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Art Institute of Chicago marketing to children for Picasso show March 4, 2013
What do you think of the CTA ad for the Picasso show at the Art Institute? My brother, Erik, has some excellent points: Overall, I like it. It captures some of the cubist charm of Picasso’s work. Part of me…
Picasso’s most impressive artwork in the Art Institute exhibit is Bull March 1, 2013
Over 100 artworks by Picasso grace the new show at the Art Institute of Chicago. Everyone knows Picasso is a genius artist, so I approached the show with high expectations. My first impression after 45 minutes and three walk-arounds is…
The night I placed over fifty snowballs on the Jack Brickhouse statue in Chicago February 27, 2013
Some artists sculpt in marble. Others in clay. Me? I work in snowballs. And Jack Brickhouse was my canvas.
Swimming pool crawl in Chicago February 26, 2013
As the Chicago Riverwalk expands, so does my excitement for this project. I already greatly enjoy walking the Riverwalk from Michigan Avenue to State Street many nights. Now Chicago is planning on expanding the Riverwalk past State Street. A zero-surface…
What is an artwork you love? February 14, 2013
The Museum of Contemporary Art of Chicago asks for an artwork that you love. Happy Valentine’s Day! What are some artworks you love? We’ll be tweeting some of our V day favs, like “The Kiss” mcachicago.org/exhibitions/co‚Ä — MCA Chicago (@mcachicago)…
What content marketing superhero are you? February 13, 2013
This online quiz is eerily accurate. I have been affirmed in my superpower desire of light manipulation. The online quiz by fusionspark, “Which Content Marketing Action Hero Are You” says I am Visualizator. Rather fitting that one of his super…
You don’t really want pristine mint condition baseball cards, do you? February 12, 2013
Seeing an image like this of pristine cards all nicely preserved inside protectors makes me want to make more well-worn cards. A baseball card with sharp corners is so institutional. “CAREFUL! Don’t set that card on the table, you might…
The best way to experience a museum exhibit February 11, 2013
A new museum exhibition is up. You trot on down to the museum to check out the show. When walking through the exhibition, do you walk slowly observing the photos and artwork? Maybe read a couple captions. And then by…
My favorite Joseph Beuys quotes February 8, 2013
“Every human being is an artist.” * Beuys’ quote on his art statement: ‘everybody is an artist‚’: I am searching for field character, 1973; as quoted in “Energy Plan for the Western man / Joseph Beuys in America”, by Carin…
Everyblock shut down because it doesn’t fit in the NBC portfolio February 7, 2013
The wonderful community news website, Everyblock was shut down by NBC News today. Everyblock was the epitome of community reporting and discussion. You want to talk about your neighborhood, Everyblock was the place. Why was Everyblock shut down? Poytner published a…
Famous artist costumes and fashion February 6, 2013
If people dressed up as famous artists when visiting museums, who would you go as? I posted this question on the Spudart Facebook Page and got some fun replies. Dali, Warhol: “Someone distinctive looking like Dali or Warhol,” Tom Saaristo.…
If Shakespeare wrote comments on flickr photos February 5, 2013
Who speaks words like a poet? All comment given by bernawi of flickr is like a prance through the drewdrops of morning on the windows of perception. to find the true nature of things, it will break the ice of…
Two major mistakes AJ Pierzynski made in his Chicago Tribune ad for White Sox fans February 4, 2013
8-year former White Sox player A.J. Pierzynski is a class act to run a full-page ad for local fans in the Chicago Tribune at the end of 2012. I tip my hat to him. But I also give AJ two…
Oddities lurk in the list of all the White House zip codes February 1, 2013
What is the zip code for the White House? The Post Office suggests many zip codes for the White House. Use the Post Office Zip Code suggestion form, and search for: 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW. The Post Office gives this list of…
Why I offered Sammy Sosa to pay the $24.95 to make his flickr account go pro January 31, 2013
We like to elevate ourselves by looking down on Sammy Sosa, but he’s just a big screw-up. The problem with Sammy is that he has no filter. He just blurts out things in desire for attention. And he does stupid…
How many artworks does it take for a series to become epic? January 30, 2013
