Alright Ladies and Gentlemen,
because I know there are more than a few of you out there interested in him, let me open up the floor on Joseph Cornell. His assemblage works some might call surreal, morbid, then YOU might just call them happy and inspiring; but I don't think you would disagree that they show a level of calculated skill and completion. It at least serves to catch the eye, and from that point is where blogs like this take over.
I am attaching some useful websites to check out his work. After you do, I want you to report back here and let us know your thoughts.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Cornell
http://artchive.com/artchive/C/cornell.html (great images of his work)
http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2003/02/17/030217crat_atlarge?currentPage=1
recommends Mary Ann Caws's 1993 anthology "Joseph Cornell's Theater of the Mind"
(this New Yorker article paints a great picture of Cornell's life and from where his art comes.
Go get 'em, Tiger.
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Inauggural Bloggurual
Good Afternoon,
Welcome to the kick off blog for Artist Arena! Let the purpose of this blog be for anyone passionate about art, to pitch in; anyone with a nagging question about art, to find an answer, or at least some direction.
You don't have to like art to contribute. The artworld is made up of many influential people, including artists themselves (Dadaists for example), who don't like art either. So just throw in your two cents and we will make some money out of it. But if you are passionate like me and some great artists I know, lets kick it off and make some music.
Anyone can throw out a discussion topic and start it off. Join in at anytime, feel free to ask questions to the group, post pictures, attach links - anything you think might make this world a little more interesting.
We all certainly have our favorite types of art as well, but don't feel like we are not "your type" of art people. Just like any great soccer team the artworld needs to thrive on ALL different types of players.
So let's get it started in here.
-Blake J.R.
Welcome to the kick off blog for Artist Arena! Let the purpose of this blog be for anyone passionate about art, to pitch in; anyone with a nagging question about art, to find an answer, or at least some direction.
You don't have to like art to contribute. The artworld is made up of many influential people, including artists themselves (Dadaists for example), who don't like art either. So just throw in your two cents and we will make some money out of it. But if you are passionate like me and some great artists I know, lets kick it off and make some music.
Anyone can throw out a discussion topic and start it off. Join in at anytime, feel free to ask questions to the group, post pictures, attach links - anything you think might make this world a little more interesting.
We all certainly have our favorite types of art as well, but don't feel like we are not "your type" of art people. Just like any great soccer team the artworld needs to thrive on ALL different types of players.
So let's get it started in here.
-Blake J.R.
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