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Some Church Art
Happy Boxing Day! Being the Friday after Christmas, I thought these mentions of church art were worth mentioning. St. Peter’s Chanel Church in Roswell, GA is newly constructed and this news story shows the process for how the many stars were painted on the ceiling to replicate the look of early Renaissance fresco techniques. I find it interesting that they used multiple glazes and a colorwash technique to create the blue canopy and metallic paint instead of gilding those stars. This makes the process easier and the outcome just as beautiful. This blue reminds me of my favorite place, The Scrovegni Chapel, painted by Giotto in Padua, Italy. This is…
Christmas Trees
The photos and text (in italics) in this post have been circulating the email network so I can’t take credit and I do not know the original author. However, it’s definitely worth posting because just seeing the photos with their descriptions, helps me get in the Christmas mood, and and I hope it does you as well. I am fascinated how each country displays their Christmas trees differently, and the very artistic takes on some like Murano, Tokyo and Libson. It’s very comforting in these stressful times to see how widely Christmas is celebrated. My boys are back in town (isn’t that a song?) and we’re looking forward to a…
Ice, Cold and Blue — Cold
For exceedingly cold climates, one has to figure out how to stay warm. Going inside a wardrobe on the beach might help…Here’s a philosophical take on the typical public art exhibit near the pier in Sopat, Poland, called the Open Art Project in which people on the street participate. Two Men and a Wardrobe is the film that was produced from this “experiment” and uses inhabitants of Warsaw as part of the show in the attempt to show how confinement can create a sense of identity. I like the photo, myself, but the cold feeling that this photo emits makes me think of “hot tub.”
