What They’re Not: The Paintings of Christopher Wool at Galerie Micheline Szwajcer from 29 January – 14 March, 2009.
Ann Goldstein writes about the work here.
Archive for January, 2009
Bicycle Paintings by Taliah Lempert.
Andy’s Bike Front
Right now Taliah is working on a painting of a Jesse’s Robin Hood. This struck a chord with me as I used to ride a Robin Hood in college. My bike- messenger mechanic buddy pulled a Robin Hood frame out of the dumpster and told me he had a project bike for me. I asked him to set me up right! He took about a week to piece together my commuter bike. It was built like a tank and drove solid. It was even stolen once! I wandered through my neighborhood hoping some kids just took it for a joyride. It didn’t get very far as I found it a couple of blocks away. I knew the crims wouldn’t think my bike was cool enough to keep!
Jesse’s Robin Hood
Masters of Modernism offers lighting, silver, jewelry and hardware from the masters of modern design. I picked a couple of things that caught my eye.
Flexible Arm Wall Lamp, Eduard-Wilfrid Buquet, 1927
Door Levers, Ludwig Wittgenstein, 1927
“Le tre steghe” Pendant Lamp, Guenther Leuchtmann, 1981
You might think this fixture is strange, even ugly. It’s really a gorgeous piece and you can see it on display at Siematic Seattle.
Online here.
SieMatic Seattle opened recently and I stopped in to look over their showroom today. My client, AOME Architects, worked with the showroom operator, Elaine Pagones, to design her own home.
I was lucky enough to grab one of these from Oak.
Band of Outsiders, Gunmetal Velvet Blazer, #983052.Hand tailored by the clothiers at Martin Greenfield in Brooklyn, NY. Classic single breasted blazer, blush stormy grey velvet with a full haberdashery lining. Two front patch pockets with flap closures and a single handkerchief pocket. Two slits along rear hem. Velvet covered buttons and three interior pockets. 100% wool. Lining 100% cupro.
Wolfgang Puck’s Spago at Four Seasons Maui, one of the best dining experiences, ever. Exceptional food and service. Spicy Ahi Tuna in miso cones to start and Passionfruit soufflé to finish. The soufflé took 30 minutes to come out and was the ultimate finish to a great meal.
Thought of this interior today, designed by Michaelangelo ca. 1520. I was obsessed with this space after learning about it in school. It’s an early example of renaissance mannerism exhibiting a sort of minimalism. The interior is quite challenging to photograph due to the intimate scale of the building. After I tracked this down I had a coffee and headed over to the Laurentian Library.
Thinking about this house today.
The Richard Misrach exhibition titled On The Beach closes at the Henry today. The show is on a two year tour travelling from Honolulu to Atlanta. Misrach captures beaches, oceans, sunbathers and swimmers photographed from an extreme omniscient perspective.
My client, Sheila Coppola at Sidereal Fine Art Press, worked with artist Jeffry Mitchell to produce a number of limited edition intaglio print editions. Each series features elaborately drawn peonies, an image he has investigated over the last 30 years, using the traditional technique of soft ground etching.
During the proofing stages Mitchell paired etched plates to arrive at five different combinations. From these combinations he chose three to edition titled Double Peony I, Double Peony III and Double Peony IV. The three prints are in editions of seven each with various other proofs. Five of the seven prints may be purchased singly. Two of the seven prints are reserved for sale only as a complete suite of three prints. If you have any questions about these prints or the creative process involved in making the prints, Sheila is happy to discuss.
Double Peony I
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Double Peony III
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Double Peony IV
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Peony 2004
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Turns out Josiah got his start here in the Pacific Northwest however was immersed amongst the sea of other regional and national glass artists. Gallery owner Donald Young picked him up and he kick-started a career in NYC. Unfortunately I missed Josiah speak at The Henry last year. I would have enjoyed hearing him talk about the cosmos and it’s relation to his elaborate sculptural object/chandeliers. One of my clients went and told me it was incredible, mind altering, and changed her perspective about her relationship in the cosmos!
Apparently Josiah was awarded a residency at the Wexner Center for the Arts at The Ohio State University where he collaborated with OSU cosmologist David H. Weinberg on a model of the Big Bang.
Josiah’s works from the Total Reflective Abstraction series are also incredible to look at. These works are shown at a few gallery websites including Andrea Rosen.
Above: from Flickr.
This sculptural form, composed of stacked drawers, functions as a dresser. Available through Established & Sons.
Designed by Glenn Murcutt and located along the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Moonlight Head Private Lodges are surrounded by pristine national parkland and have panoramic views of the Twelve Apostles and beyond.
Locate a Pomodoro sculpture anywhere on the planet.
ORO Editions just put out a book featuring 3 projects from the Seattle architecture firm Suyama Peterson Deguchi. If you view the book at Amazon.com or many other online sites, the cover looks dark green/blue. Maybe this was a pre-production version because the final version I have has a deep dark-brown cover. 112 pages, hardcover. Oro Editions (November 11, 2008)
