Artist: Paulo Gabriel from Porto Alegre, Brazil
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Jail inspiration
Convicted forger A. Schiller was serving his time in Sing
Sing prison in the late 1800s when guards found him dead in
his cell. On his body they found seven regular straight pins
whose heads measured the typical 47/1000ths of an inch or
1.17 millimeters in diameter. Under 500 magnification it was
found that the tiny etchings seen on the heads of the pins
were the words to The Lord's Prayer, which is 65 words and
254 letters long. Of the seven pins, six were silver and one
was gold - the gold pin's prayer was flawless and a true
masterpiece. Schiller had spent the last 25 years of his life
creating the pins, using a tool too small to be seen by the
naked eye. It is estimated that it took 1,863 sepatate carving
strokes to make it. Schiller went blind because of his
artwork.
Sing prison in the late 1800s when guards found him dead in
his cell. On his body they found seven regular straight pins
whose heads measured the typical 47/1000ths of an inch or
1.17 millimeters in diameter. Under 500 magnification it was
found that the tiny etchings seen on the heads of the pins
were the words to The Lord's Prayer, which is 65 words and
254 letters long. Of the seven pins, six were silver and one
was gold - the gold pin's prayer was flawless and a true
masterpiece. Schiller had spent the last 25 years of his life
creating the pins, using a tool too small to be seen by the
naked eye. It is estimated that it took 1,863 sepatate carving
strokes to make it. Schiller went blind because of his
artwork.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Norman Rockwell: Behind the Camera Exhibit @ Brooklyn Museum of Art
Norman Rockwell-Behind the Camera
Brooklyn Museum of Art
.About Norman Rockwell
Norman Rockwell was one of America's leading artists. The cover of the highly respected The Saturday Evening Post was his showcase for nearly fifty years. He chose to tell the story of the American dream and highlighted Civil Rights and American life during World War II. The story he told, in great detail, was of a simpler time. He painted with warmth and humor and tapped into the nostalgia of the American people when life was uncertain. His paintings were often idyllic and expressed enthusiasm.
Working as a director, Rockwell carefully staged his photographs, selecting props and locations, choosing his models, and orchestrating every detail. He created an abundance of photographs for each new subject, sometimes capturing complete compositions and other times combining separate pictures of individual elements. These photographs were the focus of a recently completed two-year project at the Norman Rockwell Museum that preserved and digitized almost 20,000 negatives. For the first time, Norman Rockwell: Behind the Camera presents these study photographs alongside his paintings, drawings, and related tear sheets to offer a fascinating look at the artist’s working process.
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Brooklyn Museum of Art
200 Eastern Parkway
NY 11238-6099
(718) 638-5000
Brooklyn Museum of Art
Norman Rockwell was one of America's leading artists. The cover of the highly respected The Saturday Evening Post was his showcase for nearly fifty years. He chose to tell the story of the American dream and highlighted Civil Rights and American life during World War II. The story he told, in great detail, was of a simpler time. He painted with warmth and humor and tapped into the nostalgia of the American people when life was uncertain. His paintings were often idyllic and expressed enthusiasm.
Working as a director, Rockwell carefully staged his photographs, selecting props and locations, choosing his models, and orchestrating every detail. He created an abundance of photographs for each new subject, sometimes capturing complete compositions and other times combining separate pictures of individual elements. These photographs were the focus of a recently completed two-year project at the Norman Rockwell Museum that preserved and digitized almost 20,000 negatives. For the first time, Norman Rockwell: Behind the Camera presents these study photographs alongside his paintings, drawings, and related tear sheets to offer a fascinating look at the artist’s working process.
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Brooklyn Museum of Art
200 Eastern Parkway
NY 11238-6099
(718) 638-5000
TORO
On my more recent trip to Boston to visit my sister, we took my boyfriend to celebrate his birthday at our favorite tapas restaurant in the city Toro.
Hot green peppers with sea salt
Chicken and potato empanadas
pepper, and aged cheese
Roasted bone marrow with radish citrus salad and oxtail marmalade
Crispy pork belly with sunchoke, escargots, fava beans and smoked maple crumble and my personal favorite, Grilled corn with alioli, lime, espelette, and aged cheese.
Toro's best kept secret: Perro Picante
Hendrick's gin, spicy pepper syrup, grapefruit, cayenne sugar and salt rim.
A minor mistake on our homemade perro picantes ended up revealing a new key ingredient. Cumin instead of Cayenne. Pure genious and by far the most delicious drink I've ever tasted.
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Toro
1704 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02118
(617) 536-4300
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