Thursday July 22, 2010 at 8:00PM

Here are the first of many photos taken by Sarah Nathanson, founder of Purple Tree, while visiting Israel this past June. These are some of the people she met along her journey.

Tuesday July 20, 2010 at 8:00PM

Quick recap from Camp Bisco. Photographs taken by founder, Sarah Nathanson.

Monday July 19, 2010 at 8:00PM

They say a photograph is worth a thousand words, but how many words can a computerized portrait be worth? Using simple but thought provoking and often controversial symbols, graphic artist and Israeli national Noma Bar has been creating unique caricature portraits of celebrities and public figures such as Michael Jackson, Bob Dylan, George W. Bush, and Sadaam Hussein for more than 2 decades. He aims to tell silent…

Thursday July 15, 2010 at 8:00PM

Each summer at the end of July, east coast festival goers return to Bridgeport Connecticut’s Seaside Park for Gathering of the Vibes. The festival itself was born out of Jerry Garcia’s death in 1996 as a forum for the Grateful Dead community to come together for a weekend of spiritual renewal and to celebrate the life of their beloved front man. Although the Vibes has taken place in other venues across the east…

Sunday June 20, 2010 at 8:00PM

Follow Purple Tree on twitter, as we take on Israel and explore for inspiration!

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Thursday June 17, 2010 at 8:00PM

Hunter S. Thompson, or Dr. Thompson as he often called himself; was many things. A renaissance man, a revolutionary, a doctor of journalism, a democratic political affiliate, an insubordinate member of the U.S. Army, an honorary hells angel, a fire arms enthusiast, an open drug taker (especially alcohol and hallucinogens) and “one ornery sonofabitch”, says long time friend, and financier of Thompson’s funeral Johnny…

Wednesday June 9, 2010 at 8:00PM

If your eyes or ears have been anywhere near the Jam Band scene in the last year or so, chances are you’ve already been stunned, dazzled, amazed, and rocked by the incredibly young and refreshing sound of The McLovin’s. Hailing from Connecticut, the trio comprised of drummer Jake Huffman (Drum Lovin’), guitarist Jeff Howard (Ax Lovin’), and bassist Jason Ott (Bass Lovin’) has come on to the Jam Band scene like…

Thursday May 27, 2010 at 8:00PM

One of today’s most influential and talked about contemporary artists is Takashi Muramaki. Muramaki’s work pushes the envelope, and blurs the lines between high and low art, creating a very controversial stylistic concept. He studied Art at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, where he became increasingly interested in mixing 19th century Eastern and Western art forms. Amidst his studies, he became…

Monday May 17, 2010 at 8:00PM

One of today’s most underappreciated art forms is Graffiti. Graffiti is art with some spunk and a purpose. Since painting graffiti on public buildings is considered an act of anti-establishment and vandalism, many of the great graffiti artists have to take great precautionary measures to keep their identities a secret, and remain pseudo-anonymous. Perhaps the most popular and well regarded of these masters of disguise…

Tuesday May 4, 2010 at 8:00PM

While exploring Chelsea’s art district in early February, I came across an artist whose concepts struck me as particularly interesting and visionary. The pieces were small; measuring just over a square foot, but the way in which the images were created fascinated me. The artist; Christian Faur, uses hand casted encaustic crayons to arrange pixelated copies of depression era photographs of human busts. From a far, it…