Tag: art

Big Apple Shrinks, Cause Unknown

The last time I was in New York was in 2006. I was 23. I had just graduated from college with a degree in art history. I did not own a computer or a smartphone – papers were written on computers in the basement of the school’s library. I was making about $200/week as an… Continue reading Big Apple Shrinks, Cause Unknown

Hats off to Cooper Artist Housing Open Studios

I had a blast at the open studios event at Cooper Artist Housing in West Seattle this past weekend. Painters, sculptors, jewelry makers, writers, actors, musicians galore opened their homes and talents to the public for a fun-filled Saturday. Here’s a peak inside: These beauts are on sale! I Heart You http://www.etsy.com/listing/96607400/i-heart-you-postcard Mon Amour Mon… Continue reading Hats off to Cooper Artist Housing Open Studios

Dijkstra’s Bloodstained Bullfighters

When I think of Rineke Dijkstra’s work, the first thing to come to mind are her beach scenes. Glowing adolescent bodies against eerie blue greys. What I was not prepared for when I visited Dijkstra’s retrospective at SF MoMA this week was how captivating the bullfighter portraits would be. Not only for the contradictions they… Continue reading Dijkstra’s Bloodstained Bullfighters

Dolls and Masks in the Meatyard

In an unassuming room with bright white walls and cool cement floors hangs a body of work that is delightfully dark. The nearly sixty black and white photographs taken by Ralph Eugene Meatyard, currently on view at the de Young in San Francisco, call attention to the human body, identity, and family relationships in the… Continue reading Dolls and Masks in the Meatyard

Keep Calm and Carry On Tree

I was just riding my bike down the Bike Boulevard in Palo Alto. Right at Lowell and Bryant I came across a pair of trees flanking the road. Each was decorated with playing cards, and on the back of the cards read “Keep Calm and Carry On.” Just below the cards were signs declaring, “2012:… Continue reading Keep Calm and Carry On Tree