Monday, March 29, 2010

tat tat tat...

Vintage postcard courtesy of Real Photo Postcards.



Sunday, March 28, 2010




...these are so beautiful, they make my heart hurt a little. I suppose I'll just have to purchase a home with 6 eating areas...


Saturday, March 27, 2010




"Photography records the gamut of feelings written on the human face, the beauty of the earth and skies that man has inherited, and the wealth and confusion man has created. It is a major force in explaining man to man."

— Edward Steichen

Read about his life and work here.

Friday, March 26, 2010










CHACUNDUM

Just some fun and lovable (lovably fun) type from Brazilian designer, Claudio Reston.

His goal as a designer? "To be typographic, whether commercially or not, and to experiment with diverse languages just for fun." (thanks Atlas of Graphic Designers).

Check him out here.


Thursday, March 25, 2010

Gamboa, 2008
Iron and mixed media 

Gamboa, 2008 (detail)

Peace and Love, 2005
Gloucester Road Station Project
Platform for Art Underground, London, UK

Peace and Love, 2005
Gloucester Road Station Project
Platform for Art Underground, London, UK

Window installation from exhibition "Beatriz Milhazes: 
Paintings and Collages", 2008
Sao Paolo, Brazil

Window installation from exhibition "Beatriz Milhazes: 
Paintings and Collages", 2008
Sao Paolo, Brazil


BEATRIZ MILHAZES

Spring must be around the corner, because lately I've found myself lusting, craving and aching for color, color, color. Discovering Beatriz's work today set my heart aflutter. 

Beatriz's Brazilian roots proudly display themselves in her work. Bright colors, whimsical geometric shapes and playful compositions are all inspired by her homeland. In fact, her studio is located right next to Rio de Janeiro's Botanical Gardens. It's no surprise that various examples of plant life have inspired some of her organic shapes (check these out).

She simply makes me smile.


Wednesday, March 24, 2010









YES,

this is for real.

Jen Stark creates these BEAUTIES by cutting intricate forms out of construction paper (yes, construction paper) and layering them infinitely. The effect? Waves upon waves of sumptuous color. I am COMPLETELY entranced. 

From top to bottom:
Burst, 2007
Coriolis Effect, 2007
On the Inside, 2008
Afterglow, 2007
Radial Reverie, 2009
Plasmascopic, 2009
Prismatic, 2009

Check this out (!!!):



And of course, see more of her work here.

Tuesday, March 23, 2010





INCA GOLD

To the ancient Incas, gold was considered to be the "sweat of the sun". Silver, "the tears of the moon"...



Thursday, March 18, 2010



SEEING DOUBLE: 
PAINT YOUR FACE + HELMO

By French music artist, Sliimy
Directed by ???

I'm so obsessed. 

It's amazing what can be done with black tape and a projector!

Doesn't the above video still remind you of something?? Black background, polka dots...French. Even the balloon formation (around 0:29) is somewhat like the white smoke that Helmo is so fond of.

And....replay.


Tuesday, March 16, 2010











WHY HELLO, HELMO!

Just a bunch of random cool stuff by French design duo Helmo, which is made up of Thomas Couderc and ClĂ©ment Vauchez. 

See even more cool stuff here.



Monday, March 15, 2010


SIDEWALK FINDINGS:
BROOKLYN BOTANIC
GARDEN EDITION

Well, I suppose it was more of a "path" than a "sidewalk", but you get the point.

Last week, I found myself slightly (totally) overwhelmed. Work was extremely busy, and by Thursday afternoon, I desperately needed a break. I found an hour in my schedule to walk over to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, which I'm very lucky to live near.

It's still officially winter, so not much was in bloom. Grey and overcast skies were making it feel more like January than March. What I did happen upon were a few patches of these gloriously lavender-hued flowers, sprouting out of the ground in large numbers. The tiny purple specks against the muddy brown soil made for quite a startling scene.

The message? Spring is around the corner, my fellow New Yorkers....
if these brave little guys have anything to say about it.