ICONS: Eikoh Hosoe

10 May 2010 | By HUSVAR

© Eikoh Hosoe

On May 6, 2010, Eikoh Hosoe was presented with the 18th-Annual Medal of Honor for Lifetime Achievement in Photography by the National Arts Club. This great evening was hosted by Master of Ceremonies Dr. Stanley Burns, President O. Aldon James, Jr., and Catherine Johnson, Chair of the Photography Committee, with whom I work very closely. The unbelievable list of previous honorees names some of my favorite artists, including Duane Michals (1994) and William Eggleston (2003).

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THE COLLECTOR: Melodie Provenzano

22 March 2010 | By HUSVAR

I have always had a keen appreciation for fine art, from the work of known masters to the edgier underground names that skirt the edge of the mainstream art world. Photography and art have a long and intertwined history, and I avidly collect works from both mediums. In my blog series THE COLLECTOR, I will be featuring several pieces that I have collected, or pieces that I simply appreciate for their meaning and aesthetic beauty.

Melodie Provenzano
Bunny Ride, 2008
Acrylic and gold leaf on canvas, 48 by 48 inches

The iconography of the figurines in Bunny Ride was what grabbed me immediately—this naive ceramic bunny sitting on top of such a menacing menagerie. The warty toad and tusked boar are reminiscent of creatures from a Miyazaki Anime film (especially Princess Mononoke) and the razor-toothed shark is an exact likeness of a bathtub toy I had when I was young. The stage seems set for a drama about to unfold, one full of ominous and foreboding danger….

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