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Lace making: Lenka Suchanek (Divine Beauty, copper & bronze; Are we made of lace?) “After thousands of these simple steps — if done correctly — the lace appears”
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Pictoralists: Alfred Stieglitz (“Venetian Canal” 1894), Edward Weston (“Nautilus“, 1927), Edward Steichen (“Flatiron Building“, 1904), John Szarkowski Contemporary: Jocelyn Lee
design-y4m
Computer Arts published an excellent and beautifully articulated article on graphic design trends, with examples. art of reduction – “designers are exploring new and simplified ways of refining and simplifying visual information” hand-drawn – “the raw product of the human … Continue reading
painters and paintings
Fauvism (“the wild beasts”) – 1904-1908: “wild brush work and strident colours, while their subject matter had a high degree of simplification and abstraction”. Kees van Dongen (1877-1968, Woman at the balcony), Henri Matisse (Le bonheur de vivre, 1905-6), Henri … Continue reading
Understanding is like chrystanthemums blooming
Understanding blooms like chrysanthemums – after a period of uninterrupted darkness. Chrysanthemums bloom in Winter – when nights are longer. A pigment called phytochrome helps the plant know when or when not to flower. Long nights, at least 8 hours or … Continue reading
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“The past is a kind of future that has already happened”, Bruce Sterling Jump to section: Events, exhibits, museums Games music movies and tv creators/inventors/artists writers and literature publications sub genres Events, exhibits, museums USA: Burning Man, Maker Faire Sydney: Powerhouse … Continue reading
on a walk to greenwich wharf
Junk Shop Window (The Mrs.) View of Outpost, Street art Exhibition @ Cockatoo Island Outpost, Street Art Exhibition @ Cockatoo Island