The Pantone Color Institute, in collaboration with the estate of the late singer Prince, yesterday announced a new shade of purple called “Love Symbol #2” (the symbol he used for several years instead of a name). Inspired by the purple piano that was to have been a part of the his next tour, the color will … Continue reading Pantone announces new purple to honor Prince
David Kawai, a photojournalist in Ottawa, Canada, makes what surely must be the world’s tiniest origami cranes. Unless someone else has extremely tiny hands or uses tweezers, or maybe pins and a microscope. Kawai, however, uses only his bare hands (and fingernails) and about 45 minutes. I am fascinated by tiny things, and these cranes … Continue reading Teeniest, tiniest origami cranes
I’ve been AWOL for a while. I realize that. But when you don’t want to see or read another word about the grotesquery in Washington, or the terror attacks overseas, or the endless shootings in the U.S. … there’s not much left to discuss. Or maybe I’ve just gone brain-dead. No holiday to remember, no … Continue reading Denver surreality
Social media have dubbed this tiny Berlin puddle sculpture “Politicians discussing global warming,” but the sculpture is actually called “Electoral Campaign” and is part of a larger street art installation called “Follow the Leaders.” Spanish street artist Isaac Cordal installs his 6″-10″ tall sculptures in streets and public spaces across Europe in an ongoing project called … Continue reading How high’s the water, mama?
There’s a new public art installation in Denver. Work on it started yesterday and continues today. Artist Konstantin Dimopoulos, with the help of volunteers, is creating his Blue Trees project. It entails painting all the trees in the Denver Theatre District blue. I can’t think of a better place or a more striking way to draw attention … Continue reading The Blue Trees in Denver
The artist/designer in me can’t resist reporting Pantone’s Color of the Year every year, and for 2017 that color is Greenery. Or to be more precise, Pantone 15-0343. Hard to believe it’s already been a year since I wrote about the pink/baby blue combo for 2016. I love this color. It’s the color of health, … Continue reading Pantone’s 2017 Color of the Year: Greenery
