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trAction Painting Summer CampIn the nearly three years since I created trAction Painting, my works have been solo efforts, with much appreciated help from assistants. Employing bikes, skates,...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Jul. 23, 2014Last comment by Jan Hersh, on Jun 5, 2017 at 3:21 pm | 4 comments | 6069 Views
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Weaving a StoryWell the Yanks hate the Reds And the Greeks hate the Turks I really hate to say it But they're all a bunch of jerks – “Piss on the Wall,” J....
Original post made by John A. Barry on Mar. 7, 2017Last comment by SHAUN TAIT, on May 9, 2017 at 1:01 am | 2 comments | 5388 Views
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Matisse into DiebenkornReview of Matisse/Diebenkorn exhibit, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, by Bill Carmel, MFA (JAB note: This site limits the number of images that can...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Apr. 18, 2017Last comment by Mike, on Apr 24, 2017 at 8:57 pm | 11 comments | 7827 Views
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April FoolsThe Museum of Modern Art is opening a branch in the new San Ramon Center. Watch here for details. Well, it’s that time of the month, and my bike is decorated...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Apr. 1, 2017Last comment by Cholo, on Apr 7, 2017 at 11:36 am | 5 comments | 5232 Views
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Bicycle Built for Hue
For the past year or so, I’ve been painting an old hybrid bike each month to symbolize or suggest that month. February is almost over, but...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Feb. 26, 2017Last comment by Cholo, on Mar 7, 2017 at 2:51 pm | 1 comment | 4487 Views
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Apologies to Irving BerlinBerlin wrote “Puttin’ on the Ritz” in 1927. The song first appeared in the 1930 film Puttin’ on the Ritz (1930). This version features...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Feb. 13, 2017Last comment by jamevang, on Feb 23, 2017 at 8:35 pm | 3 comments | 5482 Views
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Agrarian GraffitiGraffiti: the word conjures images of urban blight, tagging, spray paint, non-color-matched swaths of painted patchwork rolled on to cover up the offending...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Feb. 8, 2015Last comment by JasonBub, on Feb 10, 2017 at 12:36 pm | 3 comments | 7081 Views
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The Art of Protest PlacardsProtest signs run the gamut, from predictably prosaic to inspired. Protests signs can generally be categorized thus: • X is thus • X will do thus • X...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Jan. 21, 2017Last comment by katherinemerry, on Jan 23, 2017 at 10:44 pm | 2 comments | 5401 Views
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Political Performance Art
During the endless nearly-two-billion-dollars-down-a-rathole presidential campaign, many pundits and prognosticators opined that Donald Trump didn’t...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Dec. 5, 2016Last comment by Cholo, on Jan 8, 2017 at 11:20 am | 7 comments | 5406 Views
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Anatomy of a Summer Camp Project A Visual Essay, Phase 2
==I Setup for painting involves taping two 9 x 12 drop cloths and surrounding protective cloths and tarps to the pavement, resulting in an approximately...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Aug. 23, 2016Last comment by Ricky jones, on Nov 30, 2016 at 10:14 pm | 3 comments | 5534 Views
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BAMPFAFrom a drought perspective, the last day of January was not goo, a sunny and warm Sunday. But for art-lovers, it was a good day. I was one of many attending the...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Feb. 8, 2016Last comment by ares, on Nov 23, 2016 at 4:18 pm | 3 comments | 5464 Views
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Teambuilding, TeamworkOver the past year, I've reported in this blog on efforts by my colleagues and me to bring trAction Painting to kids—and adults. In all of these efforts, our focus...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Oct. 13, 2015Last comment by rembo, on Aug 19, 2016 at 4:27 am | 5 comments | 7237 Views
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Day 2: Geometry
Too difficult to draw figures on the painted canvas. So instead ten teams each draws a geometric figure on an 18 x 24 sheet of paper and cuts it out...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Jul. 21, 2015Last comment by Mike Hudson, on Jul 21, 2016 at 9:53 am | 2 comments | 5767 Views
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July SymbolikeWhat else?
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Original post made by John A. Barry on Jul. 4, 2016There are no comments yet. 5472 Views
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Symbolike June
Mid-June, and the surrounding hills are bathed in golden yellow/brown, with still a splash of color from wildflowers and patches of green that...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Jun. 11, 2016There are no comments yet. 4714 Views
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Symbolike March
Green for excessive drinking and puking. Aquamarine (or as close as I could get with spray paint) for my birth month’s birthstone. Decorated...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Mar. 22, 2016Last comment by Aahna, on May 30, 2016 at 8:06 am | 3 comments | 5302 Views
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Hang Eight
In my August 19, 2015, posting, “Adult Ed,” I chronicled a trAction Painting event held in my garage. To briefly recap: a group of...
Original post made by John A. Barry on May. 19, 2016Last comment by JAB, on May 23, 2016 at 8:57 am | 2 comments | 5463 Views
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Fautisme
Since I created trAction Painting, students, my associates, and I have employed bikes, skates, scooters, rollers, and other wheel-wielding objects...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Mar. 1, 2016Last comment by Shane, on May 7, 2016 at 9:54 am | 3 comments | 5502 Views
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Learning the Ropes: Curating 101Recently my husband and I were driving through a small town on our way home from Mendocino. It exuded charm and quaintness, good food, good wine. . .all the expected...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Jun. 2, 2014Last comment by Tora Satterfield, on May 5, 2016 at 8:22 pm | 1 comment | 6815 Views
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Symbolike May“In 1557 a gentleman by the name of Thomas Tusser compiled a collection of writings he called “A Hundred Good Points of Husbandry.” In the April...
Original post made by John A. Barry on May. 4, 2016There are no comments yet. 5197 Views
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