Sam Binder

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Hamlet [1996]

Welcome back to My Year of Shakespeare, a blog series where I complain about movies I sort-of enjoyed. This week we watched Kenneth Branagh's 1996 Hamlet, an adaptation whose stated goal was to scarcely budge from the stage-and-page unabridged version and took four hours plus

2022

Stretch

Acrylic on X-Ray 14in x 17in Black, White, Red, Blue, Figure Paintings, 2022, Available

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I was on the radio back in April

A couple months ago I had the opportunity to be on WAYO 104.3's program "Graphic Ear"; the producer, Jacob, recently cleaned up + uploaded the show. Thanks Jacob! You can listen below on via their mixcloud: Blog, Local Interest

2020

The Price on the Can

Spray Paint on Sheet Metal 12in x 12in 2020, Green, Pink, Gold

2020

Lake 4

Spray Paint & Acrylic Marker on Sheet Metal 12in x 12in 2020, Landscapes, Orange, Blue, White

Spray Paint

Winter

Spray Paint & Acrylic Marker on Sheet Metal 12in x 12in 2020, Landscapes, Commissions, White, Blue, Black

2026

in the Heat Wave

Oil on Birch Panel 12in x 12in 2026, White, Red, Violet, Blue, Skeletons, Cityscapes, Available

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King Lear [1999]

Given the past three adaptations all failing to help me really understand the play — the 2018 version too preoccupied with catering to those who have seen & know it, the 1987 version doing whatever it wanted (mostly not The Play), and Kurosawa's 1985 version being so drastically transformed,

2025

Sam Draws Pokémon #30: Shinx

2022

Embrace

Acrylic on X-Ray 14in x 17in 2022, Black, White, Red, Yellow, Skeletons, My Favorites, Figures

2020

The Auditorium

Oil on Canvas; 12in x 12in 2020, Rochester NY, Pink, Blue, Black, Cityscape

2020

Lake 5

Spray Paint on Sheet Metal 12in x 12in 2020, Landscapes, Commissions, Violet, Red, Yellow, Black