Monday, January 31, 2011

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Abandoned Cement Factory Transformed Into Contemporary Castle | Barcelona


"Abandoned factories often look to me like abandoned castles: grandiose in size, with silos resembling turrets, and ominous defensive structures of unspecified purpose left to remind us of days long past. Perhaps architect Ricardo Bofill shares this idea -- in 1973, he purchased an abandoned turn-of-the-century cement factory in Barcelona and commenced a two-year renovation to transform it into a spectacular office and residence." -Lori Zimmer

Budri, Italian Inlay, Marble + Natural Stones | Mirandola, Italy

Budri has been perfecting modern marble since the 60s with Italian craftsmanship.

Monday, January 10, 2011

Jamie Cortez, Universal Remote, at Southern Exposure | San Francisco

Southern Exposure January 7, 2011 - February 19, 2011

Jamie Cortez’s solo exhibition, Universal Remote, is a meditation on the absence of Michael Jackson. It is depicted through drawing, sculpture, photography and hybrid practices.

Jacob Dahlstrup, Paper Tattoos | Copenhagen, Denmark

Jacob Dahlstrup, "untitled, 2010", paper, 65cm x 50cm
Jacob Dahlstrup uses a tattoo machine like a pen on heavy watercolorpaper creating a three-dimensional line by dissordering the paper structure.

Jacob Dahlstrup, "On a Sailors Grave (no roses grow)", video

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Isaac Resnikoff | Los Angeles

Untitled (Jersey Barrier), 2009
Carved Wood, 20'x2'x3'
(detail)
The Palace at 4AM 2010
Charcoal on paper

Saturday, January 1, 2011

Pamela Becker | New Jersey

Pamela Becker, Penelope, 2007, Cotton & silk fabric, ribbon, varnish, 3.25 x 5.25 x 5.25 in.
Now on show at Hunterdon Art Museum