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The artist Chantal deFelice has developed a reputation for the analyzation of urban and suburban habitats through beautifully still architectural renderings that hover in the space between aesthetic and profound. Her observations are not overtly relevant in that they do not come across as social commentary; she does not [...]
A small plot of grass is a fairy ring, a window box becomes an enchanted forest and the tough brambles of the urban rose growing up through a chain link fence guard a sleeping beauty of the fierce canine variety. For anyone who has grown up in an architecturally dense environment, whether [...]
The human species is inordinately deft at creating the terms of its own existence. In both long and short-term scenarios it is a rare occasion that we do not take an immediate hand on the wheel of destiny and steer it in accordance to our interpretation of the stars. In essence it is [...]
The Fine Arts Buildings of Cal State Long Beach are located on the southernmost side of the sprawling 3 mile campus. These Mid-Century modern buildings, designed by architect Edward Killingsworth, are beautifully integrated with trees and the most incredible staghorn ferns hang from giant pots suspended from outdoor beams. Rectangular chunks of granite are [...]
Those who live in Orange County are accustomed to the rate of urban development to be found here. Freshly painted condominiums with faux shutters and trick balconies done in a scaled-up or scaled-down Tuscan treatment are being hastily built across every square mile without exception, and yet, there are shadowed marks on the landscape [...]
Upon entering artist Michael Giancristiano’s newly-minted Santa Ana workspace, you are greeted by the renowned collection of cylindrical plywood sculptures rising in various heights and circumference from the concrete floor in a scattered formation, The Pits of Despair: Regret, Uncertainty, Credit Card Dept, and the smaller works in between entitled “Empty People”. As pits go, [...]
Birch Island, Maine is a very special place for me. When I am sad or frustrated with anything at all I close my eyes and imagine myself on my Grandpa’s eastporter boat, splashing across the tiny waves in and around the islands of Casco Bay. Considered a “minor island” amongst other beautiful [...]
