Origami: The paper is the art

December2

Think origami is just paper planes and cranes? On PBS next week, meet a group of theoretical scientists and fine artists who have abandoned careers and scoffed at hard-earned graduate degrees to forge new lives as modern-day paper folders. Together they reinterpret the world in paper, creating a wild mix of sensibilities towards art, science,…


Digital Media Artwall revealed featuring local artists

November3

Saint John’s Health Center fuses art and healing in a completely unique way with a new Media Artwall planned for the new state-of-the-art Howard Keck Diagnostic and Treatment Center that is scheduled to open next year. The interactive feature is the first digital art program of its kind and is comprised of 16 50-inch video…

written by: Rene Carson on Nov 3rd, 2008
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Art.com to expand west coast framing digs

August6

Bucking the trend of a sluggish economy, Art.com recently announced that the company is moving its West Coast framing operations from Oakland, CA, to an expanded, 48,000 square-foot facility in Hayward, CA. The company says the move south will enable it to significantly increase its production capacity, better service customers’ custom-framing and mounting needs and…

written by: Rene Carson on Aug 6th, 2008
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The Exiles and handpainted skateboard art

July21

The stark vision of director Kent Mackenzie’s The Exiles film serves as the template for the often misunderstood artistic vison of Douglas Miles as he re-creates scenes from the long awaited critically acclaimed film, The Exiles.

A film ahead of its time, The Exiles (1958-61) captures in gritty film noir tradition, the story of Native…

written by: Rene Carson on Jul 21st, 2008
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