Using recycled materials is an increasingly popular medium for artists. It is a variation on the “found object” tradition of art making. Artist Sayaka Kajita Ganz is a supremely talented user of recycled materials.
I find discarded objects from peoples’ houses and give them a second life, a new home. For my sculptures I use plastic [...]
When you visit his website, you can easily see the diversity of his practice. I am particularly fond of artists who display diversity such as he does. The pictures above show only one application, but his site is rich with visuals. Click on “works” to see an inventory of his installations. What you see above [...]
If truth is beauty, these people are ugly. Although a horrible thing to say, the inverse idea is that falsity is ugly and the subjects of photographer Phillip Toledano have denied the natural truth of their birth by re-creating themselves through plastic surgery. They have created now false selves in order, I assume, to be [...]
Thanks to my friend, Sandy!
This is a lovely creative proposal from one illustrator (Joel) to his girlfriend, Chantal (also an illustrator). His account of what he did, how he did it and some photographic illustrations of his creation can be found here. Thanks to Drawn.ca.
LONDON: A life-size bronze sculpture of a man by Alberto Giacometti has been sold at a London auction for 65 million pounds ($104 million). Sotheby’s says the sale set a world record as the most expensive work of art ever sold at auction.
The auction house said Wednesday it took just eight minutes for bidders to [...]
It sounds too good to be true: a non-toxic spray invisible to the human eye that protects almost any surface against dirt and bacteria, whether it is hospital equipment and medical bandages or ancient stone monuments and expensive fabrics.
But true it is. The spray is a form of “liquid glass” and is harmless to living things and [...]
David Bartley is responsible for overseeing the art in storage at the Walker Art Center. In this video he displays five works from the Walker’s collection that must be explicitly labeled as art to save them from being mistaken for trash.
Thanks to my friend Dwight for this. He is a technician at the Vancouver Art [...]
Well, “Nevermore” by Edmonton’s Catalyst Theatre knocked me out. Although the disruptions of the Olympics to transportation are HUGE, I am loving the cultural events.
Starting this week is “Vectoral Elevation.” I saw the creators focusing the lights the other night, but it officially begins Friday.
“Vectoral Elevation” involves twelve 10,000-watt robotic searchlights surrounding our inner harbour entrance to False [...]