Sundance Institute Theatre Program: An All-Women Cohort to Convene at MASS MoCA Lab

Sundance Institute’s Theatre Program will support three ambitious new works for the stage, and their four women creators, at this year’s two-week Theatre Lab at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA). The Lab, which runs from November 10 to November 24th, will feature the concentrated and abundant time and resources, including individual casting from a dedicated acting company and daily rehearsals, that has … Continue reading Sundance Institute Theatre Program: An All-Women Cohort to Convene at MASS MoCA Lab

Art Idea Second Edition

By Stephan Pisko The ‘art idea’ today is largely extracted from a variety of ‘social influences’ via a ‘cyber mechanical means’ where style – content – form are beyond the artist’s creativity but still remaining to be ‘manipulated by the mind’ not ‘by the hand’. Spontaneous frustration motivates the artist’s creativity within this current time and environment we are on the edge with no planned … Continue reading Art Idea Second Edition

Love Endures In “The Last Word,” A New Play By Jan Miller Corran

By Vernon Nickerson There is something deeply soul satisfying about Jan Miller Corran’s new play, “The Last Word,” which recently premiered at the Garry Marshall Theater in Burbank, CA. It took a good night’s rest for me to realize what it was about the piece’s compelling ensemble cast’s dynamic performance that felt so much like the pleasure of cuddling next to a roaring fire on … Continue reading Love Endures In “The Last Word,” A New Play By Jan Miller Corran

Social Psychological Editorial Photography

By Stephan Pisko The social embraces the psychological thereby exhibiting an advertising editorial look the model blends into the “socio-psycho” scene naturally reflecting an easy everyday feel to the viewer instantly liking the advertised product – “That would look great on me!”. So the model and photographer have jointly created a “harmonious happening” that sold the product visually honestly believably to the viewer’s eye a … Continue reading Social Psychological Editorial Photography

Stephan Pisko Defines Disco Revolution – Steve Disco aka – Canada’s No 1 Club DJ (1977-82)

  By Stephan Pisko Living forever within the “forever disco fantasy” transforming the introspective interior through to the psychological exterior partition where the “shy submissive silence” became immortal fading feverishly within the “sociopathic exterior sublime lie identity” actually believing the lie living forever within the discotheque dimension dynamically you are the ‘sex star’ glistening giggling to the viper vibes entrancing egos’ anything is a probable … Continue reading Stephan Pisko Defines Disco Revolution – Steve Disco aka – Canada’s No 1 Club DJ (1977-82)

Nitro Glycerin Vials – Art and Art Idea

By Stephan Pisko We have (2) nitro-glycerin vials (art & art idea). These (2) words must be applied very carefully and they must NEVER be ‘mixed together’ at any time whatsoever.  Their ‘mixed together’ presently and have been for countless decades that’s why nothing makes any sense or has any meaning. Our mission is to ‘separate’ these (2) nitro-glycerin vials and define these (2) words … Continue reading Nitro Glycerin Vials – Art and Art Idea

Carl Leammle Man Of Vision, Giver Of Opportunities And Life

By: Brian Sebastian and Monteque Pope-Le Beau The documentary “Carl Leammle” is an extraordinary study of a man who was the original father of independent film, the creator of the star system and who would go on to lay the groundwork for Universal Studios. Anything is possible. Carl Leammle Director James L. Friedman’s superb documentary “Carl Leammle” showcases the adventurous rebellious spirit and endearing love … Continue reading Carl Leammle Man Of Vision, Giver Of Opportunities And Life

Lotus Evora – Queen of Curves

This article first appeared in The Motorsports Report on February 11, 2011 by our contributor James Groth. Curves have a decided double meaning when speaking of Evora. In one manner Evora’s curves are about pure beauty and in another it’s how rapidly and safe Evora powers through corners. Considering the magnificent shapes Evora embodies, I am suggesting that the Lotus design studio had Victoria Secret … Continue reading Lotus Evora – Queen of Curves

Mixing Object Materialism with the Real Illusion

By Stephan Pisko, Where human beings’ would dwell too long on the creative piece the machine goes so far then quits it’s job is done but the mind flows on it cannot stop. The artist prescriber injects the concept offerings within a machine a random rendezvous happens it doesn’t make any difference as to the sequential order of placement the blending fusion is un-bias. It’s … Continue reading Mixing Object Materialism with the Real Illusion

Social Conditioning – Artistic Mind Infection

By Stephan Pisko Infected minds’ do not make artists! We have an increasing amount of infection in the future with the most dangerous psychological element called “social conditioning” the level of creativity (or) whatever you could call it has been previously planned setup subliminally via an exterior force to confuse and frustrate the masses in addition to the artists. If you think that you are … Continue reading Social Conditioning – Artistic Mind Infection

