Fortunately art is a community effort—a small but select community living in a spiritualized world endeavoring to interpret the wars and the solitudes of the flesh.
—Allen Ginsberg
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In this issue:
In no particular order
by Rick McCluskey
When discussing art, mention the word nudes and my mind automatically conjures such masterpieces as Michelangelo’s sculpture, “Allegoria dell’Aurora” and Rembrandt’s, “Reclining Female Nude.” I guess its because I grew up in a house full of quasi-renaissance sisters whose art talents focused on the human body. When they couldn’t convince me to model they resorted to books and copied the masters though none ever pursued the calling professionally.
Not that I minded. It got me off the modeling hook. Still, I grew up in their artistic shadows believing all nudes were full figured Venues of Willendorf, bare breasted Madonnas in religious paintings or nude women picnicking with clothed men while nymphs circled overhead ready to skewer someone’s heart with their little bows and arrows. Continue reading →
By Melanie Hovey, Executive Director, Lemon Street Gallery & ArtSpace, Inc.
If someone asked, “What are the arts?” Most people would quickly respond, “It’s music, visual art, dance, theatre, and writing.” What if the question was to describe the humanities? Would you know how to respond?
A concise description is that the humanities are the study of what human beings have thought, felt, and celebrated throughout the centuries and today. They grow out of an interest in language, arts, literature, thought, and history of humankind.
The humanities emphasize analysis, interpretation, and exchange of ideas, rather than the creative expression of the arts or the quantitative explanation of the sciences. The humanities include, but are not limited to, the study of language, literature, history, jurisprudence, philosophy, archaeology, comparative religion, ethics, and the history, criticism, and theory of the arts. Continue reading →
Sizzlin’ Hot Sculpture
Gallery Opening
When:
Saturday July 26, 2008 2-6 pm
Sunday July 27, 2008 1-5 pm
Where:
Niemi Sculpture Gallery and Garden
13300 116th St
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Telephone: 262 857-3456
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