Category Archives: Art

Otto Dix. Max Beckmann. Kunsthalle Mannheim.

Posted on 10 February, 2014 by jb

 

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Nighthawks, 8-bit

Posted on 9 January, 2014 by jb
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Keeping it simple

Posted on 28 November, 2013 by jb

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LA without a map

Posted on 24 October, 2013 by jb
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Art, economics and stupidity.

Posted on 21 July, 2013 by jb

Marianne Heller runs the eponymous ceramics gallery in Heidelberg. Not exactly my tasse de thé (as one says), but she presents good artists and has played a major role in promoting serious ceramics in Germany over the past 35 years. … Continue reading →

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Broken your arm?

Posted on 5 July, 2013 by jb

This is an exoskeletal cast from Jake Evill, a New Zealand designer. X-ray the limb. Scan the arm Print the cast. That clips on, fits like a glove, doesn’t need a plastic bag when you’re showering and is structured to … Continue reading →

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Intuition

Posted on 13 June, 2013 by jb

There’s no way Hans Fischer could have known, but how utterly cool. The best way to describe Hans is “an artist who uses clay as his canvas”. Ms ymbfa asked him to choose a plate for her and give it … Continue reading →

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“I am a potteur…..”

Posted on 9 June, 2013 by jb

Jean-Nicolas Gérard – one of the true greats of European pottery. Been collecting him for years  

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Things come apart

Posted on 4 June, 2013 by jb

Buy the book

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Give me hand…

Posted on 21 March, 2013 by jb
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