Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Springsteen on Broadway | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix
Wonderful Interview by Michael Hainey with @springsteen! https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/a25133821/bruce-springsteen-interview-netflix-broadway-2018/ via @Esquire #Art #Music #Soul #MentalHealth
Monday, November 26, 2018
Happy Holidays!
Hope all of you had a wonderful holiday weekend. Singulart has just posted a new feature "A Day with Gregg Chadwick". Link here -
https://blog.singulart.com/en/2018/11/26/a-day-with-gregg-chadwick/ Hope you enjoy it!
I also just took part in an amazing art and therapy collaboration entitled
The Perception Project which paired me with a trauma survivor.
I created the artwork and wrote the thoughts below for the project.
Gregg Chadwick
A Resilient Light
24"x18" oil on linen 2018
A Resilient Light (The Perception Project)
Chelsea’s life story inspired me to paint A Resilient Light.
With her therapist present, we engaged in a rich discussion that outlined
the challenges she has overcome and the path she has laid out for her journey.
As Chelsea spoke, I pictured a long stairway with one end in the past
and the summit in the future. In my mind, I saw Chelsea at different stages
along this stairway. Maybe hesitant steps at first.
Perhaps a tumble here or there.
But Chelsea is a survivor and she keeps climbing.
A warm, welcoming light illuminates this path forward
and seems to urge Chelsea on.
Later, in my studio I began to put layers of paint down.
The stairway came first and originally reached towards the top of
the linen canvas. A small figure vanishing into a fog of light looked fine
but did not carry the emotional weight of our conversation.
Instead, I flipped the vantage point so that we were in the future looking back
towards the past. In my mind, Chelsea’s resilient voice resonated,
which helped me create a strong, brave character moving across
the surface of the painting. This female figure appears in multiple stages
of the climb. Movement and energy abound.
She follows a resilient path. In the distance, a figure in red
watches over her and supports her. A parent figure perhaps or a therapist.
I painted A Resilient Light in the hope that it will inspire Chelsea
and others as they courageously climb the stairs of life.
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
Transgender Rights: A Decades-long Struggle for Equality
On #TransDayOfRemembrance, we look back on the underreported role transwomen played in the #Stonewall riots of 1969, predated by a little-known uprising at a San Francisco cafeteria. #TDOR
Monday, November 19, 2018
Dave Eggers and Barack Obama - The Closing Session of the Obama Foundation Summit: Our Roots Matter
Dave Eggers Speaks with @BarackObama at the Obama Foundation Summit -LIVE https://youtu.be/rrRnvJNwydE via @YouTube
Wednesday, November 07, 2018
Democrats find a new voice!
by Gregg Chadwick
For the first time in two years, I had a deeply restful sleep last night. After watching anti-union and anti-education Scott Walker fall to Tony Evers in Wisconsin and viewing Harley Rouda's lead over Russian stooge Dana Rohrabacher in CA 48, I felt hopeful. My painting The Future Is Woke no longer felt aspirational - we did it! Retaking the House with a Blue Wave is the first step in restoring sanity in our nation. After last night's powerful rebuke to the blowhard in the White House, it is clear as Michael Scherer and Josh Dawsey write in the Washington Post that Democrats found "a new voice, with a new generation of leaders emerging and a new playbook for winning." As Barack Obama put it: "Congratulations to everybody who showed up and participated in our democracy in record numbers yesterday. The change we need won’t come from one election alone – but it is a start. Last night, voters across the country started it."
NPR reports that "record numbers of Native Americans, Muslim Americans and women, including many women of color, ran for office in 2018. A "rainbow wave" of LGBTQ candidates also sought office. And after the ballots were cast, all those groups notched notable firsts." As the father of a trans daughter, I am heartened that Massachusetts passed a transgender protection law that should inspire other states to do the same. And in Florida, Amendment 4 passed easily, restoring voting rights to 1.4 million ex-felons.
Beto O'Rourke ran a hard fought campaign and was amazingly positive in defeat. Dare I say presidential? - "We just want to say thank you to everyone who made this possible. Everyone who made us feel hopeful, everyone who inspired us. Everyone who became the most amazing campaign we could have ever hoped to belong to. Grateful that we got to do this with you. We love you. Goodnight!"
All political races are important, including local school boards and state legislatures. Yesterday, Democrats flipped "seven state legislative chambers and 333 seats, adding 6 more trifectas (gov+both chambers), per DLCC." As Alex Seitz Wald noted on twitter: "Few ever pay attention to these races, but they’re important for redistributing and waves can be leveraged for major gains."
