Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Tuesday, May 16, 2017
Monday, May 15, 2017
Ishtar
Film Appreciation
Written and directed by Elaine May, Ishtar is considered one of the worst films and most expensive box office flop of all times.
Released on May 15, 1987, the American action-adventure-comedy film starred Warren Beatty and Dustin Hoffman.
Sunday, May 14, 2017
Henri Julien
Art Appreciation
Born on May 14, 1852, French Canadian artist and illustrator Henri Julien was considered a versatile visual artist who was known for his impressive recollection of scenes he had seen days earlier.
He began his career as an engraver and lithographer with Georges-Édouard Desbarats, an influential Canadian printer. He then became artist and cartoonist for Canadian Illustrated News and Montreal Daily Star using pseudonyms like Ocavo and Crincrin. Later in his career, he exhibited his works through the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.
You can read more about Julien HERE.
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| Tobogganing (1885) via artoftheprint |
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| La chasse-galerie (1906) via thecanadianencyclopedia |
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| Moving Scene (1876) via wikipedia.org |
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Julien
http://paddlemaking.blogspot.com/2011/03/historic-illustrations-henri-julien.html
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/octave-henri-julien/
https://rcmpband.ca/photo-gallery/henri-julien-drawing2/
http://www.artoftheprint.com/artistpages/julien_henri_octave_tobogganing.htm
http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/julien_henri_13E.html
Friday, May 12, 2017
Beastie Boys - Intergalactic
Music Appreciation
I was in my young 20s when I first heard Beastie Boys' Intergalactic. Actually, I believe I watched their music video on MTV before I heard it on the radio. The American hip-hop group had been around since the mid-80s. They were popular back then and they garnered a new group of younger audience in the 90s.
The music video featured a giant robot fighting an octopus-headed creature, while the Beastie Boys (Mike D, MCA, and Ad-Rock) ran around various sites in Tokyo dressed in a white jumpsuit, white construction hard hat, with a yellow strap vest, yellow dish gloves, and yellow rubber boots.
The song, which was released on May 12, 1998, received a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group in 1999. The music video, which was directed by Nathanial Hörnblowér (aka Adam Yauch or MCA), won the award for Best Hip-Hop Video at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards.
Thursday, May 11, 2017
Alfred Stevens
Art Appreciation
Born on May 11, 1823, Belgian painter Alfred Émile Léopold Stevens is known for his contribution in the Romanticism Art Movement.
At a young age, Stevens went to Paris. His work was first shown publicly in 1851 at the Brussels Salon. His work was recognized at the Paris Salon in 1853 and at the Universal Exposition in Paris in 1855. He then became a successful painter in the 1860s and 1870s.
You can see more of his artwork HERE.
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| In Her Studio via lukasweb |
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| The Visit viawomenreading |
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| The Bath via paytonspaleo |
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Stevens_(painter)
http://www.artrenewal.org/pages/artist.php?artistid=541
http://www.wikiart.org/en/alfred-stevens
http://www.musee-orsay.fr/en/collections/works-in-focus/painting/commentaire_id/what-is-called-vagrancy-16565.html?tx_commentaire_pi1%5BpidLi%5D=509&tx_commentaire_pi1%5Bfrom%5D=841&cHash=214d5a33da
http://womenreading.tumblr.com/post/31722490126
http://www.lukasweb.be/en/photo/artist-in-her-studio
http://blog.paytonspaleo.com/paytons-purple-magic-detox/paleo-detox-bath/
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
#FavTweets 2017 April Paintings, Drawings, and Digital Art
Oil and graphite on linen, edging to completion... Work in progress!!! #art .. #painting #nature pic.twitter.com/fsghptxbXQ— Alison Jardine (@alisonjardine) April 3, 2017
@HamillHimself .. Pretty impressive artwork done by Muskegon, Michigan artist Brian Snuffer. Thought it was worthy of sharing. pic.twitter.com/9Tj3VX55p8— Brent Ashcroft (@brentashcroft) April 29, 2017
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