Archive for November, 2003
Sat 29 Nov 2003
1948 Born in Vienna.
1965 to 1969 Studies at the “H�here Graphische Lehr- und Versuchsanstalt” (Experimental Institute for Higher Graphic Education).
Walks with his friend Manfred Deix from Venice to Vienna over several days without eating or sleeping.
From 1966 First Aktions for a small audience. First bandaging happenings.
1969 to 1973 Studies painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna.
Works on a series of hyper-realistic paintings of wounded children.
Intensive research into the various forms of trivial aesthetics such as comics, advertising, and film; puts this experience into his work. Water colour: “Unkeusches Kind” (Unchaste Child), “Peinlich” (Embarrassing), “Gemeines Kind” (Mean Child); first oil paintings: “Mutter, Du hier?” (Mother, Is It You?); “F�hrer, wir danken Dir!” (F�hrer, We Thank You!).
1970 Academy Prize.
First photographic…
Thu 13 Nov 2003
I’m back home after visiting 39 cities in 23 days on my book tour and I want to thank everyone who came by to see me. It was our biggest tour yet, with five to ten thousand people a night filling basketball arenas and county fair grounds across the country. In many cities there were thousands more of you who couldn’t get in (4,000 people pounding on the door in Baltimore was quite a sight!). Next time we do the football stadiums!
The book went immediately to #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. And it is still at #1 after three weeks! It is also #1 in the L.A. Times, Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle and most other lists…
Tue 11 Nov 2003
Some people write for fun, some write for money, John Fante clearly wrote for passion. His books are a first person narration of the life of Arturo Bandini, John Fante’s alter ego. The writing is raw and real, this man was a true inspiration to many writers not afraid of reveling themselves through their work such as Charles Bukowsky.
I will not pretend to analyze any of his books, I won’t critique his writing, I know it is hard to judge and understand genius. I rather express my opinion on his book, not in the order they where written but in the order I read them.
ASK THE DUST: My favorite one, was also the first one I read. It’s raw and…
Sat 29 Nov 2003
1948 Born in Vienna.
1965 to 1969 Studies at the “H�here Graphische Lehr- und Versuchsanstalt” (Experimental Institute for Higher Graphic Education).
Walks with his friend Manfred Deix from Venice to Vienna over several days without eating or sleeping.
From 1966 First Aktions for a small audience. First bandaging happenings.
1969 to 1973 Studies painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna.
Works on a series of hyper-realistic paintings of wounded children.
Intensive research into the various forms of trivial aesthetics such as comics, advertising, and film; puts this experience into his work. Water colour: “Unkeusches Kind” (Unchaste Child), “Peinlich” (Embarrassing), “Gemeines Kind” (Mean Child); first oil paintings: “Mutter, Du hier?” (Mother, Is It You?); “F�hrer, wir danken Dir!” (F�hrer, We Thank You!).
1970 Academy Prize.
First photographic…
Thu 13 Nov 2003
I’m back home after visiting 39 cities in 23 days on my book tour and I want to thank everyone who came by to see me. It was our biggest tour yet, with five to ten thousand people a night filling basketball arenas and county fair grounds across the country. In many cities there were thousands more of you who couldn’t get in (4,000 people pounding on the door in Baltimore was quite a sight!). Next time we do the football stadiums!
The book went immediately to #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. And it is still at #1 after three weeks! It is also #1 in the L.A. Times, Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle and most other lists…
Tue 11 Nov 2003
Some people write for fun, some write for money, John Fante clearly wrote for passion. His books are a first person narration of the life of Arturo Bandini, John Fante’s alter ego. The writing is raw and real, this man was a true inspiration to many writers not afraid of reveling themselves through their work such as Charles Bukowsky.
I will not pretend to analyze any of his books, I won’t critique his writing, I know it is hard to judge and understand genius. I rather express my opinion on his book, not in the order they where written but in the order I read them.
ASK THE DUST: My favorite one, was also the first one I read. It’s raw and…