Something the 99% and the 1% can agree on is that the Occupy movements have brought us some really creative posters, banners and signs.
Ok, they may not even agree on that, but it made for a great opening remark.
Enjoy this super rad showcase of some awesome Occupy posters designs from around the world. They are even available for download!
I say we Occupy an Office Wall with ALL of these marvelous designs.
In recent times, we've seen the decline of the actual book. (Even my mother-in-law, who is a librarian, loves her iPad! Hello!) In a way sad, but also refreshingly cool is the work of artist Brian Dettmer. He creates sculptures from book and other "antiquated media." I've always been one of those people who can't throw away a book, maybe I should send him some of my stockpile... Very cool and interesting work.
Link to gallery: http://www.packergallery.com/dettmer3/index.php
Entries close November 30, but if you act fast you can still enter National Geographic's 2011 photo contest! If you think that you've got a shot that's worthy of entering, I am both jealous and wish you the best of luck! Its just fun (an easy to spend an inordinate amount of time) to look through the incredible images that are entered. Hopefully, you'll find some time over the holiday weekend to peruse. Enjoy and have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/photo-contest/
And you thought that Sylvia Plath was just a poet, novelist and short story writer? As it turns out, she was also an illustrator. You can see some of her drawings here. There is a selection of her work on display at London's Mayor Gallery, just in case you're planning a jaunt to the other side of the pond. To find out more about Sylvia and her artwork, please click here for The Guardian story.
I ran acroos this website and the video is really interesting (and not too long for those of us who have ADD). In a nutshell, this font has been designed to be easier to read for those who have dyslexia. Very cool that shape and design of a font can help that! I never would have thought that was a possibility. Anyway, check out the website if you'd like to know more.
http://www.studiostudio.nl/project-dyslexie/
If you enjoyed the documentary film "Helvetica," the director Gary Hustwit has made another film called "Urbanized." If you haven't seen "Helvetica," it is great feature about the world's most widely used typface. Even my husband, who is an attorney, enjoyed it. Anyway, "Urbanized" takes a look at cities and urban design. It looks pretty darn cool.
Check out the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jpN8kI0-pY&feature=player_embedded
"Urbanized" website: http://urbanizedfilm.com/
"Helvetica" website: http://www.helveticafilm.com/
The 22nd Annual Hyde Park Art fair is this weekend. The weather has been so nice lately, it will be nice to enjoy the great outdoors and grat works of art! Admission is free and the show runs Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For more information and directions, please visit: http://www.artfestival.com/Festivals/Hyde_Park_Village_Art_Fair_Tampa_Florida_October.ASPX
There's an Art After Dark event at the Tampa Museum of Art this Friday! Recently they changed the events from occuring monthly to quarterly, so that's a pretty good reason not to miss it! Check out the new Janet Biggs' exhibit exploring identity. There will also be food and wine from Mise en Place and a DJ spinning tunes.
For more information about Janey Biggs visit: http://www.tampamuseum.org/exhibitions/no-limits-janet-biggs
For more information about Art After Dark visit: http://www.tampamuseum.org/node/376
Here's a link to a fun online game, they present a name and you choose whether its a font or type of cheese. Its much tougher than it looks.
Have fun and good luck!
http://cheeseorfont.com/play
On Saturday, August 20, 2011, Claes Oldenburg’s sculpture, Paint Torch, was installed at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
Here's a neat video of the installation process with artist Claes Oldenburg watching closely. Be sure to watch until the end when night falls.
Watch a slideshow of other works by Claes Oldenburg at npr.org.
Photo by Tom Crane /Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
