From the Observatory

Jan 20

Iranian artist Farhad Moshiri’s latest installation titled ‘Life is Beautiful’, was created using hundreds of knives stabbed directly into a gallery wall. The use of everyday objects, which on occasion can become lethal weapons, reveals the underlying sarcastic ambiguity of Farhad’s statement. | via

If this is the same person who we went to that weird, new gallery to see, where the work was painfully boring and sterile I am going to feel hella cheated.

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Jan 15

box3 on Flickr.

Why don’t I make things like this any more? Because it felt tired? Because it is creepy to give these to people as they don’t always understand that you just don’t need more things around the house but you feel compelled to make more things?

I do plan on having a month where I just go through ALL the old art and give it away.

Tonight my Tumblr is all about focus month themes I should do.

Nov 26

chronographia:

bluexeyes:

Kate MccGwire: Corvid

Sorting through the magpie nest of old emails, transferring the shiniest bits to the magpie nest of Tumblr. Because that is what it is for. (Hat tip to BZedan for the original share.)

It took me until this morning to remember the original share, it was the feathers and the stove, right?

chronographia:

mak-nificent:

British based artist Kate MccGuire begins her artist’s statement with the following proposal: “I gather, collate, re-use, layer, peel, burn, reveal, locate, question, duplicate, play and photograph.” Although this proclamation sheds light on the evocative nature of her practice, she didn’t mention the one thing that I found fantastic. Her beautiful installations where she incorporates colorfull feathers into the structure of her pieces.

Sorting through the magpie nest of old emails, transferring the shiniest bits to the magpie nest of Tumblr. Because that is what it is for.

Nov 20

chalk by robayre on Flickr.

I love Robyn’s work.

Nov 13

Twins of Wu by ellis nadler on Flickr.

I need to buy the Cards of Wu now that they’re available in a deck.

Oct 7

stupidfancy:

Remind me that when I get money again for nice socks, to order all the socks from y’all. You can draw all the things* on my orders! :D

*if you wanted to, that is

OF COURSE I want to. Just make sure you give me a good prompt and say hi in the order notes.

sockdreams:

The most wonderful packing slip I’ve ever received! An order from a friend for my 20th birthday. I’m in love with it, socks and all!

Tumblr Fairy: I remember this one! We were all so charmed by the line “her life could use more dinosaurs” that the artist went all out. I think the pièce de résistance has to be the wee triceratops balanced atop the Sock Dreams Girl’s foot. We are so glad you enjoyed the socks and the artistic offering!

We are always accepting Submissions, and are happy to take your questions and comments in our Ask Box!

I drew this one! It was the sweetest line ever.

Sep 16

Logan Faerber is clearly a genius.

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Feb 2

artthrob79:

Bottomless pit ad by Justin Bland.

I can’t give the full level of how much this makes my day.