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PAUL GAUGUIN vs FRED FLINTSTONE - a millenial analysis
I read a post the other day from a fellow traveler, one professor X, who told me that his millennial art history and graphic design kids...
Jay Abel
Feb 11, 20234 min read
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MARY K. BROWN - CALM CENTER OF THE IRRATIONAL UNIVERSE
I have been smitten with Mary K. Brown, from afar, for almost 50 years, ever since High school. When I actually made contact with her,...
Jay Abel
Feb 9, 20233 min read
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AI vs the GATEKEEPERS - A cranky old fart yells at those new kids next door...
The trending debate right now is between analog vs art generated by artificial intelligence. It's actually the end of another debate,...
Jay Abel
Jan 31, 20234 min read
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THE YOUNG MAN MAD ABOUT DRAWING
Most of my time in 2021, after the great pandemic lifted in June, was dedicated to sorting through the towering stack of drawings left...
Jay Abel
Jan 23, 20232 min read
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THE NEW LAST WORD
“The last Word” was my 2nd graphic novel, for lack of a better term, penned in 2007, though it is, in fact, just a long chain of...
Jay Abel
Jan 17, 20232 min read
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IS HARDCOPY DEAD?
I won't slam the brave new world of digital tech in this blog, though I have much to criticize. I have found some aspects to be...
Jay Abel
Jan 8, 20232 min read
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THE TRAGEDY of ARTIST X
About 35 years ago artist X was my friend. He was wise, funny, quiet, empathetic, and something of a Buddhist. A consummate...
Jay Abel
Jan 5, 20233 min read
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ART BOOKS and THE BOOK AS ART
THE ART BOOK and THE BOOK AS ART Goya - Dark Visions of Things to Come, 1806 Traditionally Art books have been some kind of catalog for...
Jay Abel
Jan 4, 20232 min read
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DEAD DOGS vs THE GRAND MANNER
I had a disagreement with another Art historian the other day. I hold this person in high regard, but in fact my peers and I hardly...
Jay Abel
Jan 2, 20232 min read
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STYLE AND ANTI-STYLE
One of the defining criteria for an artist’s mark used to be an identifiable style, the unique graphic handwriting that only a few of...
Jay Abel
Dec 31, 20222 min read
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Your Book is Who You Are
A potentially world-wide exhibition of whatever kind of art you make, for any reason, is now available with print on demand. To hell...
Jay Abel
Dec 29, 20221 min read
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