Posted 1 October 2007, by Aaron
I have returned from my travels to the Veneto and a wonderful time was had too. I tried to offset the excessive pizza and ice cream consumption with lots of sight-seeing and walking. I made a valiant effort but alas I think I’m still in debt to the lard lord.
We left Venice till last and [...]
Posted 29 July 2007, by Aaron
Is design art?
You can’t design without some kind of artistic vision or ability. Many designers would make great artists. But is design art? This is one of those fascinating perpetual questions and is discussed in great detail over at Design Sojurn. Is good design is art?
“Design has intent and often has a functional purpose and [...]
Posted 4 July 2007, by Aaron
Young artists in Berlin are pushing the boundaries of graffiti art by getting rid of the spray paint and replacing it with torches, glow sticks and digital cameras.
Flickr user, lichtfaktor calls himself a Lightwriter and creates stunning photography by setting his camera to over-expose and ‘painting’ various lights into the shot. The result is a [...]
Posted 4 May 2007, by Aaron
Anyone who has a son or daughter or niece or nephew, probably has a fridge covered with very, erm, imaginative drawings. I wonder what the result would be if those imaginations were combined with the skills of a talented artist?
Dave Devrie strives to answer that question on his website, The Monster Engine. However, there is [...]
Posted 25 April 2007, by Aaron
I don’t claim to be a professional rollneck-sweater-wearing art critique, but I do enjoy spending a few hours trudging up and down galleries looking at various art works, especially contemporary art galleries.
One of my more memorable experiences from last weekend’s visit to Madrid was visiting the Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, a contemporary art [...]
Jason Stone is a UK based Graphic Designer and milienzo.com conveys his thoughts
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