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Artist’s Incredible Spontaneous Drawings Capture the Feeling of the Moment | My Modern Met
By Regina Sienra on May 27, 2024 “I leave it to the movement of my hands, letting my heart and soul hit the canvas at that moment.” Most drawings you see as finished pieces have a lot of planning behind … Continue reading
A 5-Year-Old’s Drawing of a Bird Nest Became an Enormous Beacon of Light Above an Estonian Port | Colossal
MAY 23, 2024 GRACE EBERT All photos by Tõnu Tunnel and Aivo Kallas, courtesy of Velvet Soaring above Noblessner Port in Tallinn, Estonia, three enormous eggs rest inside a woven nest. The project of design studio Velvet in collaboration with … Continue reading
Ted Lott Retrofits Vintage Furniture and Suitcases with Stark, Miniature Dwellings | Colossal
MAY 23, 2024 GRACE EBERT “Carpenter Gothic 2.” All images © Ted Lott For Ted Lott, the distinction between a shelter and a home is endlessly fascinating. Using vintage furniture as the foundation, the Grand Rapids-based artist and designer (previously) … Continue reading
A Remarkable Typeface Resurfaces from the Thames After Being Dumped in the River More Than a Century Ago | Colossal
MAY 21, 2024 KATE MOTHES Photo by Matthew Williams Ellis. All images courtesy of Emery Walker’s House Ten years ago, for type enthusiast Robert Green, a once-in-a-lifetime find emerged from the bank of the River Thames. In 18th- and 19th-century … Continue reading
Salvaged Scraps of Wood Nest Together in Richard Haining’s Elegant Curved Vessels | Colossal
MAY 20, 2024 GRACE EBERT All photos by Joe Kramm, courtesy of Richard Haining In the late aughts, Richard Haining began salvaging leftover wood. While working for a set design company, he realized that the sizable waste generated was also … Continue reading
The Dorian Mode | Why Everyone Loves This Mode
In this episode I discuss in detail how to use the DORIAN MODE or Scale for composition (Film Scoring) or in improvisation on the Guitar, Piano or any instrument. I talk about the unique qualities of the DORIAN mode’s Natural … Continue reading
Merging Past and Present, Tavares Strachan Wrests Light from Darkness in His Expansive Installations | Colossal
MAY 16, 2024 KATE MOTHES “Inner Elder (Nina Simone as Queen of Sheba)” (2023), ceramic, 39 3/8 x 23 5/8 x 23 5/8 inches. Photo by Jonti Wilde. All images © Tavares Strachan, courtesy of Marian Goodman Gallery In his … Continue reading
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