An art series gets epic when there are 100 items in the series. Do you have any art series that has more than 100 photos? I have one. My HDR photos of Chicago is currently up to 190 photos. Let’s…
16 reasons why free artwork should be given with every art museum ticket January 29, 2013
(artwork by Chicago artists: Erik Maldre, Ginny Gaura, Carissa Rose, Kristina Gosh, Lynda A. Betz) With admission prices rising at the Art Institute, this would be a great time for them to employ an extra incentive for people to come…
Art Institute of Chicago raises ticket prices in 2013 January 28, 2013
Starting February 1 the Art Institute is raising their admission prices as much as five dollars. With every ticket, a piece of artwork should be given away with every ticket. Snaaaap. $23. I want some artwork! An artist trading card…
Dark optimism or bright optimism? January 25, 2013
It’s weird how someone can call the phrase “Together, we’re fucked” to be optimistic. It’s a rather perverted look on optimism. Give Sarah Nardi’s article a read, “Artist Joel Fisher chooses to see the bright side.” The artist claims he’s…
A face came out of the wood January 24, 2013
While waiting at the Randolph/Wabash CTA station, a face by my feet was staring at me! His tiny piercing eyes met mine as his gruff face with a heavy chin and wide thin lips spoke to me, “eerh, woodn’t you…
Five fun ways to wrap a giant political statue with plastic and masking tape January 23, 2013
The Art Institute is wrapping up Thomas Schütte’s large statue, “Vater Staat.” They should do something creative with the masking tape. Let’s make some suggestions to the Art Institute of Chicago on how to better apply the masking tape. To…
Why flickr is better than instagram: Reason 1 January 22, 2013
You can search within your favorites on flickr. You can’t do that on Instagram. For instance, I searched for “balloons” in my flickr favs, and I got these fun results. Try that, stupid Instagram! Get a free flickr account now…
A website to help you achieve your goals in 2013 January 21, 2013
You know what is a great motivator to get your goals done for 2013? A community website called 43things.com. Add your goals to a list. Then you can write entries about your progress in each goal. There’s thousands of people…
The 50 most interesting photos of 2012 January 18, 2013
2012 saw most of my photos cropped to squares thanks to instagram. I also found that while browsing other people’s photos on the Instagram app, I often didn’t read the caption. I would only look at the photos. I started…
Making a living off a website that curates art January 17, 2013
A big congratulations to local Chicago website, thisiscolossal.com. Christopher Jobson announced that his website of “art & visual ingenuity” is able to support his family full-time. The artwork featured on thisiscolossal is truly amazing and inspires me everytime I visit.…
Photo technique secrets behind my ten most interesting photos of 2012 January 16, 2013
Flickr determines the most interesting images by a combination of views, comments, and favs. Here are my ten most interesting photos from 2012. Along with each photo I give one photo technique that helps make the image interesting. Nostalgia with…
Most interesting image of 2013 January 15, 2013
My most interesting photo so far in 2013 is an image of Campbell’s chicken soup. Everyone this year is starting their 2013 with the flu. Not a very nice way to kick off the year! So it’s rather fitting that…
The library of the future January 14, 2013
The library of the future is indeed a curious place. Check out my blog post “A library with no books” where I talk about the mac domination, wall screens, DJ librarians, empty shelves, and guillotine doors.
Your question to the President of the United States January 11, 2013
If you could ask the president anything, what would you ask? I have a few questions: Is there a working telegraph machine in the White House? Does the White House still have Rutherford B. Hayes’ croquet set? Why does the…
Backs of famous baseball cards January 10, 2013
Can you guess what famous baseball card this is? [Answer]. It would be fun to take the 45 most iconic baseball cards of all time and show just the backs of the cards. You’ll enjoy more posts about baseball cards:…
Pairing: Graffiti and Staircase of Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago January 9, 2013
These two photos sitting next to each other on flickr make an interesting pair. I did a search on flickr for: chicago art. Normally i’m not a fan of boring standard graffiti. But the angles in standard graffiti rather mimic…