Category Archives: Art

Venice – Campo dell’ Abbazia and the Isola Valverde

Posted on January 28, 2012 by randysrules

An Island Lost in Time The island of Valverde in north-central Sestiere Cannaregio, Venice, was apparently a relatively stable velme and barene combination (higher mudbanks with arable soil) one of the earliest habitable islands in the archipelago, known for its copse of … Continue reading →

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Venice – Campo San Canzian – Church and Campo are One!

Posted on January 26, 2012 by randysrules

Draped Like a Shawl Campo San Canzian in the eastern part of Sestiere Cannaregio, Venice, is draped like a shawl around the church dedicated to Santi Canziano, Canzio, e Canzionello, better known around Venice as San Canzian (thank you!).  The ancient surrounding island … Continue reading →

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Venice – The Guilds

Posted on January 16, 2012 by randysrules

In his wonderful book “Venice – The City and Its Architecture” (Phaidon Press Limited, London, 1997, pp.214+ff), Richard Goy sets forth an informative history of the guilds of Venice. Most of the Venetian guilds supported specific trades, crafts and arts, providing training … Continue reading →

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Mary Roberson – 100 Sketches

Posted on January 5, 2012 by randysrules

The magnificent wild animals and birds of the Northern Rockies are a favorite subject of observers, photographers and artists, including yours truly – but mostly by observation and photography on my part – and sometimes the animals even come to … Continue reading →

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“Bill’s Rules” – The Unstereotypical Art of Billy Schenck

Posted on January 4, 2012 by randysrules

We attended an exhibition of painter Bill Schenck’s work at Altamira Fine Arts in Jackson Hole, Wyoming last Summer.  He was featured in a 3-artist show, including Logan Mawell Hagage and Glenn Dean, however we were able (and privileged) to speak only with Bill Schenck about … Continue reading →

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“Tough Art” for Society’s Collective Memory

Posted on November 11, 2011 by randysrules

“Old News” (“Starie Novosti”) is a collateral event of the 2011 Venice Biennale, the International Exposition of Art, created and installed by artist Anastasia Khoroshilova, sponsored by the Moscow Museum of Modern Art, exhibited from June through November, 2011. The installation was … Continue reading →

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“Any-Medium-Whatever” – Art of the Human Condition

Posted on November 9, 2011 by randysrules

Artist Tamara Kvesitadze represented the Republic of Georgia at the 54th International Exposition of Art in Venice, Italy (The Biennale) this summer. Trained as an architect yet concentrating primarily on sculptures that use intricate mechanical workings to articulate pliable surfaces, … Continue reading →

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Pierre Case and the Mystery of the Sotoportego

Posted on November 8, 2011 by randysrules

Artist Pierre Case lives and creates in the Canton of Ticino in southernmost Switzerland, the sole Italian-speaking Canton of that Confederation. In addition to achieving great renown for his innovative art during his 67 years, he served community and nation with distinction in many roles and … Continue reading →

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The Stars of Venice

Posted on April 5, 2011 by randysrules

Anyone who has been to Venice or has merely studied photographs of St. Mark’s Basilica will undoubtedly have noticed the unusual “decorations” topping the stacked domes of the iconic church.  These crystal-like three-dimensional constructions are called   Star Polyhedra.  Tibor … Continue reading →

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Campo Sant’Alvise

Posted on March 26, 2011 by randysrules

Campo San Alvise is located in northern Sestiere Canneregio in Venice, next to the Rio de Sant’Alvise – Riformati and its Fondamenta dei Reformati on Isola Sant’Alvise.  Arrival is either via vaporetto lines 41/42 or 51/52 to the Sant’Alvise stop on the north side of its island followed … Continue reading →

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