Simple.
Look beneath.
Look in.
Seek meaning.
Find beauty in clouds. Of people. Of minds.
And what lies underneath?
YOU.
Beautiful conversations, people, places, design+photography
Relishing the last day of summer enjoying a rare moment doing nothing
but leisurely reading a New York Times magazine article about Lena
Dunham…turning real paper pages (usually I’m always reading from a
phone screen) as the last rays of a disappearing summer filters through
the window rendering tree shadows.
Pure perfection.

I stumbled upon beautiful art by Catrin Welz-Stein. Her work is wonderful
mix of collage, illustration a digital art. Abstract and surreal, it has a
dream-like fantasy quality belonging to another world.

“Everything good proceeds from enthusiasm.”
– Brian Eno
Zappos simply gets it right.
Take note.

Today I learned about Skymetrics based on these
colorful, geometric architectural images. I’ve never
been so good at math but I’ve always liked geometry,
shapes and color.
The word skymetric is a construction composed
by: sky and -metric (geometric). The subject highlights
the decontextualization of places and architectural
spaces in order to alter the natural structure.
These places have in common the fact that all are
square, regular and schematic, so achieving geometric
shots in a minimalist context, where the simplicity and
cleanliness reign supreme. Another point in common is
the sky, in fact each shot shows with a light blue background
that decisively contrasts the brilliant colors of the shapes.
I love the colors, shapes and composition.

This week is all about sculpture including
this random find in the Phinney Ridge
neighborhood of Seattle. The bright blue,
abstraction Big Wet Dog by Matt Babcock
made my day. He creates some pretty fun stuff.
Artist Jason Peters creates site-specific installations
with buckets. Often lit from within, the sculptural
pieces twist and turn like a glowing snake.
The work redefines the way we look at space and
offers a different perspective depending on whether
it is inside or outside, day or night.

Love this colored pencil art installation by the
University of Minnesota School of Architecture.
The life-size exhibit represents the historical
moments of the school during their 100-year history.
The curvy installation is made up of 100 robotically-routed
plywood ribs that are joined together with 8,080 colored #2 pencils.
Clever, creative and unique.

Real tree branches are indistinguishable
from fabricated ones in
Henrique Oliveira’s Baitogogo Sculpture
at Palais de Tokyo.
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