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Posts Tagged artists

Popel Coumou: Sculptural Photographs

Again discovered through i heart photograph. Spent some time going through the archives on her site. According to the Creative Review blog:
Photographer Popel Coumou assembles two dimensional models of rooms and spaces using cloth, paper and clay. She then lights her compositions using natural daylight and a couple of projectors, photographing the results [...]


Wendy Heldmann and Dionisio Gonzalez

Have been in over my head lately - my mom visited from the east coast and I spent a busy five days keeping her busy. In other news: despite the fact that I should be saving for Europe, I fell in love and purchased another art print from 20×200.com. I have long [...]


Found: Two Portraits

(via François Coquerel. was deleted after I saved it)

(via FFFFOUND!)


Understanding Art for Geeks: Insulting or Ingenious?

Enjoying the flickr photoset Understanding Art for Geeks by paulthewineguy. He takes canonical works of art and annotates them with images and text that “geeks” can more easily relate to. Really hard to pick out a few favourites; I highly recommend taking a look at the whole set.

Triptych of The Garden of Earthly Delights [...]


When does art cross the line?

Warning: Content in this post will be disturbing.
I consider myself open minded, especially when it comes to appreciating art. I am very particular over which artists I love, but have respect for art of all kinds. While many people in Ottawa scoff at the National Gallery of Canada’s purchase of Barnett Newman’s [...]


Russell Weekes

Sorry about the lack of posts - or I guess really I am sorry for myself, since I have so much to share and write about and yet have not had the time this week.  I have just submitted my Graduate School application to York University in Toronto, Canada and have two more to send [...]


Photography Love: Icebergs and Newfoundland Fog

When I went on my trip to Newfoundland in the summer, I saw my first iceberg - or at least, the one most up-close and personal. (And because I’m anal, I need to point out that I am not okay with the blue lines that show up around these linked images in internet explorer. [...]


Prisoner of Winter - Within and Without

An important announcement from Canadian media - a heralding, a warning, a portent -
The weather phenomenon La Nina will bring Canada the coldest winter in nearly 15 years, Environment Canada warned Friday.
Environment Canada’s temperature forecast shows the majority of the country will experience a “temperature anomaly” of below-normal temperatures through the months of December, [...]


Elsie Kagan - Oil Paintings

My Blue Heaven
2006
Oil on canvas
42″ in diameter

mother and child
2007
oil on wood
12″ x 8″
Images from Elsie Kagan’s official site.


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