Giorgio de Chirico: "To become truly immortal a work of art must escape all human limits: logic and common sense will only interfere. But once these barriers are broken it will enter the regions of childhood vision and dream." What happens when an artist achieves a modest degree … [Read more...]
#RIP: World-Class Art Critic, Curator, Barbara Rose (with a Personal Remembrance)
Barbara Rose, a majorly influential art critic and curator, has died. Rose had been suffering from cancer. Her defining piece of writing is ABC Art, appeared in a 1965 … [Read more...]
#ArtDept: The Surreal World of Photographer, Angus McBean
Welsh born Agnus McBean (1904 – 1990) was stage-struck as a kid. He took up photography as a hobby in his teens. After being fired from his job as a salesman in a department store he worked doing set design and mask-making. He was asked to take production shots for Ivor Novello's … [Read more...]
The Story of Salvador Dali’s Lip Sofa (It Was Inspired By Mae West’s Pucker)
The ultimate artist, Salvador Dalí was also a designer who created various objects and furniture. Dalí thought art should permeate all aspects of life and became interested in furniture after meeting, famous french designer and decorator, Jean Michel Franck. Around '34-'35, … [Read more...]
TaMMie Brown Sure Looooooves Cherries (And Hot Brazilian Men) In Her New Short Film “Love Cherries”
What. A. Nut. Wackadoodle Supreme TaMMie Brown repeatedly sniffs her lipstick (don't ask) then eats gooey, chocolate-covered cherries with her Brazilian boo in this sweetly surreal short film. Says YouTube: The Love Secretary Saga continues in "LOVE CHEERIES", Starring … [Read more...]
‘Closet Monster’ is the Nuanced Queer Surrealist Film You’ve Been Searching For
Stephen Dunn's debut film Closet Monster makes many masterful moves in its nuanced imagery depicting a devastatingly magic surrealist coming to age story exploring sexuality, repression and the complications of … [Read more...]
Picture This: Horst At The V & A
Last week, the V&A Museum in London launched a retrospective of the work of the legendary photographer Horst P. Horst. (1906-99) In an extraordinary career spanning 60 years, his photographs appeared on the pages of Vogue and House and Garden under the singular byline; "Horst". … [Read more...]
London Art 2: Opening Ceremony Gets Surreal
The Blood of a Poet GIF Shop
8-Bit Magritte
Our Princess Is in Another Castle of the Pyrenees is a site devoted to 8-bit Mario-style re-imaginings of paintings by the great surrealist painter René Magritte. These are three … [Read more...]
