4 Aces Update
I wanted to write a little update about the “4 Aces,” the project I have been working on here in Vienna with fellow artists Pérola Bonfanti and Zel Nonnenberg. We just received word that the Hofburg (Center of Vienna’s former Holy Roman Empire) wants to expand the “4 Aces” and so we are working with them […]
The Destructor, Vienna
I finally made it over to the unusually funky tower that graces Vienna’s skyline. It turns out it is part of a larger building which is decked out in a crazy, humorously-ugly-but-I’m-still-glad-it’s-there, whimsical style. There are plenty of things to like and plenty of things to hate about the building. In 1987 Vienna’s garbage destructor burned down […]
The Impact of Art
A story of the power of art~ Summer 2012 I started FlutuArte (with my friend Maxine Nienow), a project in Brazil that transformed the rooftops of sixty fishing boats in a harbor in Rio de Janeiro into a floating sea of painted color. Our team was there day after day painting on the tops of the boats. […]
That Pivotal Moment
It seems silly now in retrospect, that it would be a Disney artist at a mall that would begin my interest in art. But I realize now it was not the content of her drawings that I found inspiring, it was her miraculous ability to conjure these images seemingly our of thin air. To me, […]
Inspiration Blast at The House of Ernst Fuchs
I am so inspired today after going to Ernst Fuch’s house which is now a museum. Fuch’s, often referred to as the father of visionary art was born in 1930 in Vienna and coined the painting style “Fantastic Realism.” he’s been a prolific painter all his life and still lives in Vienna today. We took […]
Bones under Vienna
Underneath St. Stephan’s Church is a catacombs bursting at the seams. It’s filled with more bones than I have ever seen before. Bones from the royal Hapsburg family, bones from the bishops, the clergy, embalmed organs from important people preserved in blackened copper pots, rooms full of coffins, rooms full of skulls, rooms piled up with bones […]
Sensory Deprivation Art in Vienna
Interactive installations are one of my favorite forms of art. I love it when the artist shares an extended experience with the audience bringing them into, and making them a part of the art. My boyfriend Orien and I visited Carsten Höller’s exhibition “Leben” at TBA21, a gallery uniquely positioned inside the Augarten in Vienna. I loved […]
Inspiration in the Paleolithic Room at the Natural History Museum
Museums are a great way to get inspired and at the Museum of Natural History in Vienna there are many wonders… A new view of the Venus of Willendorf I adored these incredible relief sculptures with pterodactyl and prehistoric gators in the dinosaur room. The subtle details worked into the architecture of the museum are astounding. […]
The ARS ELECTRONICA Gala
Austria, I was thrilled when our 4 Aces collaborators ARS Electronica invited us to their annual gala.Last Friday my friends Zel, Bruno, Cosima and I hopped on a train to Linz to celebrate with them. Cosima and Zel Sleeping on the train The Gala started with a humorous Robot dance performance. And then they presented […]
Here is a video of the marvelous fireworks display at the ARS Electronica Festival. They lit the fireworks off the boats with a spectacular show of light, smoke and sounds. Video by Perola Bonfanti (Source: http://PerolaBonfanti.com/)