Friday, May 12, 2006


Margi Young 4
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- A few days ago I introduced Margi Young, a wonderful yoga teacher who, before... posted by Michael at May 12, 2006 | perma-link | (7) comments

Margi Young 3
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- A few days ago I introduced Margi Young, a wonderful yoga teacher who, before... posted by Michael at May 12, 2006 | perma-link | (5) comments

Wednesday, May 10, 2006


Margi Young 2
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Yesterday I introduced Margi Young, a wonderful yoga teacher who, before turning to yoga,... posted by Michael at May 10, 2006 | perma-link | (20) comments

Margi Young 1
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- It's been three years now that I've been attending yoga classes regularly. Although I'm... posted by Michael at May 10, 2006 | perma-link | (8) comments

Monday, May 8, 2006


Art Innovation Bleg
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- A "bleg" is a case of begging for something via a blog post. Well,... posted by Donald at May 8, 2006 | perma-link | (10) comments

Thursday, May 4, 2006


How Much Would You Pay for a Picasso?
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards: Today's hottest art news is that Picasso's 1941 portrait of Dora Maar was auctioned at... posted by Donald at May 4, 2006 | perma-link | (21) comments

Tuesday, May 2, 2006


More Art Metrics
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- Yes, yes, I know they don't tell you everything. And they can mislead you.... posted by Donald at May 2, 2006 | perma-link | (5) comments

Monday, May 1, 2006


CDG Terminal 1: Futuristic Gone Sour
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- March, 1974. It was the airport of the future ... today!! Passengers whisked from... posted by Donald at May 1, 2006 | perma-link | (20) comments

Thursday, April 27, 2006


Letter to Nikos
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- The other day I had the chance to catch up with a 2Blowhards favorite,... posted by Michael at April 27, 2006 | perma-link | (8) comments

Wednesday, April 26, 2006


Jane Jacobs R.I.P.
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- You've probably noticed that the great Jane Jacobs has died at the age of... posted by Michael at April 26, 2006 | perma-link | (12) comments

Sunday, April 23, 2006


Standard Art History Narrative ... As Statistics
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- Once every two or three blue moons or so, we Blowhards might grumble about... posted by Donald at April 23, 2006 | perma-link | (27) comments

Wednesday, April 19, 2006


"Fast Food Nation," Part 1
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- I was staring at a posting I'd been laboring over ... I'd read Eric... posted by Michael at April 19, 2006 | perma-link | (23) comments

Sunday, April 16, 2006


Overrated Paintings (1): Picasso's "Guernica"
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- There are paintings you are expected to like. No, you won't "get disappeared" or... posted by Donald at April 16, 2006 | perma-link | (45) comments

Wednesday, April 12, 2006


Mike Slack's Polaroids
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- The web continues to divulge terrific visual talents. I recently loved spending time with... posted by Michael at April 12, 2006 | perma-link | (1) comments

Bracket-Mania [Update]
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Nonsense-brackets continue to captivate graphic designers. Texas Monthly sees fit to use brackets on... posted by Michael at April 12, 2006 | perma-link | (14) comments

Saturday, April 8, 2006


Upscale Book Jackets
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Back when upscale fiction took the form of minimalist stories and novellas, the factor... posted by Michael at April 8, 2006 | perma-link | (19) comments

Thursday, April 6, 2006


William Whyte
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- A while back I wrote an intro to the great Jane Jacobs. Another giant... posted by Michael at April 6, 2006 | perma-link | (1) comments

Photographic References in Painting
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- Friedrich's recent post on photography and its use by painters raises some interesting points.... posted by Donald at April 6, 2006 | perma-link | (12) comments

Wednesday, April 5, 2006


Vettriano Redux--Art & Photography
Friedrich von Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards: Donald's posting on the painter Jack Vettriano, who works exclusively from photographic reference, got... posted by Friedrich at April 5, 2006 | perma-link | (10) comments

Tuesday, April 4, 2006


Jack Vettriano
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- I failed. I just could not come up with a title for this post... posted by Donald at April 4, 2006 | perma-link | (17) comments

Friday, March 31, 2006


Alexandra's Blogging Again -- or Still
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Alexandra, of the blog Out of Lascaux, was one of the earliest of the... posted by Michael at March 31, 2006 | perma-link | (2) comments

Thursday, March 30, 2006


Ionarts on Bonnard
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- As long as FvB has all our minds on French art ... Don't miss... posted by Michael at March 30, 2006 | perma-link | (0) comments

Wednesday, March 29, 2006


Digi-Photo Links
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- * Hugh Symonds makes what are without doubt the most beautiful cellphone photographs I've... posted by Michael at March 29, 2006 | perma-link | (8) comments

Monday, March 27, 2006


Enough Rope: the Creativity Paradox
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- The "bottom line" to this post is nothing new. But how I got to... posted by Donald at March 27, 2006 | perma-link | (22) comments

Saturday, March 25, 2006


Cecilia Beaux: The Almost-Sargent
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- The rediscovery of late-19th century artists continues. One of the latest instances is a... posted by Donald at March 25, 2006 | perma-link | (16) comments

Friday, March 24, 2006


Architecture and Urbanism Buzz
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- * John Massengale links to this excellent context-setting discussion of modernism. Robert Hughes adds... posted by Michael at March 24, 2006 | perma-link | (19) comments

Wednesday, March 15, 2006


Decline and Fall of the Classical Face
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- Once upon a time painters had this crazy notion that their goal was to... posted by Donald at March 15, 2006 | perma-link | (16) comments

Friday, March 10, 2006


Peripheral Explanation
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- This is part of a comment-reply to this recent post. I decided to elevate... posted by Donald at March 10, 2006 | perma-link | (14) comments

Wednesday, March 8, 2006


Peripheral Artists (5): Mikhail Vrubel
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- Far from Paris, far from the mainstream art history narrative of the 19th and... posted by Donald at March 8, 2006 | perma-link | (11) comments

Friday, March 3, 2006


Art Links of Note
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- -- The current Weekly Standard has Paul Cantor's review and commentary on American Gothic:... posted by Donald at March 3, 2006 | perma-link | (6) comments

Tuesday, February 28, 2006


Peripheral Artists (4): Isaak Levitan
Donald Pittenger writes: This is another installment in a series of posts dealing with 19th Century artists who lived far... posted by Donald at February 28, 2006 | perma-link | (7) comments

Sunday, February 26, 2006


John Sloan Updates
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- A while back I wrote about American "Ashcan" artist John Sloan (click here to... posted by Donald at February 26, 2006 | perma-link | (7) comments

Tuesday, February 21, 2006


What Sergei Eisenstein's Dad Did
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- Are you a cinema buff and an architecture buff? Then this post's for you.... posted by Donald at February 21, 2006 | perma-link | (9) comments

Friday, February 17, 2006


Bugatti Bliss
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Thanks to Ben Ladd -- one of the amiable and helpful techies at our... posted by Michael at February 17, 2006 | perma-link | (2) comments

Tuesday, February 14, 2006


Be Original! Do Like Me!
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- One of the more maddening and/or amusing characteristics of the academic avant-garde (and its... posted by Michael at February 14, 2006 | perma-link | (20) comments

Saturday, February 11, 2006


Bastien-Lepage: Forgotten Influential
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- For many years, casual students of art history have been shown the thundering Main... posted by Donald at February 11, 2006 | perma-link | (13) comments

Tuesday, February 7, 2006


Jane Jacobs
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- We Blowhards and many of our fine visitors make frequent reference to "the great... posted by Michael at February 7, 2006 | perma-link | (30) comments

Monday, February 6, 2006


Unbelievable Bernie (Fuchs)
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- It was nearly three months late, but I didn't complain. I grabbed a copy... posted by Donald at February 6, 2006 | perma-link | (7) comments

Sunday, February 5, 2006


Should First be Best?
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- Ever hear the gripe that news media cover political campaigns and elections like horseracing... posted by Donald at February 5, 2006 | perma-link | (11) comments

Monday, January 30, 2006


Peripheral Artists (3): Valentin Serov
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- This continues the series about artists remote from both the main artistic centers of... posted by Donald at January 30, 2006 | perma-link | (17) comments

Friday, January 27, 2006


Same Old, Same Old
Friedrich von Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards-- You can read here a New York Times review by Roberta Smith of yet... posted by Friedrich at January 27, 2006 | perma-link | (22) comments

Wednesday, January 25, 2006


The Painting that Launched Spaceships
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- Sometimes art has consequences. Rather than attempt a survey of paintings or posters that... posted by Donald at January 25, 2006 | perma-link | (13) comments

Tuesday, January 17, 2006


Seattle's Silliest Architecture
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- The Fiancée sometimes chides me for getting too negative in my posts. Her bête... posted by Donald at January 17, 2006 | perma-link | (29) comments

Monday, January 9, 2006


Art & The Middle Class
Friedrich von Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards— I’ve been thinking a lot lately about art and social class. It all started... posted by Friedrich at January 9, 2006 | perma-link | (25) comments

Wednesday, January 4, 2006


Shiney
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Although kids love shiney things, does it automatically follow that adults should too? In... posted by Michael at January 4, 2006 | perma-link | (10) comments

Tuesday, January 3, 2006


Architecture "Worth a Journey"
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- Would you ever take a major trip to visit just one particular architectural site?... posted by Donald at January 3, 2006 | perma-link | (20) comments

