Eric Squires

George Braque

George Braque

July 31, 2012 by Eric Squires

"..in the still-life you have a tactile, I might almost say a manual space.. This answered to the hankering I have always had to touch things and not merely see them.. In tactile space you measure the distance separating you from the object, whereas in visual space you measure the distance separating things from each other." ... Read More

Pipes in Art - Carl Spitzweg

Pipes in Art - Carl Spitzweg

June 28, 2012 by Eric Squires

The Romantic period of the first half of the 19th century was born in rebellion against the embrace of science, reason, and the advancing Industrial Revolution which defined the Age of Reason by itself embracing flights of dramatic fancy, emotional and philosophical turmoil, and an idealized (often unrealistic) Medievalism. ... Read More

Pipes in Art- Katsushika Hokusai

Pipes in Art- Katsushika Hokusai

June 13, 2012 by Eric Squires

When we think of pipes in art, it's easy for our first thoughts to be of images specifically from Western works. From Adriaen Brouwer's unflinching scenes of early 17th-century hedonism, to the stylized Cubist still-lifes of Juan Gris, to the sentimental illustrations of Norman Rockwell, the tobacco pipe has indeed seen great popularity in the art of Europe and the Americas alike. ... Read More

The Art of the Pesaro

The Art of the Pesaro

June 8, 2012 by Eric Squires

The birth of the "Pesaro" school was something of a renaissance for Italian pipe design, born, so the story goes, out of reaction to the rise of the Danish pipe during the 1960s, and the contrasting decline of attention to the Italian tradition. ... Read More

Pipes in Film: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

Pipes in Film: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

May 15, 2012 by Eric Squires

Though British intelligence officer-turned-author John Le Carre's 1974 espionage novel Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy was released as a full-blown Hollywood production just last year, a much more in depth, and according to many, all-in-all outright superior treatment was given to the "Cambridge Five"-inspired narrative some thirty-odd years previous. ... Read More

Pipes in Film: Saint Simeon and Les Sinners

Pipes in Film: Saint Simeon and Les Sinners

April 20, 2012 by Eric Squires

Believed to have lived from roughly 390 to 459 AD, Saint Simeon the Stylite could be described as, to put it mildly, a rather colorful introvert. Seeking to escape material distractions and worldly temptations, he first sought shelter by concealing himself within in his own hut for a year and a half ... Read More

Pipes in Film: Lee Van Cleef

Pipes in Film: Lee Van Cleef

April 4, 2012 by Eric Squires

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When Sergio Leone originally cast Clint Eastwood in his first spaghetti Western, he felt that Eastwood's until-then fresh-faced, clean-cut image needed considerable roughing-up, to lend his character a tougher, more ruthless sense of virility than anything he had previously played. ... Read More

What Makes the Man

What Makes the Man

August 18, 2011 by Eric Squires

The clothes make the man," we have all so often been told. Utter nonsense, I say, as someone who has both worn tuxedos and been reduced to (borderline) rags, at one point or another. The truth, indeed, is the reverse:That how a man dresses is a reflection of who he is, or, at least, wishes people to perceive his person as. ... Read More

Famous Pipe Smokers: Greta Garbo

Famous Pipe Smokers: Greta Garbo

April 20, 2011 by Eric Squires

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"I have been smoking since I was a small boy," Greta Garbo was known to quip. It was a rather unusual statement coming from a Hollywood starlet, yet it was also a sentiment very true to her nature. She was indeed a prolific smoker; cigarettes, cigars, and, yes, even pipes too. ... Read More

When Hundreds of Dollars Depend on Millimeters

When Hundreds of Dollars Depend on Millimeters

April 5, 2011 by Eric Squires

"What's the difference between a $1000 and $2000 briar pipe?" This question actually comes up quite a bit. It's a valid query; we're talking about objects that are all roughly the same size, made of the same materials, which do only one thing: smoke tobacco. So where’s the $1000 dollar difference? ... Read More

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