Don't MIS It

Friday, April 19, 2013

Sanford Wurmfeld: Color Visions 1966-2013

I was sent to visit Sanford Wurmfeld: Color Visions 1966-2013 at Hunter College by my 'Color, Pattern, and Symmetry' teacher, Paul Corio, a former student of Wurmfeld's. I expected an artist's retrospective of his color focused work, but was not at all prepared for Sanford Wurmfeld's INCREDIBLE span of color work. His expansive wall canvases, irregularly shaped paintings, and sculptures teach one more about color that could ever really be learned in a class room. He brought to life for me all of the color theory that I've been learning. Throughout his almost 50 year career he has explored color and its affects on our moods and visual perception to a positively scientific level. The precision and effectiveness of visual perception that he has created took my breath away.

(Close up of above painting!)

This is a show not to MIS! If you are in New York visit the Hunter College Times Sq. Gallery (450 W 41st St, btw Dyer & 10th Ave) from 1-6pm TOMORROW (Sunday April 20th. It is the last day!

For those of you who do not have the opportunity to visit, these images can provide you with a taste of it, but certainly do not do his work justice. Learn more about Sanford Wurmfeld and his work on his site!

Appreciate the power of COLOR,

Margo Isadora

Color Magic!

These seemingly black and white canvases are MUCH more than meets the eye. His addition of blues in very small doses to the grid made the bottoms of the black canvases glow blue, the white become multicolored after staring at them for a moment!

Every canvas was meticulously painted with stripes and squares of color to create these magic perceptual effects!

Dreamy Fades

Primary Color Plexi Sculptures created a maze of color theory!

A Continuum of Color

Color adds to the illusion of the canvas irregularity!

Color genius in sculpture!

Up close and personal with the rainbow expanse above!

Shelby recording the delicate details
of the seemingly 'lit' canvas!

The 'frame' seemingly disappears from a distance. Color Magic!

Get a look inside his '360 Degree Viewer' here!

Closing perfection...

Friday, April 5, 2013

Ilona Royce Smithkin: Cabaret Queen

Ilona and I after the show!

What a treat it was to be transported to the Roaring 20’s with Zoe Lewis and the Bootleggers performance at the Laurie Beechman Theatre in Times Square. I went to see my good friend, Ilona Royce Smithkin, sing in this hit Cabaret show from Provincetown. Boy, was I in for a treat! Talented performers of all ages graced the stage, from 93 year old Ilona to a middle school girl. The host of the evening, Zoe Lewis, gave an excellent performance and introduction to each one of these flappers and handsome gents.

Join this golden night of the flapper with the images and videos below!

Enjoy,

Margo Isadora

There were flapper women...

20's pairs...

dapper gents...

cute young flappers...

and even shirtless devils with bear pants!

See video of the devilish bear above!

ILONA ROYCE SMITHKIN takes the stage!

See video of this 93 year old star here!

Love that telltale 3" long eyelash you can see!

The closing number to a memorable show.

Joyce Carpati and Ilona both ladies of Advanced Style
talking after the show!
These wonderful women were in the NY post earlier that day!

Ilona singing the night away...

The talented Ilona!

Sunday, March 31, 2013

Easter Parade

Enjoying the colorful festivities! Helen, Valerie, Me and Ari

The Easter Parade is a time where New Yorkers and visitors alike celebrate the joy of Easter, the renewal of spring and the color that results. One cannot help but feel spirited amongst the rainbow of wonderful homemade bonnets that roam 5th Avenue each year. It is a parade of people, some of the most wonderful in New York!

This is one you don't want to MIS. I'll be dreaming about the floral explosions, peep sombreros and egg bonnets until next Easter Sunday!

Enjoy,

Margo Isadora

My Golden Egg Bonnet!
Captured by Tom Cathey
See Tom's wonderful Easter parade coverage here.

This year I created a "Golden Egg" by plastering a balloon and covering it in hot glue, after creating a wire cage for support I sprayed it with gold paint! After filling it with 3 cute chicks I was ready for the parade :)

A handsome gentleman... loved his bunny cane!

Chick Perfection

Flower Boys

Fellow Eggs!

A Chic Bonnet

Me and Ari Seth Cohen of Advanced Style

A Spirited Man

PEEPS!

Flower Mama and Child

Spring has Sprung!

My Wonderful Crew!
Don, Me, Jane, and Tom

Scootering away!

Mama's Blooming Bonnet Matched!

I met an Aussie bunny at the Parade!
Visiting from Melbourne to 'show off her carrots'!

Spring has SPRUNG!

Tom and Don's fantastic Eggery!

Sweet Farm Figures

Mom and I in our Bonnets
Captured by Tom Cathey

Till Next Year...
See previous Easter Parade Festivities here, here, and here!

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Red Hong... An Innovative Artist

Red Hong is an artist/architect who paints incredible images, but never with a paintbrush! This month (March 2013) she has created an image each day out of food on the same white plate. Her attention to detail and innovative choice of material continue to inspire me daily, I am still taken aback by her work as I was with the first video I saw of hers last year.

Check out this portrait of Jay Chou created from coffee cup stains, and view her other portrait work in action on her youtube channel here. From carnation portraits of Angu San Suu Kyi to book 'facebook' portrait of Mark Zuckerberg, her work never ceases to amaze me.

See her daily food art this month on instagram, keep up to date with her work on her blog, and be inspired to 'paint' ~ Red reminds us we don't need paint or a brush to do it!

Continue to create,

Margo Isadora