Category: Art

Maria de Los Angeles: Art is about making this world a better place.

August 8, 2016

“One person can make a difference, and if not in the lives of others, in our own lives.” -Maria de Los Angeles. By Lupita Peimbert. (Local Artists) – Maria de Los Angeles is an artist. Through painting, printmaking, sculpture, and performance she explores social issues such as immigration and economic inequalities while setting up platforms … More Maria de Los Angeles: Art is about making this world a better place.

Norman Lear, Just Another Version of You at the Castro Theater.

July 23, 2016

(Film) – At the Bay Area Premier  in the Castro Theater Sunday, July 24, Norman Lear will receive the “Freedom of Expression Award,” by the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival. Lear is an icon and legendary television producer, credited with writing, creating, and developing more than 100 television shows in the United States; just to … More Norman Lear, Just Another Version of You at the Castro Theater.

The SF Botanical Garden Has Found The Best Way For People To Play The Piano

July 20, 2016

By Lupita Peimbert. (Art & Culture) –  It feels like you are in one of those romantic, impressionist paintings. Luscious gardens surround you, a climate that makes you feel cozy, 12 pianos scattered in a 55-acre landscape as if they were treasures waiting to be found, and groups of people sitting around -listening, drinking, nibbling, … More The SF Botanical Garden Has Found The Best Way For People To Play The Piano

This Is How She Makes Her Dreams Come True.

July 7, 2016

By Lupita Peimbert. (Local Artists) –It is hard to not admire how Maria de Los Angeles sets her mind to pursue a dream and works through the process, realizing it step by step. She reminds me of the “Midas Touch,” King Midas in Greek mythology who had a keen ability to turn everything he touched … More This Is How She Makes Her Dreams Come True.

A Radical Production of Hamlet.

March 20, 2016

“Every actor is right for Hamlet, because there is something of Hamlet in every human being.” – Steven Berkoff, theater legend. (Berkeley, CA) – Shotgun Players begins the Spring season with William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, directed my Mark Jackson. “We begin with a radical production of the world theatre’s most enduring classic. Every actor of the … More A Radical Production of Hamlet.

Pierre Bonnard’s Masterpieces at the Legion of Honor Museum for the First Time in Half Century.

January 20, 2016

By Lupita Peimbert (Art). The works of Pierre Bonnard will be exhibited in the West Coast for the first time in fifty years, early February at The Legion of Honor Museum in San Francisco. The Legion of Honor proudly presents an exhibit composed of 70 masterpieces that show Bonnard’s role as modernist artist in a … More Pierre Bonnard’s Masterpieces at the Legion of Honor Museum for the First Time in Half Century.

The Films of Maurice Pialat: Van Gogh

January 9, 2016

By Lupita Peimbert (Cinema). A fictionalized biography about Vincent van Gogh’s last two months before his death. Director and writer Maurice Pialat shows different aspects of the artist’s life, providing a beautiful, unconcerned, nonchalant look into life in 1890’s rural France, in a small town not far from Paris. Beyond the image that most of … More The Films of Maurice Pialat: Van Gogh

Intelligent Thoughts

June 30, 2015

“All intelligent thoughts have already been thought; what is necessary is only to try to think them again.”            Goethe    

Men, Women, and Gender.

June 8, 2015

By Lupita Peimbert. Having just returned from a women’s weekend retreat led by Sarah Sandhill, I am looking at and thinking about men with different eyes. We have been conditioned to see each other as entirely different beings because of gender, when all of us are souls having a human experience. Sarah’s women retreat in … More Men, Women, and Gender.

Happy Monday: Magic!

June 1, 2015

Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe   Magia es creer en ti mismo. Si puedes hacerlo, entonces podrás hacer que lo que sea necesario y que suceda. –Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Art Extravaganza from Taiwan

April 21, 2015

By Lupita Peimbert. (San Francisco) – Huge, colorful, extravagant, and full of meaning; nineteen large-scale sculptures by Taiwanese artist Hung Yi adorn the Joseph L. Alioto Performing Arts Piazza, commonly referred to as the park in front of City Hall. The fancy carnival of animals open exhibit is in place already and will stay until May … More Art Extravaganza from Taiwan

Young artivist helps a community heal through art; people are mobilizing to help her, and we hope you’ll too.

July 30, 2014

By Lupita Peimbert. Photos by Jeff Kan Lee. Two stories converge here. One is about bringing the opportunity of experiencing art to children and youth affected one way or another by neighborhood violence. The other is about Maria de Los Angeles, a young woman currently studying fine arts at Yale University School of Art, who … More Young artivist helps a community heal through art; people are mobilizing to help her, and we hope you’ll too.

Tree of Life by Ambassadors of Hope.

July 12, 2014

I love the way this youth expressed their thoughts and feelings. Art is self-expression; it heals, it builds, it inspires. These four panes, painted by a group of youth called Ambassadors of Hope and Opportunity. Despite their difficult circumstances (lack of family structure, money and support), they are moving on towards their dreams and goals! … More Tree of Life by Ambassadors of Hope.

How do you keep going?

May 21, 2014

Those of us who work independently have as much freedom of time as the obligation to be productive. How do you keep yourself going in those days when you just do not feel like doing anything? I know and so do you, I am sure, that simply rituals may structure your work life: Start the … More How do you keep going?

The Murals in Balmy Alley.

January 15, 2014

(Latino) – Technically a street, Balmy is referred to by long-time San Franciscans as an alley, and it is one literally colored by culture. Murals along the way tell stories of suffering, migration, and hope. Crossing 24th street in the Mission District, the tiny road is visited by dozens every day, local people and tourists who want to … More The Murals in Balmy Alley.

Big. For California. By David Hockney.

October 26, 2013

Today is the opening of David Hockney’s exhibit at the de Young Museum in San Francisco. Can’t wait to see it! The British artist assembled this exclusively for this part of the world. I saw a preview and it looks amazing! The image below is a drawing of Yosemite Park made on an iPad. ¿Cómo … More Big. For California. By David Hockney.