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"The Miracle of Turban Boy," a performance piece by Turban BillIn terms of a Hollywood movie pitch: it's Bollywood meets director Philip Kaufman meets "Beach Blanket Babylon." The following scenario was written by guest contributor...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Aug. 5, 2011There are no comments yet. 8369 Views
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Fair Attendance Down AgainAttendance at the Danville Fine Arts Faire [sic for the past three years appears to be a reflection of the sour economy that continues to grip the state and...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Jun. 22, 2011Last comment by Roz Rogoff, on Jun 25, 2011 at 2:21 pm | 1 comment | 5842 Views
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hARTz StudiosRemember the Pioneer Gallery? If so, you will recall that it was located on the first floor of 524 Hartz Avenue, a venue now occupied by Rakestraw Books. A membership...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Jun. 12, 2011There are no comments yet. 5909 Views
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Masks and the Universal Themes of ArtI'm about to do some traveling. Artist Bill Carmel offered to write a guest column in my absence. He plans to do follow-ups in the future, expanding on the theme...
Original post made by John A. Barry on May. 26, 2011There are no comments yet. 6746 Views
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B.B in BeniciaBrigitte Bize is an artist who lives in Danville. But at least three days a week, she pays the toll to drive to Benicia in order to paint from 9:00 a.m. till 7:00...
Original post made by John A. Barry on May. 10, 2011There are no comments yet. 6690 Views
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The Brewing Company at Peace LutheranClifford Brown III is the grandson of legendary jazz trumpeter Clifford Brown and son of Clifford Brown, Jr., who has a show on the KSCM-FM (91.1) jazz station....
Original post made by John A. Barry on Apr. 22, 2011Last comment by John Barry, on Apr 28, 2011 at 1:38 pm | 1 comment | 6146 Views
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TurbanismTurbanism is an art and fashion movement that was born in Danville in late 2010/early 2011. Turbanistic works can be expressed in visual, written, or millinerist...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Apr. 15, 2011There are no comments yet. 6035 Views
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Local LandscapesLandscape painting has historically ranked low in the genre hierarchy in the post-Renaissance Western world (landscape painting was already well established in China...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Apr. 1, 2011There are no comments yet. 6362 Views
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Images of Saint NickI'm about to head off for the holidays and contemplate prospects for the coming year and columns. When I return, I plan to start a culinary/visual arts tour of some...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Nov. 29, 2010There are no comments yet. 6519 Views
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'Bollywood' On BollingerThe term "Bollywood" (a portmanteau of Bombay and Hollywood) tends to evoke images of "Slumdog Millionaire" or lush, extravagant musical productions. On November...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Nov. 15, 2010There are no comments yet. 7370 Views
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Strong Artistic ViewsSan Ramon artist Kevin Davidson (whom I profiled in a past column) recently acted on a whim. He decided to contact the Vatican to determine how to submit his spiritual...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Oct. 26, 2010There are no comments yet. 6300 Views
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Art About ArtFrom the Greek comes the word ekphrasis, meaning description. A synesthetic art form, ekphrasis is a poem written about another form of art—most often a painting....
Original post made by John A. Barry on Sep. 21, 2010There are no comments yet. 6139 Views
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Art-Full WeekendBy John A. Barry The weekend of August 21 in Danville was an artful one that actually started on Thursday with the annual Art and Wine Stroll. Three art venues...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Aug. 25, 2010There are no comments yet. 6407 Views
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Art Icon Turns '39'Beth Bachelor is a legend in local art circles. A cofounder of the Alamo Danville Artists' Society (ADAS) in 1977 and the Contra Costa Academy of Fine Art in 2001,...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Aug. 3, 2010There are no comments yet. 6216 Views
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Eyesore or Art?Beauty is in the eye of the beholder; art is anything you can get away with. These two truisms came to mind as a I read recently in the "Contra Costa Times" about...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Jul. 27, 2010There are no comments yet. 6238 Views
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Danville Fine Arts FairFor several years now, I've been attending the Danville Fine Arts Fair, covering nearly all of Hartz Ave. in downtown Danville. Because of the large number of exhibitors...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Jun. 27, 2010There are no comments yet. 6281 Views
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Art and BicyclingKevin Davidson, of San Ramon, is concurrently an artist and a patron of the arts. Self-taught, he works in oil, often portraying religious themes. He is currently...
Original post made by John A. Barry on May. 3, 2010There are no comments yet. 6149 Views
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Art, Wine, Food, Mount DiabloMount Diablo faces much more serious threats than a lunatic who has proposed renaming it Mount Reagan, among other monikers. A relatively large percentage of the...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Apr. 14, 2010There are no comments yet. 5997 Views
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New Gallery to Open in San FranciscoUnable to find a suitable venue in the Danville-San Ramon Area, a group of local artists has secured a space in San Francisco in which to showcase talent from around...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Nov. 13, 2009There are no comments yet. 10917 Views
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The Art of PrintThe word print in the English language precedes Guttenberg by about 200 years. It derives from the Old French priente, "impression," as in an impression pressed...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Nov. 1, 2009There are no comments yet. 5236 Views
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