Klezmer is a musical tradition of the Ashkenazic Jews of Eastern Europe, says Wikipedia.
Played by professional musicians called klezmorim, the genre originally consisted largely of dance tunes and instrumental display pieces for weddings and other celebrations.
In the United States the genre morphed as Yiddish-speaking Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, who arrived between 1880 and 1924,[1] met and assimilated American jazz.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Clasically American art: the murals and paintings of Thomas Hart Benton
Benton set the tone for American illustration in the 1920's and 30's. An example: the murals at La State Exhibit Museum are influenced by Benton.
An example of gentrification - "The old Ogilvie Hardware Building under the Spring and Market street viaducts in downtown Shreveport has been sold, with plans to convert it to loft-style apartments," says KTBS.com.
"The building, which was built in 1926 and is included in the National Register of Historic Places, has been vacant since 1999.
It's been bought by Provident Realty Advisors of Dallas. They plan to build 90 loft apartments, Downtown Development Authority director Liz Swaine said. Provident hopes to have the first apartments ready in January 2012.
Swaine said apartments will range in size from studios to two-bedroom, two-bath units. The average apartment size will be 800 square feet and the building will have a swimming pool, fitness center and business center, Swaine said.
The building can be seen as you come onto and off interstate exits into downtown Shreveport."
An example of gentrification - "The old Ogilvie Hardware Building under the Spring and Market street viaducts in downtown Shreveport has been sold, with plans to convert it to loft-style apartments," says KTBS.com.
"The building, which was built in 1926 and is included in the National Register of Historic Places, has been vacant since 1999.
It's been bought by Provident Realty Advisors of Dallas. They plan to build 90 loft apartments, Downtown Development Authority director Liz Swaine said. Provident hopes to have the first apartments ready in January 2012.
Swaine said apartments will range in size from studios to two-bedroom, two-bath units. The average apartment size will be 800 square feet and the building will have a swimming pool, fitness center and business center, Swaine said.
The building can be seen as you come onto and off interstate exits into downtown Shreveport."
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
The Arts of Life in America: Arts of the West / Thomas Hart Benton (1932)
The Arts of Life in America: Arts of the West / Thomas Hart Benton (1932)
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Along with Grant Wood and John Steuart Curry, he was at the forefront of the Regionalist art movement. His fluid, almost sculpted paintings showed everyday scenes of life in the United States.
Though his work is strongly associated with the Midwest, he painted scores of works of New York City, where he lived for more than 20 years; Martha’s Vineyard, where he summered for much of his adult life; the American South; and the American West.
Benton taught at the Art Students League of New York from 1926 to 1935 and at the Kansas City Art Institute from 1935 to 1941. His most famous student, Jackson Pollock, whom he mentored in the Art Students League, would diverge from Benton's style and found the Abstract Expressionist movement. Pollock often said that Benton's traditional teachings gave him something to rebel against.
Part of Greenwich Village: Washington Square Park
The Greenwich Village quiz
1. Mark Rothko was a native a) NYC b) Poland c) Russia d) Israel.
2. Which came first in the world of fine arts painting? a) impressionism b) expressionism
3. NYC replaced Paris as the center for cutting edge art in what decade?
a) 1940's b) 1950's c) 1960's d) 1970's.
4. The A bomb and the Cold War: which nation was second in demonstrating their possession of the nuclear bomb? a) US b) Russia c) England d) Germany
5. Two of NYC's boroughs are on Long Island: a) Bronx, Brooklyn b) Brooklyn, Manhattan c) Queens, Brooklyn d) Bronx, Manhattan.
6. "Color field paintings:" a) Pollock b) Rothko c) Benton
7. Houston is the site of the outstanding Menil Collection and the nearby __ Chapel. a) Rothko b) Pollock c) Matisse d) Magritte.
8. "To whom shall I hire myself out? What beast must I adore? What holy image is attacked? What hearts must I break? What lie must I maintain? What blood tread?"
It is a quote from the 19th century French poet Artur Rimbaud used by a) Jackson Pollock b) Lee Krasner c) Peggy Guggenheim d) Mark Rothko.
9. "La danse," Dance, is an epic painting composed in 1909 by the French painter a) Pablo Picasso b) Vincent Van Gogh c) Henri Matisse d) Paul Cezanne.
10. Greenwich Village in the 1950's: a) walkups and lofts b) gentrification.
11. In Dallas you will find work by Picasso in 2 of the 3 museums in the Dallas Arts District. You will not find Picasso in the a) Nasher b) DMA c) Crow d) Meyerson.
12. A perquisite, or "perk," for government work in the early 1940's was
a) draft deferment b) 4-F draft status c) salary adequate to feed a family d) free housing.
13. In one or 2 sentences explain the quote in number 8.
1. Mark Rothko was a native a) NYC b) Poland c) Russia d) Israel.
2. Which came first in the world of fine arts painting? a) impressionism b) expressionism
3. NYC replaced Paris as the center for cutting edge art in what decade?
a) 1940's b) 1950's c) 1960's d) 1970's.
