Grace Hartigan was born on March 28th, 1922 in Newark, New Jersey. She was the oldest of four children and very close to her father. During her childhood she was never encouraged to practice painting and drawing, but she did developed a very over active imaginations thanks to the free spirited lifestyle of her father. Hartigan was married at the age of 17 to Robert Jachens. He was drafted for WWII in 1942. While her husband was away Hartigan enrolled in the Newark College of Engineering where she studied mechanical drafting. During the remainder of the war she worked as a draftsman for airplane design to support her family.
While working as a draftsman, Hartigan made time to study painting on the side with Isaac Muse. He helped broaden her artistic vision and perspective introducing her to Henri Matisse and Kimon Nicolaides. The influence of the two can be seen in her work. Hartigan earned her place in the art world through the New York School of artists that formed in the 40's and 50's. Her circle of friends included the Pollocks, Larry Rivers, the De Koonings, Frank O' Hara along with many other individuals of the time. She was the only woman artist to be apart of the MOMA's historical The New American Painting which toured the USA and Europe in the late 1950's.
In the 1960's Hartigan moved to Baltimore. She resided there until her death in November of 2008. While living in Maryland she exhibited in many group shows and held numerous solo exhibitions. She also began to teach at MICA where she eventually became head of the MFA Program.
Now a majority of Hartigan's works are held in the Metropolitan Museum and the Whitney Museum of Art. The Maryland Institute College of Art also houses many of her later works.
We are lucky enough to have Brent Rademaker of the Beachwood Sparks, The Tyde, and GospelbeacH do this months edition of Summer Songs. Brent is always crafting beautiful tunes with any of his fine bands. With his mellow sounds and retro style Brent weaves a rich tapestry. Look for his new band GospelbeacH in 2015 and new music from The Tyde!
MP3 Recorded From Brents Record Collection!! Amazing!!
Bikini Kill- anti pleasure dissertation. I love this single mainly because they stepped out of that kinda Riot Grrrl formula and just really rocked on this 90’s indie-rock lost gem…Riot Byyyz
Northern Picture Library-last septembers farewell kiss. a real heartbreaker from the underrated Sarah Records label wether your in love with you girlfriend, boyfriend , best friend or yourself you have to love the line “you really care about me don’t you?” Killer bass line
Flying Saucer Attack- outdoor miner one the best cover versions ever…sounds like it was recorded underwater Theatre of Hate- legion produced by Mick Jones of the Clash decades before the Libertines used him…there wasn’t even a name for this kind of music when i got this 7″…now they call it post-punk and this is a prime example…the bass player was Stan Stammers..pretty cool name! Comet Gain- kids at the club i bought this 7″ (Holloway Sweethearts e.p.) on a trip to London and ended up spending my own money to release their first lp on our little label (xmAs records) they went on to bigger things because they are the real thing…love music and all that comes with it…you can be a “kid at the club” at ANY AGE! Soul Static Sound 7″ Nick Lowe- so it goes the best rock & roll song ABOUT rock & roll ever…Stiff records 7″ from the late 70’s!
fluf-barf so-cal punk friend-core Mascis Mould eat your heart out! Sympathy for the Record Industry 7″ 1992 Palace-west palm beach-gulf shores Drag City Records finest moment…if I was them I woulda closed up shop after this release because it’ll never be topped. Will Oldhams ode to our home state of Florida it’s a great comedown after all the loud guitars. There’s waves in Florida u’know?!?
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Bikini Kill- Anti Pleasure Dissertation I love this single mainly because they stepped out of that kinda Riot Grrrl formula and just really rocked on this 90’s indie-rock lost gem…Riot Byyyz
Fargo- Talks We Used To Have 25 cent thrift store find that blew me away…super melodic and shoulda been massive… Ariel Pink mines this territory lately…these dudes were a Mormon two piece from SLC that loved the Byrds as much as God Flying Saucer Attack- Outdoor Miner one the best cover versions ever and off a one-sided 7″ too boot! sounds like it’s underwater.
