Those of you who’ve strolled down Houston Street in New York City within the past month have probably noticed the new art installation on both sides of the traffic heavy street. The artists used standard chain linked fences and inserted bright plastic diamond cutouts into each mesh, creating a “pixel” look. I’m happy to see [...]
Color swatch book of nyc observations
Julie Cloutier has created a pretty neat desk ornament. It’s a collection of photos from around New York City, accompanied with a matching color along the bottom. The pieces are not for sale, but you can easily make one of these yourself with some film, Benjamin Moore paint swatches, some glue, and a bit of [...]
Jennifer Maestre’s pencil art
When I first saw Jennifer Maestre’s work, my jaw dropped. Not only is the work beautiful and well crafted, but the time she must have put into each piece is unimaginable.
Her sculptures were originally inspired by the form and function of the sea urchin. The spines of the urchin, so dangerous yet beautiful, serve [...]
History Of The Color Wheel
The first color wheel has been attributed to Sir Isaac Newton, who in 1706 arranged red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet into a natural progression on a rotating disk. As the disk spins, the colors blur together so rapidly that the human eye sees white. From there the organization of color has taken [...]
