Word: artisticness
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...comics imprint—the branch of DC Comics responsible for publishing “V for Vendetta,” as well as many other mature-reader-oriented titles—to move back in with his parents and start from scratch. The goal: become a comic book artist in his own right. The path: quite dark and twisted indeed. Chiang was a trailblazer in his undergrad days as a joint concentrator in English and Visual and Environmental Studies (VES). Chiang entered college thinking that he would be an English concentrator, but wasn’t satisfied with what...
...bells and mallets that form the Kendall Band demonstrate theories taught in introductory physics, a course you wouldn’t normally associate with the contraption’s creator, Paul H. Matisse ’54, grandson of famed artist Henri Matisse...
...October Steuben Glass introduced its first collection of designs by artist Jeff Zimmerman, titled Soft Explosion. Coveted by curators and collectors alike, Zimmerman's sculptures demonstrate techniques of the highest level of glassmaking, and his most recent collection is no exception. Soft Explosion comprises six designs and an ongoing series of one-of-a-kind objects, including vases reminiscent of growing trees, bowls resembling splashing water and a limited-edition centerpiece of fallen forms that symbolize a forest path. The glassmakers at Steuben gave each Soft Explosion piece, inspired by nature, an individual personality, so that they are similar...
Born in Pakistan and based in London, artist Julia Condon has caused quite a stir with her one-of-a-kind mobiles. Made of cable, stainless steel, crystals, jade, Venetian glass, African beads and Peruvian opals, these rustproof pieces conjure up images of faraway galaxies. On earth, Condon scours flea markets from New York City to Paris, finding her materials from unlikely sources, once even taking apart a chandelier. She hopes her mobiles, with prices that start at $4,000, create a mesmerizing feeling for viewers. "I wanted to create something that's moving, that takes you away," she says...
...furiously covers the first portion of his canvas with a deluge of symbols. His studio—to stretch the artist metaphor a bit farther—is now ready. Thoughts pour from his mouth, obscured by his low voice and thick accent, a product of his Russian and Israeli background...