The ‘Paradiso’ font by Brian J. Bonislawsky at Astigmatic

 

MyFonts.com, in their most recent email newsletter, has this to say about the font: "On a stroll across his home town, the Vegas-based, self-proclaimed ‘Professor of Fontology’ found a similar source of inspiration in the Paris Resort and Casino. Its logo has a high “ooh-la-la” factor, with a capital P that is decidedly lustful."
Not to [...]

The single palm tree of ‘South Pacific’ at Lincoln Center Theater

There is something completely weird and poetic about the idea that a single palm tree is all that is needed to convey a place in the Lincoln Center Theater production of "South Pacific" as seen in this photo of the palm by Sara Krulwich (New York Times):

The Times writes: "Stagehands load in the lone palm [...]

3D brain island model by Unit Seven ~ new scales for digital elevation models

I’ve been thinking a lot about scale in fake images since writing about the climber, snowboarder, and surfer in the the Pepsi Dare post.  Then along came BoingBoing.net and Unit Seven, a group out of New Zealand, who created this unique drawing:

It’s a brain that has been modeled into an island map and a 3D [...]

Smithsonian ~ Gates of Paradise restored

I referenced the Gates of Paradise tour in the new "Out to See" section on the right of the page, and decided to actually post on it after going through the photos.  This restoration is amazingly beautiful, and if you can get to Chicago, New York, or Seattle while the Gates are on tour, you [...]

Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Day Sale November 15

Sotheby’s is having a Contemporary Art Day Sale N08364 on November 15, 2007, in New York.  There are some really amazing works up for sale, including a Bedouin painting in one of my favorite series by Jean Dubuffet.  Here’s a small section of the piece (Lot 103):

If I had $150,000 to spare, I would buy [...]

Napoleon ~ Symbols of Power at the MFA in Boston and artifacts of squalor at Longwood on St. Helena

If you want to see objects of the glory days of Emperor Napoleon, get on up to Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts for the exhibition “Napoleon: Symbols of Power.” It contains objects from 1800-1815. The brochure reads: “Rare treasures on view range from Napoleon’s sword and folding campaign bed to one of only [...]

Raquel Welch at the Smithsonian ~ in a bikini

I’m in Texas this week and thought it was a good time to post some Texas-related memorabilia.
Some Texas Hold ‘em poker buffs know that an 8-3 starting hand is “Raquel Welch,” but do they know that Ms. Welch has a prominent place in the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington as a statue wearing a [...]

Korean funerary figures ~ Journey to Grave, Dance to Paradise

Laurel Kendall of the American Museum of Natural History gave a speech on Wednesday night in conjunction with the Korea Society.  The title of the talk was “Journey to the Grave, Dance to Paradise: Shamanic Rituals for the Dead” (available here in MP3 format).  The speech helps to mark the opening of a new exhibit [...]

Folk artist Earl Cunningham at the National Portrait Gallery

While in Washington over Labor Day weekend, I had the pleasure of going for the first time to the National Portrait Gallery, which I mentioned in my post on Saul Steinberg.  Currently, through November 4th, they have an exhibit on the life and works of a man named Earl Cunningham, who was born in Maine [...]

Friggin’ art ~ flamingoes aren’t always pink!

“Self Portrait”? This flamingo painted itself?
This poster is pretty dumb. So, you have a pretty pink paint. Why can’t you paint something other than a flamingo? They don’t always eat sea monkeys, and they’re not always pink.
Artists and art supply stores have no excuse for this cliche nonsense.
The only way out [...]

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