It’s easy to see why the art of painting on gold leaf fascinates people. The arresting juxtaposition of matte color on a warm, reflective surface, the opulence, the sheer size of the Japanese folding screens painted in this fashion… it’s worth while to pause and enjoy, to let your eyes rest on something beautiful for a while.
Suzuki Kiitsu “Morning Glories”
I just discovered the art of Jeremy Hush, though I feel like I’ve seen his art before…
This is a classy version of the fantasy crap you see up at a Rennaissance Faire. I loves it. Wish I could go to the gallery show he’s doing in San Francisco soon. Wish he had a book out…
by Maxfield Parrish
If you’ve never taken an art history class, here’s your chance to see what it’s like.
Turn off the lights, and watch this short narrative about how trees affect this curator at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
My mind tends to enter a mode of hyper-interaction when I’m online, so I have to remind myself of the key phrase that re-focused me whenever my mind started to wander in my own art history classes during collage: “Shhh. Look closely.”
It’s tough looking at pictures of art for hours at a time, in the dark, while a soothing voice drones on about this emperor or that goddesses, why this type of marble was used and how paints are made. A silent, sharp mind is necessary, and mine was not always either one. But art history is the best! It’s a picture book of human history. Super cool!
WANT
People like me are the reason why a place like Giant Robot exists. They do art exhibits there often, and I’ve bought a few prints and one small painting. Deth P. Sun is my current favorite artist on display over there. This piece is for sale right now, and if I could justify spending $250 on a painting right now, I would snatch it up. His stuff has such a great sense of adventure, exploration, and the unknown.
Be Random, Be Clear 