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Art Isn't Rocket Science: March 2010
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Art Isn't Rocket Science. Art-ish commentary from jacksonville and unrelated points around the globe}. Monday, March 29, 2010. Tata Jesus is Bangala. I just finished reading The Poisonwood Bible. I read it at the recommendation of a friend, and besides the tragic beauty, and inherent compellingness (is that even a word? Of the story, I can’t help but think how all of us, in one form or another, carry with us our own Bible of wounds, worries, and wonder. 8221; (father/brother Jesus is precious). Howev...
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Art Isn't Rocket Science: October 2009
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Art Isn't Rocket Science. Art-ish commentary from jacksonville and unrelated points around the globe}. Monday, October 5, 2009. Art Institute Photo Show. I love photography because it is the world, but different. Come out and check out a show with some of Jacksonville's leading and emerging commercial/editorial photographers. Thursday, October 8, 5-9 pm. Jacksonville, FL 32256-8528. Above image by Natalie McCray. Monday, October 05, 2009. Links to this post. Labels: art in Jacksonville. New Work At JIA.
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Art Isn't Rocket Science: June 2009
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Art Isn't Rocket Science. Art-ish commentary from jacksonville and unrelated points around the globe}. Wednesday, June 10, 2009. My two grandfathers were friends their entire lives. And though I try to steer away from the maudlin or overtly self-indulgent on this blog, one of of my grandfathers has passed. The other, 91 years old and walking with difficulty, wants to be a pall bearer. My heart breaks for his honor and dignity. Wednesday, June 10, 2009. Links to this post. Friday, June 5, 2009.
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Art Isn't Rocket Science: September 2009
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Art Isn't Rocket Science. Art-ish commentary from jacksonville and unrelated points around the globe}. Thursday, September 24, 2009. The Sixties Aren't Dead, Just Evolving: Sonia Sanchez at the Ritz. 8220;All poets, all writers are political. They either maintain the status quo, or they say, ‘Something’s wrong, let’s change it for the better.’ That’s what my life has really been about.” –Sonia Sanchez. 8220;we are sudden stars. You and i exploding in. Our blue black skins.”. These used to be the kinds of...
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Art Isn't Rocket Science: The Things I've Been Up To
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Art Isn't Rocket Science. Art-ish commentary from jacksonville and unrelated points around the globe}. Monday, June 13, 2011. The Things I've Been Up To. It's been a while since I posted, but I have been busy working on large-scale drawings, so it doesn't leave as much time for the blogging. I miss it, but make no promises of continuity {sheepish smile}. Monday, June 13, 2011. Madeleine peck wagner art. Are they for Kent? Tuesday, June 14, 2011 10:16:00 AM. You going to be displaying them anywhere?
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Art Isn't Rocket Science: June 2011
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Art Isn't Rocket Science. Art-ish commentary from jacksonville and unrelated points around the globe}. Monday, June 20, 2011. Wherein I Whine a Bit. I’ve been busy. That’s the refrain I hear myself saying again and again to friends and family, to coworkers and even possible collaborators. And it is true, since November 2010, I’ve been focused on making my own artwork. It’s not always good work, but I do keep plugging away. Do the work, and everything else comes. Monday, June 20, 2011. Links to this post.
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Art Isn't Rocket Science: December 2009
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Art Isn't Rocket Science. Art-ish commentary from jacksonville and unrelated points around the globe}. Monday, December 21, 2009. Donut Holes and Art Basel. When I first read about this great festival of consumption and destruction, several thoughts occurred rather simultaneously:. 1 She’s using food that though uniquely American, is regionally Southern. Ribs, peanuts, Mason jars, even honey evoke a specific image of a non-specific place. Monday, December 21, 2009. Links to this post. Then, when Josh Jub...
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Art Isn't Rocket Science: August 2010
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Art Isn't Rocket Science. Art-ish commentary from jacksonville and unrelated points around the globe}. Wednesday, August 18, 2010. A long time ago I read Larry Rivers' autobiography (thank you Kurt). In it, he talks about his friendship with the poet Frank O'Hara. Fast forward five or so years, and I stumbled across Brad Gooch's City Poet, The Life and Times of Frank O'Hara. But the worst thing of all about being rejected is the grotesquerie, it sits on one's back like a hump, a horrid tumor, which canno...
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Art Isn't Rocket Science: Wherein I Whine a Bit
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Art Isn't Rocket Science. Art-ish commentary from jacksonville and unrelated points around the globe}. Monday, June 20, 2011. Wherein I Whine a Bit. I’ve been busy. That’s the refrain I hear myself saying again and again to friends and family, to coworkers and even possible collaborators. And it is true, since November 2010, I’ve been focused on making my own artwork. It’s not always good work, but I do keep plugging away. Do the work, and everything else comes. Monday, June 20, 2011. Tuesday, June 21, 2...
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Art Isn't Rocket Science: February 2010
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Art Isn't Rocket Science. Art-ish commentary from jacksonville and unrelated points around the globe}. Thursday, February 11, 2010. Dreams Answered: Marilyn at MOCA. Dreaming about being an actress, is more exciting then being one." - MM. Last night Marilyn, Forever Blonde. Made its Jacksonville debut. I’d interviewed the lead, actress, Sunny Thompson for EU. And hearing her talk about playing Marilyn, and the steps she’d taken to inhabit the character really roused my curiousity. Marilyn as an icon has ...
