For those of you interested in checking out the latest from Bherd and other selected artists, be sure to stop by Bherd studios for the Saving Face exhibit opening tonight. Featured work includes artists James Madison, Shawn Nordfors, Dean Hudgins and John Osgood.
Here’s a sneak peak of some of the new pieces to the 85th Street location. Show is from 6PM-9PM Saturday Oct. 4th.
photo courtesy of Icon Eye
The world’s first bike rollercoaster was erected in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. What appears to be an amusement park ride that was designed to run off the grid is really part a bicycle art exhibition. The wooden rollercoaster has proven to be more challenging to ride than Seattle’s Collonade Bike Park. According to an article posted on Icon Eye, only one biker has accomplished a continuous loop.
I came across this captivating installation posted on Core77 today that blends hidden technology with simple tangible forms- 714 metal balls to be exact.
This piece completed by ART+COM for BMW showcases a new way to blend aspects of space, motion, and time. The morphing display accommodates the company’s ninety year history of design examples in a fixed location.
I’d be curious to see if the automotive industry begins using this approach to display design concepts to the public before they go into model production. I think some type of variation on this type of display could be extremely effective for visualizing space and forms. Granted, metal balls could be substituted for something else less distracting, but seeing forms at scale is an excellent way to grasp a design concept.
Zou Ping has all the inspiration he needs in the dynamic and vibrant city of Beijing. For artists like Mr. Zou, his work offers an incisive and colorful commentary on life in China and beyond.
That Chinese contemporary art is a massive and growing market is well-known. What’s less well known is that for every whimsical piece bought and sold by prospectors for millions, there are many more talented artists in China that use their gift as a vehicle to convey pointed messages that might otherwise be stifled. While censorship of the spoken word may still limit the troubadours and poets of today’s China, its artists are the country’s modern day town criers, satirists, and pundits. For Zou Ping, a brush and paint is his voice, a canvas his soapbox.
Archipelago 56 is an organization dedicated to providing a platform for domestically renowned Chinese artists to share their unique perspective on life through contemporary art to an international audience.
Archipelago 56 is pleased to host its first open house and exhibition in Seattle for the local designer and artist community on Friday, June 20th at the Greenwood Collective starting at 6.30pm. Featured will be an expert speaker on China, as well as an informative look at a recent trip to China to meet the artists. Work from Mr. Zou Ping and Mr. San Xiao Jun will be on display and for sale, courtesy to the trade. Come join us for a memorable evening of Chinese contemporary art, a complimentary bar, and music from DJ Marc Sense.
Visit: archipelago56.com for more information.
