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Google and Chagall

bengt — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:12:52 +0000

I like the way Google changes their logo to celebrate things. Today their logo is inspired by Chagall, it is his birthday.

I like Google start page, clean and neat with few distractions. A focused search tool.

Creative alphabets

bengt — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:34:49 +0000

David Airey has a post about The alphabet, but not as we know it. There are several creative alphabets, from a human crafted to photo-based fonts. The human crafted alphabet is shown below, to see the rest of them – click on the link above.

The Last Supper in detail

bengt — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 17:35:32 +0000

The Last Supper is the painting by Leonardo da Vinci shown in amazing detail. The computer image is 16.118.035.591 pixel (172181 x 93611) and you can click on it to get closer and closer.

They have some other work as well, check their Portfolio.

John Cleary Gallery

bengt — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 10:04:04 +0000

John Cleary Gallery is a gallery with fine art photography, in black and white. There are some really great photos, like these by Rodney Smith.

David Delthony Sculptured Furniture

bengt — Sat, 26 May 2007 21:08:23 +0000

I found Sculptured Furniture through StumbleUpon. Amazing sculptured furniture, works of art. Wonder if I would dare to use it as furniture if I had one of those?

Pysanka, Easter egg

bengt — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 22:47:39 +0000

I got a link to the PYSANKY SHOWCASE in a maillinglist. Ukrainian Pysanky (Easter eggs) is an ancient form of Ukrainian folk art. There are some very beautiful eggs at that site.

Wikipedia has an interesting article about Pysanka where you can read about its history and how it is done.

Midzone and Artzone

bengt — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 21:02:00 +0000

March 14 I was at Midzone for the opening of an art exhibition. It was also the launch of Konstzonen (Artzone) which is a gallery in the office. The artist is Anders Adèrn from Malmö.

I like this concept, mixing business and art. This is an intersection that is good for creativity.

Van Gogh and Amsterdam

bengt — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 21:00:59 +0000

When in Amsterdam we went to the Van Gogh Museum. This museum has the world´s largest collection of Vincent van Gogh: more than 200 paintings, 500 drawings and 700 letters as well as van Gogh´s own collection of Japanese prints.

We went there on a Friday, the museum is open longer (until ten) and there is music in the evening. The exhibition is great with many beautiful paintings.

My favourite painting is called “Almond blooms”. It is – to me – different from his other paintings. This one has much more life, joy and energy. People have commented that this painting looks Asian. Probably Van Gogh was influenced by some of his Japanese prints.

There is another website, The Vincent van Gogh Gallery, where you can browse Vincent van Gogh’s works and letters in a complete online catalogue.

Rembrandt and Amsterdam

bengt — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 20:59:49 +0000

I have been in Amsterdam and while there we went to Rijksmuseum – National Museum of Art and History. While the restoration of the main building is underway, the Rijksmuseum displays the crème de la crème of its permanent collection in the Philips Wing. The exhibition is titled “The Masterpieces” and offers the unique opportunity to view all the highlights of the Golden Age in one place.

One of the paintings shown is of course the famous “Night Watch”, a large and beautiful painting (see image). We went to the museum on a Saturday. Word of advice, do like we did and go early. That way you avoid long lines waiting to get in and it is less crowded inside which makes it easier to get a good view of the paintings.

Balboa Park

bengt — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 08:27:16 +0000

Balboa Park was mentioned in a discussion at Yahoo! Groups. On their website it says:

Balboa Park – the nation’s largest urban cultural park. Home to 15 major museums, renowned performing arts venues, beautiful gardens and the San Diego Zoo, the Park has an ever-changing calendar of museum exhibitions, plays, musicals, concerts, and classes—all in the beautiful and timeless setting of this must-see San Diego attraction.

The 15 museums alone would keep me busy for a long time, then there are the gardens and the Zoo. Balboa Park is added to my wishlist of places to go.