DAILY DOSE OF ART

As prescribed by Paulina Constancia

DOTermination 5: Polka Dot + Moonbeam Jazz Duo

On our last feature in the DOTermination series, we bring you a most refreshing and inspiring jazz duo from Down Under.  Meet Juliet Pang 冯欣慧  (a.k.a. Polkadot) and Didi Mudigdo  (a.k.a. Moonbeam). … Continue reading

November 15, 2014 · Leave a comment

DOTermination 4: Ben Heine’s Digital Circlism

Today we look into Digital Circlism, a painting technique developed by Belgian artist Ben Heine. Ben Heine & Digital Circlism  DDoA: Hello, Ben Heine. Welcome to Daily Dose of Art. … Continue reading

November 14, 2014 · Leave a comment

DOTermination 3: STÄDEL MUSEUM Extension by Schneider + Schumacher

We now go into polka dot in architectural design. When a building design is not only beautiful to the eyes but is also practical and energy efficient then it becomes … Continue reading

November 13, 2014 · Leave a comment

DOTermination 2: Yayoi Kusama’s Polka Dot World

Yayoi Kusama Japanese artist and writer born March 22, 1929 in Matsumoto, Nagano into an upper-middle-class family of seedling merchants throughout her career she has worked in a wide variety … Continue reading

November 12, 2014 · Leave a comment

Conversational Calaveras 5: Dem Bones (Dance & ARTivities)

Today we have the last part of our Conversational Calaveras. I bring you the Skeleton Dance by Super Simple Learning and some ARTivities  to do after dancing skeleton-style. The Skeleton … Continue reading

October 31, 2014 · Leave a comment

Conversational Calaveras 4: Tom French and Love Macabre

Today we feature British artist Tom French. In his works, the image of skulls and lovers make a constant appearance. I invite you to squint, linger and perhaps guess the … Continue reading

October 30, 2014 · Leave a comment

Conversational Calaveras 3: All is Vanity

Today we look into the world of optical illusions. We pay special attention to the art of Charles Allan Gilbert  “All is Vanity” and how it has inspired a whole … Continue reading

October 29, 2014 · Leave a comment

Conversational Calaveras 2: Poetic Obituaries for the Living

Today we look into CALAVERAS – named after the Spanish word for skull, but are actually poetic obituaries – not for the dead  but for those very much alive! A … Continue reading

October 28, 2014 · Leave a comment

Conversational Calaveras 1: La Famosa Catrina

Welcome to a new week on DDoA! As we approach Halloween (Oct 31st), All  Saints’ Day (Nov 1st)  and All Souls’ Day (Nov 2nd), we look into Mexican traditions related … Continue reading

October 27, 2014 · Leave a comment

Snakes & Ladders 5: Promoting Nutrition, Lawfulness & more…

On the last day of our Snakes & Ladders series, we look into practical and educational uses of the snakes and ladders game format. In Latin American countries, they seem to be in … Continue reading

October 24, 2014 · Leave a comment