Saturday, December 17, 2005


More Scruton
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- A week or so ago, Right Reason's Max Goss did a two-part q&a with... posted by Michael at December 17, 2005 | perma-link | (5) comments

Friday, December 16, 2005


The Mona Lisa Algorithm
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Woman of no more mystery? Scientists at the University of Amsterdam had the inspired... posted by Michael at December 16, 2005 | perma-link | (9) comments

Tuesday, December 13, 2005


Dueling Light-Painters
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- "Envy is not a family value." Hmm. That sentence sounds almost like a familiar... posted by Donald at December 13, 2005 | perma-link | (41) comments

Wednesday, December 7, 2005


Revivals
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Aesthetically speaking, it's indisputable that much of what characterizes our age is a have-it-your-way,... posted by Michael at December 7, 2005 | perma-link | (26) comments

Saturday, December 3, 2005


Peripheral Artists (2): Axel Gallén
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- This is the second in a series of posts about painters who were figuratively... posted by Donald at December 3, 2005 | perma-link | (4) comments

Wednesday, November 16, 2005


De Young Museum Impressions
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- The newest big city art museum is the totally rebuilt de Young in San... posted by Donald at November 16, 2005 | perma-link | (12) comments

Tuesday, November 1, 2005


Peripheral Artists (1): Albert Edelfelt
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- The words "Peripheral Artists" in this posting's title have a double meaning. This is... posted by Donald at November 1, 2005 | perma-link | (9) comments

Friday, October 28, 2005


The Depression in Color
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- If you're like me, the images you carry in your brain of the Great... posted by Michael at October 28, 2005 | perma-link | (6) comments

Friday, October 21, 2005


Graphics [Fads]
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- A halfway-decent rule about fads seems to be that the moment a fad crests... posted by Michael at October 21, 2005 | perma-link | (29) comments

Thursday, October 20, 2005


Inside New Urbanism
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- DesignObserver's Michael Bierut was on the team that created the Disney-sponsored New Urbanist town... posted by Michael at October 20, 2005 | perma-link | (9) comments

Saturday, October 15, 2005


Watercolor vs. the DeYoung
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- The edgy-architecture world would have you believe that the only newly-built alternative to the... posted by Michael at October 15, 2005 | perma-link | (11) comments

Tuesday, October 11, 2005


Popular Artists (1): Pino
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- This posting is the first of what I plan as an occasional series dealing... posted by Donald at October 11, 2005 | perma-link | (8) comments

Thursday, October 6, 2005


Giclée OK?
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- I blush to admit that I hadn't heard of Giclée (French for "squirt," pronounced... posted by Michael at October 6, 2005 | perma-link | (13) comments

Wednesday, October 5, 2005


Flash! Moscow Unknown Lady Found in NYC
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- When I was in Moscow and St. Petersburg a few weeks ago I zipped... posted by Donald at October 5, 2005 | perma-link | (13) comments

Thursday, September 29, 2005


Reno is Keno (Parrish the Thought)
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- Nevada has always been off my personal beaten track. Part of this is geographical:... posted by Donald at September 29, 2005 | perma-link | (10) comments

Me on Visuals
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Where the traditional visual arts go I'm no Friedrich or Donald, god knows. But... posted by Michael at September 29, 2005 | perma-link | (3) comments

Wednesday, September 28, 2005


Museum-Viewing Styles
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- Even though I can boast a pre-Sesame Street childhood, I suffer from a short... posted by Donald at September 28, 2005 | perma-link | (17) comments

Ken Kewley Exhibition
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Long ago I wrote a short blog posting about Ken Kewley, an artist whose... posted by Michael at September 28, 2005 | perma-link | (5) comments

The Confession Line?
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Here's a fun online conceptual-art project. It seems to me to be the descendent... posted by Michael at September 28, 2005 | perma-link | (3) comments

Thursday, September 15, 2005


As Bad as All That?
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Is the situation in architecture really as bad as all that? Does the modernist/decon/po-mo... posted by Michael at September 15, 2005 | perma-link | (6) comments

Wednesday, September 14, 2005


Mad-Dog
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Freaky! The oddball things that people get up to with Photoshop ... Best, Michael... posted by Michael at September 14, 2005 | perma-link | (6) comments

Friday, September 2, 2005


Donald on the Pebble Beach Concours
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Car-styling buff Donald Pittenger files a report for 2Blowhards from the recent edition of... posted by Michael at September 2, 2005 | perma-link | (1) comments

Thursday, August 25, 2005


Donald Pittenger on John Sloan
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- I'm pleased to announce that Donald Pittenger has agreed to start writing as a... posted by Michael at August 25, 2005 | perma-link | (13) comments

Saturday, August 13, 2005


Dutton on Evo-Crit
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- For a long time now, I've gotten more out of what's been discussed and... posted by Michael at August 13, 2005 | perma-link | (11) comments

Thursday, August 11, 2005


The Albany Mall
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Donald Pittenger recently visited one of the true follies of mid-century American modernism, the... posted by Michael at August 11, 2005 | perma-link | (29) comments

Thursday, July 28, 2005


Sole Creators?
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- One of the biggest surprises I experienced on settling into the culture/media life was... posted by Michael at July 28, 2005 | perma-link | (15) comments

Saturday, July 16, 2005


Donald on Distortion in Car Ads
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- I'm pleased to present some more information, observations, and musings from Donald Pittenger, who... posted by Michael at July 16, 2005 | perma-link | (12) comments

Thursday, June 30, 2005


Fact for the Day
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- In 1950, New York City had over 1.1 million manufacturing jobs. Today, the number... posted by Michael at June 30, 2005 | perma-link | (12) comments

Wednesday, June 29, 2005


Typewriters and Confusing Designs
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- A couple of recent postings at the standout graphicsyak site DesignObserver stand out even... posted by Michael at June 29, 2005 | perma-link | (7) comments

Wednesday, June 22, 2005


Fischl on Art-World Changes
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Eric Fischl was my fave of the American artists who made a splash in... posted by Michael at June 22, 2005 | perma-link | (9) comments

Tuesday, June 14, 2005


Steve on Golf Courses
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- I have a pretty broad conception of what "art" and "culture" can mean: ads,... posted by Michael at June 14, 2005 | perma-link | (5) comments

Saturday, June 11, 2005


Donald on the Chrysler 300
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- I was delighted to learn that Blowhards friend and illustration buff Donald Pittenger is... posted by Michael at June 11, 2005 | perma-link | (22) comments

Wednesday, June 8, 2005


Confessions of a Naked Model
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- We're pleased to run another guest posting by "J," an artist and illustrator who... posted by Michael at June 8, 2005 | perma-link | (10) comments

Thursday, May 26, 2005


Building Boom
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- America's current orgy of neomodernist-style building may be the largest since modernism itself laid... posted by Michael at May 26, 2005 | perma-link | (48) comments

Gehry Costs
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Interesting to learn from the WashPost's Bob Thompson and Jacqueline Trescott about imbroglios at... posted by Michael at May 26, 2005 | perma-link | (7) comments

Thursday, May 19, 2005


Donald Pittenger on Flair, Part 2
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Today we continue with the conclusion of Donald Pittenger's musings on flair in art... posted by Michael at May 19, 2005 | perma-link | (12) comments

Friday, May 13, 2005


Donald Pittenger on Flair in Art, Part One
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Our friend Donald Pittenger's recent posting on illustration and fine art elicited a lot... posted by Michael at May 13, 2005 | perma-link | (12) comments

Wednesday, May 11, 2005


Nikos Reactions
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Say what you will about 2Blowhards favorite, the architectural theorist Nikos Salingaros. But you... posted by Michael at May 11, 2005 | perma-link | (11) comments

Tuesday, May 3, 2005


Weirdos and Culture
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Arts and Letters Daily links to a hilarious memoir by Terry Castle about her... posted by Michael at May 3, 2005 | perma-link | (90) comments

Friday, April 22, 2005


Architecture Elsewhere
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- * John Massengale reports on an absurdly anti-urban new proposal for New York's West... posted by Michael at April 22, 2005 | perma-link | (28) comments

Wednesday, April 13, 2005


More Silver
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- I noticed a while back that many -- and make that many -- of... posted by Michael at April 13, 2005 | perma-link | (23) comments

Saturday, April 9, 2005


Architecture Elsewhere
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- * John Massengale spells out what's wrong with Christian de Portzamparc's proposed new co-op... posted by Michael at April 9, 2005 | perma-link | (14) comments

Saturday, April 2, 2005


Guest Posting -- Leon Krier
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- About a week ago, we ran a Guest Posting by Laurence Aurbach about the... posted by Michael at April 2, 2005 | perma-link | (22) comments

Thursday, March 31, 2005


Prince Charles on Architecture
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Back in 1989, when Prince Charles published "A Vision of Britain," I was prepared... posted by Michael at March 31, 2005 | perma-link | (12) comments

Friday, March 25, 2005


Donald Pittenger on Illustration
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- I'm pleased to report that our friend Donald Pittenger continues to respond to my... posted by Michael at March 25, 2005 | perma-link | (23) comments

Wednesday, March 23, 2005


Thom Mayne/Quinlan Terry
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- As I'm sure you've read, the architecture world's most prestigious award, the Pritzker Prize,... posted by Michael at March 23, 2005 | perma-link | (23) comments

