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Author Archives: Elizabeth Pizzuti
Las hojas en el Barrio de las Letras
And on our street, Calle Amor de Dios The main point of these is that they light up and look beautiful at night, but I really like them in the daytime too.
De Chirico, the Situationists, and architectural morphology
It was exactly one year ago today that I posted this brief synopsis of the history of Situationist International. And coincidentally I found myself reading the situationists and the city (ed.Tom McDonough) on the metro today. In the first essay by Ivan Chtcheglov, one of the first to put the theoretical ideas of the SituationistContinue reading “De Chirico, the Situationists, and architectural morphology”
Poster-girl for organization
I worked at RxArt this past summer, and among many other things I created this poster for the fundraising gala. I was the only designer on staff and didn’t have a ton of feedback from colleagues, which I found difficult after a two year program of endless feedback and critique. But sometimes it’s nice toContinue reading “Poster-girl for organization”
Doors of Toledo
I visited Toledo yesterday, which is the old capital of Spain, and where there are just too many different shapes and sizes of doorways. Also yesterday, when I got off the train (a short 30 minute ride) I realized that I have officially fallen in love with Spain. Somewhere between the toasts with everything imaginableContinue reading “Doors of Toledo”
One prism a day
So I started doing these drawings every day – minerals from a place deep in the earth, or instruments of great sensitivity and precision. This first series (these are 4 of 9 so far) I created with colored pencils. I only have a few colored pencils here with me in Spain – I will getContinue reading “One prism a day”
Madrid: In Photos (I)
Cibeles and the Cathedral of Communications
On Saturday, I decided to explore the area of Madrid surrounding the Cibeles fountain. Here she is, in all her glory. The statue is not fully accessible because it’s at the center of one of the busiest roundabouts in Madrid, so the best spot to get a photo is from the bus stop on theContinue reading “Cibeles and the Cathedral of Communications”
Play, Space and Place
I so thoroughly enjoy artwork that changes the way we view our cities. Similar to the artists I talked about in this previous post, Chris Martin and Arnaud LaPierre are two artists asking us to rethink our city experience. It’s not about focusing on or changing small details in our environment, but more of aContinue reading “Play, Space and Place”
The Houses of Malice
Walking around my neighborhood you see a lot of these signs that start with “Visita G. Manzana” and then a number: Naturally I needed to figure this out. It turns out that the signs are the vestiges of a system created when Madrid first became the capital of Spain in the 16th century. King FelipeContinue reading “The Houses of Malice”