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Movie Review: The Dig

Kimberly Kradel — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 23:29:42 +0000

Archaeology is the part of history that smells, has substance, and has the ability to uncover ancient mysteries. I love archaeology, even the boring stuff. The Dig is not boring. Slow paced, yes, as archaeology is a slow paced science. But not boring. The scene is set in 1939 as Britain is preparing for war....

MasterClass Review: Jeff Koons

Kimberly Kradel — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 16:29:31 +0000

Art is a vehicle that lets us have imapact on the external world. – Jeff Koons Disclaimer: Masterclass has comped me an All Access Pass in order to audit and review the online classes they offer as a number of them relate to the topics covered here on ARTIST-AT-LARGE. Master of the Ready Made, I...

Existence Is Longing: Wong Kar Wai Streams Through BAMPFA.org

Kimberly Kradel — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 23:26:11 +0000

If you have been a reader of this site for awhile, you might know about my long drawn out love affair with the films of Wong Kar Wai. I even loved My Blueberry Nights which other people (who don’t know any better) dislike so much that it’s streaming for free on YouTube. Wong’s films are...

2020 Gift Guide For Artists And Travelers

Kimberly Kradel — Wed, 25 Nov 2020 18:08:08 +0000

To say that it’s been a crazy year is putting it mildly. And crazy doesn’t seem to be ending any time soon, at least not for the holidays. Usually I do a gift-guide for artists and travelers about this time, but you know what? I think the best gifts in 2020 are going to be...

On This Day: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Kimberly Kradel — Tue, 24 Nov 2020 16:13:01 +0000

Les Ambassadeurs: Aristide Bruant by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec-Monfa was born to aristocratic parents at the Hôtel du Bosc in Albi, Tarn, in the Midi-Pyrénées region of France on November 24, 1864. Despite being known as a prolific French artist, the painter and illustrator of the cafes, cabarets, and dance halls,...

Food For The Table: Pumpkin Potato Curry

Kimberly Kradel — Mon, 23 Nov 2020 16:49:12 +0000

Sometimes my cooking is just an excited mess. Who doesn’t love cooking in cast iron? This day, I had the makings for a curry and I made it up as I went along. Fall is here and it was starting to cool down – hot comfort food seemed to be in the plan. Organic Ingredients:...

Food For The Table: Breakfast Quesadilla

Kimberly Kradel — Sun, 22 Nov 2020 17:25:09 +0000

The Artist Life! It’s been a while since I’ve had access to a kitchen, with the ability to cook for myself, and I’m not wasting any time. Food for the Table posts have been few and far between here over the past year, since we’ve been locked down. Right now I have a two week...

On This Day: René Magritte

Kimberly Kradel — Sat, 21 Nov 2020 16:00:07 +0000

Magritte Impersonator by René Magritte Born as René François Ghislain Magritte on November 21, 1898 in Lessines, in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. As an artist, Magritte became know for his wit and his compositions that take ordinary objects – like apples, clouds, pipes, bowler hats – and put them in out of context environments,...

Brunelleschi’s Dome

Kimberly Kradel — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 22:08:33 +0000

Italy in the fall of 1986. Florence. Getting off of the train at the Florence Santa Maria Novella (SMN) Train Station in the center of Florence I put my bags down for a moment and wondered what to do. It was my way. To travel without a plan, deciding to travel without a guidebook. To...

Art History: Vincent Van Gogh: November 1889 In Saint-Rémy

Kimberly Kradel — Tue, 03 Nov 2020 16:04:09 +0000

The Road Menders, by Vincent Van Gogh, c. November 1889, Saint-Rémy During the time Van Gogh painted The Road Menders, he was still at the hospital in Saint-Rémy, but feeling much better. In his writing to Theo telling him so, he said that he was sending off three parcels and to also let him know...