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Analog Color Episode 3 Corey Helford Gallery/Sylvia Ji
In this episode of Analog Color were going to the Corey Helford Gallery in Culver City to speak with Art Director Richard Scarry on the gallery, and Sylvia Ji's upcoming Solo Show. Next we speak with Sylvia Ji about her art and her upcoming show "Por Vida"
Then were off to the Opening night of the show. In this episode of Analog Color were going to the Corey Helford Gallery in Culver City to speak with Art Director Richard Scarry on th... more -
Banned Art - She Belongs to Herself
The image of a woman who "belongs to herself" is a powerful statement reclaiming ownership of our own bodies. "She Belongs to Herself" by American Artist Charleen Touchette was banned from exhibition in South Dakota when the Oppressionists Artists had their innaugural exhibition. The oil painting was pulled from the exhibition after being selected by Touchette's fellow Oppressionist Artists Russell Means and James Starkey. After this painting was shown at the Japanese American Contemporary Cultural Center in Los Angeles for the L.E.L.A. International Exhibition, the now late Floyd Westerman called the artist and told her, "When I saw your painting, I thought, this is the soul of an Indian woman." Mr. Westerman went on to say how much he respected women and the power they have to give birth to new life, and said that "compared to that, men are nothing." Honor the women. "A people is not defeated until the hearts of its women are on the ground."– Cheyenne saying
Photobucket deleted the image "She Belongs to Herself" after it had been posted less than 24 hours.
It is ironic that a woman's representation of her own body is considered pornography and deleted, censored, and banned, but images of men's penis are acceptable.
Central to the healing of the earth and end of war is to stop violating and start honoring women. Women's vaginas are not pornographic or evil. Women's vaginas are the portal through which most human beings are born. Vaginas should be viewed with honor and respect and awe.
See "She Belongs to Herself" oil/canvas by Charleen Touchette on Flickr http://flickr.com/photos/touchart/406747812/in/set-7215... The image of a woman who "belongs to herself" is a powerful statement reclaiming ownership of our own bodies. "She Belo... more -
Commander in Chief - Art by Charleen Touchette
Commander in Chief - political art by American Artist Charleen Touchette
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Oppression/Tradition Photographs
Art and Photography by Sage Paisner
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Next Smithsonian exhibit may be portraits of museum executives doing "perp�...
Washingtonians - and others with big egos - have a portrait fetish that is obscene especially when it involves taxpayers money.
Even half that nealry 50 grand could have been significant funding for the non-profit Native American and environment projects I volunteer for in northern Michigan.
More comment after a few sentences of the article and a look at this portrait:
Portrait Cost Indian Museum $48,500: Senators, Trustees Question Spending By Former Director
By James V. Grimaldi
Washington Post Staff Writer
W. Richard West Jr., the founding director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian, spent $48,500 in museum funds to commission a portrait of himself.
The portrait of West by New York artist Burton Silverman hangs in the patrons' lounge on the fourth floor of the flagship museum, which is dedicated to the arts and culture of American Indians.
Silverman said West picked him after he saw a portrait Silverman had done of former Smithsonian secretary Robert McCormick Adams.
The Adams portrait, completed about a decade earlier, was smaller and cost about half as much.
Rest of the Washington Post story:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/20...
Portrait:
http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/photo/2...
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Native American on Native American crime - much like black on black crime - is especially insidious because so much good could have been done for First Nations peoples heritage with this wasted and misappropriated money.
It's also a crime against taxpayers and common decency.
Spending $48,500 on a self portrait is among the disgraceful financial crimes of W. Richard West Jr., the founding director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian.
For this crime to occur in the hallowed halls of the Smithsonian shows again thievery knows no class boundaries - and should be treated just as severely as the poor man who sticks a gun into the face of a 7-11 clerk.
The Smithsonian needs to be thoroughly audited from top to bottom as this is at least the second huge scandal to tarnish its once respected reputation.
No doubt it's only the tip of the fiduciary iceberg that's tearing through the Smithsonian's highbrow richly-protected hull.
I do volunteer work for several Native American related non-profits whose budgets are much smaller than even the cost of that disgraceful portrait.
And the suggestion that it could not have been painted by an American Indian artist is as laughable as it is sickening with a hint of racism against one's own culture.
Even the portrait stance is borrowed and unoriginal, as a buttoned-down Mr. West gazes thoughtfully off to the east, his coat hanging on a crooked forefinger and tossed over suspenders with his soft thumb and the remaining fingers forming the "OK" sign.
The Washington ego commands that a portrait much be painted to prove one's importance.
No doubt many law offices, banking institutions and the halls of officialdom are plastered with the self-aggrandizing crafty art.
Prior to the Polaroid, a self-portrait may have been necessary to preserve one's historic legacy but in today's world it's merely a measure of one's self-importance that is more often scoffed at than admired by those it's meant to impress. Perhaps, a modern definition of irony.
Maybe the next exhibit at the Smithsonian will be portraits of former executives doing the proverbial "perp walk" - cuffed and stuffed for perp-etuity. Washingtonians - and others with big egos - have a portrait fetish that is obscene especially when it involves taxpayers money. ... more -
Vinyl Designer
An inside look at how vinyl designer Jorge Oswaldo goes from concept to finished art piece. This LA based artist hopes people will embrace his up and coming style. His work is a blend of digital design and quality craftsmanship.
He explains what it means to design with self-adhesive vinyl. We also get a glimpse into some of his exciting future projects. Stay tuned at http://www.JorgeOswaldo.com An inside look at how vinyl designer Jorge Oswaldo goes from concept to finished art piece. This LA based artist hopes people will emb... more -
The Art Guys
...a cross between Dada and David Letterman, John Cage and the Smothers Brothers. Add a touch of Claes Oldenburg and Groucho Marx, and you've got a fair idea of the performance/conceptual art of The Art Guys."--The New York Times, 1995.
The Art Guys (Michael Galbreath and Jack Massing) have helped define and shape the conceptual art world for many years. These two artists are like Lewis and Clark chartiing the vast grey area that encompasses art, media and pop culture.
They have dropped stuff on each other's heads. That's important. ...a cross between Dada and David Letterman, John Cage and the Smothers Brothers. Add a touch of Claes Oldenburg and Groucho Marx, and... more -
Spirit of Bonnaroo
Bonnaroo is a music and arts festival located in Manchester, Tennessee. What brings people back year after year? In this episode we find out. The
Current Fix team also spends some QT with the New Orleans Klezmer All-Stars. Bonnaroo is a music and arts festival located in Manchester, Tennessee. What brings people back year after year? In this episode we f... more
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