Category Archives: Art

Utah’s Unitarians

Posted on 01-August-2011 by

The following fascinating letter to the editor was printed in the SLTrib (29 Jul 2011): Salt Lake City’s First Unitarian Church congratulates This Is The Place Heritage Park for honoring a bevy of religious denominations that made Utah their home … Continue reading →

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Svalbard’s Vault, Doomsday Insurance + Art

Posted on 22-July-2011 by

Located “way up North,” above the Artic Circle, is Norway’s Svalbard Global Seed Vault, which officially opened 26 Feb 2008.  It was become the most diverse collection of food crop seeds anywhere on Earth. Also known as the “Doomsday Seed … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Environment, monumental, Technology, Travel | 2 Comments

Mormons and Crucifixes

Posted on 18-July-2011 by

In my office, I have six crucifixes on the wall.  It started years ago when I ran into an man in a very isolated locale in central Arizona that was making primitive crucifixes.  He said that they were in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, catholicism, images of Christ, mormonism, Religion | 3 Comments

The Power of Negative Space

Posted on 17-June-2011 by

As I´ve grown older, I´ve come to appreciate the value of negative space.  For example, as you enter the building where I work, there are 2 very large display panels (or bulletin boards).  They are both filled to capacity with … Continue reading →

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Save Utah’s “Spiral Jetty”

Posted on 09-June-2011 by

I’ve visited Robert Smithson’s ”Spirit Jetty” on 3 separate occcasions.  It is an enigmatic spot to visit, located on the northeast shore of the Great Salt Lake south of Promontory Point.  The jetty is, according to Glen Warchol writing in the SLTrib … Continue reading →

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“Cave of Forgotten Dreams,” a Review

Posted on 15-May-2011 by

The documentary, “Cave of Forgotten Dreams” is quality film making and is highly recommended.  But boy is it flawed.  Like most of the films by Werner Herzog, this one takes the viewer to a place where he/she cannot go, Chauvet Cave in southern … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Creation, Environment, Religion | 5 Comments

Utah’s Tribute to the “Golden Ratio”

Posted on 29-April-2011 by

Earlier this month, a friend and I were driving back to Provo by way of Green River UT.  Near the western I-70 exit at Green River, in a prominent location, is a 4-story high stack of giant blocks.  My first reaction was … Continue reading →

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The Works (or Icons) of Carl Bloch

Posted on 25-April-2011 by

Carl Bloch Altarpiece at BYU Exhibit The most recent Ensign (Apr 2011) has a six page photo spread of the current Carl Bloch:  Reaching Toward Heaven exhibit at the BYU Museum of Art. According to the Ensign: Nine years in … Continue reading →

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Images of Christ and Diversity

Posted on 23-January-2011 by

I received my copy of  BYU/Magazine (Winter 2011) last week.  The main article, written by Nathan N. Waite, is about the 19th-centry Danish artist Carl Heinrich Bloch.  The article, which parallels an exhibit of Bloch’s work at the BYU Museum of Art, proudly boasts that: “Once … Continue reading →

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Mormon Art and the Crucifixion

Posted on 08-January-2011 by

The Springville Museum of Art recently had an exhibit titled:  “Spiritual and Religious Art of Utah.”  According to Peggy Fletcher Stack writing in the SLTrib (21 Dec 2010): In an unexpected twist, though, the two winning entries on display at the (museum) … Continue reading →

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