In Greek mythology Apollo is leader of the various muses and, befittingly, the room is a celebration of the sun and light over which he presided, as well as an embodiment of the fruits of each of his muses.
These wall flourishes and Trompe-l’œil details can be found in the Galerie d’Apollon in the Louvre, Paris.
Andrasek’s practice works under the studio title ‘Biothing’ in which embodied feelings are entwined with abstract relationships. The creation of ideas for Biothing are based on this relationship and harnessed by the use of digitally generated diagrams.
a duck in inlaid malachite, marble and other semi-precious stones
Here are some detailed views of the tapestry Cupid and Psyche, woven at Manufacture des Gobelins, Paris and hanging in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, …
The carousel was covered in shambly rope netting. There were sections of scaffolding piled around. There were children learning to ice-skate.
Fancy a Picasso and Mattise in barcode?
Louise Campbell … her studio’s 3 firm rules: Always start from scratch; be sure there’s a good reason for every decision made; and dare to be different!
The internal workings can be seen through ordered transparent arrows that work their way up the wall, over the buildings ceiling and down the other side. The logo climbs the mountain of the building and comes out transformed yet the same on the other side.
They do have their Enarchy, their elite and fastidiousn rules at every level of society, and it seems the French still also hold closely the ethos that even the lowliest must still, despite revolutions, recessions and rent, be free to eat cake too…and for this we love them.
Tag: Paris