Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia is a profound existential adventure, twistedly comic and openly bitter, brought to life by those two maniacs: Peckinpah and Oates. An ugly, vicious film about not very glamorous people engaged in ugly, vicious activities, it’s more black comedy than anything. – Louis Black

"...around Mexico talking to a severed head inside a canvas bag, but this isn’t a horror film ... well,..."

Dec. 2, 1999 Movie Review by Louis Black

A Museum Comes of Age

"...like when you paint: It starts as a blank canvas. That's what [the building] was when we walked in..."

July 23, 1999 Arts Feature by Mary Jane Garza

Short Cuts

"...on water, because the ocean is just a surreal canvas, no landmarks to get in the way, but a..."

April 30, 1999 Screens Column by Marjorie Baumgarten

Dancemaker

"...makes a dance on you.” Like an artist on canvas, Taylor dabbles with his nervous, eager-to-please dancers as if..."

April 16, 1999 Movie Review by Sarah Hepola

Art

Art Openings

"...and a New Location" that includes the monumental abstract canvases and the life-size female robotics that earned DiBona the..."

March 5, 1999 News Feature

A Painter's Work

"...the artist's main studio. Surrounding me are nine enormous canvas panels that, when finished, will represent Austin and the..."

Jan. 22, 1999 Arts Feature by Sam Martin

Closed Doors

"...through a briar patch. His work consists of enormous canvases painted to look like a serial killer's ransom note..."

Dec. 11, 1998 Arts Feature by Sam Martin

The Eel

"...eventually falling in love with him. Across this redemptive canvas, Imamura splashes an assortment of oddball characters, including Takuro's..."

Nov. 20, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

What Dreams May Come

"...her brooding paintings, and his heaven becomes an oozing canvas as he sumptuously slides through paint blobs and stunning..."

Oct. 2, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Exhibitionism

Race of the Ark Tattoo: Trap Doors in the Mind

"...momentary glimpses of life and nature brushed onto the canvas with staccato strokes in an array of colors...."

Aug. 14, 1998 Arts Review

Henry Fool

"...other. It is a tale composed on an epic canvas, which is quite a departure for filmmaker Hal Hartley,..."

July 24, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Perfect Murder

"...leather of the posh penthouse to the leaden concrete, canvas, and metal of the artist's loft, the set design..."

June 5, 1998 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

AMOA and Mexic-Arte Shows Take Us to Personal Places

"...changed since he began painting in the 1950s. A canvas from 1967 hangs in perfect continuity next to one..."

May 22, 1998 Arts Feature

Toast to an Artspace About Art

Pro-Jex's Tunnel of Art on Fifth Street Was More Than a Gallery, Much More

"...on each side of the thin gallery, mounted on canvas and hung from the ceiling by wire and grommets...."

April 3, 1998 Arts Feature by John Spong

Austin Art All Over

Local Artists' Solo Exhibitions Cover Texas -- and Beyond

"...artist's summer home. She approaches these smaller works on canvas much differently than the larger, looser watercolors. The surface..."

Dec. 26, 1997 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

Exhibitionism

A Delicate Balance: Darkness Falls

"...pieces -- in stark contrast to Vedrine's acrylic on canvas paintings -- are made of a mishmash of materials,..."

Oct. 31, 1997 Arts Review

Nowhere

The third chapter in Araki's teen-angst-run-riot-in-L.A. triptych is as gorgeously messy as the first two films.

"...Araki employs a far broader and more complex character canvas than previously. Nowhere has already been pegged as “Beverly..."

Aug. 15, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Exhibitionism

The Ravaging: Seeds of a Biting Work

"...to Amy Albracht for Pieta(I), a pale encaustic painting canvas, with imagery floating just below the surface. Not a..."

June 20, 1997 Arts Review

Haitian Vacation

AMOA's Downtown Exhibition Offers a Cool Getaway

"...yellow-gold and brown-black and red dabs of paint on canvas please me enormously, energize me...."

June 6, 1997 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

Worth a Thousand...

Words Play Off Images in Four New AMOA Exhibitions

"...value of words slathered like paint on an artist's canvas: poetic words that live somewhere between literature and painting;..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

Paynes on Parade

"...It's part of a nationwide NEA initiative titled American Canvas, the purpose of which is to hold regional forums..."

Sept. 27, 1996 Arts Column

Living Legacy

The Many Facets of Kelly Fearing

"...voice of pure color over detailed figuration. A green canvas and a blue canvas, one above the other, extending..."

Oct. 6, 1995 Arts Feature

Day Trips & Beyond: April Events Roundup

All of Texas' best fests, fairs, fandangos, and fiestas

"...Texas SandFest The beach becomes the canvas for artists creating whimsical and fantastic sculptures out of..."

April 3, 2025 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Album Review: David Ramirez, All the Not So Gentle Reminders

Relentlessly raw songwriter resets on seventh LP

"...self-reflection, and often self-critique, as his songs became a canvas for grappling with dark edges and existential questions of..."

April 4, 2025 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Finding Autistic Cool in Animation Anthology Autistic Mode

The five shorts screen with alt-fest Smash by Smash West

"...Avery take “Tooned Up” to the auto-bio music video “Canvas” by Gabrielle Teaford...."

March 11, 2025 Screens Post by James Scott

SXSW Film Review: Good Boy

It's pet vs. poltergeist in ghost story with a twist

"...main character’s head immediately. It is also a blank canvas on which an audience can map out their feelings..."

March 9, 2025 SXSW Post by Alejandra Martinez

“Un/Broken” Stitches Together Art and Trauma

Artist Yuliya Lanina presents her newest multimedia works at Ivester Contemporary

"...made to imply one unified body broken up by canvas edges. “Trauma often leaves deep internal wounds that disrupt..."

March 7, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Opportunities to Amplify, Educate, and Trailblaze in This Week’s Events

The week ahead is looking bright

"...Oil of Olay? No: Oil on canvas, painted by second-time solo Ivester Contemporary exhibitionist Denise Prince..."

Feb. 28, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Day Trips & Beyond: February Events Roundup

Travel news for history buffs, art appreciators, foodies, and more

"...aircraft. Inexpensive to build, the gliders were constructed of canvas stretched over a wood and aluminum frame. The planes..."

Jan. 31, 2025 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Austin Studio Tour, Mighty Texas Dog Walk, and More Recommended Events

Things to keep you busy this weekend

"...get a chance to shine. Featuring many mediums, from canvas to print to performance art, there’s definitely enough styles..."

Nov. 15, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

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