Tag Archives: Meaning

Robert Burt, Artist of Mystery, Adventure and Joy

Posted on February 24, 2015 by randysrules

The subjects of Robert Burt’s paintings are almost entirely found through his experiences in the Desert Southwest of the United States and northern Mexico.  Although I had become aware of his art over the course of the past several years through gallery event … Continue reading →

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Romania at the Biennale 2014: Site Under Construction

Posted on December 11, 2014 by randysrules

Projecting the future from amidst the relics of modernist ruin. Deep inside the Giardini in Castello, Venice, the Romanian Pavilion for the Architecture Biennale sits amidst a long row of undifferentiated pavilion facades, evocative of their design era and the … Continue reading →

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The Seen and the Unseen

Posted on November 22, 2013 by randysrules

“What is seen is transient, the unseen is eternal.”  “They could not see the forest for the trees.” Several different types of “seeing” are evident in the two aphorisms quoted above.  The first is speaking to the “unseen” as non-physical objects, ideas or … Continue reading →

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Gary Ernest Smith – Artist of Two Landscapes

Posted on February 10, 2012 by randysrules

We were privileged to view the extraordinary work of artist Gary Ernest Smith and converse with him at length at his “one man show” at Trailside Galleries in Jackson, Wyoming a few months ago. We spent considerable time observing the great collection of … Continue reading →

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Venice Impressions

Posted on January 24, 2012 by randysrules

A few, incomplete, unranked, unordered impressions that I noted in my Moleskine journal when leaving Venice in early October, 2011, a task like attempting to sketch falling leaves in Autumn.  Ah, the delight of the work their consideration portends! I would love … 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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What You Do and How You Do It

Posted on March 29, 2011 by randysrules

A Not-So-Modest Proposal   GOAL:  ALL aspects of who we are and what we do (ALL aspects) shall CLEARLY and CONFIDENTLY identify, define, articulate, incorporate, integrate, demonstrate and advocate: Unwavering adherence to the highest morals, ethics, principles and conduct standards; … Continue reading →

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Independent Endeavor

Posted on March 5, 2011 by randysrules

“Relax into and enjoy independent endeavor.”  Paul Stark That is one of the hardest things to accomplish that he has encountered in life, so far.  Independent Endeavor!  That might be self-employment, a personal project, retirement, a young person launching into … Continue reading →

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Venice Churches – What’s in a Name?

Posted on March 4, 2011 by randysrules

Catedrale, Basilica, Parochiale, Chiesa, Oratorio, Capella, Baptistry… Catedrale: (Or Cattedrale, or Cathedral)  The title conveyed upon a church that is the seat of the Patriach or Archbishop of an Archdiocese, such as Venice.  There have only been three cathedrals in “Venice” … Continue reading →

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