Images of ‘Buffoons’ in the exhibition ‘Portrait of Spain’ at MFAH “And the Infanta frowned, and her dainty rose-leaf lips curled in pretty disdain. ‘For the future let those who come to play with me have no hearts,’ she cried, and she ran out into the garden.” – Oscar Wilde, The Birthday of the
Lamar Theatre to present William Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’ It is a legend among thespians that saying the name of William Shakespeare’s “Scottish Play” in the theater is bad luck, requiring a “cleansing ritual,” such as leaving the theater, turning around and saying “Macbeth” three times before being invited back in. Lamar theater instructor Joel Grothe is
‘Change By Design’ offers broad vision Review by Thomas Lee Harris Jr. “Change By Design” offers a broad vision for the future of design thinking. Tim Brown defines “design thinking” as a compelling way to think creatively and to solve problems. It is a fundamental process to innovation, not only to be used by designers
Review By Andy Coughlan Claes Oldenburg is an odd bird and has laid some “Strange Eggs” over his career. The Sweden-born American artist has gained fame though his playful interpretations of everyday objects, which he manipulates into large-scale, colorful public installations. Now, the Menil Collection in Houston has hatched “Strange Eggs,” an exhibit of the
Performance artists, printmakers invade Studio The chainsaw roared as the girl with the brain for a head dragged a suited mannequin around the yard. Megaphones crackled and discordant guitar sounds mixed with the pop of a fire in the cool evening air. A sizeable crowd watched as the girl with the deer on her head
A Contemplation on Henry Ossawa Tanner’s Painting ‘The Annunciation’ Issue – December 2012 By Elena Ivanova “My effort has been to not only put the Biblical incident in the original setting, but at the same time give the human touch ‘which makes the whole world kin’1 and which ever remains the same.” — Henry Ossawa
ISSUE – December 2012 By Jeff Dixon He’s Baaack! No, not the shark, the Geek. Oh, yeah, the shark, too Once again that cold north wind is blowing and everywhere you look, trees and wreaths are all over yards, street signs, doors, malls, city parks, free clinics, underpasses, abandoned mines — well, you get the
Band Nite November 24, 2012 The Art Studio, Inc. Fix Bayonets “Shot in the Chest”
Band Nite November 17, 2012 The Art Studio, Inc. La Snacks “Christ Sakes and Milkshakes” La Snacks – “A Drink” La Migra – “Feels Like Summer” Too Heavy Boxes – “Sunspots”
Action Can you set me up with adjudication? I haven’t been practicing my multiplication Don’t pump me full of medication Or harass me with implications Every time they lie they use lubrication So my brain becomes pitter-pattered with complication Someone take away this intoxication And fill me up with will and sophistication Don’t make me
