Grief, cancer, Nietzsche and Santa Nov 6, 2009
" He got a big laugh. I'm inclined to think that the only honest way to deal with a movie as dreamlike and filled with self-hatred and sealed off from the world as "Antichrist" is by resisting von Trier's shtick. In other words, by withholding and scrutinizing your own strong reactions, by working your way around von Trier's pathological longing to be pilloried by many and adored by a few. So I'm not here to tell you that "Antichrist" is a great film, however much I admire its beauty and daring,... (Salon)
In search of French bread Nov 5, 2009
Mr. Kaplan's gimmicks include bringing his favorite brand of baguette to a new restaurant in case its bread does not meet his standards, and using such descriptions for the taste of bread as "a hint of dried apricots and almonds" and "symbiotic play of chiaroscuro." Once he compared the shape of a loaf to Brigette Bardot's backside. "In the process, [Mr. Kaplan] has become the conscience of French baking," wrote wine writer Michael Steinberger in his new book, "Au Revoir to All That"... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
DVDs you should have seen -- but didn't Oct 22, 2009
Dafoe and Gainsbourg (known only as He and She) make passionate love in their marital bed, their bodies forming a graceful chiaroscuro composition. United thus in ecstasy, they don't notice that their 1-year-old son, Nic -- the only character in the movie with a name -- has escaped from his crib, wedged open the child gate and paused for a view of this primal scene. (Salon)
Works from the masters hand Jul 6, 2009
Da Vinci was one of the first masters of the sfumato and chiaroscuro techniques, and one of the pioneers of atmospheric perspective. Unfortunately, many of his artistic concepts and projects were never realised and his scientific treatises were never finished. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
City Beat (75) Jun 16, 2009
This year s theme is Chiaroscuro: Beguiling the Penumbra. Hands-on activities, food and info booths from University Circle organizations throughout the day in Circle Village. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Art judge takes novel approach May 17, 2009
The chiaroscuro technique she employed to render the device with oil on linen is exemplary. It's a fine traditional painting skill used to good advantage. (Anchorage Daily News)
Spring exhibitions on display at SUNY Oswegos Metro Center (11) May 1, 2009
According to Perdiguero, The drawings that I create are free hand renderings of animals and human figures, where chiaroscuro plays a predominant role, and the application of the ink, through a reductive process, gives the work an ambiguous pictorial sense. Above all, I look for simplicity and balance. (Oswego Palladium-Times, NY)
U.S. blames al Qaeda on 33 deaths Mar 11, 2009
The 16th-century artist celebrated for his dramatic chiaroscuro (light and shadow) paintings mastered "a whole set of techniques that are the basis of photography," Roberta Lapucci told AFP.. UPDATED: Director of National Intelligence Dennis C. Blair told a Senate hearing Tuesday that China's military is increasing harassment of Navy survey ships, activities viewed by U.S. intelligence as the most aggressive since 2001, when a Chinese jet flew into a U.S. EP-3 surveillance plane and set off an... (Insight on the News)
