Chris Sunami

I’m very happy to announce that the noted art historian and curator David F. Martin has completed a new book about my grandfather’s life and art. Entitled “Invocation of Beauty: The Life and Photography of[…]

Reconstructivist Art: Man of La Mancha

August 30, 2018August 31, 2018 Chris SunamiPlays and Musicals

Please enjoy this repost: Man of La Mancha (1965) by Wasserman, Leigh and Darion as an example of Reconstructivist Art The ground-breaking and seminal seventeenth-century Spanish novel Don Quixote attracted a number of prior attempts[…]

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In Memory of the Queen of Soul

August 16, 2018August 17, 2018 Chris SunamiBest

The late, great Aretha Franklin, who, until her death on Thursday was perhaps the world’s greatest living singer, was the undisputed Queen of Soul, but she was a master of many genres. She grew up[…]

We are Powerful Beyond Measure by April Sunami

April Sunami – 2018

August 9, 2018August 9, 2018 Chris SunamiArt

She may sound like a storm in the springtime, but April Sunami is actually my wife, one of the best up-and-coming artists in Columbus, Ohio. Hear her below at Columbus Underground’s Confluence Cast https://www.columbusunderground.com/?powerpress_pinw=1241430-podcast Or[…]

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Zora Neale Hurston and the Problem of Audience

July 26, 2018July 30, 2018 Chris SunamiArt

My first real understanding of the power of affinity on attention came in 9th grade. When my teacher assigned a project called “The African-European Connection,” I was enthralled by history for the first time, as[…]

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2018 US Midterm Elections

July 5, 2018July 5, 2018 Chris SunamiPolitics

First, a couple of disclaimers. There are many issues I’m conservative on, and some I’m increasingly conservative on. I’ve voted for Republicans in the past, and I’m have a wealth of complaints about the Democratic[…]

"Octavia Butler" by Sandy Oppenheimer

Kindred

June 28, 2018June 27, 2018 Chris SunamiIdentity

Repost in honor of Butler’s birthday, and her selection for a Google Doodle: The late, great Octavia Butler was best-known as a rare black female superstar in a genre –science-fiction –largely dominated by white men.[…]

Reconstructivist Art: Dr. Horrible

June 14, 2018June 14, 2018 Chris SunamiPlays and Musicals

In honor of the 10 year anniversary of its release, please enjoy this repost of a post about Dr Horrible. Joss Whedons’ Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog (2008) as an example of Reconstructivist Art To avoid[…]

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Author: Chris Sunami

Invocation of Beauty

Reconstructivist Art: Man of La Mancha

In Memory of the Queen of Soul

April Sunami – 2018

Zora Neale Hurston and the Problem of Audience

2018 US Midterm Elections

Kindred

Reconstructivist Art: Dr. Horrible