ART CENTRIC Photography, 3D Art, Technology plus Diverse Art Centric Inspirations

ART CENTRIC Photography, 3D Art, Technology plus Diverse Art Centric Inspirations




		Cut "Eric Standley draws his themes from Islamic and Gothic architecture and art, formed in the 12th century. The technique he follows for the "building" of his works does not differ from that of the ancient craftsman other than he uses lasers in the place of the chisel and hammer. Eric's work consists of successive layers of intricately cut paper sheets utilizing a laser, thus creating a multifaceted, rich, colorful ensemble. The result is so complex and detailed that the works should be examined from multiple perspectives to be fully appreciated. The bold determination to shift from the permanence and massiveness of stone and the material allure of glass to the instability and familiarity of paper is rewarded by the induced pleasure stimulated while gazing at the work. It is not the quality of the raw material that makes art, but the art that gives quality to the raw material." ~excerpt from artist's web site: read more about Mr. Standley's work at his web site: www.eric-standley.com Why is technology included in an Art\|Centric blog? Because great technology is the direct result of great design. And design is art.




		Zebra on the Maasai Mara, Kenya original photo by dmdart




		Live Olive Shell Thanksgiving morning, the tide was very low, leaving large sections of exposed beach with a swale of water on the upper area. The sandy area between the Gulf and the swale was full of live fighting conchs and live olives like the one here. Live olives are such beautiful shells, shiny and smooth, with geometric designs, rare to see so many live ones in one place. original photo by dmdart




		Our Prayer of Thanks For the gladness here where the sun is shining at evening on the weeds at the river, Our prayer of thanks. For the laughter of children who tumble barefooted and bareheaded in the summer grass, Our prayer of thanks. For the sunset and the stars, the women and the white arms that hold us, Our prayer of thanks. God, the game is all your way, the secrets and the signal and the system; and so for the break of the game and the first play and the last. Our prayer of thanks. -excerpt from "Our Prayer of Thanks", Carl Sandburg, Chicago Poems original photo by dmdart




		We left our beds in the dark, chilly morning, climbed into an open jeepish tour vehicle with 4 other people and headed out into the center of Monument Valley. We were the only vehicle on the road. Our guide "raced to the sunrise", through stone out-croppings, along sand roads, past a dark hogan or two. We were wrapped in silence, with only the wind in our ears. The dark lifted slightly as we approached our destination. Our vehicle stopped and the silence became an overwhelming presence. We waited. And this is what we saw. Sunrise was truly magical. original photo by dmdart




		Cayo Costa: a Landscape Photographer's Dream Cayo Costa is a small island just north of North Captiva Island, Florida. It is accessible only by boat. With nine miles of soft white sandy beaches and 2,506 acres of pine forests, oak-palm hammocks, and mangrove swamps, the Florida State Park has a wealth of photographic topics. Rent a boat or join a Captiva Cruises trip from Captiva and wander to your heart's content, creating photographic memories as you go. The southern end of the island is filled with the remains of trees damaged by Hurricane Charley. With the Gulf of Mexico as the background, wander this island and be inspired. original photo by dmdart




		Petting Zoo FRAC Centre At this petting zoo, instead of rubbing cute goats and furry rabbits, you get to get close to snake-like tubes hanging from the ceiling. These are very responsive tubes, bending and moving and changing colors based on how they read your movements, sounds and touch. They might pull back shyly if they sense a large group approaching or get all cuddly if you're being affectionate. And if you're just standing there, they may act bored. From the web site: Petting Zoo is the latest work developed by experimental architecture and design studio Minimaforms. The project is a speculative life-like robotic environment that raises questions of how future environments could actively enable new forms of communication with the everyday. Artificial intelligent creatures have been designed with the capacity to learn and explore behaviors through interaction with participants. Within this immersive installation interaction, the pets foster human curiosity, play, forging intimate exchanges that are emotive and evolving over time. Beyond technology the project explores new forms of enabled communication between people and their environment. The installation exhibits life-like attributes through forms of conversational interaction establishing communication with users that is emotive and sensorial. Conceived as an immersive installation environment, social and synthetic forms of systemic interactions allow the pets to engage and evolve their behaviors over time. Pets interact and stimulate participation with users through the use of animate behaviors communicated through kinesis, sound and illumination. These behaviors evolve over time through interaction enabling each pet to develop personalities. Pet interactions are stimulated through interaction with human users or between other pets within the population. Intimacy and curiosity are explored as enabling agents that externalize personal experience through forms of direct visual, haptic and aural communication. -excerpt from the web site: minimaforms.com




