A sheep and a dragon. A devil and an angel. A tiny icon of sweet dreams. These are the pieces Julia McLain blocks together in a way reminiscent of those puzzles where you slide the pieces around until the picture is whole. Only in “Peace and War,” the lack of…
On August 6, Andy Warhol would have turned 83, and to commemorate the iconic artist’s life, LuminArte Design Gallery installed a collection of works from modern artists inspired by Warhol. What Would Andy Do? is an exhibition of works from local, national and international artists who apply Warhol’s pop stylings…
Thanks to the popularity of artists like Banksy, graffiti is becoming a more accepted form of art rather than just the unsolicited tagging of newsstands and buses. Local artist Carlos Donjuan has elevated graffiti, and his works, along with other members from the art collective SourGrapes, can be seen in…
Torches aren’t only used for Olympic ceremonies anymore. Fort Worth resident and artist Helen Altman uses torches to create stunning works, many of which are on display as part of the Firewalls exhibition at Talley Dunn Gallery. Inspired by nature, Altman uses fire on wet paper to create drawings of…
You could say a printer is the most important tool for Texas artist Terry Hays. After years of teaching scenic painting at SMU’s theater department, Hays left to pursue his own art full-time, and now his work, along with the work of his wife, Kathy Robinson-Hays, is on display at…
Create your own wall of fame with these fine, only marginally frightening works of art currently for sale at two of our favorite Dallas thrift stores. As of yesterday afternoon, all of these paintings were still looking for homes. Most could be had for less than $60. We found them…
Thousands of country-music-lovin’ Americans came out Monday to celebrate the most patriotic of holidays at the most patriotic party this side of the Mason-Dixon Line: Willie Nelson’s Fourth of July Picnic. The crowd at Billy Bob’s braved the heat for some honky-tonk from Willie and his friends, but it truly…
There’s nothing more fun than putting people’s faces in places where they don’t belong.Wait, let’s rephrase that. Maybe it’s more fun accumulating so much cars and cash that the FBI raids your offices and home. Or maybe obtaining some land in the most bizarre manner possible, with the help of…
Some of his pieces burst with a spectacle of vibrant color while others find their power in the absence of any hue at all. Burnt, swirled, carefully prodded and calculated with the precise hand of tattoo artist, David Sena’s art pairs scientific measure with impulsive creativity. His mark-making instruments of…
Derek Dilday is a really big Mavs fan. He recently got the above tattoo. Here he is talking about why: The inspiration came from being a huge Dirk fan, obviously. Knowing how much Dirk wanted this championship and the struggles he has been through with this team for the past…
Look on TV, DIRK; look on Twitter, DIRK; Look on your neighbor’s T-shirt, DIRK…and we’re not even close to sick of him! His likeness pops up in the most unexpected places, almost the way Jesus appears on a burnt grilled cheese or in pizza sauce.Perhaps the most unexpected place we’ve…
It’s the Wednesday WTF? wherein we randomly select a photo/video/thing that makes us say those three special words. “Fur on fur” may not be new to you. And no, we don’t mean that as dirty as it sounds. If you’re on DeviantArt or are a fanatic of BoingBoing and the…
MAVS WIN! MAVS WIN! Oh, and yes, it’s time once again for The Weekly Tease! With today being press day here at Observer HQ, that means it’s time to take a break from celebrating and bring you a sneak-peek of the cover art for this week’s impending issue.If you’re stumped…
That’s right, friends, time again for The Weekly Tease! Today is press day at Observer HQ, when The Mixmaster brings you a sneak-peek of the cover art for the issue about go to be printed and hit the streets later in the week.So whether you’re a long-time DO reader, or…
Each week, Fine Lookin’ Piece offers an image of a work of art visually compelling enough on its own to inspire our readers to hit up the gallery for a closer look — even with no prior knowledge of the artist or exhibition. There’s something about the endangered/obsolete status of…
Fort Worth’s Kimbell Art Museum has trumped Tom Hanks and his high-tech Da Vinci Code shenanigans by using Apple’s iPad as a virtual museum guide for their Picasso and Braque: The Cubist Experiment, 1910-1912 exhibition. The Kimbell supplies the iPads preloaded with an application called iCubist, created specifically for this…
Each week, Fine Lookin’ Piece offers an image of a work of art visually compelling enough on its own to inspire our readers to hit up the gallery for a closer look — even with no prior knowledge of the artist or exhibition. You’ll find it not surprising at all…
Tonight, a doe-eyed little girl mutilating a teddy bear with a knife will be in the same room with a hummingbird that’s innocently resting on a flower. Sounds strange, but that’s exactly what you’d want to find at an exhibition entitled Dark and Lovely: New Works by Loretta Gonzalez |…
Each week, Fine Lookin’ Piece offers an image of a work of art visually compelling enough on its own to inspire our readers to hit up the gallery for a closer look — even with no prior knowledge of the artist or exhibition. Summer is still a month away, but…
The title of Juergen Teller’s Dallas Contemporary exhibit, Man with Banana, sounds like a tongue-in-cheek inside joke — you get it, sort of, but not really. A mix of Teller’s personal photos and advertising photos, interchangeably displayed and impossible to distinguish, carries that same insider feel and punctuates it with…
Each week, Fine Lookin’ Piece offers an image of a work of art visually compelling enough on its own to inspire our readers to hit up the gallery for a closer look — even with no prior knowledge of the artist or exhibition. A recognized Texas artist, Ted Kincaid has…
I’m in. That was my response when the Dallas Observer told me about the Mixmaster and my proposed role as Photo Geek, the blogger. I’m Allison V. Smith, self-proclaimed photo geek, with a resume to prove it. I shoot with film, digital and cell phones. I shoot for myself and…
