When two legends collide the effect can be a rough and tumble dialogue – except when created masterfully. James Dean vs. Elvis is one of a group of pixelated photographs created by 41 year old Alex Goufeng Cao. Alex has been on a collectors who’s who list of late because his pop art perspective does [...]
Does the story or the film deserve an Oscar for 2011? The answer is easily uncovered as the curtains closed on Conviction – The Movie. Sam Rockwell, Minnie Driver and most notably Hilary Swank did a fascinating job sharing their life long skills as actors on the journey and struggle of Bette Anne Waters. Having [...]
For some, the indelible mark that destruction brought us 9 years ago can never be forgotten. Through many parts of this country, if not globally, our concern for safety became a hyper need. Yet the media, per some on social media sites, has reduced the tragedy’s event to something else. Heroic acts have been blemished [...]
Our way of looking at art and the icons of American culture changes fast. Yet the classics of photography are still the reference points for the future. As evidenced by “Margaret Bourke-White: Fortunes of Industry” now available for viewing and collecting at GALLERY M (gallerym.com) in Denver, Colorado. Margaret Bourke-White early on developed a fascination [...]
In a July phone interview, Houston based fine artist Renea Menzies commented on her technique, her inspiration and aspirations. An artist focused on adding to the lexicon of fine art, she is driven to paint by the sensation of the medium. The texture, the tonality, the feel of the paint stimulates her creativity one palette [...]
The Polaroid Collection was auctioned off at Sotheby’s, New York, the beginning of this week. Within ‘The Library Collection’ that Ansel Adams put together of important photographers in the late 1950′s were two photographs by Margaret Bourke-White, the first photographer of Fortune Magazine and one of the first four photographers of LIFE Magazine. The two, [...]
This weekend marks another wave of oil savvy films for your entertainment – and in the case of GASLAND – your immediate action. If you have driven anywhere beyond the metro area, you might wonder – as Josh Fox did – how the rows of rural land spotted with gas wells is working out for [...]
Today, the respected French international photography competition announced it’s category and overall winners for professional and non-professional categories. The 2010 winner is New York City based, international photographer Howard Schatz. His winning portfolio, judged by an esteemed body of photography experts, was his portraits of Boxers. The formal portfolio is referred to as “At The [...]
Kevan Tucker’s “The Unidentified” exemplifies what is good about indie film when done right. From defying conventional Hollywood story structure to casting no-name actors, “The Unidentified” is idealistic, much like the film’s characters. Most are in search of something bigger than themselves. They are lost and a bit confused a la “Reality Bites” (1994). [...]
The health of the top end, contemporary fine art market seems to be strong. Last night’s round 1 of 2 days of contemporary sales at Sotheby’s New York demonstrates on the surface that the art world has much to look forward too. This is despite the contagion in the financial systems currently. One of the [...]
