Learning as I go along in life


I made the paper!
January 5, 2010, 12:34 am
Filed under: Art and Art History, Modern Art | Tags: ,
Marilyn by Andy Warhol
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/408/story/1157175.html
(I’m Catherine Holt and if you click on the slideshow, you can see me on photos 5-6. I’m on the right wearing a black hat, purple shirt, and brown leather jacket.

I went to the opening of the Bechtler Museum in my hometown. This was a big deal because we now have the best of the best of the Modern art era such as Warhol, Picasso, and a Degas. Got a chance to talk to Andreas Bechtler himself, the man who donated all the art to this museum. That was because he was friends with an artist that I wrote an essay and I’m going to try and get noticed for it. Since the modern era is an era I concentrate on the most, I took my mom around explaining who and what the artworks and artists were about. We overhear a journalist wanting to talk to the visitors on what they thought about the museum, so I went up and made my statement.

Woman in a hat by Picasso

And in other news, saw the new Sherlock Holmes….mmmm…nekkid Robert Downey.  Plus I love London in the 1800s.  It was so disgusting in all it’s delight.



Caravaggio – Narcissus.jpg

Caravaggio – Narcissus.jpg, originally uploaded by marcocingolani.

“God, I want me so much!”


Caravaggio – St John The Baptist.jpg

Caravaggio – St John The Baptist.jpg, originally uploaded by marcocingolani.

What dramatic lighting!



Caravaggio – Judith Beheading Holofernes.jpg
January 17, 2009, 8:37 pm
Filed under: Art and Art History, beautiful, Caravaggio, Italian Baroque | Tags: , ,

Caravaggio – Judith Beheading Holofernes.jpg, originally uploaded by marcocingolani.

Look at the blood!



Tributes: I Heart….Grace Jones

I admit, I didn’t get truly interested in Grace until I saw Corporate Cannibal.  I’ve always known about her, but I’ve never gotten into her.  Now with her latest album, I’m a believer.  I love her, she’s so unapologetic about who she is.   She’s very worldly, has a very pleasant voice, thoughtful lyrics, and is very good at creating music. 

I wish I could have a fraction of her coolness, and I will buy her latest album, “Hurricane”.

Slave To The Rhythm

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Like Wierd Al Yankovic, Escher was my favorite M.C.
December 23, 2008, 4:07 pm
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IMG_1550, originally uploaded by klb1018.



Art and Science held each other lovingly in M.C. Escher’s work
December 23, 2008, 4:05 pm
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24032008185, originally uploaded by Jonathan van Rij.



Eye – M. C. Escher 1946
December 23, 2008, 3:59 pm
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Eye – M. C. Escher 1946, originally uploaded by .toffa..

Mortality in ones eye



Hand with reflecting sphere – M. C. Escher 1935

Hand with reflecting sphere – M. C. Escher 1935, originally uploaded by .toffa..

I’m going to paraphrase Dali when describing Escher. He didn’t just do art with prescision, he was prescision.



Puddle by M.C. Escher (1952)
December 23, 2008, 3:57 pm
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Puddle by M.C. Escher (1952), originally uploaded by vidalia_11.

Extraordinary rendering of ordinary nature.




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