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Apr 14th, 2009 by LA Brain Terrain
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Jun 1st, 2009 by LA Brain Terrain
Geoff M has some fascinating posts up at his BLDGBLOG.
I link to London Yields: Urban Agriculture: the story about speculative urban farming. Combined with the research proving that landscape affects specific climate, you could create a vineyard in the city by cultivating both grapes and cloud cover.
May 31st, 2009 by LA Brain Terrain
Steve Heller posted a fascinating entry on Design Observer about pricing graphic design ephemera. Are you a bin digger like me, trying to find treasure in the trash?
May 24th, 2009 by LA Brain Terrain
Fans of contemporary music are in a for a treat next month when the La Senora Research Institute in Boca de Santa Monica Canyon hosts the La Senora Chamber Music Concert in the Mojica Hacienda Salon, followed by a reception and photography exhibition of works by Artist John C. Lewis at 3 PM on Saturday, June 13th. Reception follows. Seating is limited so you must pre purchase tickets by June 6 via mail or online.
On Sunday, June 14, La Senora’s Composer-in-Residence, Mark B. Buys, will present a new work during the “Recuerdos Dos Espana y Mexico” concert at 3 PM.
Perhaps the Institute will display the hats of former resident, Anita Loos, this month.
May 16th, 2009 by LA Brain Terrain
Cartoon Brew blog has posted details on a cool event happening tonight that I’d attend if I weren’t too sick. I like the science aspects as I’ve been contemplating my gut all night after watching “Farrah’s Story” on TV last night. Man, I felt so awful last night that all I could do to feel better was to watch “Farrah’s Story” on TV and count my blessings that I didn’t have cancer. I kept watching her get on and off private planes rushing to posh German clinics where they poked LOOOONG assed needles in her abdomen and thinking “jeez, it hurts even when you are that rich with all those resources. i can’t imagine what it’s like to suffer with it on Medicare like the rest of America”
It was good to see her put her side out there and shame the tabloid industrial complex in the process for chasing her down to get such a ghoulish story.
Anyhoo…
“Ancient Book of Sex & Science” Show opens at the Gallery Nucleus. This is the follow-up to the out-of-print 2007 release The Ancient Book of Myth and War. The same four artists are involved: Scott Morse, Lou Romano, Don Shank and Nate Wragg. They all met as animators at Pixar.
May 16th, 2009 by LA Brain Terrain
Hi, I am sick with the flu. I don’t think it’s THE swine flu…more like a bacon bit of said pandemic. But boy do I feel lousy. Since I can’t get out and about, I’m going to bring the party in via Internet video. Here’s an art show in LA to check out.
WE ARE SUPERVISION: SEND LAWYERS, GUNS & MONEY SHOW ON VIMBY.
May 6th, 2009 by LA Brain Terrain
The Glendale News Press just published, Hitting the Marc, an interview with Alice Davis about an upcoming exhibit of work by her late husband, Marc Davis. Davis was an amazing Disney animator and artist. One of the famed “Nine Old Men” animators at the studio, he was instrumental in the visual design behind cartoon classics and original Disneyland attractions, creating the look and feel of the Tiki Room, Pirates of the Caribbean and the Haunted Mansion.
There is a reception scheduled Thursday, 5/7 from 6-8 at the Museum.
The show opens on Friday, May 8 at Forest Lawn Glendale.
I’m looking forward to the first annual ELLE DECOR Presents Legends of La Cienega Design Walk, scheduled to start on May 8 and run through May 9th.
There are several interesting panels and tributes evoking the legends of L.A. design, including a walking tour of designer vignettes on display in storefronts along La Cienega Boulevard, from Beverly to Santa Monica boulevards.
Highlights include:
A Fireside Chat with Jean Mathison, Billy Haines’ Assistant of 30 Years Followed by a Book Signing for Class Act: William Haines by Co-Authors Jean Mathison and Peter Schifando
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Legendary Hollywood decorator William Haines is known as the father of Hollywood Modern for using an exuberant mix of English, Modern and Neo-Classical to style Tinsel Town’s top interiors. Class Act, published by Pointed Leaf Press, is the definitive book on Haines’ history and the celebrities whose homes were enlivened by his custom furniture designs.
From 1924 to 1984, Beverly Hills-based architect Gerard R. Colcord created a significant architectural legacy in Southern California that includes more than 300 residential estates and 100 remodels. He designed in a variety of architectural vernaculars: Tudor, Country French, Hollywood Regency, Spanish Hacienda, Monterey Colonial, Contemporary, and his signature genre, sprawling Country Colonial farmhouses. These homes are still coveted today, often commanding between 5 and 10 million dollars
Eleanor Schrader Schapa tells the story behind many of George Smith’s historically inspired furniture pieces, including plenty of gossip and scandal. She also shares the why’s and how’s of furniture design and construction.
Hutton Wilkinson recounts his experiences with Tony Duquette and the celebrity crowd who surrounded this legendary designer.
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