and oh yeah – that bright orb of light you can see shining clearly by the side of the almost full winter moon over the city, at night – these past few days – that’s JUPITER !!
JUPITER, the ruler of the ancient gods, aka ZEUS . . .
“is a giant self-illuminating planet . . . a massive force, he radiates more energy than he receives”.
the bearer of good luck, “the greater fortune, law-giver, cosmic joker, healer and ruler of the higher mind. . . . Jupiter as he was known by the Romans, was called Zeus by the ancient Greeks. Zeus also became deus (God) in Latin, but the origins of the name are from Sanskrit … Jupiter was Dyaus-pitar” or – “Sky Father” – the original creator.”
“JUPITER governs joy, luck and well-being”.
source: ROB TILLET – astrologycom.com
so all you gritty big city dwellers – take heart. contentment rules – but … don’t blink, and don’t get big-headed !!
NOTE: PHOTO OF JUPITER – A TRUE-COLOR SIMULATED VIEW – COMPOSED OF 4 IMAGES TAKEN BY NASA’S CASSINI SPACECRAFT on DEC 7, 2000.
see: source/WIKIPEDIA
there’s cameras, and then .. there’s … cameras !!
we live in a great age of cameras.
we also live in a great age of design. graphic, and otherwise . . . as in ‘celestial’ – the night sky perhaps, the biggest design project, ever ?
hey, there’s design and then .. there’s … design !!
p.s.
design is often defined or explained as “visual communication” (!!).
just saying, connect the dots . . . for – yourself.
p.p.s.
it’s not just the cameras. it’s also a great age for the sharing of those photos.
we live in a great age of photo sharing, and info sharing. coincidence ?
I think, not.
as big as the night sky ?
I guess, yes.
so, the web is the inverse of the sky ?
DIY vs. DIVINE.
LOCAL vs. GREATER ?
DEC in NYC.
CODE ? REALITY ? DIMENSIONS OF REALITY ? PINPOINTS. DOTS. CONNECTING THE DOTS ON MULTI-LEVELS. MULTI-PLATFORMS.
LENA is the new LUNA ? forget CARRIE, who’s Carrie.
I guess the big question is … who is/define: the greater ?
I mean, imagine if there was no (celestial) sky, like there once was … no (internet) web.
looking up, has always meant getting carried … away. by behavioral information ?
navigation. by the stars.
it.s a mulit-platform kinda thing . . .
~and, JUPITER SHINES OVERHEAD !! |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | December 26th, 2012, 7:21pm
it started to snow heavy, but then it turned … to rain ?
but one thing’s for sure – the city’s love affair with home girl LENA – continues to burn strong !!
the ad campaign for the new season of ‘GIRLS’ – just went up on (mostly non-functional !!) payphones thru-out the city, or at least – for sure in Chelsea !!
LENA’S says: I RESOLVE NOT TO LET GUYS TREAT MY HEART LIKE MONKEY MEAT.
of course, JEMIMA has the f-u-n-n-i-e-s-t / and truest !! – last words !!
I RESOLVE TO NOT FLIRT WITH MY BOSS.
on the BOY side of things we have: CALL OF DUTY ?!!
the game of choice of the Newton Town School MASSACRE SHOOTER – so I’m not sure what that all means .. about the males in this town, (“it’s just the demographic” ???), but apparently the ‘GIRLS’ – aren’t far off on calling .. their social skills.
at any rate, one other thing’s for sure, just a casual stroll in this high-octane town is a high-end graphics design showcase, at every turn – any which way you look.
the COCA-COLA ‘SANTA’ campaign this year – was particularly sweet . . .
love how that COKE bottle is nestled – in the bow.
you gotta give it to the pros – they earn their dough.
PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH. NEW YORK CITY, DEC 2012.
the payphone street ad photos – via iPhone
the ‘Santa’ pix – via a sweet little CANON POINT & SHOOT/ELPH
~MEANWHILE, back in NYC . . . LENA RULES !! |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | December 26th, 2012, 6:09pm
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL . . .
