Categoría: Art
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Street and Public Art – Shoes on the Danube Bank, Budapest
Hi everyone, its Robbie Cheadle here today with the June post in my Street and Public Art on LatinosUSA – English Edition. This post focuses on Shoes on the Danube Bank, a poignant Holocaust memorial located on the Pest side of the Danube River. The memorial comprises of 60 pairs…
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Famous Artworks – Leonardo da Vinci
Hi everyone, it’s Robbie Cheadle here with you today with the June post in the Famous Artworks series on LatinosUSA – English Edition. If you have a favourite Famous Artwork you’d like to share, please email me at cheadlerobbie@gmail.com. Your email should be titled Famous Artworks. You need to include…
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«Spanish Harlem»
SPANISH HARLEM The number 6 linecarves righteously through116th and Lexington Avenue:El Barrio.Red beans,Medalla Light.Tito Puente on a distorted speaker.Dominoes.Cardboard shoesdancing on the cracksfrom where no water rises.Tenements,Sirens,The only melody freely profferedBy the city.Gun versus gun.Police sort them outaccording to their accent.Red, white and bluein shades and different patterns.Smoke spears throughThe…
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Artforms and Artists from Around the World – An introduction to Emily Gmitter and a review
I met Emily Gmitter through Sally Cronin from Smorgasbord. I knew her as a poet and writer. It was only when I read Emily’s wonderful book, Happiness Is A Warm Cat, I realised Emily was also an artist. Tell us a bit about how you came to be an artist.…
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Different Kinds of Art: Working with Wood by Dan Antion and a review
Today I am delighted to introduce Dan Antion’s amazing creations from wood. In addition to being talented at woodwork, Dan is also an author and a blogger. I have included my review of Dan’s latest novel, Poetic Justice: A Rascal Todd Mystery Featuring Brody Thompson at the end of this…
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Street and Public Art – Dohány Street Synagogue
Hi everyone, its Robbie Cheadle here today with the May post in my Street and Public Art on LatinosUSA – English Edition. This post focuses on The Dohány Street Synagogue in Budapest which features Moorish Revival style architecture with onion shaped gilded domes and the Tree of Life sculpture. Background…
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«The Horses Arrive Wearing Mirrors (Francisco Bravo Cabrera)
THE HORSES ARRIVE WEARING MIRRORS 4 a.m., the cathedral burns in the rain.Nobody notices. The women smoke beside the river.A child sells counterfeit halos from a backpack. Time for the guards to change.You can hear it inside the peaches,and the television snow,empty noise from saints left too long underwater. Subway…
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Famous Artworks – Peter Paul Rubens
Hi everyone, it’s Robbie Cheadle here with you today with the May post in the Famous Artworks series on LatinosUSA – English Edition. If you have a favourite Famous Artwork you’d like to share, please email me at cheadlerobbie@gmail.com. Your email should be titled Famous Artworks. You need to include…
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Artforms and Artists from Around the World – An introduction to Judy Mastrangelo and a review
I met Judy Mastrangelo several years ago when my sons and nephews and nieces were still young. I loved her gorgeous illustrations of fairies and creatures and gave a few of her beautiful books as gifts. I am delighted to introduce you to Judy’s art and her book, The Star.…
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Art Quiz – The Impressionists
This is the fifth Wednesday in April and so today’s post is a Jackpot post. I decided to make it an art quiz. All the artworks are by Impressionists and I’ve provided a clue to the artist below each painting. Can you guess the name of the artwork and the…
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Different Kinds of Art: Digital Homes and Gardens by ac flory
Today, I am excited to introduce you to a very different sort of art … the digitally designed homes and gardens of talented author and blogger, ac flory. For me, it is a most amazing idea to be able to create your dream home/s and garden/s using digital tools. I…
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Street & Other Public Art – Pixelated Video Game Mosaics in Paris
When I was in Paris recently, I noticed a coupled of small pixelated art pieces on a wall in the Jewish Quarter. TC and I were on a food tour so I asked the guide about them. She said that these mosaics could be found all over Paris and were…
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Famous Artworks – Rodin’s sculpture of The Burghers of Calais by Laura Lyndhurst
Hi everyone, it’s Robbie Cheadle here with you today with the April post in the Famous Artworks series on LatinosUSA – English Edition. If you have a favourite Famous Artwork you’d like to share, please email me at cheadlerobbie@gmail.com. Your email should be titled Famous Artworks. You need to include…
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A Poetic Collaboration: «The Road»
The Road by Francisco Bravo Cabrera and Gabriela Marie Milton The road bends furtively round the passing years,avoiding those who stubbornly remain,like a mouse caught in a maze… The silent path curls back on itself, Like those who linger lost, within the flames of our Spanish maze. Like a ribbon pulled…
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Artforms and Artists from Around the World – The Water Series of paintings by Robbie Cheadle
A bit about my art A few people have asked me about my own art background and so I thought I would share a bit about that today. The honest truth is I have no formal training or background in art. Everything I have done in the artistic line has…
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Photography – Easter Special: Animal Easter Creations by Robbie Cheadle
Hi everyone, it’s Robbie Cheadle here with you today with the April post in my Photography section on LatinosUSA – English Edition. As this post date falls on Good Friday, I am doing an Easter Special and posting a selection of animal and other photographs relating to Easter. Next week’s…
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