The Caribbean region is known for calypso rhythm, white sand beaches and spicy cuisine. However, the richness of the region’s cultural assets are not as well-known. The Caribbean Fine Art Fair – Barbados (Cafa Fair) aims to remedy that lack of knowledge by becoming an annual exposition for the appreciation of Caribbean Art. Open #9, [...]
Archive for February, 2012
a growing force in international art
Posted in Other Art, tagged art mandalas, Bill Grace, Cafa Fair, Caribbean Fine Art Fair, ceramic art, Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre on February 29, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
dreaming of flotsam and jetsam
Posted in Other Art, tagged Dave Petranek, driftwood art, driftwood assemblage, driftwood carving, Environmental Art, Gary Cronk, John Dahlsen, LuRon Carving, turtle mandala on February 28, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Flotsam are items floating as a consequence of the action of the sea. Jetsam are items which have been jettisoned by a ship’s crew. So technically, I guess I would be dreaming of flotsam, since my subject today is driftwood art. Eternity, Gary Cronk Cronk is among a group of artists who carve driftwood using [...]
time for a virtual vacation
Posted in Other Art, tagged Antoine Chapon, St. Martin, watercolor on February 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
It’s almost March. We are still shoveling snow. It’s true, all throughout the winter season I ask for snow, and enjoy it, but it is time for a turning of the seasons. So this week, we are taking a little virtual vacation, where balmy breezes waft softly through ocean-scented air, and the sound of waves [...]
suspended paper jewels
Posted in Other Art, tagged Kirsten Hassenfeld, Paper sculpture on February 24, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
They are faceted like precious stones, but they are made of paper (and some other things). Dans la Lune, Kirsten Hassenfeld “Some friends were visiting from France, and one described speaking with her doctor about a medication. She had inquired if it would make her “dans la lune.” When I asked her what that meant, [...]
whirling kaleidescope of color
Posted in Other Art, tagged Hadieh Shafie on February 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Hadieh Shafie finds inspiration in the Sufi whirling dervishes, Islamic ascetics who whirl around in a dizzying attempt to get closer to Allah. Google “Whirling Dervish” and select “images” to get a page full of colorful, spinning costumes. 20871 Pages 2012 Hadieh Shafie Ink/ acrylic and Paper with printed & hand written Farsi Text Esheghe [...]
bring on the rainbow
Posted in Other Art, tagged Aesthetica Magazine Blog, Catlin Art Prize 2012, Julia Vogl, public art installation, rainbow art on February 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I was browsing through the artists that are being honored with the The Catlin Art Prize 2012, an annual exhibition that features the most promising art grads in the UK. Julia Vogl caught my eye with her rainbows of color. £ 1 000 000 | 1 000 opinions ( where would you allocate £ 1 [...]
speaking of cement
Posted in Other Art, tagged Andrew Goss, Casa do Conto, cement art, concrete art, David Kaye Gallery, Rachel Josepher Gaspers on February 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday’s post was on a new form of lighted, translucent concrete. This led to an investigation of some concrete art . . . Casa do Conto Hotel, Portugal Not sure how comfortable I would be with a massive, concrete ceiling over my head. It is pretty cool, though. Leaning, Andrew Goss Andrew Goss is a [...]
concrete concepts in art
Posted in Other Art, tagged fiber optic concrete, Jürgen Frei, Luccon Concrete, The Start-Up Entrepreneur on February 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
A new form of concrete caught my eye the other day, making me think of this materials being used for artistic applications. Luccon Luccon is a new material, a translucent concrete that is made up of concrete blocks with embedded webbed fiber optic cables. The stone appears incongruously massive as well as transparent. Luccon Concrete [...]
digging through the text
Posted in Other Art, tagged book sculpture, Brian Dettmer, Paper sculpture on February 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
There have been some “book carving” artists out on the blogs lately. I have thought them interesting, but haven’t featured them. Then I saw the work of Brian Dettmer, and I think he takes it just a bit farther, and I like it. There’s Nothing to Fear, Brian Dettmer He speaks of his work as [...]
what is revealed
Posted in General, tagged Jonathan Prince, steel sculpture, Torn Steel on February 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The broken sculptural pieces of Jonathan Prince reveal visual treasures. Disc Fragment 2011, Jonathan Prince The Cynthia-Reeves Gallery in New York is presenting Prince’s work from February 10 – March 30, 2012. His Torn Steel series is the result of laborious hand-working. The outer surfaces are oxidized steel, and the inner forms revealed have been [...]
