Bits of art

MATT WAGNER on Magic, Masked Men and Madame Xanadu

admin — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:05:13 +0000

We\'ve had a lot of guests on this show over these last 18 months and they\'ve all been pretty great. Every once in a while though, it\'s a real treat for us to chat with one who has undeniable gravitas. With a career spanning over 25 years in the comic [...]

Link: SiDEBAR - COMICS, ART & POP CULTURE

Tags: We've, guests, this, show, over, these, last, months, they've, been, pretty, great., Every, once, while, though,, it's, real, treat, chat, with, undeniable, gravitas., With, career, spanning, over, years, comics, biz,, Matt, Wagner, joined, esteemed, SiDEBAR, microphones, brought, just, that!
Where, really, start, with, like, Matt?, Mage,, Grendel,, Batman,, Demon,, Sandman, Mystery, Theatreâit's, good., Let's, just, jumped, deep, with, best, keep, heads, above, water.,
He's, quintessential, writer, arti, [...]

Act II: The MATT WAGNER Mystery Theatre...Continues!

admin — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:05:13 +0000

Greetings, mystery lovers, and welcome back for Act II with writer and artist, Matt Wagner!
As the curtain goes up, we find our hero, Matt, still in a perilous stand-off with The Diabolical Siblings! Watch and listen, as he\'s coerced into confess hi [...]

Link: SiDEBAR - COMICS, ART & POP CULTURE

Tags: Greetings,, mystery, lovers,, welcome, back, with, writer, artist,, Matt, Wagner!, curtain, goes, find, hero,, Matt,, still, perilous, stand-off, with, Diabolical, Siblings!, Watch, listen,, he's, coerced, into, confess, love, pulp, traditional, flavor,, lack, love, much, continuity, secrets, from, Sandman, Mystery, Theatre, days.
"Herr, Wagner,, haff, vays, makink, taaalk!"
He, also, lays, villianous, tale, Comico's, demise, ended, affecting, ownership, Grendel., Plus, funny,, touching, [...]

The Second Coming of ERIC CANETE

admin — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:05:12 +0000

There\'s an old saying about youth being wasted on the young that\'s so true, it\'s scary. Just ask artist, Eric Canete, he\'ll tell you. The reference to rebirth in the title of his interview should give you a clue as to where he\'s been, and alsoâwhere [...]

Link: SiDEBAR - COMICS, ART & POP CULTURE

Tags: There's, saying, about, youth, being, wasted, young, that's, true,, it's, scary., Just, artist,, Eric, Canete,, he'll, tell, you., reference, rebirth, title, interview, should, give, clue, where, he's, been,, alsoâwhere, he's, going.
Eric, professional, start, working, animation, when, just, year, kid,, even, high, school, yet., "ghost, work", shows, like, X-Men, Squad,, eventually, regular, in-house, Phantom, 2040., When, 2040, ended,, offer, from, Peter, Chung, Fransisco, come, [...]

Symphony of Millions

admin — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:05:11 +0000

In March, Chen Qigang, a Chinese composer who is supervising the music program for the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics, received a National Spirit Achievers Award at a press event in Beijing. He was one of ten artists and businesspeople [...]

Link: Arts & Culture

Tags: March,, Chen, Qigang,, Chinese, composer, supervising, music, program, opening, ceremony, 2008, Summer, Olympics,, received, National, Spirit, Achievers, Award, press, event, Beijing., artists, businesspeople, receive, prize,, which, came, courtesy, of . . .

The Garden of Last Days

admin — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:05:11 +0000

Dubus's follow-up to «House of Sand and Fog» is inspired by the rumored visit of 9/11 hijackers to a strip club shortly before their attacks. In the fictional Puma Club, in Sarasota, Florida, a twenty-six-year-old named Bassam al-Ji [...]

Link: Arts & Culture

Tags: Dubus's, follow-up, «House, Sand, Fog», inspired, rumored, visit, 9/11, hijackers, strip, club, shortly, before, their, attacks., fictional, Puma, Club,, Sarasota,, Florida,, twenty-six-year-old, named, Bassam, al-Jizani, watches, Spring,, stripper,, undress,, finds . . .

