flying black & white @ the new

Current lobby art at the New Museum.

(image by: vivien chin)

underwater ink

Beautiful ink floating through water by Alberto Seveso.  Lovely!

 

(images from colossal)

 

the bear cat

“the bear cat” by Peter Woytuk at 67th St. & Broadway

(image by: vivien chin)

a kiwi

“a kiwi” by Peter Woytuk. Sculpture at 72nd and Broadway. Part of Woytuk’s sculpture series along Broadway.

(image by: vivien chin)

oana’s art shop

I’m so excited to help promote my very good friend, Oana Barac-Matei’s new online art shop launch.  She is a very talented artist and architect as well as a Cal Poly SLO alum (that’s how we met!).  Her mixed media collage pieces are absolutely lovely and unique.  10% of the profits are donated to a group of 8 organizations that help better and enrich the lives of other less fortunate.  As an artist/architect myself, I know how important it is to have art in your life and how much it enriches your everyday interaction with the world.  This is a great way to have art not only beautify your life, but the lives of others as well.  Show your support and love of art by visiting her art shop at: www.oanasartshop.com.  She’s constantly adding new pieces so check back everyday.

Also as a special promotion,  for the month of March readers and supporters of my blog will receive a 25% discount off your purchases.  Just enter the code “nummynims25″ at the shop checkout.  Offer ends March 31, 2012.

Here is some background info from the artist:

Art:

Oana’s Art Shop is a collection of one of a kind handmade collage art based on or using Oana’s illustrations. Pieces are colorful and whimsical and among other things, inspired by textiles and Oana’s architecture background. All are unique and arrive framed in a choice of black or white frames. Current sizes are 8×10 and 11×14. They look great alone or can be displayed in a collection. In addition, 10% of profits are donated to one of 8 organizations that give others a chance to live a better life.

Artist:

Art has long been a part of Oana’s life, both as creator and in experiencing other’s works. She got her first break at age six upon getting second place in her first coloring contest. Oana graduated with a degree in Architecture, her favorite classes always integrated art, especially collage.  While working in the architecture industry in San Francisco, Oana realized how valuable art was to her. Oana began showing her City sketches publicly and continued collaging for herself, integrating more of it into her work.  She’s happy to introduce Oana’s Art Shop, a combination of her collage and illustrations. Oana hopes the daily joy she gets in creating her art is passed on to you through her work.

(images by: oana barac-matei)

zip

Climbing zip ties near Astor Place.

(images by: vivien chin)

shattered

Morphic glass and sheer stretch.  Current installation in the corner gallery at the tip of the Flatiron building.  I need to get in to glass forming.  Melting plastic just wasn’t enough for me!  Stepping it up.

“Shattered Debris Sheer Transformation” by Hu Bing

(images by: vivien chin)

floral xrays

Lovely!

by Brenden Fitzpatrick.

 

(images from Colossal)

dragon dunny

This is an amazing dunny! I wish I had it in my collection. Extra Large with an awesome design. Celebrates the year of the Dragon this year.

Who will get me one?…Currently available at Kidrobot in SOHO.

(image by: vivien chin)

kit kit kittys

today’s art view in union square.

(image by: vivien chin)

chandelier roots

If only all trees had crystal roots.  Always love this part of going to Grand Central Station.  Nice entry piece to the market.

 

(image by: vivien chin)

psychedelic

Art on the way to Ground Zero.

 

(image by: vivien chin)

paths

Lit paths wrapping the Guggenheim spiral.  Summer 2011

 

(image by: vivien chin)

playing cards

Wall art near SOHO.

(image by: vivien chin)

enchanted island

Here’s a stealth shot taken (@ curtain call) of the opera, “The Enchanted Island”, performed at the Metropolitan Opera House [Lincoln Center]. I went on Saturday and it was fantastical! Notice the suspended mermaids!!  The opera took you from land as well as down to Neptune’s kingdom under the sea.

A Baroque Opera in English that combines “The Tempest” and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” together with music by classical composers like Vivaldi and Handel.  Set design by Julian Crouch combines both built set and projections beautifully.  The costumes were created with wonderful textures and colors.  I really loved it.

Here are some images of the costumes and a few set design drawings found at the NYtimes site:

aqueous fluoreau_mark mawson

Underwater ink photographs entitled “Aqueous Fluoreau” by Mark Mawson.

The colors are spectacular and the forms are just visually magnificent.

(images from colossal)

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)

what i don’t know about space_esther stocker

Esther Stocker’s, “What I don’t Know About Space” Installation at Museum 52 in London.

(image from Esther Stocker site)

CHROMAtex.me_SOFTlab

 

Installation by SOFTlab at Bridge Gallery in New York City.  I (heart) binder clips for construction.

(images from bridge gallery)

red rabbit

One pill makes you larger, one pill makes you small…

One large red rabbit installation suspended in the new Terminal B at the Sacramento Airport. Can I take it home with me? Love the facets.

(image by: vivien chin)

sparkly roots

If only all roots sparkled like these!

This art piece reminds me of the one suspended above the Grand Central Market entry. This one lives in the new Terminal B at the Sacramento Airport.

(image by: vivien chin)

merry christmas!

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas!  Hope everyone is spending time with the ones they love and are staying warm!

