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Unusual Media
Here’s a collection of unusual media for art and some weird — out of the ordinary — concepts for creating art. 1) Kaleidoscope Art: This sparkling Take Your Time Exhibit by Olafur Eliasson at the Dallas Museum of Art. The artist shows the affects of filtered glass and stainless steel but more importantly he’s interested in the “intersection of nature and science” and uses five criteria for his “walk in kaleidoscopes”: mirrors, light, manipulation of landscape, use of scientific materials and methods, and photographs of Iceland to create a unique experience for each viewer. 2) Pincushion Art: at the Dallas Museum of Art. They have an ongoing exhibition dedicated to…
Follow up on FLIK
We attended the FLICK Interactive film festival and exhibit at Art Whino at National Harbor, MD. It was funky but I was pleasantly surprised. We first took a walking tour around National Harbor since my boys and their friend had not been there and then entered the gallery. They were the only three teenagers there and I thought they might feel a bit intimidated but their uniqueness didn’t seem to bother them. The interactive art exhibit reminded me of the tugging heart in my previous Toe Jam post, but there were a couple positive stand outs: the interactive video-screen art, similar to an Etch-and-Sketch by design and the computer motherboard…
Toe Jam & the Creative Connection
What does a creative David Byrne video, a controversial political art cover, descriptions of bad real estate, a German Pulse exhibit, Tom Wolfe, a young architect’s program, Garfield and NPR’s Ira Glass’ commentary have in common? Rosecrans Baldwin posts in the Digital Ramble of the NYTimes’ The Moment blog, that they are all examples of the creative process at work. This post had me in stitches because it clearly left it to the reader to determine what was in good taste — without saying a judging word about if these examples were or not. Without disclosing if I thought they were “good” or “bad,” I’ll just say that I thought…
