Dawn Of Kaos

The cat’s out of the bag, I read alot.

That being said, I thought it would be interesting to share what I am currently reading, or have read in the recent past, as my taste encompasses a wide spectrum of literature. So without further ado, here is the beginning to the list, which will be updated as soon as I finish reading literature I deem interesting.

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This past week I am not at the Phoenix Art after hours event in the Wadsworth Athenaeum in Hartford. Although I’ve been to the Wadsworth many times before I’ve never been to one of these events until now so I was unsure what to expect. I did know however that there was also a Rembrandt exhibit in the museum at the same time and that my five dollar cover to the after-hours party was the same price as normal admission to the gallery. So two for one.

Once inside I made my way to the main fountain room and was amazed at the sheer number of Christmas trees and other tinsel covered objects on display. Sure, it’s the holiday season, but being one who avoids malls and most shopping centers this is my first real immersion into the holiday season this year. It was both sickening and beautiful.

I didn’t have a lot of time as I was about two hours late for my already belated work appearance so I quickly moved away from the congregation and yuppies drinking overpriced wine and moved on to find the Rembrandt exhibit. Although I had expected to see more work by this great master I was still in awe of the man’s ability to render the face, light, and capture the essence of the character he was painting. There are number of private collectors paintings in the exhibit which will no doubt soon be hidden away from public view for years to come at wholeheartedly recommend any and everyone to go see this exhibit -especially fans of portraiture or Dutch painting.

On my way out I took a different way as I came in and was delighted to stumble upon a trove of Thomas Cole paintings. Thomas Cole was an American painter in the late 19th and early 20th century who captured the Midwest and West landscape in vivid almost terrifying scale. Simply put he is a master of composition and color which leadings the viewer’s eye through his spectacular scenes. Thought these are in the permanent collection, some of these I had not seen before and was totally blown away by.