Thursday, March 17, 2005


Stoned Again
Francis Morrone writes: Dear Blowhards, Perhaps through my own fault (OK, definitely through my own fault), in my last post,... posted by Francis at March 17, 2005 | perma-link | (15) comments

Wednesday, March 16, 2005


Stoned
Francis Morrone writes Dear Blowhards, It looks like curtains for the old Gallery of Modern Art at Columbus Circle. Do... posted by Francis at March 16, 2005 | perma-link | (24) comments

Tuesday, March 15, 2005


Aurbach on Krier
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- How vicious can the architectural establishment be? A telling test case is the Luxembourg-born... posted by Michael at March 15, 2005 | perma-link | (16) comments

Saturday, March 5, 2005


Guest Posting -- Donald Pittenger 3
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Another visit with Donald Pittenger. This time Donald recalls what an education in the... posted by Michael at March 5, 2005 | perma-link | (11) comments

Thursday, March 3, 2005


Guest Posting -- Donald Pittenger Part Two
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- More memories and reflections from Donald Pittenger. Today: how architecture was taught in the... posted by Michael at March 3, 2005 | perma-link | (11) comments

Wednesday, March 2, 2005


Guest Posting -- Donald Pittenger, Part One
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- One of the great underdiscussed culture-topics that often comes up at this blog is... posted by Michael at March 2, 2005 | perma-link | (8) comments

Tuesday, February 22, 2005


Barbarians
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- A question for you. Here’s the first half of my question’s given. Over the... posted by Michael at February 22, 2005 | perma-link | (24) comments

Monday, February 21, 2005


Taking "The Gates" Seriously
Fenster Moop writes: Dear Blowhards, Much ink, digital and otherwise, has been spilt over the burning issue: how seriously should... posted by Fenster at February 21, 2005 | perma-link | (6) comments

Wednesday, February 16, 2005


Tinkertoys
Fenster Moop writes: Dear Blowhards, Whores, ugly buildings and politicians are supposed to get respectable with age. Here's a politician... posted by Fenster at February 16, 2005 | perma-link | (9) comments

Friday, February 4, 2005


Hughes on Goya
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- FYI, a video documentary about Goya by the terrific art critic Robert Hughes will... posted by Michael at February 4, 2005 | perma-link | (11) comments

Saturday, January 15, 2005


Photography Questions
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Here are a few photographs by Established Great Lee Friedlander. I'm in awe; Friedlander... posted by Michael at January 15, 2005 | perma-link | (15) comments

John Baldessari
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Do you guys go for the work of the artist John Baldessari? I took... posted by Michael at January 15, 2005 | perma-link | (4) comments

Wednesday, January 5, 2005


Graphic Design
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Do you guys follow the graphic design field? I do, if in my usual... posted by Michael at January 5, 2005 | perma-link | (25) comments

Thursday, December 30, 2004


Vacation and the Arts
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- I'm just back in the city after a week of vacation. I'd been planning... posted by Michael at December 30, 2004 | perma-link | (3) comments

Monday, December 27, 2004


Museums
Francis Morrone writes: Dear Blowhards, How much museum going do you do these days? Museums are much on my mind... posted by Francis at December 27, 2004 | perma-link | (9) comments

Monday, December 20, 2004


Architecture Books for the Holidays
Francis Morrone writes: Dear Blowhards, The mega-gift-giving season is upon us, and we slow shoppers are in the home stretch.... posted by Francis at December 20, 2004 | perma-link | (10) comments

Thursday, December 16, 2004


Confessions of a Naked Model
We're pleased to run another guest posting by "J," an artist and art student who helps pay the bills by... posted by Michael at December 16, 2004 | perma-link | (24) comments

Wednesday, November 10, 2004


More Francis
A pause in the usual flow of things to deliver a public-service announcement: Francis Morrone will be co-giving a lecture-and-walking-tour... posted by Michael at November 10, 2004 | perma-link | (7) comments

Saturday, November 6, 2004


Nairn
Francis Morrone writes: Dear Blowhards, I run hot and cold (well, mostly cold) on Susan Sontag. For hifalutin highbrow know-it-all... posted by Francis at November 6, 2004 | perma-link | (7) comments

Tuesday, November 2, 2004


Elsewhere
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- * John Massengale took a break from RedSox-blogging to wonder what the economy will... posted by Michael at November 2, 2004 | perma-link | (4) comments

Saturday, October 16, 2004


Ted Schmidt at the New York Academy of Art
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- NYC artists and art-hobbyists are lucky to have the New York Academy of Art... posted by Michael at October 16, 2004 | perma-link | (3) comments

Wednesday, October 13, 2004


Classical Symposium
Blowhard Francis Morrone will be hosting and moderating an Institute for Classical Architecture symposium this Saturday. The topic: "Changing Attitudes... posted by Michael at October 13, 2004 | perma-link | (10) comments

Friday, October 8, 2004


Renaissance and Religion
Friedrich von Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards, I keep wondering why art history generally tends to be such bad history. Or,... posted by Friedrich at October 8, 2004 | perma-link | (33) comments

Thursday, September 23, 2004


Salingaros on Viseu
It's hard to believe but true: only a handful of architecture schools teach traditional architecture and urbanism -- which means,... posted by Michael at September 23, 2004 | perma-link | (7) comments

Saturday, September 18, 2004


Will Middlebrow Ever Return?
Fenster Moop writes: Dear Blowhards, As Terry Teachout and many others have noted, the fragmentation and proliferation of new media... posted by Fenster at September 18, 2004 | perma-link | (5) comments

Saturday, September 11, 2004


Katarxis #3 Is Now Online
Michael Blowhard writes Dear Blowhards -- Although I've got lots of wonderful books sitting around the apartment clamoring for my... posted by Michael at September 11, 2004 | perma-link | (7) comments

In Memoriam b/w Let's Go Get 'em
Fenster Moop writes Dear Blowhards: On this third anniversary of the (choose descriptor): attack tragedy outrage, what is the proper... posted by Fenster at September 11, 2004 | perma-link | (12) comments

Wednesday, September 1, 2004


Responses and Elaborations
Dear Blowhards -- Although a little anxious that I may be breaking my arm patting my own back, I can't... posted by Michael at September 1, 2004 | perma-link | (1) comments

Friday, August 27, 2004


The Renaissance
Dear Vanessa -- I just finished reading two compact histories of the Renaissance, William Henry Hudson's The Story of the... posted by Michael at August 27, 2004 | perma-link | (16) comments

Wednesday, August 25, 2004


Gals and Art
Dear Vanessa For fear of feminist wrath, I've never before ventured these thoughts in public, so they may be a... posted by Michael at August 25, 2004 | perma-link | (13) comments

Wednesday, August 18, 2004


Elsewhere
Dear Vanessa -- * Polly Frost's latest stories feature eroticism, horror, and satire -- sounds pretty tasty, as well as... posted by Michael at August 18, 2004 | perma-link | (22) comments

Friday, July 30, 2004


Evolution and Architecture
Dear Vanessa -- David Sucher (here) reprints a terrific Philip Langdon piece (here) about all the lousy new architecture that... posted by Michael at July 30, 2004 | perma-link | (3) comments

Thursday, July 29, 2004


John Massengale
Dear Vanessa -- I had a delightful New Urbanist lunch with the architect, author, and blogger John Massengale today. (John's... posted by Michael at July 29, 2004 | perma-link | (3) comments

Tuesday, July 13, 2004


Lunch Emails
Dear Vanessa -- Friedrich and I chose the "Dear Michael"/"Dear Friedrich," epistolary form we use on this blog for a... posted by Michael at July 13, 2004 | perma-link | (11) comments

Thursday, July 8, 2004


Who Designs? Our Tools or Us?
Dear Vanessa -- How much impact do the tools we use have on the products we make? I tend to... posted by Michael at July 8, 2004 | perma-link | (29) comments

Saturday, June 26, 2004


Laughing at Rem
Dear Vanessa -- Don't miss Keith Pleas' visit here to the new Rem Koolhaas Seattle public library. (From pix, the... posted by Michael at June 26, 2004 | perma-link | (3) comments

Friday, June 25, 2004


Guest Posting from Planet Friedrich
Dear Vanessa -- This just in from a former Blowharder: I'm still gnawing away at Modern Art. Not very originally,... posted by Michael at June 25, 2004 | perma-link | (3) comments

Herbert Muschamp is Real Gone
Dear Vanessa -- What a lovely development: the NYTimes' absurd radical propagandist, er, architecture critic Herbert Muschamp is stepping down.... posted by Michael at June 25, 2004 | perma-link | (1) comments

Thursday, June 24, 2004


Slow
Dear Vanessa -- Expert foodie that you are, you're well aware of the Slow Food movement, whose international website is... posted by Michael at June 24, 2004 | perma-link | (10) comments

Wednesday, June 16, 2004


A New Sarah Susanka Book
Dear Vanessa -- Sarah Susanka, the architect and author who's best-known for "The Not-So-Big House," has just published another lovely... posted by Michael at June 16, 2004 | perma-link | (1) comments

Friday, June 11, 2004


More on FLW
Dear Vanessa -- In a posting a while ago (here), I wondered out loud about Frank Lloyd Wright. Sure, many... posted by Michael at June 11, 2004 | perma-link | (56) comments

