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Showing posts with label 21st Century. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 21st Century. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 03, 2013
Monday, January 28, 2013
Playing on my iPod: Anne Murray
An odd choice for someone who seems rooted in Baroque, Classical and Romantic eras music. But once again, memories come into play. In the 60's at the height of folk music popularity, CBC Television ran Singalong Jubilee during the summers (also later as part of their winter schedule.) Although Murray didn't appear until 1968 both she and the programme are inexorably tied to my "lazy-hazy-crazy days of summer."
Monday, January 14, 2013
Less is more
Minimalist design risks appearing cold and unwelcoming. As far as I'm concerned that's the problem with the the first living room below (the winter landscape doesn't help.) However, add some colour and that doesn't have to be the case. As you can see, although it predominates you're not always restricted to modern furniture to achieve the look.
My own tastes lean more toward transitional-styled major pieces with Asian-influenced smaller pieces and accessories. To a certain extent my choice is driven by a few things I have inherited or have purchased over the years that I love. None are newer than 40 years old - a Chinese-inspired hand-knotted Indian area rug that's going on 100, two painted chests, and a Chinese-style display cabinet in which I have my pre-1965 Innuit sculptures. The sculptures have a minimalist sensibility, but it's surprising how well they fit the more elaborate yet uncluttered style of my room.
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My own tastes lean more toward transitional-styled major pieces with Asian-influenced smaller pieces and accessories. To a certain extent my choice is driven by a few things I have inherited or have purchased over the years that I love. None are newer than 40 years old - a Chinese-inspired hand-knotted Indian area rug that's going on 100, two painted chests, and a Chinese-style display cabinet in which I have my pre-1965 Innuit sculptures. The sculptures have a minimalist sensibility, but it's surprising how well they fit the more elaborate yet uncluttered style of my room.
Saturday, December 01, 2012
Attila Richard Lukacs
These are some Lukacs' earlier (the paintings, but not the Polaroid), homoerotic works. For more recent paintings, including some interesting abstracts labelled as "New Work", visit his site which is linked below.
Friday, November 30, 2012
Builders: Canadian Biennial 2012
"Artists are 'builders.' Making things is at the core of what they do. Visual artists are those individuals who combine ideas, materials and technologies with the view to modelling an original way of seeing and interpreting the world. Curators working with the art of today are tasked with discovering, following, understanding and processing a varied range of production.
"This diversity is reflected in Builders: Canadian Biennial 2012, a survey of more than 100 paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, video and multimedia installations created by 45 artists and acquired by the National Gallery of Canada over the past two years."
At the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Nov 2, 2012 to Jan 20, 2013
"This diversity is reflected in Builders: Canadian Biennial 2012, a survey of more than 100 paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, video and multimedia installations created by 45 artists and acquired by the National Gallery of Canada over the past two years."
At the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Nov 2, 2012 to Jan 20, 2013
Melanie Authier
Marcel Dzama
Dil Hildebrand
Vikky Alexander
Will Gorlitz
Qavavau Manumie
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