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Posted on February 24 2016
By Nick Guenzler (Terminal Radness)
By Nick Guenzler (Terminal Radness)
Posted on February 23 2016
By Christian Franzen
Nicolaes Maes was born in January of 1638 into the golden age of Dutch painting. Maes was born into a wealthy family, and when he was of apprenticeship (around 1628) age he was sent to study with Rembrandt in Amsterdam. While studying with Rembrandt, Maes became a master at the drastic lighting which characterized his masters work. At the end of his apprenticeship his work so closely mimicked Rembrandt's that Maes actually signed his works under his teachers name and nobody could tell the difference.
By Christian Franzen
Nicolaes Maes was born in January of 1638 into the golden age of Dutch painting. Maes was born into a wealthy family, and when he was of apprenticeship (around 1628) age he was sent to study with Rembrandt in Amsterdam. While studying with Rembrandt, Maes became a master at the drastic lighting which characterized his masters work. At the end of his apprenticeship his work so closely mimicked Rembrandt's that Maes actually signed his works under his teachers name and nobody could tell the difference.
The year 1655 marked the beginning of Maes's golden years as an artist. He became primarily a portrait painter and preferably painted women engaging in house hold tasks such as cooking and particularly lace making, which was his favorite activity to paint. In these years Maes perfected and improved upon his techniques taught to him by Rembrandt so it is hard to tell the two apart in works done in this period. Adding to the confusion is the fact that Maes was known to not sign all of his paintings, leaving it somewhat ambiguous at times as to who's work was in front of you.
In 1665 he moved to Antwerp where he then lived for three years. His move to Antwerp resulted in a complete shift in style, composition, and subject matter. Abandoning his high contrast style which he had obtained form studying with Rembrandt, in Antwerp he began working on larger scale portraiture with lower light contrast and more complex composition. The new style in this work is closely related to the works of Van Eyck. Towards the end of his life Maes moved back to Amsterdam. There he continued painting until his death in November of 1693. Today, many of his most notable works can be found in the London National Gallery.
Photos Thomas Green
Posted on February 18 2016
Restaurant Reviews by Carson Hart
Farmer’s Market – Hermosa Beach, CA
Rating- 9/10
Farmer’s Market – Hermosa Beach, CA
Rating- 9/10
Look out, it’s #ThrowbackThursday!!! Let me take you back to a sunny Friday afternoon in the one and only Hermosa Beach! Before I start let me just say how great the location is. It’s located directly along the historic Clark Field, where most little kids growing up in Hermosa spent the majority or his or her childhood in. Every Friday we would get out of school and walk down Valley Drive to grab some grub and play around! Enjoy my walk down memory lane!!
Yum! Look at all that delicious fruit! I love how open the whole market is. I can feel the cool ocean breeze as I type!
Always love those free samples on the left!
Peachy!
This was my favorite afternoon lunch growing up! $5 Hawaiian Chicken Bowl hit the spot every time. Oh the memories!!
It’s crunch time!!
The bowl in all its glory. Of course you need the sweet barbeque sauce and pineapples. There are plenty of other things to eat such as hot dogs, pastries, organic treats, crepes, and more!
Can’t pass up those cinnamon rolls for only $1.50!
My brother Bridger ordering the classic Kettle Korn! Also rocking the classic Blaster Cap!
Normally it is much more crowded, but since it is summer there isn’t a mass stampede of middle schoolers raiding the food after a long week of school. Although smaller than most farmers markets, it sure has character! Well that wraps it up!! Thanks for checking out this months #ThrowbackThursday edition of the Monthly CRUNCH!!!
Posted on February 10 2016
By Christian Franzen
Andrea del Sarto was born in Florence July 16th in 1486. He was sent into an apprenticeship at the young age of 12 because if his noticeable artistic talents. Gian Barlie, semi notable woodcarver and painter, was his first teacher. Del Sarto studied with him for four years until he was apprentice snatched by the highly acclaimed painter of the mid Renaissance Piero di Cosimo.
The King of France ,François I, invited Del Sarto to visit France and receive employment from the King's court. However, after spending little time in France the artists wanted to return to Italy. Del Sarto tricked the King into paying him a sum of money to secure his loyalty and to return to France after a short visit to Italy. Instead of returning to France, Del Sarto used the Kings money to buy a large house in Florence upon his return home.
