Art happening on the NYC subway Olek is an artist. What is her art? Well, it’s called knit graffiti, yarn bombing, or urban knitting . It makes us take a second look. Or perhaps a 30 second look. New York City-based artist Agata Oleksiak (known as Olek) uses crochet in bold colors to make her statement.Continue reading “Crocheting the Way: Meet Olek”
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Write to Noguchi 2
NYC Isamu Noguchi’s Cube 1000, originally uploaded to flickr by njsnowdog.
Write to Noguchi 1
Through the Looking Glass, originally uploaded to flickr by slackley.
from 60 Morning Walks by Andy Fitch
Friday Fearing bronchitis I slept through the alarm and didn’t get out until 9:15. From the courtyard sparrows whistled on either side. The day felt complete, a little tiring even. A police officer propped against a red door frowned when my glance made him self-conscious. It turns out the building east of mine’s a correctionsContinue reading “from 60 Morning Walks by Andy Fitch”
iPhone as Moleskine (Monday)
Is the iPhone the moleskine of the future? Jorge Colombo certainly makes it look easy in these sketches of New York City. You can even watch a quicktime movie of each picture, emerging, so to speak. ~~~~ Update: Here is a newer link for Colombo's work at The New Yorker.
