It’s the Friday Quickies! Pencils down! Surf’s up!
- July 5, 1934 Obituary: Mme. Curie Is Dead; Martyr to Science.
- Just a little reminder that Brian wrote this great thing about the extraordinary Maki and his Kickstarter for “Sufficiently Remarkable”. Go show Maki some love!
- NEUROKNITTING! It’s a thing … thanks to artist duo Varvara Guljajeva and Mar Canet.
- Girls are invited to join in the National BSA Jamboree. We have to ask ourselves- why now? {via Beth}
- Bird and Moon gives us something special: PALAEOBET!
- John Matta’s witty napkin art is totally charming. Find lots more at his blog.
- Although this is a fairly small list of the best and worst art shows of 2013 to date, these are debatable. I still contend that the Turrell exhibit was inspired and the punk exhibit was completely misguided, I disagree on the Swinton and Rain Room entries. How about you?
- Better living through chemistry: contemporary capsule sculptures by Edie Nadelhaft.
- In a little nod to America’s Independence Day, I give you How all 50 states got their names.
- Another seasonal entry: this is an essay from 1988 by the legendary art critic, Peter Schjeldahl. The Joy Of Seasonal Explosives.
- A Visual History of the Explosion, From the Big Bang to Keith Moon. I … what now?
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SimonChristen’s love letter to the San Frnacisco fog:
Adrift
Quite possibly one of the most beautiful four minutes you’ll experience in some time.
Found at Colossal. Read more here.
from the page
It has been almost 3 years since I released “The Unseen Sea” and I’m excited and proud to share with you my latest project “Adrift”.
“Adrift” is a love letter to the fog of the San Francisco Bay Area. I chased it for over two years to capture the magical interaction between the soft mist, the ridges of the California coast and the iconic Golden Gate Bridge. This is where “Adrift” was born.
The weather conditions have to be just right for the fog to glide over the hills and under the bridge. I developed a system for trying to guess when to make the drive out to shoot, which involved checking the weather forecast, satellite images and webcams multiple times a day. For about 2 years, if the weather looked promising, I would set my alarm to 5am, recheck the webcams, and then set off on the 45-minute drive to the Marin Headlands.
I spent many mornings hiking in the dark to only find that the fog was too high, too low, or already gone by the time I got there. Luckily, once in a while the conditions would be perfect and I was able to capture something really special. Adrift is a collection of my favorite shots from these excursions into the ridges of the Marin Headlands.
I hope with my short film I am able to convey the feeling of happiness I felt while I experienced those stunning scenes.
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Featured image is Napkin #516 by John Mata.
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