Scientifically Accurate Botanical Yarn Art in Brooklyn - My Modern Metropolis
▻http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/knit-purl-sow-knitted-yarn-art
You have until January 22 to see how expert textile and knitting artists have created finely detailed botanical renderings of plants, flowers and vegetables. The exhibit has been two years in the making and contains 21 works with 19 provided by artist Tatyana Yanishevsky, who studied biology at Brown University.
Man Walks All Day to Create Massive Snow Patterns (Part 3) - My Modern Metropolis #beau #neige
▻http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/simon-beck-snow-art-update-2
A rapprocher sans doute de cela ? :-D
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Lui aussi, il marche toute la journée, sous l’oeil d’une caméra...
Hilarious Twitter Feed Highlights First World Problems - My Modern Metropolis
▻http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/benjamin-lee-middle-class-problem
London-based Benjamin Lee is the clever mind behind the #Twitter account Middle Class Problem, a feed through which he retweets all kinds of “problems” that people complain about through social networking. Each dramatic statement is made by a person suffering from what Lee calls “Real problems but not real actual problems, just middle class ones.”
American Girls and Their Adorable Mini-Me Dolls - My Modern Metropolis
►http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/ilona-szwarc-american-girls
New York-based photographer Ilona Szwarc takes an interesting look into the relationships between young girls and their American Girl dolls. In her series, aptly titled American Girls, the photographer unveils portraits of “girls with their sculptural representations” which is meant to give us a visual sense of each of their personalities. The series, which is not at all affiliated with or sponsored by Mattel (the toy makers), is both revealing of each child’s characteristics and ironically layered, asking the viewer to look deeper into the meaning behind this mimicking trend.
The American Girl line was initially introduced as an alternative to the sexualized figure represented in dolls, the “anti-Barbie” if you will. The idea behind each doll is that she is a reflection of a girl in America, whether she be a simple schoolgirl in a uniform or a limber gymnast in training. However, it is perhaps the girls that are echoing their dolls who appear to offer the “illusion of choice and individuality” through fashion and accessories.
Szwarc says, “The American Girl product defines and categorizes American girls- future American women- and that fact raises important questions about who gets represented and how. The branding behind the doll perpetuates domesticity and traditional gender roles. I examine how culture and society conditions gender and how it invents childhood. Gender becomes a performance that is mirrored in the performance of my subjects for the camera.”
London’s Puddles Reflect the City’s Beauty - My Modern Metropolis
►http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/gavin-hammond-puddles
ça me rappelle un peu certaines lithos de MC Escher
Soothing Kinetic Sculpture Sails on an Invisible Sea - My Modern Metropolis
►http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/jacob-hashimoto-armada
Armada is Hashimoto’s installation of 700 to 800 suspended wooden sailboats that bob along an invisible ocean. Like a marionette, each sailboat hangs as an attachment to a larger entity, reacting to tugs or movement of its extended limb.
►http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8Px2dV3phPI
Parfois la mer me manque...
People of the Rainbow Gathering - My Modern Metropolis
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Ever hear about Rainbow Gatherings? They’re temporary community events typically held in outdoor settings; a place where people practice ideals like peace, love and harmony. The original Rainbow Gathering was in 1972 and was started as an alternative to mainstream popular culture. In the United States, the annual event is held on National Forest land from July 1 through 7. The highlight is when everyone gathers together in a large circle, and each person prays silently for peace.
After going to Rainbow Gatherings for several years, self-taught Canadian photographer and art director Benoit Paillé got permission to take portraits of his “brothers and sisters.”
“The pictures you see are very precious since photography is not usually allowed during the event,” he says.
Over the last three years, Paillé captured these moments at Rainbow Gatherings across Spain, Canada, and Mexico.
