It took Scott Weaver over 30 years to build this toothpick model of San Francico. He started building the toothpick structure at age 17  and 3000 hours later, he completed his toothpick city. It stands 9 feet tall and 7 feet wide. Talk about obsessive dedication!

YEKPARE

Yekpare is a story teller to narrate 8500 years’ story of Istanbul. The story has symbols by from Pagans to Roman Empire, from Byzantine Empire to Latin Empire, and finally from Ottoman Empire to today’s Istanbul.

A building which we play on is Haydarpa?a Train Station has brilliant architectural forms. Connection between middle east to west as Istanbul since 1906 was formed by Haydarpa?a. In 50’s; it was a door millions of emigrant. Internal migration triggered chaotic order of Istanbul dialectical daily life scenes. Either its conceptual and political and geographical position or its location’s depth of field to watch the entire show from Kad?köy coast; Yekpare is dramatic as a representation.

First day of the performance is also 47th death day of famous Turkish poet Naz?m Hikmet Ran. We started with his quote:“At Haydarpa?a Train Station, in the spring of 1941, it is three o’clock. Sun, exhaustion and rush lay on the stairs” (from his epic novel Human Landscapes from My Country).

Art Direction & Visuals:
Deniz Kader – Canda? ?i?man

sourced from: Nerdworking

In Matthew Palladino ‘s most recent work, surreal-esque renderings come to life in watercolour on cold pressed paper.

Saturday May 29th at 2pm, don’t miss the chance to hear James Nizam talk about his most recent series “Memorandoms”. 1531 Marine Drive, West Vancouver. www.galleryjones.com/James_Nizam.html

APPARATI EFFIMERI Tetragram for Enlargment from Apparati Effimeri on Vimeo.

Apparati Effimeri is a collection of artists from Bologna, Italy who’ve created an architectural video installation called “Tetragram for Enlargement”. The surface of a castle has been mapped out, then a video has been projected over the top of it, appearing to distorting the actual castle. Even the light source appears to change. It’s taking projection art to a whole other level.

Artwork: Jugaad by Sanjeev Shankar. Photographer: Sundeep Bali

Trees often serve as communal gathering places in Rural India. The artwork Jugaad, by the artist Sanjeev Shankar, is a 750-sq foot shade canopy made of recycled oil cans covered in a locally produced pigment called gulai. It’s lit at night by suspended halogens. Sanjeev collaborated with the residents of Rajokri’, a village outside of Delhi to create the work. Shankar was trained as an architect/designer, but now works on art projects that challenge much of what he was taught in school.

Broken Atlas recently interviewed Sanjeev Shankar on the work. Excerpt:
Shankar: “Jugaad is a Hindi term that means attaining any objective with whatever resources you have at hand. There’s a guy with 10 rupees who has a dream to own a tractor or television. He will go about thinking in a radically innovative manner to get what he wants and to do it only with whatever resources he has. It results in some absolutely insane innovation and inventions. Because money is not an issue. It takes you onto a journey.

The term jugaad is a lovely way to relate to everyone. In these urban villages the language is different. You’re working with people not integrated into city life. I’m an outsider. There had to be a way without language, a way they could understand and appreciate. It’s body language, the way you conduct yourself, create a deeper purpose beyond the economy of it. Once people began to appreciate it, there was a domino effect. The word spread. Suddenly there are 100 people working and brainstorming, and I become just one part of the process.”

Artwork: Jugaad by Sanjeev Shankar at night. Photographer: Sundeep Bali

For the extended article visit…
Broken Atlas article, The Everyday Artfulness of Jagaad

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 know or had the thought to create a piece of ART-ist from it though. I applaud & definitely cheer on iri5’s Ghost in the Machine project! Back in the day people would talk about how Led Zepp could be played backwards or how many is too many safety pins on a shirt…you remember the drill, anyways, this is respectful (of the artist), so spot on and just amazingly cool. I’m now waiting on the 8 tracks iri5!

Graflex Directions lets the pieces fall where they may! In a project that’s original intention was to unite us as one after many disillusionments from past & present Wars of the Worlds, Kentaro Nagai opted for a generative art movement to make his statement.

The theme “PIECE TOGETHER FOR PEACE” means that “PEACE” can be created by putting together “PIECE” like a puzzle, with purposeful pun in tow.

The Chinese zodiac of the 12 animals is often used at New Years when cards are sent out with the animals’ images representing the wish for happiness, safety & health in the upcoming year. By choosing these images, Graflex Directions has the hope that the whole world will be blessed with peace.

Ron Arad, celebrated London based designer and architect, is showing his newest works at the Timothy Taylor Gallery over the next month. With titles like “‘Oh, the farmer and the cowman should be friends” you can see why our Farmhands would take notice! This mirror-polished stainless steel piece gives new meaning to a long shelf life.

His works also include the Thumbprint, a seat of sorts but much more than that. It’s tactile multiple bronze rods create a composition that will undoubtedly give the viewer a very unique impression.

Nick Cave, an artist and educator working out of Chicago, is the creator of full body “soundsuits” which are made from layers of metal, plastic, fabric, hair, found objects, and other things that rub together to make noise. Many of Cave’s soundsuits are politically/socially inspired and have deeper meanings than just looking fantastic and making rustling sounds. Click here to view “Art in Motion” video for more details.