Category Archives: parody
American Parody: Gothic Gets a Makeover
Grant Wood’s “American Gothic” has got to be the most parodied painting in the world. Must be the appeal of tweaking an icon, over and over and over…. I like parody. I’d rather see parody with purpose, but … Continue reading
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The Lineage of My Artwork
Show alert: the fall group exhibition at BWAC (aka: The Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, “Where EVERYBODY Can Be a Contenda!”) opens on September 25. Over 300 artists are showing their stuff and the theme is LINEAGE. As in your own, … Continue reading
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“Three French Hens” (of the New Wave Cinema)
Following the theme of the birds in “The 12 Days of Christmas” (the dozen days leading up to Epiphany on January 6, by the way), we’re down to those three French hens. Those three mysterious French hens – players, as … Continue reading
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“Banana Magritte”, Day 18 of 30 Paintings in 30 Days
Sometimes a banana is just a banana, and other times it’s the funniest of fruit. MUCH funnier than a staid old apple. Slipping-on, double-entendres, in-the-ear jokes, etc. The banana takes the cake. Anyway, ceci ne pas un Magritte… c’est un … Continue reading
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Humbug!
In 1956, Mad was the hottest thing since sunburn. It was selling out every issue, featured the best artistic talent in the industry and buoyed Bill Gaines’ EC comic book empire, unintentionally spawning several wannabe parodic rags in the process. … Continue reading
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Seven Steps to Parody Design
The Call to Service People love to steal cool glasses from bars. They break them, too. Some joints go through hundreds of glasses a year. One such place is the fabulous Bulldog in New Orleans. They have a standing call … Continue reading
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