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Collecting, Creating & Curating - a Confluence: Jim Lennox
An essay on the art and art collection of Jim Lennox- Brian Keeler I have long known Jim Lennox, his own art and his amazing collection...
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The Wit, Wonder and Will- Herb Simon Retrospective at the Everhart Museum
Reflections on the interface of Sculpture, painting and drawing- Brian Keeler Above - "Laocoon" a bronze by Herb Simon, inspired by the...
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Mar 147 min read
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The Irony of it All- You Voted for This?
Considerations on the polemics and polity of the day- Brian Keeler When Germany provides a model of forthrightness by standing up...
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Feb 258 min read
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Irish Reflections- Film and Art
Three Irish Movies- An impression- Brian Keeler On the gritty historical realism, pathos and depth in Irish cinema- Preface - As...
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Feb 185 min read
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On Dancing
A reflection on movement, music, mirth, muse and commensurate relations- Brian Keeler Above- "Motion of Mirth- Dance Flurry"- a large...
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Feb 189 min read
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Architectural Digesting- Not the Brutalist
A review of the Movie- The Brutalist, and further musings on all things architectural- Brian Keeler Above-A plein air painting of...
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Jan 286 min read
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Siena and the Rebirth of Pictorial Space
Reflections on the exhibit of late Medieval paintings at the MET in NYC- Brian Keeler I love just about everything related to the...
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Jan 2010 min read
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Impression of the Impressionist-The National Gallery of Art Show in Washington, DC
Drawing Inspiration from French Paintings - Polish or Process, take your pick. An essay- Brian Keeler What is not to like about the...
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Dec 2, 20248 min read
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Pyrrhic Politics- Faustian Follies
An essay on corollaries of ancient and contemporary events- Brian Keeler Above - A 1634 painting by the French artist Nocholas Poussin...
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Nov 21, 20247 min read
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Evocations into the Sublime - On Collecting 19th Century Paintings
An impression of the current show of Hudson River School paintings at the University of Scranton's Hope Horn Gallery.- - Brian Keeler...
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Nov 19, 20247 min read
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Flickering and Fugitive Light on Timeless Crags
An essay on painting the oppositions within coastal motifs- Brian Keeler In the course of painting Maine and Massachusetts coastlines...
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Oct 28, 20247 min read
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Get Real or Get Ideal! The Gist and Purpose of Art- ?
An essay on the functions of art- in our homes, museums, towns and media- Brian Keeler Above- "July Light on Urban Chess" is a large oil...
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Oct 17, 202410 min read
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What would Mussolini think?
An overview of the political landscape - an essay- Brian Keeler Indeed, what would the Italian dictator, Benito Mussolini (1883-1945)...
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Sep 22, 20249 min read
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Prequel/Sequel: To Rivers in Time
Thoughts on Thomas Cole and Frederic Church - Rivers and the ancient antecedents- an essay- Brian Keeler The Hudson River School...
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Aug 27, 20247 min read
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Academic Rigor, Revolution and Resolve- The Clark Art Museum's Show of Guillame Lethiere-
An essay- Brian Keeler The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, MA has long been a favorite as a destination for...
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Aug 24, 20246 min read
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Veering toward a Vision, Via Virtue
Plumbing Renaissance visionaries for Wisdom- Brian Keeler For all those movers and shakers over the decades and centuries who have...
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Jul 24, 20247 min read
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If Stone Could Speak-
Reflections on "Pasquinades, Essays from Rome's Famous Talking Statue" A review of the book by Anthony Di Renzo -Brian Keeler If you've...
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Jun 30, 20248 min read
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Commons Concerns-
An essay on the Ithaca Commons- Brian Keeler This Commentary published in The Ithaca Times- July 17, 2024 As I've been on the Commons in...
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Jun 27, 20245 min read
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Solstice Sun Salutations
Reflections on the Third Annual Susquehanna Summer Solstice Fest- Brian Keeler We are doing some good things at the Susquehanna Summer...
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Jun 24, 20247 min read
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On Obsonia- Or Quoting the Quotidian
A reflection on genre painting from antiquity to today- Brian Keeler Who would think that the art of the humble, commonplace or everyday...
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May 31, 20247 min read
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