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"The rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated."

Sun, 16 Dec 2012 22:10:07 +0100

“The rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated.”

- Mark Twain

I am Beautiful. Auguste Rodin, 1882 via: Musée Rodin

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 21:56:25 +0100

I am Beautiful. Auguste Rodin, 1882

via: Musée Rodin

Marilyn Monroe posing with hairdresser Sidney Guilaroff’s statue...

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 19:54:43 +0100

Marilyn Monroe posing with hairdresser Sidney Guilaroff’s statue of the discus thrower. Photograph by Milton Greene.

Les lunes. Jean-Jacques Salvador, 1995-1997 Je voulais montrer...

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 15:42:39 +0100

Les lunes. Jean-Jacques Salvador, 1995-1997

Je voulais montrer le visage familier de la lune et garder la précision des images scientifiques que l’on connaît.
Les astronomes ne photographient jamais la pleine lune car, sa surface est alors trop lisse. J’ai donc choisi de la reconstituer quartier par quartier.

Pale Blue dot Seen from about 6 billion kilometers (3.7 billion...

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:40:06 +0100

Pale Blue dot

Seen from about 6 billion kilometers (3.7 billion miles), Earth appears as a tiny dot (the blueish-white speck approximately halfway down the brown band to the right) within the darkness of deep space.

Sagan pointed out that “all of human history has happened on that tiny pixel (shown here inside a blue circle), which is our only home” (speech at Cornell University, October 13, 1994.)

via: wiki

Walter Lewin, professor at MIT: “Teachers who make Physics...

Sun, 28 Oct 2012 12:54:18 +0100

Walter Lewin, professor at MIT: “Teachers who make Physics boring are criminals”

Lewin’s physics lectures at MIT are legendary. Over 5000 people from all over the world follow them daily. Many teachers use Lewin’s lessons in their own classrooms. What does he think about bad professors? This is what he told us in an interview at Barcelona (Spain), Feb 15.

via: lainformacion.com

"Most of the interesting art of our time is boring."

Sun, 28 Oct 2012 12:49:00 +0100

“Most of the interesting art of our time is boring.”

- Susan Sontag on the creative purpose of boredom as a form of attention. (via explore-blog)

ITIS Galileo, Marco Paolini

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 09:57:39 +0200

ITIS Galileo, Marco Paolini

PLEIADI

Fri, 19 Oct 2012 23:10:55 +0200

PLEIADI:

Well, welcome!

Josef Albers, Color Study for White Line SquareOil on blotting...

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:06:00 +0200

Josef Albers, Color Study for White Line Square
Oil on blotting paper with gouache, pencil and varnish

Josef Albers (1888–1976) is best known for his series of paintings, Homage to the Square, in which he endlessly explored color relationships within a similar format of concentric squares. Less well-known are the studies he made for these compositions. With approximately sixty oil sketches on paper, this exhibition will reveal a private side of Albers’s work. These sketches were never exhibited in the artist’s lifetime and have rarely been seen after his death.

On view will be early studies (1930s–early 1940s), studies for Albers’s Adobe series, inspired by Mexican architecture (1940s–early 1950s), and studies for Homage to the Square (1950s–1970s). These vibrant sketches provide insights into the artist’s working process and, in contrast with the austerity and strict geometry of the final paintings, are remarkable for their freedom and sensuality.

(photo source)

Acetobacter aceti bacteria are a widespread group of...

Sat, 22 Sep 2012 10:53:15 +0200

Acetobacter aceti bacteria are a widespread group of gram-negative, obligate aerobic rods which oxidize ethanol (alcohol) into ethanoic (acetic) acid. They occur mainly in sugary, acidic and/or alcoholic habitats and they play a positive, neutral, or detrimental role in foods and beverages. They are benign, non-pathogenic microorganisms ubiquitous in the environment, particularly in alcoholic ecological niches such as flowers, fruits, fruit flies, honey bees, and also in water and soil. They are generally found as spoilage organisms in alcoholic beverages. A. aceti has a long history of safe use in the fermentation industry for the production of acetic acid (vinegar) from alcohol. Acetic acid bacteria are classified into the genera Acetobacter, Gluconacetobacter, Gluconobacter, Acidomonas, and the recently described genus Asaia.

Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus casei from a...

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 15:01:00 +0200

Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus casei from a probiotic soy protein preparation advertizing the presence of 50 billion live cells. The lactobacilli were grown as colonies on an agar gel plate to remove the interference from the soy proteins. L. acidophilus has long cells whereas L. casei has short curved cells (shown in yellow). Lactobacilli are probiotic lactic acid bacteria, the presence of which protect humans from some bacterial pathogens.

