As I perused a series of blogs, I was intrigued by the information provided by Angie Vallejo. She was telling her readers that today would be a “sort-of” special day.
Tag Archives: art
Let’s Decorate
Did you ever consider adorning the walls of your home or apartment with art work?
I’ve been doing that for decades.
Art for Us
OK, you know I love art. I have written about my collection often.
Since I was introduced to owning art- now going back more than half a century- I have only purchased art that moves me. Whether it was places- the Wailing Wall (now called the Western Wall) and the Brooklyn Bridge come to mind; faces and emotion (Moshe Gur’s dramatic painting of Ethiopian refugees and Nikki Imber’s Jewish refugees and redemption come to mind); or abstruse (Agam is a great example), I choose what I love.
Original
Yesterday, I spoke about my trip to New York City for an art exhibition.
Art on Paper
Those of you who have visited my home (for Shabat dinner? for a holiday party?) or just read my blog routinely know that I LOVE art. My home is replete with paintings, drawings, sculptures, and crafts. Dali, Max, Erte, Agam, Egbi, Imber are among the many different artist’s compositions hanging on my walls, in cabinets, or on the floor.
Music is part of STEM?
I’ve always been a great fan of Big Band music and Jazz. So, I was only slightly surprised to hear Herbie Hancock explain the confluence of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) and jazz. He strongly believes that there is an intrinsic link between building things and playing music. Which, of course, means that our schools’ idea of cutting music from the curriculum is not helping our kids with STEM education.
Art Collection- mania or beauty seeking?
Yesterday, I spoke about my art work- but mostly the choices of picking out a frame and mat. Of course, that also meant the price for those accoutrements.
You’ve been framed!
Art Appreciation
I’ve written about meta-analyses before. In particular, it’s an interesting method to examine medical data from diverse studies. It’s not something new. (It’s been around for almost 1000 years, clearly using the existent statistics.) The trick is that you need large studies to be linking together, or the results get to be too limited in value.
Art and Brain…
I’ve written many times about my art collection. I’m sure there are pieces I have you’d want in your home or office, but others you would simply detest. That’s the point about art- it’s an individual appreciation activity.