Artists
Typewriter Art
Although this is making the email circuit, it’s one of the more ingenious and incredible things I’ve seen. All these images below were made with typewriter keys by the artist Paul Smith. Here’s the story as the way it was forwarded to me in an email from my mother, from my cousin’s husband. I’m not sure where it originated, but thanks for sending. Here is the artist’s website, where you can learn more about his work and his creative process: http://www.paulsmithfoundation.org/index.html Paul Smith, the man with extraordinary talent was born in Philadelphia on September 21, 1921 with severe cerebral palsy. Not only had Paul beaten the odds of a life…
Andrew Wyeth
Andrew Wyeth viewed his work as abstract, the realism just happened to be his style. Sadly, this great iconographic figure of contemporary American painting died in his sleep on Friday, January 16th at his home in Chadds Ford, PA. This New York Times Obituary by Michael Kimmelman gives a very good overview. I was very saddened to hear this news. I’ve always been spellbound by Andrew Wyeth’s art, in fact N.C. Wyeth’s too (his father’s — illustrative quality and luminous color), and I’m coming around to Jamie’s (his son’s — a little too macabre for me, however, yet quite talented like his forefathers, nonetheless). This news makes the art trip…
Light on Rosslyn
Here’s an conceptual rendering of what the public art display, Corridor of Light by Cliff Garten, will look like, once the project gets fully funded. The glowing light sculptures, remind me of floating jellyfish. They are actually kinda cool, in that they will be 21 feet high and have changing colors to fit the seasons. It is intended to bring some identity to Rosslyn, VA. Something similar (changing light sculptures) already exists in Alexandria at the PTO (Patent & Trade Office) and entrance to the Carlyle development. However, these are stationary and the ones proposed for Rosslyn appear to be projected light images. Happy New Year’s Eve!
