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This is the man who turned his creative eye towards consumerism in a brilliant manner. I just came back from a mini vacation in Palm Springs where Warhol’s works inhabits many galleries including the Palm Springs Art Museum. His influence is felt everywhere. Which brings me to:

The Warhol Museum

Over the course of his career, Andy Warhol transformed contemporary art. Employing mass-production techniques to create works, Warhol challenged preconceived notions about the nature of art and erased traditional distinctions between fine art and popular culture. The Andy Warhol Museum’s permanent collection is comprised of more than 8,000 works of art by Warhol including paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, sculpture, film, videotapes, and extensive archives that consists of ephemera, records, source material for works of art, and other documents of the artist’s life. Together, the art and archives make The Andy Warhol Museum the most comprehensive single-artist museum in the world.

In 1964 one visitor upon seeing Andy Warhol’s Brillo Boxes at the Stable Gallery questioned “Is this an art gallery or supermarket warehouse?”

The Andy Warhol Museum is located at: 117 Sandusky St, Pittsburgh, PA – USA. It is the largest museum in the country dedicated to a single artist.

For those who want a little piece:

All of these FAB Warhol ART books were spotted at Just Fabulous – Palm Springs.

book at Just Fabulous — *Just Fabulous* BOOKS

Check out our book board in PINterest at: http://www.pinterest.com/intrigueimports/under-the-covers-attention-grabbing-books/

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Art/Culture/Rock ’n’ Roll

“My my, hey hey..Rock and roll is here to stay – it’s better to burn out than to fade” …Neil Young

Keith Richards – Rolling Stones. Dee Lippingwell Photography

A brief history of the significance of rock music:

taken from images - the cover of TIME magazine — Just in TIME – a cover of TIME magazine. Taken from images.

Rock ‘n’ roll is important to our North American society just like baseball, hot dogs and cotton candy. It has even influenced cultures in different parts of the world, especially Europe. Rock ‘n’ roll is woven into the natural fabric of our lifestyle even if we don’t always think about it. It constantly influences popular culture and starts new trends that often travel through different social arenas. Just like its influence on other forms of music, Rock n’ roll has also influenced clothing, television and dance. Rock ‘n’ Roll has been influenced by many different types of music as well (especially the Blues) and has paved the way for originality, self expression and free thought. It has allowed artists to speak on political issues and influence government. It is so much more than just music…

Looking at the past through a lens – A NEW BOOK celebrates four decades of rock & roll photography by rock legend Dee Lippingwell. I have the pleasure of knowing Dee through a mutual very dear long-time friend and recently attended a book signing/music event.

Dee with her original of Eric Clapton. — Dee with Eric Clapton.

I enjoyed her first book “best seat in the house” but her newly published one is filled with written anecdotes by Dee on her related experiences with many of the saints & sinners of rock/pop music – some very funny stories, some sad, a few embarrassing ones and a couple

just plain maddening – all thought provoking and stimulating.

It makes for a more interesting read.

Our keepsakes. With Margeaux.

You’re not only looking at photographs but relating a story to many of the photos. Through Dee I have a new appreciation for Rod Stewart but unfortunately not for Freddie Mercury (although he was super talented). It’s entertaining to experience it all through her eyes – her LENS.

Tina Turner & Van Halen – Dee Lippingwell Photos

Long John Baldry (Legendary Blues Artist: 1941 – 2005) was a close friend of Dee’s. This is my condensed version of what he wrote: “Dee is probably the only photographer who knows how to shoot me. Most others aim their lenses vertically at me, I suppose to take advantage of my unusual height. Dee will climb up ladders, dangle from balconies or even be suspended from a helicopter to get that ideal shot.

Since I have known her she has photographed me thousands of times on-stage and most of these shots have turned out to be classics. It is a real treat to know Dee Lippingwell, the quintessential rock photographer.”

At "fan club" book signing - Vancouver. — At “**fan club**” book signing – **Vancouver**.

