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Mobile Suit Gundam SEED

nobody@thalo.com (Michael Hirth) — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0500

"What is it that one should be fighting against? War makes that question very difficult" Lacus Clyne The Gundam series (as seen in photo 1) has been a pillar of mech suit anime since the creation of the first show of its kind, Mobile Suit...

20 Feet from Stardom - Filmmaker Neville Morgan Serenades Backup Vocalists

nobody@thalo.com (Laura Blum) — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Twenty feet is the typical stretch separating backup singers from a star vocalist. Happily, more than physical distance is sized up in 20 Feet from Stardom, the new documentary about backup artists from filmmaker Morgan Neville....

Downward Dog - Benefits to Publishing an eBook

nobody@thalo.com (Edward Vilga) — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0500

I’ve had six books published the traditional way. These include a mix of hard and soft cover, and range from academic to mass market, but all of them are printed on paper and bound. When my agent proposed that we accept a...

A Conversation with Joanna Yates founder of SPARK, London's First True Storytelling Club

nobody@thalo.com (Marta Rizi) — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0500

LONDON, ENGLAND- Three times a month an evening of true storytelling sparks up London’s nights. Thalo sat down with Joanna Yates, Occupational Psychologist with a passion for stories. thalo: Joanna, you specialized in helping people in...

BEA 2013 Review: BookExpo America is Best Event Always for Booklovers

nobody@thalo.com (Sera Rivers) — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0500

NEW YORK, NY — With approximately 20,000 publishing industry professionals and 11,000 attendees, BookExpo America (BEA) is the publishing industry’s largest event of the year. This year’s event took place May 30-June 1 at the...

C/O Berlin: Christer Stromholm - Post Scriptum - Retrospective

nobody@thalo.com (Mette Garfield) — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0500

A black, dark figure, covered by what resembles a burqa, in rapid movement around a corner of a white chalked building. Is it a man or a woman? Where is the person headed? And why? There is something strange and yet very every day like about this...

Writing and Other Shenanigans: An Interview With Author Jason Mott

nobody@thalo.com (Makia Martin) — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0500

What would you do if you opened your front door and your deceased loved one stood before you? Not some “Thriller” music video creature of the undead, but your actual loved one… Just as perfect and human as the last time you saw...

Get Looser in Noosa: at Noosa Long Weekend Festival

nobody@thalo.com (Christina Wylie) — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0500

AUSTRALIA - “You snooze, you lose!” jokes Noosa Long Weekend Festival Director, Ian Mackellar. He’s talking about buying tickets to Noosa Long Weekend Festival, taking place between the 14th and 23rd of June, because they sell...

Peter Brooks The Suit- The Epic of Small Things

nobody@thalo.com (Sergio Lo Gatto) — Wed, 29 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Dispelling the rumors about his retirement – circulated after his latest work A Magic Flute, an adaptation from the W.H. Mozart's opera –, Peter Brook went on with his research, showing the graceful mastery proper of the living...

Painting with a Twist Makes Amateurs Artists in One Night

nobody@thalo.com (Alina Bradford) — Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500

No artistic skill? No problem. A new franchise promises to help you paint a masterpiece (or at least a painting that you won't be ashamed of), that you can take home, in two hours or less. Painting with a Twist was the brainchild of Cathy Deano...

A Day at the Mauerpark, Berlin

nobody@thalo.com (Alena Giesche) — Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500

BERLIN, GERMANY - Each Sunday since 2004, the Mauerpark (as seen in photos 1-15) features an enormous flea market attended by thousands of people. The atmosphere is relaxed yet busy—some people mill about in random fashion as others eagerly...

Lili and Her Battle

nobody@thalo.com (Meg Stivison) — Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500

BitMonster’s iOs game Lili tells the story of a vegi-magical grad student researching for her thesis on a magical island. Although most iPad titles are lighter games, with basic mechanics along the lines of endless runner Temple Run or...

Art at the Market Brings Gorgeous Work to a Beautiful Day

nobody@thalo.com (Heather Vale Goss) — Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500

LAS VEGAS, NV — It was a gorgeous, sunny springtime Saturday afternoon and a perfect day to spend outdoors when a fine art and craft show descended on the farmer’s market to create Art at the Market (as seen in photo 1). Sponsored by...

Moms and Children Write Together, Read Together: Books for Mother's Day

nobody@thalo.com (Sera Rivers) — Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Mother’s Day is fast approaching. Flowers and candy make nice gifts but can only be enjoyed for a limited time. This Mother’s Day, give a gift mothers and children can enjoy together over and over again. Give a book (or two or three)....

The Vigeland Sculpture Arrangement

nobody@thalo.com (Anne Ivers) — Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500

OSLO, NORWAY - There is no doubt that two of the greatest artists to come out of Norway are Edvard Munch and Gustave Vigeland. Edvard Munch is of course known for his striking and often emotive paintings, and in particular, The Scream. Gustave...

The All-Natural Art Inspiration App

nobody@thalo.com (Alina Bradford) — Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Have you ever tried taking a walk to loosen up your creative juices? Indeterminate Hikes+ (IH+) is an app that takes your walk to the next level. You simply type in your location and walking route, and the app will show you all the artistic...

