2010

Munich: Funky Factory Art (Part 2)

December 31, 2010

Pure Abstraction: A German factory complex produces many quirky, unexpected works of art — and it’s been closed for years. The twists, turns, and torn edges of a German industrial park have me asking – “Why am I obsessed with pipes and vents?” Why am I drawn to decaying wood, broken glass, and rusted metal? The [...]

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Munich: Funky Factory Art (Part 1)

December 29, 2010

Street artists create fresh ambiance from urban decay There’s an old dumpling factory in Munich that now breathes life back into itself by morphing into what some call “the largest party zone in Europe.” Once the plant was closed and rusting, some forward-thinking Germans decided to turn it into Munich’s most popular night spot, combining drinking [...]

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Season’s Graffitings!

December 21, 2010

Street art — at home: I couldn’t resist “dressing up” the walls for the holidays… and for those of you asking…this was, in fact, an Adobe Photoshop effect inserted next to a shot of me, can in hand, in my living room. Some friends had a hard time believing that I really didn’t spray-paint graffiti on [...]

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Making Marks: It’s Primal

December 7, 2010

“By believing passionately that something does not yet exist, we create it.” –Nikos Kazantzakis From cave paintings to street graffiti, (Pics #2 and #3)  we all – in one form or another – have a need to express ideas that are uniquely ours. Whether we doodle in margins of our company reports, scribble on the [...]

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Art from the Ashes: Finding Beauty in California’s Devastating Wildfires

November 28, 2010

As a former Los Angeles TV News reporter, I covered more wildfires than I would choose to remember–painful, sometimes deadly news events–that stick with me to this day. I can still see the flashes of horror and loss: panicked people–and pets–seeking safe ground, exhausted firefighters making one last run at a fierce wall of flames, [...]

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