David Lynch is internationally renowned as a filmmaker, but it is less known that he began his creative life as a visual artist and has maintained a devoted studio practice, developing an extensive body of painting, prints, photography, and drawing. Featuring work from all periods of LynchÕs career, this book documents LynchÕs first major museum exhibition in the United States, bringing together works held in American and European collections and from the artistÕs studio. Much like his movies, many of LynchÕs artworks revolve around suggestions of violence, dark humor, and mystery, conveying an air of the uncanny. This is often conveyed through the addition of text, wildly distorted forms, and disturbances in the paint fields that surround or envelop his figures. While a few relate to his film projects, most are independent works of art that reveal a parallel trajectory. Organized in close collaboration with the artist, David Lynch: The Unified Field brings together ninety-five paintings, drawings, and prints from 1965 to the present, often unified by the recurring motif of the home as a site of violence, memories, and passion. Other works explore the odd, tender, and mincing aspects of relationships. Highlighting many works that have rarely been seen in public, including early work from his critical years in Philadelphia (1965Ð70), this catalog offers a substantial response to dealer Leo Castelli's comment when he enthusiastically viewed LynchÕs work in 1987, ÒI would like to know how he got to this point; he cannot be born out of the head of Zeus.Ó Published in association with the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Daniel Robert Lynch, a young and artistically gifted student, was a victim of mistaken identity in a shooting on September 22nd, 2006. "Dan" was an inspiring art student working towards his Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree. He had a dream, and nothing was going to stop him... nothing except a bullet. Following his tragic death, his parents, Robert and Marian Lynch worked passionately to establish The Daniel Robert Lynch Art Education and Scholarship Program (DRL Art Program) in loving memory of their son. The DRL Art Program is now part of the Cache Education Foundation and provides art supplies and scholarship funds to students inspired by art. Daniel's Dream is the story of Daniel's life, death, and the legacy he left behind.
This book of poems is, at times, a journal of some of my experiences, although sometimes it is tongue-in-cheek, or wishful thinking. It probably reflects accurately how an older person with years under his belt assesses life. (though, sometimes, its just goofiness). That’s what life should be.. serious, happy, and silly.
A Letter Marked Free is the true story of a young combat soldier on the battlefield in World War II as told through his letters home to his family. The letters powerfully portray life on the front lines and the vivid accounts reveal the intense hardships endured for the cause of freedom. Bob Lynch was nineteen and living in Rye, NY, when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. He enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in the 3rd Infantry Division as a combat rifleman, light machine-gunner, and mortarman. Bob was wounded and missing in action (MIA) behind enemy lines for over 10 days. He received the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, and Combat Infantryman Badge, along with many other honors. He participated in first-wave amphibious assault landings on Anzio, Italy, and St. Tropez, France, and accumulated an incredible 350 days in frontline combat. Bob was awarded the French Legion of Honor in January 2007 in recognition and gratitude for his role in the liberation of France. He received France's highest decoration "for outstanding valor and service during WWII." Previously, he had been awarded the French Croix de Guerre with Palm twice and coveted fourragere. Experience living conditions in a foxhole, go on patrol behind enemy lines, cross minefields, hold your buddy as his life ebbs away, wade through icy water in the dead of winter, and crawl on your belly directly into machine-gun fire. Witness the pent-up emotions as U.S. soldiers free one French town after another. Hear church bells chime their message of freedom and watch people pour into the streets. Drink wine, laugh, dance, hug, and cry with them. Realize that you probably won't make it home alive and pray to God and your guardian angel every day that you do. Read the chilling letters of a combat infantryman soldier in WWII who continuously faced death and survived. This is Bob's courageous story.
I wrote this book to help America, its families, its people and every child, woman and man all over the world now and forever be free to "bloom and grow." We all want the same thing - a better life for our children. We can accomplish this in America and then, throughout the world. America must set the example. The purpose of life is to pursue your dream and acquire knowledge. What is your dream? What are your goals? What are the objectives you need to accomplish to attain your goals and live out your dream? As the wise men that founded our country wrote in America's Declaration of Independence, we have certain unalienable Rights that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. They gave the people of this great land their sovereignty one of our many great gifts. My dream is for every life in this world from the time of conception to have the unalienable right to freedom. Each and every individual has the right to be free and no human being has the right to take away another's freedom regardless of race, religion or place/circumstance of birth; however, what comes with the right to be free is the obligation to productively contribute (work) to make the world a safe, kind, productive and clean place so life on earth improves from one generation to the next and is sustainable until the earth's natural end. We have always and will continue to fight the enemies of this great and noble cause until they see the light and join the cause or the Earth is rid of them. Any one who interferes with or violates the rights of another must be dealt with swiftly and firmly to restore the rights of the violated. We owe this to each other, those who have gone before us, those who have given their life for the cause of freedom and those yet to come. The goal is to make the world a kind, safe, clean oasis in the universe to allow life on earth to be sustainable, improve and gather knowledge until our natural end. With this the goal our first objective is to provide the opportunity/environment for each and every individual to be free. With the goal set and the objective clear, let's scale this back to America today. Democracy provides the right to every American to be free. Our government has over time assumed the roll of deciding what is best for the people when the government is supposed to be responsive to the people. Government serves the people not the other way around. The sovereignty was given to the people in our Constitution and the power in government belongs to the states first and then the federal government. I would like to share with you my dream, goals, objectives and action on how we straighten this out and then share with you some other thoughts about freedom and family. My hope is by reading this book you will find life is simple, you understand the purpose of life is to just have one and that you may do with your life whatever you wish as long as you are free and you are willing to work. After we obtain our code to live by from our parents, we obtain qualifications from schooling, apprenticeship and/or self teaching. We learn. Then, we gain experience by doing. We work. With patience, common sense and a bit of luck we develop wisdom creating our ability to wisely direct ourselves and others by being a leader. It takes time to develop wisdom and become an effective leader and it is not for everyone. A great leader helps people reach their potential not oppress them.
Illustrated by Aileen Johnston For many years the foremost name in Irish writing for children, Patricia Lynch is known for her charming classics set in an Ireland now vanished but still familiar to many whose children are now re-reading this wonderful writer. This great collection is the ideal book, gathering together all aspects of this writer's extraordinarily wide writing career.
David Lynch is internationally renowned as a filmmaker, but it is less known that he began his creative life as a visual artist and has maintained a devoted studio practice, developing an extensive body of painting, prints, photography, and drawing. Featuring work from all periods of LynchÕs career, this book documents LynchÕs first major museum exhibition in the United States, bringing together works held in American and European collections and from the artistÕs studio. Much like his movies, many of LynchÕs artworks revolve around suggestions of violence, dark humor, and mystery, conveying an air of the uncanny. This is often conveyed through the addition of text, wildly distorted forms, and disturbances in the paint fields that surround or envelop his figures. While a few relate to his film projects, most are independent works of art that reveal a parallel trajectory. Organized in close collaboration with the artist, David Lynch: The Unified Field brings together ninety-five paintings, drawings, and prints from 1965 to the present, often unified by the recurring motif of the home as a site of violence, memories, and passion. Other works explore the odd, tender, and mincing aspects of relationships. Highlighting many works that have rarely been seen in public, including early work from his critical years in Philadelphia (1965Ð70), this catalog offers a substantial response to dealer Leo Castelli's comment when he enthusiastically viewed LynchÕs work in 1987, ÒI would like to know how he got to this point; he cannot be born out of the head of Zeus.Ó Published in association with the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
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