The Paul Allen experience music project museum - Seattle. — The **Paul Allen experience music project museum** – **Seattle**. I went to the opening to see **James Brown** perform live with photographer friend Jacqueline Feldman. What a show – the man could move!

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Mural, Mural on the wall

There have been murals on walls throughout the world for as long as there have been people on Earth. People scratched them, carved them, etched them and painted them.

Infant in the Bulb of a Plant (Detroit Industry east wall), 1932, by Diego Rivera

The history of murals and mural painting is rich and varied, from the prehistoric cave paintings at Lascaux, France, to the celebratory and ceremonial murals of ancient Egypt, Rome, Mesopotamia, Greece and India. They are presumed to be the oldest human art form, as cave paintings at numerous ancient human settlements suggest, and can be found all over the world. A wide variety of artistic styles are used in mural painting, and some incorporate the use of techniques which create a sense of dramatic scale and amazing depth.

Diego Rivera (the Mexican painter who was married to Frida Kahlo) is a perfect example. One of his most significant murals, his 1933 Detroit Industry (see below) is brimming with assembly line workers, blast-furnace scenes, fertility figures, and even a portrait of Edsel Ford, who commissioned it. Come September 6 through January 4, 2014 it’s the subject of an exhibition at the neighboring Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, Curated by Jens Hoffman.

“The Past is Present” will showcase murals by 14 artists invited to respond to events that have shaped Detroit in the 80 years since Rivera completed his masterpiece. The far-ranging themes include the 1937 Ford Motor Company strike, the history of Motor City music, and Detroit’s urban farming revolution. “My idea is that you wander from one mural to another, so it’s almost like walking through the city, if you could travel in time,” says Hoffman.

Vaccination (Detroit Industry north wall), (1932) by Diego Rivera

There can be few works of art so closely associated with America’s great industrial age than Diego Rivera’s Detroit Industry murals. These large-scale frescos that adorn the city’s Institute of Arts were created in 1932 and 1933 by the left-wing Mexican artist, and focus on the workers at the city’s Ford car plant. Yet their subject and scope is actually far wider, taking in medical production, race, weaponry, faith, and the predominant managerial structure of the day. Upon their unveiling, the works were thought of in some quarters as anti-American; today they’re regarded as one of the masterpieces of 20th Century public art.

Diego Rivera's Detroit Industry (partial view) 1933. — Diego Rivera’s Detroit Industry (partial view) 1933

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INtriguing ART – Simply Southwest

Here in Tucson, AZ you’ll come across many an art gallery but you’d be hard pressed to find better examples of varied Southwestern art than at Jane Hamilton Fine Art.

The gallery is located at 2890 E. Skyline Drive, Tucson AZ.

Janehamiltonfineart.com\

A New Masterpiece by Landscape Painter Tom Murray – Grand Canyon

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décor & design – The Doors Part Two

Take a step back in time… Zanzibar Doors

STONE TOWN is the old city and cultural heart of Zanzibar where little has changed in the last 200 years.

It is a place of winding alleys, bustling bazaars, mosques and grand Arab houses whose original owners vied with each other over the extravagance of their dwellings. This is particularly reflected in the brass-studded, carved, wooden doors – there are more than 500 different examples of this handiwork. Here are a few:

We really enjoyed spending hours wandering through the fascinating labyrinth of narrow streets and alleyways. We could have spent days.

Stone Town was recently and deservedly declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO..

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It’s also the birthplace of the incredibly talented lead singer of Queen, Freddie Mercury. For anyone wanting to make a Mercury pilgrimage, two good places to start are the Zanzibar Gallery, with a gold plaque on the outside to memorialize Mercury, and the popular Mercury’s restaurant. More at: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/tanzania/zanzibar

Zanzibar Door 3

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Scene in the City: Witty Works of Wong

Donald Tobias (Tobi) Wong – 1974 – 2010

A Designer who made Art & an Artist who Designed

Wong’s World – a visionary, collaborator, anti-consumerist, provocateur, “paraconceptualist“ (as he called himself), prankster – was 35

He was a designer whose outrageous mimic of luxury goods and witty expropriation of work by other designers blurred the line between conceptual art and design. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Wong attended the University of Toronto, studied Art and Architecture at Cooper Union in Manhattan then concentrated on sculpture. The design and art world lost one of it’s brightest stars when he sadly took his own life at his home in the East Village.