How To Refer to "It"?
Dear Vanessa -- How often are you and the Hubster getting to the theater these days? The Wife and I... posted by Michael at June 11, 2004 | perma-link | (9) comments

Thursday, June 10, 2004


FvB's American Art Timeline
My former co-blogger FvB, in the midst of some Deepthink about American art, cooked up the following timeline. I got... posted by Michael at June 10, 2004 | perma-link | (6) comments

Tuesday, June 8, 2004


FvB on France, America, Modernist Art, etc.
He may have retired from blogging, but Friedrich von Blowhard is obviously powerless to keep his brain from its usual... posted by Michael at June 8, 2004 | perma-link | (4) comments

Friday, May 28, 2004


Underneath It All
I grew up in a sweet, provincial, middle-class, small-town/suburb-ish, vanilla-American part of the world. Bicycles, baseball, Boy Scouts, cheerleaders; parents... posted by Michael at May 28, 2004 | perma-link | (18) comments

Tuesday, May 25, 2004


Proportional Representation?
The New York Times' Robin Pogrebin reports here that there are surprisingly few blacks on the boards of a lot... posted by Michael at May 25, 2004 | perma-link | (25) comments

Thursday, May 13, 2004


New-Urb Elsewhere
Dear Friedrich -- Fun Web rumblings on the New Urbanism front. * John Massengale (here) has dug up a report... posted by Michael at May 13, 2004 | perma-link | (0) comments

Wednesday, May 12, 2004


Salingaros on Tschumi -- The Response
I hope visitors have taken the opportunity to read Nikos Salingaros' eight-part essay about the work of the deconstructivist theorist... posted by Michael at May 12, 2004 | perma-link | (4) comments

Monday, May 10, 2004


Froggytime
Dear Friedrich -- I'm having another one of my Froggy moments -- a stretch when, without having consciously intended it,... posted by Michael at May 10, 2004 | perma-link | (22) comments

How Modern Painting Became A Secular Religion
Michael: In your post, Religious Needs -- What To Do About 'Em?, you talk about the tendency over the past... posted by Friedrich at May 10, 2004 | perma-link | (6) comments

Friday, May 7, 2004


Things They Don’t Tell You About Modern Art
Michael: In my wanderings around the Internet I came across a fascinating web page the other day. It’s on the... posted by Friedrich at May 7, 2004 | perma-link | (10) comments

Thursday, May 6, 2004


The WTC and Free Enterprise
Dear Friedrich -- As you've probably read, Larry Silverstein, the tycoon behind the World Trade Center, has lost his bid... posted by Michael at May 6, 2004 | perma-link | (12) comments

Wednesday, April 28, 2004


Salingaros on Tschumi 8
This is the final section of a new Nikos Salingaros essay. You can read part one here, part two here,... posted by Michael at April 28, 2004 | perma-link | (3) comments

Monday, April 26, 2004


Salingaros on Tschumi 7
This is part seven (of eight) of a new Nikos Salingaros essay. You can read part one here, part two... posted by Michael at April 26, 2004 | perma-link | (3) comments

Saturday, April 24, 2004


Salingaros on Tschumi 6
This is part six (of eight) of a new Nikos Salingaros essay. You can read part one here, part two... posted by Michael at April 24, 2004 | perma-link | (0) comments

Thursday, April 22, 2004


Salingaros on Tschumi 5
This is part five (of eight) of a new Nikos Salingaros essay. You can read part one here, part two... posted by Michael at April 22, 2004 | perma-link | (2) comments

Wednesday, April 21, 2004


Salingaros on Tschumi 4
This is part four (of eight) of a new Nikos Salingaros essay. You can read part one here, part two... posted by Michael at April 21, 2004 | perma-link | (1) comments

Monday, April 19, 2004


Salingaros on Tschumi 3
This is part three (of eight) of a new Nikos Salingaros essay. You can read part one here, and part... posted by Michael at April 19, 2004 | perma-link | (0) comments

Saturday, April 17, 2004


Salingaros on Tschumi 2
This is part two (of eight) of a new Nikos Salingaros essay. You can read part one here. Architectural Theory... posted by Michael at April 17, 2004 | perma-link | (9) comments

Friday, April 16, 2004


The Structure of Aesthetic Revolutions II
Michael: This is the second of my two-part posting on the 'culture-quake' that occurred in America after the Civil... posted by Friedrich at April 16, 2004 | perma-link | (13) comments

Thursday, April 15, 2004


Salingaros on Tschumi 1
The architectural theorist Nikos Salingaros is, as some visitors know, a 2Blowhards favorite. We've been thrilled to publish a long... posted by Michael at April 15, 2004 | perma-link | (0) comments

Wednesday, April 14, 2004


The Structure of Aesthetic Revolutions, Part I
W. S. Haseltine, The Rocks at Nahant, 1864 Michael: A few weeks ago I was leafing through one of... posted by Friedrich at April 14, 2004 | perma-link | (7) comments

Shorter Art?
Dear Friedrich -- Do you find yourself craving shorter art experiences? I do. Over the last few years I've found... posted by Michael at April 14, 2004 | perma-link | (14) comments

Kimmelman on Libeskind
Dear Friedrich -- Wow: a hard-hitting, to-the-point piece by the New York Times art critic Michael Kimmelman about Daniel Libeskind's... posted by Michael at April 14, 2004 | perma-link | (2) comments

Wednesday, April 7, 2004


Architects and Glass
Dear Friedrich -- It's important (IMHO, of course) to learn to defend ourselves against architects, many of whom share a... posted by Michael at April 7, 2004 | perma-link | (10) comments

Friday, April 2, 2004


Three Questions
Dear Friedrich – The Wife and I are on vacation in Sedona, Arizona. Do you know the town? An amazingly... posted by Michael at April 2, 2004 | perma-link | (30) comments

Thursday, April 1, 2004


The Elvgren Mystery Continues
Michael: A couple months ago I broke the remarkable story of Gil Elvgren's astonishing burst of painting in a 1938... posted by Friedrich at April 1, 2004 | perma-link | (9) comments

Sunday, March 28, 2004


Guest Posting -- Toby Thain
Dear Friedrich -- In my years of following the arts, the biggest story has seemed to me to be the... posted by Michael at March 28, 2004 | perma-link | (25) comments

Friday, March 26, 2004


Light Entertainment
Dear Friedrich – Do we give light entertainment the respect it deserves? I started wondering about this question today as... posted by Michael at March 26, 2004 | perma-link | (47) comments

Thursday, March 25, 2004


Cultural Hype
Dear Friedrich – I don't doubt that some of the people who visit the hot new gallery-art shows or read... posted by Michael at March 25, 2004 | perma-link | (18) comments

Friday, March 19, 2004


Massengale on Modernism
Dear Friedrich -- You won't want to miss John Massengale's brilliant posting about Modernism, here. John has managed to squeeze... posted by Michael at March 19, 2004 | perma-link | (24) comments

Wednesday, March 17, 2004


Towers in the Park
Dear Friedrich -- Fair warning: what follow are the rants of a semi-educated fan. Sensible people who want responsible commentary... posted by Michael at March 17, 2004 | perma-link | (25) comments

Tuesday, March 16, 2004


Greek Elections
Dear Friedrich -- It hasn't been widely noticed in the States, but 2Blowhards visitors may be interested to learn that... posted by Michael at March 16, 2004 | perma-link | (4) comments

Thursday, March 11, 2004


Restaurant Realities
Dear Friedrich -- I often love those little info-graphics in USA Today -- Snapshots, I see they call them. Today's... posted by Michael at March 11, 2004 | perma-link | (5) comments

Wednesday, March 10, 2004


Rewind: Hudson River School, Part II
Note – Michael Blowhard and I are pleased with some of our very earliest blogwriting, and we're pained that nearly... posted by Friedrich at March 10, 2004 | perma-link | (4) comments

Tuesday, March 2, 2004


1903, or Jumping on Terry
Dear Friedrich -- It's pile-on-Terry-Teachout time! In "An Open Letter to Terry Teachout" (here), John Massengale chides Terry for a... posted by Michael at March 2, 2004 | perma-link | (22) comments

Spending Time in Bruegelville
Michael: I think I’ve mentioned before that the older I get, the more landscape painting seems to satisfy my emotional... posted by Friedrich at March 2, 2004 | perma-link | (12) comments

Sunday, February 29, 2004


Guest Posting -- Salingaros on Tschumi
We're pleased to present another Guest Posting by a 2Blowhards favorite, the mathematician and architectural thinker Nikos Salingaros. A little... posted by Michael at February 29, 2004 | perma-link | (19) comments

Friday, February 27, 2004


Michelangelo and Rodin
Michael: I came across a little book the other day entitled “Rodin and Michelangelo” at a going out of business... posted by Friedrich at February 27, 2004 | perma-link | (10) comments

Underserved Audiences
Dear Friedrich -- What does the success of Mel Gibson's "Passion" movie mean? Probably many things, but I'm prone to... posted by Michael at February 27, 2004 | perma-link | (33) comments

Thursday, February 26, 2004


Bay Area Figurative Artists
Dear Friedrich -- By Wonner; by Peterson The San Francisco painters David Park (here), Richard Diebenkorn (here) and Elmer Bischoff... posted by Michael at February 26, 2004 | perma-link | (8) comments

