When LIGHT meets ART in India

Rajasthani Dance, Pushkar Rajasthan by Rajan Kapoor

Art Thru The Lens - Art Exhibition. Photographs by Rajan Kapoor and Sanjay Bhattacharya at Jehangir Art Gallery in Mumbai, India. 

It's with great pleasure that I present the very much talented Rajan Kapoor, whose high creativity, taste and professionality have led to his personal success : I have the honour to know him personally and appreciate him as a man and an entrepreneur. I found the photo above in my personal archive and want to share with you his view on it : " ..from the colourful spread of Rajasthan to the dewy quietude of sanctuaries like the Jim Corbett Park, to the lush greenery of the tea plantations; all this held me in awe..as much as the ghoomar dancers from Rajasthan.It was a fabulous experience to see the dancers dancing in rhythmic trance as I tried to capture their movement..."

 Kapoor and Bhattacharya duel well.For Bhattacharya, a well known painter, the texture and form in the detail was crucial in framing his expressions.For Kapoor, an industrialist by profession, the formal elements of a picture in the lighting, the composition, and in the organization of a subject and the technology the medium rides on, are crucial aspects. Singular approaches with a common language, though strangely grounded in a syntax that's so different. It is this jugalbandi that will hold the viewer's attention for quite a while. 

A great example, the one of Rajan Kapoor, how LIGHT is well present in his whole life.

Un gioiello di...lanterna

Felce by Mario Salvucci

A great example how jelwery design and craftsmanship meet lighting. Not only a lamp though but a home decor object. Visit Mario Salvucci complete lanterns' collection.
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Ottimo esempio di come l'arte della gioelleria incontra la luce. Non solo una lampada quindi ma oggetto d'arredamento. Date un'occhiata all'intera collezione di lanterne di Mario Salvucci

Tks Dani!!

Keep your sense of humour alive!

CHESHIRE - Artwork by Sanford Biggers

I received this image this morning and wanted to share it with you. We must remember to start our day with a smile, musn't we?
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Ho trovato questa bella immagine stamane nella posta e la voglio condividere. Dobbiamo sempre ricordarci di sorridere, no?

BWINDI LIGHT MASKS : I DREAM OF AFRICA

Bwindi Light Masks by Richi Ferrero

SPIDER LIGHT

Serge Mouille : spider ceiling lamp

  

I came to know about Serge Mouille , a famous french designer / artisan thanks to an american friend and estimator of this artist. At first sight I was totally impressed by the modernity and plainness of his SPIDER production ( made in  the early '50s) together with its fabulous functionality to widely enlighten but meanwhile focus various points in the same place. What then impressed me once again is the story told that Serge Mouille  researched and developed lighting designs in reaction to the too complicated Italian designs that flooded the 1950’s market.

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Serge Mouille : detail of spider sconce

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sono venuta a conoscenza di un famoso designer /artigiano francese Serge Mouille grazie ad un amico americano ed estimatore di questo artista. A prima vista sono stata totalmente colpita dalla modernità, dalla linearità della sua produzione denominata SPIDER ( ragno), fatta all'inizio degli anni '50 e dalla sua favolosa funzionalità per illuminare ampiamente ma allo stesso tempo focalizzare la luce nei vari punti di uno stesso ambiente. Ciò che mi ha ulteriormente colpito é la storia che si racconta sul Mouille, al quale fu richiesto di ricercare e sviluppare dei corpi illuminanti in controtendenza al design italiano un po' "ridondante" presente massicciamente sul mercato negli anni '50.

THE INTERSECTION OF DESIGN,FASHION,SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Sabine Seymour 's new book "Functional Aesthetics: Visions In Fashionable Technology" immediately gives a clear view that textile can be interfaced .In Seymour's second book on the subject, she defines fashionable wearables as "designed garments, accessories or jewelry that combine aesthetics and style with functional technology." There are many examples of how LED technology has already been and still be used for the above purposes.

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Il nuovo libro di Sabine Seymour "Functional Aesthetics: Visions In Fashionable Technology" dà subito una visione chiara di come i tessuti possano essere interfacciati. Nel secondo libro di Seymour su questo argomento, ella stessa definisce ciò che è di moda come " capi disegnati, accessori o gioielli che coniugano estetica e stile con la tecnologia funzionale" .Ci sono molti esempi di come i LED siano già stati e vengano tuttora utilizzati per questi propositi.

Cute Circuit  has its Galaxy Dress on display at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. This dazzling dress features 24,000 LEDs.

LumiGram has recently designed a collection of illuminated, sexy tops. LumiGram uses Italian’s Luminex unique light emitting fabric which has as its light element fiber optics woven into conventional textiles. 

Tks Azzurra !

VITRA

Charles-Eames-Str.2 www.vitra.com

Close to Basel, one of the most important centres for contemporary art, you can visit Weil am Rhein, another amazing place for art & design lovers. Vitrahaus by Herzog & de Meuron has opened in these last few months and it's half way between a showroom, a museum and a shop.Inside pieces by Charles Eames,Verner Panton and other classical designers.

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Alle porte di Basilea,mecca dell'arte contemporanea, si trova la cittadina tedesca Weil am Rhein,altro luogo di grande interesse per gli amanti dell'arte e del design.Da qualche mese c'é anche il nuovo Vitrahaus di Herzog &  de Meuron, una via di mezzo tra showroom,museo e punto vendita. All'interno opere di  Charles Eames,Verner Panton e altri classici del design.