Labyrinth
It seems like the labyrinth image comes into my life coincidentally when things are complex. I saw this photo recently by Bill O’Leary of a child navigating the new labyrinth at the Georgetown Waterfront Park. At first I thought it was an illustration because the light seemed so surreal, yet the lines appeared so sharp and photo-realistic — similar to Norman Rockwell’s hyper-realism. But, I was pleasantly surprised to discover it was a photo that captured a lovely childlike moment in time and just happened to have fantastic lighting and great composition, as well as an abstract, graphic quality with bold color. I wish I had a labyrinth in my…
Surgery
I notice art in a lot of places, but I also recognize when something is so innovative that it is art in the mere doing. This is the case with this new type of surgery called natural orifice — using the body’s natural openings as entry and exit areas for conducting surgery, which minimizes scarring and potential risk. This is a no brainer but at the same time so out of the box that it wasn’t thought of until now. Warning: this video at this article link contains some graphic visuals of the actual gallbladder removal and surgery, so it may be disturbing to some viewers, but I grew up…
Animation
I’m too tired to write but trying to stick to my schedule of 3 posts a week. When I first saw this animation by Glen Marshall as posted the Wired Blog Network, I was mesmerized but became even more intrigued when I learned it all stemmed from his original animated work called “Butterfly.” Music Is Math from Glenn Marshall on Vimeo. Coincidentally, my new business has a lot to do with butterflies and transformation. I’ve always been fascinated by them by their vivid colors and complete metamorphosis into something free and beautiful. In Art History/Christian art they are symbolic of the resurrected human soul as seen through the life cycle…
