Dapper Bruce Lafitte (b. 1972 New Orleans) is a self-trained artist who began making and showing work in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina to commemorate the then-decimated street culture of parades and marching bands of New Orleans. He has … [Continue reading] about Dapper Bruce Lafitte
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Are You Living With Freedom?
“We feel free because we lack the very language to articulate our unfreedom.” ― Slavoj Žižek, Welcome to the Desert of the Real: Five Essays on September 11 and Related Dates What constitutes freedom to you? What does it mean to be free, to exercise … [Continue reading] about Are You Living With Freedom?
Are You Ready To Be Reborn?
Birdsong has begun replacing the hollow sound of winter winds here in the northeast U.S. Now is the time when the world comes alive again, and for many people, this is a time of new inspiration. Color returns to the landscape, so it is little wonder … [Continue reading] about Are You Ready To Be Reborn?
Mathieu Malouf
Mathieu Malouf “I am genuinely trying to make beautiful paintings. Not beautiful by contemporary standards of beauty, but something more atemporal or enduring. My paintings are not anchored in any particular period. I like art that is beautiful, even … [Continue reading] about Mathieu Malouf
How does it feel to be alive?
BETWEEN US AND animals is a namelessness. We flail around generically — camelopardalis is what the Romans came up with or ”giraffe” ( it looked to them like a camel crossed with a leopard ) or get the category wrong — a musk Ox … [Continue reading] about How does it feel to be alive?