Eco Fashion: Redress Raleigh

nobody@thalo.com (Meg Stivison) — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500

RALEIGH, NC - Redress Raleigh, a North Carolina-based fashion startup, focuses on bringing environmentally and socially aware fashion to the forefront. Fortunately, Redress Raleigh isn’t a pricy boutique, but a community movement with a DIY,...

Minecraft: Legos For Adults

nobody@thalo.com (Michael Hirth) — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500

I remember being a kid sitting cross-legged on the floor of my room staring at a recently unpacked box of Legos and wondering to myself "what will I create today?" Somewhere along the way that kid turned into an adult and packed his legos away...

A Stroll Through the Splendor: the Sculpture Garden at Pinacoteca

nobody@thalo.com (CM Gorey) — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500

SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – While one of São Paulo’s most esteemed institution houses a wealth of art, many of the museum’s best sculptures can be found in the park outside of it The downtown area of São Paulo is...

Acting for Life

nobody@thalo.com (Ana Tasic) — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500

BELGRADE, SERBIA – There has recently been a premiere of The Angels` Share, the latest movie directed by British director Ken Loach, at the Belgrade International Film Festival. It was received eagerly by Serbian audience, as well as other...

Spread the Fever: April 23rd is World Book Night

nobody@thalo.com (Sera Rivers) — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500

USA, UK, IRELAND—Reading is contagious. Thanks to World Book Night (as seen in photo 1), the book fever is spreading. On April 23, 2013, an estimated 50,000 volunteers will be distributing more than one million free books worldwide. In the...

Paris - Shakespeare and Company Bookshop: a place to lay your head for the night

nobody@thalo.com (Anne Ivers) — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500

PARIS, FRANCE - What do you do if you are a struggling writer and dream of going to Paris to follow in the footsteps of writers such as George Orwell and Ernest Hemingway but cannot afford the expensive rents or hotel prices in Paris? There...

Ed Templeton - Symptoms

nobody@thalo.com (Coby Hounjet) — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500

ANTWERP, BELGIUM - Ed Templeton (as seen in photo 1) is our modern day’s homo universalis. He started off his career at the age of 13 as a skateboarder. At the age of 21, he started up the Toy Machine Bloodsucking Skateboard Company for...

Everyday MasterChef: TV-worthy cooking classes at Australia's leading cooking school

nobody@thalo.com (Christina Wylie) — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - Sydney Seafood School (SSS) is serving up more than just a mouthful of a name – it’s holding professional cooking classes too. Famous chefs lead classes in the School’s world-class facilities, which have had...

Exploring Wordwide Street Art and its Evolution

nobody@thalo.com (Anne Ivers) — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500

PARIS, FRANCE - Social Commentators, Revolutionaries, Urban Artists, Good for Nothings, Vandals, Racaille (meaning scum in French).These are some of the descriptions that have been attributed to Urban Artists in Europe, during the early 1980s.It...

Manuela Ruggieros Six Characters in Search of an Author

nobody@thalo.com (Marta Rizi) — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500

LONDON, ENGLAND - The actors came in from the shadows like ghosts from a dream, appearing on the Rose theatre’s stage that is itself half theatre half-dream: a wooden stage-platform floated like an island of time present above a vast...

Selfportrait 24

nobody@thalo.com (Alena Giesche) — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500

BERLIN, GERMANY - When Selfportrait 24 premiered at Dock 11 in Berlin, both shows were sold out and packed. Twenty-four dancers are sitting in chairs on either side of a white square on the stage: the audience settles, and the piece begins. One by...

Andrew Howard: on Beauty Bombing and the Better Block movement

nobody@thalo.com (Christina Wylie) — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500

“Nothing compares to the hands-on experience of conducting a Better Block!” pop up activist Andrew Howard (as seen in photo 1) excitedly proclaims about his Better Block initiative to improve community spaces. And it seems he’s...

AWP 2013 Conference: In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb

nobody@thalo.com (Sera Rivers) — Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS — With 500 events, 1,900 presenters and more than 600 exhibitors at the book fair, the Association for Writers and Writing Conferences (as seen in photo 1) roared into Boston on a blizzard. Despite wintry weather, a...

Following in the Footsteps of Claude Monet

nobody@thalo.com (Anne Ivers) — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500

NORMANDY, FRANCE - There is no doubt that in order to have an understanding of the work of some of the greatest artists of our time, it helps not only to have an appreciation of the context of the time in which they were living, but also the...

John Rocco: Nothing But Blue Skies

nobody@thalo.com (Sera Rivers) — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500

John Rocco (as seen in photo 1) is the award winning author and illustrator of five picture books, including Blackout (2011), a Caldecott Honor book (as seen in photo 2). He has also illustrated five middle grade novels, as well as 35 book...

Hors Pistes Contemporary Circus Festival in Bruxelles, Belgium - Expect the Unexpected

nobody@thalo.com (Mette Garfield) — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500

BRUXELLES, BELGIUM - Contemporary Circus, a genre which developed in the 1960’s and 70’s, experiments with classical circus skills such as juggling, line dancing, air acrobatics and clowning. It incorporates theatre, storytelling...

