Category: Art & Design

June 13 2016

Beautiful Canopy Made of 150,000 Australian Native Flowers by Rebecca Louise Law

Artist Rebecca Louise Law is known for her huge installations that resemble ethereal upside down gardens. She’s back with her largest installation to date. Called The Canopy, it consists of 150,000 Australian native flowers which include rodanthe, hydrangea, protea, statice and roses among others, which have been individually entwined with copper wire. The Canopy took one month to complete with 30 people working on it. I was given these first pictures of the impressive, permanent piece, which will hang at Eastland shopping mall, in Melbourne, Australia, starting on June 22. Over the years, I’ve consistently been amazed by her works and even created this compilation post of some of my favorites.

See pictures of her previous work here.

Rebecca Louise Law’s website

Art & Design

June 10 2016

Fun Links of the Week

What are you up to this weekend? We’re headed to my older sister, Grace’s house for an early Father’s Day celebration. Time for some BBQing and swimming. Then, we’re celebrating a friend’s son’s first birthday on Sunday. It’ll be a busy weekend, chauffeuring the kids around while trying to get in their naps. Poor Logan is coming down with a cold so I hope we won’t have to cancel all of our plans. It feels like every other week the kiddos are getting sicks! I blame daycare.

Speaking of daycare, we’re moving Parker to a legitimate preschool starting in July. I’m afraid he’s going to miss all of his friends at the daycare. Hope it won’t be too much of a transition for him. The guy is independent, though. Once a week, he spends the night at grandma and grandpa’s house, which gives me and Sam some much needed free time. (Oh, do we cherish it!)

And now for the Fun Links of the Week:

This guy’s spot on with his transformations to Disney princesses.

Surreal in-camera photos of wildflowers in the Death Valley desert in California.

IKEA has a new museum? Would be kinda cool to go. Sweden, anyone?

Would be fun to spend a day getting lost in this infinite bookstore.

Must try this sweet, not salty gochujang. (I think gochujang is having its moment.)

Liking Etsy’s new digs. Yay for outdoor courtyards and roofs!

Enjoying Ellie Davies’ forest work.

Though I like collecting interesting notebooks, Moleskines, will forever have my heart.

Why Hamilton became a phenomenon. Got to see this!

A photographer to follow who’s a whiz at controlling color.

Wow that’s one trippy sculpture of a wolf.

Street artist Seth GlobePainter paints large murals in the China countryside.

Glass elevator by Sam Sklar.

Banksy comes out of hiding to give a gift to school children.

Life is Tough print by RainCityDesign Co.

Art & Design

June 8 2016

Majestic Wood Animal Sculptures Created with a Chainsaw by Jürgen Lingl-Rebetez

Bavaria, Germany-born artist Jürgen Lingl-Rebetez is an artist that creates majestic animal sculptures by carefully applying a chainsaw to wood. The 44-year-old spent his early childhood dabbling in art, he drew and painted everything he could set his eyes on which included animals, buildings, people, buildings and landscapes. At the age of 20, after graduating from Josef-Effner Grammar School, he exhibited for the first time in a gallery in Dachau. After his mandatory civil service in Schönbrunn, Lingl-Rebetez became a wood sculptor apprentice to Master Hans-Joachim Seitfudem. In 1996, Jürgen Lingl-Rebetez moved to Switzerland and worked as an independent artist. It was then that he began creating works with a chainsaw. His sculptures take on the appearance of drawings, however, they’re made with a chainsaw in a three dimensional space.

Jürgen Lingl-Rebetez’s website
via [Arteide]

Art & Design

June 7 2016

New Serpentine Gallery Pavilion is an Unzipped Wall of Bricks

Around this time every year, it’s exciting to see what a selected artist or architect creates as the new, temporary Serpentine Gallery Pavilion. Located in London’s Kensington Garden, the structure this year was made by Danish architect Bjarke Ingels who created an unzipped wall of bricks. Using 1,802 hollow rectangular fibreglass blocks, the 41-year-old stacked each piece on top of each other until it became a 46-foot high futuristic structure. It is “a wall that becomes a hall,” says Ingels, “a gate that becomes a space” – and a shelving system that becomes a pavilion. “Why have one,” he asks, “when you can have both?”

