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Jody Morlock “DIG” @ Clic

I’m at an opening at Clic Gallery of Jody Morlock tonight. As I write this, Jon Stewart, of the Daily Show walks in, I guess that tells me a little about the company I’m in.

In fact, that’s me with Jon Stewart, in the photo, below! What’s weird is the how Jon looks like he’s photo shopped behind me, but I’m actually holding his sholder. However, I suspect the reason why I appear distinct from Jon Stewart is that he projects a wall, due to his celebrity – I’m sure that’s it, and the camera picks it up.

I talked with the artist for a few minutes about her obession with numbers and writings on her photos.

Talking to Jody, it turns out her day job as a makeup artist for John Stewart, and he also collects her work.

Jody Morlock says her imagery comes lately from the photoshoots she does, the makeup work, and life in New York.

When I think of my life, now writing for VentureBeat.com, and for Entrepreneur.com, along with my industry blog, WebMetricsGuru, I feel blessed that I don’t have to find out where the party is, my life is the party, and it comes to me, especially when I just “be” and don’t try to make life be anything more than it is.

Getting back to Jody, I go back to her picture of “Lucky” and the other, “Naughty”, prints with writing all over them, but not the face. I asked her why she puts phone numbers and personal info in her photo paintings, and she mentioned there’s no bank accounts on her works, but there is interesting information in Jody Worlock’s work if you take the time to look … I did.

And you know what, she doesn’t usually paint the faces in her photo art, because that’s what she does for a living; however, there are works where she did …. Paint the face.

Jody Worlock … Glad I stumbled into your show.. And Jon Stewart, too.

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Julie & Julia Film and After Dinner party

I saw Julie and Julia tonight in midtown and met several other film and food blog enthusiasts to see a movie that partly, takes place in New York City right after 9/11, and also 40 or 50 years earlier, in Paris, France.

I liked the movie a lot and met before and after it with a group of food enthusiasts, including some bloggers (and then there was me, a blogger, as well) at  Luce Restaurant & Wine Bar – 2014 Broadway- see the two short movies, below.

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Deutsche Bank throws lifeline to New york Art

A piece of interesting news from Crain New York – Deutsche Bank throws lifeline to the arts – it’s a good thing someone is giving to the Arts, as financial cutbacks have affected almost everything.

Deutsche Bank is doling out $1.4 million worth of emergency grants to 14 arts organizations in New York City to help them continue their programming during the recession.

The funds are going to groups that have established strong roots within their communities, but lack access to deep-pocketed donors. They include the Bronx Museum of the Arts, El Museo del Barrio, the Queens Museum of Art and the Staten Island Museum.

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First Saturdays at The Brooklyn Museum of Art

I painted this afternoon (more of that in my next post) and then went over to The Brooklyn Museum for Target First Saturdays, a program where the Brooklyn Museum and everything in it, is free all evening, there’s food, drink, dancing, movies and lectures.

I saw the Gilbert and George show, which is just about to come down.

There was a lot more to say, but I’m on my IPhone, so less is “more”, and here’s the photos I took, tonight, at The Brooklyn Museum of Art.

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