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Motion + Design + Magic: delivering the concept to the stomach
The food and drinks served at a party are as important as the party itself. For opening parties, say to launch an exhibition, even more so. But few event producers think in this integrated way. The food and drinks on offer should be a reflection of the essence of the exhibition. What guests put in their mouth is an equally valid creative expression of art “” only temporary! So to celebrate the recent lighting of the Parco Christmas tree and corresponding Motion + Design + Magic exhibition by renowned visual artist Masaru Ozaki, everything was themed to a T (well, a cube actually!). To celebrate its 40th anniversary Parco, a Japanese department store, commissioned Ozaki to create a magical graphic wonderland. The high-tech display uses advanced technology to project 3D images onto 3 metre tall tree installations in the entrance court of Shibuya Parco Part 1. These giant cubes stacked into a Christmas tree shape with projections beamed on every surface create a wonderful visual feast.
For Food Creation, the company who created the food art for the event, not only is the appearance and taste of food crucial, so is the situation in which it’s eaten. What’s important is making the food come alive “” delivering the concept to the stomach.
Installation in a house of food
M¥ltidets Hus (The House of Food) is the new 9000 m2 national and international resource centre for food development, host of the Gastronomic Institute and Norwegian chef team. Ralston & Bau was commissioned by Figgjo to make a permanent installation in the reception hall. A central wall that runs three flights high was transformed into a generous, vertical feast table. Combined iconic Figgjo dishes form organic shaped plates and bowls of the table, the wall was covered with an innovative laminated wood material simulating a linen table cloth. The wood was engraved with the shapes of ghost silver ware and glasses, while a classic chair backrest on the wall top completes the illusion of the vertical table. The installation was opened to the public on the 16th of September.
Multimillion-Dollar Andy Warhol Collection Stolen
A multimillion-dollar collection of original work by Andy Warhol, featuring famous sports stars such as Muhammad Ali, Pele, OJ Simpson and Chris Evert has been stolen. The works of art disappeared earlier this month from the Los Angeles home of Richard Weisman. The pieces were taken from the walls of the house’s dining room, along with a Warhol portrait of Weisman. There was no sign of forced entry and several other valuable paintings were left untouched.
Wool works at Exposure Gallery
The Wool Works exhibition by Craftwork at Exposure Gallery comprises of two large-scale hanging textile artworks. They are made from natural wool and aluminium. In making these works, Craftwork mainly focused on building bridges between the disciplines of art, craft, design and fashion. The works are completely hand made and Craftwork twisted approximately 2 Kilometers of raw wool slivers by hand which were then knotted and bound into place with aluminum tubes to create each work. Wool Works will be on show during the London Design Festival this september at Exposure Gallery and they are also showcasing one of them at the Red Bull Fashion Factory where fashion brands such as Vivienne Westwood and PPQ will be holding their shows during London Fashion Week.
Warhol’s Jackson goes to auction
A 1984 portrait by Andy Warhol of the late singer Michael Jackson will go on display at London’s O2 arena before being sold at auction in New York. The artwork was commissioned by TIME Magazine to celebrate the record sales of Jackson’s album Thriller Since the death of Jackson and since Warhol passed long ago, the portrait is causing fans and art investors to drool over the possibility of owning this piece of art.
The portrait, which is 30 x 26 inches (76.2 x 66 cm), will be sold at auction in New York where it is expected to sell for millions. Until then, it will be on display at the British Music Experience in London, inside the concert venue at which Jackson had been due to perform. American artist Warhol was a leading figure in the Pop Art movement, and he experimented by creating artworks from mass-produced images from American popular culture.
2009 Bentley Continental GT By Romero Britto
To celebrate its 90th anniversary, Bentley Motors collaborated with artist Romero Britto to paint the first concept car of its kind ever to be designed, a prototype Bentley Continental GT. The car is on display at Romero’s “Come to my World” exhibit in Berlin and, according to Romero himself, has been created to “put a smile on people’s faces’. The design of the car itself features a number of symbols including stars, a happy flower, hearts and an all-over print of squiggle lines.
Ferrari Art.Engine launches Art.Opera
Ferrari Art.Engine speaker system has once again developed a sonic speaker system that combines minute engineering with state of the art components. The new Ferrari speaker system is commonly known as Å”Art.Opera. It features hand polished and anodized aluminum finishing. This ensures superior performance, aesthetics and durability. The Opera integrates the 2-Way bass drive system with an aim to achieve an elusive combination of the transient accuracy of small, lightweight speakers and surround sound associated with larger woofers. The Art.Opera is embellished with four layers of Ferrari factory paint which gives the style and precision Formula 1 to an individual’s home dƒcor. It comes with a price tag of $39,000.
Triceracopter, a tricerosaurus-cum-helicopter displayed for art lovers
Last time, we told you about a mechanoid cheetah from Andrew Chase, but that was not available for sale, so now we bring to you tricerosaurus which is made to look like a helicopter.
This is a prehistoric sculpture of the post-Vietnam political war era. It is said that this item gave the artist the inspiration to create ŔTriceracopter:Hope for the Obsolescense of War. Sculptured in clay over a Vietnam-era U.S. Army-spec OH-6 Cayuse helicopter, this triceracopter has been covered with fiberglass by renowned and controversial artist, Patricia Renick.
Chanel liquidated in Hong Kong
French artist ZEVS was arrested in Hong Kong this morning, July 13th, 2009 at 3:49am after Liquidating the Chanel logo on the faƒade of Chater House in Central. No news on whether he’s been release yet or whether he will make it to the opening of the exhibit this Tursday…
ZEVS is an anonymous French contemporary artist widely known for his LV, Chanel and other logo drippings. He was an early and influential graffiti artist and active as a tagger in Paris in the 90′s. Working with other French names of the second half of the 90′s, like Andre and Invader, ZEVS has been among the prominent figures who pioneered the French street art scene.
By the end of the 90′s he became known for his poetic drawings of shadows in Paris. Later he “bombed” models on the billboards between the eyes. Though his interventions have been very popular, it has been discussed in France whether it was vandalism or art. In 2002 he cut out a model of a gigantic Lavazza poster in Berlin. Above the hole in the poster he wrote “VISUAL KIDDNAPPING “” PAY NOW!”.
Zevs In Hong Kong
French urban artist Zevs has a must-see show at art statements gallery, opening in Hong Kong Thursday, July 16th. The artist arrived earlier to create a series of paintings of LV and Chanel dripping logos on lacquer in collaboration with local craftsmen. Additionally, he made a series of ceramics and paintings on metal. All these works will be presented plus a variety of his other signature liquidated logos.
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