Here is a wonderful photo documentary I stumbled upon that brings up intrigue and inspiration. Titled “Off the Grid”, the project documents Americans who have “decided to live light on the earth, to not be a part of problem anymore,” as the French photographer Eric Valli writes on his website. Valli has spent the [...]
I like skulls. Don’t quite understand my fascination with it but there it is. So, needless to say, I was delighted when I stumbled upon these creations by British artist James Hopkins. Hopkins built many striking skull sculptures out of bookshelves and household items. You can view more here.
My recent visit to the Albuquerque museum was a memorable one. The special exhibition showed 80 etchings of Francisco de Goya’s provocative and exquisite images exploring the dark side of humanity. They also included a few contemporary artists’ works that were directly influenced by Goya’s art, in a way showing how the meaning and the [...]
I love creations that put a new twist on conventional things we see around us in ordinary settings. Such are the “Modified Social Benches” by Danish artist Jeppe Hein. These whimsical but functionally “uncomfortable” benches are on display at the Beaufort04 art exhibition in De Haan, Belgium and at the Kurpark in Bad Mergentheim, [...]
Reuben Margolin is a kinetic sculptor, crafting beautiful pieces that move in the pattern of raindrops falling and waves combining. Take nine minutes and be mesmerized by his meditative art – inspired in equal parts by math and nature.
This profound concept by artist Candy Chang asks us to consider one of the most essential questions we can ask ourselves: “What do you want to do before you die?” I just love it when a work art engages the viewer in a powerfully active way like this. I am making a list of [...]
A creative team known as HEYHEYHEY set out to build another one of their chain reaction machines called Melvin and the result is shown in this charming video above. Conveniently built in two old suitcases, Melvin the Mini Machine is a Rube Goldberg machine specifically designed to travel the world. Each time Melvin fully [...]
Graffiti artist Tilt created this unique “Panic Room” for the Au Vieux Panier hotel in Marseille, France. The result is a fascinating expression of vibrant colors and words in an unlikely setting. Tilt explains, “I wanted to create something that will look more like an installation. I thought about it also as a huge [...]
Memorable quotes from Robert Mitchum: ~ I`ve still got the same attitude I had when I started. I haven`t changed anything but my underwear. ~ When I drop dead and they rush to the drawer, there`s going to be nothing in it but a note saying “later”. ~ There just isn`t any pleasing some [...]
Korean artist Hong Sungchul’s creations of human body parts are from hundreds of elastic strings. He describes that string symphonies are a “representation of what ties humans together from the earliest stage of life – the umbilical chord.” The figures often move and make noise, the aural resonance replicating the vibrations of the strings. They [...]