On Robert Mapplethorpe's Birthday

From Maria Popova at Brainpicker: Patti Smith Reads Letter to Robert Mapplethorpe About How He Taught Her What It Means to Be an Artist

“You drew me from the darkest period of my young life, sharing with me the sacred mystery of what it is to be an artist.”

brainpicker · Patti Smith reads her letter to Robert Mapplethorpe

Patti Smith by Robert Mapplethorpe (Courtesy of Tate Museum)

Miss Alma Thomas - A Life In Color

Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color from Reel Plan/Jon Gann on Vimeo.

For beloved D.C. artist Alma Thomas, beauty wasn’t just about art. It was essential to life, too. Full article by Philip Kennicott here.

Alma Thomas’s “Red Azaleas Singing and Dancing Rock and Roll Music,” 1976. 

(Smithsonian American Art Museum)

H.E.R. - For Anyone (Official Video)

Gregg Chadwick

H.E.R. 

36"x36"oil on linen 2021

The Book of Boba Fett | Official Trailer | Disney+

Looking forward to this. Love Temuera Morrison and Ming-Na Wen!

Barack Obama & Bruce Springsteen on The Graham Norton Show. 29 Oct 21.

Happy Friday! Bruce Springsteen - Badlands (The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts)

The War On Drugs - I Don't Live Here Anymore

The War On Drugs' fifth studio album, I Don’t Live Here Anymore, is an uncommon rock album about one of our most common but daunting processes—resilience in the face of despair.

Set for release on October 29, 2021. I'll be painting on Friday with I Don’t Live Here Anymore filling my headphones as I put brush to canvas. Can't wait...

More at: The War on Drugs Embrace Change on 'I Don't Live Here Anymore'

'A Fighting Optimism': Bruce Springsteen And Barack Obama On Politics In 2021

"Renegades: Born in the USA," available now!

In their new book, Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen envision a more unified America.

Bruce Springsteen "The River" on Colbert

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and author of the new book, "Renegades: Born in the USA,"

Bruce Springsteen, wraps his full-episode Late Show takeover with this

haunting solo performance of "The River."

#Colbert #TheRiver #BruceSpringsteen

TONIGHT! The Boss @springsteen is here and he brought a very special instrument for show & tell. #SpringsteenOnLSSC pic.twitter.com/zWPJmFCSPC

— The Late Show (@colbertlateshow) October 26, 2021

"Renegades: Born in the USA," available now!

In their new book, Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen envision a more unified America.

Happy Birthday Picasso!

So -- at which great Older Master was Picasso (born OTD 1881) looking when he painted Guernica in 1937? Of course you know this! pic.twitter.com/PiRttosVFr

— Dr. Peter Paul Rubens (@PP_Rubens) October 25, 2021

 

Pablo Picasso Reads About Pablo Picasso.

 Born on this day, in 1881

Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen talk "Renegades"

 Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen sit down with correspondent Anthony Mason to discuss the influence of their fathers on their life's work, and the shared narratives that drive the surprisingly similar fields of popular music and politics.

"Renegades: Born in the USA," available now!

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - "Driver 8" - Live from Athens, GA

Gregg Chadwick

Coast Daylight

40"x40"oil on linen 2019

Pre-order 'Georgia Blue,' the new covers album from Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit: https://ffm.to/georgiablue All proceeds will benefit Black Voters Matter, Georgia Stand-Up, and Fair Fight. Produced and Directed by Chispa House: https://chispahouse.com/ Director: Andrew Levy Editor: Jason Gaona Camera Op: Jackson Smith Camera Op: Kiki Griffin Camera Op: Alex Smith EP: Sam Birdsong EP: Carter Fontaine EP: Andrew Levy Production: Chispa House

Adele - Easy On Me (Official Video)

Official Video for "Easy On Me" by Adele. Shop the "Adele" collection here: http://shop.adele.com Listen to "Easy On Me" here: http://Adele.lnk.to/EOM Amazon Music: http://Adele.lnk.to/EOM/AmazonMusic Apple Music: http://Adele.lnk.to/EOM/AppleMusic Deezer: http://Adele.lnk.to/EOM/Deezer iTunes: http://Adele.lnk.to/EOM/iTunes Pandora: http://Adele.lnk.to/EOM/Pandora Spotify: http://Adele.lnk.to/EOM/Spotify YouTube Music: http://Adele.lnk.to/EOM/YouTubeMusic

