It must be your lucky day because I am going to share some of the random odds and ends I have produced with you. A little trip through the brain of Alice. Scary I know. … Continue readingHold On Tight: 32 Random Images from My C Drive
I often browse through public domain illustrations and film clips looking for little treasures. (Yes I do know I am a geek.) Several months ago I ran across a super sweet set of SciFi illustrations from the early 1950’s. … Continue reading1950’s SciFi Illustrations Reimagined with a Twist
Every once in awhile you run across a piece of art that you just can’t take your eyes off of. … Continue readingRealistically Speaking: Ron Mueck’s Hyperrealistic Sculpture
Viola’s work is very simple with mostly just his voice and some percussion added to some visuals. Yet I find it a bit addictive. … Continue readingAnd speaking of surrealism..or fish…does this count?: Fred Viola’s multimedia art
Artists Anderson Augusto (aka SΓΖO) and Leonardo Delafuente (aka Delafuente) are bringing art to the streets of their native Brazil, literally. … Continue readingBringing art to the streets: Anderson Augusto & Leonardo Delafuente
I instead spent an hour happily searching for and looking in awe at the intricate art of melon sculpting. Apparently it is an old art form in both Thailand and Japan. … Continue reading25 Amazing Melon Sculptures to Kick Off Summer 2009
I love this video by cartoonist Chris Ware and I think you will too. Ware provided the drawings and story.The animation was done by John Kuramoto and the fun music is “Eugene” by Andrew Bird. … Continue readingWhy do we hurt those that we love? “Quimby the Mouse”
This awesome piece of pottery of two liquid kissing heads is by Hong Kong artist Tsang Cheung-Shing. YuanYuang II–as the piece is called–is a playful representation of a traditional drink of the same name. … Continue readingCoffee or tea?
This week I stumbled upon some gorgeous examples of the art reinterpreted. Hong Kong born artist Bovey Lee combines all the traditional elements of her native home’s papercutting artform and adds a timely modern message. The result are beautiful and powerful pieces made entirely of ricepaper. … Continue readingBovey Lee Creating Beauty with Paper: The Centuries Old Art of Paper Cutting
Seldom does the cloud that emerges meet up with my own impression of the content I am producing or things that I am talking about. But more than anything it’s usually just an exercise in curiosity. In some ways it is words as art. And at best it is insightful and revealing. … Continue readingWord Clouds: Curiosity, art, and insight