Monthly Archives: June 2009
Elsewhere
- The India Street Mural Project was great success! – As for the murals, they are almost finished! – I discovered some amazing artists at the Crest Hardware Art Show such as the stencil collective Broken Crow, the 3D artist … Continue reading
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Pollinator Week: Beekeeper Ball and Honey Fest
The third annual National Pollinator Week ignited much buzz and festivities throughout the week starting off with the first annual Beekeepers Ball hosted by South Street Seaport’s Water Taxi Beach. I attended the ball clad in a too short and … Continue reading
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Pollinator Week June 22 – 28
Sometime last year people were freaking out about the disappearing bees in NY. I never gave it a second thought not realizing their vital role in sustaining a healthy and thriving urban environment. Without their contribution to gardens, farms and … Continue reading
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Elsewhere
- The North Brooklyn Public Art Coalition is holding a fundraiser next Wednesday and we’re working our ASSES off preparing for it. So please do me the favor and tell me its worth it by ATTENDING. With a $20 ticket … Continue reading
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Bake That JoJo at Crest Fest
A few weeks ago I received the OK to set up a bake sale at Crest Fest. This was an exciting moment and my mind started wandering into endless daydreams of building a baking empire. So I urgently came up … Continue reading
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Helle Mardahl
Today’s special at Beautiful/Decay: Helle Mardahl The works of Helle Mardahl vary in medium with paintings, sculpture and collaged photographs addressing human fallacies and inventive absurdities. The artist’s background in fashion is demonstrated by the precise coordination and arrangement of … Continue reading
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Victor Timofeev
Today’s Special at Beautiful/Decay: Victor Timofeev Victor Timofeev literally fell into drawing a few years ago after a horrid skateboarding accident and began using art to pour out frustrations that were simmering inside. Since then he has developed an amazing … Continue reading
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Tony Matelli
Today’s special at Beautiful/Decay: Tony Matelli Tony Matelli’s hyper-real sculptures of meat and vegetable portraits, sprouting weeds, stacked cards, sleepwalking humans and malicious chimpanzees captures your attention with immediacy, a visual poignancy that would make it hard not to react … Continue reading
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Elsewhere
I am very happy to announce today I will start writing for Beautiful/Decay helping readers discover cool and awesome new art & design. My very first post was on Daniel Zeller. Check it out here and let me know if … Continue reading
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The Poverty of Attention
Ever since I graduated college I witnessed my attention span decrease and my anxiety increase. Where as before I was able to sit at my desk typing away for hours on end (with the help of a cup of coffee … Continue reading
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