“By taking something as conventional as a wall or a giant shelf and pulling it apart to make new spaces, you’re actually creating something extraordinary out of the ordinary,” said the BIG Architects founder.

“I think that’s, at its core, what architecture is: It’s creating poetry out of the practical; it’s taking all of those quotidian elements and putting them together in a way that becomes an adventure.”

He adds, “[The pavilion] is a wall that becomes a hole; something that’s opaque that becomes transparent; something that’s curvilinear that becomes octagonal; something that is a sculptural shape that also becomes a grid or a matrix,” he said.

“It definitely has something Minecraft-esque, for sure.” The architect references the popular world-building computer game.

This is the 16th structure commissioned by the gallery as part of its summer series. The first was designed in 2000 by the late Zaha Hadid and others who have created their own version include Ai Weiwei, Oscar Niemeyer, Herzog & de Meuron and Sou Fujimoto. Visitors can come see Ingels’ pavilion from June 10 to October 9. This year, you can also view four smaller summer houses by architects Asif Khan, Yona Friednman, Barkow Leibinger and Kunlé Adeyemi. If you can’t visit London anytime soon, you may be able to see it in Asia or North America. Because of the way it’s built, it can be recreated. Talk about a selfie spot!

Serpentine Gallery website
via [Dezeen and CNN]
Photos via Dezeen, Serpentine Gallery and CNN

Art & Design

June 6 2016

Inspiration Pad: A Crazy Notebook for Creatives

While curating art, design and photography for the last seven years, I came across a lot of interesting projects. One of them that caught my eye was Inspiration Pad, a warped notebook that inspires creativity. Designer Marc Thomasset took a relatively simple idea and turned it on its head. At first glance, it might just look like a traditional school notepad but, inside, it contains an innovative twist that makes it a surprising take on an old classic…the blue lines take on the look of waves, topographical contours, or loops!

Here’s the story of the Inspiration Pad:
“I was drawing projects in a notebook when suddenly it hit me how a classic notebook, however beautiful, is always very rigid and grid like. This is how the Inspiration Pad was born.”

This third version comes in three different colors – blue, brown and yellow. It’s a 56 pages notebook with a softcover, and it’s designed and printed in Belgium on sustainable paper. All of the interesting designs inside of the notebook are new.

If anything this notebook will make you “think outside the box.”

You can buy Inspiration Pad here.

Art & Design

June 3 2016

Fun Links of the Week

What are you up to this weekend? We’re headed to the Discover Cube with friends to check out the dinosaur exhibition. It’s going to be good catching up with one of oldest friends. Hopefully I’ll be able to practice some photography out there.

Now, for this week’s Fun Links of the Week:

Love fashion? Here are 8 fashion photographers you should have on your radar.

This illuminated planter is pricey but interesting.

Here’s how to make the ultimate appetizer board. Yum!

Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones fans, here’s an online art exhibit.

Art lovers, check out KLIO. It’s pretty cool.

For those consumed by wanderlust, check out the Travel pieces of art on Yellow Korner. (Especially like this one.)

This bronze knot cuff bracelet is understated but pretty.

I’m loving these pants on Madewell.

Bring on the emojis!

Digging this simple black and white dress with a twist.

Gochujang sriracha? Yes, please.

Interior design lovers, bookmark these blogs. (I’m a fan of CupofJo and decor8)

This antique lantern would be pretty with candles or a string of lights.

These brass lanterns have a pretty geometric shape.

Though I don’t wear color often, I think I’d make an exception for this pretty coral dress.

Though I prefer galbi, bulgogi is a close second.

Brazilian artist duo OSGEMEOS, one of my favorite street artists, bring their iconic animated characters to Times Square!

If I was in my 20s I’d totally rock this.

Flowers photo by Lu Diamond Flowers.

Art & Design

June 1 2016

Lyfe: New Gravity-Defying Floating Planter

The company behind Flyte, the world’s first levitating light, has just come out with a new product called Lyfe. The gravity-defying floating planter is a 12-sided geodesic designed planter that rotates in mid-air. The magic happens due to a custom shaped magnet that pushes up against an electromagnetic base. This is perfect for those those looking to effortlessly grow plants. Within Lyfe, you grow air plants, which don’t require any soil.