‘Comments From The Canyon’ – The Inaugural ‘Classic Auto Show’ Los Angeles January 27-29, 2017

This article was also published in the Motorsports Report Wednesday, February 1, 2017 By our contributor James Groth 1962 First Production Shelby Cobra “Best of Show Grand Boulevard’ owned by Bruce Meyer. Image Credit: James Groth (2017) ‘Comments From The Canyon’ The Inaugural ‘Classic Auto Show’ Los Angeles January 27-29, 2017 By: James Groth for The English Car Company Internationally known classic car owner and … Continue reading ‘Comments From The Canyon’ – The Inaugural ‘Classic Auto Show’ Los Angeles January 27-29, 2017

The Dreamweaver Artist Ranch Apparel and Tote

The Art Of Monteque in cooperation with Movie Reviews and More  Uncle Earl Enterprises  on June 21, 2019  will be launching The Dreamweaver Artist Ranch apparel on  Bonfire.  This is to benefit the Dreamweaver Artist Ranch development. Here are just a few of the options which will be available to buy in support of the Dreamweaver artist Ranch. We hope that you will stop by … Continue reading The Dreamweaver Artist Ranch Apparel and Tote

2019 Sundance Film Festival Talent Forum Program

Alexandria Bombach, Ryan Coogler, Alma Ha’rel & Others Lead Highly Curated Experience for Sundance Institute-Supported Artists & Industry The 2019 Sundance Film Festival  will hold the first-ever Talent Forum, a new event for creators and industry at the Festival, bringing together a slate of artists and projects across all stages of development. This new event marks an expansion of the nonprofit Institute’s year round continuum … Continue reading 2019 Sundance Film Festival Talent Forum Program

A New Era For The 2019 Sundance Film Festival

By Monteque Pope-Le Beau Edited by Colleen Page As everyone walked in to get ready for the 2019 Sundance Film Festival press conference there was a sense that there was a change in the air. The festival program for the Sundance Film Festival was not only cutting edge this year, but one that spoke to a vast array of issues concerning what has been happening … Continue reading A New Era For The 2019 Sundance Film Festival

Welcome To The 2019 Sundance Film Festival

By Monteque Pope-Le Beau Edited by Colleen Page   Officially the 2019 Sundance Film Festival will start tonight, meanwhile there’s great anticipation in the air as everyone gets ready for the greatest film festival event celebrating independent film. Every year Park City with its old fashion streets of long ago is transformed into a magical wonder devoted to independent film, artist and filmmakers. With an … Continue reading Welcome To The 2019 Sundance Film Festival

Flicks4Change Celebrates Movies with Meaning

By Mike Szymanski With more than 300 diverse film festivals throughout the world, only one of them leaves boxes of tissues at the seats because the programmers know that you’ll be reaching for one to dab your eyes at some point during the evening. Flicks4Change (https://www.flicks4change.org) is the only film festival that focuses on short films that create meaningful social change. Because of that, the … Continue reading Flicks4Change Celebrates Movies with Meaning

Photographer As Artist – Intuitive Imagination

By Stephan Pisko, With artistry comes impatience with expectancy breeds a contemplative conjunction with this union there exists a flutter with vibration there is randomness with this purposelessness you have the potential to discover you’re true desires with these sincere wishes rests a peacefulness and this is what the photographer as artist creates an ‘appeasement’ it is a potent artistry. Intuitive imagination feeds the ‘creative … Continue reading Photographer As Artist – Intuitive Imagination

When is 100 Million Porcelain Sunflower Seeds Art? When Ai Weiwei Says So, at One of LA’s Newest Museums

By Mike Szymanski Yep, the doors open to an ocean of porcelain, hand-made sunflower seeds. It took 1,600 artisans a year-and-a-half to create, and there they were, strewn in a room the size of an indoor soccer field. Not just sunflower seeds, nearby there was a pit of broken tea pot spouts, and above flew white dragons made of bamboo and silk. Welcome to the … Continue reading When is 100 Million Porcelain Sunflower Seeds Art? When Ai Weiwei Says So, at One of LA’s Newest Museums

Metaphysical Psychological Romance Between The Model And The Photographer

By Stephan Pisko I must fall in love creatively with the subject (or) object before I can sheer through this ‘unseen mystical barrier’ that lingers between the model and photographic artist it is a trusting serenade into one’s space of fragile vulnerability it is a tapping into an unexplainable playground of psychological and metaphysical treats that tempt the creative urge to explore. It doesn’t matter … Continue reading Metaphysical Psychological Romance Between The Model And The Photographer