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Category: Art
In progress
After a week of being somewhat absorbed in code and paperwork, today my brain couldn’t take it anymore and I found myself putting together a visual piece just for myself. I’m still tinkering, but here’s an iteration from today that I rather liked. What do you think? What do you see in the piece? Should…
Picture Book Maker
I love children’s picture books. Lately it seems as though the books I buy are equal parts children’s and thick “grown-up” books. There are piles of great books out there, old and new. And one of my favorite artists/authors making picture books today is Oliver Jeffers. If you’re not familiar with his work or have…
More forgotten sketches
Another forgotten sketch from the files… What do you think? Curious about the final version? Check it out here.
More from the forgotten file…
Another draft from the cutting room floor… While I like the composition to some extent, the color palette just isn’t working for me. Not surprised this ended up in the discarded file. What do you think?
Discarded
Here’s another from the “discarded iteration file”… Giving this a second look, the direction this piece is taking doesn’t seem half bad…
On the cutting room floor
A few more from the discarded work file… See the finished piece here…
Tidbits
Continuing along the theme of discarded process work, here are few process iterations from my response piece for Spark, series 10 How about you? What do you do with discarded sketches or concept work from creative projects? Do you archive them, or incorporate them into some sort of presentation? Or are they simply casualties of…
Overlooked
I’ve been doing quite a lot of file organizing and digital “housekeeping” so to speak lately. And aside from the obvious result of tidier hard drives, my memory (no pun intended) has been refreshed with ideas and projects I’d forgotten about. So this evening I’m going to start sharing some of those overlooked pieces and…
mon cher frère
During the course of his life, Vincent Van Gogh wrote hundred of letters to his beloved brother, Theo. Lately, I’ve been reading some of their correspondence and came across a letter last night, part of which caught my attention: “Ah, mon cher frère, quelquefois je sais tellement bien ce que je veux. Je peux bien…
6 years ago today…
…I was in Stockholm attending an opening with one of my neighbors. We were there to see a piece of my work on exhibition, one which earned me an award that night. The evening was freezing and strangely solemn but there was champagne and a few laughs –not too shabby, really. Time flies…
Year of the Rabbit
Whether you received any red envelopes this year or not, it’s officially the year of the rabbit now–yay! Which gives me a perfect excuse to share another piece by ROA:
Street Art Locator
Loving this open-source map of street art around the world–Street Art Locator Find galleries, installations, graffiti, sculptures, paintings and even stencils and stickers worldwide. Add your own findings as you come across them. Check it out. Very cool and handy, I just wish they had a smartphone app to upload finds on the go…
Veja Cecilia Giveaway
I don’t usually plug giveaways on blogs, but there is a first for everything– This month the talented Cecilia, the Swedish artist behind Veja Cecilia, is holding a giveaway on her blog sponsored by Letraset. Up for grabs is a set of Letraset Tria markers and a few other goodies from Cecilia’s own collection of…
Limbo
Founded in 2006 by Arnt Jensen and Dino Patti, Copenhagen-based Playdead is an independent game studio. Due for release this August, LIMBO is their first production. The original concept trailer for Limbo from 2006: Game trailer: I love the atmospheric quality and moodiness of their simple, almost dreamy artwork. And here’s the in-game teaser:
Exit Through the Gift Shop
Next week holds the promise of the US release of the first film by Banksy. Last week, an extended teaser for the film was released which begins to outline Thierry Guetta’s (aka Mr. Brainwash) pursuit of the mysterious artist. Check it out: A list of venues and showtimes across the US is available on the…
Contemporary Print Fair
This weekend the Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) will play host to the Contemporary Print Fair. Visitors to the event can enjoy and purchase prints from fourteen major contemporary art dealers, galleries and presses. The two day event will also feature guided tours, artist lectures and a panel discussion. Consult the event Web site for…
Paradoxymoron
I tweeted about this months ago but somehow overlooked sharing this wonderfully fun artwork here. On display at the British Library in London is a painting by British artist, Patrick Hughes: Beautiful!
Scintillation
As a jump-start to the week, here is a gorgeous piece to get your creative juices flowing, dear readers:
Brain Candy
Today finds Charm City buried once again, in a blanket of sparkling white. The effect is beautiful, bewildering and even a little inspiring though at some point after hours of shoveling, the snow will become less than charming. In the meantime, here is a piece of visually stunning eye/brain candy straight from Japan for you,…