Mise En Page
Jean Jullien’s oversized sculptures with figures and books fill the atrium of a shopping mall in France. I wish they stuck around for a while longer — they're delightful. (Not that I have any plans to travel to France soon, but one can dream!)
17 Minutes of Charles Schulz Drawing Peanuts
I remember seeing parts of this as a kid and being completely enamored. The feeling remains.
A Softer World
Back in the early-ish days of the internet (2003) there was this enigma of a webcomic called A Softer World by Joey Comeau and Emily Horne. It was brooding, poetic and often delightful in some weird way. I love that the archives are still online in their low resolution glory long after they stopped publishing new ones.
Diana Beltrán Herrera
Just staring at the lovely work of Diana Beltrán Herrera after seeing it featured on Colossal’s December 2023 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists. Quite the list, Cincinnati’s BLINK is in there!)
Early computer art by Barbara Nessim
Matt Sephton shares some early computer art by Barbara Nessim and a good bit of her process. I particularly dig capturing images from a mainframe with a camera. Also, she's still making art.
The murals of Bunnie Reiss
Influenced by her Polish heritage and folk art, Bunnie Reiss’ work spans all sorts of media but I fell down the rabbit hole with her murals. I dig them all (and all her other art). / via #WOMENSART
Mirage at Apple Park
Arun Venkatesan explores an art installation occupying the olive grove north of the visitor center on the Apple campus. The more details unearthed, the more lovely it appears.
Just staring at the work of Kumkum Fernando
I'm currently obsessed with the robot-like sculptures of this Sri Lankan-born artist thanks to Colossal.
Keith Haring made art with an Amiga Computer
His work translated perfectly to the medium. IWatched the video on Christie’s site wanting to know more about the app he used or some tangible bit of yay, but boiled down to Web3 and NFTs nonsense. Still. Lovely work! (Oh, it was probably Quantel Paintbox!)
Adventures in Snail World
Sam Copeland and Aleia Murawski make these miniature sets. These particular ones are populated by snails and they put a big smile on my face. Oodles more shots on Aleia’s insta.
The morning of 8th August 1969
The Beatles’ road manager writes about a photoshoot on Abbey Road that day and includes a drawing of the moment.
A Brief History of the Salon Wall
Atlanta’s High Museum of Art lends insight to the history plus also tips on hanging your own dense wall of art. Sidenote: when I’ve a huge space I shall enlist the help of FrameShop to frame and hang it all. They have such good instincts there.
Rachel Spellings swatch book paintings
These tiny paintings are delightful.
Howard Lee paints invisible tree
Well, the midsection at least. A well done illusion en plein air in New York City. A delightful distraction at the end of this week.
Kehinde Wiley
Short film about Kehinde’s upbringing and process in support of his exhibition An Archaeology of Silence at the de Young museum.
Chris Ware shares his day and process
Oh this video is gooooood. “A book itself is sort of the perfect metaphor for a human being. It’s got a front and a back. It’s got a spine, and it’s bigger on the inside than it is on the outside.”
Classic Video Games Stamps Sheet
I could see this framed on the wall and that would be pleasing. (But then I see the stacks of things that are framed and not hung around the house.)
What Aegir made in 2022
So many lovely expressions of form, experiments, mediums, and results. (Including the food, which sometimes is the most I can make in a day.)
NOS poster by Senyor Estudi
A drawing with hundreds of people gathered, forming the word NOS (“us” in Catalan), a poster for the fight against cancer. More info: Never Give Up
Anish Kapoor sculpture squashed under New York skyscraper
Akin to his Cloud Gate (”Bean”) in Chicago, the as yet to be named blob is quite lovely and I hope to see it in NYC.
Pat Kim x Hanji Edition
This moiré woodcut print is enchanting. (Watch the short video) / via Scott Boms
Haystack
Limited edition prints by artists from around the world. A favorite design element is when you click into a detail view and the page pulls colors from the artwork. / via Fonts in Use
Austin Kleon on the passing of Tom Phillips
Admission: I didn't know of Tom Phillips until he was gone. More from The Art Newspaper and Slipped Disc
James Turrell at the Catskill Art Space
This installation seems very much like his work in Naoshima, Japan (a favorite of all time). Bucket listing to go here. Bonus: Great photos by Noah Kalina in the article.
The Doodle House
Mr. Doodle's project over the last few years is quite impressive. Dedication and consistency FTW.
Meow Wolf Denver
150 artists to created a series of immersive installations made from mostly salvaged material wedged between 3 highways. #bucketlist
Thinking of You. I Mean Me. I Mean You.
Barbara Kruger's latest installation at MoMA NYC makes me want to travel / via John Maeda
Practice any art…
music, singing, dancing, acting, drawing, painting, sculpting, poetry, fiction, essays, reportage, no matter how well or badly, not to get money and fame, but to experience becoming, to find out what’s inside you, to make your soul grow.
