Dancing Dress
I like this painting of a dancing dress by Nancy Pane Fortwengler, called Aviatrix. It’s part of a solo show at the Art League Gallery in Alexandria, VA through July 6. The colors are vibrant yet soothing and add to the illusion of the dress floating. The impressionistic style enhances the diaphanous quality. It reminded me of this Zipper Dress by Cat Chow, made from one continuous zipper. It was one of the pieces featured in the exhibit “Manufractured: The Conspicuous Transformation of Everyday Objects” at the Museum of Contemporary Craft in Portland, OR. The premise of the show was using mass produced objects to create art. I think the…
Bus Stops
The architectural design in the last post reminds me of these unusual bus stops as seen on Toxel.com: Now this would be the kind of bus stop I would like. I’d rather be moving than waiting. So now I’m thinking of Swing music to Kick Start the weekend. What better than Zoot Suit Riot by Cherry Poppin’ Daddies:
Outdoors in Architecture
Bringing the outdoors in I think would create a great work environment because you’d never feel couped up inside. Here’s an example of the Selgas Cano Architecture Office in Spain as seen on Arch Daily. I like how the color delineates the interior space as to what is open and what is covered space. Very clever use of design. This is an interesting dichotomy coming back from Sewanee where everything is all about the outdoors. This architecture seems to combine the best of both worlds, albeit in a very modern way.
