EDWARD WESTON: Clouds, Trees, Water
July 2nd, 2011 § 2 Comments
Artist Feature, vol. 6
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Though Weston is mostly known for his still lifes of inanimate objects such as peppers and cabbage leaves, his landscapes explored the same subject of form that guided most of his work. Here, in Clouds, Trees, Water Weston captured the flora and scenery at Point Lobos,CA and the desert landscape of Oceano,CA.
If you look closely through his images you’ll note why Edward was a part of the f/64 group (which included legendary landscape photographer Ansel Adams). His images often employed the use of deep depth of field allowing for all planes of the images to be crisp and in focus (achieved through closing the aperture to f-stop 64). As in his still lifes, curves, cracks and shadows seem to bring the objects to life as Weston’s compositions create movement, contrast, and texture.
Perhaps intentionally, or not, you can start to see traces of human characteristics in these images. Limbs within clouds. Bodies within trunks. Faces within stones. You back up to recognize your imagination is playing with your sight but nonetheless clues suggesting anthropomorphism are in place. Now I wonder, did Weston see the same mirages and were they what drove him to take these photographs in the first place?
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Oak, 1929
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Iceburg Lake, 1937
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Oregon Coast, 1939
Cypress, Point Lobos, 1929
Cypress, Point Lobos 1930
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Rain over Modoc Lava Beds, 1937
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White Sands, 1946
Oceano, 1936
Tracks in Sand
Untitled Rock Formations
Stonecrop and Cypress, Point Lobos, 1941
White Dune
Surf, 1938
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ART + DESIGN MAY 2011 IN MIAMI
May 9th, 2011 § Leave a Comment
SO WHAT’S GOING ON IN ART AND DESIGN THIS MONTH? First of all, May is Miami Museum Month! The deal is you buy one ticket and get another free (for your buddy, date, lover, sister, grandma, etc.) and if you join one museum you join them all (for this month only of course).
There are plenty of intriguing lectures lined up like the MDPL‘s series on historic green buildings and the Coral Gables Museum’s feature on the work of Cezanne. If you’re in the mood to get those fingers wet the Bass Museum offers awesome Saturday classes! This month’s classes focus on drawing from the masters and watercolor. If you really want to dedicate your time to expressing that creativity MOCA and the Miami Beach Art Center offer an array of them from figure drawing to printmaking.
And for those of you who are really in it for the fun, there’ll be plenty of that too: May 6th is the Miami AIA‘s yearly golf tournament and every Friday the Bass Museum is hosting happy hours with complimentary cocktails and beats by Desiree .
* May 2 – The Floating Stage at the Miami Marine Stadium Awards Ceremony
Join The Friends of the Miami Marine Stadium, DawnTown, The National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Dade Heritage Trust, and the AIA Chapter of Miami, for an evening on Key Biscayne where they will present unique and inventive design ideas for The Floating Stage at Miami Marine Stadium 2011 DawnTown Competition Awards Ceremony.
Ceremony is to take place at The Rusty Pelican, 3201 Rickenbacker Cswy, Key Biscayne, FL 33149. 5:30 – 6:30pm – Cocktail hour, cash bar, entries displayed 6:30 – 7:30pm – 3 Course Dinner @ $30.00 a seat 7:30 – 9:00pm – Awards Ceremony Presentation Tickets for the event must be purchased by April 25th.
For more information and to purchase tickets, please contact the Dade Heritage Trust at 305.358.9572
http://www.aiamiami.com/miami/calenders.php
* May 6 – 18th Annual AIA Miami Golf Tournament
@ the Melreese Country Club
It’ll be a great day of golf, networking and refreshments followed by a banquet dinner with prizes and awards. Sponsorship opportunities. Please call the AIA Miami office for more information 305.448.7488
http://www.aiamiami.com/miami/calenders.php
* May 6 – Beats After Sunset
Friday, 8:00 – 10:00 pm @ the Bass Art Museum
The Bass Museum’s First Friday Happy Hour! A new exhibition will be on view so you’ll have the opportunity to glance over the new pieces.
* free to members!