Wednesday, February 25, 2004


In the Neighborhood of Genius
Dear Friedrich -- In the NYTimes, Lawrence van Gelder asks, "What's it like to live near the new Walt Disney... posted by Michael at February 25, 2004 | perma-link | (1) comments

Confessions of a Naked Model
We're pleased to run another guest posting by "J," an artist and art student who helps pay the bills by... posted by Michael at February 25, 2004 | perma-link | (6) comments

Sunday, February 22, 2004


Rewind -- Journalism and Fantasy
Note -- FvBlowhard and I are pleased with some of our very earliest blogwriting, and we're pained that nearly all... posted by Michael at February 22, 2004 | perma-link | (2) comments

Thursday, February 19, 2004


Taunton Press
Dear Friedrich -- Have you ever noticed the books published by The Taunton Press? As a homeowner often caught up... posted by Michael at February 19, 2004 | perma-link | (4) comments

Wednesday, February 18, 2004


Frederick Turner
Dear Friedrich -- I just discovered that the amazing Frederick Turner -- whose moving and beautiful poetry collection April Wind... posted by Michael at February 18, 2004 | perma-link | (5) comments

Thursday, February 12, 2004


Virtual Architecture?
Dear Friedrich -- Is it real or is it Memorex? Some facts about Time Warner's new headquarters, the latest glassy... posted by Michael at February 12, 2004 | perma-link | (14) comments

Friday, January 30, 2004


NEA Gripes
Dear Friedrich -- Alan Sullivan's posting (here) about Bush's plan to increase the budget of the National Endowment for the... posted by Michael at January 30, 2004 | perma-link | (3) comments

Friday, January 23, 2004


Jess
Dear Friedrich -- Did you run across the news that the artist known as Jess died at the age of... posted by Michael at January 23, 2004 | perma-link | (7) comments

Friday, January 16, 2004


Person A and Person B
Dear Friedrich -- A question for you (as well as anyone else who's moved to pitch in here, of course):... posted by Michael at January 16, 2004 | perma-link | (30) comments

Thursday, January 15, 2004


Elvgren--Ahead of His Time?
Michael: As you know, Gil Elvgren is today considered primarily as a notable figure among American pin-up artists of the... posted by Friedrich at January 15, 2004 | perma-link | (5) comments

Friday, January 2, 2004


Raphael on Popper
Dear Friedrich -- One of the many things that surprised and dismayed me about the arts world is how intolerant... posted by Michael at January 2, 2004 | perma-link | (13) comments

Tuesday, December 16, 2003


Salingaros on Kahn
Dear Friedrich -- As you know, I've been trying to persuade Nikos Salingaros to make use of 2Blowhards as a... posted by Michael at December 16, 2003 | perma-link | (7) comments

Monday, December 15, 2003


Guest Posting -- Turbokitty
Dear Friedrich -- Turbokitty, who 2Blowhards visitors know as the writer of a variety of kick-ass contributions to our Comments... posted by Michael at December 15, 2003 | perma-link | (10) comments

Saturday, December 13, 2003


The Man or His Times?
Michael: Do you ever wonder if we culture vultures put too much emphasis on the individual artist, and not the—for... posted by Friedrich at December 13, 2003 | perma-link | (8) comments

Thursday, December 11, 2003


"My Architect" and Louis Kahn
Dear Friedrich -- A few discussions back, Annette asked an important question that I for one would like to see... posted by Michael at December 11, 2003 | perma-link | (18) comments

Advice to Artsies
Dear Friedrich -- I vote that we pass a constitutional amendment requiring that Alex Tabarrok's "advice to a liberal arts... posted by Michael at December 11, 2003 | perma-link | (3) comments

Thursday, December 4, 2003


Design
Dear Friedrich -- A confession of ignorance and bewilderment: Are you as puzzled by the existence of this thing called... posted by Michael at December 4, 2003 | perma-link | (20) comments

Richard Gregory
Dear Friedrich -- I've been plotting out a lengthy appreciation of the British neuroscientist and philosopher (as I guess he... posted by Michael at December 4, 2003 | perma-link | (1) comments

Tuesday, December 2, 2003


Guest Posting: Maureen on Blindness and Beauty
Dear Friedrich -- I was having a good time swapping emails about ballet and beauty with Maureen, an occasional 2Blowhards... posted by Michael at December 2, 2003 | perma-link | (23) comments

Saturday, November 29, 2003


Guest Posting -- "J" on Modeling for Artists
John Leavitt, our "True Art School Tales" correspondent, is on vacation. During this hiatus, we're pleased to run a guest... posted by Michael at November 29, 2003 | perma-link | (10) comments

Thursday, November 20, 2003


Greats I Don't Get
Dear Friedrich -- Aaron Haspel's good posting here about Henry James and the movies (a response to some postings over... posted by Michael at November 20, 2003 | perma-link | (107) comments

Tuesday, November 18, 2003


True Art School Tales
A new installment in John Leavitt's ongoing True Art School Tales, his irregular, illustrated diary about life as an art-school... posted by Michael at November 18, 2003 | perma-link | (7) comments

Friday, November 14, 2003


The Business of Art: Stan Lee and Marvel Comics
Michael: Thanks for shipping me Jordan Raphael’s and Tom Spurgeon’s bio of the comic book legend, “Stan Lee and the... posted by Friedrich at November 14, 2003 | perma-link | (10) comments

Wednesday, November 12, 2003


Cave Paintings: Art and Religion in the Upper Palaeolithic
Michael: Are you fascinated by the cave paintings of Western Europe? As someone whose own tastes run towards animal art,... posted by Friedrich at November 12, 2003 | perma-link | (29) comments

Tuesday, October 28, 2003


True Art School Tales
A new installment in John Leavitt's ongoing True Art School Tales, his irregular, illustrated diary about life as an art-school... posted by Michael at October 28, 2003 | perma-link | (9) comments

Thursday, October 23, 2003


Quotes of the Day
Dear Friedrich -- I'm reading a wonderful paper by N.K. Humphrey entitled "The Illusion of Beauty," and thought I'd pass... posted by Michael at October 23, 2003 | perma-link | (2) comments

Tuesday, October 21, 2003


Milton Grenfell on Traditional Architecture
Dear Friedrich -- Laurence Aurbach, an editor at The Town Paper (here), left a comment on the previous posting that... posted by Michael at October 21, 2003 | perma-link | (5) comments

Wednesday, October 15, 2003


Tom Wolfe and Transparent Buildings
Friedrich -- That brilliant troublemaker Tom Wolfe has written a couple of op-ed pieces for the NYTimes about 2 Columbus... posted by Michael at October 15, 2003 | perma-link | (8) comments

Saturday, October 11, 2003


Goltzius and Authorship
Friedrich -- Your posting here about authorship and the Bible got me thinking about authorship and other kinds of works... posted by Michael at October 11, 2003 | perma-link | (11) comments

Quote of the Day
Friedrich -- It is easy to lose ourselves in efficiency, to treat that efficiency as an end in itself and... posted by Michael at October 11, 2003 | perma-link | (2) comments

Friday, October 3, 2003


Pic of the Day
Michael: A week or so ago I was trying to get comfortable with the influences on Canada’s Group of Seven... posted by Friedrich at October 3, 2003 | perma-link | (2) comments

Saturday, September 27, 2003


David Milne
Friedrich -- Your megafab posting on the Canadian painters known as the Group of Seven (here) reminded me of one... posted by Michael at September 27, 2003 | perma-link | (5) comments

Friday, September 26, 2003


Another Oakeshott Quote
Friedrich -- Oh, am I in a quoting mood this evening. Here's a passage I love from Michael Oakeshott's The... posted by Michael at September 26, 2003 | perma-link | (2) comments

Rybczynski on What's Architecture
Friedrich -- Just to mess with all our minds for a few seconds, I want to pass along this passage... posted by Michael at September 26, 2003 | perma-link | (2) comments

Thursday, September 25, 2003


Virtues of Localism: Group of Seven
Michael: As you hopefully remember, I wrote here about how misleading the notion has been that Modern Art has been... posted by Friedrich at September 25, 2003 | perma-link | (8) comments

Friday, September 19, 2003


True Art School Tales
A new installment in John Leavitt's ongoing True Art School Tales, an irregular, illustrated diary about life as an art-school... posted by Michael at September 19, 2003 | perma-link | (4) comments

Thursday, September 18, 2003


Sculpture and the Inner Child
Michael: My feelings about sculpture seem tied up with my inner child. The other day a little boy came over... posted by Friedrich at September 18, 2003 | perma-link | (4) comments

Wednesday, September 17, 2003


And The Nominees Are...
Michael: A week ago I asked you (and our readers) to nominate favorite female nudes, choosing among the products of... posted by Friedrich at September 17, 2003 | perma-link | (13) comments

Friday, September 12, 2003


Religion, Mud Wrestling and Art
Michael: If the French in the first decade of the 20th century could create Modern Art that accurately mirrored their... posted by Friedrich at September 12, 2003 | perma-link | (16) comments

Thursday, September 11, 2003


Frank Lloyd Wright Redux
Friedrich -- It's been fun to watch the Frank Lloyd Wright discussion make its rounds through the blogosphere. Culturegab --... posted by Michael at September 11, 2003 | perma-link | (30) comments

