Weekend Recap #3

Definitely, the highlight of the weekend (and the whole week, for that matter) was Art Basel.  Art, art, art everywhere you go. The city is full of cool, artsy people and there's just this wonderful energy in the air.

Now, it's back to the regular schedule. Happy Monday!

Images: Monica Aguinaga

Miami Beach through my lens: August

Last month, I checked out the Bass Museum of Art in Miami Beach. The museum was found in 1963 from a private collection by art collectors John and Johann Bass. The main focus is on international contemporary art; but it also features a permanent collection with works from the 19th century and Asian art.

 

There is a current exhibition titled Gold that I wanted to check out and I thought was fantastic. It includes installation, video, art, and sculptures by different artists, all with the precious metal as the main subject.

There is another wonderful exhibition by artist El Anatsui, titled Gravity and Grace: Monumental works by El Anatsui. This is his first solo show in the United States, and I highly recommend you see this if you have the chance. He constructs this very large metal wall and floor sculptures that left me completely in awe.

I always feel so inspired after visiting a museum, and the Bass Museum is a great place to unwind from the everyday hustle and get a strong dose of inspiration.

Miami Beach through my lens is a photographic quest to discover the great city of Miami Beach.

Starting January 2014, I will explore a new place every month throughout the year, and share my findings with you. Armed with my trusty camera, I aim to get to know this wonderful city better, and improve my photography skills as I go. Tag along!

Images: Monica Aguinaga

Saltscapes

SALTSCAPES / Motoi Yamamoto from Brett Novak on Vimeo.

Artist Motoi Yamamoto takes one of Earth's oldest minerals, salt, and creates amazing and very detailed art installations.  Motoi started doing this kind of art after his sister passed away, to help him with his grief and as a way of healing.

Via: Brandon Houlihan

Thread Art

Isn't this magical? This is Gabriel Dawe's newest (and amazing) thread installation opening October 6, in an historical villa in Como, Italy. 
Dawe tells us: "When the sun comes in in the morning, it is fantastic. Having those window-shaped light beams add a dimension to the installation. I always like when I get direct sunshine on them because it emphasizes the layering of the thread in very interesting ways."

Via: My Modern Met, My Darkened Eyes and Styleboard.

A sign in space

"A graphic star-pattern composed of truck tires is printed as a relief on the sand at Laga beach during low tide. At high tide the pattern will slowly vanish as the tide rises."

- Gunilla Klinberg

Fantastic sand print in Laga Beach, Urdabai, Spain by artist Gunilla Klinberg. Beautiful, isn't it? I wish I could see this in person!

Via: Gold Rush.

People as pixels

Craig Alan uses people as pixels and creates these amazing aerial portraits of icons. How is this even possible?

Via: Ignant and Photojojo (my favorite newsletter, you should subscribe!)

Constellation

Kumi Yamashita creates these portraits using a wooden panel painted solid white, thousands of small galvanized nails, and a single, unbroken, common sewing thread. Insane!

Bubblegum

Art installations like this one make me so happy. This is "Bubblegum", a piece featuring 50 colorful balloons floating on the Weerwater in the Netherlands.

Installation and images by Merijn Hos and Renee Reijnders.

ᔥPlenty of Color and Black Eiffel

Manhattan Mettle

The other night I stopped for drinks at the W Hotel in Hoboken, NJ and saw this amazing art piece on the huge wall in the lobby. It's safe to say it took my breath away! Made entirely with metallic objects (think nails, dimes, pins and the like) and taking direct inspiration from the old docklands and waterfront industries of Hoboken, this artwork depicts New York City's skyline, and was commissioned to genius artist Ann Carrington. Isn't it something?

P.S. It reminded me of these numbers by Marian Bantjes.

Images: From Ann Carrington's site except last image by Monica Aguinaga (not a great picture, but I wanted to show the human scale).

Snow Circles from Beauregard, Steamboat Aerials on Vimeo.

This is amazing! Can't stop looking at this video. Check out this incredible piece of snow-art by Sonia Hinrinchsen.

La famille du lait

Taking a warm glass of milk before going to bed, or drinking ice cold milk with cookies are some of life's greatest comforts. These Quebec artists were asked to represent their source of comfort using a giant milk carton as a canvas. The results are inspiring.

Via: La Famille du Lait.