Hey folks! I’ve been busy! I’ve finished up a few pieces! The first piece, “Someone This Week Will Die. (R.I.P. Marissa)”, is my favorite piece of my Marissa series so far. The composition of this piece is based on visual style used in promotions for various teen television series. We know Marilyn Monroe as bright, [...]
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Curating Trauma: Marissa Cooper’s Death in The O.C.
I’ve come to that point where I am realizing I am able to speak about my work better than my work is able to speak on it’s own. This means it’s time to try new directions with my work. For example, Marissa Cooper. If you are familiar with this blog, than you are familiar with [...]
R.I.P. Mae West
Mae West died 31 years ago today. In her honor, here are some images and video to commemorate her. She was kind of amazing.
Gigi??! Gossip Girl!! Audrey??
If you’re a fan of Gossip Girl , then it’s love of the golden age of Hollywood will not come as a surprise. These homages come through in the show on several levels. We have Blair Waldorf’s repeated Old Hollywood dream sequences; she is usually Audrey BUT there was that time in a [...]
My Week with Marilyn gives us moments of Marilyn.
On Sunday I attended two screenings of the new Simon Curtis film “My Week with Marilyn” at Lincoln Center. Despite seeing the film twice in a row, I still have a hard time figuring out the film. There’s the basics…its based two memoirs “My Week with Marilyn” and “The Prince, the Showgirl, and Me”, first [...]
Art Love: Karen Kilimnik
I am going to start more posts about what inspires and interests me…as a way of 1)Making this blog more lively with more posts 2) Keeping a better studio practice, and channeling that through this blog. My semi-recent painting-soulmate discovery is Karen Kilimnik. I cannot express how happy I am to have made this [...]
Upcoming Exhibitions
For any of you in/or near the Boston area, I actually have a bunch of exhibitions coming up…including one this upcoming Thursday! Details Below for the exhibitions this month and the beginning of next. More to be posted soon on other upcoming exhibitions! “Make It Together” @ The Distillery Gallery – 516 East 2nd Street, South [...]
From the Vault: “Cary(‘s) Remains” and Old Hollywood Legacies
I finally tweaked/properly photographed an older painting of mine from 2008…”Cary(‘s) Remains”. This piece is from my college thesis work and was an exciting step that lead towards my current work. The premise of thesis was on the relationship of mortality through real life and through the lense of media, in particular..Old Hollywood. I focused [...]
