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“The Random Sample” Exhibit @ Vernissage
8:44 am by admin in Blogroll
I am showing some of my paintings in a joint art exhibit with TollyOskar at the IBM Ottawa Lab Employee Gallery beginning April 26th. Once it is installed, I will post some pictures…
So far, the list of paintings/sketches includes:
Shelley Lambert’s List:
Gaspe Fisherman, 1999, acrylic
Roman Boy, 2004, acrylic and oil
5 Stones Portrait, 2000, acrylic
Race Rocks Driftwood, 1999, acrylic
Triangle Trees, 1999, acrylic
Kandinsky Train, 2003, acrylic
Red Wagon, 1995, charcoal
TollyOskar’s List:
Flag of the Ocean Floor, 1996, acrylic, found objects
Red, 2002, acrylic
Exclamation #1 (It’s So Hard), 2004, acrylic
Exclamation #2 (Give It To Me Straight), 2004, acrylic
Directions, 2002, acrylic, oil, oil pastel
Oldies, but Goodies!
Giant Hand Art
I would never have guessed there would be enough examples of Giant hand art to fill a gallery, but here’s what I know…
Datajunkie has a small gallery of advertising images from decades past featuring larger-than-life hands.
WWI cubist paint-jobs for battleships
You sunk my battleship! Not really. Why would you want to sink somethin’ so purdy?
During WWI, British and American battleships were painted with gay, brightly colored cubist designs in order to confuse enemy torpedo operators about the location and direction of the vessels. The paint-jobs were called “Dazzle Paint” or “Razzle Dazzle”.
Beauty Creates Urge to Destroy
Apparently, this is an actual phenomenon. Have you ever wanted to destroy something beautiful?
If you thought art galleries were quiet havens of contemplation, think again. Looking at great works of art can inspire a strong, sometimes irresistible urge to destroy, Italian researchers have found.
Dubbed the “David syndrome,” after the statue of the young […]
Tracing Shadows
Many, many chalk tracings of hydrants and bicycles started cropping up all over Brooklyn this past spring.
During daylight, the outlines did not make much sense. Shopkeepers and bar owners had little information. Deliverymen muttered to themselves as they moved their outlined bicycles indoors. Parents were just as confused as their young children.
But under […]
Big *ss Painting
My plans do not include a trip to Beijing, but this giant painting which warrants a quarter million dollar casing, would be something to see…
Engineers at the Beijing University of Technology have built a 16-metre-long case weighing five tonnes and costing two million yuan, about $247,000 US.
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