Killer ring — **Killer Diamond** – look closely and you can see the claws. Double click to enlarge.

Clever objects of Desire:

This diamond has been set upside-down, pointy and sticking out, and is held within 4 claws.

Catherine Osbourne of Azure Magazine says it as “the most truth telling, bittersweet object I’ve ever seen that describes what marriage really feels like.”

This is a lamp!

Philippe Starck Bubble Club chair turned into a softly glowing lamp.

One of his most elaborate productions was “the Wrong Store“, a hoax-like exhibition he organized in 2007 with Gregory Krum, the director of retail at the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum.

The store, in a tiny Chelsea gallery, was stocked with objects by artists and designers from the United States and Europe and appeared, from the outside, to be a bona fide business enterprise. Mr. Wong had a business phone installed and printed letterhead paper and cards for a nonexistent group of directors. All was not as it seemed, as the discerning might have gathered from a sign in the window that read, “Come In, We’re Closed.” In fact, the store had never opened.

coke — elaborate gold bill holder used for snorting drugs. Double click to enlarge.

Other companies were not as accepting of Wong’s work. In a collaboration with Ju$t Another Rich Kid, Wong turned a McDonald’s coffee stirrer (an infamous 1980s “icon” that frequently appeared as evidence in drug trials) into a coke spoon.

His one-man show is currently on display at the Vancouver Museum (at the Planetarium). I went to the opening and it was most interesting. You may not love it all but all will agree that he was an Original! See more below:

Wong’s work was exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art, SFMOMA and Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum. He completed projects for Colette, Comme des Garcons, Prada/OMA, Cappellini and Swarovski Crystal Palace.

Photos: d. king

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The Artiste

Matlacha (pronounced “MAT-la-shay”) is a community on Pine Island which is an “Old Floridian” fishing village & home to brightly-colored art galleries, island boutiques, (see photos) seafood restaurants and traditional Florida cottages. Pine Island is considered Florida’s best kept secret. It is the largest island on the west coast of Florida with a secluded, country waterfront atmosphere charmingly fringed with mangroves.

This is Leoma. As a rule she does not usually let people take photos in her gallery.

Loved the bohemian feel of the quaint little shops but the most unique was the Lovegrove Gallery & Gardens run by the extraordinarily talented Leoma Lovegrove (above). Have you ever walked into a gallery where you simply don’t know where to look first because everything is so eclectic even the floor mosaics? That’s how I’d describe it. Full of whimsy & inspiration and items you won’t see anywhere else – trust me.

Out back at Leoma's — From the back of the Gallery

Pink Chair — Haven’t you ever wanted a pink chair?

Goodbye Kitty — Down with “hello kitty” we’ve had enough!

Leoma Lovegrove’s works are displayed in numerous galleries throughout the world. Her “Beatles Series” drew the attention of the City of Liverpool and her portrait of Richard Branson hangs at Virgin Airlines Headquarters in London. She pointed out the shoes she wore to her White House invite – “a piece of art”. Everything is turned into ART from light bulbs to bottles. She was honoured at an artist’s reception given by First Lady, Laura Bush and her work hangs in a private collection at the White House. Her portrait of Jimmy Carter hangs in his Presidential Library in Atlanta. Lovegrove’s artwork has also graced the windows at Rockefeller Center in New York and the list goes on. It’s infectious…….you cannot leave without buying a little something but you really want to buy a bigger something…….if only you had the room. Visit her website and online gallery at: www.leomalovegrove.com