FEATURING TALENTED LOCAL ARTISTS
BOOK REVIEW – The Alchemy of Us
The Hardware of Our lives Transformed the Software of Generations. The Alchemy of Us reveals tech’s Transformative Impact
As she stepped off the Main Stage in Los Angeles, Ainissa Ramirez, blowtorch in hand, must have been aware on some level just how prognostic her metallurgic display, combining science and education during her 2012 TED Talk, would be when it came to her new book The Alchemy of Us: How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another. In her latest offering, Ramirez examines eight inventions -clocks, steel rails, copper […]
ELEGANCE ON CANVAS – ALLEN BLAGDEN
Allen Blagden’s career as an internationally celebrated artist is embodied in a story arc that begins, lifts and soars, then settles into a comfortable sense of accomplishment and enduring promise. His talent has been widely celebrated, recognized with awards and – perhaps most importantly – included in private and public collections of great note. And, all of this has led him to create in a place that is no more than a brisk walk from where it all began.
Born into a family of artists, Allen’s […]
THE MYSTERIOUS AND THE BEAUTIFUL
Jane and how it all began
Jane Magon, Australian-born, grew up in Papua New Guinea […]
MAKING THE ORDINARY EXTRAORDINARY
There is an ethereal elegance to Eric Forstmann’s work – an almost hypnotic aura that brings viewers back again, and again. And, each time, they are rewarded with another whisper of an idea … a moment of discovery that may bring a smile or simply be celebrated with a shake of the head.
His iconic painting of dress shirts hung on wood and wire hangers against a blank wall (Five Shirts at 3:17 PM, depicted on the opposite page) is so precise in its folds and […]
