Fifty Two Pieces

There must be an infinite number of possible thoughts on any one piece of art, but we will only cover seven, a weeks worth. For 52 weeks, through 2009, you will see a work of art from the Portland Art Museum* and a riff each day inspired by it – prose, poetry, photos, video, thoughts or ponderings.

Showing posts with label Asian Gallery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Asian Gallery. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Japanese Screens and Aerial Photography

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If the screens of The Shrines of Itsukushima and Wakanoura can be thought of as a bird's eye view of that part of Japan, I decided to ta...
Sunday, March 29, 2009

Japanese Screens and Enfolding Fields

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Thinking about the shapes and colors in The Shrines of Itsukushima and Wakanoura, I decided to take a look at Michael Knutson's painting...
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Saturday, March 28, 2009

Description Out of Context

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I'm reading a book called Letters on Cezanne, by Rainer Maria Rilke. It hopped off one of the shelves at Powells. It's a bundle of l...
Friday, March 27, 2009

Screens -The Shrines of Itsukushima and Wakanoura -- Twenty Percent

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Art and studying art fascinate me. A close rival is brain research. How does that gray matter up there work? How is that we can think and sm...
Thursday, March 26, 2009

The Shrines of Itsukushima and Wakanoura

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This week we will focus on two screens, The Shrines of Itsukushima and Wakanoura. Local artist Michael Knutson chose these screens as one of...
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