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March 31, 2014 tonimusic, religion spirituality

Indian Classical Music

Indian classical music is principally based on melody and rhythm, not on harmony, counterpoint, chords, modulation and the other basics of Western classical music.  The tradition of Indian classical music […]

October 4, 2013September 25, 2017 toniArt, Philosophy, quote

first axiom of art

“…Art is not, like science, a logic of references but a release from reference and rendition of immediate experience; a presentation of forms, images, or ideas in such a way […]

August 8, 2013 toniArt, artist, drawing, painter

master drawings of da Vinci

Da Vinci’s drawings were extraordinary ‘doodles’, ideas, life studies and studies for paintings.  I much prefer his drawings to the paintings.  Blaspheme!   Foremost, aesthetically.  But more importantly, to appreciate […]

August 7, 2013 tonianniversary, Art, artist, birthday, drawing, film, photo, Photography, video, writer

15 minutes

Andy Warhol birth anniversary.  August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987. He was one of the most successful commercial artists of the 1950s.  He began the 1960s  on the edge, avante-gard and […]

July 19, 2013 tonianniversary, Art, artist, birthday, Event

Edgar Degas' anniversaire

Edgar Degas’ birth anniversary, July 19, 1834. (French, 1834–1917) French artist famous for his paintings, sculptures, prints, and drawings. He is especially identified with the subject of dance; more than half of […]

July 1, 2013September 12, 2014 toniArt, artist, Photography

nude by fireplace | James Van Der Zee

  Please check out some of  James Van Der Zee works in  Metropolitan Museum of Art Collections. And the exhibit in Naratives in African American Art and Identity. James Van Der […]

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