Jon Hall

Pictured: my wife and our girls. On June 24th, I’ll be...

Wed, 30 May 2012 15:47:59 -0700

Pictured: my wife and our girls.

On June 24th, I’ll be walking in the Scleroderma Walk for a Cure. Scleroderma is a little-known auto-immune disease with no cure, and my wife was recently diagnosed with it. This occurred just a month after her sister died from complications of the same disease.

The Scleroderma Walk for a Cure will help raise much-needed money in pursuit of a cure. We all get bombarded daily with more media-grabbing requests for money, time and attention than any of us like. If this is something that you can throw some extra dollars at, it could make a difference in the lives of the few hundred thousand people suffering from it. Thanks for reading.

http://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/jonhall/walk20124

Brillo Box, 1964 Andy Warhol, at the Huntington As with...

Tue, 29 May 2012 22:12:00 -0700

Brillo Box, 1964
Andy Warhol, at the Huntington

As with much of Warhol’s work, Brillo Box was meant to provoke anxiety about the nature and value of art. Under Warhol’s direction, the boxes themselves were created by a local cabinet maker in New York. Warhol then had James Harvey, the original Brillo pad logo artist, create the logo, which was silk screened onto the boxes. Brilliant or absurd? I’d say yes. (Taken with instagram)

brettamory: (via Waiting #55) “Waiting #55” by artist Brett...

Tue, 29 May 2012 17:45:51 -0700

brettamory:

(via Waiting #55)

“Waiting #55” by artist Brett Amory - oil on wood- (2010)

The painting series entitled “Waiting” depicts the urban individual’s yearning for presence and the seeming impossibility of attaining it. The paintings portray commuters in transit immersed in either a quiet, even hopeful state or, alternately, an anguish of unfulfilled anticipation.

Faith is the new black, #seen on Melrose (Taken with instagram)

Mon, 28 May 2012 19:38:47 -0700

Faith is the new black, #seen on Melrose (Taken with instagram)

#streetart on Melrose (Taken with instagram)

Mon, 28 May 2012 19:35:46 -0700

#streetart on Melrose (Taken with instagram)

Adriatic, 1968by Helen Frakenthaler One of the youngest and few...

Mon, 28 May 2012 17:41:00 -0700

Adriatic, 1968
by Helen Frakenthaler

One of the youngest and few women who were part of the #abstractexpressionist movement, Helen Frakenthaler’s piece, Adriatic, hangs at the Huntington in San Marino, CA. (Taken with instagram)

Contemplating #art and #meaning at the Huntington. Only later...

Mon, 28 May 2012 17:06:00 -0700

Contemplating #art and #meaning at the Huntington. Only later did I realize the coordinated color and composition of the viewers and the art. (Taken with instagram)

wasbella102: Vincent van Gogh, A Corridor in the Asylum (1889)....

Sun, 27 May 2012 11:55:59 -0700

wasbella102:

Vincent van Gogh, A Corridor in the Asylum (1889). Black chalk and gouache on pink Ingres paper, 61.5 x 47 cm. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

deadsunflower:

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Sun, 27 May 2012 10:48:47 -0700

Japanese Letterpress Moveable Type. It’s widely believed...

Fri, 25 May 2012 09:35:00 -0700

Japanese Letterpress Moveable Type.

It’s widely believed that Gutenberg created the first printing press in 1450 (or more accurately, the first machine to utilize moveable type for the purpose of print reproduction). It was actually invented in Asia some 400 years earlier. I’m a bit of a type junkie, and enjoy the aesthetic aspects of design and art with typography. Interesting article here on the old school use of moveable type in Asia, here.

I’ve been continuing to experiment with #painting on my...

Tue, 22 May 2012 22:59:00 -0700

I’ve been continuing to experiment with #painting on my #iPhone. Sketchbook Pro has been my preferred app.

“We have to keep the wolf at the door. We tell stories to...

Sat, 19 May 2012 08:10:42 -0700

“We have to keep the wolf at the door. We tell stories to continue ourselves” — Ken Burns

firsttimeuser: Rumored New Banksy (London) Banksy seems to be...

Mon, 14 May 2012 22:33:21 -0700

firsttimeuser:

Rumored New Banksy (London)

Banksy seems to be back in London if we can this time around trust the usual source “thelonelyvillein”, this new stencil can be seen on Turnpike Lane, North London

The new piece seems to be denouncing child labor and shows a young exploited kid, hard at work, creating some bunting.
As usual Mr B seems to be just in time for the celebration of Queen Elisabeth’s Diamond Jubilee

"Work is not always required. There is such a thing as sacred idleness."

Mon, 14 May 2012 22:31:50 -0700

““Work is not always required. There is such a thing as sacred idleness.””

- George MacDonald (via thesearepeopleyouknow)
Yep.

Huge portrait by Kihende Wiley, SOHO (Taken with instagram)

Sun, 13 May 2012 19:07:01 -0700

Huge portrait by Kihende Wiley, SOHO (Taken with instagram)

@hulaapples at the gallery she works for, SOHO (Taken with...

Sun, 13 May 2012 16:23:35 -0700

@hulaapples at the gallery she works for, SOHO (Taken with instagram)

Street art by Matas and Rockstad, SOHO (Taken with instagram)

Sun, 13 May 2012 16:19:37 -0700

Street art by Matas and Rockstad, SOHO (Taken with instagram)

Actually, I’m not sure that I do (Taken with instagram)

Sun, 13 May 2012 13:16:05 -0700

Actually, I’m not sure that I do (Taken with instagram)

Handcrafted construction, Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church...

Sun, 13 May 2012 13:12:06 -0700

Handcrafted construction, Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church (Taken with instagram)

The architecture and craftsmanship of the built environment in...

Sat, 12 May 2012 11:10:47 -0700

The architecture and craftsmanship of the built environment in Amherst is remarkable. (Taken with instagram)