ART SPACE Car'z Longa, Ars Brevis
What do Times Square and the Carquinez Scenic Drive Trail have in common? The former has been Disneyfied, and the latter is about to be. A fairly well-kept secret, a two-m... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by John Barry, a resident of Danville, on Jun 17, 2013 at 10:22 pm
ART SPACE 'Another One Bites the Dust'
"Another Danville gallery bites the dust," remarked an artist as he removed his work from what was once the Tate Gallery in Iron Horse Plaza. Indeed, the list of art venue... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by John Barry, a resident of Danville, on May 17, 2013 at 10:52 am
ART SPACE Downbeat on The Corner Seoul-born Stephanie Chang has the credentials to teach music: a bachelor's degree from the Eastman School; a master's from Yale; and six years of study at the Mozarteum in Sa... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by John Barry, a resident of Danville, on Feb 19, 2013 at 10:01 am
ART SPACE New Gallery in the San Ramon Valley By John Barry and Bill Carmel
A few weeks ago, I (John) was walking past what had been Pegasus Bicycles, on Railroad Avenue in Danville, and saw a sign in the window: Tate ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by John Barry, a resident of Danville, on Jan 28, 2013 at 8:55 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 5, 2013 at 6:39 am.
ART SPACE Kinkade, Breath Mint of the Passion Painters So-called painter of light Thomas Kinkade died recently. I'd always thought of Kinkade as a kitschmeister and con artist. I still do. But millions of people do not share that ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by John Barry, a resident of Danville, on Apr 13, 2012 at 8:30 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Aug 22, 2012 at 8:14 am.
ART SPACE Three Generations of Artists Together (from Shanghai to Danville)
Danville artist Leslie Ruth comes to painting by way of her mother and grandmother, both artists in their own right. "I'm the third generation of artists in my family," sa... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by John Barry, a resident of Danville, on Jan 30, 2012 at 9:52 pm
ART SPACE "Skaint" Ain't in the Dictionary
The portmanteau neologism "skaint" (verb) means "to apply paint to a canvas or other flat surface with the wheels of quad or inline skates."
Skainting: nominal, gerundi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by John Barry, a resident of Danville, on Dec 13, 2011 at 7:22 pm
ART SPACE Turbanism Makes Slow Headway
The Turbanism movement, about which I wrote back in April, has not exactly taken the art world by storm. As an iconic image, however, this exotic headwear has. Throughout ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by John Barry, a resident of Danville, on Oct 5, 2011 at 11:48 am
ART SPACE Danville Artist Exhibits in Madrid
The exhibit Arte + Fe is being held at the Pons Foundation in Madrid on the occasion of World Youth Day and offers a look at Christian contemporary works of artists from a... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by John Barry, a resident of Danville, on Aug 12, 2011 at 5:24 pm
ART SPACE "The Miracle of Turban Boy," a performance piece by Turban Bill In terms of a Hollywood movie pitch: it's Bollywood meets director Philip Kaufman meets "Beach Blanket Babylon." The following scenario was written by guest contributor Bill C... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by John Barry, a resident of Danville, on Aug 5, 2011 at 1:06 pm
ART SPACE Fair Attendance Down Again
Attendance at the Danville Fine Arts Faire [sic for the past three years appears to be a reflection of the sour economy that continues to grip the state and country. Four... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by John Barry, a resident of Danville, on Jun 22, 2011 at 11:32 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jun 25, 2011 at 2:21 pm.
ART SPACE hARTz Studios Remember the Pioneer Gallery? If so, you will recall that it was located on the first floor of 524 Hartz Avenue, a venue now occupied by Rakestraw Books. A membership gallery,... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by John Barry, a resident of Danville, on Jun 12, 2011 at 9:42 am
ART SPACE Masks and the Universal Themes of Art
I'm about to do some traveling. Artist Bill Carmel offered to write a guest column in my absence. He plans to do follow-ups in the future, expanding on the theme of masks.... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by John Barry, a resident of Danville, on May 26, 2011 at 4:05 pm
ART SPACE B.B in Benicia
Brigitte Bize is an artist who lives in Danville. But at least three days a week, she pays the toll to drive to Benicia in order to paint from 9:00 a.m. till 7:00 or 8:00 in... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by John Barry, a resident of Danville, on May 10, 2011 at 3:10 pm
ART SPACE The Brewing Company at Peace Lutheran
Clifford Brown III is the grandson of legendary jazz trumpeter Clifford Brown and son of Clifford Brown, Jr., who has a show on the KSCM-FM (91.1) jazz station. On April 30,... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by John Barry, a resident of Danville, on Apr 22, 2011 at 10:29 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 28, 2011 at 1:38 pm.
ART SPACE Turbanism Turbanism is an art and fashion movement that was born in Danville in late 2010/early 2011. Turbanistic works can be expressed in visual, written, or millinerist media. Their ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by John Barry, a resident of Danville, on Apr 15, 2011 at 10:31 am
ART SPACE Local Landscapes Landscape painting has historically ranked low in the genre hierarchy in the post-Renaissance Western world (landscape painting was already well established in China by the fo... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by John Barry, a resident of Danville, on Apr 1, 2011 at 1:10 pm
ART SPACE Images of Saint Nick I’m about to head off for the holidays and contemplate prospects for the coming year and columns. When I return, I plan to start a culinary/visual arts tour of some local rest... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by John Barry, a resident of Danville, on Nov 29, 2010 at 12:53 pm
ART SPACE 'Bollywood' On Bollinger The term “Bollywood” (a portmanteau of Bombay and Hollywood) tends to evoke images of “Slumdog Millionaire” or lush, extravagant musical productions. On November 21, local res... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by John Barry, a resident of Danville, on Nov 15, 2010 at 10:35 am
ART SPACE Strong Artistic Views
San Ramon artist Kevin Davidson (whom I profiled in a past column) recently acted on a whim. He decided to contact the Vatican to determine how to submit his spiritual paint... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by John Barry, a resident of Danville, on Oct 26, 2010 at 9:29 am
ART SPACE Art About Art From the Greek comes the word ekphrasis, meaning description. A synesthetic art form, ekphrasis is a poem written about another form of art—most often a painting. Keats’ “Ode ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by John Barry, a resident of Danville, on Sep 21, 2010 at 7:57 pm
ART SPACE Art-Full Weekend By John A. Barry
The weekend of August 21 in Danville was an artful one that actually started on Thursday with the annual Art and Wine Stroll. Three art venues featured rec... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by John Barry, a resident of Danville, on Aug 25, 2010 at 3:10 pm
ART SPACE Art Icon Turns '39' Beth Bachelor is a legend in local art circles. A cofounder of the Alamo Danville Artists’ Society (ADAS) in 1977 and the Contra Costa Academy of Fine Art in 2001, she still k... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by John Barry, a resident of Danville, on Aug 3, 2010 at 3:16 pm
ART SPACE Eyesore or Art? Beauty is in the eye of the beholder; art is anything you can get away with. These two truisms came to mind as a I read recently in the “Contra Costa Times” about the temporar... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by John Barry, a resident of Danville, on Jul 27, 2010 at 11:21 am
ART SPACE Danville Fine Arts Fair For several years now, I’ve been attending the Danville Fine Arts Fair, covering nearly all of Hartz Ave. in downtown Danville. Because of the large number of exhibitors and b... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by John Barry, a resident of Danville, on Jun 27, 2010 at 11:41 am
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