Tag Archives: Contemporary Art

CONTACTING CONTACT (TORONTO’S PHOTO EXPO)

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Idesire

A picture’s worth a thousand words—especially as crafted by someone with eyes wide open.

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FRANCIS BACON AND HENRY MOORE ABSORBING TERROR

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Idesire

Two British artists, Francis Bacon and Henry Moore, thriving within the mid-century avant-garde, have been linked in an exhibition (2014) organized by the Art Gallery of Ontario and the Ashmolean Museum of London. Bacon’s bona fides as a loyalist of … Continue reading →

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THE RISE OF PAIN IN DREAMS—PHARRELL WILLIAMS GETS SERIOUS

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Idesire

Billy Wilder made movies (like Some Like It Hot) and collected modern classical paintings. Pharrell Williams makes songs like “Happy” and collects figurines that could not be called happy. In fact they could be called Surrealist, with all the toil … Continue reading →

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SHEILA AND NICHOLAS PYE: SLEEPLESS NIGHTS AND THEN SOME

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Idesire

Sheila and Nicholas Pye are an art partnership like none other. Married to each other, until a few years ago, they continue to produce videos and photographs that depict difficulties of love. But here we should drop all vestiges of … Continue reading →

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JAMES TURRELL: AN ARTIST SPANNING THE BIG AND THE SMALL

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Idesire

James Turrell is a California artist who brings to us the generally unsuspected sophistication of the wherewithal of the West Coast. His work is about the play of light, including sunlight, a commodity he would have been richly imbued with … Continue reading →

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PAUL DELVAUX, MASTER OF SURREALIST GLAMOR

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Idesire

When I was in High School, I came upon—by way of Time Magazine, of all things—the paintings of Paul Delvaux.

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