The Arabesque

I picture a dancer in arabesque, poised gracefully on the tip of one toe, her other leg straight behind her at 90 degrees, one hand back and one artistically stretched forward — the embodiment of grace in classic ballet. “The name arabesque applied to the...

Dumpster Diving: Organized

I think I have mentioned before that I am often teased about my penchant for over-organizing things. So when I came across an article about Kevin Harman and his “Skip” projects, I was immediately drawn in. I think there is a mandala-like quality to this...

A Gothic Twist

Nautilus (scale model), 2011 laser-cut stainless steel It was hard to choose what to feature from the prolific portfolio of Wim Delvoye. Start with his website home, a techie, video-game-like interface that is great fun to explore. Dive into the site and one project...

Anish Kapoor on Artsy

Have you been to Artsy yet? Prepare yourself, you could be lost for years in the intricacies and information in this site. This is just a small glimpse of this crazy busy website. Follow your favorite artists, browse galleries, museums, fairs & shows, auctions,...

Go ahead and wire that baby

Kind of a convoluted blog story, but I belatedly saw this article (from 2011) and cracked up. “The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living” by Damien Hirst (Image credit: Fickr user Rupert Ganzer) Kind of ironic that in “the...

Walking is the way

Catherine Willisthe perfume rings: exhibition curated by Diana Esnault-Pelterie “I consider my work as an exploration and a celebration of nature. To pay attention to smell is my way to observe quietly what I encounter on my path, a form of meditation,...