i have had a good night.. and all thanks goes to
notcot... well i guess all of the people that add to
notcot .. and then the next set of thank uooss goes to the following artists/designers/people/sites/internet/god? ha... anyway... i took a little break from my daily peek around on here and after looking at a few of my usuals i hit notcot and wow does it have the ability to catch you up... the content just keeps growing and growing.. i am so excited by the concept of it (and its sibling
tastespotting) .. it really is wonderful and look forward to watching it grow and grow.. maybe even be a small part of it.. !! so
go there.. take a little peek here and then go there and just
emerse yourself in the world of design.. then get hungry and emerse yourself in the
food world as well!! ha
notcotnotcotnotcotnotcotok so now let me take you on my evenings little tour...
andrea picked me up from work b/c of the hopefully not going to happen hurricane (fay).. we went down to the gallery for her to close up.. came home.. made/ate a fun dinner.. house stuff and then olympics/iron chef/internet..
jeff koons just jumped way wayy up in my book today..
our friends from
Monacoeye/
Arkitip tell it best.. well.. i guess they told me best on
highsnobiety.. so read...
Art superstar
Jeff Koons has landed another hit, and designed his first yacht. The"Guilty", owned by art collector Dakis Joannou, features an extravagant artistic take by the US artist on the exterior.
"Of course, Sarah Morris' text painting "Guilty" hangs on the wall of one bedroom - bought after the yacht was named. Owner and major art collector Dakis Joannou simply had to have it! The exterior design was created by international art star Jeff Koons, famous for his basketball in perspex case, three-storey high "Puppy" made of flowers, and the "Made in Heaven" erotic series of photographs with Italian ex-wife and porn-star-member-of-parliament La Cicciolina. Although the blown up print and poster colours will be familiar to art fans from Roy Liechtenstein's signature Ben-Day Dots style, Jeff Koons actually based this design on a WW1 camouflage pattern."
the specific camouflage they are talking about it called the dazzle camouflage created by camoufleur
everette warner .. i learned some of this stuff in bermuda at the museum there.. i was facinated by the.. yup.. liechtenstein'ness of the pattern.. just amazing i think of it as pop and not to hide.. wonderful.. go read and learn a little more
here.. i had this little link saved a long time ago.. fun to actually use it..
lets keep going here....
next i found my way to the some of the most amazing photography i have ever seen in my life.. and i really mean it.. andrea great uncle is/was (rip arnold)
arnold newman .. just do a little
search.. amazing man.. when you pass away and
nytimes gives you your own page.. you have definitally deserved it..
readthe witness series from james nachtway is out of this world.. i mean this quote from him says it all...
"I have been a witness, and these pictures aremy testimony. The events I have recorded shouldnot be forgotten and must not be repeated."
please go to his
site.. things like this should be seen to make you understand what is going on/has gone on in the world..
gojames nachtway
well.. while we are on the topic od photography.. here is a serious photo from a little project called the burj dubai tower which happens to be the tallest skyscraper in the world..
David Hobcote went wild with a flying device and a very expensive camera.. go take a
peek if you like heights
andrea has been out of control with plants on the balcony as of late.. i have no prob with that.. i think we will have to get her a pet soon to fullfill her much needed 'care for' urges.. love you!
here are a couple of shots of a beautiful green wall from the landscape and architecture team
seksan design .. great grand good
ok.. then i found one of the most impressive group of works i have come over in so long.. thank you thank you
marian bantjes ... if you scroll down my little site here you will most definitally come across the work of
bantjes over and over.. again and again.. all from
ffffound .. its so great to finally put a name to all of the wonderful work! just go to the
site and enjoy the extreme wealth of beautiful work on there.. go go go go
go
ok... well time for bed.. andrea is so tired that all she can do is laugh.. its funny...
thanks again....
nitenite