Milwaukee Art Museum
Friedrich -- Bilbao on Lake Michigan? Ever since Frank Gehry put Bilbao on the art-tourist map, small cities have dreamed... posted by Michael at September 11, 2003 | perma-link | (8) comments

Pic of the Day -- Romare Bearden
Friedrich -- Reading the NYTimes' arts section over lunch. Step one: groaning through another piece of Herbert Muschamp's high-falutin' nonsense-poetry... posted by Michael at September 11, 2003 | perma-link | (2) comments

Wednesday, September 10, 2003


True Art School Tales
Friedrich -- With this posting, we're pleased to kick off a new feature, True Art School Tales, an irregular, ongoing... posted by Michael at September 10, 2003 | perma-link | (5) comments

Tuesday, September 9, 2003


Pic of the Day
Michael: Choosing solely among the products of HFOP (i.e., High-Falutin' Oil Painting), what would you choose as your favorite female... posted by Friedrich at September 9, 2003 | perma-link | (21) comments

Monday, September 8, 2003


Can We Just Take a Do-Over?
Michael: As you know, I’ve been doing a lot of reading in French history and trying to link it up... posted by Friedrich at September 8, 2003 | perma-link | (10) comments

Thursday, September 4, 2003


More on Sidewalks and Waistlines
Friedrich -- A few days ago I cited a study linking urban sprawl to obesity and high blood pressure. Bradford... posted by Michael at September 4, 2003 | perma-link | (2) comments

Art Joke
Friedrich -- Q. What's the difference between a fine artist and a commercial artist? A. One of them has to... posted by Michael at September 4, 2003 | perma-link | (3) comments

Wednesday, September 3, 2003


Did I Mention the 12.3% Rate of Return?
Michael: Psssst. Let me give you a little investment advice. Forget stocks and bonds: go with art. According to a... posted by Friedrich at September 3, 2003 | perma-link | (5) comments

Monday, September 1, 2003


Parking Lots and Downtowns
Friedrich -- A while back, Brian Micklethwait (here) and David Sucher (here) put up some memorable postings about car parks.... posted by Michael at September 1, 2003 | perma-link | (3) comments

Saturday, August 30, 2003


Pic of the Day
Michael: I stumbled across a fascinating book today entitled “The Secret Art of Dr. Suess.” I didn’t realize that Theodor... posted by Friedrich at August 30, 2003 | perma-link | (2) comments

Friday, August 29, 2003


Chaos of History: Art from 1920
Michael: This is the next posting in my continuing, if wildly idiosyncratic, survey of art. My organizational method is not... posted by Friedrich at August 29, 2003 | perma-link | (8) comments

Wednesday, August 27, 2003


Guest Posting -- Charles Sestok
Friedrich -- An on-the-front-lines report about the New Urbanism from 2Blowhards visitor Charles Sestok, who left a comment that I... posted by Michael at August 27, 2003 | perma-link | (2) comments

Friday, August 22, 2003


Frank Lloyd Wright Isn't God
Friedrich -- Live here? Thanks but ... I know I'm committing art-fan-heresy if not actual art-fan-treason by admitting this, but... posted by Michael at August 22, 2003 | perma-link | (49) comments

Wednesday, August 20, 2003


James Howard Kunstler
Friedrich -- Mark Hurst does a short, helpful q&a with urban critic, New Urbanism advocate, and all-around firebrand James Howard... posted by Michael at August 20, 2003 | perma-link | (3) comments

Friday, August 15, 2003


David Sucher, Day Two
This is Day Two of our conversation with "City Comforts" author and blogger David Sucher. For Day One, click here.... posted by Friedrich at August 15, 2003 | perma-link | (4) comments

Was It Really Progress?
Michael: Do you like looking at the juvenilia of famous artists? It’s a total weakness of mine. I love looking... posted by Friedrich at August 15, 2003 | perma-link | (7) comments

Thursday, August 14, 2003


David Sucher, Day One
Friedrich As you've gathered from some recent postings of mine, I'm a big fan of David Sucher and his website,... posted by Friedrich at August 14, 2003 | perma-link | (6) comments

Wednesday, August 13, 2003


Art--An Extension of War By Other Means?
Michael: Glancing over the newspapers of the past six months or so I've noticed an almost complete disconnect between the... posted by Friedrich at August 13, 2003 | perma-link | (6) comments

Tuesday, August 12, 2003


Contempo Figurative Art
Friedrich -- I confess that I rather enjoy moaning and bitching about standards and the arts and how it's all... posted by Friedrich at August 12, 2003 | perma-link | (16) comments

Sunday, August 10, 2003


Cole, Gilpin, Burke & Romantic Evo-Bio
Michael: A few weeks ago I made a trip over to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art to check... posted by Friedrich at August 10, 2003 | perma-link | (2) comments

Saturday, August 9, 2003


Free Reads -- Housing in NYC
Friedrich -- I have a theory -- I'm not sure it's defensible, but it's mine and it gives me pleasure... posted by Michael at August 9, 2003 | perma-link | (5) comments

Friday, August 8, 2003


Notes on the Word "Intellectual"
Friedrich -- I was cooking up an elaborate posting on "intellectuals." A little history, some research. What do we mean... posted by Michael at August 8, 2003 | perma-link | (17) comments

The Chaos of History; Art circa 1940
Michael: After a laughably long gap, I resume my demonstration of the variety of art since 1900. (Completely unscientific and... posted by Friedrich at August 8, 2003 | perma-link | (6) comments

Saturday, August 2, 2003


Pic of the Day
Michael: I was leafing through a book of Holbein portraits I own when I came across this picture of the... posted by Friedrich at August 2, 2003 | perma-link | (15) comments

Friday, August 1, 2003


Elsewhere
Friedrich -- * Philip Hensher thinks that the glory days of the French cinema are long gone, here. I find... posted by Michael at August 1, 2003 | perma-link | (4) comments

Thursday, July 31, 2003


Free Reads -- Toni Bentley
Friedrich -- Ah, the ballerina Toni Bentley! Sexy, passionate, brilliant -- and I've never seen her dance. I'm a huge... posted by Michael at July 31, 2003 | perma-link | (6) comments

Tuesday, July 29, 2003


Free Reads -- Chris Bertram on Stewart Brand
Friedrich -- An excellent posting by Chis Bertram at Crooked Timber about Stewart Brand's essential book How Buildings Learn, here.... posted by Michael at July 29, 2003 | perma-link | (0) comments

Thursday, July 24, 2003


Free Reads -- Brian on Arts Subsidies
Friedrich -- One of the innumerable postings I haven't yet been able to pull myself together to write is on... posted by Michael at July 24, 2003 | perma-link | (8) comments

Free Reads -- Phillip De Vous on Portland
Friedrich -- Oh, it's a conundrum, isn't it? I mean, here I am, all in favor of strong property rights... posted by Michael at July 24, 2003 | perma-link | (6) comments

Tuesday, July 22, 2003


East Meets West
Michael: Ever since you quoted from Alistair Shearer's The Hindu Vision: Forms of the Formless (in your posting Hindu Art... posted by Friedrich at July 22, 2003 | perma-link | (2) comments

Cars or People?
Friedrich -- For whose benefit are suburbs built -- people? Or their cars? Lisa Rein and Robin Shulman report in... posted by Michael at July 22, 2003 | perma-link | (4) comments

Friday, July 18, 2003


Paul Johnson on art
Friedrich -- I know you're as much of a fan of the British historian Paul Johnson as I am. What... posted by Michael at July 18, 2003 | perma-link | (1) comments

Monday, July 14, 2003


What I Did on my Summer Vacation
Michael: As you know, sometimes it takes a while to get your film developed and show people what you did... posted by Friedrich at July 14, 2003 | perma-link | (13) comments

Saturday, July 12, 2003


Hindu Art
Friedrich -- Ommmmmmmmm I've stumbled across an excellent book on Indian art, Alistair Shearer's The Hindu Vision: Forms of the... posted by Michael at July 12, 2003 | perma-link | (11) comments

Free Reads -- Emily Eakin on Christopher Alexander
Friedrich -- Dept. of Wonders Never Cease: The New York Times, showing a little respect (if grudging) for Christopher Alexander... posted by Michael at July 12, 2003 | perma-link | (3) comments

Friday, July 11, 2003


Free Reads -- The Man Who Made the Interstates
Friedrich -- David Sucher (here) spotted a US News and World Report special package on building and architecture here. I... posted by Michael at July 11, 2003 | perma-link | (0) comments

Tuesday, July 8, 2003


El Grullo
Friedrich -- I've noticed something, I'm wondering how to explain it, and I'm hoping you've got some ideas. What I've... posted by Michael at July 8, 2003 | perma-link | (15) comments

Monday, July 7, 2003


Rethinking "Kitsch"
Michael: As I was glancing through the July-August issue of The American Scientist I came across an interesting article on... posted by Friedrich at July 7, 2003 | perma-link | (8) comments

Friday, July 4, 2003


More on Libeskind
Friedrich -- Daniel Libeskind, the architect chosen to design what's to be constructed at the WTC site, has written some... posted by Michael at July 4, 2003 | perma-link | (3) comments

Wednesday, July 2, 2003


New Traditionalist Art
Friedrich -- You -- and anyone else who's interested in the phenomenon of tradition re-asserting itself in the arts --... posted by Michael at July 2, 2003 | perma-link | (0) comments

