Made In Slant

“(POP) culture” takes 1500 used soda bottles filled with colored water to create a parking canopy

Eyeswoon — Fri, 18 May 2012 16:45:52 +0000

Sometimes the best designs come from the simplest ideas. Take 1,500 used soda bottles, fill with different hues of colored water, and hang each from a parking canopy. Magic happens! Created by Lincoln, Nebraska based designer Garth Britzman, “(POP)culture” is a stunning installation which uses the effect of the water pooling at the bottom of the bottles to make the work look like a ceiling of hanging flowers. My car (and I) would love to lounge in the shaded comfort of this colorful canopy!

(inhabitat)

San Francisco Area Event Picks for May 17 – May 23, 2012

Eyeswoon — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:04:28 +0000

“Accident” at the PHOTO Gallery in Oakland, CA

Art Fairs

Event: artMRKT San Francisco – contemporary and modern art fair will featuring 70 galleries from around the globe
When: Friday, May 18, 2012 – 11:00am to 7:00pm; Saturday, May 19, 2012 – 11:00am to 7:00pm; Sunday, May 20, 2012 – Noon to 6:00pm
Where: Concourse Exhibition Center 620 7th Street (at Brannan) San Francisco, CA 94103

Event: ArtPadSF – a boutique art fair focusing on emerging and contemporary art from the Bay Area and beyond
When: for specific hours and events go to — http://artpadsf.com/about/tickets/
Where: Phoenix Hotel 601 Eddy Street San Francisco, CA 94109

Event: Murmurama – 16 Galleries and friends of the Oakland Art Murmur present a special Saturday night of art and festivities during the weekend of the San Francisco Art Fairs. Participating galleries include Chandra Cerrito Contemporary, Classic Cars West, Creative Growth, FM, Farley’s East, Johansson Projects, Krowswork, Manna Gallery, Mercury 20 Gallery, PHOTO, Slate Contemporary, Shadravan’s, Studio Quercus, 25th Street Collective, Vessel Gallery and Warehouse 416.
When: Saturday, May 19, 2012 7:00pm
Where: see Oakland Art Murmur Galleries

Art Openings

Friday, May 18

Event: “Visions From the New California” features eighteen Visions from the New California awardees from 2010, 2011 and 2012, Opening Reception
When: Friday, May 18, 2012 At 6PM
Where: Kala Gallery 2990 San Pablo Av. Berkeley 94702

Event: “Lost For Words” an exhibition of mixed-media paintings by Dave Kinsey, Opening Reception
When: Friday, May 18, 2012 At 6PM
Where: FFDG 2277 Mission St. SF, CA. 94110

Event: Artwork made by Karrie Hovey and Beau Buck during their residencies at Recology, Opening Reception
When: Friday, May 18, from 5-9pm; Saturday, May 19, from 1-5pm
Where: Recology San Francisco Art Studio Art Studio located at 503 Tunnel Ave., San Francisco, CA 94134

Saturday, May 19

Event: “Accident” work by sixteen members of the Bay Area Photographers Collective, Opening Reception
When: Saturday, May 19, 2012 At 7PM
Where: PHOTO Gallery 473 25th Street, Oakland, CA 94612

Other Events

Event: Friday Nights At The San Francisco Decorator Showcase: Special Evenings To Mix And Mingle With The Showcase Designers
When: Fridays, May 4, 11, 18 and 25 from 5:00pm – 6:30pm
Where: 2012 San Francisco Decorator Showcase 2020 Jackson Street San Francisco, CA 94109

Event: Maker Faire Bay Area 2012
When: May 19 & 20, Saturday 10AM – 8PM | Sunday 10AM – 6PM
Where: San Mateo Event Center, San Mateo CA

Event: Sketch Tuesdays – live sketching/art making by local artists. Artwork is available for sale to the audience.
When: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 At 06:00 PM
Where: 111 Minna Gallery111 Minna St. (@2nd) SFCA 94105

Murmurama: Oakland Art Fair

Dave Kinsey's mixed media works at FFDG in San Francisco

“Visions From the New California” at the Kala Gallery in Berkeley, CA

Artwork made by Karrie Hovey and Beau Buck during their residencies at Recology SF Art Studio

Design Finds for the Urban or Indoor Gardener

Eyeswoon — Thu, 17 May 2012 14:07:10 +0000

1. Bio Computer is a homebuilt fully-functioning computer that doubles as a planter for wheatgrass. The heat from the CPU warms the soil above, which aids in the germination and growth of the wheatgrass. Tech enthusiast Mike Schropp provides detailed diy instructions for building this creative gardening solution.

