Giorgio Morandi at the Met

Here's my music video idea for my imaginary CMTV channel (that's Classical Music Television). Slow pans, zooms and fades featuring the paintings of Giorgio Morandi to the tune of some sublime Erik Satie piano piece. You feel me?

The Metropolitan Museum of Art (or church, as we call it) is featuring a comprehensive exhibit of the 20th century master Giorgio Morandi. Influenced by Chardin and Cezanne, his still life paintings depict ordinary bottles, boxes, etc.., sometimes arranged in an awkward manner where edges are tangent. However, its the amazing tonal and color sensitivity, that makes me feel so peaceful and calm when I stare at his work. The muted tones, the combination of warm and cool colors, and the almost abstract quality to his composition make his paintings appear so beautiful and unique.

If you're in the city, check it out. It's running till December 14:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Giorgio Morandi

NYC: Fashion Week

It's that time of year again, when everyone comes back from vacations and New York City wakes up from summer hours, long weekends at the beach and unbearably hot subway stations. This time of year can be a hard transition so thankfully we have something to get excited about : fashion!

New York welcomes our obsession with Fashion Week at Bryant Park and other locales around the city as fashion insiders and fans alike all converge to see what designers, stylists and experts have to say and show.

Even if you cannot get a ticket to a coveted show, just walk around the city and you'll see what fashion fans have to say about their own style and creativity - they are wearing it! It's a great visual story to see how everyone translates the trends and classics for a unique look or new way of expressing your personal style.

Can't get to NYC? No worries. You can get your fashion fix online. Here are a few of my favorite sites to check out :

The Satoralist
New York Magazine
New York Times

Anywhere Art

I love the Metropolitan Museum of Art. I also love their website, especially the Timeline of Art History. If you want to brush up on your art history knowledge, learn something new, impress a girl or take a stroll through a world-class virtual museum you can do it all here.

If you need your art on the run they have you covered. Check out the Met Podcast page and take it with you wherever you go. Podcasts are created in conjunction with a special exhibition and are archived. Subscribe to have episodes sent to you automatically and get your art on.

http://www.metmuseum.org/podcast/index.asp
http://www.metmuseum.org/

Photography by Sze Tsung Leong

I am insatiable in my quest to be inspired and I am always excited to find a new artist that has me seeing something in a new way. Enter the photography of Sze Tsung Leong.

His images caught my attention right away. Hauntingly beautiful with a harmonious color palette, the graphic compositions evoke a sense of peaceful isolation that makes me feel like a secret observer in a moment in time.

I especially love the Horizons series where I can mix up the images to form a larger pattern. The Cities series speaks to my design background where I remove the literal and focus on color and composition. Timely elements of history, social responsibility and politics provide me with something new to be found each time I look a little closer.

If you like this artist, you may also like:


Andrew Wyeth
Camilo Jose Vergara

iPhone Beatbox

Now you can lay down that hot beat you got bouncing in your head while waiting for the R train. Introducing BeatMaker app for the iPhone. Besides it's beautiful interface, I was surprised by it's capabilities. A multitrack sequencer, 16 pads like an MPC, and 2 effects channels with EQ. Download BeatPack, the desktop app that allows you to create your own kits. Strictly for the beat junkies.