Follow Adele: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Adele Twitter - https://twitter.com/Adele Instagram - http://instagram.com/Adele https://www.adele.com Lyrics: There ain’t no gold In this river That I’ve been washing my hands in forever I know there is hope In these waters But I can’t bring myself to swim When I am drowning In this silence baby let me in Go easy on me baby I was still a child Didn’t get the chance to Feel the world around me I had no time to choose What I chose to do So go easy on me There ain’t no room For things to change When we are both so deeply Stuck in our ways You can’t deny how hard I have tried I changed who I was To put you both first But now I give up I had good intentions And the highest hopes But I know right now It probably doesn’t even show Credits: Directed by: Xavier Dolan @xavierdolan Video commissioner - Phil Lee @phillee at Untold Studios @untold_studios Executive Producer - Nkem Egbuchiri at Untold Studios @Nkem__nkem Executive Producer - Bryan Younce at Columbia Records Production Company: Sons of Manual/Scheme Engine @schemeengine Executive Producer: Jannie McInnes @janniemcinnes Producers: Nancy Grant, Xavier Dolan @nancygrantbonjour; @xavierdolan Cinematographer: André Turpin @andreturpin Camera Operator: Jean-Sébastien Caron @jeans_caron Production design: Élise de Blois @elisedeblois23 Supervising art director: Carolyne De Bellefeuille @carolynedebellefeuille Stylist: Jamie Mizrahi @sweetbabyjamie Hair: Sami Knight @samiknighthair Make-up: Anthony Nguyen @anthonyhnguyenmakeup Nails: Kimberly Kyees @kimmiekyees Editor: Xavier Dolan @xavierdolan Post: MELS Studio @melsstudios /Flawless Post @flawlesspostproduction #Adele #EasyOnMe

Happy #NationalComingOutDay

Happy #NationalComingOutDay all!

It took me over a decade to muster up the courage to come out. It literally saved my life.

You are glorious, you are loved, and whether you have come out already or not yet - so many of us cherish who you are.

We support you!#BlizzLife pic.twitter.com/7u47ReqJqw

— S-terrible racc-Yoon 💀🦝 (윤하나) 💙 (@F0XW1LD) October 12, 2021

Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day!… Everyday!

Our children are sacred.

Join us this Indigenous Peoples Day in funding a vital teen center for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Community, which will provide cultural resources, education, temporary housing and so much more for Native youth: https://t.co/9dhjIPNr7P pic.twitter.com/HknuPQWWYj

— Lakota Law Project (@lakotalaw) October 11, 2021

 

NCAI proudly acknowledges the second Monday of October as #IndigenousPeoplesDay, honoring the social, cultural, and political resilience of the Tribal Nations who authored the origin story of America. pic.twitter.com/Z4oZ7ofBSW

— National Congress of American Indians (@NCAI1944) October 11, 2021

Good Morning! Sherry Darling (The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts)

Sherry Darling" from The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts by Bruce Springsteen 

Legendary performances by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at the 1979 No Nukes concerts in NYC. Features all 13 songs newly edited from original film footage, restored and remixed in HD.

Pre-Order the Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts: http://brucespringsteen.lnk.to/NoNukes

Tyler Green's New Book: Emerson's Nature And The Artists

We'll understand the US better if we better understand how American artists extended their ideologies in their pictures.

(We'll understand even more if we understand that Ralph Waldo Emerson told them how.) https://t.co/FyT8eeVJUx

— Tyler Green (@TylerGreenBooks) October 6, 2021

From the Publisher: Illustrated by classic American paintings and photographs, and accompanied with a prescient new appraisal, this stunning publication on Emerson’s seminal 1836 essay is at once a meditation on the ways artists influence each other and a timely cri de coeur to cherish and preserve America’s landscape.

Get your copy here:  https://amzn.to/3leSiTC or here https://www.indiebound.org/book/9783791378695

The Painter of the World

Gregg Chadwick

The Painter of the World ( Seol-min) 

12"x9"oil on panel 2021

At the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco a few years ago, I watched the Korean Buddhist Nun artist Seol-min paint a gorgeous artwork of the Water Moon Avalokiteshvara, also known as Guanyin. Her canvas was laid flat on the floor and she painted on top of it as if she was bodysurfing a gentle wave with brushes in hand. The large hall where Seol-min painted was quiet. The gentle sound of her brushes created a kind of music that echoed off the marble walls. My oil on panel painting "The Painter of the World" is my latest artwork inspired by this experience with the artist Seol-min.

The Asian Art Museum has created a video of Seol-min at the museum. I am in the background, off camera, watching the events.
Video Below. Link at: https://education.asianart.org/resources/korean-buddhist-art/

Featured at Saatchi Art's The Other Art Fair Los Angeles at Barker Hangar from September 23-26, 2021.

