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Be an Exhibitionist!I just read an entertaining, informative, thought-provoking book that should be on the shelf of any artist, struggling or not. Show Your Work, by Austin Kleon,...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Apr. 15, 2014Last comment by John Barry, on Apr 16, 2014 at 11:18 am | 5 comments | 7147 Views
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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 | 6292 Views
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Rubens and O'Neill This SummerThis installment of Art Space ==I is a twofer. Bill Carmel writes about the largely unknown side of Rubens the artist: the diplomat. John Barry provides an...
Original post made by John A. Barry and Bill Carmel on Jun. 19, 2019Last comment by Bill, on Jul 11, 2019 at 7:59 pm | 4 comments | 4625 Views
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Site Parasites
“I visit this blog first time and inspire by this good stuff work. Incredible post keeps up posting such great information. If you like to...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Apr. 23, 2016Last comment by Michael Austin, on Apr 29, 2016 at 7:51 am | 4 comments | 7291 Views
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Rodin and Klimt: The VisitBy Bill Carmel As part of the series of exhibitions that celebrate the Centennial of Auguste Rodin’s death, the curators of the "Klimt and Rodin, An...
Original post made by John A. Barry and Bill Carmel on Nov. 8, 2017Last comment by Matthew_Arty, on Nov 14, 2017 at 5:51 am | 4 comments | 5389 Views
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Material MattersBy Bill Carmel Consumerism is a capital experience. People shop all over the world and purchase items needed to keep body, mind, and spirit alive. The stuff...
Original post made by John A. Barry on May. 23, 2017Last comment by John A. Barry, on Aug 28, 2017 at 8:06 am | 4 comments | 5559 Views
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The Immersive Experience: Monet at the de Young, February 16 to May 27By Bill Carmel, MFA Few artists have the opportunity to be the agents of change in the course of art history throughout their lifetimes. After years of struggle,...
Original post made by John A. Barry and Bill Carmel on Mar. 18, 2019Last comment by John A. Barry and Bill Carmel, on Apr 2, 2019 at 4:35 pm | 4 comments | 5549 Views
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You Can’t Kill These ParasitesI have to go frequently to my/Bill’s posts to kill/edit digital disease spread by online parasites trying to sell crap through various links. The problem is...
Original post made by John A. Barry and Bill Carmel on Nov. 8, 2018Last comment by Cholo, on Nov 29, 2018 at 2:21 pm | 3 comments | 4320 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 | 7310 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 | 5721 Views
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Centenarian Going StrongAll too many artists have gone before their time: van Gogh, Poe, Pollock, Rimbaud…. Arthur Fiedler, longtime conductor of the Boston Pops, made it to 84,...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Jul. 31, 2017Last comment by Cholo, on Oct 3, 2017 at 8:54 am | 3 comments | 5545 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 | 5709 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 | 5522 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 | 5755 Views
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Change of PaceRoz Rogoff recently gave me and my colleague Bill Carmel a nice writeup in her blog: http://danvillesanramon.com/blogs/p/2015/08/04/tour-of-the-arts....
Original post made by John A. Barry on Aug. 5, 2015Last comment by sasha, on Aug 17, 2015 at 12:50 am | 3 comments | 5847 Views
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Copying, Stealing, HomageA friend who recently attended the Matisse/Diebenkorn exhibit at SFMOMA expressed astonishment that Diebenkorn’s Nude on a Blue Ground (1966) was in...
Original post made by John A. Barry on May. 16, 2017Last comment by Richard Daniels, on Sep 12, 2017 at 3:47 am | 3 comments | 5927 Views
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How Many Artists Does It Take to Hue in a Bight Bulb?By John A. Barry If the Albany Bulb is any indication, an indeterminate number. The Albany Bulb is a former landfill at the foot of Buchanan Street. Until it...
Original post made by John A. Barry and Bill Carmel on Nov. 29, 2017Last comment by Cholo, on Jan 3, 2018 at 10:15 am | 3 comments | 4187 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 | 5679 Views
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The Art of Bill DiMichele: Cross Section of a Moment==I A celebration of the art of the late artist Bill DiMichele, titled “Cross Section of a Moment,” featuring more than 45 large-scale acrylic paintings—together...
Original post made by John A. Barry and Bill Carmel on Feb. 25, 2020Last comment by Jim Gunshinan, on Feb 27, 2020 at 9:56 am | 2 comments | 6534 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 | 5627 Views
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