PHOTO BY: KATE CERIGO, WISCONSIN. DEC 22, 2012
via iPhone
~MERRY CHRISTMAS . . . |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | December 24th, 2012, 10:05am
to all my friends, from KATE CERIGO . . .
There’s a big snow blizzard, here … today !!
PHOTO BY: KATE CERIGO, WISCONSIN. DEC 20, 2012
(taken with an iPhone bye the way…)
POSTED TO ARTLOVERSNEWYORK BY KATE CERIGIO. DEC 22, 2012/9:14PM
~GREETINGS from .. WISCONSIN . . . |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | December 22nd, 2012, 9:14pm
DAN CASSARO INVITES YOU TO:
FIFTY AND FIFTY – THE STATE MOTTOS PROJECT
A CURATED PROJECT BY DAN CASSARO
FIFTY LEADING DESIGNERS AND ILLUSTRATORS REIMAGINE THEIR HOME STATE’S MOTTO
OPENS TUES DEC 18, 2012 / 7-10 PM
the show runs thru FEB 1, 2013
ACE HOTEL – 20 W. 29th ST – CHELSEA, NYC
see: FIFTY AND FIFTY
while you are there, don’t miss: DAN CASSARO’S OWN (STUDIO) PAGE – YOUNG JERKS (!!)
see: the work/gallery
& to see: the complete list of FIFTY FIFTY contributors/the show roster
~FIFTY AND FIFTY … OPENING TODAY / TUES DEC 18 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | December 18th, 2012, 1:31am
NOTE: DEC 18, 2012: I had a great time. got tons of great pix !! it was a real fun opening.
lots of fresh work, new faces. bright ideas. it was about design, but it was not purely graphic, and it certainly wasn’t … static.
people were really trying to say stuff, personal stuff, and stuff about society . . . plus the mulled cider was … well, mighty fine.
sorry – working a 24/7 holiday gig to pay the b-i-l-l-s. you know … it’s called: reality.
but, hope to resume posting the photo coverage shortly.
so – check back, soon. ~ NANCY SMITH
& shout out to: BRANDON ELIVAN JOHNSON & ALEX CRUZ !!
fun talkin’ to y’all, SVA students are the b-e-s-t . . .
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* * * * * *
RICHARD MEHL INVITES YOU TO THE:
untitled
type
invitational
show
OPENING TUES DEC 11, 2012 / 7-9 PM
the show runs thru DEC 30, 2012
‘sNice – 45 8th AVE – WEST VILLAGE, NYC
~UNTITLED TYPE INVITATIONAL … OPENING TUES DEC 11 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | December 10th, 2012, 9:56pm
‘Shadows Through a Prism’ – a group show curated by HEIDI HAHN
opened NOV 30, 2012
the show runs thru DEC 14, 2012
109 GALLERY – 109 BROADWAY – SOUTH WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN, N.Y.
PHOTOS FROM THE OPENING:
from left:
JAMES MILLER, HEIDI HAHN who is the show’s curator, CHRIS WATTS, and NICHOLAS STEINDORF at the opening, ‘Shadows Through a Prism’. NOV 30, 2012.
OLOF INGER, an artist in the show . . . pointing to his monoprint on paper, ‘Untitled (cardboard box)’.
OLOF INGER, ‘Untitled (cardboard box)’, 2012. monoprint on paper/cardboard box, 21 x 44 in.
OLOF INGER, ‘Untitled (pizza box)’, 2012. monoprint on paper/pizza box, 22 x 22 in.
pizza box, yes !!
from left:
NICHOLAS STEINDORF, ALAN FLEMING, and MICHAEL FLEMING.
ISABELLE RANCIER and JANIRA MARTINEZ.
KRYSTEN KOEHN, ’53 Avenue des Gobelins’, 2012. collograph on paper. 14 x 18 in.
(one of 2 pieces)
PHOTOS BY: KATE CERIGO
POSTED TO ARTLOVERSNEWYORK BY KATE CERIGO, THURS, DEC 6, 2012 / 11:42PM
~SHADOWS THROUGH A PRISM – PART I |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | December 6th, 2012, 11:42pm
MORE PIX FROM THE OPENING NIGHT . . . . with a last set of photos – to post shortly.
