Humor
Derby Day
There's a lot I could say about art regarding The Kentucky Derby, just by association of my family's Kentucky heritage and my very prolific artistic Aunt but the Derby, specifically, is Louisville's sophisticated Mardi Gras — meaning lots of eccentric stuff happens — even with all the upper crust fancy hats to be seen on Derby Day. No matter how you celebrate Derby Day, here's a few things that you could use: 1) A Rose themed centerpiece — better yet, one made of chocolate cake. 2) Bottle art — Woodford Reserve 3) Mint Juleps 4) Burgoo — a type of stew (gumbo can be compared but without the seafood). I…
Trick Photography?
These photos seem appropriate after the last post regarding trompe l’oeil painting. These might be what you could call, trompe l’oeil trick photography. These came to me in an email that is circulating so unfortunately, I do not have photo credits except for Interesno.dn.ua. (Russia I think.) Most express a good sense of humor — especially for the end of a hard business week. I could post a lot of music to do with eyes and seeing but here’s some appropriate music from one of my favorite bands, Eyes Wide Open by Sixpense None the Richer to Kick-start the weekend. I was surprised, after seeing them in concert (in an…
Peeps
Every year The Washington Post holds a contest around Easter for the most interesting diorama using peeps. When I saw this notice regarding an exhibition of peep art by artists in Spartanburg, who have created a mock digital demonstration of peeps during an Easter jelly bean hunt, I thought of this contest. This year’s contest was stellar with lots of creative ingenuity, wit and famous art referenced pieces. All photos by Bill O’Leary for The Washington Post. There are so many more peep entries than these to see, “Eep” Peep was in fact my favorite, as I have posted on the animated movie Up. Just had to show this because…
