Things Organized Neatly

15 Feb

SUBMISSION: One to Forty-Nine (c. 1968) by Alexander Girard. Gift of the Estate of Xenia S. Miller to the Indianapolis Museum of Art

(Source: imamuseum.org)

15 Feb

Anonymous asked: Do you do any "original" organizing? Most of your site seems to be submissions?

ed: Yeah I’ve got a few on here.

Alphabet of Things, 1964 by photographer Czech born Běla Kolářová (1923–2010). Based on her belief that it was impossible to photograph the real world accurately, Kolářová invented her own method of depicting the reality called the ‘artificial negative’. Creation of ‘artificial negatives’ involves pressing small objects into paraffin layers on pieces of cellophane. Her work centered around the theme of feminine and domestic life rooted in the context of the Cold War and exile.

14 Feb

slowartday:

Martin Huberman, Tender

Tender is a series of projects that use everyday objects in creative forms. Artist Martin Huberman of Normal studio, a design and architecture office in Argentina, developed this design, which is filled with large quantities of repetitive and colorful clothespins. He painted the tips of the pins and then placed them in large, organized rows along a tight mesh, revealing patterns of color that hang overhead.

Each piece is site-specific and changes depending on the location. Huberman has installed Tender against walls, hanging down from ceilings, and even descending along staircases. The artist doesn’t shape the pieces, but rather, he lets the weight of the clothespins fall into natural forms. The flowing shapes give the rigid wooden devices a soft presence, illustrating the meaning behind the title, Tender. (via)

13 Feb

bestmadeco:

Gift Guide: The Famous Red Collection

It’s that time of year, and so to the Don Quixotes, and the Holly Golightlys: we salute you, and we pay our respects with a short & sweet “Famous Red” curation — essential tools in the timeless art of seduction. He will never expect a first aid kit, and she will never expect an axe: thus ensuring the element of surprise to be your advantage…

13 Feb

Outside San Francisco’s Moscone Center

12 Feb

SUBMISSION

A Colourful Winter by Florent Tanet.

Inspired by a luxury comestibles boutique in the famous Le Bon Marché department store in Paris, Tanet arranged every day fruits and vegetables into graphic patterns, successively sculptures and still lives.