Tag Archive "charlotte-schatz"
Piles of art
Mars the Red Planet, 1988, Plastic toy flamingos, barbie doll, fluorescent light, chalk, xerox, arches papaer, synthetic polymer with sparkle, oil stick, pastel; ensemble set on formica covered trapezoid wood base, 82 1/2 x 44 x 12 (artist’s comment: this sculpture relfects my fear of an impending nuclear holocaust).Tom Kerr and Donna Martorana are sitting on a pile of art. It’s not even theirs. It’s the work of Mildred Elfman Greenberg, an artist with three works in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art (here’s a post about her by Martin Bromirski at his blog, anaba). Quartet: Ice Age ... More » »
Final Report from Paris
Post by Charlotte Schatz [Ed. note: Philadelphia artist Charlotte Schatz made a trip to Berlin, Lyon and Paris this spring and wrote these lively reports on her visit. This and the prior post cover her time in France. The first four cover Berlin.] A fashion note: polka dots are in. We saw ballerina slipper shoes in polka dots, scarves, skirts, tops, coats, bags in polka dots. Lots of layering, short skirts with mid calf leggings and lots of those dangerous high, high heels. And of course, the ever present scarf. The clothes were gorgeous, beautifully made of wonderful fabrics. Belleville ... More » »
More Reporting from Paris
Post by Charlotte Schatz [Ed. note: Philadelphia artist Charlotte Schatz made a trip to Berlin, Lyon and Paris this spring and wrote these lively reports on her visit. This and the prior post cover her time in France. The first four cover Berlin.] Paris has many smaller museums that many people miss. The Picasso Museum in the Marais is housed in a beautiful old building containing many of his original sculptures including the “Goat” and the “Gorilla” where you can sense the artist’s hand. The Goat by Picasso at the Picasso Museum, Marais There was a special exhibit on Carmen ... More » »
Report from Paris
Post by Charlotte Schatz [Ed. note: Philadelphia artist Charlotte Schatz made a trip to Berlin, Lyon and Paris this spring and wrote these lively reports on her visit. This and the prior post cover her time in France. The first four cover Berlin.]Hi Everyone: Poster for Los Frigos open studios (all photos by Charlotte Schatz) Fascinating day yesterday. Evelyne and I went to the area near the new Mitterand Bibliotek in the south of Paris to visit some big old factories which have been studios for years. The halls and stairs were covered in layers of graffiti. We were able ... More » »
Report from Lyon
Post by Charlotte Schatz [Ed. note: Philadelphia artist Charlotte Schatz made a trip to Berlin, Lyon and Paris this spring and wrote these lively reports on her visit. This and the next post cover her time in France. The first four cover Berlin.] Peruges, France (all photos by Charlotte Schatz) Yesterday we were taken to the countryside by a friend of Joan and Bob Menapace whom I am visiting. We drove to Peruges, a village settled by people from Perugia and later by the Romans. It’s an old, beautiful hill town where we met some folks at the Marie (City ... More » »
Berlin in the Spring: Report, Part 4
Report by Charlotte Schatz [Ed. note: Philadelphia artist Charlotte Schatz made a trip to Berlin, Lyon and Paris this spring and wrote these lively reports on her visit. The first four posts will cover her time in Berlin.] Hi:No art talk today though we did go to the Hamburger Bahnhof Museum and a gallery crawl. I want to tell you what a really lovely city this is. There are parks everywhere. The old East German apartment blocks have been or are being converted into colorful, balconied buildings.They have charming inner courtyards called Hofs with outdoor restaurants abounding. We have seen ... More » »
Berlin in the Spring: Report, Part 3
Report by Charlotte Schatz [Ed. note: Philadelphia artist Charlotte Schatz made a trip to Berlin, Lyon and Paris this spring and wrote these lively reports on her visit. The first four posts will cover her time in Berlin.] HALOO from Berlin:After climbing to the 5th floor, up and down the subway steps, long blocks from bus to trolley, I have wonderful legs. Today we went to the Pergamon Museum to see the Pergamum alterpiece – a huge classical Greek monument which was taken by the Russians to Leningrad after WWII and returned to Berlin in the 60′s or 70′s. Saw ... More » »
Berlin in the Spring: A Report, part 2
Report by Charlotte Schatz [Ed. note: Philadelphia artist Charlotte Schatz made a trip to Berlin, Lyon and Paris this spring and wrote these lively reports on her visit. The first four posts will cover her time in Berlin.] Today was very exciting. We went to Dodge’s son’s, Jason Dodge’s apartment and babysat for a while and then went out on the streets to watch the demonstrations, the punks all decked out with multi-colored hair, the policei decked out with helmets,etc. It was all very peaceful and colorful. We ate Syrian pitas stuffed with vegies, drank carrot juice, walked and walked ... More » »
Berlin in the Spring: A report by C. Shatz
Report by Charlotte Schatz [Ed. note: Philadelphia artist Charlotte Schatz made a trip to Berlin, Lyon and Paris this spring and wrote these lively reports on her visit. The first two posts will cover her time in Berlin.] Hi Everyone:Had a great first day. I went to sleep at 10 pm and woke up at 9 am! Made myself breakfast in my little apartment and met Robert on the street where we shopped for food. [Robert is Robert Dodge, colleague and friend of Charlotte's from the Art Department at Bucks County Community College. He is retired and living in Berlin ... More » »
