A history and simple analysis of a beautiful Winslow Homer painting. I love the idea from the last line: “The American artist N.C. Wyeth named his Port Clyde, Maine, home Eight Bells in honor of Homer’s painting. He installed a reproduction of the work in his living room.” The painting’s title is a reference to nautical time, computed as one […]
Category Archives: Arts
Man Walks All Day to Create Spectacular Snow Patterns
Artist Simon Beck must really love the cold weather! Along the frozen lakes of Savoie, France, he spends days plodding through the snow in raquettes (snowshoes), creating these sensational patterns of snow art. Working for 5-9 hours a day, each final piece is typically the size of three soccer fields! The geometric forms range in […]
Don Valley Parkway Rainbow
Growing up, the rainbow tunnel was the most recognisable “almost home” landmark en route from downtown. I always wondered how it had come to be there, and where it actually was. Walking through a city nature preserve near my home last year, I stumbled across it and was giddy at the realisation. Hooray for small […]
Watson And The Shark
Was telling a friend about my Stendhal Syndrome in front of Copley’s Watson and the Shark, and went to look for it online. For reference, I found this delightful Hamptons version instead. Amity Island, anyone? Watson And The Shark #1.
Olympic Logos
I looked this up after a truncated page with decent comments inspired me – it had only listed Summer Games logos, and being a Canuck the Winter Games are more memorable and more fun. Sadly, this site has no commentary, but it does a good job of showing the chronology of design until its abject […]
Reuben Margolin: Sculpting Waves
This is the untalkiest TED Talk ever, but that only further showcases the beautiful sculptures. If there were any of these within bus distance I think I’d be camping out under them. So mesmerizing. Reuben Margolin: Sculpting waves in wood and time | Video on TED.com.
Michael Stipe’s Retirement
Michael Stipe has been filling the spare time caused by REM’s breakup by Tumbling (is that a thing?) and adopting a personal fashion that can only be described as Sad Professor. A sweet little interview for those of us who miss his voice, even though his speaking voice sounds so jarringly unlike like his singing […]
The Real Empires of Evil
Christoph Niemann is one of my favourite artists. Look below and you’ll see why. (Spilled Martinique = my fave.) The Real Empires of Evil Art Prints by Christoph Niemann – Shop Canvas and Framed Wall Art Prints at Imagekind.com.
Ink and Water
An artist takes photographs of ink suspended in water. These are mindblowing – you’d swear they were fabric. De l’eau et de l’encre | La boite verte.
Gorey Messages
I used to be a champion letter-writer back in the day (though in a quantity not quality sense), but never thought about “defacing” my envelopes with art. Too Canadian, I guess. I’m kicking myself for the lost opportunities, now. It’s no secret we’re big fans of Edward Gorey’s, mid-century illustrator of the macabre, whose work […]