THE ARTIST SPEAKS
(Check out this beautifully illustrated video of interviews with the incomparable architect, designer and visionary Buckminster Fuller here.) 
THE ARTIST SPEAKS
Last week I went to the Met to see their latest photography show: an exhibition of Gary Winogrand's work. He was a revolutionary in American street photography and the exhibition chronicles his amazing portraits and more. Check it out here. I highly recommend a visit!
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As you can probably guess, I am back from France! Still working on overcoming the jet lag, but that fight has the added bonus of getting me to go to bed early. I am feeling very rested if sluggish, which is a weird combination . . .
Anywho, I have over 4,000 photos to sort through from the trip, so it may be a while before I can share them here. In the meantime, regular posts start again tomorrow. . .
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The amazingly strong, inspirational, brave and brilliant journalist Robin Roberts received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the ESPYs last night. Watch her acceptance speech here. And bring your tissues!
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Have you visited the O.I. in the last week? Well you may have noticed some technical difficulties. It turns out my account was pseudo-hacked and my domain name (www.theobsessiveimagist.com) was temporarily disabled. What a pain! But thanks to some savvy advice from a Google-wise friend and some technical wizardry all is back to normal! I appreciate your patience. It's been a crazy time here at O.I. HQ, as I just finished my doctoral exams (I can now officially call myself a PhD! Only my dissertation left to go!), quit my job and am trying desperately to get my apartment back in order. Lots of change but also lots to be excited about.
Anyway, my computer troubles reminded me of the great quote above by the graphic design genius Saul Bass (whom I have written about before here and here). And, in turn, reminded me of the amazing Google Doodle from May 8: a tribute to what would have been Saul Bass's 93rd birthday. Google Doodles always strike me as pretty clever—wouldn't that be an amazing job to design those?—but this one really captured the bold, graphic forward-thinking designs created by Bass.
Don't you agree? See all the whole impressive archive of Google Doodles here and learn more about Saul Bass's beautiful work here.
And thanks again for bearing with me! I've got some fun things planned for this summer so I can promise it will be worth it. :)
p.s. Still don't get my obsession with Saul Bass? Check out this video; it's a simple, clear introduction to the ongoing influence of his work.
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THE ARTIST SPEAKS
I have recently rediscovered my childhood obsession with the comic strip Calvin & Hobbes and have been rewarded by all of the intellectual jokes the brilliant author Bill Watterson throws in (somehow I missed those as a kid!). As an art history nerd, this one is one of my favorites—you can read many more here and learn more about Calvin & Hobbes here.
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Amy Poehler may not be an artist in a traditional sense (aka a visual artist) but I will be damned if she isn't an artist of comedy. I mean, have you seen Parks and Recreation?! Genius!
Learn more about Poehler here.
(thanks to A Cup of Jo for the tip.)
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While not technically attributed to an artist, this quote was too good to pass up. Learn more about Arthur Hays Sulzberger, the publisher of the New York Times for twenty-six years, here.
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Today I went, for the first time, to a Creative Mornings lecture. Milton Glaser, the legendary graphic designer, gave a wonderful speech and, as soon as the video is posted, I will share it with you. In the meantime I will leave you with this amazing quote from his talk.
