Category Archives: Art/Architecture
Senior Art Director Brian Sandahl Decorates the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland
“No one in Orange County decorates a house for Halloween quite like the creative minds behind the Haunted Mansion Holiday at Disneyland. It has been 14 years since the seasonal ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’- themed overlay was launched at the classic … Continue reading
Photographer Fred Lyon at 90
From Fred Lyon’s website: “Photographer Fred Lyon has been called ‘San Francisco’s Brassai.’ He’s also been compared to Cartier Bresson, Atget and Andre Kertez, but all with a San Francisco twist. That’s fine with this lifelong native who happily admits … Continue reading
Architect Frank Gehry at 85
“At 85, the architect Frank Gehry has neither stopped building nor started repeating himself and this month offers plenty of proof. Besides the unveiling of the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris, which he designed for the billionaire Bernard Arnault, the … Continue reading
Doodling Isn’t Just Doodling Around
Our urge to scribble is more significant than we think: “Scribbling and sketching aren’t just practices to idle time away, but a more fundamental indication of our need for language.” Read more in this fascinating article on the BBC Future … Continue reading
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Sumarsono Welds Discarded Junk to Create Realistic Sculpture
Indonesian artist Sumarsono, also known as Ono Gaf, 64, used old, discarded tools, car parts, and scrap metal to create an amazing giant tortoise sculpture! Read more and see photos here.
Michigan’s Yvonne Walker Keshick named NEA National Heritage Fellow
The nation’s highest honor for folk and traditional arts has been awarded to Yvonne Walker Keshick, a porcupine quillworker from Northern Michigan, who is among the 2014 honorees joining the ranks of the prestigious National Heritage Fellowships, a lifetime honor … Continue reading
Master Ceramics Craftsmen from Icheon, South Korea
“ICHEON: Reviving the Korean Ceramics Tradition” was an unprecedented exhibition organized by Icheon, South Korea, and presented at the American Museum of Ceramic Art last year. Icheon Ceramics Village in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, has a history of ceramic culture … Continue reading