2. Mobile Garden by Eserro is a movable raised garden which looks like a retro-bathtub. The raised floor provides airflow underneath the planter, which helps prevent moisture damage or discoloration underneath.

3. picNYC is an aluminium table intended for indoor placement but with a grass surface on top. It is “ideal for those who don’t feel like going out, who can’t go out, or who have rainy days wherever they live.” Read more about its creators, the New York & Amsterdam design studio Haiko Cornelissen, on their website. (via)

http://www.whitezine.com/en/design/picnyc-grass-table.html

4. Wearable Planter by Colleen Jordan is a wonderful solution to those who hate leaving their garden at home. Wear it around your neck as an accessory to your latest outfit. You can purchase one on Jordan’s Etsy site.

A dead whale in the forests of Argentina by Adrián Villar Rojas

Eyeswoon — Wed, 16 May 2012 23:44:59 +0000

The image of a large sea creature stranded inland, far from the comforts of its native habitat, the ocean, has got to be one of the most heart-wrenching sights imaginable. Created by Argentinean sculptor Adrián Villar Rojas for the 2009 Biennial of the End of the World, the life-size blue whale lies stretched in the woods outside Ushuaia, Argentina. Made of wood, clay and other materials, its surface bears the marks of a difficult long life – full of pockmarks and covered in scar-like craters.

If you would like to read more about this young artist, the New York Times recently had an article about his work now showing at the “Ungovernables” exhibit at the New Museum in New York City.

(juxtapoz)

“Photos Taken #drawings” by Cassandra Jones at the Eli Ridgway Gallery in San Francisco

Eyeswoon — Wed, 16 May 2012 23:11:07 +0000

Bold, 2011 Archival inkjet print 11 x 14 inches Edition of 2

With the eye of an experienced forager, San Francisco-based artist Cassandra C. Jones collects photos from anonymous individuals on the Internet, and assembles them into works of art. For her current exhibit, “Photos Taken #drawings, ” now showing at the Eli Ridgway Gallery in San Francisco, Jones uses the lines of lighting bolts from different long-exposure images to form circular and animal shapes. In Jones’ universe, rabbits and dogs appear in the sky as lightening strikes through our neighborhoods. Above our homes, lightening bolts draw out circular forms. Lightening represents the distinctive hand of nature – drawing bold, meandering, thin, and fluid lines in the sky.

In a similar vein, Jones creates images by assembling and deconstructing photographs of hot air balloons. Removing the backgrounds of the initial images, the balloons are reduced to individual shapes and blocks of color. Flowers, woven patterns, and aquatic creatures emerge unexpectedly yet effortlessly.

“Photos Taken #drawings” will be showing at the Eli Ridgway Gallery in San Francisco through May 19, 2012.

Rabbit 2, 2011 Archival inkjet print 24 x 30 inches Edition of 2

Fractured, 2012 Archival inkjet print 11 x 14 inches Edition of 2

Dog Dog Dog, 2012 Archival inkjet print 44 x 80 inches Edition of 2

Nels and Yuka, 2012 Archival inkjet print 24 x 36 inches Edition of 2

Clockwork, 2012 Archival inkjet print 17 x 22 inches Edition of 2

Stenciled portraits with embedded lettered messages by Orticanoodles

Eyeswoon — Wed, 16 May 2012 06:22:58 +0000

Orticanoodles, the pseudonym for two Italian artists, Wally and Alita, recently released a series of portraits which are printed upon stencils with embedded lettered messages. These “stencil upon stencil” pieces feature well-known celebrities, political leaders, and artists combined with intricate stencil techniques. Explaining their work, Orticanoodles say, “All of them are shelled and brutalized…so they loose their superficial side, their public image, making them empty skulls. Sometimes this process is done as a form of social criticism and sometimes, simply, to mythicize Death.”

