I am an introvert. My friend Bruce educated me about that. And my birth parents are both Quebecois. This film appeals to me, therefore, and it is made by a soeur de l’âme. Thanks to Andrew Sullivan’s Daily Dish.
Category Archives: Artistic Expression
Mila’s Daydreams
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
This blog is my maternity leave hobby. While my baby is taking her nap, I create scene around her and take quick snap photos.
Link. Thanks to Andrew Sullivan’s Daily Dish.
Russian Curators Sentenced for ‘Forbidden’ Mickey Mouse Painting
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Two Russian curators who angered the Russian Orthodox Church with an exhibition that included images of Jesus Christ portrayed as Mickey Mouse and Vladimir Lenin were convicted Monday of inciting religious hatred and fined, but not sentenced to prison.
Link. Via Huffington Post.
If You Like Photography
Friday, July 2, 2010
Murmur, Burma, 1999 by Monica Devon.
In my twenties, I caught a break. My passion and youth combined to persuade some governing municipalities to trust their arts centre in development to me. I first designed, found the funding for and built a small theatre for the complex, then I took over the gallery attached to it [...]
CD Sea
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Ever wonder where unwanted CDs go to die? Rather than throwing away unused CDs, UK artist Bruce Munro decided to turn them into an art installation titled CD Sea. His goal is to get 1 million CDs and display them in the Long Knoll Field in Wiltshire, England. So far, he’s collected about 600,000 CDs:
In this [...]
Dennis Lin, Sculptor
Friday, June 18, 2010
A massive work made from a 16-foot section of broadleaf maple and comprised of 61 three-inch slices, ranging in size from approximately five feet to 22 inches in diameter, No. 1-60 is wondrous and a little bit monstrous. Each slice dangles from a cruel-looking black metal hook, and thus instantly causes one to think of meat [...]
Fabulous Fakes
Monday, June 14, 2010
Above: ’Aurora Borealis,’ made by photographing a beam of colored light against a black curtain to achieve the edge effect, with holes in cork board to create the stars
Above: Tornado made of steel wool, cotton, ground parsley and moss
Above: ’Fields, After the Storm,’ made out of faux fur, cotton and sifted tile grout, with a shift in white [...]
Fear and Comfort
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
I look after a woman who is 87 years old. Her name is Rita. She was one of my mother’s nurses. My mother lived in a hospital for almost 13 years. I barely knew her; her personality and her disease were one. When my mother died, Rita and my father embarked on an affair. Then [...]
Peter Hennessey: Art For Boys
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Peter Hennessey
Born 1968, Sydney. Lives and works in Melbourne.
1990 - 1995 Bachelor of Architecture (First Class Honours), RMIT
2000 - 2004 Australia Council New Media Arts Board Member
Link. Via Boing Boing.
Installation and Performance Space Spider Web
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Viennese/Croatian design collective For Use/Numen … uses nothing but packing tape to create huge, self-supporting cocoons that visitors could climb inside and explore.
Link. Via Boing Boing and Fast Company.