Christina Barrera and Ricardo Contreras
A Glimpse Through
collaged silver gelatin prints
11 x 14 in.
2012
a second version of the same photographic collage except this one is cut through to ribbons. We’re on a roll as of late. They both carry the same title, size, date because they’re all part of the “A Glimpse Through” series, although we really need to come up with some sort of titling convention that differentiates them from one another.
Shower head that turns water rainbow colors
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Bath tiles that change color according to heat
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Don’t take a shower if you’re on any kind of hallucinatory drugs ;)
that sounds like exactly the place I’d want to be on hallucinogenic drugs
(Source: whenthesunshinesthrough, via minervasarrowcomplex)
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Maurice Denis, October Night, 1891
From the Musée d’Orsay:
Painted in 1891, October Night dates from a key period in Denis’ career when he began to adopt a more synthetic approach. He belonged to the young Nabis group who, as Jean Verkade testified, were concerned primarily with decorative painting: “a war cry circulated from studio to studio: no more easel paintings […] only decorations remain”.In 1892, this piece was exhibited at the 8th Salon des Indépendants, together with three other paintings – September Night, April and July – to make up a series entitled Poetic Subjects (four panels for the decoration of a girl’s room). Although the series did not include Winter, it was often interpreted as a Seasons cycle, a theme already taken up by Poussin, Boucher, Cézanne and others, and which Vuillard would go on to tackle in 1892. The series could also be considered as the symbolic representation of four moments in a woman’s life,October Night being that of engagement, the young woman in pink probably representing the Denis’ betrothed, Marthe Meurier, accompanied by her sister, Eva. This decidedly symbolist scene could, then, be a token for the young artist’s fiancée through which he expressed his feelings for her.The palette of pearly and rich bronze tones, treated in gradations, creates a delicate colour field which contributes to the overall feeling of serenity. With his subtle play on the arabesques of the female silhouettes and the Japanese-inspired network of veins on the bark of the chestnut trees, Maurice Denis shows himself here to be one of the originators of Art Nouveau.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4r9exnb6i1qghk7bo1_500.png)
Maurice Denis, October Night, 1891
From the Musée d’Orsay:
Painted in 1891, October Night dates from a key period in Denis’ career when he began to adopt a more synthetic approach. He belonged to the young Nabis group who, as Jean Verkade testified, were concerned primarily with decorative painting: “a war cry circulated from studio to studio: no more easel paintings […] only decorations remain”.
In 1892, this piece was exhibited at the 8th Salon des Indépendants, together with three other paintings – September Night, April and July – to make up a series entitled Poetic Subjects (four panels for the decoration of a girl’s room). Although the series did not include Winter, it was often interpreted as a Seasons cycle, a theme already taken up by Poussin, Boucher, Cézanne and others, and which Vuillard would go on to tackle in 1892. The series could also be considered as the symbolic representation of four moments in a woman’s life,October Night being that of engagement, the young woman in pink probably representing the Denis’ betrothed, Marthe Meurier, accompanied by her sister, Eva. This decidedly symbolist scene could, then, be a token for the young artist’s fiancée through which he expressed his feelings for her.
The palette of pearly and rich bronze tones, treated in gradations, creates a delicate colour field which contributes to the overall feeling of serenity. With his subtle play on the arabesques of the female silhouettes and the Japanese-inspired network of veins on the bark of the chestnut trees, Maurice Denis shows himself here to be one of the originators of Art Nouveau.
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Mail art to some of my favorite people. I won’t show you what’s inside, because that’s a surprise for them.
When planning our Art Link project my student told me she was very passionate about fashion design and was interested in learning to sew. Having no prior experience with sewing, together, we started acquiring the skills for garment making by first learning to sew doll clothes. We chose doll clothes because of its manageable size and accessibility. In the beginning, my student fastened the clothes together using fabric glue but as she gained experience and confidence she began to sew the clothing with the use of a sewing machine. She would choose a variety of patterns and learned how to fashion pants, dresses, shirts, and skirts. On certain garments she would embellish them with embroidery and ribbons. my student’s most recent project was a people sized skirt that included an elastic band around the waist. After my student’s collection of doll clothes were complete, I collaged the images using electronic media to create a print showcasing her work
