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Proof of Heroes Comic Book Cover Exhibit

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I've been drooling over this massive collection of comic book covers that are part of the "Proof of Heroes" exhibit at Bear and Bird gallery in Florida.

"Proof of Heroes" is a gallery exhibition featuring nearly 300 comic book cover printer's proofs, spanning a decade (1964-1974) of Julius Schwartz' 42 year run as Editor at DC Comics.
Julius Schwartz began working as an editor at (what is now known as DC Comics) in 1944! During the 1950s & 60s, he oversaw the revival of superheroes such as the Flash, Green Lantern, Hawkman, the Batman, and the Atom, which led to the Silver Age of comic books.

These one-of-a-kind Printer's Proof's were originally sent to Schwartz for his final approval, before their commercial print run. The covers feature artwork from such icons as Nick Cardy, Murphy Anderson, Neal Adams, Carmine Infantino, Mike Kaluta and many, many more!

Even if you can't get to the gallery for the exhibit, you can enjoy the hundreds of photographed comic book covers in their Flickr set. I've been slowly going through them for days when I have a few spare minutes. They are visually delicious!

Kids Transform Blank Canvas Room With Thousands of Stickers

by Rachel Hobson

in Uncategorized

I'm almost inspired to try this in my own home ...

This December, in a surprisingly simple yet ridiculously amazing installation for the Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane, artist Yayoi Kusama constructed a large domestic environment, painting every wall, chair, table, piano, and household decoration a brilliant white, effectively serving as a giant white canvas. Over the course of two weeks, the museum's smallest visitors were given thousands upon thousands of colored dot stickers and were invited to collaborate in the transformation of the space, turning the house into a vibrantly mottled explosion of color.

The "after" picture above isn't even the final "after" of the room. You'll have to check out all the pictures on Colossal to see the transformation in progress and the stunning result. [via @MattRichardson]

You Are a Part of the Creative Conversation!

by NutsAboutNeedlepoint

in Design,Nuts About Needlepoint

Illustration: Gustaf Fjaestad (artist), Miss Fjaestad (weaver). Below the Falls tapestry design, c1913. From The Textile Blog.

I don’t like it when people criticize needlepoint saying it’s like “painting by numbers.” Being the daughter and granddaughter of very creative women, I have always seen, as have they, needlepoint as a very artistic and creative process.

A blog post last week at The Textile Blog got me thinking about this again.

All art is a conversation. In it there are always two people: the artist and the person seeing the art. The artist has an idea and expresses it in a particular way. It may not be an idea you like and it may be expressed in a way you find ugly. But he began the conversation with his idea and its expression.

The second person in the conversation is the person viewing the art. By seeing the expression of the idea, you, even if it’s just mentally, react to it and comment back.

I never thought much about my part in the conversation since looking at art is almost as much of my life as breathing until I was in my 20′s and invited to a docent-led preview of an important modern art exhibit. I went through it and hated every piece, but I understood them. Without knowing it I took part in the conversation.

But in needlework there is always a third party — that’s you the stitcher. As The Textile Blog points out, often they are unknown. But always, always, we take part in the conversation. We do it through our choices of thread, through our stitches, and through our ideas on what the piece is about.

It may be not obvious at all, as is the case in the tapestries in the blog post. Or it may be very obvious, as is the case in how I personalized the baseball player pictured here. But as the maker we take the artist’s idea, add our own, and express that combination in the finished piece.

So go out, embrace your creativity and stand up to be part of the creative conversation.

Go here to see the original:
You Are a Part of the Creative Conversation!

DIY Christmas Star

by Meg Allan Cole

in Home Decor

Elise Blaha shares a really sweet and easy DIY holiday star project that anyone could do. I love the rustic look of it and think it would make a great gift.

DIY Christmas Star

by Meg Allan Cole

in Home Decor

Elise Blaha shares a really sweet and easy DIY holiday star project that anyone could do. I love the rustic look of it and think it would make a great gift.

DIY Christmas Star

by Meg Allan Cole

in Home Decor

Elise Blaha shares a really sweet and easy DIY holiday star project that anyone could do. I love the rustic look of it and think it would make a great gift.

Artist Ana Serrano’s Salon of Beauty Exhibit at Rice University

by Rachel Hobson

in Uncategorized

Last month, I attended the Sally Ride Science Festival with my daughter at Rice University here in Houston. During a break in one of the sessions, I stumbled across an amazingly colorful and beautiful exhibit in the Rice Gallery. I only had a few minutes to explore it, but I was completely smitten with the bold work of Los Angeles artist, Ana Serrano, who recreates vibrant neighborhoods with cardboard and paint. I'm so glad to have found this short documentary by filmmakers Mark and Angela Walley on her work over on Junkculture, and after hearing more about the exhibit I'll be making an extra trip back up to Rice so I can spend more time exploring Serrano's work.

Artist Ana Serrano’s Salon of Beauty Exhibit at Rice University

by Rachel Hobson

in Uncategorized

Amazing Paper Art Installation

by Meg Allan Cole

in Design,Paint,Paper Crafts

Paper art-Peter Combe.jpg

Can you even believe that this is paper? Design for Mankind featured this insanely rad piece by Peter Combe that was created by shredding and layering thousands of architect/designer size paint chips.

Amazing Paper Art Installation

by Meg Allan Cole

in Design,Paint,Paper Crafts

Paper art-Peter Combe.jpg

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