Sculpture
Origami
What did you do for Valentine’s Day? If you didn’t have a card for your loved one or if you didn’t receive one, maybe you can make up for it with some origami. I think there is a real art to paper folding. These videos prove that what may appear to be simple, is in fact quiet complicated and mathematically oriented as well. The science of origami with Dr. Robert Lang. Interview by Jacqueline London. Learn what airbags and origami have in common. Here’s some incredible paper art by Robert Sweeney as found on Shauna Lee Lang’s Art Advisory blog: Finally, this is an a cool trailer for the movie,…
Joseph Cornell
Collecting things reminds me of Joseph Cornell (1903–1972). An artist known in the 1930’s for assembling his many collections into miniature and large scale dioramas, which were like mini sculptures. I really like his work and saw the Smithsonian’s exhibit, Navigating the Imagination dedicated to him in February 2007. Here are a few websites for Joseph Cornell that I found very worthwhile for seeing and learning more about his work: http://josephcornell.org/ An interesting blog post on Collections and Archives as Creative Practice http://www.josephcornellbox.com/ I have one of these boxes that I picked up at the exhibit and it’s pretty cool. I’ve been collecting things to finally put it together and…
WPA
Works Progress Administration (WPA) was created in the 1930’s during the Great Depression to help employ folks, including artists to draw, paint, document and create our nation’s public art and public works in general, like bridges and highways. Hey, here’s a concept maybe worth repeating. There was an exhibit this fall at the University of Kentucky of many of these works. Sadly a well known sculptor, Robert Graham, has just died. His sculptures were used for the Franklin Roosevelt Memorial in DC. This is a wonderful memorial to see at night.
