Articles tagged with: Ben Bamsey
Thirty feet of yellow neon stretch toward the rising moon. Each changing shade of dark brings a unique magic and mystery to San Francisco’s de Young Museum. Lights from Dale Chihuly’s Saffron Tower dance with …
It’s one of the most storied rock n’ roll cities in the world, and now San Francisco has a major music festival that does its history justice. One hundred fifty thousand people packed Golden Gate …
His brush moves like a conductor’s bow. A stroke. Then a flick. Always smooth. Very personal. With two panels on the easel at once, the arrangement of this painterly musical can be complicated, but years …
Locked in layers of plaster is a story of endless love. She represents a tension so thick it can only be cut by a machete. Yet she must be carefully crafted because their deep affection …
His pieces aren’t just outside the box; they blow the box to smithereens. “Will you flux me tonight,” just the latest question posed by this remarkable artist.
What do people do in Oxford, Iowa? Euchre is popular. Some of the men go “coon huntin’.” Women clean houses and cook – anything from koloches to sliced deer in cream of mushroom soup.
Oxford is …
They were poor, but they had each other. No TV, no fancy toys and none of the modern things most kids take for granted. Fidencio Duran lived with his eight brothers and a sister on …
What the hell happened to Scott Moore’s studio? It appears that 1950 came out of retirement and decided to have a party at his place. Vintage toys, knick knacks and collectables are everywhere. A milkman’s …
His eyes know the pain of loss all too well, yet Loet Vanderveen chooses to wear a smile. He watched war crumble his country. He saw both parents and his first love die way too …
Eldon Dedini has nothing but funny bones in his body. His mind is inquisitive, his spirit – free, his artistic talent – unique. It’s a combination that’s kept the world laughing for more than six …
David Ligare is one of the most creatively complicated men you’ll ever meet. He’s the 21st century tripartite combo of Socrates, Picasso, and Homer – a scholar, painter and classicist all rolled into one. He …
Jack Swanson is living proof that horsing around can be the best kind of living. The self-described loner says horses are his life. He’s ridden them for as long as he can remember. Some he’s …
