art | helen frankenthaler 1928-2011

in admiration of one of my favorite artists...
helen frankenthaler 
1928-2011

'the landscapes were in my arms as i did it.'
-helen frankenthaler

helen frankenthaler | mountains and sea | oil and charcoal on canvas | 1952
national gallery of art | washington DC
photo by wsj 

helen frankenthaler | mountain storm | oil on canvas | 1955
sold for US$511,500 | sale 1301 lot 26 | christie's new york | 11 november 2003
photo by christie's

helen frankenthaler | jacob's ladder | oil on canvas | 1957
museum of modern art | new york NY
photo by moma

helen frankenthaler | saturn revisited | acrylic on canvas | 1964
sold for US$662,500 | sale 2048 lot 2 | christie's new york | 12 november 2008
photo by christie's

helen frankenthaler | glow II | acrylic on canvas | 1968
sold for US$622,400 | sale 1835 lot 165 | christie's new york | 17 may 2007
photo by christie's

helen frankenthaler | chairman of the board | synthetic polymer paint and felt tip marker on canvas | 1971
museum of modern art | new york NY
photo by moma

helen frankenthaler | nature abhors a vacuum | acrylic on canvas | 1973
national gallery of art | washington DC
photo by national gallery of art

helen frankenthaler | leveling | acrylic on canvas | 1973
sold for US$698,500 | sale NO8792 lot 171 | sotheby's new york | 10 november 2011
photo by sotheby's

helen frankenthaler | cloud harbor | acrylic on canvas | 1974
sold for US$601,000 | sale NO8364 lot 242 | sotheby's new york | 15 november 2007
photo by mutual art

helen frankenthaler | nadir rising | acrylic on canvas | 1974
sold for US$769,000 | sale NO8442 lot 242 | sotheby's new york | 15 may 2008
photo by artnet

helen frankenthaler | royal fireworks | acrylic on canvas | 1975
sold for US$818,500 | sale 2481 lot 711 | christie's new york | 9 november 2011
photo by christie's

helen frankenthaler | springscape | acrylic on canvas | 1975
sold for US$578,500 | sale 2220 lot 225 | christie's new york | 11 november 2009
photo by christie's

helen frankenthaler | warming trend | acrylic on canvas | 2002
kemper museum of contemporary art | kansas city MO
photo by kemper art

wouldn't you love to see a retrospective of her work?
click here or here or here to read more about helen frankenthaler...

color | tangerine tango | pantone color of the year

color authority pantone, named tangerine tango, an energetic shade of red orange, the color of the year for 2012.  pantone, a division of x-rite, provides professional color standards for the design industries.

 

tangerines
photo by the guardian











tangerine tango | pantone color 17-1463 TCX
photo by pantone

you could consider tangerine either a classic, or a trendy color.
 

classic

orange birkin handbag | hermes
photo by habitually chic

trendy

orange patent vamp sandal | jimmy choo
photo by nordstrom

for interior design, i like color that whispers, instead of shouts.
in either expected...
 






pillows
living room | fifth avenue residence | new york, new york
interior design by shelton, mindel & associates
photo by architectural digest

art
breakfast room | private residence | kansas city, kansas
interior design by sally sirkin lewis
photo by architectural digest

...or, surprising accents.
draperies
jdg studio | jeffers design group | san francisco, california
interior design by jeffers design group
photo by drew altizar

shelves
lounge | private residence | atherton, california
interior design by steven volpe design
photo by architectural digest

furniture

hall | lower fifth avenue residence | new york, new york
custom bar by paul benson
interior design by steven gambrel
photo by s r gambrel

tabletops
dining area | loft | san francisco, california
reverse painted glass tabletop by paige glass
interior design by ken fulk
photo by philip harvey

do you think that surprises can be fun?

art | cartier exhibition | art basel miami beach

lighting is the jewelry of a room

and, aquarium, a mobile commissioned by the fondation cartier pour l'art contemporain, designed by brazilian artist beatriz milhazes,
and crafted by cartier, was the jewel of art basel miami beach 2011.

the fondation cartier exhibited aquarium in the miami design district during art basel.

beatriz milhazes | aquarium | fondation cartier pour l'art contemporain | art basel miami beach 2011

photo by innerspace

cartier crafted the mobile from almost 15,000 carats of pearls, precious gems, and semi-precious stones, set in brass and gold vermeil.
the gems include over:

3200 carats of rubies

3200 carats of sapphires

1800 carats of turquoise

900 carats of coral

150 carats of emeralds

20 carats of diamonds

beatriz milhazes | aquarium | fondation cartier pour l'art contemporain | art basel miami beach 2011

photo by innerspace 

would you describe aquarium as jewelry?
or, sculpture?
or, decorative art?

artist beatriz milhazes

photo by art | basel | miami beach

fortunately, decorative lighting doesn't need to be crafted from precious materials to resemble...

diamonds...

dining room | donghia furniture showroom | new york NY
interior design by anita csordas

photo by architectural digest 

cascade grand luminaire | crystal and aluminum | designed by todd rugee | boyd lighting

photo by boyd lighting

 

diamants legers de cartier earrings | diamonds and white gold | cartier

photo by cartier

or, pearls...

dining room | november 2011 catalog | design within reach

photo by dwr

fun 11 pendant light | mother of pearl and steel | designed by verner panton | design within reach

photo by dwr

south sea pearl and diamond necklace | gump's

photo by gump's

rubies, 

sapphires, 

or emeralds...

dining room | private residence | southern california

architecture and interior design by newman mendro andrulaitus

 photo by california homes

 

cellula chandelier | swarovski (r) crystals and aluminum | designed by nunzia carbone and tiziano vudafieri | anthologie quartett

swarovski (r) crystals available in crystal, red, blue, or green

photos by http://www.anthologiequartett.de

ruby, diamond and 18k white gold line bracelet | asprey
sapphire, diamond and 18k white gold line bracelet | asprey
emerald, diamond and platinum line bracelet | asprey
photos by asprey

or, semi-precious stones.

dining room | september 2011 catalog | design within reach

photo by dwr

stamen pendant lights | amber, sapphire, or plum glass | designed by jeremy piles | niche modern

photos by dwr

m'ama non m'ama rings | semi-precious stones and rose gold | pomellato

photo by pomellato

you can never have too many jewels, don't you think?

art | exhibitions + spaces | art basel miami beach

you might think of art basel as an art, party, or fashion scene, but at art basel miami beach 2011, the satellite exhibitions and the public spaces were interactive and happening.

 

if you were hungry, you could visit incubation, the annual breakfast installation at the rubell family collection.
 

incubation continued new york artist jennifer rubell's exploration of the creative process through audience participation.

artist jennifer rubell | incubation | art basel miami beach 2011 | rubell family collection
photo by nowness

first, you picked up a jar of plain yogurt from the counter of the on-site yogurt lab.

photo by experiment station

then, you flavored your yogurt by holding the jar up to a ceiling dispenser that dripped honey. 

photo by innerspace

photo by t magazine

photo by the atlantic

finally, you consumed your creation!

people were also consuming the fruit from banana market/art market, a volkswagen van filled with ripened bananas that brazilian artist paulo nazareth installed in the art positions section at art basel. 

banana market/art market | paolo nazareth | art basel miami beach 2011

 photo by the atlantic

if a rusty, green vw van just isn't your favorite form of transportation, then maybe a concept vehicle is more your style.

architecting the future: buckminster fuller & lord norman foster, a design miami satellite exhibition, featured two of buckminster fuller's inventions:  the dymaxion car, an omnidirectional transport system designed in 1933, and the fly's eye dome, a geodesic dome designed in 1961. 

dymaxion car | buckminster fuller | architecting the future | design miami 2011
fly's eye dome | buckminster fuller | architecting the future | design miami 2011 | craig robins collection
photo by innerspace

two shipping containers installed on a vacant lot in the miami design district housed the exhibition.

architecting the future | exhibition installed in two shipping containers | design miami 2011
photo by innerspace

miami collector craig robins plans to reinstall the fly's eye dome in a new pedestrian plaza in the design district. 

in the art video pedestrian plaza at art basel, five viewing pods contained monitors that screened videos and films by international artists.  

viewing pods | art video section | art basel miami beach 2011
photo by innerspace

for three evenings, the films were also screened at soundscape park, the 7000 square foot outdoor projection wall at the new world center, which was designed by architect frank gehry.

but, the indoor park in the art positions section at art basel was the most popular pedestrian plaza.

indoor park | art positions section | art basel miami beach 2011
photo by the atlantic

the indoor park reminded me of green park in london...

green park | london, united kingdom
photo by wikimedia commons

or, a sunday on la grande jatte, the famous impressionist painting by georges seurat.

 

a sunday on la grande jatte | georges seurat | 1884 | the art institute of chicago

photo by the art institute of chicago

which do you prefer, public or private exhibition spaces?