Articles tagged with: Ben Bamsey
Wayne Thiebaud hates the word art. “It’s one of the dirtiest words in the English language,” he purges. “We all can say, ‘Oh yeah, that’s art. This is art.’ It’s a very abstract term that’s …
It’s Monday night in Austin, Texas. Indescribable streaks of color tear the atmosphere as the big southern sun sets. The regular crowd shuffles down South Lamar Boulevard filing into a blank looking building with a …
ACL 2009 was epic! Three days, eight stages, 130 bands. So many stories to tell… There was more than sex on fire at the Kings of Leon show; why Caleb was burning on much …
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.”
Roland Petersen goes on an artistic picnic every day. His basket of influence includes the push-pull of Hans Hofmann, symbolism of Miró, character of Cézanne and harmony of Seurat. Under this umbrella of art history, …
The air in Joe Ramiro Garcia’s studio is stuffy. The summer afternoon sun in Santa Fe, New Mexico, is baking the place. Garcia’s long, wet, black hair is tied behind his head in a sloppy …
At age 26, Mari Kloeppel lay in an open field dying. As her body slowly broke beneath a 1,000 pound horse, she prayed – her body of artwork was not yet complete. The …
May 18, 2005 – The fading sun dipped below the horizon of the New Jersey Turnpike. Free flowing traffic zipped along at 70 miles an hour. Ricardo Mazal, his wife, Fabiola, and their two young …
The smell of chicken dumpling soup wafts through Maria Altmann’s home. A collection of antique timepieces is illuminated behind a glass case in the living room. Old photos of friends and family seem to chronicle …
Paleys2: A Creative Equation
Albert Paley thinks big and builds big. A strong man with razor sharp perception and stoic resolve, Paley is a living, eating, breathing, metal-bending machine. He constantly has form and structure …
Sarah McLachlan started her set with a simple comment: “What a glorious day.” It was a statement as honest as her music. A boomerang moon hung above the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California, stars …
Each landscape tells a story – a sunrise on a beach in Mendocino County when the reflection in a tide pool is just right, a golden-brown valley near San Luis Obispo where oak trees perform …