By Christian Franzen
Andrea del Sarto was born in Florence July 16th in 1486. He was sent into an apprenticeship at the young age of 12 because if his noticeable artistic talents. Gian Barlie, semi notable woodcarver and painter, was his first teacher. Del Sarto studied with him for four years until he was apprentice snatched by the highly acclaimed painter of the mid Renaissance Piero di Cosimo.
After his training was complete he opened a joint studio with friend Franciabigio in Florence. Del Sarto began to blossom in his first large commission of a monochrome fresco series in the Compagna dello Scalzo in Florence. With the completion of this fresco, Del Sarto earned a stand out reputation among the painters of Florence for his ability of capturing natural poses and emotive expressions.
In 1509, the Brotherhood of the Servites hired Del Sarto to complete a series of frescos in the Basilica della Santissima Annunziata of Florence. This series depicted the live of Filippo Benizzi. Upon completion the frescos were met with much admiration and as a result the Brotherhood employed him for the next five years to create five more frescos.
The King of France ,François I, invited Del Sarto to visit France and receive employment from the King's court. However, after spending little time in France the artists wanted to return to Italy. Del Sarto tricked the King into paying him a sum of money to secure his loyalty and to return to France after a short visit to Italy. Instead of returning to France, Del Sarto used the Kings money to buy a large house in Florence upon his return home.
Now back in Florence and more popular than ever, Del Sarto was in high demand for commissions. He began taking commissions all over Florence painting sections of many famous chapels and basilicas throughout the city. This period between 1520 and 1527 legitimized Del Sarto as a iconic master of the late Renaissance and a leader into the new age of mannerism. In 1527 he began his final painting at the Chapel San Salvia. Over the years this painting has gotten a large amount of attention because all the figures in the work appear to be self portraits of Del Sarto himself. Del Sarto actually painted many self portraits over his career as an artist but alway masked them into larger works or gave the works misleading names. In his final years he served as a brief mentor to the great florentine painter Pontormo. Andrea del Sarto died in September of 1530 at the age of forty-four.
Posted on February 09 2016
(Photos Thomas Green)
We are so proud to release Mowgli's best season to date Spring 2016!!!! Thank you to everyone who supports us and appreciates what we do!!! We sincerely hope you love the new line as mush we do!!
(Photos Thomas Green)We are so proud to release Mowgli's best season to date Spring 2016!!!! Thank you to everyone who supports us and appreciates what we do!!! We sincerely hope you love the new line as mush we do!!
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Photos Thomas Green
Posted on February 03 2016
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Posted on January 26 2016
By Christian Franzen
Cândido Portinari was born in São Paulo, Brazil in December of 1903. His mother and father had immigrated from Veneto, Italy several years before their son was born. He studied art at the Escola Nacional de Belas Artes (ENBA) in Rio de Janeiro. In 1928, Portinari was awarded a study abroad opportunity from the ENBA which enabled him to travel to Paris.
By Christian Franzen
Cândido Portinari was born in São Paulo, Brazil in December of 1903. His mother and father had immigrated from Veneto, Italy several years before their son was born. He studied art at the Escola Nacional de Belas Artes (ENBA) in Rio de Janeiro. In 1928, Portinari was awarded a study abroad opportunity from the ENBA which enabled him to travel to Paris.
Portinari lived and studied in Paris for two years until returning home to Brazil in 1930. Once back in Brazil he became an active member in the emerging communist party. In 1947 he ran for Senator, but was forced to leave Brazil because of the persecution of Communists that was beginning to take affect in the Brazilian Government. He was able to safely return to Brazil in 1951, but was confronted with serious personal health problems. Portinari died in Rio de Janeiro in 1962 from lead poisoning which he had contracted from his paints.
Portinari became one of the most well known Latin American painters through his rigorous work ethic and the tremendous amount of work he was able to create in his lifetime. He is associated with being an influential character in the neo-realism movement that took place throughout Latin America. His work can be seen in museums and galleries all over the world. Here in the USA Portinari has pieces in the United Nations building in New York and Library of Congress in Washington DC!
Photos Jessie Stopnik