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love the simplicity and context of his work. m.
at first glance, it’s nearly impossible to tell if the colorful geometries sited in these natural landscapes are digitally inserted, or rather artfully painted on canvas squares. the answer to the optical illusion is the latter — american artist andrew faris uses acrylic paint on canvas to render minimalist, abstract artworks, then sets them within rural outdoor settings and photographs the outcome.
amazing precision! m.
The Huddle Tables by Matthew Kroeker features Robertson machine screws meticulously arranged into three effective bowl shapes, each being permanently fixed to their base counterparts.
terrific installation from my old stomping grounds of hawaii. i’ll be back soon! aloha! m.
The ii gallery in Honolulu, Hawai‘i, is currently showing architect Sean Connelly’s installation A Small Area of Land (Kaka‘ako Earth Room), a “temporary earth sculpture” made from “32,000 pounds of volcanic soil and coral sand.”
extremely creative work — kudos! m.
Architectural models are fascinating enough. Nevertheless the work of the German educated graphic designer Jens Reinert offers some new perspectives on our architectural surroundings. Instead of complete buildings Reinert models their fragments or visualises the volumes of subterranean spaces — it seems he builds “negatives” of architecture we ususally only perceive from the inside.
Some of Jens Reinert’s work will be showcased within the soon-to-open exhibition ‘Realstadt — Wishes Knocking on Reality’s Doors’ in Berlin — a selection of around 300 utopian and realistic architectural and planning models and 80 exemplary projects from all over Germany which desribe the desire for rethinking our concept of urban living. The exhibition will be open from October 2, 2010 to November 28, 2010 at Kraftwerk Mitte, Berlin.
lovely black & white portraits. m.
creative work from the norwegian art photographer — the video is quite telling. m.
ole brodersen is a norwegian art photographer who works with staged landscapes. his most known series ‘trespassing’, explores encounters between man and nature, and is produced in the island society lyngør, norway, where he grew up as 12th generation. he is strongly affiliated to this place and the maritime elements here dominate his motifs. his father is a sail maker, his grandfather was a sailor and he himself used to row to school.
hot! m.
“Always design a thing by considering it in its next larger context — a chair in a room, a room in a house, a house in an environment, an environment in a city plan.” Eliel Saarinen
a lovely window into a classic modernist design. m.
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