Category Archives: Artists & Art

Is this art? (part 2)

Posted on June 12, 2007 by cicada

Ferrofluid Felice Frankel “Most people think of science as abstract and numerical. In fact, science is a surprisingly visual endeavor: both data and theory are often driven by pictures and images. Felice Frankel’s work conveys the tremendous beauty and excitement … Continue reading →

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Is this art?

Posted on June 11, 2007 by cicada

Interaction of Stellar Wind with Diffuse Nebulae, 1968 Bernar Venet The traveling proprietors of Cognitive Daily, Dave and Greta Munger, check in from Paris with this formidable question: Is science art? More specifically, is an enlarged journal article, presented devoid … Continue reading →

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Cabinet of Monstrosities

Posted on June 9, 2007 by cicada

Avaritia/Jose Hajime Emoto, 2005 Quick quiz: can you list the seven deadly sins?

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Hearts, to be worn on the sleeve

Posted on June 6, 2007 by cicada

BoÃ®tes Ã trÃ©sors: Anatomie series Lyndie Dourthe These beaded, embroidered stick pins are an odd but charming intersection of old-school anatomy with bohemian embellishment. Who doesn’t like sparkly little skulls? (Certainly not Damien Hirst.)

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No future without Nature

Posted on June 5, 2007 by cicada

Jean Marie Vives I was browsing a few weeks of back posts on the yummy new blog musecrack, and this piece jumped out at me. The artist’s site is full of outstanding matte paintings and photomontage. The image above is … Continue reading →

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Jellyfish room

Posted on June 2, 2007 by cicada

Jellyfish room Porcelain Alissa Coe & Carly Waito, 2007 Via Ullabenulla. (Regarding categories: of course cnidarians aren’t cephalopods, but jellies are part of the deep sea ambiance. . . and just imagine what a school of porcelain squid from this … Continue reading →

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Reclaiming the body in negative space: Troy & Pompeii

Posted on June 1, 2007 by cicada

Iliad Cenotaphs: Echepolus acrylic on wood Jonathan Gabel, 2007 Poring over the hyper-detailed text of the Iliad, Jonathan Gabel has envisioned each soldier’s death-wound, recreating the negative space of the wound as an anatomical model.

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!Spamephemera!

Posted on May 31, 2007 by cicada

Nexican Pharmacy Poster (detail) Dan Funderburgh from The Artist’s Guide to Making Money Male enhancement spam, cleverly recast as vintage advertising ephemera: Dan Funderburgh’s contribution to the The Artist’s Guide to Making Money (“Disclaimer: Do not expect any actual advice, … Continue reading →

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Muskrat (Skull) Love

Posted on May 21, 2007 by cicada

Muskrat Box Ron Pippin I have not gotten a single thing done today, because I’ve spent hours browsing the archive of assemblage artist Ron Pippin. Has there ever been a more charming collection of steampunk-influenced taxidermical wonder-boxes?

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New art from old

Posted on May 20, 2007 by cicada

One of my favorite authors (read Winter’s Tale if you read nothing else of his), Mark Helprin, has written an editorial (NYT) arguing that the copyright on works of art should extend indefinitely. Helprin’s arguments seem logical – art doesn’t … Continue reading →