The Italian duo began their collaboration with handmade posters, then branched into street art, and now take part in major urban guerrilla campaigns. Read more about them in: Orticanoodles and the stencil.

(Lustik)

“Taste of New York City” video by Jason Allen Lee

Eyeswoon — Tue, 15 May 2012 16:08:19 +0000

A nice video by Memphis-based Jason Allen Lee taken while vacationing in New York City.

100,000 solar powered fireflies float through Tokyo

Eyeswoon — Tue, 15 May 2012 00:33:44 +0000

Those lucky enough to be strolling along the Sumida River in central Tokyo last week were treated to a visual feast of 100,000 “simulated” hotaru (fireflies) floating down the river. As part of the inaugural Tokyo Hotaru Festival, Panasonic provided the LED lights, or “prayer stars,” for the festivities. Each glowing ball, made to resemble a swarm of fireflies, was designed to light up upon contact with the water. After illuminating a large stretch of the river, the 100% solar powered LEDs were all retrieved in a large net.

If you, like me, are smitten by fireflies, check out these stunning long-exposure photos of fireflies by Tsuneaki Hiramatsu.

(Spoon & Tamago)

The winners of the 2012 Scotch Tape Sculpture Contest

Eyeswoon — Mon, 14 May 2012 16:27:10 +0000

The results of the Scotch Tape Sculpture Contest have been announced, and once again, the selections are amazing. This year (in 2012) more than 100 entries were received. Read about the 5 winning picks just below their images. For more creative inspiration, check out last year’s entries and winners here. Fun!

Manheim, PA based Jake Longenecker, creator of “Free Fallin,” says, “The inspiration behind this project came from WWII era paratroopers. My objective was to capture the action and intensity of such a simple and graceful act, such as falling through the sky. I accomplished this by uniformly wrapping parts of my own body with tape, which were later assembled into the skydiver. I then added fluorescent orange Scotch tape to the goggles and backpack for added flare. The overall dimensions are roughly 4ft by 5ft. It is currently hanging under a skylight at my school.“

Austin, Texas based Abigail Colety, creator of “Game Night,” says, “When I contemplated such a creative task as creating sculptures out of tape I decided to use my memory of playing checkers during summers at my grandparent’s house and the joy it brought my family. As an artist, this concept was exciting because I was able to challenge myself with positions such as crossed legs and resting heads on hands. The transparent tape with the bold blackness of the checkerboard stripes and the checkers created an undeniable focus towards the game board and pieces.“

Louisville, KY based Michelle Noe says, “The light-weight yet super-strong nature of the Scotch Heavy Duty Packing Tape inspired the whimsical image of the “Tight Rope Tape Walker”. Perched high on a tight rope, she confidently balances atop a ball. Twelve rolls of tape later and twenty-four feet up in the air she held her pose trusting her tape strength.“

From Puyallup, WA Gavin Mann, creator of “The Creation of Adam,” says, “The sculpture had taken two weeks to finish. I had just gotten done with it on March 23 one day before the cutoff date so that was pretty scary. The sculpture its self is Adam on the left and god on the right. Getting the body’s to do the right thing and go where they were supposed to had to be by far hardest part of the whole sculpture. I’m really glad I got a chance to do this my senior year and have fun doing it to thank you Mark Jenkins for making this happen by making such a cool art form.”

A wall full of crocheted potholders by Anu Tuominen

Eyeswoon — Sun, 13 May 2012 15:58:52 +0000

Helsinki based artist Anu Tuominen created this colorful installation using only crocheted potholders. In much of her work, Tuominen develops a visual language out of everyday domestic objects. The Finnish artist says, “Everything is still as it was, and yet somehow more meaningful than before.”

(Lustik)