Works above by Shan Valla.  Delicately beautiful birds.  They are simply great!

(images from dezeen)

cityscapes

Attended the “City” exhibit that just opened last night at the Bridge Gallery in the Lower East Side.  Beautiful works on exhibit especially by my friend, Raylene Gorum (see first 2 images).  Fabulous work Raylene! Congratulations to all in the show it is amazing.  Please check it out if you can.  Show it up through January.

Bridge Gallery
98 Orchard Street
New York, NY 10002
(212)674-6320

 

(images by: vivien chin)

hello marilyn?

Normally never extremely interested in the many permutations of hello kitty, but this street art I saw the other day was pretty amusing.

(image by: vivien chin)

paper lashes_paperself

 

Paper eyelashes by Paperself.  These are beautiful and pretty amazing.  I just may need to try some!

 

(images from dezeen)

la frileuse

“Winter” by Jean-Antoine Houdin. Bronze Cast.

On show at the Met.

(image by: vivien chin)

glass ceiling

Beautiful pics by Jill Greenberg from the “Glass Ceiling” series.  Very Inspiring

 

(images by: Jill Greenberg)

egg hat

Can’t get over this image.  Not only is it a egg hat, but it just got stolen.  HOW????

The hat belongs to entertainer Greg da Silva of Cape Town, South Africa, who made a world record-breaking hat out of 1,000 eggs

(image from refinery29)

how did dinos die?

 

hehehe…thanks Jeff S. for the find.

a graceful gate

 

Passed by this beautiful gate in Soho.  I think it leads to a metal shop.  The graffiti adds texture to this composition.  Love it.

 

(image by: vivien chin)

minimalism + shapes + philosophy

Relativism

Points of view have no absolute truth or validity, having only relative, subjective value according to differences in perception and consideration. Principles and ethics are regarded as applicable in only limited context.

Absolutism

An absolute truth is always correct under any condition. An entity’s ability to discern these things is irrelevant to that state of truth. Universal facts can be discovered. It is opposed to relativism, which claims that there is not an unique truth.

Positivism

The only authentic knowledge is that which is based on sense, experience and positive verification. Scientific method is the best process for uncovering the processes by which both physical and human events occur.

Empiricism

Knowledge arises from evidence gathered via sense experience. Empiricism emphasizes the role of experience and evidence, especially sensory perception, in the formation of ideas, over the notion of innate ideas or tradition.

Humanism

Human beings can lead happy and functional lives, and are capable of being ethical and moral without religion or dogma. Life stance emphasized the unique responsibility facing humanity and the ethical consequences of human decisions.

Hedonism

Pleasure is the only intrinsic good. Actions can be evaluated in terms of how much pleasure they produce. In very simple terms, a hedonist strives to maximize the pleasure and minimize the pain.

Solipsism

Knowledge of anything outside one’s own specific mind is unjustified. The external world and other minds cannot be known and might not exist.

Holism

The properties of a given system cannot be determined or explained by its parts alone. Instead, the system as a whole determines in an important way how the parts behave.

Authoritarianism

Submission to authority and opposed to individualism and democracy. An authoritarian government is one in which political power is concentrated in a leader who possesses exclusive, unaccountable, and arbitrary power.

Scepticism

True knowledge or certainty in a particular area is impossible. Sceptics have an attitude of doubt or a disposition of incredulity either in general or toward a particular object.

Determinism

Events within a given paradigm are bound by causality in such a way that any state of an object or event is determined by prior states. Every type of event, including human cognition (behavior, decision, and action) is causally determined by previous events.

“Philographics” by Genie Carreras.  Series of posters respresenting a single philosophical ideology through simple geometric shapes

Beautiful & Powerful

 

http://www.geniscarreras.com/philographics.html

http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2011/08/30/philographics/

figurengruppe

“Figurengruppe” (Group of Figures) by German artist Katharina Fritsch on display in the MOMA garden now.

9 life-size sculptures including St. Michael, a Madonna, a giant, a set skeleton feet bones, angel, and a snake

(images by vivien chin & justin kruse)

murakami in paris

Love Murakami’s work

(image from ELLE magazine)

summer oddity_dave iseri & paul lau

Check out Dave and Paul’s comics up on display in Baby Grand’s gallery now!! Opening party at Baby on Tuesday (August 9). Come down to check their work, sing a few tunes, and get your copy of their comics signed. Show your support!

Pic above is of their mural for the show on the outside Baby.

Congrats guys! Excellent work.

(image by: vivien chin)

insurrectionary memory

 

Fascinated…

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

intersection: mott + prince

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

(image by: vivien chin)

savage beauty

Checked out the Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty exhibit at the Met Museum a few weeks ago.  It was an amazingly breathtaking display of dresses and clothing.  The man is a genius!  The detail, intricacy, & mystique are unbelievable.  I would love to wear one of his creations.  The Exhibit is on display until August 7, 2011.  Very worthwhile to go see it.

 

summer solstice_murakami

Summer solstice as celebrated by Murakami’s artwork on google today

pages…pages…pages

Time to get down to it….

 

(images by cara barer)

take me (i’m yours)

Fun with lighting.  Installation at a jcrew store on 5th ave.

 

(image by: vivien chin)