4. The A bomb and the Cold War: which nation was second in demonstrating their possession of the nuclear bomb? a) US b) Russia c) England d) Germany
5. Two of NYC's boroughs are on Long Island: a) Bronx, Brooklyn b) Brooklyn, Manhattan c) Queens, Brooklyn d) Bronx, Manhattan.
6. "Color field paintings:" a) Pollock b) Rothko c) Benton
7. Houston is the site of the outstanding Menil Collection and the nearby __ Chapel. a) Rothko b) Pollock c) Matisse d) Magritte.
8. "To whom shall I hire myself out? What beast must I adore? What holy image is attacked? What hearts must I break? What lie must I maintain? What blood tread?"
It is a quote from the 19th century French poet Artur Rimbaud used by a) Jackson Pollock b) Lee Krasner c) Peggy Guggenheim d) Mark Rothko.
9. "La danse," Dance, is an epic painting composed in 1909 by the French painter a) Pablo Picasso b) Vincent Van Gogh c) Henri Matisse d) Paul Cezanne.
10. Greenwich Village in the 1950's: a) walkups and lofts b) gentrification.
11. In Dallas you will find work by Picasso in 2 of the 3 museums in the Dallas Arts District. You will not find Picasso in the a) Nasher b) DMA c) Crow d) Meyerson.
12. A perquisite, or "perk," for government work in the early 1940's was
a) draft deferment b) 4-F draft status c) salary adequate to feed a family d) free housing.
13. In one or 2 sentences explain the quote in number 8.
The Oscar-winning movie "Pollock"
At the end of the 1940's, abstract expressionist Jackson Pollock (1912-1956) is featured in Life magazine.
Flashback to 1941, he's living with his brother in a tiny apartment in New York City, drinking too much, and exhibiting an occasional painting in group shows. That's when he meets artist Lee Krasner, who puts her career on hold to be his companion, lover, champion, wife, and, in essence, caretaker.
To get him away from booze, insecurity, and the stress of city life, they move to the Hamptons where nature and sobriety help Pollock achieve a breakthrough in style: a critic praises, then Life magazine calls.
But so do old demons: the end is nasty, brutish, and short. Written by
Quotes:
To whom shall I hire myself out?
What beast must I adore?
What holy image is attacked?
What hearts must I break?
What lie must I maintain?
What blood tread?
— Arthur Rimbaud, French poet (1854-1891) Used by Krasner.
Lee Krasner: You're not just randomly putting paint on the canvas, you're painting *something*. You can't abstract from nothing, you can only abstract from life, from nature.
Jackson Pollock: I *am* nature.
Much of the fascination of the film lies in the examination of the complexities of the almost love-hate relationship that develops between the two. On the one hand, we sense that Jackson and Lee provide just the right emotional complement for one another – a symbiosis which lays the foundation for an environment in which Pollock's creativity and artistic experimentation can expand and flourish.
- symbiosis
Flashback to 1941, he's living with his brother in a tiny apartment in New York City, drinking too much, and exhibiting an occasional painting in group shows. That's when he meets artist Lee Krasner, who puts her career on hold to be his companion, lover, champion, wife, and, in essence, caretaker.
To get him away from booze, insecurity, and the stress of city life, they move to the Hamptons where nature and sobriety help Pollock achieve a breakthrough in style: a critic praises, then Life magazine calls.
But so do old demons: the end is nasty, brutish, and short. Written by
Quotes:
To whom shall I hire myself out?
What beast must I adore?
What holy image is attacked?
What hearts must I break?
What lie must I maintain?
What blood tread?
— Arthur Rimbaud, French poet (1854-1891) Used by Krasner.
Lee Krasner: You're not just randomly putting paint on the canvas, you're painting *something*. You can't abstract from nothing, you can only abstract from life, from nature.
Jackson Pollock: I *am* nature.
Much of the fascination of the film lies in the examination of the complexities of the almost love-hate relationship that develops between the two. On the one hand, we sense that Jackson and Lee provide just the right emotional complement for one another – a symbiosis which lays the foundation for an environment in which Pollock's creativity and artistic experimentation can expand and flourish.
- symbiosis
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Delayed: Field trip to Dallas Arts District: $40 each for busfare
DElayed! Only about 20 students have indicated willingness to go on Mar 6 so I have decided to delay the trip and try again in a month. Red River Coaches price for 40-seat bus will be $40 per student.
Load at 6 am, Magnet, return about 8 pm.
Please also plan on packing a breakfast.
About $6 - 8 for lunch from a food truck.
Fast food supper: $6.
Incidentals, such as a museum gift shop item??
Am inviting students who were in fine arts in previous years to fill out the 40 seats.
Load at 6 am, Magnet, return about 8 pm.
Please also plan on packing a breakfast.
About $6 - 8 for lunch from a food truck.
Fast food supper: $6.
Incidentals, such as a museum gift shop item??
Am inviting students who were in fine arts in previous years to fill out the 40 seats.
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