Inspiration: Art on Film

After being introduced to Film Project,  it started me thinking about the world of art and film.  In recent years we've been so lucky to see these two worlds collide in a perfect confluence of events and interest.

I've often been inspired by documentary films, especially those about artists and the "work" behind the scenes. The Economist  and PBS News Hour are taking this idea to another level by creating a film project that pushes film makers to take a look at the world and search for new ideas, insights, and perspectives that are often overlooked or undervalued.  Check it out here.

Some art documentaries that you may want to check out:

Enjoy!  Check Netflix for the full length films.

Blind Contour

Popularized by artist and author Kimon Nicolaides, Blind Contour drawing is a design discipline where the artist fixes their eye on the outline of a model or object and draws the contour very slowly with one continuous line - never looking at the pencil or pen. This was often a training aid for students but became a specific design technique after the publication of The Natural Way to Draw by Kimon Nicolaides who was on of the original US Camouflage Artists during World War I.

Ian Sklarsky, a Chicago artist is featured below and describes more about his work:

A few familiar faces from his newest collection:

For more about Ian Sklarsky, visit his website: www.iansklarsky.com

Compilation

Well, the flu has hit the Omnivore hard this week and slowed us down a bit.  We decided to compile some of our favorite things of the week - check out the below:

FIDM held their annual soiree to launch the opening of the display of Oscar nominated costumes - open Feb 8th - April 30th.

Wired showcases vintage posters that reflect a century of innovation.

Belgium's PRIME TV promotes their TV lineup with  mini dioramas filmed by director/designer/animator Steven Huybrechts.

Andreia Chaves debuts her Invisible Shoe collection - available at I.T. Hong Kong and I.T. Beijing in March.

Our friends at Fantasticsmag present their "Fave" series with Kristy photographed by Joel Espisito and Casey Skinner (of Make Me A Supermodel fame) photographed by Max-Arthur Mantel.

Nowness presents a beautiful video edit of their remix/recap of the best of 2010.

Be well.

eARTh

An amazing event is taking place this month called 350Earth.  Art installations are to be erected around the globe on the eve of the United Nations climate meetings on November 20th.   This is an unprecedented event that is aimed at drawing attention the world's ever increasing climate issues and a one-of-a-kind art exhibit that will be seen from space.

This November 20-28, 350 EARTH will launch the world’s first ever global climate art project. In over a dozen places across the globe, citizens and artists will create massive public art installations to show how climate change is already impacting our world as well as offer visions of how we can solve the crisis. Each art installation will be large enough to be seen from space and documented by satellites generously provided by DigitalGlobe.

350 EARTH will be the first-ever global scale group show on the front line of climate change—our polluted cities, endangered forests, melting glaciers, and sinking coastlines. People around the world are invited to take part by attending signature events, submitting their own art, and spreading the word about the project.

350 EARTH will take place on the eve of the next United Nations climate meetings in Cancun, Mexico where delegates will work to create an international climate treaty. Our politicians have all the facts, figures, and graphs they need to solve the climate crisis. What they lack is the will. 350 EARTH will demonstrate the massive public support for bold climate action and the role that art can play in inspiring humanity to take on our greatest challenge: protecting the planet on which we live.

For more information and to spread the word about the upcoming event, please visit www.earth.350.org

What does 350 mean to the earth?  Find out here.

[via: www.earth.350.org and www.npr.org]

Must See: LACMA Resnick Pavilion

LACMA: Resnick Pavilion

The Lynda and Stewart Resnick Exhibition Pavilion, a key feature of LACMA's ongoing Transformation, dramatically expands the museum's exhibition space and also further unifies the western half of the museum's twenty-acre campus. The new building, which opens to the public with a free community weekend October 2-3, 2010, is designed by Renzo Piano, founder, Renzo Piano Building Workshop.

The building is named in honor of long-time patrons Lynda and Stewart Resnick, whose $45 million donation was the lead gift in Phase II of LACMA's Transformation campaign. The Resnicks' generosity was further demonstrated by their promise of works of art valued at $10 million. Mrs. Resnick, a LACMA trustee since 1992, is currently vice chair of the museum's Board of Trustees and chair of the Acquisitions Committee. She and Mr. Resnick are leading arts philanthropists with wide-ranging charitable interests that span from medical research to education.

The Resnick Pavilion, a single-story, 45,000 square foot structure, is the largest purpose-built, naturally lit, open-plan museum space in the world. When it opens, it will house a trio of exhibitions that highlight both the diversity of the museum's encyclopedic collection and programming, as well as the flexibility of the new building: Eye for the Sensual: Selections from the Resnick Collection; Olmec: Colossal Masterworks of Ancient Mexico; and Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail, 1700-1915.

Soucre: WWW.LACMA.ORG