Art So Good You Could Eat It!

From Fastcodesign.com

Here's a brilliant way to get kids excited about art museums: Turn all the boring stuff -- the exhibit catalogs and the signage and the like -- into 55 pounds of mouth-watering, teeth-rotting, brain-addling candy.

Apparently, it works for adults, too, because Andreas Pohancenik's graphics for the exhibition Design Criminals -- made entirely, fantastically out sugar pastillage -- were a smash, earning the UK-based Austrian designer a nomination for the prestigious Brit Insurance Design Awards recently.

For the complete story, visit:  http://www.fastcodesign.com/1663326/an-edible-art-book-made-from-sugar-paste?partner=co_newsletter

NYC museum will explore scent as art form

AP – FILE - This Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008 file photo shows The Museum of Arts and Design in it's new space …

By ULA ILNYTZKY, Associated Press Ula Ilnytzky, Associated Press – Thu Dec 9, 11:13 am ET

NEW YORK – The nose rarely figures in the sensory experience of a museum visitor. That is about to change at one New York City museum.

The Center of Olfactory Art dedicated to scent as an art form was launched at the Museum of Arts and Design on Thursday.

The center will present its first exhibition, "The Art of Scent, 1889-2011" next November, examining the reformulation and innovation of olfactory works by some of history's best-known perfumers through 10 seminal scents.

An audio guide, narrated by Burr, will explain the context in which they were created. Each perfume will be identified only by artist and year to allow visitors to appreciate each as an independent work.

And don't expect fancy fragrance bottles, brand perfumes, design graphics and packaging to be part of the exhibit.  Visitors to "The Art of Scent" will experience each fragrance along a 6-foot-wide path that will follow the curvature of the gallery wall where buttons on a specially-design atomizing machine will release "the work of art."

For the complete artcle, visit: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20101209/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_brief_scent_as_art_1

Take a Look at the Gallery Events, Art Openings this Weekend!

A few of the thousands of events being held this weekend - get out and support the arts!

Saturday, November 6th:

Oklahoma City Museum of Art - Family day today: http://www.okcmoa.com/

Chicago - Simply Chicago Art is open today from 11am to 7pm: http://www.facebook.com/SimplyChicagoArt/posts/161578857215416

Atlanta - The High Museum of Art, interesting exhibits today!

Dallas Museum of Art - Bite-sized BIG tours:  http://dallasmuseumofart.org/View/Self-GuidedTours/index.htm

Dallas - The Women's Museum: http://www.thewomensmuseum.org/index.asp

Los Angeles County Museum of Art: Free Film tonight: Trash Humpers, A Tribute to William Eggleston: Photography and Film

Pittsburgh, PA - The Warhol Museum

Seattle, WA - Frye Art Museum, free admission, 2 exciting events this weekend: Keller & Picasso lecture

Washington D.C., Smithsonian, National Portrait Gallery: Elvis at 21, 2nd floor, through January 23, 2011 http://www.npg.si.edu/exhibit/exhelvis21.html

Raleigh, NC Museum of Art:  Rodin Sculpture http://kravet.typepad.com/inspiredtalk/2010/11/rodin-sculpture-at-the-nc-museum-of-art.html Open 10 - 5 Saturday & Sunday

New York - Whitney Museum

Sunday, November 7th

New York:  Liron Sissman:  My NYC artist reception 4 The American Artists Professional League is tomorrow (SUNDAY) at the Salmagundi Club, 47 5th Ave., 2 - 5 pm!

San Francisco, de Young Museum: A screening of "The Storm That Swept Mexico" Free, 2:00 pm http://deyoung.famsf.org/deyoung/calendar/mission-muralismo-film-screening-event-storm-swept-mexico
 
New York: From Vincent Romaniello's blog: http://romanblog2.blogspot.com/

You'll have a chance to see a number of great works from Robert Rauschenberg through December 18th at Gagosian Gallery.

Nostalgic Vintage Art Styles

Vintage art is a style that is nostalgic, comforting and wildly popular. Subjects ranges from cinema, automobiles, comic books, factories, airplanes, pin-up models and lots more - bringing a sense of the past into the present.

If vintage art is the right selection for your home or office, work carefully with your art consultant to frame and exhibit the piece in such a way that the vintage work fits your style and personality.  Originals can increase substantially in value over time, so always use quality matting and framing, along with museum-quality glass to enhance and protect your art.

A great place to find vintage art is through galleries that specialize in vintage artwork, antique dealers and your local art consultant.  Do your homework when selecting vintage art to make sure you're getting what you think - if you're paying $10 for a poster, chances are it's not original.  If you're paying hundreds or thousands, verify it's authenticity and provenance with the seller before you buy.