Mixed Media Landscapes by Laura Brooks

Three Stars by Laura Brooks

Laura Brooks is a Cincinnati-based mixed media artist who returned to the Queen City last year after having earned her BFA from Ohio University in Athens.

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Wynwood Walls in Miami

Wynwood is a neighborhood in Miami whose warehouses now contain a mixture of industry, wholesale distributors, galleries and artist studios. It’s also home to one of the largest collections of street art in the world. Above is part of a mural by the legendary Ron English [confusingly, there’s a Cincinnati-based artist also named Ron English, who sometimes sells his wares on the streets of Over-the-Rhine].

Elsewhere

Enjoy Your Weekend: birds, bicycles, compost bins and more this weekend!

Steve Powers’ “The Church Of The Open Tab” – The Video: Powers’ installation in STL features the work of legendary Cincinnati sign painter Justin Greene.

Flickr Faves: VisuaLingual: Becky blogs about the coolest hipster loft in Cincinnati.

The House of Much History: in Bed-Stuy, homeowners discover 150 years of “19th-century socialites, 20th-century prostitutes, R & B luminaries, enterprising crack dealers and Brooklyn notables.”

Rethink Your Green Ad Campaign: in LA, a CalArts project raises awareness about water conservation.

Skateboarders’ Ramp House by Archivirus Architects: awesomeness in Athens!

“New York Street Advertising Takeover” Brings Art to Over 120 Illegal Billboards in NYC: illegal art covers illegal billboards in NYC.

Monopoly Here and Now: The World Edition

Monopoly has a simple, effective formula that works with varied themes [apparently even the Junior Disney Princess Edition]. I’ve just learned that, earlier this year, people voted for cities to be included in the new Monopoly Here and Now: The World Edition. 20 top cities were chosen out of the pool of 70, with 2 more earning spots on the board as a result of write-in votes.

Photography by Jodi Boatman

Jodi Boatman was a classmate of mine at Cranbrook, where I really came to admire her moody photographic works. She now teaches art at Ohio University in Athens and still takes moody photographs. These images are from the series And So On and So Forth in Much the Same Vein.