The Theatre

admin — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:05:11 +0000

OPENINGS AND PREVIEWS
Please call the phone number listed with the theatre for timetables and ticket information.

ANIMALS OUT OF PAPER
Second Stage's Uptown Series concludes with this play b [...]

Link: Arts & Culture

Tags: OPENINGS, PREVIEWS, Please, call, phone, number, listed, with, theatre, timetables, ticket, information., ANIMALS, PAPER, Second, Stage's, Uptown, Series, concludes, with, this, play, Rajiv, Joseph,, origami-themed, love, story., Giovanna, Sardelli, directs., Previews, begin, July, (McGinn/Cazale,, Broadway, 76th, St . . ., [...]

Euro 2008, Spain and Motty

admin — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:05:09 +0000

I picked Spain prior to the tournament, and I am delighted they won Euro 2008. They controlled the game from around the 20th minute and kept Germany so occupied that Cassilas did not have a save to make. Senna was magnificent for the entire tou [...]

Link: Irish Blogs

Tags: picked, Spain, prior, tournament,, delighted, they, Euro, 2008., They, controlled, game, from, around, 20th, minute, kept, Germany, occupied, that, Cassilas, have, save, make., Senna, magnificent, entire, tournament,, match, tonight., Ball, winning,, pass, making,, tackling, animal., He's, footballing, Makélélé.
For, great, attacking, football, show, tonight,, there, terrible, defending, equal, measure., Man., Utd., really, want, spend, load, money, Ramos?, Good, lad,, heart,, great, going, forward,, [...]

The Tuesday Push - Do it!

admin — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:05:09 +0000

Cross-posted from Web2Ireland:
Damien Mulley gets community like very few other people in the industry. His ideas are always worth listening to and, more importantly, worth acting on. He has just kicked off a real corker called The Tuesday Push. Eve [...]

Link: Irish Blogs

Tags: Cross-posted, from, Web2Ireland:
Damien, Mulley, gets, community, like, very, other, people, industry., ideas, always, worth, listening, and,, more, importantly,, worth, acting, just, kicked, real, corker, called, Tuesday, Push., Every, second, Tuesday,, startup, selected, from, those, themselves, forward, lots, blog, about, them, same, day.
It's, those, simple, potentially, incredibly, powerful, ways, getting, noticed., There, nothing, nefarious, about, background, Google, gaming., Just, write, honest, about, star, [...]

Irish Times removes paywall from Monday

admin — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:05:09 +0000

Paywall removed, moving to IrishTimes.com, Ireland.com to become a portal.
Via Eoin and a really shitty press release comes news that the Irish Times are going online and are moving domain for the freeness to IrishTimes.com and keeping Ireland.com f [...]

Link: Irish Blogs

Tags: Paywall, removed,, moving, IrishTimes.com,, Ireland.com, become, portal.
Via, Eoin, really, shitty, press, release, comes, news, that, Irish, Times, going, online, moving, domain, freeness, IrishTimes.com, keeping, Ireland.com, premium, stuff., last, little, stupid, really., those, links, with, «Irish, Times», going, Ireland.com, which, going, become, «portal», things, Ireland., Great…
The, Irish, Times, will, publish, under, title, online, from, Monday, morning, with, launch, site,, www.irishtimes, [...]

Defina Art Terms of the Week - Cubism and Dada

admin — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:05:08 +0000

Cubism

Cubism was developed in Europe around 1910 by Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso. They once said they were influenced by Tribal Art and the work of Paul Cezanne. It was not widespread and didn\'t stick around for long, but it began a huge creat [...]

Link: Defining Art, Culture, Trends and Events of Our Times

Tags: Cubism

Cubism, developed, Europe, around, 1910, Georges, Braque, Pablo, Picasso., They, once, said, they, were, influenced, Tribal, work, Paul, Cezanne., widespread, didn't, stick, around, long,, began, huge, creative, movement, lasting, well, through, 20th, century.»The, concept, underlying, Cubism, that, essence, object, can
only, captured, showing, from, multiple, points, view
simultaneously.»Dada
«Dada, protest, group, European, artists, against, World, I,
bourgeois, society,, conservativism, traditional, thought.», [...]