Archive for December, 2009
The Advertisement that Watches You
The New York Times looks back on 2009 and delivers to us their “9th Annual Year in Ideas”. Catching my eye, is this new advertising idea which has started as a one-time installation inside a bus shelter in Berlin. Using a camera attached to a computer with face-tracking software, the image in the advertisement changes based on whether or not someone is looking towards the poster. New technology will also allow advertisements to determine the sex of an onlooker and change pictures to cater to either a man or a woman. Click the picture below to see the full ad in the New York Times:
There’s a new kid in town and she’s 94!
Geometric abstract painter, Carmen Herrera can finally reap the rewards of a six-decades-long career in art. Painting since the 1930′s and ahead of her time, she has been long-overlooked, only selling her first painting 5 years ago in 2004. Since then, her pieces have been in high demand by collectors and also have entered permanent exhibits at the Museum of Modern Art, the Hirshhorn Museum and the Tate Modern. Her original pieces now sell from anywhere between $30-45K.
Born in 1915 in Havana, Cuba she took art lessons as a child, attended finishing school in Paris and then moved on to achieve a Cuban university degree in architecture. In 1939, she married her husband Jesse Loewenthal and together they moved to New York City. It was not until the two of them moved to Paris after World War II that she finally cultivated a deep passion for this geometrical style of art. Eventually moving back to New York, she found a resistance to her style of painting and could hardly get a gallery to exhibit her work. Her husband of 61 years, she says, was her unflinching supporter and the reason she continued to paint despite only having a few exhibits here and there throughout most of her life. In 2004, she was part of an exhibit at the Latin Collector Gallery in Manhattan which celebrated female geometric painters and sold her first piece.
Blanco y Verde (1966)
The Cintas Foundation recently announced that it will be presenting the 2010 Lifetime Achievement Award in the Visual Arts to Carmen Herrera, who currently resides in New York City and is still painting her clean-lined, minimalist masterpieces.
Carmen at home in NYC
Black and White (1952)
Tondo 3 Colors (1958)
Irlanda (1952)
Red Star (1949)
Kent Williams Mother & Daughter Print
This limited edition print measures 17 x 22 inches and is printed on museum grade 365 gsm 100% cotton rag acid free paper, combined with Ultrachrome K3 pigment ink, assuring complete archival quality. Each print is individually proofed by the artist and comes signed, numbered and stamped with the artist’s personal hanko signature seal. Limited to an edition of 20.
Who Shot Rock & Roll
Be sure to stop by the Brooklyn Museum for a step back in Rock & Roll History. On display is a huge collection of photographs of rock stars before they were famous.The exhibition is in six sections: rare and revealing images taken behind the scenes; tender snapshots of young musicians at the beginnings of their careers; exhilarating photographs of live performances that display the energy, passion, style, and sex appeal of the band on stage.
Audrey Kawasaki Solo Show At Jonathan LeVine December 12th
Audrey Kawasaki fans get ready for a solo show at the popular Jonathan Levine gallery tomorrow night in Manhattan. Preview below is some of her new work, I won’t be surprised if this show sells out opening night.
Jasper Johns Prints from Shepard Fairey
Jasper Johns is mostly know for the iconic American Flag image which he said he dreamt about before creating the art. He painted many other maps and flags and paved the way for the transition to pop art. His work has set records at auctions and is included in many elite collections. Shepard has created these 2 create pieces now available at Obey.
