Artists
Pop-Ups Plus
I recently saw notice for and exhibition called, Paper Engineering: Fold, Pull, Pop and Turn, about pop-up books at The National Museum of American History. I’ve always enjoyed pop-up books, so I hope I can see this. The exhibit contains book from the Smithsonian Institutions’ Library’s Here’s the NMAH’s quite fascinating video on the subject and how involved a pop-up project may be. I have an even greater appreciation of a pop-up book after watching this. It’s truly a work of art and a paper engineering and folding feat. If you’d like to try a more simple book construction, check out the Altered Book Basics, as a project from a…
Some Over the Top Trompe l’Oeil Murals
Continuing with my Mural Monday Theme, several muralists are known for their over-the-top, grand, trompe l’oeil style. I’m listing just a few here. 1) Eric Grohe, as described in the article, “Move over Bansky…” from the London Evening Standard. (There are a lot more pictures to be viewed on this link + here’s a previous post.) 2) John Pugh’s 3-D work is described in the article, “Off the Wall…” on the Daily Mail UK. 3) Murals of Lyon, France by Halim Bensaïd (CitéCréation), as described on France Today: Murals produced by CitéCréation were designed not just as decoration but to help the people of Lyon rediscover their local identity, to…
Public Art-chitecture
You never know where you’re going to find art news or inspiration and this one was found on Justin Timberlake’s blog, of all things. This post, Architect/Artist: Hal Ingberg & His Modern Glass Structures was written by Abby Wilcox. I think Hal Inberg’s work is pretty remarkable. His work reminds me of those translucent building toys made with interlocking square tiles back in the 70’s — one of my favorites. I can’t remember the name, unfortunately. I like that his medium is glass. Brilliant! And another reason to travel to Canada — to see his work. Seems like he’s listening to some of the same musicians that I’m listening to…
