Apparently, SoHo (although it wasn't called that at the time) was a haven for artists as early as 1941, when this picture was taken. The painter is Yasuo Kuniyoshi (1889-1953), a modernist who also painted murals in the women's restrooms in Radio City Music Hall. Although he had lived in the U.S. since 1905, the government classified him as an enemy alien after Pearl Harbor. He was not interned as other Japanese-Americans were, but his bank account was frozen, his travel restricted, and he was prohibited from owning a camera or binoculars. Nonetheless, he created drawings for the American wartime propaganda effort. In 1948 he was the first living artist to receive a retrospective at the Whitney Museum.
Photo: Max Yavno via The Museum of Contemporary Art
Brewery Art Walk November 5 & 6, 2022 Artist Loft Studios Gallery Open House from 11 AM to 6 PM
Brewery Art Walk November 5 & 6, 2022 Artist Loft Studios Gallery Open House from 11 AM to 6 PM
Those who appreciate creative genius and new innovations in art will want to attend the upcoming Brewery Art Walk event at 2100 N Main St, Los Angeles, CA 90031. #artwalk
The Brewery is the world’s largest artist loft rental complex, so it’s no wonder that this community provides one of the largest, most amazing concentrations of artworks on display. In Lincoln Heights, next to Downtown Los…
Joshua Charow Made a Photo Book about NYC's Original Artist Lofts
He spent the past two years creating his first photography book titled 'Loft Law. The Last of New York City's Original Artist Lofts' about artists living under the protection of the Loft Law.
The law, enacted in 1982 (Article 7-C of the Multiple Dwelling Law), granted protection and rent stabilization to thousands of artists who were living illegally in commercial and manufacturing zoned lofts in neighborhoods like Soho, Tribeca, and the Bowery after the manufacturing industry predominantly left Manhattan.
The finished product! Loft is a Link from @bonus-links by @ezdotjpg. The weaving process is detailed here for the alpaca overtunic. The undertunic was hand sewed in linen, and the amber necklace is hemp. Pleated pants were from a past project. Sadly, I do not own a Goddess Harp, so a Turkish lyre will have to do.
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Much gratitude to one of my partners for driving me out to Huckleberry Reserve Faron Woods and taking pictures.
I've been lucky to try some good quality watercolors in my life, and don't get me wrong there's definitely benefits to them, but I always come crawling back to my damn Artist Loft watercolors. kisses my pallet
Building the pigeons a new loft. I have some original art for sale on my site if you wanna help me get this done faster 😉 Think i still need about $150 in building supplies that i otherwise plan on buying next paycheck.