Thanks again to everyone who enjoyed my paintings at @theotherartfair Many of the paintings are available for purchase on my @saatchiart page. Link at: https://www.saatchiart.com/greggchadwick

#theotherartfair #theotherartfairla #art #artshow #la #losangeles #laartshow #laart #collectart #artcollector #artfair #santamonica #buddhism #buddha #saffron #light #SanFrancisco #AsianArtMuseum #CityOfLove #Korea #KoreanArt

 

Stevie Van Zandt shares stories from his new memoir, “Unrequited Infatuations”

From the Washington Post: Acclaimed rock-and-roll guitarist, music producer, solo artist and “The Sopranos” actor, Stevie Van Zandt rose to fame touring the world with Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band. In his new memoir, “Unrequited Infatuations,” Van Zandt chronicles the twists and turns of his nearly nonstop career since the mid-1960s. The musician turned activist turned actor joins Washington Post opinion columnist Jonathan Capehart to share stories from his unique life journey."

Monk Station

 

Gregg Chadwick

Monk Station

30"x30"oil on linen 2020

"Move towards the light", a friend said to me as we wandered the streets of Montreal on a crisp spring afternoon. My painting "Monk Station" is inspired by that day and depicts a saffron robed pilgrim in a 21st century urban moment. The monk is moving towards the light. Set in a subway station in Montreal, this painting looks at the place of the spirit in our fast paced lives.

Honored that "Monk Station" was curated into Los Angeles Latest Collections by Briana Salatino, Fair Assistant at The Other Art Fair:
https://www.saatchiart.com/art-collection/photography-painting-sculpture-drawing-new-media-collage/New-Originals-for-2000-Under-Week-of-Sept-27/1093891/631397/view

Direct Link at https://www.saatchiart.com/art/Painting-Monk-Station/25560/7473981/view

Thanks again to everyone who enjoyed my paintings at @theotherartfair

#theotherartfair #theotherartfairla #art #artshow #la #losangeles #laartshow #laart #collectart #artcollector #artfair #santamonica #buddhism #buddha #saffron #light #montreal #montréal

John Mellencamp, Bruce Springsteen - Wasted Days (Official Video)

Homage to Frida Kahlo

 

Gregg Chadwick

Frida Kahlo

10"x10"oil on cigar box 2021

Private Collection Los Angeles

My oil on wood cigar box painting of Frida Kahlo is the latest in a series of artworks that amplifies the shared culture between Mexico and the United States. Frida was a dynamo. Her artworks explore the realms of myth, memory, and physical reality in groundbreaking ways. My latest portrait of Frida is an homage to her work and influence.

My painting imagines Frida when she lived in San Francisco. In 1930-31 Frida and Diego Rivera lived at 716 Montgomery Street in San Francisco, just down the hill from North Beach and Chinatown. Frida met and created with a group of artists who energized her creative process. KQED notes that "For six months, the couple stayed at the studio of Rivera’s old classmate and friend, sculptor Ralph Stackpole, who introduced them to an eclectic group of writers, painters and photographers." For a number of years, I lived in San Francisco at the corner of Green and Montgomery streets. I would often walk down the steep hill on Montgomery towards the Transamerica building and imagine Frida living in my neighborhood. More on Frida in San Francisco in the marvelous program and article by KQED - Inside Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera's Life in San Francisco

Exhibited and sold at The Other Art Fair Los Angeles at Barker Hangar September 2021. Thank you to all my collectors and followers. I so appreciate your interest in my artwork.

Thanks to everyone who commented on and enjoyed the painting at @theotherartfair

Prints available at Chadwick-Frida-Kahlo

#theotherartfair #theotherartfairla #art #artshow #la #losangeles #laartshow #laart #collectart #artcollector #artfair #santamonica #mexico #fridakahlo

Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo at the garden of Luther Burbank in Santa Rosa 

(Luther Burbank Home & Gardens Collection--Sonoma County Library Digital Collections)

Tax the Rich

 

Gregg Chadwick

Tax the Rich

12"x9"oil on panel 2021

Congressional Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez created headlines around the globe with her Tax the Rich Dress worn at the 2021 Met Gala.

The socially provocative dress was designed by Aurora James who said in the New York Times: Listen, it would be a lot easier to go to the Met Gala and just wear a really beautiful dress and look really beautiful and have a good time. But that was not her intention, right? Her intention was to take a conversation that’s largely existing in working-class communities and bring it into rooms where that conversation might be a little bit more uncomfortable. It’s not easy to show up in a room like that, with a statement like that.

There’s a lot of people who gain access to rooms like that and are too afraid to rock the boat."

My painting celebrates AOC, Aurora James, and everyone rocking the boat. Thanks to everyone who commented on and enjoyed the painting at @theotherartfair

#theotherartfair #theotherartfairla #art #artshow #la #losangeles #laartshow #laart #collectart #artcollector #artfair #santamonica #AOC #metgala #taxtherich