Christo’s projects were about many things - beyond the wrapping or the highlighting of islands, trees, buildings, etc. they were a way of involving many groups of people in the participation of large scale environmental installations. Christo’s wife and artistic partner, Jean-Claude, died in 2009. See many of their realized works here.
New Yorker - Cover
I love how much is captured with this high contrast graphic.
Post Secret
These Post Secrets are especially revealing in this new age. See more here.
It appears even Banksy is making the most of his quaran-time.
I love the variety of ways this sign can be read
…and, of course, the message. Designed by London-based artist, Morag Myerscough (below)
Expedition Wherry - Chesapeake Light Craft
I’m planning to build this 18’ plywood boat in the spring. Just got drawings about 2 weeks ago and am slowly gathering materials. I’ll be sure to document progress and post at milestones. See more paddle or rowboats by CLC here.
Keith Haring - Artist, Activist (May 4, 1958 - Feb 16, 1990)
Haring developed his own recognizable iconography in his street art that he utilized in the mid 80’s to spread awareness of safe sex during the AIDS crisis.
UCCA DUNE Art Museum - Open Architecture
An impressive minimalist concrete structure that is mostly buried and looks like scattered seashells from above. See more here by Open Architecture.
Pauline Kael (June 19, 1919 – Sept 3, 2001) Film Critic
Kael never held back, even if people disagreed with her sharp criticisms, they respected she was looking closely at everything. Eager to see this new documentary coming out about her.
El Anatsui - Artist
El Anatsui is a Ghanaian sculptor best known for using common materials (e.g. bottle caps in attached photo) to make tapestry-like pieces. The idea is the use objects with which thousands of people have interacted. See more here.
Strandbeest
Check out these lovely, creepy kinetic creatures by artist Theo Jansen.
Henri Cartier Bresson - Photographer (Aug 22, 1908 – Aug 3, 2004)
Bresson pioneered 35mm street photography and was a master of composition. Check out more pictures and 10 things HCB can teach you about photography here.
Sunday Sketches - Christoph Niemann (Illustrator)
Niemann is best known for illustrating over 2 dozen New Yorker covers. He began posting these inventive Sunday Sketches on Instagram as a way to stay loose and explore. See more of his woks here.
Rhiannon Adam - Photographer
Adam’s photographs are thoughtful constructions from the eye of an insider and outsider. See more here.
Hidden Patterns
Best to watch this with the sound turned down. Revealed geometry is fascinating to me. Watch.
Bent Wood Sculpture by SoomeenHahn Design
Impressive steam-bent sculpture in Art Pavilion (Estonia). See more here by the London-based team that designed it.
xkcd - Randall Munroe (cartoonist, author, engineer, scientific theorist...)
Munroe merges all of his interests through cartoon illustrations. Check out his work here.
3D Mud Printing - Rael San Fratello (architect)
There’s something great about the idea of something as high-tech as 3D printing combined with something as low-tech as mud structures. Check out more about this project here from the highly experimental architect Rael San Fratello.
DON’T YOU FORGET ABOUT ME
Watch short, fun, stop-action animation sent in by Seth Bossung at Intention Architecture.
Sally Mann - Photographer
Mann has spent much of her career documenting her family, especially her children. She’s gotten surprisingly intimate photographs considering she uses such a large format camera.
