‘art’ Archives
Evan Roth + The Barbarian Group = Mozilla Mark Up »
Oh, the internet, the magic of graffiti mark up language (.gml), and the threat to free culture. The Barbarian Group, Mozilla (Firefox) and artist Evan Roth got together to promote openness, innovation and opportunity on the Web. Thus was born : Mark Up : At once both a beautifully visualized metaphor of everyone’s contributions to [...]
The Starn Twins’ Big Bambú Recycled for the »
Identical twins, Mike and Doug Starn rose to prominence in the 80's, when their large scale collaborations utilizing photography and scotch tape earned them a place among the art stars of New York. Their work, which has always dealt with transition and impermanence still resonates with themes of life, death, and fragility. The [...]
Kellisimone Waits ~ Fuse Gallery NYC »
I was so happy to hear Kellisimone Waits is debuting her first solo show in NYC! Knowing her family, I would hear about "this little art gathering" for Kellisimone, in various little venues around Sonoma County when she first started showing her work around 2005. She was always a bit shy at her openings and very humble about her talent, which [...]
Pictures speak a 1000 Environmental Disasters, »
Often I'll have an idea for my posts going into the day. But mostly, I comb different feeds for inspiration and visual candy every morning. Today, I was looking at Twitter and saw Simran Sethi had posted this : Pretty/ Devastating: the beauty in industrial destruction. I knew I would not be disappointed. The results follow, and are [...]
Hermès Appropriates Nudes for Advertising »
The Great Odalisque, J.A.D. Ingres, 1814 Hermès enamel bracelets, Calèche, Pour Sortir, Tenues et Couvertures 2 Successful contemporary brands spend plenty of time thinking about being relevant and fresh to an ever-savvy, visual audience. detail : The Great Odalisque, J.A.D. Ingres, 1814 And in that regard, it's always interesting [...]
Top 10 posts on mixingreality.com : May, 2011 – »
It was an eclectic month at mixingreality.com. We would be remiss if we didn't mention our most crowd pleasing post for the second month running : Spike Jonze's capture of Yo-Yo Ma and Lil Buck which continues to enchant our readers, after which a number of eco-design posts held the top spots. They ranged from upcycled newspaper wood [...]
Raw Art : An Alternative Circus from Kiev, Ukraine »
Hailing from Kiev, Ukraine, Raw Art describes itself as an alternative circus. project was created by the Ukrainian circus stage director and teacher Taras Pozdnyakov based on the Kiev Circus School. is a project offering an alternative view of circus, promoting artists who are eager to bring their contribution to the development of the [...]
Leonara Carrington : One of the Last of the Original »
Leonora Carrington, considered one of the last of the original surrealists, died late Wednesday, May 25, 2011, at the age of 94. We are enchanted by this detail from her master work, Chiki Ton Pays (shown in its entirety below) by the English born, Mexico-based artist. The painting was on exhibit during a preview of Latin American Art at [...]
Thoughts on Another heARTbeat for Ecosalon.com »
On Thursdays, my new column, heARTbeat for ecosalon posts. Yesterday, I presented Dutch glass artist Vincent Breed who collaborates with French designer Matali Crasset on projects. The work has a wonderful blend of conceptual complexity and highly accessible beauty to it. This gets me thinking about how the internet keeps us moving visually, [...]
Take the Scenic Route meets Up, Up and Away »
While stumbling through the internet today, we came across this vintage style poster which reminded us of one of our most popular posts here on mixingreality. In doing some research to find the source of the image, we came across this tidbit : The fictional "Paradise Falls" [...]
