Joshua Neustein

http://www.joshuaneustein.com

Perspective

Mexican ceramist

Gustavo Perez is a fabulous ceramist from Mexico.
Here you can see his work. And also the Galerie Besson specializes in ceramics, check it out.
http://www.galeriebesson.co.uk/perezexhib.html

From Einstein

The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.
Albert Einstein physicist (1879 – 1955)

Link to Public Library Databases

The Toronto Public Library (just google TPL) offers access to databases, magazine and newspaper articles to anyone with a valid library card.  There are many ways to access the materials after logging in.  It can be confusing at first but just play around with it a bit and you will soon figure it out.  The database [...]

Art piece for ceramics!!!

We need to develop a piece with the next concept, (no bowls with our names).
NAME PROJECT
•Research your name / given name / surname
•Meaning
•Origin, cultural, translation
•Personal connection to it:
Who named you?
Are you name after someone?
Ever wish you had a different name?
Ever change it?
•Stories? Songs? Allegories? Euphemisms?
•Impression / associations?
•What is a name?
Identifier / identity?
Self image
•Naming systems
Patriarchal / [...]

Alexander Calder’s mobiles

Here it is the link to find the marvelous work of Calder.
http://calder.org/home.html
Press “Calder Work” botton then press “Browse By Category”, then “Hanging Mobile”

Las Meninas / gazing

Diego VELAZQUEZ
Las Meninas
1656
Oil on canvas
10′5″ x 9′1″
Museo del Prado, Madrid

Pablo PICASSO
Las Meninas after Velázquez I
17 August 1957
Oil on canvas, 194 x 260 cm
Museu Picasso, Barcelona

Adad HANNAH
A Moment of Reflection (detail)
2008
Colour photograph
102 x 136 cm / 40 x 53 in.
Produced with the cooperation of the Museo del Prado Madrid.
www.adadhannah.com

Creativity

I saw yesterday this video of Sir Ken Robinson at TED it’s very interesting and it will help us to understand creativity and education.
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html

Luis Manuel Serrano’s collages

He is a mexican friend.
His work is inspired by Joseph Cornell (1903-72, American sculptor, one of the pioneers and most celebrated exponents of assemblage). 
http://lmserranodiaz.blogspot.com/