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Tue Jul 8
Art crush of the day: John Baldessari. *I unfortunately couldn’t find a great picture of him working, so I will end this day of art with just a great picture of his work.

Art crush of the day: John Baldessari.

*I unfortunately couldn’t find a great picture of him working, so I will end this day of art with just a great picture of his work.

Theme of the day:

Artists with/making their work.  I love seeing the creative force behind it and I hope you do too.
Richard Serra throwing molten lead.
Richard Serra throwing molten lead.
Lucien Freud.  In the thick of it.
Lucien Freud.  In the thick of it.
Roy Lichtenstein photographed by Dennis Hopper.
Roy Lichtenstein photographed by Dennis Hopper.
Cy Twombly with an unidentified work.  *Is it just me, even though he was a slip of a guy, he looks like he might be thinking “just DARE me to take over the art world and blow your mind with each new piece I make.  Seriously, dare me.”

Cy Twombly with an unidentified work. 

*Is it just me, even though he was a slip of a guy, he looks like he might be thinking “just DARE me to take over the art world and blow your mind with each new piece I make.  Seriously, dare me.”

Frank Stella focusing on his work, my kind of guy.
Frank Stella focusing on his work, my kind of guy.
Francesco Clemente.
Francesco Clemente.
A range of products made from boiled leather by designer Simon Hasan is on show at the Royal College of Art Show Two in London, which closes tomorrow Boiled leather? Color me intrigued!

A range of products made from boiled leather by designer Simon Hasan is on show at the Royal College of Art Show Two in London, which closes tomorrow

Boiled leather? Color me intrigued!

Chuck Close working on a self-portrait.
Chuck Close working on a self-portrait.
Jasper Johns, Age 29 at Castelli Gallery with Target Painting taken by Ben Martin.
Jasper Johns, Age 29 at Castelli Gallery with Target Painting taken by Ben Martin.

Dictionary.com's word of the day:

troglodyte \TROG-luh-dyt, noun:
1. A member of a primitive people that lived in caves, dens, or holes; a cave dweller.
2. One who is regarded as reclusive, reactionary, out of date, or brutish.

*I’m stoked on this word, lately the words have been crap. Way to step up your game dictionary.com!