SIGGRAPH2012
I just emailed a friend that SIGGRAPH is an amusement park for the brain. So much to soak up, see, hear — and then …
Breathers
In New York: The Myriad Beauty of Dots and Splots
Dots Obsession – Infinity Mirrored Room by Yayoi Kusama via Artnet I saw two artists Friday that held a kinship. …
In New York: Mirror Mirror
Dear readers, my apologies for the lag between posts. I’ve seen a lot and learned a lot and will share it with you in the …
Coming Attractions
note: this is the 2nd post of June 18 Expect a change during the next few months. I’m about to hit the road and …
Me, Artist
This is a story about an artist who started a blog and stopped making art. Me. Not making art came as a surprise — …
Art in Sacred Spaces
Dilston Grove by Heather Ackroyd & Dan Harvey via cubeme Dilston Grove by Heather Ackroyd & Dan Harvey (2003) via cubeme Think …
When Art Pulls an Artist in Different Directions
All photography in this post by JanLeonardo via his website Here is a …
Graphics in Motion
Imagine the delight around 180 AD when the Chinese inventor Ting Huan showed off his chao hua chich kuan, the first known zoetrope. It was powered …
* Posts Are Missing *
Yesterday several of my most recent blog posts went poof. Hobgoblins in someone’s server, rats in the wires, who knows? I apologize for any inconvenience …
Painted In? or Painted Out?
Note: This is the reworking of a June 21 post that was lost (with some others) in a server glitch. _________________________________________ Cecilia Paredes …
Drawing and Writing with Light
This is the reconstruction of a June 19 blog post that suffered digital destruction. Comments evaporated, updates have been made. __________________________________ Lucid line, a line …
The Art of Painting with Light, Part 1: the Gonzo Sector
Light Tartans Fountain Park #4 by Vicki DaSilva via Whitehot Magazine I wasn’t long out of high school when I saw a painting of light — …
The Agony and the Ecstasy and the Wrath and the Sigh
Maybe you heard that Apple was bringing out a new Mac Pro tower? Well it wasn’t strictly true. New wheel covers, new turn signal maybe, …
Allegory
Allegory by Maskull Lasserre (steel, wood, textile, industrial sewing machine) via his website This arresting work by Canadian artist Maskull Lasserre is titled Allegory. …
A Neophyte Blogger in Tight Shoes
an ideal room imagined by Sloan Nota artwork and furniture are actual pieces but their sizes are as unreliable as the perspective Maximo Riera‘s octopus chair …
Meaning and Versions
Man Alone with Someone Else’s Thoughts, video and still (click link to activate in new window) by Sloan Nota 2011 I hit on a new …
Geekery
Path, Sloan Nota 2011 This blog will look at a lot of things Geek — software, sources, maestros. Take the image above. Right off the bat …
Zoomorphic Furniture…
both chest and lamp by Paulo Gouveia Useful objects inspired by animals? Too often cutsie-pie affronts to adult taste. But not the furniture we’ll look at …
Let the Gambol in the Goodies begin
In this launch of the Green as Sky blog I welcome you to all I find fascinating — and hope that you’ll find delight here …