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I was raised on Reagan and Bush. Raised to believe the soviets would destroy us. The end of the world was on the other end of phone call placed on a red phone. So what do you do when that didn't happen. When the Iron Curtain fell America became drunk on decadence. We were the only global superpower left and we were in the middle of the biggest economic boom since levitt town. We became arrogant and lazy. For 8 years the world hinged on a blue dress with a stain of uncertain origin. The first decade of the twenty first century is America's hangover. We have bathed in saturday nights bachinal, repented at sunday mornings altar and now we find ourselves hungover on monday mourning.

a Few of My Favourite Things

Pablo Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon

Lauded as one of the most Modern works of art ever created, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon; or in english, The Whores of Avignon; painted by Picasso, the most modern of painters at his creative peak just on the edge of his Rose period only a short time prior to his popularization of Cubism; is in fact one of Picasso's most classical of works. While the focus is usually placed on the Horrorshow / Fragmented portrayal of the women; I think the real wonder is in it's classicism. Picasso pillages everyone from Holbien to Da Vinci to Rembrandt with this piece and gives all of them the kiss off while he simultaneously praises his influences and kick starts the 20th century at the exact same time. Ever since this painting everyone from Warhol to Mapplethorpe to Catherine Opie have studied how Picasso referenced the classics while at the same time taking the piss out of the establishment. Look at the composition, Haptic framing, direct eye contact with the viewer, the use of light to erase depth as opposed to create it. With the first two he creates an homage to everything that came before him and with last he abandons that with which he is so enamored. This painting is a master class in how to be the greatest painter of your particular era being taught by one of the greatest of any era.

Real Horrorshow

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I was raised on Reagan and Bush. Raised to believe the soviets would destroy us. The end of the world was on the other end of phone call placed on a red phone. So what do you do when that didn't happen. When the Iron Curtain fell America became drunk on decadence. We were the only global superpower left and we were in the middle of the biggest economic boom since levitt town. We became arrogant and lazy. For 8 years the world hinged on a blue dress with a stain of uncertain origin. The first decade of the twenty first century is America's hangover. We have bathed in saturday nights bachinal, repented at sunday mornings altar and now we find ourselves hungover on monday mourning.

That Old Ultraviolence

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I was raised on Reagan and Bush. Raised to believe the soviets would destroy us. The end of the world was on the other end of phone call placed on a red phone. So what do you do when that didn't happen. When the Iron Curtain fell America became drunk on decadence. We were the only global superpower left and we were in the middle of the biggest economic boom since levitt town. We became arrogant and lazy. For 8 years the world hinged on a blue dress with a stain of uncertain origin. The first decade of the twenty first century is America's hangover. We have bathed in saturday nights bacchinal, repented at sunday mornings altar and now we find ourselves hungover on monday mourning.

Que, Est Tu Mon Jean Paul Belmondo?

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I was raised on Reagan and Bush. Raised to believe the soviets would destroy us. The end of the world was on the other end of phone call placed on a red phone. So what do you do when that didn't happen. When the Iron Curtain fell America became drunk on decadence. We were the only global superpower left and we were in the middle of the biggest economic boom since levitt town. We became arrogant and lazy. For 8 years the world hinged on a blue dress with a stain of uncertain origin. The first decade of the twenty first century is America's hangover. We have bathed in saturday nights bachinal, repented at sunday mornings altar and now we find ourselves hungover on monday mourning.

a Few of My Favourite Things 08/29

I want to start a new series of posts focusing on works of art other than mine own. Works both contemporary and classic, works that inspire and awe me. I hope these posts shed a little light on mine own work as well as my process. I welcome comments and hope these posts can create and further a dialogue about the work in both general and specific terms.

Caravaggio's The Conversion of St Paul

I thought I would start out with something maybe less obvious but nonetheless something that is very close to my heart. Caravaggio's The Conversion of Saint Paul is an absolute Masterpiece, with a capitol M. This work is one of the best examples of Caravaggio's exemplary use of light. I think there is a tendency to focus on the skewed perspective with this piece but what is often taken for granted while focusing on this is that without the shadows and the light that perspective disappears. Not to change subjects but some of Pablo Picasso's best work does just that, flattens the plane by removing the shadows. In that way Caravaggio laid a ground work for modernity by pushing the boundaries of perspective through the use of light. Although this work is often characterized by it's hyper-realism, the work is actually more surreal than real. By eschewing the traditional composition Caravaggio shows us a moment so short that a camera (the most modern of devices) would struggle to capture. This work's modernness cannot be disputed.

Ceremony

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I was raised on Reagan and Bush. Raised to believe the soviets would destroy us. The end of the world was on the other end of phone call placed on a red phone. So what do you do when that didn't happen. When the Iron Curtain fell America became drunk on decadence. We were the only global superpower left and we were in the middle of the biggest economic boom since levitt town. We became arrogant and lazy. For 8 years the world hinged on a blue dress with a stain of uncertain origin. The first decade of the twenty first century is America's hangover. We have bathed in saturday nights bachinal, repented at sunday mornings altar and now we find ourselves hungover on monday mourning.