Tuesday's midterm elections ushered in a new era of diversity. Here’s a look at some of last night’s historic firsts: https://t.co/uZifMhp4kC pic.twitter.com/fbXz2lB5tD— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) November 7, 2018
Adding to the good news, with the Democratic take over of the House, Eddie Bernice Johnson, a congresswoman with a STEM background as a nurse is poised to wrest the House Science committee from climate change deniers. She promises to "Restore the credibility of the Science Committee as a place where science is respected and recognized."
Last night, at least 10 candidates with backgrounds in science won seats, bolstering the House’s new ranks of science advocates.
There's something special about a country that can welcome and allow a Somali refugee to reach Congress without having to shed her identity. https://t.co/3BBcfau5Vu— Elizabeth Tsurkov (@Elizrael) November 7, 2018
We Won the House now let's keep going! - - We Need All Hands on Deck in 2019
Over 100 women were elected last night! 👏🏻👏🏼👏🏽👏🏾👏🏿 #RepresenHer https://t.co/KYmWLS6FME— Miss Representation (@RepresentPledge) November 7, 2018
This is a wave. This is an historic wave. It's a wave that was built methodically by people who stood up their communities for 2 years to build it drop by drop. And I'm fucking proud of that, and I am more hopeful and excited for 2019 than I was for 2017.— Ezra 🌊 Levin (@ezralevin) November 7, 2018
Tuesday, November 06, 2018
Thank You For Voting!
Hollywood producer @leedanielsent is voting because his family fought for his right to do so pic.twitter.com/ltIHp7X26J— NowThis (@nowthisnews) November 6, 2018
Today we're voting FOR:— ACLU 🗳 (@ACLU) November 6, 2018
LGBTQ rights
immigrants' rights
disability rights
the right to privacy
voting rights
ending mass incarceration
reproductive freedom
net neutrality
police accountability
ending solitary confinement
legalizing marijuana
ending mandatory minimums
OUR. RIGHTS.
Friday, November 02, 2018
Thank You for Visiting The Other Art Fairs!
by Gregg Chadwick
Still enjoying the buzz from The Other Art Fair in Santa Monica and The Other Art Fair in Chicago. What a month! Thank you to all my new collectors and art lovers. Such great conversations and incredible interest in my work. Hope to see you again soon. #RedDots #Art #ContemporaryArt Saatchi Art The Other Art Fair
"Land of Hope and Dreams" from Springsteen on Broadway
Gregg Chadwick American River (for Greil Marcus) 24”x36” oil on linen 2016 Audis Husar Gallery, Beverly Hills | |
Bruce Springsteen has pre-released an album from his Springsteen on Broadway engagement.
His album announcement is accompanied by a first taste of his Broadway recording: an acoustic version of his train metaphor song "Land of Hope and Dreams."
Lauren Onkey writes about the song on NPR Music:
Lauren Onkey writes about the song on NPR Music:
"Land of Hope and Dreams" is the penultimate song of the Broadway show, an uplifting end to a night that features a lot of heartbreaking stories of characters — including Springsteen himself — who fall into isolation. Rooted in the gospel song "This Train" and The Impressions' 1965 gospel-soul hit "People Get Ready," "Land of Hope and Dreams" imagines a communal train where all are welcome — saints, sinners, whores, gamblers, thieves, lost souls, fools, kings, the brokenhearted — as it heads off to unknown future. It's classic Springsteen: grand, optimistic, spiritual and open-ended enough to be embraced by a big audience....
Springsteen has performed "Land of Hope and Dreams" often for benefit concerts and political rallies, including campaign stops for Barack Obama in the 2012 presidential election. It seems no coincidence, then, that he's released it on the eve of the midterm elections, and into the teeth of a violent and divisive time in American life. It's an assertion that we're all in this together.
Thursday, November 01, 2018
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Parkland father Manuel Oliver is connecting with voters about the necessity of gun safety reforms through his art.
Parkland father Manuel Oliver is connecting with voters about the necessity of gun safety reforms through his art. pic.twitter.com/5Ri8SIpEhp— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) October 31, 2018
More at:
Manuel Olivier Remembers His Murdered Son and Inspires Us to Fight Gun Violence
Friday, October 19, 2018
On November 6th, join these activists in making your mark.