* cost of museum admission for non-members $8
* complimentary mixologist and magners irish cider (21+)
* beats by desiree
for more info
call: 305.673.7530 x1001
email: rsvp@bassmuseum.org
* May 7 – Designed for Learning
10:30 am @ the Wolfsonian
Do the buildings where learning takes place matter as much as the teachers in them? Can a “smartly” designed building improve students’ education? Join Jos Boys, PhD, senior research fellow in Learning Spaces at the University of Brighton, UK, and Anne P. Taylor, PhD, Hon. AIA, ACSA distinguished professor and regents professor in the School of Architecture and Planning, University of New Mexico, for a discussion addressing the relationships between learning and the spaces in which it takes place. Reception and book signing with Anne Taylor and Jos Boys to follow in The Dynamo Museum Shop. Co-presented with Architecture Club– AIA Miami. CEU credits available. Free.
* May 7 – Pablo Cano: The Seven Wonders of the Modern World
4:00 pm @ the MOCA
Advance Ticket Purchase Required.
Members $10, Non-members $15: Children under 12: $3
* May 7 – Art Center’s Annual Raffle Fundraiser
7:00 – 10:00 PM @ the Art Center on Lincoln Road
ArtCenter’s annual raffle fundraiser, Winning Art!, features 40 works of ArtCenter/ South Florida resident artists. Join us for our annual benefit raffle exhibit, Winning Art!, a show where our talented artists-in-residence created special art just for you. Explore the visual variety of the artists that make ArtCenter/ South Florida and purchase a raffle ticket for your chance to win a unique piece of art. Celebrate with us on Saturday, May 7, 2011 from 7 – 10 p.m. for an evening of music, fabulous fare, complimentary cocktails, a silent auction and raffle drawing for over 40 winners! Purchase your raffle ticket today for only $10. Artwork is on view from April 8 to May 8, 2011 at the ArtCenter Gallery located at 800 Lincoln Road. Winning Art! On View / April 8 to May 8, 2011. Annual Benefit Raffle Drawing & Closing Reception: Saturday, May 7, 2011 from 7 – 10 p.m.
*A minimum donation of $10 to the ArtCenter or a purchase of (one) raffle ticket will admit you into the closing reception on May 7, 2011. If you already purchased a raffle ticket prior to the closing reception, bring your ticket stub to gain admittance into the event.
* May 11 – Revit Architecture Course (Earn 24 CEUs)
Revit Architecture three day course taught by Digital Drafting Systems will be held at the AIA Miami Chapter office, 275 University Drive. Coral Gables. Registration limited to 8 students, first six students laptop is included. RSVP required. Please call the AIA Miami office for more information 305.448.7488
http://www.aiamiami.com/miami/calenders.php
* May 12 – En Route Pour AixEnProvence
3:00 – 5:00 PM @ the Lowe Art Museum
A lecture by featured artist Alice Goldhagen about her work. $5 admission. Free for Museum members.
* May 14 – Basslab for Emerging Artists Drawing from Art History – Techniques of the Masters
Saturday 2-4pm @ the Bass Museum of Art
basslab for emerging artists: finding your own style and language of expression
this week: drawing from art history- techniques of the masters
work with instructor to improve your art skills and develop ideas that will define your personal creativity. classes are open to students at any skill level, ages 13 through adult. class size is limited. advance registration is recommended.
to register or for more information call 305-673-7530 x1001
email: info@bassmuseum.org
members and basspass members: $10
non-members: $15
http://www.bassmuseum.org/event/basslab-for-emerging-artitsts-drawing-from-art-history-techniques-of-the-masters/
* May 15 – MAM’s “Regarding Nature” Gallery Tours
2:00 – 3:00 pm @ the MAM
Miami Art Museum will offer docent-led tours of “The Wilderness” and “Anchor Gallery: Mark Dion” every first and third Sunday at 2pm. Visitors will explore the boundaries between tamed and untamed nature as well as human attempts to control the South Florida ecosystem. Tours are free with museum admission. For more information, contact education@miamiartmuseum.org or 305.375.4073.
http://www.miamiartmuseum.org/#
* May 16 – Sister Cities International Young Artist Showcase
http://www.mdpl.org/events/special-events/
* May 18 – International Museum Day
12:00 – 5:00 pm @ the Bass Museum of Art
* May 19 – Cezanne’s Trail
7:00 PM @ the Coral Gables Museum
A lecture by Alice Goldhagen on the life and work of French artist and Post-Impressionist painter Paul Cézanne, resident of Aix-en- Provence, sister city to Coral Gables.$5 admission. Free for Museum members.
