Great article by Kenneth Baker on how museums make models of the museum’s gallery spaces and all the objects that might appear in a given show, using foam core, balsa wood and cardboard. Paintings and photographs get miniaturized to scale using Photoshop. Read more
Archive of posts filed under the California category.
Lecture: Leonardo da Vinci’s Science, Technology, and Art
The Getty Center | Harold M. Williams Auditorium | Date: Sunday, April 18, 2010 | Time: 3:00 p.m. | Admission: Free; reservations required. Call (310) 440-7300 or “Make Reservation” here. Jonathan Pevsner, professor of neuroscience at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and scientific consultant to the Discovery Channel’s Doing DaVinci series, explores Leonardo’s wide-ranging [...]
William T. Wiley shows open in the SF Bay Area this week
I’ve been looking forward to the William T. Wiley retrospective (What’s It All Mean: William T. Wiley In Retrospect) that opens at the Berkeley Art Museum on March 17th. When I read Kenneth Baker’s review on the retrospective this morning it occurred to me that I fall into the category of those who can’t think [...]
Visit Diatrope Books
The Diatrope Institute has partnered with Amazon.com to create an online bookstore specializing in art, science and technology titles. Our stock includes both new and used items. We will also search for and special order hard-to-find books in the field. Visit www.diatropebooks.com. Email
Article: Exploratorium and the California Academy of Sciences
Interesting article by Edward Rothstein comparing how the new California Academy of Science and the Exploratorium excite wonder in visitors. He thinks the Exploratorium offers a better experience overall. See http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/04/arts/design/04museum.html Also includes a slide show
Ann: Leonardo Art/Science meeting at the SETI Institute
Leonardo ISAST in collaboration with the SETI Institute invites you to a meeting of the Leonardo Art/Science community. Sponsored by ZKM|Center for Art and Media and by the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Workshop: Moku Hanga: Japanese Waterbase Woodcut
April Vollmer is doing an intensive weekend workshop at Cabrillo College. The course will cover the basics of this traditional waterbase technique. Japanese woodblock differs from western woodblock in that it is waterbase and non-toxic, it is printed with a hand-held baren, and it is printed on handmade Japanese kozo fiber paper. More information
Exhibition: Perceptual Ruminations: Artwork by Amy Ione
Gaia Arts Center, January 2010
Ann: Bill Viola: Potent early works
Pacific Film Archive's three-part program, "Metaphysical Medium: The Video Works of Bill Viola." The roster of works includes short pieces such as "The Space Between the Teeth" (1976) and longer essays such as "The Passing" (1991). More information and an interview with Viola.
Article: Angered UCLA faculty rallies to save arts library
UCLA is considering closing down its arts library and merging the collection with an existing facility because of an overall budget shortfall at the university. Article.
