paths

Lit paths wrapping the Guggenheim spiral.  Summer 2011

 

(image by: vivien chin)

keys x infinity

A really intense facade made of keys-appropriate for a locksmith.

(images by: vivien chin)

playing cards

Wall art near SOHO.

(image by: vivien chin)

magnetic faceted curtain_florian krautli

An oldie, but goodie.  Rediscovered this project recently during an design inspiration search.  Curtains laced with magnets making these extra sculptural and free form.  Love the facets!

“Magnetic Faceted Curtain” by Florian Krautli

Still yet to go into production I think.

(images from apartment therapy)

sosno art gallery

Gallery based on Sculptor, Sosno’s,  ”la paille dans l’œil du voisin”  (above bust speared with a wood member).  Design by Rytis Daukantas.  Location: Nice, France

 

 

(images from: design boom)

insurrectionary memory

 

Fascinated…

Repost of entry with the same name on BLDGBLOG.  Image is by Factory Fifteen.

sleep no more

 

“Sleep No More” is a site specific, modern adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth put on by Punchdrunk Theatre Company.  The play is performed in the McKittrick Hotel – 3 linked warehouses in Chelsea that have been gutted and installed with a maze of rooms to explore and witness events unravel in front of you.  Veering away from the traditional stage performance, the “Sleep No More” experience is one that is reminiscent of a “choose your own adventure” book you would read when you are little.  All spectators wear Venetian style masks, keeping their anonymity [from eachother and to the actors], as they wander from room to room.  There is no set path.  There are things going on everywhere simultaneously, different characters to follow around, and every person will come out having their own unique experience.  I’ve included a video from Cool Hunting’s behind the scenes look as some of the sets.

I’m going to see it this Saturday.  I can’t wait!

 

Check out more here:

—NY Times Review

—NY Times Slideshow of images

—Sleep No More NYC

—Cool Hunting

(images from Cool Hunting)

intersection: mott + prince

@ intersection of mott st. & prince st. in nyc

(image by: vivien chin)

“rolling through the bay”

35 yrs and over 100,000 toothpicks later you get….A Rube Goldberg machine of SF by artist Scott Weaver. Pretty cool.

Thanks moi for the find!

whiteout_spaceoperaform

Really cool installation that reacts to the static charge of its visitors.  Located in a former salt factory in Hallein, Austria, and is made up of parallel hung, thermally-bonded polypropylene filaments, suspended from the ceiling.  The project is called WhiteOut and is designed by SpaceOperaForm.  Beautiful….

(images from dezeen)

pinch_mural

Because I don’t know what this is called I will call it the “Pinch” because that’s the first thing that comes to mind when I see it.  Mural on the side of a building in San Francisco (next to that Furniture and Carpets building in the previous post.  Fun.  Always enjoy art on buildings.

(image by: vivien chin)

color therapy of perception_chor boogie

Grafitti Artist, Chor Boogie, has covered 1028 Market Street in San Francisco in one of the most amazing murals.  Caught a glimpse of it on my way to check out the Federal Building by Morphosis just down the street.

The mural is called “Color Therapy of Perception” and is part of San Francisco’s “Art in Storefronts” and “Street smARTS” programs.  The mural “explores the healing aspect that colors have on the subconscious and their conscious effects on modern-day society”.

The colors are so vibrant and Chor Boogie skill with spray paint is pretty spectacular.  I could have stared at it all day.  It’s a pretty mesmerizing mural and set of eyes staring back at you.  If you are ever in the area you should check it out because it’s well worth it.

a vision of color…..

The Artist leaves his mark…

(images by: vivien chin)

stone sky_turrell

Installation by James Turrell for Norman and Norah Stone at their Napa estate.  A perfect stone pavillion set on an infinity pool with viewing to the sky in the interior of the cube.  Beautiful reflections of the sky on the face of the stone are stunning.  (Thanks Stella for the find!)

(images from Stonescape and Into the Studio)

il fiore di novembre

Installation by Italian designer, Fabio Novembre, is on show at the Triennale Design Museum in Milan.  Each mosaic covered partition represent a flower when viewed from the front. The spaces between showcase different pieces of his work.  Installation open until May 17, 2009

(images from Dezeen)

naked city spleen by miru kim

richmond power_philadelphia, pa

les catacombes_paris, france

richmond power_philadelphia, pa

glenwood_yonkers, ny

freedom tunnel_new york city, ny
(images from mirukim naked city)

“I wanted to put something else in there.  A living thing”…”She’s small and naked and human, and all around her is hard, cold, sharp, and dirty, and everything is in ruins”
-Miru Kim realizing there was something missing from her photos…

Photographer, Miru Kim, took these beautiful photographs of a nude model in these really incredible, abandoned, industrial spaces or ruins that I think are pretty spectacular. The composition, texture, light, and setting of each photo is amazing and sometimes surreal.  Prints are available for purchase on her site as well as more photos just like these taken at other locations.  I also found an article at Esquire that describes the experiences while shooting at these locations.  (Thanks Hannah for the great find!!)

today’s desk view: i love you

(image by: vivien chin)

union square peeps say: “I Love You”.

“playing the building” by david byrne

(images by: vivien chin)

Here is a installation my cousins and I found last year when were around the South Ferry area.  The installation was called “Playing the Building” by artist David Burne.  It’s a pretty interesting installation.  I loved the space (the Battery Maritime Building) that it was in and the concept behind the installation was very cool.  There is a piano in the middle of the space which has wires coming from it that are attached to different parts of the space rigged with some sound producing element–banging pipes, squeaking, etc.  Visitors are encouraged to go play around on the piano to produce different combinations of sounds