Just when you thought you’d seen your last holiday pine…..But wait, there’s more!! Meet Berlin Dadaist John Heartfield. I found this image of one of his creations hidden away in the pages of an art magazine. It’s his critique of the rise of National Socialism in a photomontage he created, titled ”Oh Christmas tree in [...]
Archive for December, 2008
A Faraway “Adjacent”
December 31, 2008
Trash Tuesday: Where Getting it Cheap is Part of the Esthetic #14
December 30, 2008
Several years back Mr.V attended a garage sale in Pasadena. An elderly man was selling off his household’s contents and returning to his native Germany. Mr.V bought the gentleman’s mosaic supply for a couple of bucks and then handed them over to me. What to do? My 30th birthday was around the corner and it [...]
Winter Solstice Atop the Verdugos
December 28, 2008
The Verdugo’s backbone on the South/West end of the mountain range Panorama: San Gabriel, San Rafael and Santa Monica Mountains Looking down into the Burbank grid. In the mid-distance is the Hollywood Reservoir and downtown Los Angeles in the far distance. The Verdugos are half the height of the San Gabriels, lack Yak, and are [...]
