Alexis Malbert a.k.a. TapeTronic recycles old school audio cassettes. Check out this video showing different scratch cassette methods. Follow the link to witness what he does with other customised tapes and decks as well.
Posted in Assemblage, Avant-Guarde, Contemporary, Farmboy Fine Arts, Whimsey | Tagged cassette tapes, dj, music, scratch | Leave a Comment »
Check out this interactive searchlight display in Vancouver. It’s a public-art installation called Vectorial Elevation by artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer featuring 20 10,000-watt robotic searchlights. Go online to create your own light show or see it in person before the lights go off on February 28, 2010.
Posted in Contemporary, Generative Art, installation | Tagged computer art, light, olympic art, olympics, Todd Towers, vancouver | Leave a Comment »
For this year’s annual corporate retreat, the Farmboy’s (and girls) took a seaplane to Poet’s Cove Resort on Pender Island in beautiful British Columbia. Watch the video courtesy of our hosts Nick & Cory at:
Special thanks to Vincent Fraissange of:
Posted in Eco / Earth Art, Farmboy Fine Arts | Tagged British Columbia, Exposure Travel, Harbour Air, Pender Island, Poet's Cove Resort | Leave a Comment »
I just stumbled upon these images from Christopher Thomas and I was completely taken away. Absolutely worth your time.
Posted in Contemporary | Tagged black, Christopher Thomas, images, Melissa Mercier, moody, photograph, photography, white | Leave a Comment »
The Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex has had its share of world-class museums such as the Dallas Museum of Art, The Modern and The Kimball in Fort Worth. But 2009 was a watershed year for putting the Dallas cultural scene on the world stage.
The new Winspear Opera House in the Dallas Arts District
Opened in October 2009, the Winspear Opera House is the crown jewel in the booming Dallas Arts District. It was designed by architects Foster + Partners under Pritzker Prize-winning architect Norman Foster and Senior Design Partner Spencer de Grey. Foster + Partners also designed the new World Trade Center at Ground Zero in New York City.
Sammons Park and Exterior of the Winspear Opera House
The Dallas Arts District website describes the area as “…a unique, 68-acre, 19-block neighborhood in the heart of the city. A rare jewel that is the centerpiece of the region’s cultural life, the District is home to some of the finest architecture in the world.
Enhancing the downtown Dallas skyline are buildings by Pritzker Prize winners I.M. Pei, Renzo Piano, Norman Foster, Rem Koolhaas and AIA “Gold Medal” recipient Edward Larrabee Barnes.
Our neighborhood is a center for innovative architecture, world-class exhibits, exemplary cultural programming and much more. We are restaurants, hotels, churches, residences and even the world headquarters of 7-Eleven.”
The Wyly Theater(left) with Chase Tower visible on the right.
Dallas is home to world-class architecture, including I.M. Pei-designed Fountain Place in the distance.
Hot Design!: The architects designed the overhang with the oppressive Dallas heat in mind. Winspear Opera House(left) and Wyly Theater(right)
Photos by Farmboy artist, David Kozlowski / Dallas Photoworks
Posted in Architecture, Contemporary | Tagged Architecture, Dallas, Opera, photography, Texas, Theater, Winspear, Wyly | Leave a Comment »
The Dutch Museum Gemeentememuseum Den Haag has acquired Michael Najjar’s “Netropolis | Tokyo” image for it’s permanent collection.
Posted in Contemporary | Tagged Gemeentememuseum, Melissa Mercier, Michael Najjar, museum, Netropolis | Tokyo | Leave a Comment »
Second solo show of photographs by Yola Monakhov at Sasha Wolf Gallery, New York is opening on Thursday, January 14th with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m.
Posted in Contemporary | Tagged After Dante, Melissa Mercier, New York, photography, Sasha Wolf Gallery, Yola Monakhov | Leave a Comment »
Lifestraw is a water purification device made for the one sixth of the world's population without access to clean water.
Etsy brought the idea of open craft fairs to the web, providing artisans everywhere with a personal storefront.
The midcentury modern renaissance...still going strong!
Music, television, films, and communication all became revolutionized by Apple. Thanks Steve!
Shepard Fairey demonstrated how to design one of the most effective election branding and marketing campaigns ever.
Posted in Contemporary, Eco / Earth Art | Tagged Apple, Cooper Hewitt, design, Eames, Etsy, ipod, Lifestraw, Obama, Steve Jobs | Leave a Comment »
My night project is building and I’ve added new works to the gallery.
Experimenting with long exposure photography is proving to be an addiction!
Posted in Conceptual Art, Contemporary, Minimalism, Modern Art | Tagged Art, exposure, fine, gitzo, hasselblas, long, melissa, mercier, night, owl, phase one, photo, photography | Leave a Comment »
I discovered an amazing sculptor/jewelry designer here in Vancouver. Her work is isnpiring and she is recognized around the world as an innovator in design. Her pieces can be seen at:
http://www.dinagm.com
Posted in Conceptual Art, Contemporary | Tagged dina, gonzalez, jewelry, melissa, mercier, picasso, ring, sculptor, sculpture, skull, vancouver | Leave a Comment »
