You get stories that weave in and out of each other and contradict each other and create new narratives. That’s more exciting to me than one long story with a message of, say, capitalism is bad or war is deplorable. We know that — let’s dance with those concepts and see what else happens. I’ll […]
Last month, I had the opportunity to talk with Kyle Kallgren of “Brows Held High,” an online show where Kallgren reviews films. Kallgren’s show is one of many critical and comedic review series on blip.tv and exhibited through sites like That Guy With The Glasses and Chez Apocalypse. Kallgren, a skilled performer, reviews art house […]
Geoffrey Todd Smith is a visual artist living in Chicago. Originally from Cleveland, he graduated from the School of the Art Institute with a BFA in 1995 and headed an hour west to DeKalb to attain his MFA from Northern Illinois University. His work focuses on dense, pattern-based motifs that generate a gravitational pull. The […]
Rhode Island has much to recommend it as a culturally-rich arts destination. In recent years, Providence, the state’s “creative capital,” has been touted as a vibrant hub of artistic endeavor. Among the many knowledgeable curators of the dizzying array of cultural offerings, I find my personal tastes well-served by the Providence Athenaeum and the doyenne […]
I love movie posters. Always significant to the film going experience; in the past few years I’ve especially grown impressed with artists around the world influenced by the aesthetics of the film poster, reimagining and reworking designs that tap into the spirit and energy of film that often wind up more beautiful than the original […]
