Historians have a word for Germans who joined the Nazi party, not because they hated Jews, but out of a hope for restored patriotism, or a sense of economic anxiety, or a hope to preserves their religious values, or dislike of their opponents, or raw political opportunism, or convenience, or ignorance, or greed. That word…
Category: art
dVerse — OLN 372 — Yellow Bird
“All Yellow (Morgan Hill)” by Teresa Dunn Yellow BirdI remember when you told me,“You’ll never amount to nothin’,just like your ma, too damned mouthy.”At ten, I cried; believed you then.High school, when they said I had skills,I remember when you told me,“It don’t matter, school ain’t the streets.”Yet I wouldn’t put my brush down.College girl…
Muskegon Museum of Art’s 95th Michigan Contemporary Art Exhibition (also FFF49)
From the MMA’s website: The 95th Michigan Contemporary Art Exhibition continues a rich legacy of showcasing the work of Michigan artists, from talented beginners to accomplished professionals. A competitive show, the Michigan Contemporary presents a look at the issues, themes, and materials inspiring today’s Michigan artists. Featured media include painting, printmaking, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, textiles,…
dVerse — OLN 370 — Ladies and Gentlemen
“Hotel Lobby, 1943,” by Edward Hopper Ladies and GentlemenLegs are the last to go,draped in silk or cotton; unlike neck or bottomthat, despite treatments, showwrinkled, unrisen dough,overcooked, coiled ramen.Dicks are the first to go,hungry prima donas,brainless, seek nirvanas;power, lust make them grow– until one day they don’t.Blue pill popped iguana.Affix in mind, aboveshells of this…
Friday Favorite Feature 46 — carved Jesus
A Writing Presence asked to see an image of Jesus carved out of a piece of wood. I got this object d’art at a yard sale at work many moons ago now. One of my co-workers used these sales to de-clutter his house and generate money for programs for juvenile delinquents. In this way “trash”…
Friday Favorite Feature (F3) 45 — photo of The Pont Alexandre III Bridge in Paris, France and synchronicity
Memories saved and lost, found and painted — Dwight Roth When Dwight posted about this bridge on July 26 of this year, I was intrigued by the story. When I saw the painting he did of the small photo he found at his job as Chief Fixer Upper at Habitat for Humanity, repurposing a canvas…
John Steuart Curry: Weathering the Storm Exhibit at Muskegon Museum of Art
John Steuart Curry, “Tornado Over Kansas” Every Thursday Muskegon Museum of Art has free admission. When I saw a fb blurb that they had this exhibition going on, I took advantage of it. The time and effort they put into gathering works from across the US and how they were arranged, with giant posters explaining…
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