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Frame what you see…Look up and beyond…Learn about yourself
November 4, 2017

Jewels of India: Multi-Faceted Luxuries at GIA

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Jewels of India: Multi-Faceted Luxuries at GIA

Spotting Raja de Kishangarh’s bowtie, being carved out of emeralds of a size usually associated with pebbles rather than gemstones, or a Mughal necklace rich of 150 carats of the finest Golconda diamonds and 47 Colombian emeralds beads, it could be tempting to reduce Mughal ruling of India (1526-1857) to Centuries of Opulence. Albeit the title of a new exhibition of Jewels from India at the Gemmological Institute of America (GIA) in Carlsbad, CA, I would argue instead that the aesthetic eye of the Mughals was rooted in a true understanding of luxury and honed by learned interests in art, architecture, science, culture and religion extending well beyond their Muslim faith, a tolerance which left an indelible mark on the arts of India.

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by Ingrid Westlake
October 28, 2017

California Desert Road Trip to Salvation Mountain & Noah Purifoy Outdoor Museum

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California Desert Road Trip to Salvation Mountain & Noah Purifoy Outdoor Museum

I am trying to vary the types of arts the kids and I see…It’s good for the eyes and it helps keeping it all real: too much of the sleek stuff and you get into a snobbish rut. Checking out a few artist communities in the Joshua Tree desert got our eyes on many different forms of assemblage sculptures. Along the way, we talked about recycling materials, living life as an artist, found objects and the loose definition of Art…

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by Ingrid Westlake
October 18, 2017

Museum of Ice Cream : the Art of making museum-lovers out of kids

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Museum of Ice Cream : the Art of making museum-lovers out of kids

Dear readers, Ten months in this journey of appreciating art (and life) through exhibitions my eyes got attracted to, I hope to contribute to you visiting some of the art I have talked about week after week. One big question though: have you included your kids?

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by Ingrid Westlake
October 13, 2017

Adriana Varejão ‘s Interiors and Analia Saban’ Faults make a Halloween Special

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Adriana Varejão ‘s Interiors and Analia Saban’ Faults make a Halloween Special

Don’t even entertain the thought of pastel colored Ladurée macarons as you take in the soft spoken colors of Adriana Varejão’s works. The azulejos tiles you may also see are no pretty Marie-Antoinette’s toile de Jouy.

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by Ingrid Westlake
September 29, 2017

Zach Harris – The Gardens of His Mind

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Zach Harris – The Gardens of His Mind

If you’ve never heard of Zach Harris, it’s OK: I hadn’t either until I stepped into Galerie Perrotin in Paris this summer. And I hate to say it but I was primarily going to write about another show, Civilization Iteration by Xu Zhen for the blog. So why am I writing about Zach Harris three months later? Because that day, I got to glimpse into many phantasmagoric worlds, crafted out of a very clever brain with talented hands. Just as the complexity of Zach Harris’ works started unravelling as I walked to them, past them and then back for a longer look, I knew time, distance and a sprinkling from my early learnings in Indian Art would shed more light and appreciation for the long run. It’s definitely the kind of art that deserves a museum bench or a meditation cushion. The kind of art to look at intently to start travelling without moving. But first, what was it in Zach Harris’ works that immediately reminded me of India?

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by Ingrid Westlake
September 23, 2017

Nam June Paik – Us and Our Screens

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Nam June Paik – Us and Our Screens

Do you remember when the first iPhone came out? The year was 2007 – 10 years ago. I had to look it up because, honestly, life before smartphone technology taking over our world and time = life before children for me. I like to think my kids absorb my time and I use technology to get some back. So why do I cringe when the mighty iPad is sucking my kids’ eyes as soon as all non-negotiable activities are done? If you’re reading this, you know I use Art as a conduit to better understand and appreciate what life brings. With my recent studies taking me out of my comfort zone to learn about Indian Art and the vastness of its religions, revisiting Nam June Paik and his prescience about time, media and technology is a treat I’d like to share with you. Born in Seoul, Nam June Paik and associated with the “anti-art” Fluxus movement, he started using TV as a medium in 1963. As such, he is often referred as the “father” of video art.   Early on in 1963, Zen for TV already alludes to the many social threads Nam June Paik will keep unraveling. Nam June […]

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by Ingrid Westlake
September 5, 2017

Light Drawings- Robert Irwin

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Light Drawings- Robert Irwin

Back To School week is always hectic but it’s a blessing in disguise 🙂 But I just need to cleanse my eyes from all the school supplies and slow down the pulse a little…Do you feel it too? A little Robert Irwin always has this magic power. With almost every single of his artworks. As he lives in San Diego, I am very lucky to see a lot of his works but I was intrigued to hear that he had an exhibition called Drawings at Quint Gallery because Irwin stopped painting in 1970!

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by Ingrid Westlake
August 29, 2017

Mark your calendar for Yayoi Kusama or seek Unexpected Light with Young-Il Ahn

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Mark your calendar for Yayoi Kusama or seek Unexpected Light with Young-Il Ahn

The art of Yayoi Kusama is coming to the Broad Museum in Los Angeles very soon. If you want to go see this exhibition, mark your calendar and take action this week!

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by Ingrid Westlake
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