BUREAU of ARTS and CULTURE MAGAZINE: LOS ANGELES: BUREAU ART REVIEW: " A Quest for BEAUTY : The Art of VAN CLEEF & ARPELS " at THE BOWERS MUSEUM Through to February 15 th 2014

BUREAU ART REVIEW: " A Quest for BEAUTY : The Art of VAN CLEEF & ARPELS " at THE BOWERS MUSEUM Through to February 15 th 2014

" A Quest for BEAUTY : The Art of VAN CLEEF & ARPELS "

THE BOWERS MUSEUM

October 27 th 2013 through to February 15 th 2014 2002 N Main St. Santa Ana CA 92706 714 567 3600

Tues - Sun 10 am to 4 pm

A rare look inside the history of an extremely well known

Jewelry House of Paris France: Van Cleef & Arpels. Famous

for creating one of a kind, made to order, extravagance.

Many on view here in America for the very first time.

An exhibition of Iconic functional art worn by some of

the most gifted and notoriously glamourous women on

the stage, in film and the world of fashion. Including

Princess Grace, Liz Taylor, Barbara Hutton, Jacqueline

Onassis, Maria Callas and Princess Soraya, to name a few.

The BOWERS Museum has really come a long way since

it' s original inception and specifically over the past ten

years. What was once a quaint little community space

for art is now a relatively world class institute of fine art.

This particular exhibition is indeed the jewel in the crown.

One might have expected this show to be placed at The

LA County, Norton Simon or The Getty. It has the flair of

a Smithsonian Institute type of cultural exchange exhibit.

A wide variety of styles and time periods: rings, bracelets,

watches, hand bags, tiaras, necklaces and even a crown.

Many assembled here for the first time in one entire exhibit.

The Bowers also has plenty of other works in their current

collection: paintings, sculpture and a lovely courtyard and

even a nice little restaurant. It is an expansive Museum

with incredibly high ceilings, large rooms and an architectural

layout full of natural light, world class to be sure. There is a

story behind just about every peice in the show. With original

works from the Nineteen Twenties through to the present time.

Inspiration culled from playful animal images to classic diamond

inlaid works of a royal variety.

Van Cleef & Arpels is an austere House of Jewelry with a storied

past. Not unlike another famous Parisian house of influence:

Chanel. Founded by Estelle Arpels and her husband Alfred

Van Cleef, with contributions by other family members through

the years. The Art Deco pieces of the Nineteen Twenties are

especially impressive. Employing diamonds and platinum, onyx

and sapphire, rubies and pearls.

The Bretzel & Tulle necklaces all have a timeless quality. Also

on view are plenty of brassy styles from the 1970's, bold, iconic

with a culturally diverse group of influences, specifically Chinese

and Egyptian. Known for it' s 'Mystery Settings', which was

actually patented in 1933 as a special technique that is a mix

between, high art, sculpture and jewelry. It allows the work to

float without actually viewing the setting of the stones. Thus

the mystery.

The exhibit, which will stay in Santa Ana at the Bowers Museum

until mid February 2014, comes with a lush publication chronicling

the history of Van Cleef & Arpels and the works exhibited with

essays from Vincent Meylan, Marion Fasel, Janet Zapata & Timothy

Adams: All professionals in the world of Art, Jewelry and the like.

From 1895 with the wedding of Arpel and Van Cleef and into the

current time, this timeless house of handcrafted jewelry is a rare

and culturally momentous occasion for both Paris and Southern

California. If 'Diamonds are a girl's best friend …', then this may

be a good time to take a 'best friend' to the Bowers sometime

between now and next Valentines day. Or stop by one of the

many Van Cleef & Arpels Stores and enjoy the current catalogue.

Look for upcoming reviews in our Fashion Section on Van Cleef

& Arpels line of perfumes, cologne and accessories of all sorts.

AS WELL AS AN EXCLUSIVE AUDIO INTERVIEW On The BUREAU site.

http://www.BOWERS.org

Reviewed by Joshua TRILIEGI for

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WHY JIM HARRISON IS NOT DEAD

Tap Image to Read The Article Honoring The "LEGENDS OF THE FALL" Writer and Poet: Jim Harrison came from a family that adored and revered Literature: "My Family were obsessive readers…" The famous story goes, that, at a dinner table discussion, his family were talking about Norman Mailer's first success on the world stage and his book, entitled, " The Naked and The Dead, " young Jim responded to the conversation with the quick and curious question, "Does it have Illustrations ?" Laughter ensued and the beginning of his particularly curious, yet grounded, stoic, although humorous, celebratory whilst at the same time cautionary literary style is born.

