(via Wiki) Thomas Moran was an artist of the Hudson River School. Thomas Moran's vision of the Western landscape was critical to the creation of Yellowstone National Park. His pencil and watercolor field sketches and paintings captured the grandeur and documented the extraordinary terrain and natural features of the Yellowstone region. Moran's artwork was presented to members of Congress by park proponents. These powerful images of Yellowstone fired the imagination and helped inspire Congress to establish the National Park System in 1916. Mount Moran in the Grand Teton National Park is named for Moran.
Useful links:
http://www.nga.gov/feature/moran/moranhome.shtm
http://www.museumsyndicate.com/artist.php?artist=543
Thomas Moran’s 'Green River of Wyoming' was sold at Christie's in New York on May 21, 2008 for $17.7 million. www.christies.com
I think he is one of the finest artist of the mountains!
Friday, May 23, 2008
The Chelsea Flower Show
The RHS Chelsea Flower Show is the ultimate event in the gardening year. It sets the latest gardening trends, features the newest and most desirable gardening products and creates an explosion of colours and scents.
Dates: May 20 - 24, 2008
Venue: Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London.
Useful link:
www.rhs.org.uk/chelsea
Don't miss it!
Dates: May 20 - 24, 2008
Venue: Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London.
Useful link:
www.rhs.org.uk/chelsea
Don't miss it!
Design Experience
(via businessweek) For unique consumer experience, visit @ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXzWeMCTUGo&eurl + http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/429573
Useful links:
http://adaptivepath.com
http://beta.criticalmass.com
I think's it's one of the best videos on design experience (s). I liked it.
Useful links:
http://adaptivepath.com
http://beta.criticalmass.com
I think's it's one of the best videos on design experience (s). I liked it.
Telectroscope
(via Wiki) From May-June 2008, artist Paul St George will exhibit two outdoor interactive video installations linking London and New York City in a simulated 'telectroscope'. Although St George claims that the device works using a transatlantic tunnel started by his great-grandfather, it is actually the product of two high definition cameras connected through a fiberoptic link.
Useful links:
www.paulstgeorge.com
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7415911.stm
It's incredible! I liked the concept.
Useful links:
www.paulstgeorge.com
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7415911.stm
It's incredible! I liked the concept.
Post-Doi Moi: Vietnamese Art After 1990
The Singapore Art Museum will be exhibiting, Post-Doi Moi: Vietnamese Art After 1990, until Sept. 28, 2008. It examines what happened to Vietnamese art when the Communist government opened up to a market economy with the Doi Moi, or 'renovation,' policies. A must-visit.
Useful link:
www.nhb.gov.sg/sam
(via Wiki) Hanoi University of Fine Arts is an art school in Hanoi, Vietnam. It was established under the French occupation in 1925. The university has trained many of Vietnam’s leading artists and each year it participates in many cultural exchanges with sister institutions overseas. The long and distinguished history of the Hanoi University of Fine Art may be traced back to the colonial École Supérieure des Beaux Arts de l’Indochine (1925-1945) (the Indochina College of Fine Arts) which trained successive generations of Vietnamese students in the western art tradition, laying the essential groundwork for the development of a distinctive Vietnamese style of modern art. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanoi_College_of_Fine_Arts
Useful link:
www.nhb.gov.sg/sam
(via Wiki) Hanoi University of Fine Arts is an art school in Hanoi, Vietnam. It was established under the French occupation in 1925. The university has trained many of Vietnam’s leading artists and each year it participates in many cultural exchanges with sister institutions overseas. The long and distinguished history of the Hanoi University of Fine Art may be traced back to the colonial École Supérieure des Beaux Arts de l’Indochine (1925-1945) (the Indochina College of Fine Arts) which trained successive generations of Vietnamese students in the western art tradition, laying the essential groundwork for the development of a distinctive Vietnamese style of modern art. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanoi_College_of_Fine_Arts
Luck: The Essential Guide
Luck: The Essential Guide by Deborah Aaronson + Kevin Kwan is an interesting book on luck, from historical tidbits to more practical tips.
Useful links:
www.societyforfortuitousevents.com
www.theluckguide.com
Useful links:
www.societyforfortuitousevents.com
www.theluckguide.com
Michael Specter
Michael Specter is an American journalist who has been a staff writer, focusing on science and technology, at The New Yorker since September 1998. Francesco Vezzoli talks with Michael Specter about cinema, kitsch, celebrity, and democracy @ http://www.newyorker.com/online/video/conference/2008/vezzoli
Useful links:
www.michaelspecter.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKgbO-E_xss
I think Franceso Vezzoli was brilliant!
Useful links:
www.michaelspecter.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKgbO-E_xss
I think Franceso Vezzoli was brilliant!
BIS Standards For Diamonds
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has recently published details of the new Indian Standard (IS) for polished diamonds. The IS – 15766 code covers both classification and testing methods.
Useful link:
www.bis.org.in
I think regulation in the diamond grading sector in India is essential because those consumers in the smaller cities and towns have no knowledge or expertise recognizing international labs and their standards. I hope the BIS Hallmark will prevail.
Useful link:
www.bis.org.in
I think regulation in the diamond grading sector in India is essential because those consumers in the smaller cities and towns have no knowledge or expertise recognizing international labs and their standards. I hope the BIS Hallmark will prevail.
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