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Category Archives: Performance Art
A MOVIE HOUSE HEAVEN, HERE IN TOWN!
The Rainbow Theatre, in Toronto, is that rare conjunction of a staff of young, savvy and sweet devotees, a fabulously appointed vehicle and movies that matter. Housed in a former deep underground parking lot across from the ancient St. Lawrence … Continue reading
THE MOVIES MAKING THEIR MOVES INTO THE ART GALLERY
The hand-crafted, artisanal ways of fine art have undergone many changes over the past century. The most drastic line of departure has had to do with the defining presence of the era being motion–physical and, more importantly, conscious. Thus an … Continue reading
VINTAGE GRAPHICS ALERT TO MUSIC : Second Cut
Mundial Dance 1913;F. Dumat;14″ x 10 5/8″;A,P, Song Sheet This little music sheet with the big color component uncovers that vein of lyrical delight whereby the power is … Continue reading
DEBORAH COLKER’S MIX–A MODERN DESIGN ADVENTURE
For decades now, modern dance has been all about accelerating and enlarging the powers of motion. Many choreographers have readily and tellingly produced countless instances of rocketry and explosiveness in the form of bodies in extreme circumstances. The hunt has … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Performance Art
Tagged contemporary dance, Deborah Colker, MIX, urbanity
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CONTEMPORARY COLOR IN YOUR FACE, IN YOUR HEART!
In the course of a year there come into view many elite efforts, ranging from graphic art to architecture. We pay due homage to the heart and wit going into this range of mountainous delights; but as urbanites continually in … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Illustrators, Performance Art
Tagged Contemporary Color, David Byrne, Lucius, Luminato Festival, St. Vincent, Toronto
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ODYSSEO BY CAVALIA—IN THE REALM OF KUBRICK’S SPACE ODYSSEY
The Montreal-based spectacle concern, Cavalia, derives from a schism of sorts within the vastly successful Cirque du Soleil. Whereas the latter favors moments of incredible athleticism and contortion rather loosely bound to whimsical narrative, Cavalia is about very coherent fusion … Continue reading
TIFF SELLS THE MOVIES—MARKETING DESIGN STRATEGIES
Film festivals are remarkable in many ways. The approach I want to explore a bit is the marketing apparatus one can dip into in order to post some semblance of “success” with a varied population. The chess game shown above … Continue reading
ARCADE FIRE—DON’T DREAM OF MISSING THEM!
Many rock and roll bands pride themselves on a punchy rhythm section. Those Montreal-based, world-renowned rockers, Arcade Fire, true to their Surrealist captivation, take percussive fire to startling dimensions! Their numerous pistons, deftly digitalized, do not simply get your toes … Continue reading
COMING OF AGE—ON THE SILVER SCREEN AND IN ORIGINAL VINTAGE POSTERS
Buy U.S. War Stamps Bonds 1942; Al Parker; 20” x 14 ¼”; A-,L The film, BOYHOOD, is a coming-of-age creation, with a difference. It particularly reminds us that in the golden era of graphic design (and right up to the present) this irresistible … Continue reading
Posted in Art Deco Posters&Graphics, Art Nouveau/Belle Époque Posters&Graphics, Avant-Garde Posters&Graphics, Current Events, Modernist Posters&Graphics, Performance Art, Poster&Graphic Art, Poster&Graphic Artists, Surrealist Posters&Graphics
Tagged Austin Cooper, contemporary film, Donald Brun, iPod poster, original entertainment posters, original vintage travel posters, Richard Linklater
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MAKING A BEAUTIFUL MESS—KONTAKTHOF BY PINA BAUSCH
One of the most magic moments of the fare provided by the Toronto Luminato Art Festival every June came our way a few days ago, in the form of the Pina Bausch Wuppertal Dance Theatre performing one of their classics, … Continue reading