THE IRVINE WELSH INTERVIEW

Author of TRAIN-SPOTTING on Writing, Politics + More/ Photo Essay By Walter ROTHWELL: "One of the things that happens with success is that you need to balance being a writer with an author. Writers write, while authors promote and talk about their work. So you learn that you have two jobs, which generally compliment each other, but can often get in each others way. This confusion is compounded by me working in film and TV; you need to think differently on screenplay as you are an architect rather than a builder, and once a work goes into production, you (appropriately) fall quite far down the food chain. So I now wear different hats, which I usually like –life gets boring doing the same thing."

The Nathan Walsh Interview

Tap to Read The New York Based BUREAU Guest Artist discussing his work, technique and the future of Realism in ART with Bureau Editor Joshua TRILIEGI: "I started collecting art related books as a student. This has served as daily form a of inspiration and guidance for my own practice. Looking at significant artists and paintings of the past can often be intimidating but can also suggest ways forward. My inspirations are numerous and varied from Piranesi’s engravings to the decorative tiles of William De Morgan. What connects all of these interests is a strong sense of structure and pattern. Most of the artists and designers I admire had or have a rigorous approach to composition and commitment to process perhaps more than outcome. I often think my own work as “sampling” these inspiring figures, whether it be the palette of Bonnard or the dynamism of a Bernice Abbott photograph. " - NATHAN WALSH

THE MUSIC EDITION

Tap To Read and or Download The FREE Music Edition INTERVIEW Painter CHRISTOPHER STOTT . This New Edition Contains The BUREAU MUSIC ICON Essay: HANK WILLIAMS . PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAYS and ARTICLES BY THE INFAMOUS MR. ART SHAY . MATHEW BARNEY at MOCA LA Plus BUREAU PROFILE : ANDREW HOLDER . The BUREAU PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERVIEW with LAURA STEVENS in PARIS . BUREAU FILM : BLUE VELVET at THIRTY . ART of MILES DAVIS "The SHAMAN" . PRINCE TRIBUTE plus MUSIC INTERVIEW with Singer-Songwriter: JOSHUA TATE . SOUND ARTIST : CÉLESTE BOURSIER - MOUGENOT with CHRISTOPH COX . DESIGN : ITS ABOUT WALLPAPER . COMEDY INTERVIEW with Andre HYLAND . John DOE . Aimee MANN . Chris STAPLETON . BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL : KWAME BRATHWAITE'S New HARLEM RENAISSANCE . DANNY LYON at THE WHITNEY MUSEUM + R. CRUMB at SEATTLE MUSEUM . TUPAC + ICE CUBE PHOTOS Mike MILLER . "LEGENDS OF THE FALL," WRITER : JIM HARRISON .

The ALEX HARRIS Interview

Tap To READ Alex HARRIS : "When I had the idea to photograph the landscape of northern New Mexico through the interiors of the cars of people who lived there, I’d been living in northern New Mexico on and off for almost 15 years and working in color there for about five years with a view camera. I saw myself as making the portrait of this region without including any actual people in the pictures. So I photographed extensively inside homes, whose decoration was primarily the domain of women, and the outsides of homes and in the fields, which was primarily the domain of men. In photographing these spaces, in a sense I was portraying the people who had created or shaped those spaces over the years. I wanted to represent the younger generation, and the spaces they controlled and decorated were the interiors of their cars."

Read The LITERARY 2016 Edition

TAP TO READ The John STEINBECK ICON Essay By J.A. TRILIEGI : "Question : What is it, that makes a good writer ? There are over a million answers to that question, simply ask a million writers. Each have their own rules, codes and exercises. John Updike adhered to writing three pages a day, before lunch. Charles Bukowski enjoyed a nice bottle of wine and the peaceful patter of classical music, deep into the night. According to John Steinbeck, in his Nobel Prize winning speech, there are many things a writer cannot think, be or do, to be considered, one of the gang. 1-You may not be Exclusive. 2-You may not be Separate. 3-You may not lack passion..."

