Today is the 69th birthday of the photographer Robert Mapplethorp. His photographs pushed boundaries, made people uncomfortable, even angry. All art does not have to be
Tag: Keith Haring
Happy 55th Birthday Jean-Michel Basquiat
Today is the 55th birthday of Jean-Michel Basquait. I became fascinated with him while I was in high school, having been ‘introduced’ to him through my
Rear View Mirror – My Week In Review
Last week my dad died. I think it was sometime last week, some time before last Saturday is the best date that I have right
Happy 57th Birthday Keith Haring – Style Icon
Keith Haring is someone whose work you know. You have seen it everywhere from MTV in the early days to yesterday on the side of
Rear View Mirror – My Week In Review
This week’s photos are from The Project Twins via Twisted Sifter. Their project called A-Z of Unusual Words uses bold graphics and visual wit to
Rear View Mirror – My Week In Review
This week, I sweated the small stuff for a while until I dug up an old post that featured a letter from F. Scott Fitzgerald
Rear View Mirror – My Week In Review
“Stay weird, stay different, and then when it’s your turn to be on this stage…please pass this message along.” – Graham Moore Academy Awards acceptance
Andy Warhol, Pop Artist, Dies
On this day in 1987, Andy Warhol died. I normally only celebrate birthdays, but since I actually remember this day, I will include it. I
Rear View Mirror – My Week In Review
Over the last few weeks, I have redesigned Rick’s art website at RicardoDuque.com. Take a look at it, subscribe (click on the +Follow tab in
Rear View Mirror – My Week In Review
Recently, one of my cousins mentioned how he missed the Week In Review posts I used to do on Sundays. Honestly, I only really stopped
S.P.A. v45.0 Launch is Live
Today is the 45th birthday of me. As the numbers grow they mean less and less and I understand them to be less and less
2014: Rear View Mirror. Year In Review.
2014 was another great year. I broke it down by social media entity below and would like to thank everyone that helped along the way.