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 reach the hammer price for “L’Homme Qui Marche I” (Walking Man I), which opened at 12 million pounds.
Sotheby’s says the piece was sold to an anonymous bidder by telephone.
The sculpture is considered on of most important works by Giacometti, a 20th Century Swiss artist, Sotheby’s said.
Quoted from the Huffington Post.
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 the wider environment. It is being touted as one of the most important, environmentally-friendly products to emerge from the field of nanotechnology, which deals in objects at the molecular end of the size scale.
The secret of liquid glass is that it forms an ultra-thin film between 15 and 30 molecules thick – about 500 times thinner than human hair. On this nanoscale – a few millionths of a millimetre thick – liquid glass turns into a highly flexible invisible barrier that repels water, dirt and bacteria, yet is resistant to heat, acids and UV radiation but remains “breathable”.
This intriguing story is from The Independent. Link to whole story.
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 Gallery.
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 Creek that will create designs in the sky created by people around the world and delivered via the Internet. The work will be visible for 15 kilometres of the city’s core. It is a project of the City of Vancouver’s Olympic and Paralympic Public Art Program and Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad. It is the conception of Canadian artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer and is part of CODE, the Cultural Olympiad’s Digital Edition.
Multi award-winning short animation. There’s a reward for seeing it through to the end.
Link. Thanks to TYWIWDBI.
Stumbled across and purchased an actual print of this film back in SF while working on a project for the SF MOMA. Amanda Pope did a great job capturing the spirit of creativity and the event itself. I wonder where all of these cars are today?
Link. Thanks to Boing Boing.
Each floppy disk used in the paintings has a history and story of its own. It represents the increasing pace of the modern life cycle, where objects are created, used and disposed of quicker than ever. To challenge this notion, as these personal artefacts of life are cast aside, the obsolete are now given new life and a renewed purpose by using them as a medium for art.
Great idea; great work. Portraits of memories. Data profiles. Thanks to Huffington Post. Link to Nick’s website.