Warner Brothers Cartoons and the Business of Art
Michael: Have you ever considered how peculiar a phenomenon the artistic quality of Warner Brothers’ cartoons of the 30’s, 40’s... posted by Friedrich at July 2, 2003 | perma-link | (8) comments

Tuesday, July 1, 2003


Brian on Bridget
Friedrich -- Brian Micklethwait does some mischievous writing here. Hard to summarize exactly what he's up to, but he manages... posted by Michael at July 1, 2003 | perma-link | (1) comments

Monday, June 23, 2003


The Evo-Bio of Impressionism, Part I
Michael: In many posts since we started this blog we’ve predicted that evo-bio would begin to impact how we view... posted by Friedrich at June 23, 2003 | perma-link | (4) comments

Saturday, June 21, 2003


Prisoner's Dilemma: Inmate Art
Michael: A story in the L.A. Times of June 21, “Inmate Artists Won’t Be Brushed Off,” discusses the effects of... posted by Friedrich at June 21, 2003 | perma-link | (7) comments

Friday, June 20, 2003


California, Religion and Art
Friedrich -- Every time I come to California, it happens. A few days pass, and my stern, Northeast mental wranglings... posted by Michael at June 20, 2003 | perma-link | (19) comments

Saturday, June 14, 2003


Some Half-Baked Notions I Couldn't Figure Out How to Fit in Other Postings
Friedrich -- * American pop culture is like junk food. Here and there, some of it's fun and good. Here... posted by Michael at June 14, 2003 | perma-link | (9) comments

Friday, June 13, 2003


Ripped From the Pages of Friedrich's Sketchbooks...
Michael: This little doodle dates from the era when my girls were young enough that I had both Barbie dolls... posted by Michael at June 13, 2003 | perma-link | (4) comments

Thursday, June 12, 2003


The Frame Around the Picture
Friedrich -- The Wife and I caught a couple of movies the other night, one right after the other. First... posted by Michael at June 12, 2003 | perma-link | (14) comments

Everything You Wanted to Know About Design
Michael: When researching Carl Rungius for my posting on his retrospective, I came across this rather snappy animated introduction to... posted by Michael at June 12, 2003 | perma-link | (2) comments

Tuesday, June 10, 2003


Free Reads -- Postwar architecture
Friedrich -- Two terrific finds, both of which I ran across thanks to David Sucher's superb new blog, City Comforts,... posted by Michael at June 10, 2003 | perma-link | (3) comments

Guest Posting -- John Leavitt on art students
Friedrich -- John Leavitt, a student at the School of Art and Design at the Fashion Institute of Technology, dropped... posted by Michael at June 10, 2003 | perma-link | (2) comments

Critical Standards
Dear Michael: After our own Blowhardy examination of the Louis and Richard Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art in Cinncinnati (which... posted by Friedrich at June 10, 2003 | perma-link | (2) comments

Thursday, June 5, 2003


Torn from the Pages of Friedrich's Sketchbooks
Michael: Again, as I threatened, I’m sharing some of the contents of my sketchbooks. Both of my examples today are... posted by Friedrich at June 5, 2003 | perma-link | (5) comments

Tuesday, June 3, 2003


Rungius, Hunting and the Roots of Art
Michael: I’ve written a couple postings on the topic of the “primitive” issues that lurk underneath our modern notions of... posted by Friedrich at June 3, 2003 | perma-link | (11) comments

Monday, June 2, 2003


Outsider Art--Watts Towers
Michael: Being the worst tourist in the world, after twenty years in Southern California I finally made my first visit... posted by Friedrich at June 2, 2003 | perma-link | (7) comments

Sunday, June 1, 2003


Manny Farber
Friedrich -- I know you read Manny Farber's film criticism back in our movie-nut college days, but I forget whether... posted by Michael at June 1, 2003 | perma-link | (2) comments

Friday, May 30, 2003


Yet More Blowhard "Art"
Friedrich -- I'm feelin' the power now! M. Blowhard: Thinking about Vaporware (2003) M. Blowhard: Jazz in St. Tropez (19whenever)... posted by Michael at May 30, 2003 | perma-link | (5) comments

More Blowhard "Art"
Friedrich -- OK, you and Felicity have shamed me into it. Herewith a couple of Michael Blowhard doodlings. Both, fyi,... posted by Michael at May 30, 2003 | perma-link | (6) comments

Art Forms vs. Genre Forms
Friedrich -- America and the arts. American art. America vs. the arts. The arts vs. America ... Hmm. The usual... posted by Michael at May 30, 2003 | perma-link | (12) comments

Building Blocks
Michael: I didn’t eat breakfast today; I was too busy with the building blocks. The blocks in question belong, of... posted by Friedrich at May 30, 2003 | perma-link | (11) comments

Thursday, May 29, 2003


Ripped from the pages of Friedrich’s sketchbooks…
Michael: The other day, I was glancing at my collection of sketchbooks from the past 15 years or so. As... posted by Friedrich at May 29, 2003 | perma-link | (17) comments

Wednesday, May 28, 2003


The Arts Litany Redux
Michael: Your recent posting, The Arts Litany, got me to thinking of two individuals I knew as teachers. Both were... posted by Friedrich at May 28, 2003 | perma-link | (2) comments

Monday, May 26, 2003


Artchat Survival Guide -- "Postmodernism"
Friedrich -- Disagreements in the arts can be a source of humor and enlightenment. Misunderstandings generate little but wasted energy... posted by Michael at May 26, 2003 | perma-link | (10) comments

Friday, May 23, 2003


Doodles & Their Uses
Michael: Do you doodle when you’re on the phone? I do, especially when I’m on an important business call. This... posted by Friedrich at May 23, 2003 | perma-link | (5) comments

Thursday, May 22, 2003


The Arts Litany
Friedrich -- I'm just back in the city after a few days visiting Western New York, my old stomping grounds.... posted by Michael at May 22, 2003 | perma-link | (35) comments

Postcards from L.A.
Michael: I’ve lived in Los Angeles for 22 years now, and while the man-made environment can often be described (in... posted by Friedrich at May 22, 2003 | perma-link | (23) comments

Monday, May 19, 2003


Test, this is only a test
Michael: I was just trying to figure out if our blog mechanics had figured out how to let us create... posted by Friedrich at May 19, 2003 | perma-link | (2) comments

Thursday, May 15, 2003


Government Help for the Arts
Friedrich -- How to keep up an interest -- let alone some active participation -- in the arts once you're... posted by Michael at May 15, 2003 | perma-link | (9) comments

Guest posting -- Andre Hattingh on Salingaros
Friedrich -- Lots of responses, via comments and email, to our interview with Nikos Salingaros -- lovely to see the... posted by Michael at May 15, 2003 | perma-link | (23) comments

Tuesday, May 13, 2003


Our Evil Agenda
Maximum Leader Michael: I am writing to report on the recent incident in which a certain individual tried to alert... posted by Friedrich at May 13, 2003 | perma-link | (2) comments

Wednesday, May 7, 2003


A Week With Nikos Salingaros -- Part Five
2Blowhards is taking a break from the usual to devote a week to a conversation with the architectural theorist Nikos... posted by Michael at May 7, 2003 | perma-link | (4) comments

Tuesday, May 6, 2003


A Week With Nikos Salingaros -- Part Four
2Blowhards is taking a break from the usual to devote a week to a conversation with the architectural theorist Nikos... posted by Michael at May 6, 2003 | perma-link | (9) comments

Monday, May 5, 2003


A Week With Nikos Salingaros -- Part Three
2Blowhards is taking a hiatus from the usual to devote a week to a conversation with the architectural theorist Nikos... posted by Michael at May 5, 2003 | perma-link | (8) comments

Thursday, May 1, 2003


A Week With Nikos Salingaros -- Part Two
2Blowhards is taking a hiatus from the usual to devote a week to a conversation with the architectural theorist Nikos... posted by Michael at May 1, 2003 | perma-link | (15) comments

A Week With Nikos Salingaros -- Part One
2Blowhards is taking a break from our usual format. If you've surfed through this blog before, you may have run... posted by Michael at May 1, 2003 | perma-link | (26) comments

Saturday, April 26, 2003


Hot New Buildings
Friedrich -- What the heck, why not a change of pace? Here's news from the establishment (ie., avant-garde/big-media/prizewinning) architecture world... posted by Michael at April 26, 2003 | perma-link | (8) comments

Friday, April 25, 2003


Architecture and Sex
Michael: Thanks for putting me onto Hugh Ferriss, the great architectural draftsman and illustrator. (Well, I guess I should say... posted by Friedrich at April 25, 2003 | perma-link | (8) comments

Thursday, April 24, 2003


I don't know why I worry
Friedrich -- You're no doubt tired of hearing me complain about how the poohbahs of the architecture world refuse to... posted by Michael at April 24, 2003 | perma-link | (5) comments

Tacit Knowledge -- 30
Friedrich -- Much as you do, I enjoy taking note of the rules of thumb people in entertainment, the media... posted by Michael at April 24, 2003 | perma-link | (12) comments

Pic of the Day
Michael: Your posting on Art Deco led me, by some mental alchemy, to remember the architectural drawings of Antonio Sant’Elia.... posted by Friedrich at April 24, 2003 | perma-link | (4) comments

