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Category Archives: Art
A Valentine’s Day Kiss
As today is Valentine’s Day , I thought it would be an appropriate time to bring you the story of Auguste Rodin’s erotically charged masterpiece, The Kiss. The video below from the Tate museums, explains how The Kiss was originally … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Europe, Film, History, Tourism, Uncategorized
Tagged Auguste Rodin, Tate, Tate Modern, Valentine Day
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On Eurobus
Eurobus is a compilation of digital photographs shot by artist/photographer Taylor Holland while traveling around Paris by bicycle. The book, published by Matmos Press of Montreal, is dedicated to the anonymous artists who design the over-the-top graphics that cover all of … Continue reading
Paris vs. New York
Last year we pointed you to the delightful and entertaining blog Paris versus New York which was created by artist/graphic designer Vahram Muratyan. Now the whimsical chronicle of the idiosyncratic styles of the two great cities has become a lighthearted … Continue reading
Switzerland For Free
How would you like to spend a relaxing week in the Swiss Alps, while avoiding the stress and tedium of international travel—and all for free ? Do you want to escape to a pristine mountain hideaway for five days in … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Europe, Hotels, Tourism
Tagged Basel, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Tourism
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Watch Your Step
The popular Spanish street art collective known as Luzinterruptus has created a humorous and dramatic installation that sheds light on a common urban problem. Portable hospital urinals were filled with yellow tinted water and led lights and then attached to … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Europe, Tourism
Tagged Artist collective, Luzinterruptus, Madrid, Spain
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Hoping Oscar Is a Bibliophile
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore is a 15-minute homage to the printed book and to booklovers. A cunning blend of computer animation, stop-motion and traditional animation, this marvelous film was produced by Moonbot Studios of Shreveport, Louisiana. The … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Film
Tagged Animation, Brandon Oldenburg, Lampton Enoch, Shreveport Louisiana, stop-motion
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Free Art Books
The fabulous Guggenheim Museum in New York City recently made sixty-five classic artists’ catalogs and art texts available for free online. This treasuretrove offers many impossible to find historic catalogs from such giants as Kandinsky, Klee, Schiele, Klimt, Calder, Munch … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Libraries, Museums, USA, Writing
Tagged Calder, Egon Schiele, Gustav Klimt, New York City, Paul Klee, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Wassily Kandinsky
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Cartography Can Be Fun
You won’t find any of these terrific, one-of-a-kind maps in a typical travel guidebook or in a travel magazine Many of these charming cartographical gems are created by professional artists or illustrators, but some of the most engaging maps are … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Europe, Maps, Tourism, Travel Writing
Tagged Berlin, Cartography, London, Lublin, Map, Porto, Rekjavik, Venice, Warsaw
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Eye of America
For his audacious new project, Vanishing Cultures, Chicago photographer Dennis Manarchy is traveling around the United States creating astonishing, one-of-a-kind portraits of Americans who represent the vanishing cultures of the nation. Manarchy has created an amazing 35-foot-long camera called “Eye … Continue reading
