Tag Archives: Sculpture

What Would YOU Call It?

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Touch2Touch

Like many — perhaps most — people, I come with a sense of reverence and awe to museums. Rightly so. Great works of art, the genius of human hands and minds, are awesome achievements. But not all art is solemn or … Continue reading →

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Shock and Awe at Yale

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Touch2Touch

On a recent visit to the newly expanded and renovated Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven, CT, this is the first thing that greeted our eyes beyond the glass doors: We automatically found ourselves looking up. Seeing nothing beyond … Continue reading →

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Here at the North Pole —

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Touch2Touch

At this moment (6:40 p.m.) the thermometer stands at 8 degrees fahrenheit (13 degrees centigrade) and is falling fast. This is the winter vista before the sun went down: Pretty bleak, despite the pretty blue sky and blue snow. Instead … Continue reading →

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“THE WAY LIFE SHOULD BE” (1)

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Touch2Touch

That’s the slogan of the State of Maine. It’s the sign that greets travelers crossing the invisible line on I-95 just beyond the bridge separating Portsmouth, NH from Kittery, ME, and it always cheers my spirits when it does. Life … Continue reading →

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Life — and Art — Ever Changing —

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Touch2Touch

The Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MA, is currently featuring an exhibit of “Pisarro’s People.” It’s a fine and interesting show, but to me the summer’s gem is in the Clark’s Stone Center, a small exhibit of extraordinarily beautiful reclaimed and … Continue reading →

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