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Dina del Valle, raconteur, blabbermouth, know-it-all, collector of SAT words.
Tag Archives: Artists I Like
Black on Dark Sienna on Purple – My New Favorite Painting for Today
I wish there was a way to truly capture the scale and sobriety of this painting in a photo because although I tried, and this is the image from MOCA’s website, photography can’t capture the subtlety of the colors or the overwhelming size of the canvas, or the sense of calm but inevitable dread this painting conveys. It’s a heady painting that photography just can’t capture. And that’s unfortunate. Continue reading
Randomness from John Waters
Random post about America’s greatest national treasure, John Waters. Continue reading
Extreme Exposure at the Annenberg Space for Photography
Review of “Extreme Exposure” exhibit at the Annenberg Space for Photography in Century City, CA. Continue reading
Detroit: Not Dead, Yet.
Reviews of two photography blogs, Detroit Highlights & Shadows and dETROITfUNK, that document Detroit in all its decay and glory. Continue reading
Posted in Random, Websites
Tagged Artists I Like, Detroit, Detroit Highlights & Shadows, DetroitFunk, photography, Ralph Jones, websites
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William Eggleston: American Photographer at Edward Cella Gallery
Review of William Eggleston: American Photographer exhibit showing at Edward Cella Gallery in Los Angeles. Continue reading
Posted in Artists I Like, Exhibits, Galleries
Tagged Artists I Like, Edward Cella Gallery, exhibits, Galleries, photography, William Eggleston
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So, Is It Art Now?
Colbert clip making last year’s portrait into art with Steve Martin, Frank Stella, Shepard Fairey and Andres Serrano. Continue reading
Posted in Favorite Things, Random, Video
Tagged Andres Serrano, Artists I Like, Colbert Report, Frank Stella, fuckery, Shepard Fairey, Stephen Colbert, Steve Martin, Video
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Tree of Life #63 – My New Favorite Painting for Today
Discussion of Tree of Life #63 by Mark Ryden, a painting I discovered, and loved, at The Artist’s Museum at MOCA. Continue reading
Posted in Exhibits, Favorite Things
Tagged Artists I Like, Artists Museum, Mark Ryden, MOCA, new favorite painting, Painting
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The Artist’s Museum at MOCA
Review of The Artist’s Museum currently showing at MOCA in downtown Los Angeles. Continue reading
Posted in Artists I Like, Exhibits, Museums
Tagged Art, Artists I Like, Catherine Opie, David Hockney, Edward Ruscha, exhibits, Gronk, John Baldessari, Mark Ryden, MOCA, museums, Painting, photography, Robbie Conal, Sam Durant, Visual arts
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Henri Cartier-Bresson: Eye of the Century at Peter Fetterman Gallery
Review of the Cartier-Bresson exhibit showing in the Peter Fetterman Gallery at Bergamot Station in Santa Monica. Continue reading
Robbie Conal: An Artist I Like
Robbie Conal, icon of Southern California iconoclasty. And seemingly normal old guy. Continue reading
Posted in Artists I Like, Exhibits, Museums
Tagged Art, Artists I Like, Artists Museum, exhibits, MOCA, politics, Robbie Conal, Street Art
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