Archive for “Art”

I saw these a while ago, I cant remember where, I hoped that they were crockery that you could buy. Sadly  they’re just porcelain colour tests for a ceramics range by Dutch Artist Hella Jongerius. They’re missing a trick, Hella please produce them! I’d love a set of crockery with scribbles and colour wheels, especially the big bowls with colour splodges.

It is the weekend and if I wasn’t dabbing calamine lotion on Wilf’s chicken pox I’d like to be here – Sir John Soane’s Museum. Soane was a forward thinking architect in the 18th Century, his home in London (now the museum) was where he experimented with lighting techniques, architectural details and the place that housed his huge collection of antiquities. It is a magical (and wacky) place, especially in winter when visitors can view the building by candlelight. You get funneled through dark narrow corridors, sandwiched in little cubbyholes and then exposed to glazed lightwells, he’d never get planning permission in the 21st century but that is the joy of the place.

A tranquil start to a busy the week… breathtaking folded paperworks by Simon Schubert.

Found this on Philip Wood’s ‘Exploring Life Through Objects‘ blog. If twitter is failing to inspire you, give Philip’s visual treats a whirl.

There is something so appealing about this. Artist Jan Vormann repairs and reconstructs crumbling, decayed and sometimes war scarred walls with colourful lego bricks in his Disptachwork project, which has seen him visit Tel Aviv, Berlin and Bocchignano in Italy. I love the combination of materials, it makes me smile.