A few weeks ago, Jack came home talking about an article he had read about helium – specifically its uses, sources and impending shortage. Our discussion about this piece left me pondering what the world might be like without balloons that float themselves skyward. Will children everywhere wander about dragging limp balloons behind them, with […]
Category Archives: Art + Design
This weekend, we finally made our way to New York to see Doug and Mike Starn’s Big Bambú exhibit at the Met. It was delightful.
Norwegian artist Rune Guneriussen has apparently been assembling and photographing these haunting, alien landscapes for quite some time, taking veritable herds of everyday objects widely presumed to be intended for indoor use and making it seem as though, in fact, we’ve got it all wrong; they should be set free. Globes, chairs, books, tables, lamps, […]
I’ve come to notice that, as of late, there’s been a pattern in the styles of art catching my eye. And it’s a very geometric pattern. Starting with the collage work of Daniel Backman, my list of links to artist portfolios discovered in the past few weeks has grown too long – and so, I […]
I came across this little sketch by Keri Smith, courtesy Maura of Texturism, and it left me thinking about my own wanderings.
I feel like I must have first seen the work of Pete Dungey before I had started biking Boston’s notorious roads; I make this conjecture specifically because I don’t recall relating his Pothole Gardens to my own existence, but just considering it clever.
If you haven’t already seen this new animation from BLU, it’s worth 10 minutes of your lunch break – a self-proclaimed “unscientific point of view on the beginning and evolution of life … and how it could probably end.” I’m a fan of the combination of stop-motion video and wall painting in urban environments that […]
For the afternoon: a wee bit of graffiti Jack spotted in Jamaica Plain last night as we biked home. and she screamed life is beautiful you are the dust we are the wind
Welcome to the community of Santa Marta, in the heart of the densley populated hills of Rio de Janeiro. Artistic duo Haas&Hahn set out on a mission to paint the houses of this community, and they set out to do it with the involvement of community members who received training and pay for their assistance. […]
I had never given any thought to curved glass; now I’m sure I’ll start noticing it everywhere. This is a great video showing the process behind custom-curved windows.