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? 5 Things Wrong with Sochi 2014 1. A lot of these events, biathlon, skeleton, bandy, are clearly made up or something only Russians would do. Buzkashi, goat head polo, surprisingly, is not among them, although that’s more of a summer thing. Around here shooting a .22…
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Dissecting the extreme controversial measures for temporary pain relief will probably net negative feedback, but to explain an epidemic is to understand it. “Control”, the mixed media diptych featured here today represents the continued flow of migraine pain and the peripheral tools (razor blades) frantically controlling it. It’s important to recognize this is NOT a…
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French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson loved cats. Rumor has it, he expressed the following (paraphrasing): Cats bring on chaos, they know anarchy. They are against discipline and authority. If you’re familiar with Cartier-Bresson’s work, the cat, as muse contributed to the powerful images during his photojournalistic career. The muse, in pure form, is someone who has…
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Tint and pigment are hieroglyphics to the soul of an artist. Every artist owns a code. The viewer deciphers the code. If the artist succeeded, all or most is of the code is revealed, but not the why. Why is a snapshot in time. Today’s image is The Color of Hope. The pigments were chosen…
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The Occupation Explaining an image via deconstruction often defeats the purpose of its creation. But we do it anyway. Critique allows for a jumping off point and viewers have grown to expect it. So I shall spoil your experience of self discovery by revealing this piece on my terms. The Occupation represents invasion, in…
Panel Three, Triptych, Three Days in August
A slightly off topic…slightly scroogey me… As I pry open this touchy can of worms, I can’t help but apologize in advance for doing so. Marketing madness, expectations and visual overindulgence can induce a Merry Migraine. My blog post How we feel is how see addresses a fraction of this concept. My goal…
“We are on a highway without exits or rest stops. It is straight. It is smooth. It is slick and icy. It is bumpy. It has dangerous curves ahead. It has brilliant vistas. It has falling rock. It has no berm or guardrail. It is clogged with traffic. It is desolate for miles. It is…
My last post briefly outlined the influence of feeling when selecting a palette. The medium is part of that feeling. In The Evolution of Migraine Through Mixed Media, the first image (triptych, panel one, Three Days In August) showcased the steely, colorless, textured world interpreting my perception of pain. In ‘Migraine Through Morphine’, while some texture remains, medication represents color and depending…
Black and white and shades of gray…is a thoughtful, even mysterious palette, whereas full spectrum color is often perceived as candid, even happy. Granted, those are not hard and fast rules, but typically those sentiments apply. We document our physical and emotionally highs and lows subconsciously. A good example of this is an exercise using…
“There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt” -Erma Bombeck …and I feel that thin line is art. Art is and always will be. We connect and reveal all through this rich medium. Watch Werner Herzog’s film ‘Cave of Forgotten Dreams’. You will understand. -Ann
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