Tag: New York Post Artist

April 15, 2015

David Chase Discusses The Final Scene Of The Sopranos

Here is some amazing insight on the final episode of ‘The Sopranos’ from David Chase himself, courtesy of DGA. This, of course, was one of my favorite all-time series… hence, the portrait of Mr. Gandolfini.

June 30, 2014

“Go Out and Get It For Yourself” A Portrait of Don Draper

As a reformed ~~Madison Avenue~~ Tribeca-Based Advertising business director, I confess — I’ve imagined myself as Don Draper… sitting cross-legged in ~~a fine suit~~ trendy jeans, sipping ~~Wild Turkey~~ ginger-ale, ~~smoking a cigarette~~ smiling, ~~pitching the world’s finest campaign~~ mollifying the procurement department…

June 4, 2014

“It’s a Stereotype. And it’s Offensive.” A Portrait of Tony Soprano

Introducing Antihero #4 — Tony Soprano. Where to begin? Not only are the Sopranos my favorite painting companions, the late James Gandolfini’s portrayal of Tony is one of the great character turns in history. I’ve watched the series start-to-finish ten times, and will continue to do so for years.

January 17, 2014

Walter White, I Am The One Who Knocks, by Borbay

Visiting some galleries in late 2012 with his Wife Marla, a gentleman by the name of Robert Oringer who never considered himself an art guy/collector, had an epiphany moment. He saw some collage art and it got him thinking about the crazy collection of NY Post issues he had amassed over decades— piles of NY Posts meticulously protected and stored away without any objective in mind. So he went to Google and began to search the Net for collage artists, one perhaps to convert his collection into art when he stumbled upon another Post fanatic… yours truly.

February 24, 2011

Landfill Art Project Contribution, “Popped a Cap In The New York Post”

At the tail end of January, Ken Marquis hit me up about the landmark global artist reclamation project. In his words, “The project will involve one thousand and forty-one (1,041) artists worldwide. To date there are over nine hundred artists involved across 51 countries. This artist initiative is by far the largest undertaking of its kind.”