		This sand dollar scooted into the sand along the Gulf shore on Sanibel Island. One morning several months ago, I walked the beach and came upon a section filled with sand dollars of all sizes. The small area was absolutely filled, hundreds of the live creatures partially covered with sand, in the low tide, presumably waiting for the tide to turn so they could head back to their underwater habitat. I sat and watched for a very long time, amazed at their number, all in this little area. original photo by dmdart




		The Art of Fine Drinking Chocolate Kakawa Chocolate House is a specialty chocolate company located in the beautiful high desert town of Santa Fe, New Mexico. "Our passion is authentic and historic drinking chocolates." Historic drinking chocolates include traditional Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican Mayan Aztec drinking chocolates; 1600's European drinking chocolates, Colonial American and Colonial Mexican drinking chocolates. Kakawa Chocolate House drinking chocolates are representative of these historic recipes and span the time period 1000 BC to the mid-1900s AD. Do not think that this chocolate is "hot chocolate" as you know it. This is truly a voyage into Chocolate, with a capital "C". Flavors envelop your senses and bring you a unique experience. I've been there. I've enjoyed it. There is no chocolate like it. If you aren't in Santa Fe where you can stop in, then visit the Kakawa Chocolate House web site: KakawaChocolates.com original photo by dmdart




		Rust "The mission of art, science and religion alike is to teach us to see the beauty in everything that's true, not just in what happens to be pretty." -Timothy Ferris physicist, lawyer, Pulitzer prize-winning science writer original photo by dmdart




		Corita Kent Corita Kent, aka Sister Mary Corita Kent, an activist and artist who used screen printing to create thousands of posters, murals, and serigraphs in support civil rights, feminism, and the anti-war movement during the 1960s and 1970s. She is credited with being a significant figure in American graphic arts. She worked almost exclusively with silkscreen, or serigraphy, helping to establish it as a fine art medium. Her artwork, with its messages of love and peace, was particularly popular during the social upheavals of the 1960s and 1970s.Kent designed the 1985 United States Postal Service annual "love" stamp. -partial excerpt from Wikipedia




		Left Hook "The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes." -Sherlock Holmes original photo by dmdart




		3D Printing Pen This is incredible! This kickstarter campaign met it's goal in the Spring. This 3D pen enables you to doodle in the air without using paper. (Can you imagine!) This is creativity on a whole new level. The 3D printing pen has the similar function as 3D printers. It melts and cools colored plastic, letting you create rigid and freestanding structures. It has a hot-end nozzle that is power supplied from wall charger. The plastic filament is introduced in the upper extremity of Lix Pen. The filament goes through a mechanism while moving through the pen to finally reach the hot-end nozzle which melts and cools it down. Structures can be formed in any imaginable shape. There is much more information on the Internet. I thought you might enjoy more art of technology. * Why is technology included in an Art\|Centric blog? Because great technology is the direct result of great design. And design is art.