Enzo Mari, Autoprogettazione

Tue, 18 Sep 2012 19:50:51 +0200

Enzo Mari, Autoprogettazione

Enzo Mari Sedia 1: how to assemble your chair

Tue, 18 Sep 2012 19:49:32 +0200

Enzo Mari Sedia 1: how to assemble your chair

Iela Mari: The World Through a Lens, Babalibri, Milano,...

Tue, 18 Sep 2012 19:25:38 +0200

Iela Mari: The World Through a Lens, Babalibri, Milano, 2010
(Italian and English language)

via: Stopping off place

Enzo Mari Formatosi in letteratura e arte all`Accademia di Brera...

Tue, 18 Sep 2012 19:12:00 +0200

Enzo Mari

Formatosi in letteratura e arte all`Accademia di Brera dal 1952 al 1956, dà al via alla propria carriera artistica negli anni 50 con mostre personali e collettive in gallerie e musei d`arte contemporanea segnalandosi come esponente di spicco dell`arte programmata e cinetica. Nel 1963 coordina il gruppo italiano “Nuove tendenze” curandone la mostra alla Biennale di Zagabria del 1965 e partecipando più volte a livello individuale alla Biennale di Venezia e alla Triennale di Milano. Negli stessi anni elabora approfonditi studi formali sulla percezione, la funzione e gli aspetti sociali del design avviando nel campo del disegno industriale un lungo sodalizio con Bruno Danese e quindi collaborando con numerose industrie per il lancio di marchi e prodotti. Convinto assertore che la bellezza di un oggetto non debba mai prescindere dalla sua funzionalità, conduce una continua ricerca e sperimentazione di nuove forme e significati del prodotto ponendosi spesso in contrapposizione con gli stilemi classici del disegno industriale. Il suo lavoro di artista-designer è premiato negli anni da numerose pubblicazioni, mostre e riconoscimenti (tra cui quattro Compassi d`oro). In tempi più recenti Enzo Mari si dedica anche alla ricerca e progettazione per l`arredamento urbano, alla pubblicazione di libri di design e per bambini, e alla didattica, con corsi universitari a Parma e a Milano e cicli di conferenze in Italia e all’estero. Molte sue creazioni fanno oggi parte delle collezioni di importanti musei di arte contemporanea italiani, europei e statunitensi.

centuryofthechild: Aldo van Eyck. Drawing of sandpits,...

Sun, 16 Sep 2012 18:41:00 +0200

centuryofthechild:

Aldo van Eyck. Drawing of sandpits, somersault frames, climbing frames, play tables, and climbing mountains. 1960

Van Eyck, like his friends Peter and Alison Smithson, was fascinated by the relationship between the child and the postwar city. He joined the Department of City Development at Amsterdam Public Works in 1947, and in the decades that followed he designed more than seven hundred playgrounds for the city. These spaces, often created from derelict lots, incorporated sandpits, metal climbing frames, stepping stones, and small concrete divots to collect rainwater in abstract compositions. Van Eyck, who considered physical recreation an important part of children’s development, defined areas for free-form activity without being closed off from the surrounding community.

Learn more at MoMA.org/centuryofthechild

locotidiano: Casa estudio de Luis Barragán en México D.F....

Sat, 15 Sep 2012 22:00:00 +0200

locotidiano:

Casa estudio de Luis Barragán en México D.F. (1947)
reportaje fotográfico de Aarón Ornelas

La casa Barragán tiene su propia web

Teaching materials 1920s Conceived and commissioned by Maria...

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 16:22:00 +0200

Teaching materials 1920s
Conceived and commissioned by Maria Montessor, Wood, dimensions variable.

Manufactured by Baroni e Marangon, Gonzaga, Italy (est. 1911). Collection of Maurizio Marzadori, Bologna. Photo: Carlos da Silva

While studying for her medical degree at the Regia Università di Roma Sapienza–the first woman to qualify there–Montessori developed a particular interest in the creative potential of children with learning difficulties. From systematic analysis of these children’s play, she devised an activity-based teaching method that used material objects to stimulate their senses, and she believed that children should be allowed to explore these materials at their own pace. Montessori’s 1909 publication about her innovative methods developed an international following, which led to the establishment of schools based on her philosophies around the world.

These vintage Montessori materials are part of the exhibition Century of the Child, on display at MOMA Museum.

Maria Montessori

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 16:07:01 +0200

Maria Montessori