Murals
Wall Street
These are two artistic photos regarding Wall Street printed with the Aftershocks story, front page of Outlook in the Washington Post on Sunday. The first is by Stan Honida/Getty Images. It really gives the sense of chaos and that whirling, out-of-control, dizzying sensation that the activity on the New York Stock Exchange has had of late. I also liked this one below, featured with the article by Eric D. Hovde on blaming the culprits. More than what this art is about, I thought it very interesting that this was an innovative way for the public to express their frustration and in doing so, contribute the to process of making public…
Aspen & Many Sides of Nature
It’s Labor Day, why do any work? My husband went to Aspen, CO recently and was able to get some hiking time in between conferences. Here are some pictures he took. Nature’s beauty abounds but so does the mural map juxtaposed against the mountainous backdrop. While these photos make me want to be there and are certainly inspirational for sketching, I am worried and my mind is focused on Hurricane Gustav. I’m having eerie flashbacks from three years ago — just a few days past Hurricane Katrina. Fortunately, my mother and brother and his wife have evacuated early this time. I’m praying and hoping the city will be OK. It’s…
Murals to Teach
I love how this science teacher used murals to teach his students science. Although he’s retiring after 37 years of teaching at San Luis Obispo High School in California, the murals he painted will still line the hallways for his students to continually view. Here’s another example of artistic teaching methods. Dr. Andrew Yang teaches science at The Art Institute of Chicago and incorporates aspect of biology and art in his teaching. This is an interesting type of art called “bioartography” or cell art. These are mouse stem-cell neurons and a section of a mouse’s stomach by scientific artist, Deb Gumico, from the Michigan Center for Organogenesis. She and her…