* May 19 – MDPL Lecture Series: Green Historic Buildings
Thursday, 7:00 PM @ the Art Deco Welcome Center
The lecture series outlines how preservation and the green revolution are coming together to revitalize Miami Beach’s historic properties. This month, Ira Giller, president of Giller & Giller Architects, and Patricia Calasich, LEED AP (Accredited Professional) and president of Altiva Architecture, speak on “Case Studies of The Villa Maria Housing Project & The Waldorf Hotel. Selecting Green Building Materials for Historic Structures”
http://www.mdpl.org/events/special-events/
* May 21 – Wine Wander Wonder Tour & Discussion of Apulian Vases
3:00 – 5:00 pm @ the Bass Museum of Art
members and basspass members: free
non-members: cost of museum admission
$8 | $6 students & seniors
For registration/info call 305.673.7530 x1001 or email: programs@bassmuseum.org
http://www.bassmuseum.org/event/wine-wander-wonder-tour-discussion-apulian-vases/
* May 25 – Arts for All: Wangetchi Mutu Collaged Figures
7:00 pm @ the MOCA
RSVP suggested. Members,$10, Non-members $15 Students with ID $3
* May 28 – Basslab for Emerging Artists Watercolor Techniques
Saturday 2-4pm @ the Bass Museum of Art
basslab for emerging artists: finding your own style and language of expression
this week: watercolor techniques
work with instructor to improve your art skills and develop ideas that will define your personal creativity. classes are open to students at any skill level, ages 13 through adult. class size is limited. advance registration is recommended.
to register or for more information call 305-673-7530 x1001
email: info@bassmuseum.org
members and basspass members: $10
non-members: $15
http://www.bassmuseum.org/event/basslab-for-emerging-artists-watercolor-techniques/
*Miami Museum Month *
BUY ONE, GET ONE FREE — During May, all visitors and locals will be offered “Buy One, Get One Free” admission at participating museums.
JOIN ONE, SEE THEM ALL — During this month-long program, membership at any one of these participating museums will work as a free pass to any of the other museums.
Whether you just joined or have been a member for years, this is an incredible opportunity to museum hop and experience the Miami cultural scene. The cultural scene in Greater Miami and the Beaches is unique and diverse. During May, celebrate Miami Museum Month. This is an incredible opportunity to experience the area’s inspiring museums.
Participating Museums:
MILAN: Salone del Mobile 2011
April 23rd, 2011 § 1 Comment
Baccarat in Milan Salon Del Mobile 2011
Baccarat in Milan Salon Del Mobile 2011
EVERY YEAR IN MILAN THE MOST INNOVATIVE AND INFLUENTIAL PERSONALITIES of the design world gather for a week to contemplate the newest creations, trends and technologies. This year the event hosted by Baccarat and Veuve Cliquot was held April 12-17th. Baccarat displayed their new collection of crystal chandeliers amongst whimsical cloud installations (as seen above).
So what did all the big names in Italian design bring to the table this year?
Moroso displayed the Biknit Seating collection by Patricia Urquiola: “an exaggerated stitch pattern, an expanded, intense aesthetic transforms a weave into a visible, dramatic design.” They also showed her Klara collection of wooden chairs, Tokujin Yoshioka’s Memory chair and Doshi & Levien’s Impossible Wood chair among several other novelties.
MOROSO Biknit by Patricia Urquiola
MOROSO Klara by Patricia Urquiola
Artemide showed off Karim Rashid’s newest lighting creation, the Nearco pendant, alongside Guido Matta & Enrico Girotti’s Nuboli lamp (a translucent ceiling pendant in the shape of a cloud).
ARTEMIDE Nearco by Karim Rashid
ARTEMIDE Nuboli Lamp
Zanotta presented their 2011 Novelties at the show including the steel asymmetrical Lama Chair by Ludovica & Roberto Palomba alongside the twisted Elica 2576 Table that comes in a white or black high gloss finish.
ZANOTTA Lama Chaise
ZANOTTA Elica 2576
Domitalia brought to the table some beautiful new seating options with the New Retro chair by Fabrizio Batoni Design, the Playa chair also by the same designer, and the glow-in-the-dark outdoor Baba chairs by Radice Orlandini Designs.