		Artist's "Booth" at the Tesuque Flea Market One of the greatest flea markets anywhere opens every summer just north of Santa Fe, NM on the Tesuque Pueblo. If you are lucky enough to walk through the gates, you will be treated to leather bags; oil paintings; Middle Eastern rugs; African baskets, glass beads, weavings, carved wooden animals and figures; hand-made jewelry; turquoise jewelry; western wear and boots; lavender soaps and creams; tangy jalepeno sauces; Talavera tiles; metal sculpture; photography; silk clothing; vintage items of all kinds; fresh ground chili powder (green, red, mild, medium, hot, hot hot hot); roasted pinon; jams and jellies; and everything else I've forgotten. This "booth" enchanted me and the artist allowed me to photograph it. I would wish for his prolificness. original photo by dmdart




		Sanibel & Captiva Luminary December 5 & 6, 2014 For more than two decades, island businesses, organizations, residents and visitors have gathered for one of Sanibel and Captiva's most treasured annual events, the Luminary Festival. Our tropical islands sparkle with illuminated candles from end to end as we mark the launch of the Holiday season. The complimentary trolley service brings guests to various shopping centers, island businesses and galleries along a Luminary Trail, where they can enjoy refreshments, music, holiday activities and most importantly, connect with the community. During the Luminary celebrations, the streets will be lined with glowing luminaries, decorated trees and other festive trimmings. Santa will pay his traditional visit on his fire truck to visit shopping centers, galleries, and local businesses. Sanibel and Captiva visitors and local residents can enjoy these two magical nights on our islands. -excerpts from the Sanibel-Captiva Chamber of Commerce: http://sanibel-captiva.org/ original photo by dmdart




		Sanibel Causeway Bridge The high span of the entry section of the causeway was a topic of hot debate when the county was determining how they were going to build the bridge that was to replace our low draw bridge. Whatever side anyone was on back then, I think most people today would say that the view from the top of the high span is inspiring and breath-taking. I work on the Fort Myers side and live on the Sanibel side, so I get to have the best commute in the world (humble opinion). Going to work I regularly see dolphins, osprey, fisher-people on the shore and in boats, crab haulers, tide changes and sunrises in all weather. Returning in the evening brings magnificent sunsets. A calmness overtakes me, erasing the stress of the day. I remember when it was being built, my son and I joked about whether we'd be able to see across the island since the span was going to be so high. Now, each day as I return home, I look to my left, and just to the right of the lighthouse, I can see the other side of the island! It's just a snippet of water, but every day I smile as I remember. original photo by dmdart




		International Folk Art Alliance: Folk Art Market Takes Place in Santa Fe Annually It has been said that talent is universal, but opportunity is not. Over the past 10 years, the organization you have known as the Santa Fe International Folk Art Market has been providing opportunity to folk artists at the world's largest market of its kind. Our organization has expanded programs to meet the specific challenges that folk artists are facing in the global marketplace. What was born out of Santa Fe as a small grass roots organization focused on one weekend a year, has now grown into a nonprofit empowering international folk artists year-round. Allied with the world's master folk artists, participation in IFAA results in communities around the world having clean drinking water, education for girls, improved health care and thriving folk art communities. The IFAA mission is to celebrate and preserve living folk art traditions and create economic opportunities for and with folk artists worldwide. IFAA envisions a world that values the humanity of the handmade, honors timeless cultural traditions, and embraces dignified livelihoods for folk artists across the globe. And that, after all, is ... The Work of Art. There will be future entries to this blog about the Market. Stay tuned and check back often for this and other Art\|Centric topics. -excerpts from Folk Art Alliance Web Site: www.folkartalliance.org




		Crack In Time Mosaics: a creation from the bits and pieces you find in your life, with additions of pieces you search out to make it whole. My mosaics tend to reflect the elements in my life: shells, stones, glass, road tar (!), broken pottery: the things I run across everyday. The Crack In Time was inspired by a Dr. Who segment. (I adore Dr. Who.) There was this crack in a young girl's wall and it was quite mysterious and concerning and lots of wondering went on by the girl and Dr. Who. My Crack In Time attempts to evoke the layers of our physical existence. The crack isn't a doomsday thing. In fact, when you look inside, you see little spots of gold that sparkle and give us all hope. Perhaps you get a different feel from it, but that's what was in my mind when I put it all together. original mosaic by dmdart




