Möbius Ship by Tim Hawkinson has got to be one of my favorite pieces of art at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Made of wood, plastic, Plexiglas, rope, staples, string, and twist ties, it’s very intricate and incredibly well-detailed.
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November 9, 2009
Möbius Ship by Tim Hawkinson
November 8, 2009
Daybreak in O’Bryonville by Kate Holterhoff
According to Wikipedia, Daybreak in O’Bryonville, the new ArtWorks mural by Kate Holterhoff, borrows motifs from Maxwell Parrish’s iconic Daybreak. While the mural isn’t funny like Scott Donaldson’s Campy Washington, and while it doesn’t pull you into a story like Christian Schmit’s An Epic Tale of Time and Town, its vivid palette is effective in its context. I’m sure this will have an even stronger presence in the dead of winter.
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November 7, 2009
Lighting by Katrín Sigurðardóttir
Born in Reykjavik and now living in NYC, Katrín Sigurðardóttir is a sculptor and installation artist who has teamed up with Artware Editions for the release of these limited-edition lamps. The shades depict scenes of Ísafjörður, a remote village in Northwestern Iceland.
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November 6, 2009
Elsewhere
Enjoy Your Weekend: art and sports.
Daisy Mae’s Market: let’s all welcome this new produce vendor to Findlay Market.
The Art World Goes Local: according to the Wall Street Journal, the mantra “buy local” now extends to the art world.
Space Hotel Says it’s on Schedule to Open in 2012: a bit of anti-local news.
Detroit House Auction Flops for Urban Wasteland: sad tales from Detroit.
City Dreams Illustration Series: bizarre, dense illustrations of life in New York City.
Bike Racks by David Byrne: the Talking Head himself is an avid bicyclist and cycling advocate; now a bike rack designer as well.
November 5, 2009
Provident Camera Ghost Sign in Downtown Cincinnati
When Provident Camera closed earlier this year, I didn’t really hear people mourn its loss. Maybe they accepted that stores like this no longer need to exist in neighborhoods like this. For us, though, the loss was significant, since now we have to go to Kenwood for our specialized light bulbs. In any case, here is the ghost signage Provident has left behind.
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November 4, 2009
New Paintings by Andy Detskas
Over a year ago, I wrote about the work of my talented friend and former schoolmate Andy Detskas, and it’s time to check up on his work again. The Chicago-based designer and artist has been painting more robots and ghosts onto vintage pastoral paintings. The compositions are becoming more complicated, with tighter incorporation of his characters into the landscapes.
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November 3, 2009
Cincinnati Footprint Print by VisuaLingual
Hot off the presses is our largest serigraph yet –20×28 inches, and three colors. The print shows the Ohio River, downtown, Over-the-Rhine, Mt. Auburn, Clifton, the University of Cincinnati, and parts of Queensgate, the West End, and Mt. Adams. You can recognize the major buildings and landmarks by their distinctive shapes. The coordinates in the lower left corner reference the heart of Fountain Square.
November 2, 2009
Autumn in Over-the-Rhine
Being from the Northeast, I don’t find Cincinnati’s fall foliage all that impressive. Nonetheless, I’m here now, so I’ve spent the last couple of weeks documenting the best examples of fall color I could find. Over-the-Rhine’s distinguished architecture is, of course, a photogenic backdrop. I’m pretty happy with the results.
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November 1, 2009
River of Ohio Table Runner by VisuaLingual
Just completed is our brand-new table runner depicting the Ohio River as rendered in a surveyor’s 1766 drawing, before the founding of Cincinnati. Printed in chocolate brown ink on heavy-weight linen, it measures 19×59 inches and is available in pale green or pale blue at MiCA 12/v in Over-the-Rhine.
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October 31, 2009
Hedges by Taizo Yamamoto
Taizo Yamamoto is an architect based in Vancouver, British Columbia, whose portfolio includes several series of drawings. My favorite series is Hedges, shown here.
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