DOMITALIA New Retro Chair by Fabrizio Batoni Design
DOMITALIA Playa chair
DOMITALIA Baba chair
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS:
DE CASTELLI Shrouded dresser
RAW EDGES Plaid Bench
CASAMANIA Loop Chaise by Sophie de Vocht
MAGIS Zartan Chairs by Philippe Starck with Eugeni Quitlet
Philippe Starck collaborated with Eugeni Quitllet to create the entirely natural Zartan chair. Made of a new technology using “liquid wood” the chair is molded much like polycarbonate but fuses only with other natural materials such as fibers, wax and fish oil to create a “strong, non-toxic alternative to petroleum-based plastics”. The chair is envisioned in 5 varying finishes: bamboo, flax, hemp, jute and rattan.
SPAZIO ROSSANA Flat Table Peeled by Jo Nagasaka
Balloon Bowls by Marteen de Ceulaer
Belgian designer Marteen de Ceulaer came up with an innovative method of creating bowls by pouring dyed plaster into a balloon then placing another balloon inside it, blowing it up and allowing the plaster to dry. The result is organic as the bowls have an array of varying color, sizes and shapes in a smooth finish and irregular edges.
CASAMANIA Rememberme chairs by Tobia Juretzek
Another response towards sustainability was brought by designer Tobia Juretzek with his Rememberme chair made of old garments that would otherwise have been discarded and unused.
FUTURE TRADITIONS Paper Chairs by Lei+Christoph+Jovana
FUTURE TRADITIONS Xuan Lamp
FENDI Installation by Rowan Mersh
Watson Table by Paul Loebach
* Photos of objects in Other Highlights are (c) of Design Boom
ANDREAS GURSKY
October 7th, 2010 § Leave a Comment
Artist Feature, vol. 2
Installation Shot
I first learned about the German photographer when a professor of mine suggested I look at his work. He knew I was majoring in architecture and was trying to motivate me towards this genre. I didn’t find it too compelling. I thought it was too restrictive. Then, I saw the beauty in restriction when I observed the seemingly infinite repetition and grand scale of Gursky’s work.
Architecture is expressed through space and form. I was trying to devise a method to express this third dimension in a 2d format that would be more than a formal study of composition. I wanted to convey a sense of grandeur and space. I wanted the viewer to get a sense of what a space feels like when you are inside of it. Sure, this all sounds great and dandy in writing but to actually achieve it proved a more daunting task.
Andreas Gursky’s work impresses me for I feel it captures the monumentality of architecture I was trying to achieve through photography.
(c) Andreas Gursky - Kamiokande, 2007
(c) Andreas Gursky - Image of catalogue, showing 99 Cent II Diptychon, 2001
(c) Andreas Gursky - Chicago Board of Trade II, 1999
(c) Andreas Gursky - Rhein II, 1999, C-print
(c) Andreas Gursky - Image of catalogue, showing F1 Boxenstopp 1, 2007
(c) Andreas Gursky - Pyongyang III, 2007
(c) Andreas Gursky - Pyongyang II, Diptychon, 2007
(c) Andreas Gursky - Untitled XV, 2008
(c) Andreas Gursky - Untitled IX, 1998
(c) Andreas Gursky - Love Parade, 2001
(c) Andreas Gursky - James Bond Island III, 2007
(c) Andreas Gursky - Bahrain I, 2005
(c) Andreas Gursky - Shanghai, 2000, C-print
(c) Andreas Gursky - Ocean II, 2010
Installation Shot II
Gagosian Gallery Installation Shot
For more on Andreas Gursky and his work please visit:
White Cube Gallery – London
Gagosian Gallery – Los Angeles
Sprueth Magers – Berlin, London
HD Boutique Miami
September 11th, 2010 § Leave a Comment
September 14 – 15th, 2010
This Tuesday and Wednesday, September 14th and 15th the Miami Beach Convention Center will be hosting the HD Boutique tradeshow. Here the best, newest and most innovative products of hospitality design will be showcased to those in the “biz”. The exhibitors range from the largest manufacturers to the most individual and unique fabricators. The point is to get those designers’ juices flowing and bursting with inspiration to fill our restaurants, lounges, hotels, and spas with the best and most captivating designs.
I can’t wait!
