DSGN 264-406 Fall 2020 Blog
Hi friends! I’m back from a trip to Design Miami and wanted to share some of my favorite pieces and highlights of the day. The exhibition was coming to an end, but there were still a lot of pieces on the floor to look at and touch. Each gallery had Read more…
To speak about James Turrell and his art creating spaces that are to make you feel like your in a cosmic space, I came across this place in New York today and wanted to share. Can’t really describe it as a museum, but it is a space where you can Read more…
In Utah, some anonymous work of art was installed in the middle of the public dessert. It is just a big stainless steel rectangular block erected in contrast of the naturally formed curves of the desert. It was discovered pretty recently by a helicopter, and since then it has become Read more…
Ive been exploring the openprocessing link Chris had shared in the Blog Post PDF. This was a code I have no clue how they even managed to do it, but thought it was too neat to not share! It loops and changes shape and colors. https://www.openprocessing.org/sketch/952241
A new trend I’ve been seeing: making rugs. All of quarantined I have come across people picking up making rugs, which is an expensive hobby to pick up. However, most create to sell. I’ve noticed some designs are intricate or some come to be very simple and conceptual. I felt Read more…
After the Artist Presentation of James Turrell and talking about his exhibit places, I was wondering what was currently showcased at the Philadelphia Art Museum. With Covid, it appears the museum is not doing well at all. I was unaware that they were furloughing their staff. Sharing this post more Read more…
After our data code fashion discussion, I was curious to read more about in the real world when fashion brands collab with artists. Goes from Gucci, to Prada to Yeezy.
https://www.dazeddigital.com/art-photography/article/42951/1/artist-james-turrell-reasons-beyonce-drake-kanye-loves-roden-crater-project This is an article from Dazed talking about pop culture and James Turrell. After reviewing James’ history and art, I thought it was very fitting to add more sources to read.
For our upcoming Tiny Monument exercise, I started doing some research on pop up art and I found the German artist Peter Dahmen who makes these amazing architectural paper art. If anyone’s considering making their monument our of paper, I would really recommend reading the article below to learn about his Read more…
Though I’ve never been to Miami, the art scene there seems to be flourishing. I know Art Basel is one of the greatest exhibitions held for art lovers around the world each year in Hong Kong, Switzerland, and Florida. This fall, because of coronavirus, the Art Basel Miami went virtual. Read more…