Wednesday, April 23, 2003


Art Deco
Friedrich -- So I notice that there's a big Art Deco show at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London,... posted by Michael at April 23, 2003 | perma-link | (11) comments

One of My Rave Faves
Michael: The New York Times of April 23 has a special section entitled “Museums.” Since museums are some of my... posted by Friedrich at April 23, 2003 | perma-link | (8) comments

Saturday, April 19, 2003


Free Reads -- "Theory" in crisis
Friedrich -- Good news from Emily Eakins in today's New York Times: the literary "theory" biz is in crisis. (You... posted by Michael at April 19, 2003 | perma-link | (2) comments

Friday, April 18, 2003


What I Owe to Peter Paul Rubens
Michael: Art of whatever stripe (paintings, music, movies, etc., etc.) can and often does infuriate, frustrate, bore and generally make... posted by Friedrich at April 18, 2003 | perma-link | (8) comments

Wednesday, April 16, 2003


Idolatry Redux
Michael: I know you’ll be glad to hear that the “mainstream” press is slowly but surely following the lead of... posted by Friedrich at April 16, 2003 | perma-link | (0) comments

Friday, April 11, 2003


Art and Religion in the Dia Generation
Michael: Did you see the story in the New York Times Magazine of April 6 on “The Dia Generation”? (You... posted by Friedrich at April 11, 2003 | perma-link | (7) comments

Michael Polanyi
Friedrich -- Thinking about the "tacit dimension" Do you still read much philosophy? I do, though in spasms. But I've... posted by Michael at April 11, 2003 | perma-link | (4) comments

Wednesday, April 9, 2003


A Nagging Question
Michael: My little boy is at an age (he’s pushing two) where an extra foot or so in height opens... posted by Friedrich at April 9, 2003 | perma-link | (19) comments

Monday, April 7, 2003


Battle of the Metaphors
Michael: In another 2blowhards investigative reporting coup, I’ve gotten my hands on some top-secret L.A. City Government emails about Frank... posted by Friedrich at April 7, 2003 | perma-link | (6) comments

Pix for the Day -- Robert A.M. Stern
Friedrich -- I'm often puzzled by the architectural press. Why aren't they giving regular coverage not just to the thinking... posted by Michael at April 7, 2003 | perma-link | (13) comments

Thursday, April 3, 2003


New and Improved
Michael: Just thought I'd drop you a note that I've added a lot of pix to my posting on Lucian... posted by Friedrich at April 3, 2003 | perma-link | (0) comments

Tuesday, April 1, 2003


Salingaros on Deconstruction
Friedrich -- If you’ve got a little curiosity about contempo architecture and you take a peek at its coverage in... posted by Michael at April 1, 2003 | perma-link | (10) comments

Monday, March 31, 2003


Lucian Freud on Tape
Michael: After months of shilly-shallying, I finally took a few hours, drove downtown to Los Angeles’ Museum of Contemporary Art,... posted by Friedrich at March 31, 2003 | perma-link | (10) comments

Friday, March 28, 2003


Schiele, Fashion...Feminism?
Michael: A few weeks ago I got a picture from Sports Illustrated’s swimsuit issue via email from a friend. I... posted by Friedrich at March 28, 2003 | perma-link | (14) comments

Artchat Survival Guide 3 -- The Word "Art"
Friedrich -- In middle age I find that I have much less interest in aesthetic theory than I once did,... posted by Michael at March 28, 2003 | perma-link | (14) comments

Wednesday, March 26, 2003


Forms of Self-Expression I Will Never, Ever Make Use Of
Friedrich -- Yikes. And double-yikes. Best, Michael DO NOT OPEN AT WORK UPDATE: Yahmdallah rightly points out that, hey, many... posted by Michael at March 26, 2003 | perma-link | (10) comments

Free Reads -- Saddam's Painter
Friedrich -- Those giant images of Saddam? The heroic, neo-Stalinist ones that hang apparently everywhere in Iraq? They had to... posted by Michael at March 26, 2003 | perma-link | (1) comments

Saturday, March 22, 2003


Genghis Khan, America, and "Fine Art"
Friedrich -- The Wife and I recently saw the Genghis Khan art exhibit at the Met. (Here's a good Web... posted by Michael at March 22, 2003 | perma-link | (7) comments

Friday, March 21, 2003


Ignored no more
Michael: In 2blowhard’s eternal quest to poke into the nooks and corners of the arts, fearlessly setting aside blinkered prejudice... posted by Friedrich at March 21, 2003 | perma-link | (0) comments

Thursday, March 20, 2003


Pic of the Day
Michael: In researching material for my series of postings on Impressionism, I must say that French painting of the second... posted by Friedrich at March 20, 2003 | perma-link | (1) comments

Tuesday, March 18, 2003


Artistic Quote of the Day
Michael: As you recall, we were laughing at a statement by Degas yesterday during our West Coast Blowhards Seminar, conducted... posted by Friedrich at March 18, 2003 | perma-link | (1) comments

Friday, March 14, 2003


Pic of the Day
Michael: We’ve touched on the strange neglect suffered by 19th century academic painting once or twice, but a picture I... posted by Friedrich at March 14, 2003 | perma-link | (4) comments

Thursday, March 13, 2003


Bipolar Elvis
Michael: As you know, I’m both a big Elvis fan and a depressive personality. I always thought these were unrelated... posted by Friedrich at March 13, 2003 | perma-link | (7) comments

Tuesday, March 11, 2003


Two or Three Things I Learned About Impressionism, Part VII
Michael: This is the next in a series of my postings on what Impressionism meant to its contemporaries and creators.... posted by Friedrich at March 11, 2003 | perma-link | (1) comments

Friday, March 7, 2003


Free Views -- Ken Kewley
Friedrich – For all the bitching I do, and enjoy doing, about the carrying-on of the self-proclaimed art world, I... posted by Michael at March 7, 2003 | perma-link | (4) comments

Tuesday, March 4, 2003


Modern Architecture and Sexual Anxiety
Michael: Perhaps you recognize the author of the following quote: The evolution of culture marches with the elimination of ornament... posted by Friedrich at March 4, 2003 | perma-link | (3) comments

Monday, March 3, 2003


Pic of the Day
Michael: About 20 years ago I stumbled across the work of photographer Darius Kinsey in a beautifully printed paperback edition... posted by Friedrich at March 3, 2003 | perma-link | (1) comments

Saturday, March 1, 2003


Bad Meditator
Friedrich -- Have you ever been a meditator? I've had stretches when I've done it regularly. I get a lot... posted by Michael at March 1, 2003 | perma-link | (4) comments

Friday, February 28, 2003


Two or Three Things I Learned About Impressionism, Part VI
Michael: This is the next installment in my attempt to reconstruct what Impressionism meant to its creators and its contemporaries.... posted by Friedrich at February 28, 2003 | perma-link | (3) comments

Wednesday, February 26, 2003


Doing What You Love for a Living Redux
Friedrich -- As you know, one of the issues I return to over and over again (apologies for the monotony... posted by Michael at February 26, 2003 | perma-link | (1) comments

Oil Painting and Sex
Michael: I hear you're doing some oil painting. A bit daunting, isn't it, with paints and medium and turpentine and... posted by Friedrich at February 26, 2003 | perma-link | (5) comments

Monday, February 24, 2003


Free Reads -- Corby Kummer on Slow Food
Friedrich -- As long as I'm crashing around The Atlantic's site... Here's a good long q&a with The Atlantic's tiptop... posted by Michael at February 24, 2003 | perma-link | (7) comments

Friday, February 21, 2003


Two or Three Things I Learned About Impressionism, Part V
Michael: Here’s yet another installment in my (ongoing) attempt to reconstruct what Impressionism meant to its creators and its contemporaries.... posted by Friedrich at February 21, 2003 | perma-link | (2) comments

Thursday, February 20, 2003


Bulletins from the Sickbed
Friedrich -- I'm home with the flu, and am feeling even more scatterbrained and stupid than usual. Hey, why fight... posted by Michael at February 20, 2003 | perma-link | (3) comments

Wednesday, February 19, 2003


Free Reads -- Wendy Kohn on Christopher Alexander
Friedrich -- The subject matter of Christopher Alexander's 1977 A Pattern Language (here) and its followup The Timeless Way of... posted by Michael at February 19, 2003 | perma-link | (12) comments

Wednesday, February 12, 2003


Two or Three Things I Learned About Impressionism, Part IV
Michael: Sorry for the delay, but here’s the next installment in my (ongoing) attempt to reconstruct what Impressionism meant to... posted by Friedrich at February 12, 2003 | perma-link | (2) comments

Monday, February 10, 2003


Free Views -- Business Card Art
Friedrich -- A charmer: Hugh Macleod's website, here, where he shows off his one-of-a-kind artform -- art on the back... posted by Michael at February 10, 2003 | perma-link | (1) comments

Pix of the Day -- Donald Evans
Friedrich -- Have you ever run across the art of Donald Evans? Of artists from the last 30 or 40... posted by Michael at February 10, 2003 | perma-link | (6) comments

Ansel Adams at 100
Michael: The other day I made the hour-long drive from my suburban fastness to see a good-sized retrospective of the... posted by Friedrich at February 10, 2003 | perma-link | (5) comments