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Category Archives: Modern Art
Night Owl
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! www.melissamercier.com
Posted in Conceptual Art, Contemporary, Minimalism, Modern Art
Tagged Art, exposure, fine, gitzo, hasselblas, long, melissa, mercier, night, owl, phase one, photo, photography
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Gelitin Zen
When I lived in Tokyo, I was fortunate to visit some beautiful zen gardens but nothing like the Klunk installation by Gelitin. Japanese gardens are a living work of art in which the plants and trees are ever changing … Continue reading
Posted in Eco / Earth Art, Japanese Art, Modern Art
Tagged Farmboy Fine Arts, Gelitin, Klunk, Todd Towers, zen, zen gardens
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Cast Your Vote
It’s time for the 10th annual design awards. Cast your vote for the best new design by visiting the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum website. The National Design Awards were conceived by the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum to honor the … Continue reading
"Avenue of Lights" brightens city of Fort Worth, Texas.
Fort Worth Mayor Mike Moncrief flipped the switch on artist Cliff Garten’s $1.7 million light sculpture project recently. Six identical stainless steel sculptures are the inaugural pieces of the city’s revitalized Lancaster Avenue, the new “Avenue of Lights”, located in … Continue reading
Posted in Abstract, Contemporary, Modern Art
Tagged Art, Avenue of Lights, Cliff Garten, Fort Worth, sculpture, Texas
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The African Living Room Exhibition, Paris
“It would be fair (nay, absurdly obvious) to say that Africa has had a pretty tough rap over the years, and when it comes to their cultural standing, it tends – generally – not to garner the global attention it … Continue reading
Past is Prime
This is a big swoon moment for me because it takes me back to my own era when you could pop a tape in the deck and just chill to whatever beats rolled off of it. Who would have ever … Continue reading
Posted in Modern Art
Tagged Art, artist, bands, Ghost in the Machine, iri5, music, musicians, portrait, tape cassette
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Buckminster Fuller • Starting With The Universe Exhibit at the Whitney Museum Of American Art
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One&Only Lost Luggage • pre-selected luggage with clothing essentials for a week’s holiday
ACNE and Bev Malik, former fashion buyer from the renowned Browns of London collaborated on her a venture for luxury travel resorts One&Only. One&Only Lost Luggage was first launched in July 2008, and was the first stage in Malik’s luxury … Continue reading
Posted in Conceptual Art, Contemporary, Modern Art, The Global Village, Whimsey
Tagged Bev Malik, Bown's of London, fashion, Fatima Travassos, luxury, Travel
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