richland Way under Washington Street and into Cleveland Park.

Photo provided by Lacey Hennessey.

Run In’s “You Got This” mural is inspired by common challenges facing the local community and the nation as a whole, Hennessey said.

“Whether it’s working out, walking the dog, taking a stroll with the kids, or driving down Washington Street, we wanted to remind you daily that ‘You Got This,'” Hennessey said. “The coloring of the mural is playful and bold. I was inspired by the bright, energetic colors found on the sports equipment inside the store and tied in with some of the natural colors found around the building.

For more information, visit laceydoes.com.

Logitech Pencil | creative block

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The Logitech Crayon is a stylus for iPad, and easily one of the best alternatives to Apple’s Apple Pencil 2 stylus. In fact, the Logitech Crayon has the rare distinction of being an Apple-approved stylus – and even uses much of the same technology as the Apple Pencil.

This means that, unlike unapproved styluses, the Logitech Crayon pairs instantly with an iPad, and Logitech promises “zero noticeable lag” while you draw. The pause between a stylus stroke and what appears on screen can be annoying and distracting for digital artists, which makes the Logitech Crayon very tempting. The same goes for the price. At around £60, it’s almost half the price of the Apple Pencil.