On November 6th, join these activists in making your mark. #WhyDoYouVote pic.twitter.com/Cr5Eb93YvA— Sierra Club (@SierraClub) October 15, 2018
Thursday, October 11, 2018
Welcome to the Global Girls Alliance
Right now, more than 98 million adolescent girls around the world are not in school. We all have a responsibility to change that. On International Day of the Girl, the Obama Foundation launched the Global Girls Alliance—a program which seeks to empower adolescent girls around the world through education, allowing them to achieve their full potential and to transform their families, communities, and countries. Join the alliance—because the future of our world is only as bright as our girls. http://www.GlobalGirlsAlliance.org
Wednesday, October 10, 2018
Tuesday, October 09, 2018
Thank You!
by Gregg Chadwick
See you again real soon! Next up The Other Art Fair in Santa Monica - Please click here for free tickets and more info.
@thisisfabrik #ArtLife #art #painting#InstaArt
Monday, October 08, 2018
Thank You Taylor Swift!
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Sunday, October 07, 2018
VIP Private View for The Other Art Fair Los Angeles
I am pleased to invite you to the VIP Private View for The Other Art Fair Los Angeles which will be held on Thursday October 25, 2018 from 6pm - 10pm at Barker Hangar
3021 Airport Avenue
Santa Monica, CA 90405
3021 Airport Avenue
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Please visit this LINK before October 25th to RSVP for the Private View Guest List:
http://la.theotherartfair.com/rsvp…
http://la.theotherartfair.com/rsvp…
Please use my name Gregg Chadwick when prompted by the query “Who are you a guest of?”
Please note: VIP access allows re-entry to The Other Art Fair during the public opening hours from Friday October 26 - Sunday October 28.Parking is available at the venue.
Tickets for Saturday and Sunday can be reserved at this LINK:
http://la.theotherartfair.com/comp…
Please use the code GREGGC
http://la.theotherartfair.com/comp…
Please use the code GREGGC
I am excited to exhibit a series of new paintings and works on paper at The Other Art Fair Los Angeles
which runs from October 25 - 28, 2018. The art fair will be held
at The Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport.
which runs from October 25 - 28, 2018. The art fair will be held
at The Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport.
Hope to see you there!
Gregg
More at: www.greggchadwick.com
Gregg Chadwick
16”x20” oil on linen 2018
Saturday, September 22, 2018
For Leonard Cohen
by Gregg Chadwick
On a recent trip to Montreal, I traversed the city in search of Leonard Cohen. From the old harbor to Mount Royal, traces of the poet and singer can be found by those who know where to look. Leonard's music and poetry provide clues about his life in Montreal and also offer hope to a darkened world. I put the finishing touches on my latest painting of Leonard Cohen on September 21st - the anniversary of Leonard's birth. - “Tower of Song (Leonard Cohen)” will be exhibited at The Other Art Fair in Chicago from September 28-30, 2018.
Gregg Chadwick Tower of Song (Leonard Cohen) 6"x6" oil on panel 2018 |
On a recent trip to Montreal, I traversed the city in search of Leonard Cohen. From the old harbor to Mount Royal, traces of the poet and singer can be found by those who know where to look. Leonard's music and poetry provide clues about his life in Montreal and also offer hope to a darkened world. I put the finishing touches on my latest painting of Leonard Cohen on September 21st - the anniversary of Leonard's birth. - “Tower of Song (Leonard Cohen)” will be exhibited at The Other Art Fair in Chicago from September 28-30, 2018.
Friday, September 21, 2018
It's September 21st Again. Did You Remember?
Do you remember the
21st night of September?
Love was changing the minds of pretenders
While chasing the clouds away
Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Friday, September 07, 2018
Sunday, September 02, 2018
Scenes From the Border Crisis: Sketches by the Artist Molly Crabapple
Must Watch: Scenes From the Border Crisis: Sketches by the Artist Molly Crabapple – Rolling Stone
Sunday, August 26, 2018
The Monk's Road
Gregg Chadwick The Monk's Road 36"x36" oil on panel 2018
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Sunday Music Redux - George Walker: "Lyric for Strings"
Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, pianist and educator George Walker has died at the age of 96. In 1996, Walker broke new ground when he became the first African-American composer to win a Pulitzer Prize for music.
Sunday Morning Music - Morrowind - Peaceful Waters Solo Guitar Cover (by Harry Murrell)
Thanks to Cassiel for the suggestion!
