Category Archives: Arts-a-Poppin’

Special focus on the Visual Arts (or when I am being extra artsy with the camera) with a side hustle of nature photography

IT’S A PUZZLEMENT

Posted on January 7, 2018 by dannyashkenasi

One of Ed’s Christmas gifts to me was three puzzles made out of photos he had taken. This was for one of our traditional “little” gifts we give each other, and Ed boasted of a Groupon offer that allowed him … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Melodies Linger On, Two-fisted Touristing | Tagged A Puzzlement, Barbra Streisand, Beast of the Southern Wild, Benh Zeitlin, Botatic Garden, Bridge Troll, brooklyn, Chihuly, custom made, Cyndi Lauper, Dan Romer, Ed Elder, Fremont Troll, Garden and Glass, I Fall to Pieces, Jewel, Mandy Patinkin, Patsy Cline, photo puzzle, photos, Pieces of You, Putting it Together, Puzzle, Seattle, selfie, Sunday in the Park with George, The Broadway Album, The King and I, The Smallest Piece, Yul Brynner | Leave a comment

NIGHT and SNOW in CENTRAL PARK

Posted on December 16, 2017 by dannyashkenasi

Secret Snow Song #1 (Can’t guess the song titles and artists? They can be found alphabetically tagged at the bottom of post, which should help.) Secret Night Song #1 Secret Night Song #2 … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Melodies Linger On, Two-fisted Touristing | Tagged 50 Words for Snow, A Single Man Soundtrack, Abel Korzeniowski, All Night, All Through the Night, Beyoncé, Billy Joel, Brokeback Mountain Soundtrack, Central Park, Cyndi Lauper, Ella Fitzgerald, Gustavo Santaolalla, horse drawn carriage, Kate Bush, music, night, night scene, photography, Snow, street lamp, Tchaikovsky, Through the Long Night, Waltz of the Snowflakes, winter | Leave a comment

AIDS Memorial, Greenwich Village, NYC

Posted on September 7, 2017 by dannyashkenasi

Breaths – The Flirtations Jesus to a Child – George Michael Smalltown Boy – Bronski Beat Boy Blue – Cyndi Lauper

Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', LGBTQ Alphabet Soup, Melodies Linger On, Two-fisted Touristing | Tagged Aids, Being Boring, Boy Bue, Breaths, Bronksi Beat, Bruce Springsteen, Chains of Love, Cyndi Lauper, Elton John, Erasure, George Michael, GMHC, Greenwich Village, Jenny Holzer, Jesus to a Child, John Grant, Joseph Sonnabend, LGBT, LGBTQ, memorial, Neil Young, New York City, Pet Shop Boys, Philadelphia, Return to Oz, Scissor Sisters, Smalltown Boy, Song of Myself, Streets of Philadelphia, TC and Honeybear, The Flirtations, The Last Song, Walt Whitman | Leave a comment

SECRET GARDEN SONGS or The View From My Lawn Chair

Posted on August 31, 2017 by dannyashkenasi

Secret Garden Song #1 The other day I was lying in my lawn chair under the Japanese maple tree in my little back yard in Brooklyn and I got intrigued by the variety of colors and shapes and shades catching … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Melodies Linger On | Tagged Bruce Springsteen, Don Henley, Elton John, Empty Garden, Garden, I Want You, Kate Bush, lawn chair, Maple Leaf Rag, music, nature, Octopus's Garden, photos, Safe in My Garden, Savage Garden, Scott Joplin, Secret Garden, The Beatles, The Garden of Allah, The Mamas and the Papas, Under the Ivy | 1 Comment

WATER LILIES (Pics and Tunes)

Posted on August 8, 2017 by dannyashkenasi

Testing out the new camera at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden Lily #1 (for details on the “Lily” songs, check on the “tags” at the bottom of the post) Lily #2

Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Melodies Linger On, Two-fisted Touristing | Tagged Alexander Desplat, botanic garden, brooklyn, Deathly Hallows, Harry Potter, Kate Bush, Lilly Marlene, Lily, Lily Allen, Lily's Theme, Marlene Dietrich, music, Smile, The Fear, water lily, water plants | 1 Comment

The Passion of Rodin in the Beaux-Arts Court

Posted on July 23, 2017 by dannyashkenasi

Impressions of August Rodin sculptures in the Beaux-Arts Court of the Brooklyn Museum. Most of the Rodin sculptures are casts of studies for Rodin’s monumental Burghers of Calais.

Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Melodies Linger On, Two-fisted Touristing | Tagged adagio, Arvo Pärt, Barber, Beaux-Arts, brooklyn, Brooklyn Museum, Burgher of Calais, Cantus, Court, Cybele, museum, Passion, Prodigal Son, Rodin, sculpture, strings | Leave a comment

Highlights from ART NY 2017

Posted on May 12, 2017 by dannyashkenasi

Another year, another visit to the ART NY expo. Here are pictures of some of the works that intrigued me this year (last year’s can be seen here). Some famous names are included here among the up and comers, like … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Melodies Linger On | Tagged Amarist, Andy Warhol, Armando Marino, ART NY, Balint Zsako, Banksy, Bjorn Skaarup, Carole Feuerman, Casper Faassen, Christian Vincent, Claudia Alvarez, Claudio Alvarez, Corvengi Mikaelian, Damien Hirst, Dashi, Elizabeth McGrath, Eran Shakine, Eric Zener, Evfrosina Lavrukhina, Fernando Botero, Fidia Falashetti, Frederico Uribe, Gil Bruvel, J. K. Rowling, Jack Tsai, Jeff Koons, Jessica Potenza, Jorge Marin, José Cabo, Julian Voss-Andreae, Justin Bower, Kaï, Kwang Ito Shin, Lady Gaga, Liechennay, Ma Dan, Marck, Metis Atash, Michael Glancy, modern art, Montse Valdes, Moto Waganari, Naoya, Nemo Jantzen, Orit Hofshi, Pablo Picasso, Peter Combe, Polles, Rivero-Cintra, Roberto Fabelo, Roy Lichtenstein, Samuel Salcedo, Sondheim, Tobias Møhl, Toledo del Rio, Tomoko Konno, Toots Zinsky, WhisBe, Zorikto Dorzhiev | 1 Comment

CHERRY BLOSSOMS GALORE!

Posted on April 30, 2017 by dannyashkenasi

Back in the BBG You don’t know just what you’ll see, boy! Back in the BB Back in the BB Back in the BBG (with apologies to The Beatles:) It’s peek cherry blossom blooming season this weekend at the Brooklyn … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Melodies Linger On, Two-fisted Touristing | Tagged Back in the USSR, blossoms, botanic garden, brooklyn, cherry, Sakura Matsuri, Spring, The Beatles, The Four Seasons, Tulips, Vivaldi | 3 Comments

The Lovers of Grand Army Plaza – updated

Posted on March 22, 2017 by dannyashkenasi

(Note 9/30/2018 – added some steamy shadowy shots I took yesterday of the lovers – see below) The photo above is one of my personal favorites I have taken during my random photo taking walks around New York City. … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Two-fisted Touristing | Tagged Bailey Fountain, brooklyn, Felicity, Grand Army Plaza, lamb, Lion, lovers, Spring, winter, Wisdom, World Trade Center | Leave a comment

SHADOW & LIGHT – an exploration in pictures and music

Posted on December 16, 2016 by dannyashkenasi

Shadow and Light – Danny Ashkenasi (from the musical Speakeasy) Today I will share some photos I have taken over the past few months that feature a play of light and shadow in a diverse variety. I’ll complement these images … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Melodies Linger On, The Speakeasy Chronicles, Two-fisted Touristing | Tagged Annie Lennox, BAM, Barclay Center, Bernard Herrman, brooklyn, Captain America, Color and Light, Danny Ashkenasi, Howard Shore, Invisible Light, La La Land, Lencois, light, Madonna, Manhattan, Pat Benatar, Psycho, Ray of Light, Scissor Sisters, shadow, Shadows of the Night, Sondheim, Speakeasy, statue, Twilight, Waterfall | Leave a comment

