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Wren Boys. 2/24/2016

2016-06-17T12:38:00.001-07:00

Wren Boys.
40x30″
mixed media on canvas.

Wren Boys is inspired by the many traditions and practices of “Wren Day” and, more generally, the somewhat contradictory methods of remembrance we’ve come to treasure.

Celebrated in a number of cultures around the world, Wren Day is largely meant as a symbol of rebirth and the coming renewal of spring. To symbolize the renewal, a group kills and present a wren as an offering, hoping to bring luck, life, and a good new year.

Interestingly, the wren is seen as a positive symbol in most traditions and is considered an animal of nobility, cooperation, innovation, and progress. Somewhat ironically, celtic traditions even consider the bird as a reminder to be kind to others because of its caring nature. Despite this and the honor often bestowed upon the bird, its namesake day revolves around their ritual stoning and eventual killing.

In a more general and modern sense, we as humans ignore much of the life around us, only “honoring” that which has been driven from existence. A certain bird in your backyard may be a nuisance until it makes an appearance on the endangered list, then, instead of scarecrows you’re setting up bird feeders. Even an animal with cultural and symbolic attachments becomes a more important icon when dead in many instances.

Do we, through our traditions and memorials, actually remember and honor those that have been lost or are we simply hoping the life that we value so much for ourselves doesn’t leave us as well?

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Six Years Later. Thanks and Goodbye.

2014-12-03T12:14:00.003-08:00

It is with a bit of a heavy heart that I bid you farewell. After almost 6 years and over 1/4 million views of talking about art, sharing stories and giving insight into my own work, I've decided to end the "MarionC" blog for the time-being to focus on more important art-related endeavors.

I will leave the posted blogs up and, maybe down the road, will return with some new content...but for now I thank everyone for reading and spreading the word...and I hope to see you all over at my other online pages.

danielflemingart.tumblr.com
http://danielflemingart.com/
or on instagram @dflemingstudio

Thanks again and go buy some art!

Calatrava's $4 Billion WTC Train Station?

2014-12-03T11:53:00.001-08:00

How does a train station cost $4 billion? (didn't he already build this in Milwaukee?)
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/03/nyregion/the-4-billion-train-station-at-the-world-trade-center.html?_r=1

Procession. A New Piece.

2014-12-03T08:25:00.000-08:00

Procession.

38x50"

Acrylic on canvas.

Sheep. A New Piece.

2014-12-01T09:20:00.000-08:00

Sheep.
20x16"
Acrylic on canvas.

'Stuart Little' Saves Painting.

2014-12-01T07:01:00.001-08:00

An interesting little story about how the movie 'Stuart Little' saved a lost painting.
http://www.vanityfair.com/vf-hollywood/2014/11/stuart-little-leads-to-lost-painting

Man Overboard. From Open Canvas.

2014-11-30T09:14:00.002-08:00

Man Overboard.

40x30"

Acrylic on canvas.

We Do What We're Told. A New Piece.

2014-11-26T07:49:00.001-08:00

We Do What We're Told.
36x40"
Acrylic on canvas.

New Shakespeare Folio Discovered.

2014-11-26T07:46:00.001-08:00

The 233rd 'folio' of the famed writer has been found in France...
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/26/arts/shakespeare-folio-discovered-in-france-.html?_r=1

Albers 'Manhattan' Coming Back to City?

2014-11-25T11:21:00.000-08:00

The famous mural may be coming back to the city that gave its name more than a decade after the controversial removal.
http://theartnewspaper.com/articles/Josef-Alberss-Manhattan-mural-could-return-to-New-York/36310

We Caught Fish in the Morning. A New Piece.

2014-11-24T11:50:00.000-08:00

We Caught Fish in the Morning.
20x16"
Acrylic on canvas.

The Mystery of Bacon's First Solo Show.

2014-11-24T07:32:00.001-08:00

A police inquiry, a removed painting and a dead subject. What really happened after Francis Bacon's first public solo show?
http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/nov/23/francis-bacon-mystery-police-body-in-a-bath-ica-exhibition

Scatterbrain. A New Piece.

2014-11-23T09:20:00.000-08:00

Scatterbrain.

48x54"

Acrylic on canvas.

CARAVAN. Debuting Tonight at Easily Discarded by CultureJam MKE.

2014-11-22T08:39:00.000-08:00

O' Keeffe Smashes Women's Auction Record.

2014-11-20T11:53:00.002-08:00

One of O'Keeffe's iconic flowers has absolutely smashed the record for highest paid price for a women's artwork at auction, more that tripling the total...take a look.
http://hyperallergic.com/163847/44m-okeeffe-painting-more-than-triples-auction-record-for-woman-artist/

Why Art and Science Need Each Other.

2014-11-19T12:45:00.001-08:00

The future of art museums is dull, lifeless and a mere shadow of its former self...unless science gets involved.
http://www.insidescience.org/content/science-and-art-meet-unveiling-mystery-and-cultural-tragedy/2316

Trickery Brings New Life to Faded Rothko.

2014-11-19T08:36:00.002-08:00

A bit of creative lighting has brought some new life to a number of faded Rothkos...take a look.
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22429950.900-optical-trickery-brings-rothkos-paintings-back-to-life.html#.VGzGqlfF9YV

Alternates: New Movie Posters.

2014-11-18T13:18:00.001-08:00

Irwin's 'Slice' Will Survive.

2014-11-17T14:52:00.001-08:00

The work will be reimagined with authorization from the artist...
http://news.artnet.com/in-brief/stay-of-execution-for-robert-irwins-public-sculpture-in-dallas-171403

Sneak Peak at Caravan.

2014-11-17T12:10:00.003-08:00

The So-Called "Greatest Picture in the World" Will Undergo Major Resoration.

2014-11-17T11:35:00.000-08:00

The world-famous fresco faces new dangers more than 70 years after it was saved from destruction during WWII...
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/the-greatest-picture-in-the-world-italy-relies-on-donor-to-restore-piero-della-francescas-the-resurrection-the-masterpiece-saved-in-wartime-9864067.html

There's a nice episode on the piece from the series "Private Life of a Masterpiece" from the BBC too...and no, you can't borrow my copy.

Yoga Poses to Aid Digestion. New Drawings.

2014-11-16T10:19:00.000-08:00

Record Breaking Auction for Christie's.

2014-11-13T06:43:00.002-08:00

That's a lotta dough.
http://online.wsj.com/articles/christies-makes-auction-history-with-853-million-sale-of-contemporary-art-1415853549

Murakami Gets Deep.

2014-11-12T09:46:00.002-08:00

Collaborations with Louis Vuitton and Kanye West made him famous but Takashi Murakami takes on a tougher subject in his newest show and moves away from 'gaudy trinkets'..
http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/nov/11/takashi-murakami-review-gagosian-gallery-fukushima

Calendar Days. A Closer Look.

2014-11-11T13:45:00.000-08:00

And take a look at the entire piece below...
http://marionart23.blogspot.com/2014/11/calendar-days-new-piece.html