Thursday, August 16, 2018
Wonderful Arts Management Opportunity in Santa Monica
New Arts Opportunity: RFP - Santa Monica Airport Art Studios ProgrammingWonderful Arts Opportunity: RFP - #SantaMonicaAirport Art Studios Programming https://t.co/e7wYJG9d8Ihttps://t.co/UXezniFEa0 #art https://t.co/d5VTEo4A7g— Gregg Chadwick (@greggchadwick) August 17, 2018
More at:
1. http://www.californiabids.com/bid-opportunities/2018/08/14/8843531-RFP--Airport-Art-Studios-Programming.html
2. RFP--Airport-Art-Studios-Programming
3.Santa Monica Airport-Art-Studios-Planning
RIP - Aretha Franklin - Respect [1967] (Original Version)
Aretha Franklin - Respect
Song written by Otis Redding
Album: I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You [1967]
_________________________
RESPECT
(oo) What you want
(oo) Baby, I got
(oo) What you need
(oo) Do you know I got it?
(oo) All I'm askin'
(oo) Is for a little respect when you come home (just a little bit)
Hey baby (just a little bit) when you get home
(just a little bit) mister (just a little bit)
I ain't gonna do you wrong while you're gone
Ain't gonna do you wrong (oo) 'cause I don't wanna (oo)
All I'm askin' (oo)
Is for a little respect when you come home (just a little bit)
Baby (just a little bit) when you get home (just a little bit)
Yeah (just a little bit)
I'm about to give you all of my money
And all I'm askin' in return, honey
Is to give me my propers
When you get home (just a, just a, just a, just a)
Yeah baby (just a, just a, just a, just a)
When you get home (just a little bit)
Yeah (just a little bit)
------ instrumental break ------
Ooo, your kisses (oo)
Sweeter than honey (oo)
And guess what? (oo)
So is my money (oo)
All I want you to do (oo) for me
Is give it to me when you get home (re, re, re ,re)
Yeah baby (re, re, re ,re)
Whip it to me (respect, just a little bit)
When you get home, now (just a little bit)
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Find out what it means to me
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Take care, TCB
Oh (sock it to me, sock it to me,
sock it to me, sock it to me)
A little respect (sock it to me, sock it to me,
sock it to me, sock it to me)
Whoa, babe (just a little bit)
A little respect (just a little bit)
I get tired (just a little bit)
Keep on tryin' (just a little bit)
You're runnin' out of foolin' (just a little bit)
And I ain't lyin' (just a little bit)
(re, re, re, re) 'spect
When you come home (re, re, re ,re)
Or you might walk in (respect, just a little bit)
And find out I'm gone (just a little bit)
I got to have (just a little bit)
A little respect (just a little bit)
Great article on the song in the Washington Post by DeNeen L. Brown:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2018/08/14/how-aretha-franklins-respect-became-an-anthem-for-civil-rights-and-feminism/?utm_term=.d44415dd9266
— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) August 16, 2018
Tuesday, August 14, 2018
Friday, August 10, 2018
Canção do meu sonho errante (Song of My Wandering Dream)
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Honored that @poesiaaceuaberto has matched my painting Il Poeta di Milano (The Poet of Milan) with Menotti Del Picchia's poem Canção do meu sonho errante (Song of My Wandering Dream).
Translation from the Portuguese:
Song of my wandering dream Menotti Del Picchia I have the wandering soul and vague on earth to dream wonders ... Not for a moment! I look irriquely at my fickle dream and I am like the wings, the sails, the keels, the clouds, the wind ... I am like the restless things: the shaft who sings in the harp; the smoke that flies in the spire that rises from the logs; the longing the long slender coconut palms; the silver mat leaving a bow in the mirror of the rivers. I have a wandering soul ... Bohemian, my dream seeks the caress fugace, looking for the glory mendacious and preclear. I am like the Phoenician vein in the distance, a distant candle ... I have a wandering soul ... And I feel a strange delight in everything that passes and does not last, in everything that runs away and does not stop ... 🎨 Gregg Chadwick . . . . . . . . #poetry #photo #arte #greggchadwick #poesia #arte #learning #arte #poem #poetry #poesie #filosofia #read #words #lecture #mots #lecture #poema #lettres #literature #artesplasticas #letras # poetry #litterature #literatura #libros #libre #libri #books #books #books #quotes #poems #lire poesiaaceuaberto # historiadarte #scrittore #writer #pensions #words #culture #storiadellarte #porotes #quotes #alma #soul #histoiredelart #arthistory #trip #culture #versos #artist #museu #artwork #painting #painter #poete #writer #poeta #poet #ecrivain #philosophy
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