Culture
Italian Latte & Paper
Going from one of my favorite Italian Master artists, I thought I could use a pick-me-up (tiramisu), but instead of dessert, why not latte art (?), and consequently, this design remind me of Italian paper…Are these just rambling thoughts or typical connections of someone with an artistic bent? Here’s a story, Latte art turns a cup into a creative canvas, by Jennifer Fong, featured in Canada’s Times Colonist paper. It describes how creating such designs in coffee is an art form and makes a latte all the more delightful to enjoy. It only takes a minute to achieve but there’s training involved to get the desired results. There is a…
Iraq’s New Flag + Photo Contest & Film Festival
Iraq has issued a call to artists in and outside of Iraq to design the country’s new flag. There is still controversy over the current flag that was voted on in January. The three stars from the regime of Saddam Hussein’s days were stripped but the Arabic script for “God is great” was left in the current design but represented in a different way. Here’s the background story for further explanation if you’d like to take the opportunity. The deadline to submit a design is by the end of September. Here’s another artistic opportunity, the Akron Art Museum in Ohio has launched a low fidelity (lomographic) photo contest. The deadline…
Save The Caves
Lascaux’s earliest example of prehistoric cave art is being threatened by creeping black mold. Molly Moore’s article in the Washington Post describes how past preventions, such as a formaldehyde wash used to disinfect visitors’ feet has also eradicated the friendly organisms that would have killed and kept the mold in check. So far the spreading of the black spot has been stopped by spraying an ammonia based solution but human access and exposure to the elements may also be causing the problem. Whatever is the solution, these caves and their art should be saved. They cannot be replaced and it would be a grave loss to lose the original art.…