Lyfe is now on Kickstarter. Their goal is to raise $80,000. Their last project, Flyte, is now on sale on their website. Each floating light sells for $349. On Kickstarter, Flyte raised an astounding $617,258. Amazing! Do you think Lyfe will be just as popular? If you’re an early backer you can buy a Lyfe for $179. This will include a free air plant of your choice. Read more about Lyfe on Kickstarter.

Art & Design

May 27 2016

Fun Links of the Week

Remember American Giant, the hoodie and t-shirt maker? I got my white t-shirts and I love them! They’re the perfect fit and length and Sam loves this lightweight hoodie I bought for him in black. Highly recommend.

The cutest stamps hang on the edges of envelopes (via Quipsologies)

Watching this makes me want to get into street photography. (via Kottke)

Is it time to try out vibrating shoes?

This watering hole in Hawaii looks beautiful yet scary.

Looking to remodel? Here’s a guide with 200 custom color schemes based on every room in a home so you can find ideas for any type of remodeling project. (I always prefer white.)

These are not your average fish tanks.

Make your own happiness.

Simple in design, the tree lamp creates a beautiful shadow.

Are you a fan of coworking spaces?

Logo lovers, take a look.

Now that’s a beautifully adorned garage.

JR’s Louve illusion.

I must say, because of Instagram I’m liking Emilia Clarke more and more.

Does this news about Steve McCurry disappoint you?

Pretty neat video of Send My Love by Adele.

Artwork by James Bullough. “Breaking Point” and “Good Hurt”.

Art & Design

May 26 2016

New Book Shows the Explosively Detailed Art of Kerby Rosanes

Truth be told, I’ve been a fan of Kerby Rosanes for quite some time. The moment I laid eyes on his incredibly detailed sketches I was blown away by his talent. He’s the author of several books, including coloring books (if you’re into that), and he’s now come out with a brand new book called Sketchy Stories, that’s presented as a Moleskine notebook. Loaded with secret doodles, elaborate sketches, whimsical lines and detailed patterns, it’s a must-have for anyone who has ever picked up a pen and doodled before.

Interspersed with his artwork, Kerby also includes techniques, tips, inspirations, and influences. In total, it’s a 128 page book. I liked this review on Amazon: “This is a journal-like book with an elastic closure filled with beautiful and clever illustrations. It is the type of art that you can look at over and over again and always see something new. It isn’t specifically suggested that you can color this art in but you could as it is all black and white line art. The art has meanings, puns and double entendre along with cute little creatures, deer, birds and all sorts of things. A complete feast for the eyes!”

Here’s some of the work you’ll find inside.

Couldn’t you just stare at each piece for hours? You can pick up Sketchy Stories on the Quarto Knows website or on Amazon.

Art & Design

May 19 2016

New Striking Mixed Media Paintings by HUSH

An advanced online preview of HUSH’s new show has just been released. HUSH has an immediately recognizable style, he paints the female form using a combination of acrylic paint, screen printing and spray paint, so that there’s a beautiful yet purposeful messiness to each piece. With bright red lips and impossibly white faces, the women in his paintings bear the striking resemblance to geisha girls.

I enjoyed this description of HUSH’s work, from Metro Gallery:

The artist’s mark-making bears the distinct aesthetic of tagging, bringing the rough texture of street art into each piece. Swift gestural marks underlie splashes of paint, looping through lines and over bright combinations of colour. With an in-depth technique that includes painting, screen printing and spray-painting, Hush creates work that instantly draws the eye in and holds the viewer’s focus. Patterns ranging from geometric repetition to florals that conjure up images of royal tapestries and delicately decorated vases are not solely confined to the background but often take shape, forming graceful fabrics. In some works these shapes appear solidly, while in others the central figures are only lightly delineated from the waves of pattern, body and background blending, as if they are sinking into the colourful composition itself.

The UK-born artist will debut his show, title Allure, from May 28 to July 2 at Corey Helford Gallery in Los Angeles. This would be a fantastic show to see in person.

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