EMBRACING THE ORDINARY

What ordinary place would you go to find the extraordinary? New York City, “Fashion Headquarters of the Universe”? Los Angeles, “Entertainment Capital of the World" ? Or how about Milan, Italy? This city has cultural heritage and legacy. Okay, but what does this have to do with ordinary? None of these places do we hardly, ever consider common. (continue)

ART IN THE CONTEXT OF HARD TIMES

Should we look at artists in the context of their time and expect a similar artistic response to hard times of today?

I grew up in the 70s and 80s, with famous artists like Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat. This was a period in art history when all eyes were on the pop artists of the 70's to see if they would continue their stroke of genius or collapse in hard times. Warhol made his way from a Pittsburgh working class family to an American legend. In the 1980's Warhol had reacquired his fame and financial success as he had done during the 70's economic crisis. (continue)