My girlfriend's mother recently purchased a piece by Artist Fred Danziger. The piece is a wooden cutout of a man in a trench coat, drawn with black paint, from the 20s or 30s smoking a cigarette. I love how it interacts with the home but I have to say, the reason or meaning of the piece has left me (no pun intended) stumped because I can't find information anywhere about this wooden man. It's rumored that Mr. Danziger may have created this series at a young age before he had found his hand and now, as a highly skilled painter, the artist would rather not look back at the "Wooden 100."

Labels: first friday, fred danziger, rodger lapelle galleries

Above is the video which will accompany this weeks column. Enjoy.

Labels: andy stettler, art, art thou, art thou blog, barbara rosin, paint, painter, painting, video art

Especially during his time in his "artist's community" in Arles, France and throughout his life, Van Gogh was fascinated by human expression. I found this video/slide show on YouTube this afternoon and haven't been able to stop watching it. Does anyone of any other videos similar to this? Paste the link into the comment box below.

Labels: art thou, self portrait, van gogh, vincent