ArtSnacks

It's not often I see something and think, "UGH! WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF THAT??" This is one of those times. A monthly art supply subscription – nothing you can't get in other places and obviously targeted at hobbyists. Instead of going to your nearest Blick, this company just picks some supplies and sends them to you for a monthly fee. So smart.

ArtSnacks

Bowie-inspired boots.

I loved this photo (of YSL Spring 2014 boots). on Iman's Instagram feed. Vogue published it as part of a birthday tribute to Bowie just last Saturday. Who knew it would serve as a memorial less than a week later?  Sad and strange. Goodnight, Mr. Jones.

Tracing David Bowie’s Impact on Fashion - Vogue

Iris, Her Therapy Cat and Her Art

First off, the pictures of this little girl and her cat are gorgeous. But the story gets better when you find out that the cat is a service cat, helping Iris (who was diagnosed with autism in 2011) to connect to the world. Then it gets even BETTER when you check out Iris' paintings.

Amazing. All of it.

Early Morning Water

Explosions of Colour 

Sun Dancing

The Heartwarming Bond Between Iris and Her Therapy Cat - My Modern Met

Paintings and Prints | Iris Grace  •  Iris Grace Painting | Flickr - Photo Sharing

The brown ballerina exists. Why we need to lift her up.

Everything about this post is wonderful. But the photography stopped me in my tracks. It's been a long time since the photography in a blog post took my breath away.

Jenelle Figgins tucks her hair into a tight twist for a day of rehearsals.
Photo: MASHABLE, HEATHER MARTIN

Jenelle Figgins practices an upcoming performance that includes three male dancers. 
Photo: MASHABLE, HEATHER MARTIN

Today, the ballet world still has a race issue. Brown ballerinas are almost invisible, rarely in the spotlight. Pools of talent are left untouched, as major dance companies glide over people of color in favor of white dancers. Dancers of color don't often get coveted principal or soloist roles, and browsing through the corps de ballet roster of renowned institutions like the American Ballet Theatre and the New York City Ballet shows that diverse swans are in short supply.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Performers, Sept. 24, 1998
Photo: © JULIE LEMBERGER/CORBIS

Arthur Mitchell stands in the middle of dancers in the Dance Theater of Harlem in 1973.
Photo: BETTMANN/CORBIS

Mashable: The brown ballerina exists. Why we need to lift her up

James Baldwin tote to support Harlem Stage.

I'm a big fan of the Out of Print store. (Where else can you get an Isaac Asimov "I, Robot" shirt?) Thus, I have to give them a shout out for this fab James Baldwin promotion benefitting Harlem Stage.

We are pleased to donate $5 for each Go Tell It on the Mountain tote bag sold during February to Harlem Stage. Harlem Stage is a leading New York City performing arts center supporting the work of gifted artists of color.  In partnership with Columbia University School of Arts, New School/Vera List Center for Art and Politics, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture and numerous other collaborators, Harlem Stage is presenting The Year of James Baldwin, a 14-month city-wide celebration.

James Baldwin tote to support Harlem Stage – Out of Print

(Special thanks to Carina for bringing Out of Print to my attention last year! Thanks, lady!)

This makes me not hate snow so much.

Mysterious Street Artist Leaves Beautiful Typographic Messages On Snow-Covered Cars in NYC | Bored Panda

(Thanks, Timmy & Kristel!)

Luis Laplace farmhouse renovation.

If you think the exterior is intriguing, wait 'til you see the interior.

This is not your normal farmhouse renovation in the country. Luis Laplace designed the interiors with an experimental approach, resulting in a dualism of good and bad taste, new and vintage, art and design. 

...The farmhouse is devoted for guests, including artists installing changing exhibitions at the gallery. 

 Farmhouse Artists Studio by Luis Laplace | Trendland

A Kind of You (2013) / Perttu Saksa

Beautifully shot. So creepy and beyond heartbreaking. Thank god this is a dying, and now legally punishable practice.

From an interview with the photographer:  

There has been a tradition in Indonesia of street performers teaching their pet monkeys tricks and dressing them in traditional masks. This custom has subsequently put down roots in the cities, where stressed-out monkeys, harnessed to help beggars, are dragged in chains from one owner to another. The monkeys walk clumsily, but are made to go through the streets ‘disguised’ in heads cut off Barbies and baby dolls. A couple of years ago, the Indonesian state tightened up the law and made macaque monkey species protected. There were no longer performances in the street, like before. I did a lot of groundwork with the aid of a local journalist before we found a few people known as “monkey masters” in the slums of Jakarta. They trained and rented out monkeys to beggars. I photographed the series over a few weeks in the autumn of 2012. Since the beginning of this year, the legislation has been made even stricter, and owning monkeys is now punishable by a prison sentence. 

A Kind of You (2013) / Perttu Saksa
(via Incredible Things )

Power Poles triptych by Dave Marcoullier.

I really love these.

Power poles triptych, CNC routed in solid walnut.
Dimensions: 6" x 12".

Scoutmob Shoppe - Power Poles Wood Art

Urban Plant Tags | Carmichael Collective

Full of yay and giantness.


Urban Plant Tags - Carmichael Collective

(via FastCo) (Thanks, Karina!)

Snow Drawings by Sonja Hinrichsen.

I'll be the first to admit I'm no fan of snow. But even I am completely enchanted by these snow drawings. Amazing.

Snow Drawings by Sonja Hinrichsen | Projects | Gear

Susanna Hertrich's Chrono-Shredder.

 I do seem to enjoy a destructive calendar. (Also see this.)

Susanna Hertrich

Climbing Cubs.

Oh, Sharon Montrose, You crack me up.

Climbing Cubs - The Animal Print Shop by Sharon Montrose

Takanori Aiba's fascinating dioramas.

Takanori Aiba :: Tokyo Good Idea Development Institute, Co. Ltd

(via Inhabitat)

Cecilia Paredes.

SO stunning.




Cecilia Paredes on artnet

Leonid Tishkov's 'Private Moon.'

I'm pretty sure I've posted this before, but it's worth posting again, if I did. I swoon every time I run across it.







leonid tishkov: private moon

Tree, Line.

"Tree, Line" is an ongoing series by Welsh artist Zander Olsen created by wrapping tree trunks with white material to "construct a visual relationship between tree, not-tree and the line of horizon according to the camera's viewpoint." The pieces below were created in Surrey, Hampshire and Wales.

HUH. Magazine - Tree, Line

Patrick Jacobs’ Magnified Portals into Miniature Worlds | Colossal

These dioramas are mindboggling.





Artist Patrick Jacobs creates small dioramas embedded in gallery walls, encased in magnifying lenses with a diameter as small as three inches. The effect is uncanny, focusing the viewers attention on the absolute tiniest of spaces containing lush green fields, cramped apartment paces, and clumps of small mushrooms. The pieces can take several weeks to complete, though one installation has consumed his spare time for over two years. Jacobs was born in California in 1971, attended the Art Institute of Chicago and now lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. If you want to learn more head over to Charles and Ford to read a fantastic interview including some great imagery.

Patrick Jacobs’ Magnified Portals into Miniature Worlds | Colossal

(via arrested motion)