Sculpture
Cascade
I have to say, I was very taken with designer Michelle Brand’s Cascade design. It is made of 600 plastic bottles that have been cut and assembled to form a beautiful sculptural fountain. I love that everyday items can be recycled into art. That’s a lot of water…. I was looking for Irma Thomas’ Blackwater Blues, which I love, but ran across this John Lee Hooker classic called Tupelo, also known as Blackwater Blues. Since I’m in New Orleans, I thought this would be rather appropriate to Kick Start the Weekend. Let’s hope there’s not a hurricane brewin’ where I’m going. I also discovered in this search process that Irma…
Zoom
I’m zooming to get home from traveling over 651 miles + and back. I have a lot of work to do before a September presentation and this necessary travel took a big chunk away from my time. It’s always reinvigorating, however, to be back in Sewanee, visit with friends and reap in the beauty of the place. It’s just the long drive that kills me to get there and back. I need to zoom like this “Deliverance” sculpture by Daniel de la Cruz. He uses a breakthrough technology that he invented to achieve this effect. When I first saw this, I immediately thought of Umberto Boccioni’s futuristic sculpture and what…
GM
I saw the report about General Motors coming out of bankruptcy on the news. I was more taken with the designers and artists creating the new car designs and the creative process for accomplishing this. The news clip showed graphic car designers adding finishing touches to their concepts on the computer and sculptors creating 3-D, small and life size models in clay. Fascinating! What would GM do without these artists? There are a whole series of videos to watch at the GM site, but here’s one specifically showing the designers. Here’s the ABC news report on 20/20: http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=8052475 Here’s a previous posting on cars as another form of canvas.
