All Things Art & Photography
It’s not everyday that we get a new Van Gogh. Long thought to be a fake, Sunset at Montmajour has just been officially “discovered” as a Van Gogh original mostly because of new techniques the museums use to make these determinations. This one was painted by Vincent in Arles, in 1888 and is more of a traditional landscape composition but in terms of painting style is very much a Van Gogh.
via The NYTimes
I always liked this song but the magical quality of this video really makes it soar… Directed by We Were Monkeys, Mihai Wilson
Working in the vein of the abstract expressionist’s but mostly known for his work with crushed auto bodies John Chamberlain was a master sculptor who could turn the ugly into the sublime in a monumental way. Watch him work in a wheelchair on one of his last exhibitions.
Survey via The Guggenheim
The famous “Walkie Talkie” building in London designed by Rafael Viñoly is being blamed for melting a parked jaguar. Apparently the intensely concave mirrored building was not tested for the obvious ability of creating a solar death ray (by concentrating the suns rays on small areas below). Londoners call it the “Walkie Scorchie” phenomenon. Apparently this is not the first building by the architect that has produced this effect. He has another in Las Vegas that managed to melt all the pool furniture on a hotel terrace.
Image via the Evening Standard
A very silly version of Eddie Izzard’s classic bit.