An Indecent Play of Light & Geometry on 56th and 8th

Posted on December 10, 2016 by dannyashkenasi

New York New York – Ol’ Blue Eyes I moved to New York City in 1986 yet sometimes I still enjoy it like a tourist. You know the old joke about telling the tourists from the New Yorkers by who … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Melodies Linger On, Two-fisted Touristing | Tagged 56th street, 8th avenue, Billy Joel, Emporis, Frank Sinatra, green building, Hearst Tower, New York, New York City, phallic, photography, skyscrapers | Leave a comment

A study of light in blue and gold

Posted on November 26, 2016 by dannyashkenasi

The morning sun dappled our blue and gold head sculpture just so the other day. So I took this picture. That’s the version that should fit comfortably on your screen. For a BIGnified look at the details, plus details about … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts-a-Poppin' | Tagged Benzoni, colbalt, glass blowing, Murano, sculpture, Venice | Leave a comment

BRAZIL – The Sculpture Garden of Izulina Xavier

Posted on November 15, 2016 by dannyashkenasi

Brazil – Vérroneau When Ed and I were exploring Corumba, the Brazilian city that is one of the gateways into the Pantanal (here and here), the city tourist pamphlet led us to the Izulina Xavier Sculpture Museum. We arrived at … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Melodies Linger On, Two-fisted Touristing | Tagged art, Brazil, Christ, Comedian Harmonists, Corumba, Country Estate, Izulina Xavier, Maestra, museum, Pantanal, Regency England, Sculpture Garden, Sculptures, Stations of the Cross, The Last Supper, Verrnponeau, Walk of Fame | 1 Comment

The Lights of Bergen Street

Posted on November 12, 2016 by dannyashkenasi

“Light” Song #1 We have entered dark times. This week has ushered in a calamity that threatens many ills and horrors. For me personally, the worst horror is the reversal in progress against the very real and already active threat … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Cinema Scope, Melodies Linger On, Notes in the News | Tagged Annie Lennox, Arrival, Bergen Street, climate change, dark times, despair, election, grief, Johann Johannsson, light, Madonna, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Scissor Sisters | Leave a comment

BRAZIL – Rio Religioso

Posted on August 11, 2016 by dannyashkenasi

Brazil – Ritchie Family Welcome back to Rio de Janeiro, currently in the midst of hosting the Olympic Games. Ed and I are currently in other parts of Brazil, but four years ago we were all over Rio. I already … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Melodies Linger On, Two-fisted Touristing | Tagged Andrew Lloyd Webber, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Catedral Metropolitana, Christ the Redeemer, Corvocado, Cristo Redentor, Depeche Mode, Escher, Jesus Hates Faggots, John Gant, Laurinda Santos Lobo, Metropolitan Cathedral, Parcas dos Ruinas, Park of the Ruins, Personal Jesus, Petrobras, Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Saint Francis, Sugarloaf, superstar, Tim Rice | 1 Comment

Subway Motion Animation

Posted on July 30, 2016 by dannyashkenasi

Look at the video below. This sight thrills me every time I am on a Brooklyn subway train heading towards the Manhattan bridge. I think of it as Subway Motion Animation: The video clip above was taken … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Melodies Linger On, Two-fisted Touristing | Tagged Animation, B Train, Bill Brand, Billy Joel, brooklyn, Don't Sleep on the Subway, Glee, Magic Lantern, Manhattan Bridge, Masstransiscope, MTA, subway, Turnstiles, zoetrope | Leave a comment

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