painting | painting
Jan.06.2009
A rightwing group forced an artist to withdraw a nude portrait allegedly resembling Lord Shiva from an exhibition at a Mumbai art gallery.
We are back to the same old argument about freedom of expression. The artist has gone on the defensive saying that his untitled oil and acrylic painting was not...
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Nov.19.2008
My friend Petunia is a cubist and paints large canvases of fractured figures that often have two things in common: a cigarette and a conspicuous triangle of pubic hair. Her studio is housed in an old munitions factory in East London. A crepuscular pile of almost Dickensian darkness, when in...
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Oct.26.2008
It’s normal for us to received gifts or presents from other people during occasions or when someone is just being thoughtful to give you one. Those things mean something for the person who gave it to you and of course, to you who received it. But the strange thing is when you received an unusual...
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Oct.21.2008
Whilst tidying up my bookshelves today, I came across an exhibition catalogue from 1988:Ukiyo-e, Images of Unknown Japan. The exhibition, held at the British Museum in London, was the first I'd ever attended. I can recall the month in which the visit took place (July), as it was arranged to...
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Oct.09.2008
I have secured artwork for the cover of my book! Alexandra Cespedes' "Man and His Violin" will grace the cover of my book, "How God Ends Us".
Here's a link to a photo of the painting:
http://www.acentosreview.com/June_2008_/Cespedes.html
I am so excited and honored and...
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