Articles by Tom Burns
Sculptor Karen Shapiro follows the same routine every morning. She wakes up, turns on the espresso machine, lights her first Marlboro Light of the day, says hello to her four cats, pours a cup of …
World-renowned photographer William Eggleston has spent a lifetime capturing moments – seemingly simple snapshots of the mundane. Credited with ushering in the era of color photography, Eggleston uses the dye transfer printing process to create …
Sometimes I wonder if I am in the wrong profession. It seems that every time I turn around I am stunned by what people do for a living. A friend of mine recently proclaimed that …
As the publisher of an art magazine, I read a lot of artist bios. More than the average Joe. In fact, I would venture to say, I read more bios than most anybody else in …
You possess one of the most powerful tools in the world. Now whether you use it for good or for evil is up to you, but you possess it. It is the ability to draw …
The Sumer 2010 issue is out now – Featuring articles on Tony Berlant a mixed media master out of Los Angeles, Sam Nejati and abstract painter from Oakland, Jesse Diamond’s photography and the music of …
Bordertown
It’s the kind of place where dust hangs in the air all of the time, clinging to everything and everyone; the kind of dust that leaves a thin film even on teeth, and settles into …
The last thing I seem to do in every issue is write the publisher’s note. I always promise myself that I will not put it off until the very last minute. That way I would …
I used to have a person who would help keep my house clean, but for numerous reason her services were terminated – mainly because I would come home after she had been there and spend …
He works in Los Angeles because it tends to piss him off. “It’s ugly here,” he says matter-of-factly. “It’s not a city – just an area with no real culture.”
