Advent 1 – Oscar Cash from David Wilson on Vimeo. Yes! I love this, something to make the countdown to Christmas so much more fun. Director David Wilson is making short videos every day of advent with previously unreleased tracks from 25 different artists. This is the third one so far. Such a simple ideaContinue reading “Mm-Hmm David Wilson”
Author Archives: Elizabeth Pizzuti
Barrio de las Letras
Ok, here’s a little anecdote about my neighborhood, Barrio de las Letras. A bit north of me, in the Plaza de las Cortes, is the Palace Hotel and every day at noon and 8pm on the corner of the hotel, you’ll see an odd little show with figures and loud chiming bells. The figures wereContinue reading “Barrio de las Letras”
I’m really interested in things that make us see our surroundings in a new way
I’m at an interesting point in my move to Madrid. Somewhat of a turning point. I feel like I’m at home here now, almost two weeks into my internship at Base, know where all the good supermarkets are, and feeling more positive about life in general. Since I arrived two months ago I have beenContinue reading “I’m really interested in things that make us see our surroundings in a new way”
Imagenes
Gareth Moore, Childrens Films introspective.org.uk
Yes, I am a guiri
Check out my post on the Guiri Guide to Madrid: La Casa Encendida: Look at art and learn Photoshop too!
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”