Amsterdam is such a charming city. While the apartments have the same number of floors, every facade is unique. We learned that taxes were based on the facades length (so they go as deep as possible which is good) and that the reason why apartments had really small staircases because cranes can easily take up the goods into these structures.
A longer story soon!
Once in a while, we all need some design inspiration. A favorite will beYoshihiro Moritake’s website where you can download some of beautiful desktop wallpapers of his paintings. Check them out here. We love the paintings posted above.
Metrobank Foundation
invites you to the
METROBANK ART & DESIGN EXCELLENCE
2009 ART SNEAK PEEK
AN EXHIBIT OF
SEMIFINALIST ENTRIES IN THE
PAINTING & SCULPTURE COMPETITION
&
ENTRIES TO THE
ARCHITECTURE & INTERIOR DESIGN COMPETITION
June 5 & 6, 2009
9:00 am to 6:00 pm
6/f, Manila Doctors College, Macapagal Blvd., Pasay City
FOR DETAILS
call 898.8856 / 818.5656 ; text at 0918.9307460 / 0917.8080181
email at fcting@metrobank.com.ph / mmalvario@metrobank.com.ph / fcfernando@metrobank.com.ph
ART HK 09 Hong Kong International Art Fair is back with Vernissage opening last 13 May.
ART HK has emerged as the leading art fair in Asia andnpresents an unparalleled opportunity to see some of the freshest work being produced around the world today, alongside modern masters from the 20th century.
ART HK 09 brings together over 110 of the world’s most celebrated international galleries from 24 countries, building on Hong Kong’s long established reputation as the gateway between East and West. This year SCMP | ART FUTURES will be a new section dedicated to solo and two-artist presentations from young galleries focusing on emerging artists.
In addition, visitors can attend daily talks by artists and collectors organised by the Asia Art Archive. For those new to looking at art, introductory guided tours can be arranged. Visit Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from 14-17 May 2009.
Spanish Architect Santiago Calatrava exhibits his design for the Ground Zero Transit Hub at the Queen Sofia Spanish Institute in Manhattan. Calatrava’s piece which feature a pair of operable wings, inspired by the image of “a bird being released from a child’s hand”, is a seeming symbol of hope after the tragedy that transpired in 2001. The exhibit also features the architect’s best works.
The exhibition is on view until August 31, 2009.
Marc Ecko is holding its first Ecko Unltd. Global Art Battle. The goal is to reach out and tap local talent to join the competition and represent the Philippines. This would be a really great opportunity to showcase the Filipino artist on a global scale.
As the Philippines is one of the participating territories, the winners from each country chosen by Marc Ecko himself will have their bio and art announced on marcecko.com, recieve $1000 in Ecko products and have their artwork featured on the official Spring 2010 Ecko collection.
Rules:
for more info on the competition, click here
Said to stem from her love of taxidermy, natural history museums, and the classical veneer of Edwardian English style, Isabel “Pepper” Roxas transports us to a narrative about strange occurences, and the artifacts that they leave behind with Maude Marie and Other Curiosities.
Maude Marie and Other Curiosities is opening on April 30, Thursday, with a reception at 4pm at 20Square Gallery. It will run from April 30 to May 23, 2009. Gallery hours are from 10am – 7pm Monday to Friday, and 1 – 6pm on Saturday.
Find 20Square at 2/F YMC Bldg.II, 2320 Pasong Tamo Extension, Makati City. You can call (2) 8160044 / (905) 2650873 for more information
Image is by Pepper Roxas and is called Raven (detail), 2009
After having seen such beautiful vignettes in the past years of one of our favorite design shows, this year’s show broke our hearts. The lobby was a bit too plain and the displays were not as mind-blowing as we hoped they will be. Is it because of the economic crisis or is it because we expected too much?
Manila FAME is open to the public on 18 April 2009.
An invitation from TutoK:
TutoK’s first offering for 2009 opens at Tala Gallery on April 16, 2009, with a group exhibition on art and education featuring artists who are also teachers in formal and informal venues.
“TutoK-EDUK” presents works in various media by Brenda V. Fajardo, Roberto Feleo, Gerardo Leonardo, Buen Calubayan, Noel Soler Cuizon, Karen Ocampo Flores, Boyet de Mesa, Kirby Roxas, Don Salubayba, Mark Salvatus, and Wesley Valenzuela.
The exhibit paves the way for TutoK’s inquiry into the state of education. Beginning with this exhibit by artist-teachers— artists who hone artistic skills and minds through academic channels, as well as artists who are active in cultural work among sectors and communities. The premise of course is that education is a continuous and dynamic process; that beyond the job, artists are essentially sustained by it as a vehicle for mutual exchange and development. Tutok’s focus on EDUK will provide more insights and discussions in its upcoming projects on education issues.
To be scheduled on the last two weeks of the exhibit will be a series of talks and workshops projected as critical interventions for the benefit of artists and art practices. Tutok’s program also plans to interface with summer educational programs for artists that will be held at the Cultural Center of the Philippines , the Printmakers’ Association of the Philippines (PAP) Workshop at the Folk Arts Theater and the UP College of Fine Arts .
“Tutok-EDUK” is curated by Don Salubayba, and is presented by TutoK in cooperation with Tala Gallery. Essays for the exhibition and catalogue are by Eileen Legaspi-Ramirez.
The exhibit will run from April 16 to May 7, 2009. Opening cocktails is on April 16 6:00pm. Call Tels.63.2.4411267 and 63.2.4010337 for more information.
