Longhorn Reviews Tags - art

The Elements of Drawing

[Longhorn Review] The Elements of Drawing

Material Type: All, books — Tags: art, drawing, falstaffpicks — Posted on October 26, 2007, 11:53 am

By: John Ruskin

The chapter on Ruskin in the above de Botton book describes Ruskin’s view that
drawing can teach us to see, and that everyone should draw.

Reviewer: Longhorn Reviewer

Who is Bozo Texino? : the epic account of the improbable discovery for the true identity of the world's greatest boxcar artist

[Longhorn Review] Who is Bozo Texino? : the epic account of the improbable discovery for the true identity of the world's greatest boxcar artist

Material Type: All, Books — Tags: art, falstaffpicks, graffiti — Posted on December 1, 2007, 11:43 am

By: Bill Daniel

Here is a great film from a once-local film maker (Bill Daniel) about
box-car-writers .... was that the beginnings of graffiti?

More at (www.billdaniel.net/who_is_bozo_texino/info).

Reviewer: Tim

Seed queen : the story of crop art and the amazing Lillian Colton

[Longhorn Review] Seed queen : the story of crop art and the amazing Lillian Colton

Material Type: All, books — Tags: art, falstaffpicks — Posted on December 1, 2007, 12:05 pm

By: Sheehy, Colleen J.

The subject headings say it all: Celebrities -- United States -- Portraits. Seeds
as art material -- United States.

Reviewer: Ellen

The $12 million stuffed shark : the curious economics of contemporary art and auction houses

[Longhorn Review] The $12 million stuffed shark : the curious economics of contemporary art and auction houses

Material Type: All, books — Tags: art, falstaffpicks — Posted on July 3, 2008, 8:36 am

By: Don Thompson

For an eye-opening study of the market for art and why some artists are paid
millions and others starve, this is a fascinating read. Full of gory detail about
how dealers, auction houses, collectors and artists operate.

Reviewer: David

Ornament as art: avant-garde jewelry from the Helen Williams Drutt collection, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

[Longhorn Review] Ornament as art: avant-garde jewelry from the Helen Williams Drutt collection, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Material Type: All, books — Tags: art, falstaffpicks — Posted on October 2, 2008, 11:18 am

By: Cindi Strauss

From the publisher: "Presents 800 jewelry objects and drawings from 1960 through
2006 by more than 170 international jewelry artists in the Helen Williams Drutt
Collection at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Includes essays about Minimalist and
Conceptual influences and the history behind the collection, a chronology, and
artist biographies."

Reviewer: Laura

Patterns 2: design, art and architecture

[Longhorn Review] Patterns 2: design, art and architecture

Material Type: All, books — Tags: architecture, art, falstaffpicks — Posted on October 2, 2008, 11:29 am

By: Barbara Glasner, Petra Schmidt, Ursula Schöndeling

Part 2 of this wildly successful and satisfying book series, which connects works
art, architecture, and a variety of other disciplines through patterns.

Reviewer: Tommy

Speed : art, 2003-2009

[Longhorn Review] Speed : art, 2003-2009

Material Type: All, books — Tags: art, falstaffpicks, paintings — Posted on March 10, 2010, 12:16 pm

By: Speed, Julie

Long-time Austin resident Julie Speed (she lives in Marfa now) is a wonderful
twisted artist. Her paintings are full of detail and creepy beauty. Check out this
book or one of the other books the FAL has of her work (author=speed, julie in the
catalog) or check out juliespeed.com.

Reviewer: Ellen