Ahead of Bastille Day in France this week the French Institute Alliance Française is celebrating in New York with a street fair showcasing French goods. Food, fashion, jewelry, vacations, wine and more food!
Month: July 2016
Orlebar Brown
Swim brand Orlebar Brown consistently shows great prints and patterns in neatly tailored pieces for men….seen at Saks Fidth Avenue.
Voodo Fe’
New York artist that uses recycled materials in his work. He is also a designer and graphic artist that does work for major brands such as Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, NBA, NFL among others. Featured work: Bullets and Hearts. Bullets, champagne corks and tops, wine corks, newspaper and house paint.
Rock In A Chinese Garden
The Astor Chinese Garden Court, Ming dynasty. Medium:Taihu rocks, granite terrace, ceramic tile flooring, roof tiles, and door frames, various woods (nan wood columns, pine beams, gingko latticework), brass fittings. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The Chinese word for landscape shanshui literally means “mountains and water” which are both necessary components of these gardens… Continue reading Rock In A Chinese Garden
Beauty Beyond The Flower
Flowers aren’t always the center of attention, it’s time for the leaves to show off.
Buddhas
Standing Crowned and Jeweled Buddha, Burma, Pagan period, ca. 13th-early 14th century. Wood with lacquer and gilt. Standing Crowned and Jeweled Buddha, Burma, Pagan period 12th-13th century. Wood with traces of red lacquer, gesso and gold leaf. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
In Congress, July 4, 1776
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and… Continue reading In Congress, July 4, 1776
Smile
Mr. Brainwash – Smile, 2015 stencil and mixed media on canvas. Taglialatella Gallery, New York.
Miya Ando
Miya Ando is a descendant of Bizen sword makers and spent her childhood among Buddhist priests. She combines traditional Japanese techniques with modern ones transforming sheets of metal into abstract paintings suffused with color. Ando applied heat, sandpaper, grinders and acid to the metal canvases to produce the light-reflecting gradients. Her Hamon paintings refers to… Continue reading Miya Ando
