His name doesn’t provoke instant recognition to the photo layperson like Diane Arbus’ name does, but Arthur Tress has been diligently putting out fantastic images for the last half-century-plus that have some of the same nightmare-ish quality. This first photo, Flood Dream, is a part of a series in a book called Dream Collector 1972… Continue reading Arthur Tress: Best Photographer You’ve Never Heard Of
Author: Lee Wallender
Deception, influence, fakes, illusions, themed environments, simulations, secret places, secret infrastructure, imagined places, dreamscapes, movie sets and props, evasions, camouflage, studio backlots, miniatures.
Kelsey Grammer’s Father’s Murder
Kelsey Grammar has had a legendarily disaster-ridden life. Some tragedies were brought on by himself: DUIs, car crashes, jail time, conniving spouses. But others are seriously life-rocking tragedies that the universe rained down on him, no fault of his own. There is, of course, the familiar story of the abduction, rape, and murder of Grammer’s… Continue reading Kelsey Grammer’s Father’s Murder
Bizarre Tale of Two Rat Packers Bound By One Mountain
The Rat Pack defined Hollywood and Las Vegas 1950s cool: Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., Joey Bishop, Angie Dickinson, and more. They played together, they partied together, and their legacy lives on today. Two of the most prominent members were Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, both singers and all-round entertainers. Frank Sinatra, of… Continue reading Bizarre Tale of Two Rat Packers Bound By One Mountain
The Real-Life Airflite Cafe from Twilight Zone’s “100 Yards Over the Rim”
In Twilight Zone’s second season show, “A Hundred Yards Over the Rim” (1961), Christian Horn, the leader of a wagon train from 1847, leaves the party to help his ill son. What he finds is present-day, early 1960s New Mexico. The center of the action is the Airflite Cafe. Recently, I was amazed to learn… Continue reading The Real-Life Airflite Cafe from Twilight Zone’s “100 Yards Over the Rim”
Alex Prager’s Cinematic Dreamspaces
I will not name the well-established artist who I’m sure Alex Prager’s work is often compared to, but I will say that, like that artist, she does spin off of vintage cinematic ideas. As MOMA’s bio says, she takes cues from Douglas Sirk and Alfred Hitchcock. Great access point to her work, but she takes it… Continue reading Alex Prager’s Cinematic Dreamspaces