[Jethro Tull in Athens, 2007. Image courtesy of the band]
Jethro Tull is a unique phenomenon in popular music history. The band’s mix of hard rock, folk melodies, blues licks, surrealism, and creative lyrics has inspired musicians and similar artists all over the world for over forty years. With eleven gold and five platinum albums under its belt, the group has carved a place all its own in popular music.
Presently, Jethro Tull continues to tour the globe, sharing a love of music and creative wisdom while keeping a cultured, outside-the-box identity.
As he heads out for his band’s 40th Anniversary World Tour, frontman Ian Anderson talked with Art and Living’s Bobby Marinelli about his outfit’s love and celebration of music, art, culture, and — of course — flutes.
Written on: Friday, July 25th, 2008 | Filed under:
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[Larissa Strauss, “Red Sunflowers.” Glass Mosaic. Courtesy of Museum of Ventura County]
Christy Dusablon checks in with her weekly exhibit, chef and theater picks for this week’s art dating and matchmaking
The Museum of Ventura County currently presents an exhibition of works by glass mosaic artist Larissa Strauss entitled, Windows in Time: Glass Mosaics and Studies for Museum Timeline Installation. The exhibit includes various color cartoons and drawings, as well as a mosaic study for a historical timeline Strauss created to adorn the front wall of an expanded part of the museum. The show will run through August 17, so fill this summer up with beautiful art that both excites the mind and expands one’s own sense of self inspiration.
[Last year’s Telluride Festival of the Arts. Image courtesy of event organizers]
Mark your calendars, folks. The Telluride Festival of the Arts has announced that Top Chef winner Ilan Hall (Season 2) will be heading the list of culinary experts on hand at the Colorado event this year.
Written on: Friday, July 18th, 2008 | Filed under:
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[”If Love Could Have Saved You, You Would Have Lived Forever.” Installation view, Bellwether Gallery, New York, July 10 – August 8, 2008. Image courtesy of the artists and Bellwether Gallery, New York]
Christy Dusablon checks in with her weekly exhibit, chef and theater picks for this week’s art dating and matchmaking
Bellwether Gallery is currently presenting an exhibition dedicated to death and remembrance. The show, entitled If Love Could Have Saved You, You Would Have Lived Forever,is a gathering of art and objects that references aesthetics, traditional gestures, and the material culture surrounding these specific themes. The show is curated by Becky Smith and features many brilliant artists.
Written on: Friday, July 18th, 2008 | Filed under:
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[David Amico, “Silk Flowers,” 2006. Courtesy of ACE Gallery]
Christy Dusablon checks in with her weekly exhibit, chef and theater picks for this week’s art dating and matchmaking
ACE Gallery in Beverly Hills is presenting Drift-Trace Paintings, an exhibition of work by Los Angeles-based artist David Amico. The exhibit runs through August, so you’ve got some time to see it. But why not make it over this weekend?
Written on: Friday, July 11th, 2008 | Filed under:
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[Courtesy of Moti Hasson Gallery]
Christy Dusablon checks in with her weekly exhibit, chef and theater picks for this week’s art dating and matchmaking
Moti Hasson Gallery is presenting intransit, an exhibit featuring the offerings of 30 artists working in all sorts of mediums (ceramics, drawing, painting, sculpture, film and video are all represented here). The exhibit works to shed light on struggles like global warming and presents an intriguing look at today’s society. Curated by Omar Lopez-Chahoud, the show runs through August 18th.
[Marion Cotillard at the 2008 Academy Awards. Courtesy Jean Paul Gaultier]
Catching up with high fashion czar Jean Paul Gaultier
It was a career-making dress—for the woman who wore it, Marion Cotillard, and the man who designed it, Jean Paul Gaultier. When the French actress walked the red carpet and later accepted the Oscar for Best Actress at the 80th Annual Academy Awards this February, dressed in a la petite sirène gown of ivory crepe embroidered in silver thread, it catapulted Jean Paul Gaultier, l’enfant terrible of French fashion, from a figure of cult status known mostly to the cognoscenti into the rarefied realm of designers whose names, signatures and styles are globally recognizable, even outside of the world of fashion.
[Pablo Avila, Granada Hills, CA. Acrylic, 24″x 18″]
Los Angeles-based arts education organization Ryman Arts is now staging its annual exhibition of student work. Included in the exhibition are paintings by members of this year’s graduating class of over 40 talented teens (presented here in full color). Check out Ryman Arts’s website here for more information about the show, the organization’s mission, and the young talent it works with! The collection of work is up until July 20th at the California African American Museum in Exposition Park.
Written on: Thursday, July 3rd, 2008 | Filed under:
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[Jane Benson, “The Swing,” 2008. Tar, ostrich feathers, mirror, steel cable, wood, plastic. Courtesy of Tracy Williams Ltd.]
Christy Dusablon checks in with her weekly exhibit, chef and theater picks for this week’s art dating and matchmaking
Tracy Williams, Ltd. is pleased to present Zero Zone, the gallery’s current exhibit, running through August 8th. The exhibition is curated by David Hunt and features the following artists: Jane Benson, Ian Cooper, David Kennedy Cutler, John Espinosa, Rashid Johnson, Rosy Keyser, Demetrius Oliver, Alyssa Pheobus, Jennifer Ruff, Marc Seguin, and Siebren Versteeg. Great artists and a great gallery.
Art and Living’s publisher, Jeff Marinelli, was the featured commenter in a June 27th USA Today piece about rock stars as visual artists. You can check out the article here. Rock on.
Written on: Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008 | Filed under:
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[Emmanuel Jean Carlu, “The Eyes of The King.” Courtesy of the artist]
Emmanuel Jean Carlu is a timeless artist. His captivating work allows the mind to do more than simply wander through time and space — it incites reflection of that time and space’s infinite value. Read the rest of this entry »
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