Steve Turner Contemporary – Wet Paint 2
Attended the opening reception for Wet Paint 2 at Steve Turner’s Gallery. They showed works by 9 new LA artists. I didn’t know any of them. Nevertheless, there were a couple of pieces that stood out to me.
Attended the opening reception for Wet Paint 2 at Steve Turner’s Gallery. They showed works by 9 new LA artists. I didn’t know any of them. Nevertheless, there were a couple of pieces that stood out to me.
Here is a screenshot of one of my favorite fighting scenes of one of my favorite movies, Red Cliff.
In it, the bad guys are lured into this maze, where they are methodically massacred by the underdogs. Amazing cinematography.
The centerpiece of LACMA’s Manly Pursuits: The Sporting Images of Thomas Eakins exhibition.
If you do the google search, you’ll find that there’s a bit of controversy in regards to the artist, this painting, and how LACMA aquired it. Quite fascinating.
Links:
LACMA
Thomas Eakins
He makes portraits using cut outs from pornographic magazines…
Currently on display (for a limited time) at The Getty, this stunning image is said to have inspired Ridley Scott’s Gladiator film.
It was interesting to read that back in the day the protocol (thumbs up) was to kill the defeated gladiator. So, “thumbs down” actually indicated the crowd’s desire to spare the guy. Somewhere along the way, the interpretation got messed up.
How beautiful is this?!?
I create modern-organic, sculptural designs, interweaving function and fine art. Combing equal parts western and eastern sensibilities with delicacy and meticulous technique.
A similar table can be bought here.
Link: Michael Wilson Designs
watched Inception for the second time…. this time at CGV Cinemas.. they do movies with Korean subtitles.
D.(Dignus) M.(Memoria) Dux Mortuus Potens Pugna Erat Insolentia Occisus Est. Loose translation: in life, a proud commander; in death, nothing.
This is Level 3, Garth (sorry, an inside cool kids joke).
Sunday night, checked out the IMAX version of Inception at Rave Motion Pictures 18. We had the best seats (back row).
So cool that I bought two of them. The time in the picture is 2:20-ish.
Iván Navarro’s Swatch Art Special offers an intriguing look into the mind of the artist. In his work Navarro uses mirrors and light as a medium of thoughtful reflection, and in this work for Swatch he presents a contemporary variation. The smooth, matt black leather strap and loop and solid black plastic case are presented in stark contrast with the polished stainless steel 316L buckle and the mirrored surface of the dial. Navarro uses the inside surface of the watch glass to present a silver and black skull, beneath which thin wire crossbones with black arrows glide over the mirrored surface, marking time. You Stop You Die (GZ225) comes in a special sleeve.