Todd Oldham’s Place in the Poconos
As my friend Thor mentioned when sharing this link, "More is more."
The Future Belongs To What Was As Much As What Is
Colorful typo/graphic gatehouse installation by Morag Myerscough and poet Ellen Moran in northern England
Cevallos Bros
Hand painted posters. Serving Queens, NY & beyond for 50 years. Their Instagram is a good start but follow it up with this profile in the New Yorker. / thanks Thor!
Ardhira Putra
It’s Nice That profiles this Jakarta-based illustrator and motion designer and I’m super digging the vibes.
Golden Gate Bridge in type
Lovely letterpress print by Cameron Moll coming soon. Pre-orders of the limited edition open now.
A Trail Tale
Andy Moliski is hiking the Appalachian Trail. With the help of his two brothers he's sharing the journey in real time through an amazing website that defies category. Be sure to check out the journal. / via Things to Click
Canvas Cards
A gallery of card designs created with the HTML Canvas element and JavaScript with editable code to tweak and generate new variants. Created by Luke Patton
Green Mountain Falls Skyspace
A James Turrell installation in Colorado that you have to hike to. #bucketlist / via Michael Sippey
The Night in Bloom
I'd love to visit the Praise Show Art Gallery in Brookline to see Oliver Jeffers latest paintings and get lost in the stars
Circus alphabet by Corita Kent
Saw these prints scroll by and fell down a colorful rabbit hole. Learned a few things more about Kent in these additional footnotes, including insight behind the circus series.
Yann Kebbi Sketches a Mike Mills Movie
For his film C'mon C'mon, Mills engaged French artist Yann Kebbi to roam freely around the sets and draw whatever he wanted. I need to see this movie and these drawings are lovely. / via Alan Jacobs
The New Exhibition
Online showcase shining a light on work of Ukrainian designers, illustrators, animators and other creatives / thumbnail by Grabko Ivan / via It's Nice That
More thoughts about drawing
Went deep into Ralph Ammer’s website. Here’s some of his writing about drawing. He also has sections for design and philosophy. It’s all so good!
How drawing helps you think
Ralph Ammer’s 17 minute talk about drawing is delightful on many levels, part of which are the animations to illustrate his points.
Fill Your Pockets
Reddit user Chucksdaughter made this graphic in honor of brave Ukrainian witches. In the comments they provide links to various formats to print and share. / via AustinKleon
Home Sweet Homepage
Amy Wibowo’s story about making her first home page is wonderful to see, read and experience. / via lots of folks, for good reason
FotoFocus to Open New Arts Center in Cincinnati
A new building in OTR by José García Design will house curated exhibitions, educational events and screenings. Excellent news for Cincinnati.
Gyorgy Ligeti’s Artikulation visualized by Rainer Wehinger
Donald Craig scanned the pages of visualization from the 70's and synchronized them with the music. / via @pixlpa
The Fox is Black is back
Bobby Solomon had a great blog about creativity and culture that was a favorite destination for many years. It lives again today as a thoughtful and densely awesome newsletter.
Craig & Karl
Starting the week looking at the lovely blasts of color that Craig Redman & Karl Maier bring to the world. / via The Fox is Black
Continuum
Would love to see this (or any) installation by Krista Kim. In this instance, all the digital billboards in Times Square synchronize with gradients.
Works by Vincent Bal
Colossal shares a few of his illustrations using shadows, but wander down the links to Vincent's personal site (superfun) and Etsy store where his work translates well into prints and postcards.
Ella Hawkins’ biscuit art
She's got plenty more on her website, but this Twitter thread provides insight on the process
The Problem With NFTs
I've seen half of this (two hour!) video but agree with Michael here that it's worth watching to get a better understanding of this emerging (and divisive) technology.
Lee Sangsoo
The artist's Instagram bio sums it up: "drawing in the air." Beautiful flow and color and form. / via Dense Discovery
How a Gray Painting Can Break Your Heart
Jason Farago dives deep into a piece of art by Jasper Johns. Scrolling through, zooming in and out, enlightening, emotional, poetic. / via airbagindustries, Greg Storey
The exquisite craft of Mary Delany
Phenomenal find by Jed Daily on Metafilter of Mary Delany, who began creating floral collages with paper when she was 72. Fresh over 240 years later!
Everyday objects organized
I remember when Colossal first posted work by Kristen Meyer and I'm delighted to see more of what she's been up to. Excellent photography by her husband Colin Meyer to boot!
The art and Design of Nolan Pelletier
Fonts In Use showcased a recent album design by Nolan and his site is filled with delightful illustrations and details abound!
Carousel
I loved watching these pieces come together bit by bit on Instagram without knowing exactly what Aegir Hallmundur was up to. Turns out it was a colorful and beautiful carousel!