		Days Like This Today is a cooler, rainy, gray day. In southwest Florida we aren't fans of days like this. It's definite that visitors to the area are not happy with days like this. But sometimes days like this can bring great images. This image was not taken today, but was taken during a stormy period and I was reminded of it when today dawned. I love the beach on days like this. Some people venture out in slickers, jeans and sneakers to hear the squawking of the birds as they wheel overhead, feel the wind surround them and hear the waves on the sand. Stormy days like this can wash up treasures from the waters. Getting outside in the elements is exciting, even on days like this. original photo by dmdart




		Santa Fe Indian Market The Santa Fe Indian Market is a 93-year-old Native art market. It is the largest and most prestigious juried Native arts show in the world and the largest cultural event in the southwest. The yearly event is held during the third weekend of August. Over 1,100 Native artists from the U.S. and Canada sell their artwork. The Indian Market attracts 150,000 visitors to Santa Fe from all over the world. Buyers, collectors and gallery owners come to Indian Market to take advantage of the opportunity to buy directly from the artists. For many visitors, this is a rare opportunity to meet the artists and learn about contemporary Indian arts and cultures. Quality and authenticity are the hallmarks of the Santa Fe Indian Market. What is Indian Market Week? Indian Market Week precedes the Indian Market. It is a series of events in Native film, literature, music, fashion and visual art that lead to Indian Market weekend. Who are the artists? The artists are Native/Indigenous people from over 220 U.S. Federally recognized tribes and First Nations' Tribes (Canada). It's important to remember that the Indian Market is above all a family event. To the causal observer, it may not be evident that there may be generations of artists sitting together under the same booth. Some artists have been participating in Indian Market 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and even 60+ years. The Indian Market is a direct reflection of the lives of Native people and the communities they represent; their artwork is the universal language, which speaks and becomes a part of our lives. -excerpt from SWAIA web site




		3D printers "Star Trek" promised replicators that could print out anything in seconds, even a cup of "Earl Grey, hot." While the technology isn't there yet, it is getting closer, thanks to 3D printers. These devices convert a digital design into any small, plastic 3D object that your imagination and design skills (or designs you download) can come up with, from a tchotchke to a replacement part for a device to a prototype. The appeals are obvious: Manufacture anything you want out of plastic, right on your desktop. There's no cause to go to the store to buy something that was made in China, put on a boat, loaded onto a truck, and placed on a shelf. 3D printers can make nearly any object you can dream up by laying down small layers of plastic on top of each other. People around the world use them to make everything from artwork to practical everyday items. 3D print a fork. 3D print a whistle. You're limited only by your imagination, and you can get started by printing innumerable things people have already designed and uploaded for experimantation. -excerpts from on-line resources * Why is technology included in an Art\|Centric blog? Because great technology is the direct result of great design. And design is art.




		Bead Embroidery Bead embroidery brings together technical sewing ability with great design concepts. Intermingling diverse elements so they work together is a challenge: are the colors complementary, do the textures flow, what does the piece "say"? A great design makes the piece compelling. Neat and well crafted stitching provides the background for the high quality glass beads, stones, shells, etc. The beaded part of this purse includes elements that speak to me of the place I live and the places I visit. The turquoise brings me back to New Mexico, a place of my heart, where I take the time to search out new experiences and new (to me) art, music and mountains. The shells are my own backyard: they have been a part of my life since I was a small child visiting Sanibel Island in the early 1950's. They speak to me of family history, of days in the sun on the beach, of times in small beach cottages with no A/C and no spraying for mosquitos: they outline my life here. The glass beads themselves bring vibrant color that engages your vision. So, you might say the beading on this purse is an outline of my life. original beadwork by dmdart




		I was told once that this should be titled the "Road Home". Perspective is interesting and compelling. To me this image means unlimited possibilities, all waiting for me to take the road to find them. To some this means they are heading to loved ones and the safety and comfort of home. Whatever your personal perspective, the road leads us to places we expect, and also to startling and inspiring experiences. Some might say it's the road of life: I envision it as the road to life. original photo by dmdart

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