Archive for the ‘Lino Demasi’ Category

Lino Demasi’s Final Podcast

Sunday, December 23rd, 2007

question

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

is it ok if i am making a song on garageband for my piece?

NYC Taxi Flower Power

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007

I’m pretty sure that everyone has noticed them at least once. They’re plastered all over the hoods, trunks and roofs of our yellow cabs. No, I am not talking about taxi fare stickers. I am talking about the colorful flowers that adorn our beloved New York City Taxis. At first a look, these images seem a bit odd and out of place because of their yellow background, yet they are eye-catching. I was curious to see why these images were appearing on the cabs and I found out that this project, entitled “Garden in Transit”, was intended to provide creative therapy for seriously ill and disabled children. So I wondered to myself, how is this art? Granted, the art was the paintings themselves, but there was an additional element involved. It came to me while I was crossing the street at a red light. It was one of those rare times I actually wasn’t daydreaming, and actually paying attention to my surroundings. I turned my head and saw a good two rows of taxis waiting at the light, all with the flowers emblazoned on their bodies. It seemed as if I was looking at a field of flowers. I realized that, when seen in bunches, the images of the flowers create a sense of a garden on a mobile canvas. I think these are great pieces of art, they are able to stand-alone and at the same time they are able compliment each other when put next to each other. Who would of thought that NYC taxis were patrons of the arts?

Lino Demasi’s Podcast Review

Thursday, December 6th, 2007

Museum of the Moving Image

Tuesday, November 13th, 2007

After having my fill of paintings in museums such as the MoMA, the Guggenheim and the Met, I felt it was time for me to see some more pictures, but… in motion. Movies and TV programs are the everyday means of displaying the arts of motion pictures. But how does it all work? To answer this question one must venture into the heart of Queens and head to the Museum of the Moving Image located in Astoria. Residing across the street from the famed Kauffman Studios, the Museum of the Moving Image’s goal is to advance the appreciation of the art, history, technique and technology involved in film, television, and digital media. The museum offers some great exhibits such as “Behind the Screen” in which I got to see the various aspects of movie making like the production and marketing of the movies. I was also happy to find that the museum had its own theater. I managed to sit in on one of the shows, which was a classic episode of Captain America. What I found the most interesting, being a sports fan, was the replica of a sports broadcasting station. In it, there are several screens all showing different images of a sporting event. The exhibit simulates how a producer must decide on which screens to show, for how long he must show them and when he must show them. This place was great and, if you like movies and TV you will love the Museum of the Moving Image.

FOTO: Modernity in Central Europe, 1918 – 1945

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

In all these years, I had never been to the Guggenheim Museum in New York City. I was surprised to find out that it was conveniently located on Fifth Avenue and 89th Street in Manhattan. Recently the Guggenheim had been going through a renovation process that has made it a bit unattractive from the outside due to all the scaffolding. Those thoughts were quickly erased once I entered the museum and was wowed by a spiraling walkway – laden with various paintings – that leads all the way to the top of the museum. On my visit, I viewed the FOTO: Modernity in Central Europe, 1918 – 1945 exhibit that had begun October 12th. Personally, I love photography and I thought that this would be a very interesting exhibit to attend. The exhibit did not disappoint. It displayed through the modern art of photography (at the time) that the emerging artists of Central Europe during the First and Second World War were able to provide a social commentary through various images and styles captured by their shutters.
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Filharmonica Della Scala at Carnegie Hall

Tuesday, October 16th, 2007

1013072043f.jpgFor this week’s art event I attended the Filarmonica Della Scala at Carnegie Hall on Saturday, October 13. The Filharmonica Della Scala is the resident orchestra of Milan’s celebrated opera house, an orchestra established 25 years ago this year, and as a celebration took part in a North American tour, the first time it has ever done so. I happened to receive these tickets from a friend at the UN who had heard about my search for a cultural event. I accepted these tickets hesitantly; I had never before been to an orchestra performance and was not too sure if I would like it. But lately I have been in the mood to try out new things, so I took the tickets, dressed up in suit and tie and made my way for the historic Carnegie Hall. (more…)

The Old Guard

Wednesday, October 10th, 2007

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RockCorps Concert at Radio City

Wednesday, October 10th, 2007

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Everyone enjoys going to a concert…right? After all, it is always better when you get to see your favorite artists perform live in a big-time venue like Radio City Music Hall. Unfortunately, this was not the case for me at the Boost Mobile RockCorps concert on October 6th at Radio City in New York City. The RockCorps concert, contrary to the name, was not a rock concert at all; it was a rap concert. I have never had much tolerance for rap, mostly because of the obscene antics and the x-rated lyrics that the artists feel necessary to put in to their songs to enhance their work. Yet, this proved to be the perfect opportunity for me to put aside my bias, explore, and try to create a new perspective on this musical genre.
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for tomorrow

Tuesday, October 9th, 2007

do we have to bring digital cameras and laptops?