Looking through the portfolio of Carl Warner, it’s clear that he is no ordinary still life photographer. While most professional photographers might take a few hours to set up and shoot a product, Warner literally takes days to produce a single image. Looking through his website his “Foodscapes” portfolio stands out as his strongest work. At first, the...
Artists these days are finding new and creative ways to express themselves and how they see the world. An example would be Australian paper artist Lisa Rodden. She manipulates paper by folding and slicing it to reveal the bright, acrylic paintings underneath. Some of her creations are an abstraction of shapes and lines, while others create images of flowers...
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has a current exhibit that is sure to delight the eye. Colors of the Universe: Chinese Hardstone Carvings features polished stone carvings dating back to the Qing dynasty. The carvings on display range anywhere from the 17th to the 19th century, and are made out of stones such as nephrite, turquoise, agate, quartz,...
When local sculptor David Calfo found out that participants in this year’s annual Arbor Aid fundraiser were only allowed to use salvaged material in their entries, all he could do was smile. For the last few decades, Calfo has made a career of shaping the remnants of old mills, train stations and other iconic Steel City architecture into...
Apple stores world over have turned into memorial sites, many an iPhone 4S is on reserve, and, classic black turtlenecks are selling out everywhere. The passing of Apple co-founder and imaginative innovator Steve Jobs surely left many saddened....but what he did for not only technology but also for pop culture is absolutely undeniable. His legacy was not only...