ROBERT FRANK: THE AMERICANS

An APPRECIATION PIECE by Joshua TRILIEGI: "Photographers around the world revere Robert Frank's contributions to the image pool. Museums of the National and International variety create anthologies, catalogues and booklets attempting to put into perspective the precise importance of Mr. Frank's work. Art galleries and private dealers invest tens, if not hundreds of thousands of dollars in reproducing and reselling the Robert Frank catalogue to new collectors at higher and higher prices each year. Robert Frank's photographs have become iconic, the images are American to the core and yet, he was an outsider, a beatnik, an immigrant, a visual poet... " TAP IMAGE TO READ ARTICLE NOW

REDFORD'S QUIZ SHOW at 20

Tap to READ BUREAU FILM : "This is a large film, with a brilliant cast, a flawless tone and leading actors that include John Turturro as the whistle-blowing contestant Herb Stempel and Ralph Fiennes as Charlie Van Doren, a wealthy second generation Columbia University teacher who gets sucked into cheating himself, the public and his families reputation simply by allowing the network's television producers of The Quiz Show entitled, "21" to, "… give him the answers." Which are said to be, "… sealed in a bank vault." Enter investigating lawyer and Harvard graduate at the top of his class, Richard Goodwin, played here brilliantly by Rob Morrow. A former clerk for Supreme Court Justice Frankfurter, who is on the legislative subcommittee for oversight..."

ON THE FILM SET : Raging BULL

Tap To READ J. A. TRILIEGI ON THE SET: A Man in a hooded, leopard skin robe walks down a long hallway while a group of men push aside those standing in his path. We hear a crowd of thousands cheer the man on, "Jake Jake Jake …" they begin to chant. He is wearing boxing gloves, this is a championship fight, the crowd is dressed in their finest, the men are wearing suits and hats, the women are wearing jewelry, the place is filled with cigar and cigarette smoke, sailors, businessmen, middle aged characters scream the man's name over and over, the women smile as he passes by, his trainers walk in front of and behind the man as he walks down the pathway toward the ring, the volume of the crowd amplifies as the man gets closer and closer to the large roped off square canvas at the center of the arena. The man in the leopard skin robe enters through the ropes, a nondescript fellow with a microphone introduces the man in the robe, the crowd goes wild with frenzy, people are shouting, clapping, everyone is yelling something and then, suddenly, a quiet gent behind a camera yells, "cut" and the place goes silent, the action ceases, everyone settles and a pensive discussion between the crew behind the camera ensues.

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN: ICON ESSAY

Tap To READ: Bruce Springsteen tells stories. He knits a good yarn. He knows how to handle the crowd. Like most artists, he was a few steps ahead of the audience. Looking back to his debut album, entitled, "Greetings from Asbury Park," it is now clear that, Bruce Springsteen is not just a great singer, performer and musician, Mr. Springsteen is that rare and individual voice, both on the stage and more importantly: on paper. He is a poet. When the world was still reeling from Vietnam, from the end of The Beatles, from the shadow of Richard Nixon and the slow, but steady death of the once powerful 1960s cultural revolution, this artist released an album that was miles and miles, ahead of his audience.

GEORGIA O'KEEFFE ICON

Tap To READ The BUREAU ICON ESSAY: Georgia O'Keeffe, as a person, was precocious, defiant, intelligent, unwavering and spirited. Throughout her education and early years as a painter, she produced an original abstractionist style that had preceded a group of New York painters of the male variety that has, to this day, remained wholly original, breathtakingly expansive and sexually charged in a way that empowers feminine energy and iconography. O'Keeffe rejected analysis of her works from start to finish, from her early years in New York, to her later years in The West, everyone seemed to get it wrong. So then, let us look again at the paintings and life of Ms. Georgia O'Keeffe and see if we can put this incredible body of work into a new and contemporary context with a fresh eye and revisionist look at this phenomenally bold American.

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BUREAU ART REVIEW: " A Quest for BEAUTY : The Art of VAN CLEEF & ARPELS " at THE BOWERS MUSEUM Through to February 15 th 2014