Trevor Shimizu, Bugs (from the Depression series), 2007, acrylic on fabric
'our spectral vision' asks viewers to question their own experience of, and engagement with, chroma and luminosity.
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On Halloween 2010, Spoke Art gallery in San Francisco put on a fancy dress opening night for a popup exhibition of art inspired by the films of Wes Anderson. “We opened the doors and found hundreds of fans wrapped around the block clamouring to get in,” says gallery owner Ken Harman, “We knew we were on to something special.” Since then, the gallery has put on yearly exhibitions of Wes Anderson-themed paintings, prints and sculptures. “There are so many elements of Anderson's films that artists can pull inspiration from: the compositions of individual scenes, the colour palette, costume design, soundtrack, general aesthetic... the list goes on.” A selection of art from these shows has been compiled in The Wes Anderson Collection: Bad Dads, out on 9 August (Abrams £18.99).
Continue reading...On Halloween 2010, Spoke Art gallery in San Francisco put on a fancy dress opening night for a popup exhibition of art inspired by the films of Wes Anderson. “We opened the doors and found hundreds of fans wrapped around the block clamouring to get in,” says gallery owner Ken Harman, “We knew we were on to something special.” Since then, the gallery has put on yearly exhibitions of Wes Anderson-themed paintings, prints and sculptures. “There are so many elements of Anderson's films that artists can pull inspiration from: the compositions of individual scenes, the colour palette, costume design, soundtrack, general aesthetic... the list goes on.” A selection of art from these shows has been compiled in The Wes Anderson Collection: Bad Dads, out on 9 August (Abrams £18.99).
Continue reading...Facebook campaign led to downfall of earlier, unflattering statue in Celoron, New York, whose sculptor says he has received death threats
A new statue of Lucille Ball was unveiled in the late actor's hometown on Saturday which would have been her 105th birthday, replacing one that was so disliked it came to be known as “Scary Lucy”.
Hundreds of fans chanting “Lucy! Lucy!” gathered in Lucille Ball Memorial Park in the western New York village of Celoron to watch as the tarp was removed from the statue made by sculptor Carolyn Palmer.
Related: Sarah Kendall on Lucille Ball, slapstick queen of a comedy revolution
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French grande for THE OLYMPICS IN MEXICO (Alberto Isaac, Mexico, 1969)
Designer: Georges Kerfyser
Poster source: Posteritati
US one sheet for TICKLED (David Farrier & Dylan Reeve, New Zealand, 2016)
Designer: Gravillis Inc.
Poster source: IMPAwards
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which takes on Nasa's most ambitious missions, runs a studio where a mix of design and engineering creates stunning results
If you've marveled at space news recently, there's a good chance it's thanks to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. This arm of Nasa is responsible for the most ambitious of missions, like sending robots to Mars and, most recently, the Juno spacecraft to Jupiter.
But the JPL has another under-the-radar mission: uniting two uncommon bedfellows design and science in new and meaningful ways.
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