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Where is Everyone? 2020
Today I am appropriating Edward Hopper's Nighthawks from The Art Institute of Chicago
The painting has come to be a symbol of the Coronavirus pandemic experience. In a recent article in The Washington Post Magazine, Sarah Kelly Oehler (chair and curator of American art at The Institute) says, “The great story that he would tell was that this was about imagining what it would be like in a blacked-out city to come across this brightly lit diner with people in it”. This is my interpretation of what it is like, in the Coronovirus Pandemic, to come across this diner.
Edward Hopper’s Nighthawks 1942. The Art Institute of Chicago, Friends of American Art Collection)
Abandoned Plans
Today I am appropriating Laurens Craen Still Life with Imaginary View
from Art Gallery New South Wales
Abandoned plans, dinners rotting, food decaying and drying out
but the sun still rises
Still Life with Imaginary View Laurens Craen c. 1645-50
Welcome to The Mohamed Mahmoud Khalil Museum, a museum in Giza, Egypt. Among other works, the museum houses a collection of Impressionist paintings, and included Poppy Flowers (1887) by Van Gogh (the most famous). In 1978, the painting (also known as Vase and Flowers and Vase with Viscaria) was stolen from the museum's temporary location. It was recovered two years later in Kuwait. Once again, in 2010, the painting was cut out of its frame and stolen.
Unfortunately, the painting has never been recovered. What the thief didn't know was that he left a trail of flowers behind him as he tore through the front entryway. These flowers died off in the side beds and in the ensuing years there grew a lush and vibrant garden. I spoke with the head gardener at the museum, and he noted that the title, Vase with Viscaria, must have been misattributed. Viscaria (also known as Catchfly or Rose of Heaven) are not yellow, he said. They are blue, rosy pink or purple. Hmmm! Another mystery!
One thing is clear, the thief may have the painting, but all that remains of the original is the empty vase
Original photograph of the entrance to the museum was taken by Willyman
Restez chez moi
"Le Masque Picasso" de Protection Contre le Coronavirus (Covid-19 2020) No. 1 of 5
Today, instead of a museum, I invite you to Sotheby's to view their art auctions. Picasso ceramic via sothebys.com
Shoot location @oliveoakswestcounty Sebastopol
Jacob Lawrence, The Card Game (1953)
Jacob Lawrence, The Card Game (1953)
In honor of Mother's Day for Welcome to My Homepage Residency,
I want to invite you to visit the museum at my alma mater
Savannah College of Art and Design
(alma mater is generally used as a positive term, implying reverence and loyalty for the nurturing qualities of the institution,
and in this case,
of our President and Founder Paula S. Wallace
I would like to present two works of art from The Walter O. Evans Collection
of African American at Scad Museum of Art
The collection consists of more than 60 works donated by Dr. Walter O. and Linda J. Evans that span more than 150 years,
bringing to greater light the remarkable contributions of African American artists throughout the modern era.
It is one of the most important collections of African American visual art dating from the 18th century to the present
and includes works from Edward Bannister, Romare Bearden, Elizabeth Catlett,
Robert S. Duncanson, Richard Hunt, Jacob Lawrence and others.
This collection forms the foundation of a multidisciplinary center for the study,
understanding and appreciation of African American art and culture.
Jacob Lawrence's "The Card Game" (1953) depicts a group of card players
similar to scenes from artists like Caravaggio. The painting falls within Lawrence's greater body of work,
which highlights scenes in and around his Harlem neighborhood in the 1950s,
giving vibrant glimpses into social gatherings. "Figure Sitting" (1939)
is an early work by Marion Perkins who was one of
Chicago's foremost Renaissance sculptors and was known for his compact and expressive
carved stone heads and figures, using stone from derelict city buildings.
My son and I were lucky to meet Dr. Evans at the point
when he and his wife were making their decision to make this donation.
I couldn't find a Creative Commons license for either of these two works,
so I was hesitant to alter or appropriate them
out of respect for Dr. Evans.
I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.
https://www.scadmoa.org/taxonomy/term/86 for the collection
Photos and text via scad.edu and @googleartsculture
Restez chez moi
"Le Masque Picasso" de Protection Contre le Coronavirus (Covid-19 2020) No. 2 of 5
Today, instead of a museum, I invite you to Sotheby's to view their art auctions. Picasso ceramic via sothebys.com
Shoot location @oliveoakswestcounty Sebastopol
Ceci n'est pas la pipe de Stephy Langui (Covid-19 2020)
This work is an appropriation of several René Magritte paintings. The base painting is “Portrait of Stephy Langui" 1961 (private collection)
Here is a fun activity for today!
an AI generated dictionary of words that don't exist
(fake news!)
The site is called
This Word Does Not Exist
to see more words, just refresh the page
you can also write your own word
you can see the link above
it doesn't show up on every page, so just refresh until you see it
here is my word: self-voyeur
I made up the word for one of my installations
note that this definition states:
2. a word that probably exists (as I said, it doesn't)
whereas in the other definitions,
it states:
2. a word that does not exist
How to Tell Us Apart (Covid-19 2020)
for Welcome to My Homepage Residency
Have been seeing photos of mask wearers from 1918, and found out that the Spanish Flu came back with a vengeance the 2nd time around. So I'm really obsessed with masks right now. These are Sinhalese masks from the Museum of Anthropology in Canada. http://collection-online.moa.ubc.ca/home I saw the mask on Anna Perach's Instagram
The Butterfly Effect
if the flap of butterfy wings can cause hurricanes,
imagine what hands can do
The Galactic Heart
Welcome to a new age
Social Distancing
Inhaling Stars
maybe we can meet in the universe
where coronavirus
doesn't thrive
where we don't have to wear masks
we can kiss and
I can inhale stars
poem above as a hexagram
iChing - Hexagram 52
Goddesses of the Galaxy
Bob and Doug's Excellent Adventure
visitng the Galactic Goddesses
See you again soon
thank you for visiting!
