Basquiat and Reggie Watts

[vc_row][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ align_horizontal=”align_center” overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”2″ medium_width=”0″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ width=”1/1″][vc_custom_heading] ESSAYS [/vc_custom_heading][vc_separator sep_color=”color-467837″ el_height=”2px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image media=”4761″ media_width_percent=”75″][vc_gallery el_id=”gallery-934744″ type=”carousel” medias=”4762,4763,4764″ carousel_lg=”4″ carousel_md=”4″ carousel_sm=”4″ thumb_size=”one-one” gutter_size=”3″ carousel_interval=”3000″ carousel_navspeed=”400″ carousel_nav=”yes” carousel_nav_mobile=”yes” stage_padding=”0″ single_overlay_opacity=”50″ single_padding=”2″ lbox_title=”yes” lbox_caption=”yes”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] BASQUIAT AND REGGIE WATTS These two are masters of improvisation. Much of what I love about Basquiat can also be […]

George Grosz and Dostoyevsky

George Grosz and Dostoyevsky | Ravi Zupa

[vc_row][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ align_horizontal=”align_center” overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”2″ medium_width=”0″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ width=”1/1″][vc_custom_heading] ESSAYS [/vc_custom_heading][vc_separator sep_color=”color-467837″ el_height=”2px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image media=”4583″ media_width_percent=”75″][vc_gallery el_id=”gallery-934744″ type=”carousel” medias=”4585,4587,4586″ carousel_lg=”4″ carousel_md=”4″ carousel_sm=”4″ thumb_size=”one-one” gutter_size=”3″ carousel_interval=”3000″ carousel_navspeed=”400″ carousel_nav=”yes” carousel_nav_mobile=”yes” stage_padding=”0″ single_overlay_opacity=”50″ single_padding=”2″ lbox_title=”yes” lbox_caption=”yes”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] GEORGE GROSZ AND DOSTOYEVSKY  Very few writers infuse characters with as much rich humanness and complexity as Dostoyevsky. His characters […]

Francisco Goya’s “Red Boy” and David Lynch’s “Blue Velvet”

Lurking In The Shadow | Ravi Zupa

[vc_row][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ align_horizontal=”align_center” overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”2″ medium_width=”0″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ width=”1/1″][vc_custom_heading] ESSAYS [/vc_custom_heading][vc_separator sep_color=”color-467837″ el_height=”2px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image media=”4567″ media_width_percent=”75″][vc_gallery el_id=”gallery-934744″ type=”carousel” medias=”4569,4570″ carousel_lg=”2″ carousel_md=”2″ carousel_sm=”2″ thumb_size=”three-two” gutter_size=”3″ carousel_interval=”3000″ carousel_navspeed=”400″ carousel_nav=”yes” carousel_nav_mobile=”yes” stage_padding=”0″ single_overlay_opacity=”50″ single_padding=”2″ lbox_title=”yes” lbox_caption=”yes”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]FRANCISCO GOYA’S RED BOY AND DAVID LYNCH’S BLUE VELVET The painting of the boy in red appears at first glance to […]

Bruce Springsteen and Kid Cudi

[vc_row][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ align_horizontal=”align_center” overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”2″ medium_width=”0″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ width=”1/1″][vc_custom_heading] ESSAYS [/vc_custom_heading][vc_separator sep_color=”color-467837″ el_height=”2px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image media=”4504″ media_width_percent=”75″][vc_gallery el_id=”gallery-934744″ type=”carousel” medias=”4505,4506″ carousel_lg=”5″ carousel_md=”5″ carousel_sm=”5″ thumb_size=”one-one” gutter_size=”3″ carousel_interval=”3000″ carousel_navspeed=”400″ carousel_nav=”yes” carousel_nav_mobile=”yes” stage_padding=”0″ single_overlay_opacity=”50″ single_padding=”2″ lbox_title=”yes” lbox_caption=”yes”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND KID CUDI These two artists added a component of individual, emotional vulnerability to genres that tended to keep […]

Maria Bamford and Philip K. Dick

Maria Bamford and Philip K. Dick | Ravi Zupa

[vc_row][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ align_horizontal=”align_center” overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”2″ medium_width=”0″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ width=”1/1″][vc_custom_heading] ESSAYS [/vc_custom_heading][vc_separator sep_color=”color-467837″ el_height=”2px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image media=”4415″ media_width_percent=”75″][vc_gallery el_id=”gallery-934744″ type=”carousel” medias=”4419,4418,4417,4416″ carousel_lg=”5″ carousel_md=”5″ carousel_sm=”5″ thumb_size=”one-one” gutter_size=”3″ carousel_interval=”3000″ carousel_navspeed=”400″ carousel_nav=”yes” carousel_nav_mobile=”yes” stage_padding=”0″ single_overlay_opacity=”50″ single_padding=”2″ lbox_title=”yes” lbox_caption=”yes”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]MARIA BAMFORD AND PHILIP K. DICK We are currently living in a future largely predicted by Philip K. Dick’s work and […]