Art vs. Art – An Interdisciplinary, cross-genre throwdown.

There are those that say that art can not be judged against other art. And there are those that say that art can only be judged by category, painters vs. painters, writers vs. writers and so on. And then there are those, like us, that say throw them in the ring and make a case for the winner. In one corner we may have Picasso’s Man with a Blue Guitar, and in the other corner Woody Allen’s film Broadway Danny Rose, or AC/DC’s Highway to Hell album against Catcher in the Rye. Which is better? Put on your lawyer hats and lets engage in debate as you make your best scholarly case for the winner.

12 Terrible Paintings from LeRoy Neiman

by Staff August 2, 2013

­LeRoy Neiman was probably the worst artist ever to rise to his level of fame, wealth, and prominence. The fact that he was otherwise so universally loved, commanding prices into the millions of dollars, can only be attributed to the fact that he made art for people who don’t like art, but who want to […]

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Art vs. Art – Heroes and Villains – Monster Michael vs. Fat Elvis

by Tony Shea July 2, 2013

Michael Jackson has been in the news again lately as a consequence of his daughter’s recent suicide attempt. Perhaps, it stands to reason that she would be troubled having endured a childhood behind a red veil, staring into the unusual face that she called father, after her “mother”, Debbie “the human incubator” Rowe, gave her […]

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ART VS ART – Heroes and Villains – Celine’ vs. Johnny Rotten

by Tony Shea June 3, 2013

Memorial Day this year coincided with two milestone dates of interest, the birth of famed French novelist Celine, and the 36th year anniversary of the Sex Pistols release of their magnum album Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols. The Sex Pistols were, of course, fronted by Johnny Rotten setting up this edition of […]

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Gus Harper in Motion

by Gus Harper April 26, 2013

Isaac Rodriguez directs this short film that explores the technique of Los Angeles artist Gus Harper, showing us the process as Gus makes several of his paintings, which are notable for their archetypal and dreamlike quality. To learn more about Gus Harper and buy or commission works, please visit him here. TS Gus Harper – […]

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Art vs. Art – Jim Thompson vs. John Fante

by Tony Shea April 9, 2013

We usually go interdisciplinary in Art vs.Art,  musicians vs. writers,  painters vs. comedians and so on, but this week we decided to go head to head with two outstanding writers of the 20th century, Jim Thompson and John Fante.

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Benevolent Universe – The Art of Gus Harper

by Tony Shea March 21, 2013

Reminiscent of masters like Diego Rivera and Georgia O’Keeffe, Gus Harper’s work is always highly original and heightened by a mystical sense of possibility. Gus has traveled widely around the world and his work has a symbolic and sometimes hallucinatory quality that crosses cultures. Based in Santa Monica, Gus has had a run of successful […]

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Art vs. Art – Bob Marley vs. Matt Groening

by Tony Shea February 21, 2013

In our continuing interdisciplinary showdown that we like to call Art vs. Art, we pit reggae pioneer, Bob Marley, against Simpson’s creator, Matt Groening, both of whom were born in the month of February and share a predilection for psychedelics.

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Brainwarp

by Eric Hoffman February 19, 2013

Eric Von Hoffman’s “BRAINWARP: THE BABY EATER” is the latest comedy podcast from Feral Audio (feralaudio.com). A podcast in 6 chapters, Brainwarp is part serial, part sketch show, featuring the bizarre adventures of the world’s dumbest super-villain, BRAINWARP THE BABY EATER – the foul-mouthed crook with a radioactive brain. When the world’s most inappropriate comic […]

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Chris Bonno – The Art of Comedy

by Tony Shea January 14, 2013

Chris Bonno is a multi-hyphenate comedian, actor and artist who  lives in Los Angeles, California. Originally from Houston, Texas, he received his Bachelor’s Degree in Studio Art, with Honors, at the University of Texas at Austin. A professional comedian, he was once named the “Funniest Person in Austin” and has spent many years touring with Hal […]

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Art vs. Art RESULTS Highway to Hell vs. Catcher in the Rye

by Staff November 4, 2012

We tallied your votes. We weighed your arguments. AC/DC is better

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ART vs. ART – Rodney Dangerfield vs. Jean-Michel Basquiat

by Tony Shea November 2, 2012

There are those that say art can not be judged against other art. And there are those that say art can only be judged by category (painters vs. painters, writers vs. writers and so on) and genre (westerns vs. westerns, comics vs comics and so on) And then there are those that say throw them […]

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ART vs. ART – Highway to Hell vs.Catcher in the Rye

by Tony Shea October 26, 2012

There are those that say art can not be judged against other art. And there are those that say that art can only be judged by category, painters vs. painters, writers vs. writers and so on. And then there are those, like us, that say throw them in the ring. We wrote down a list […]

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Art vs. Art – The Old Guitarist vs. Broadway Danny Rose

by Tony Shea October 19, 2012

[soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/64040469″ iframe=”true” /] There are those that say that art can not be judged against other art. And there are those that say that art can only be judged by category, painters vs. painters, writers vs. writers and so on. And then there are those, like us, that say throw them in the ring. […]

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