SHOW HIGHLIGHTS : NOT TO BE MISSED
Glenn Pushelberg
tuesday, 1:00 -2:00 pm KEYNOTE SPEAKER, “Glenn Pushelberg in conversation”
tuesday, 6:00-8:00 pm PARTY BY THE PALMS, networking event
SOME OF THE PARTICIPATING EXHIBITORS:
Arteriors Home
– Gloster
– Kettal
– Karim Rashid
– etc.
For a full list of Exhibitors, Conference Schedule and Registration:
Artist Feature, vol. 1
September 4th, 2010 § Leave a Comment
A N I S H K A P O O R
Svayambh 2007
Born in Bombay in 1954 the Indian sculptor has lived in London since the early 70's where he studied at the Hornsey College of Art and Chelsea School of Art Design.
Untitled, 2010
Tall Tree & The Eye, 2009
Shooting Into The Camera, 2008-09
Sky Mirror, 2006
Marsupial, 2006
Dark Brother, 2006
Cloud Gate, 2004
Origin du Monde, 2004
Imagine Blue, 2003
At The Edge of The World, 1998
Iris, 1998
My Body is Your Body, 1993
When I am Pregnant, 1992
Mother As A Mountain, 1985
Over the past twenty years Anish Kapoor has exhibited extensively in London and all over the world. His solo shows have included venues such as Kunsthalle Basel, Tate Gallery and Hayward Gallery in London, Reina Sofia in Madrid, CAPC in Bordeaux and most recently Haus der Kunst in Munich. He has also participated internationally in many group shows including the Whitechapel Art Gallery, The Royal Academy and Serpentine Gallery in London, Documenta IX in Kassel, Moderna Museet in Stockholm and Jeu de Paume and Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris.
Anish Kapoor was awarded the ‘Premio Duemila’ at the Venice Biennale in 1990, the Turner Prize Award in 1991 and was awarded an Honorary Fellowship at the London Institute in 1997 and a CBE in 2003. He is represented by the Lisson Gallery, London, Barbara Gladstone Gallery, New York and Galleria Continua and Galleria Massimo Minini, Italy.
Anish Kapoor lives and works in London, UK.
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EYES ON: Serpentine Pavillion
August 5th, 2010 § Leave a Comment
JEAN NOUVEL ROUGE
Jean Nouvel 2010, Photo by John Offenbach (c)
This year the Serpentine Gallery commissioned French celebrity architect Jean Nouvel to design the pavilion across from the Gallery at Kensington Gardens in London. In 2000 the Gallery began the program commissioning temporary structures to be designed and implemented by well-known international architects who do not have any previous projects in England at the time of the commission.
Nouvel’s pavilion is a simple architectural feat composed of several rectilinear layers covered in a red mirrored surface. The structural component is simplified and instead, the pavilion relies heavily on the use of the intense repetition of color and the glossy reflections of the natural surroundings to achieve it’s desired effect.
How does 2010′s Nouvel design compare against previous pavilions?
SANAA 2009, Serpentine Pavilion
Last year SANAA’s reflective design was Barcelona Pavillion meets Casa de Canoas and they go on a weekend trip to Tokyo.
Being that I’m not a major Gehry fan, the 2008 Pavillion, to me, looks like an exploding wooden instrument – But hey, it’s Gehry. That’s probably just what he was going for!
2007 saw better times when Olafur Eliasson and Kjetil Thorsen took a shot at the commission and came up with an oval space resembling the exterior of a flying saucer and the interiors of a volcano. Covered in triangular panels of dark wood the pavilion featured stepped multilayered seating with a peaking oculus and a long horizontal opening guarded by millions of thin ropes that twist and turn.
KOOLHAAS 2006, Serpentine Pavilion
Perhaps it was Rem Koolhaas’s 2006 Serpentine Pavillion that inspired his outlandish 2009 Prada Transfomer implemented in Seoul, Korea immediately adjacent to the conservative Gyeonghui Palace.
Koolhaas designed a circular plexiglass exterior shell and suspended 4 art-covered panels inside through attaching them to the likes of a hot air balloon above. In 2009 his mind was still rolling as he nonchalantly proposed the project to Prada.
2009 SANAA
2008 Frank Gehry
2007 Eliasson & Thorsen
2006 Koolhas
2005 Siza & Soto de Moura
2003 Niemeyer
2002 Toyo Ito
2001 Libeskind
2000 Zaha Hadid
MORE OF NOUVEL’S 2010 ROUGE DESIGN