Theatre of Hate- Legion produced by Mick Jones of the Clash decades before the Libertines used him…there wasn’t even a name for this kind of music when i got this 7″…now they call it post-punk and this is a prime example…the bass player was Stan Stammers..pretty cool name! Comet Gain- Kids at the Club i bought this 7″ (Holloway Sweethearts e.p.) on a trip to London and ended up spending my own money to release their first lp on our little label (xmAs records) they went on to bigger things because they are the real thing…love music and all that comes with it…you can be a “kid at the club” at ANY AGE!
Swervedriver- Juggernaut Rides Swervedriver IS 90’s surf-rock even though they were from Oxford, England and sang songs about cars and lame scenesters…their songs always go through my head when i paddle out. Creation Records always found the best bands! Nick Lowe- So it goes the best rock & roll song ABOUT rock & roll ever…Stiff records 7″
Sebadoh- Kath Lou Barlow went from being the best bass player in the best band ever (Dino jr. duh?) to a love-struck/heartbroken songwriting GENIUS who was also a lo-fi pioneer…sounds stupid to write but IT’S TRUE so i said it…i married the most wonderful girl in the whole world and guess what her name is?………………..kath.
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This weeks, “Thrifting with Puppy”, I rode my bike to American Vintage in downtown Huntington. I haven't gone there In a long time and was excited to see what I could find! I got this adorable sunflower dress that was only 10$. I also found this cool Hilton head island t-shirt and tried on these high wasted shorts that were cutting off the circulation to my legs. Look how cute these 70s printed shorts are!! I LOVED these bleached tie- dyed shorts! I want to start making some just like these. Check out these glasses I wanted, I could totally fit in a 90s rap music video hahaha!! -Puppy
Peter Saul was born on August 16th, 1934 in the city of San Francisco, California. During his childhood Saul found a deep love for comic books and their illustrations. Seeing the illustrations in the comics of the 1940's inspired him to draw and eventually pursue a career in art. After high school Saul studied at the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco. After two years he left San Francisco and attended Washington University in St. Louis from 1952 until graduating in 1956.
Once school was finished he moved to Paris, France where he lived until 1964. In Paris Saul began to incorporate contemporary cartoon characters as well as characters from his youth into his work. In addition to his figurative distortion paired with crazy Day-Glo colors, Saul's paintings often held some sort of political voice which he would cultivate throughout his career. While living in Paris Saul came in contact with art dealer Allan Frumkin. Frumkin would go on to host Saul's first solo show at the Allan Frumkin Gallery in Chicago. This opening show drew a lot of attentions to Saul's work and as a result exhibited several solo shows the following year in Europe and New York City. Now in the attention of the art spotlight, Saul fell into association with the Pop Art movement of the time.
Following his successful shows Saul returned to the San Francisco in 1964. This ushered in a new period in his work. He began to paint extremely personal loose interpretations of the Vietnam War. At this time he also painted twisted portraits of politicians of the time and other celebrity figures in his high velocity colors, this is perhaps his most famous body of work in today’s world. During this period Saul exhibited in several group shows in and around the Bay Area with a group of his contemporaries. In the early 1970's Saul began interpreting historic paintings such as The Night Watch by Rembrandt and Guernica by Pablo Picasso; he also played on American scene painting in attempts to create a deeper illusion of space.
In the early 1980's Saul moved to Texas to teach at the University of Austin. He now began to depict the treatment of lower class citizens in his work, reminiscent of 19th century French Painters. In 2008 he held a retrospective in New York which received good reviews. In 2010 he was elected to be apart of the American Academy of Art and Letters. He now has work in collections all over the world and is still alive and practicing today.
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It took two hours by train from Tokyo to get to one of best surf spots in Chiba; Taito! It was worth the ride and Christian got a few good ones! Thank you to Tany Surf for lending the rad board and for the awesome coffee. During the trip ran into friend Jun Takahashi and showed us a good time and guided us back!