‘Shadows Through a Prism’ – a group show curated by HEIDI HAHN
opened FRI NOV 30, 2012
the show runs NOV 30 – DEC 14, 2012
109 GALLERY – 109 BROADWAY – SOUTH WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN, N.Y.
109 Gallery owner RYAN KRAUSE, with ‘Shadows Through a Prism’ artist CLAUDIA CORTINEZ.
CLAUDIA CORTINEZ, ‘within a hairsbreadth’, 2012. mirror in a wooden frame.
12 x 29 x 2 in.
CLAUDIA CORTINEZ, ‘within a hairsbreadth’, 2012.
GENEVIEVE CLIFFORD and NICHOLAS STEINDORF.
Nicholas Steindorf has a video projection, and a painting on panel, in the show.
GENEVIEVE CLIFFORD is a clothing designer – check out her work, here: genevieveclifford
NICHOLAS STEINDORF, ‘Yellow’, 2012. 3 minute video and construction paper.
dimensions variable.
NICHOLAS STEINDORF . . . “has created a video installation that plays with the idea of a self-collapsing recurring system. In the video we see an egg being cooked, or perhaps cooking itself. As the video loops, and the colors and images become distorted, we expect the egg to disintegrate and implode, instead it regenerates in a sort of digital breakdown of timelessness.” – press release
NICHOLAS STEINDORF, ‘Yellow’.
NICHOLAS STEINDORF, ‘Untitled’, 2012. acrylic and digital print on panel.
11 x 14 in.
PHOTOS BY: KATE CERIGO
POSTED TO ARTLOVERSNEWYORK BY KATE CERIGO, WED DEC 5, 2012 / 7:27AM
~SHADOWS THROUGH A PRISM – PART II |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | December 5th, 2012, 7:27am
‘Shadows Through a Prism’ – a group show curated by HEIDI HAHN
Nov 30 – Dec 14, 2012
109 Gallery – 109 Broadway – South Williamsburg, BROOKLYN, N.Y.
PHOTOS FROM THE OPENING – FRI, NOV 30, 2012 – & MORE PHOTOS POST SHORTLY !!
JAMES MILLER, with his painting, ‘Afterstudy: (Above) Groping Through a Limestone Cave’, 2012.
10 x 8 in. oil and enamel on MDF.
JAMES MILLER, ‘(Above) Groping Through A Limestone Cave’, 2012. 33 x 24 in.
Mixed media on MDF.
LAUREN SEIDEN, beside her ‘Other Spaces’ series, graphite on paper.
detail, LAUREN SEIDEN, ‘Other Spaces’, 2012. graphite on paper.
KRYSTEN KOEHN, at the ‘Shadows Through a Prism ‘ opening . . . beside her work.
(top) detail, KRYSTEN KOEHN, ‘Untitled’, 2012. 24 x 84 in.
monoprint/ghostprint (two pieces)
(bottom) detail, KRYSTEN KOEHN, ‘Untitled’.
monoprint/ghostprint (two pieces).
PHOTOS BY: KATE CERIGO
POSTED TO ARTLOVERSNEWYORK BY: KATE CERIGO, MON DEC 3, 2012 / 11:46PM
~SHADOWS THROUGH A PRISM – PART III |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | December 3rd, 2012, 11:46pm
109 presents:
‘Shadows Through a Prism’ – curated by HEDI HAHN – OPENING FRI NOV 30, 2012 / 7-10 PM
featuring work by:
CLAUDIA CORTINEZ, OLOF INGER, KRYSTEN KOEHN, JAMES MILLER, LAURA SEIDEN, & NICHOLAS STEINDORF.
the show will run thru DEC 14, 2012
109 GALLERY – 109 BROADWAY – SO. WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN, NY
Gallery Hours: THURS-SUN 12-7 PM / MON 7-10 PM
IMAGE: JAMES MILLER – ‘Above’, 2012.
~109 OPENING TO-NITE – FRI NOV 30 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | November 30th, 2012, 3:18pm
