One of my favorite sections of The New York Times is the Sunday Style section, and most of all the Pulse page. Call me a light weight, but I love trends. Does this ever happen to you? I felt like my life was passing before my eyes when I read last Sunday’s contribution. Once again I found myself saying (screaming) “that’s my idea!” Indigestion before breakfast.
Let’s start with the Quotable and Wearable. This fabulous jean jacket by Olympia Le-Tan (this one says The Heart is a Lonely Hunter)reminds me of a series of sashes I made in my artsy farsty days. I was a performance artist at the time and into the weather forecast, i.e. partly cloudy, partly sunny; and horse racing odds. Both were poetry to my ears and eyes and I wanted to wear it! Hence the Masonic looking sashes I wore and gave away to my friends, (that’s Weather King/Diplomat Batter in orange, Can Run On/So Can Others in red). Another great musing is by Paul Rogers who designed type treatments for blues sayings – but where to put them? Whisky glasses? Pillows? Jean Jackets?
Then there is the book Words by Jack, Art by Ed – for only $10,000. All I can say is, I really hope this trend sticks and builds. Representing artists, (mind you Ed Ruscha is a little out of my league), I wonder what will happen to the value of printed art on the page with electronic and portable viewing devises so omnipresent. Maybe I only see what I want to see but putting an extraordinary value on the printed page is a sight for sore eyes. However the other trend of exclusive art infiltrating the mass market world seems to have made a huge splash with The Gogosian Store. How much is that Warhol in the window?
And forget about the Works Hard, Cleans Up Nicely gig. I have the most beautiful canvas “tool bags” in the world (sourced the ConEd repairmen manufacture) so if you think you can handle one, let me know. It’s a momma’s bag. And if you want a custom horse racing odds sash – if it works for Olympia Le-Tan, why not others?
Let’s start with the Quotable and Wearable. This fabulous jean jacket by Olympia Le-Tan (this one says The Heart is a Lonely Hunter)reminds me of a series of sashes I made in my artsy farsty days. I was a performance artist at the time and into the weather forecast, i.e. partly cloudy, partly sunny; and horse racing odds. Both were poetry to my ears and eyes and I wanted to wear it! Hence the Masonic looking sashes I wore and gave away to my friends, (that’s Weather King/Diplomat Batter in orange, Can Run On/So Can Others in red). Another great musing is by Paul Rogers who designed type treatments for blues sayings – but where to put them? Whisky glasses? Pillows? Jean Jackets?
Then there is the book Words by Jack, Art by Ed – for only $10,000. All I can say is, I really hope this trend sticks and builds. Representing artists, (mind you Ed Ruscha is a little out of my league), I wonder what will happen to the value of printed art on the page with electronic and portable viewing devises so omnipresent. Maybe I only see what I want to see but putting an extraordinary value on the printed page is a sight for sore eyes. However the other trend of exclusive art infiltrating the mass market world seems to have made a huge splash with The Gogosian Store. How much is that Warhol in the window?
And forget about the Works Hard, Cleans Up Nicely gig. I have the most beautiful canvas “tool bags” in the world (sourced the ConEd repairmen manufacture) so if you think you can handle one, let me know. It’s a momma’s bag. And if you want a custom horse racing odds sash – if it works for Olympia Le-Tan, why not others?
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