Stu Mead Paintings

Stu Mead is a great, creative artist. I discovered his art a couple of years ago in a book and was intrigued. Only more recently did I take a good long look. He knows exactly how to put a picture together. With a few brush strokes, he is able to capture just the right expression on a face. He can make us laugh at every turn. His art is a bridge between the worlds of comics and fine art. Art history and the history of graphic design/illustration/comics are his references. It's got a balance of all the right elements and originality to boot.

Thanks for being you, Stu.

STU MEAD

P.S. If you don't mind pervy humor, pick up a copy of the new "Men Beg".

(Art by Stu Mead and Frank Gaard)

T. Lux Feininger, Bauhaus Photographer RIP

Bauhaus Band 1928 (J. Paul Getty Museum)

Dance in Metal 1928 (J.Paul Getty Museum)

Charleston on the Bauhaus Roof 1927 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

T. Lux Feininger, son of Lyonel Feininger, died at age 101 last week. Above are some of his photos taken at the Bauhaus while he was a young student there.

Read New York Times obit: LINK

Some of his paintings are here.

"Fantastic Flying Books..." on iPad

The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore iPad App Trailer from Moonbot Studios on Vimeo.

Illustrator & animator William Joyce did something rather fabulous for the iPad.
Thanks George Coghill!

Laura Levine-Musicians

I know my friend Laura Levine is excited about her upcoming show of musician portraits from the 1980s/early 90s. She recently had her photographs featured in a MOMA show and now she is having a one-person show in NYC. There will be over 5o portraits of many of your favorite musicians from that era.

Here's the info:

Steven Kasher Gallery

(Please follow the link to see a selection of the work)

July 21, 2011- August 19, 2011

Opening reception: July 21, 2011 6-8 pm

521 West 23rd St.

Tues. - Sat. 11am- 6pm

Working on something new

Amy Crehore Studio Picture July 11, 2011

The Art of Amy Crehore

Photo of the Day- Man with Pet Owls

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From Roger Ebert's Journal

Cabinet Painted by Sir Edward Burne-Jones, Designed by William Morris (1861)

Painted pine, oil paint on leather, brass, copper, 1861.

"This early masterpiece of the Arts and Crafts movement exemplifies the collaborative endeavors of William Morris and his circle to improve design standards. Morris believed that a return to the principles of medieval production, with fine artists creating functional objects, would help overcome the evils of industrialization. This cabinet, one of several in which Morris enlisted the participation of Sir Edward Burne-Jones, is an attempt to erase the distinction between the fine and the applied arts. The painting on leather with a punched background is itself a craftsman's medium. Although the cabinet is usually described as in the "medieval style," it is actually a vivid example of the ability of the Morris firm to convert the eclecticism that marked much art of the late nineteenth century into an original and modern style. Although Burne-Jones' painted figures are in medieval costume, much of the decoration is equally Oriental in inspiration. Philip Webb's straightforward design, however, which boldly displays the casework skeleton on the exterior, anticipated the emphasis on structural elements that would inform the design revolution of the next century." source: MET Museum