Getting Crafty at the Spring Craft and Gift Boutique

nobody@thalo.com (Heather Vale Goss) — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500

LAS VEGAS, NV — On a sunny Saturday leading into Spring Break, when a few miles away The Strip is filling up with college kids seeing how many yard-long margaritas they can down, an upscale Green Valley neighborhood seems eons away. Yes,...

Inspire Creativity and Change the World with Denik Journals

nobody@thalo.com (Heather Vale Goss) — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500

When it comes time to spark creativity or record thoughts and ideas, a journal can be your best friend. Whether you’re a writer, a visual artist or both, writing or sketching in a journal or notebook is a great way to tap into your...

David Bowie is: An International Retrospective of the Career of David Bowie

nobody@thalo.com (Anne Ivers) — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500

LONDON, ENGLAND -- On the 8 January 2013, the day of his 66th birthday, David Bowie published a link to his new single, ‘Where Are We Now?’ on the internet. It was accompanied by a message, informing the world that the 11 March 2013...

Ginger and Rosa: Coming of Nuclear Age with Sally Potter

nobody@thalo.com (Laura Blum) — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500

War is merely the continuation of politics by other means, Prussian general Carl von Clausewitz famously observed, to which Sally Potter’s new film Ginger and Rosa adds: politics is merely a continuation of personal relationships by other...

Let the Artist in You Come Out and Play with Paint Jam

nobody@thalo.com (Marta Rizi) — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500

LONDON, ENGLAND -- ‘Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain artists once we grow up’. Picasso’s famous line challenges us with a statement that resonates with the existential power of Hamlet’s ‘To be or...

Amity and Sorrow

nobody@thalo.com (Meg Stivison) — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Peggy Riley’s novel Amity and Sorrow tells the story of Amaranth, the first wife of Zachariah’s fifty wives, and her two daughters, Amity and Sorrow, as they leave the secret compound that has been their home. Riley’s prose is...

Artist Peter Benedetti's Creation by Destruction and Success Through Failure

nobody@thalo.com (CM Gorey) — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500

An artist’s message can often be defined by what he chooses to complete as well as what he decides to omit or abandon NEW YORK, NY – Painter and digital artist Peter Benedetti explains the difficulties inherent in the methods...

Annette Abundantia: Millionaire Mentor and a Feminine Approach to Money

nobody@thalo.com (Mette Garfield) — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500

LONDON, ENGLAND -- Identity questions and gender issues in regards to economics are among some of the things that Danish artist, Annette Abundantia (as seen in photo 1), investigates in her art pieces. Annette is not afraid to say that she dreams...

Say Goodbye to Winter with Montreal En Lumiere

nobody@thalo.com (Dakota Smith) — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500

MONTREAL, QUEBEC -- Each year, at the tail end of the cold Quebec winter, the Montreal en Lumière Festival jolts the city out of its hibernation with a dazzling display of art, music and light. Now in its 14th year, the festival sees...

Quilt Art: The Art of Patchwork

nobody@thalo.com (Anne Ivers) — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500

PARIS, FRANCE -- The art of patchwork dates back to Ancient Greece, Egypt and the Middle East. When European communities emigrated to the United States they brought with them knowledge and skills of this ancient tradition and they adapted it to...

Pop Goes Vegas with Warhol Out West

nobody@thalo.com (Heather Vale Goss) — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0600

LAS VEGAS, NV — When I was an art student, one of my favorite inspirations was Andy Warhol. I admired how he could turn popular everyday items into works of art, and how he bravely took risks despite any criticism launched his way. And when...

'Sleep No More' Takes New York by Storm

nobody@thalo.com (Sarah Cunningham) — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0600

NEW YORK, NY - British theater company Punchdrunk is responsible for Sleep No More, an exquisite, interactive form of theater that has received popular and critical acclaim since its opening in 2011. Based on Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Sleep No...

Katy Schneider: A Life in Paint

nobody@thalo.com (Rob Reed) — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0600

If you are flipping through the pages of Once I Ate a Pie, either because you love children's books or puppies, or both, you might not know the illustrations are made by one of the America's finest realist painters. Katy Schneider has been...

Moscow, a New Mecca for Lovers of Modern Art

nobody@thalo.com (Anne Ivers) — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600

MOSCOW, RUSSIA -- Along with New York, London and Paris, there is no doubt that Moscow is quickly becoming the fourth major Modern Art Capital of the world, and this is partly due to the Center of Contemporary Art, the Garage which ,was opened in...

Getting Into the Gallery with Kristen Chiacchia

nobody@thalo.com (CM Gorey) — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0600

NEW YORK, NY – There are many paths to success. But which ones best serve the hordes of hopefuls trying to break into the world of fine art? While the old adage about any goal requiring hard work and good luck is undoubtedly true, a word or...

Richard Tuttle: The Opulence of Everyday Things

nobody@thalo.com (Rob Reed) — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600

Paper clips, styrofoam, feathers, Saran wrap, balloons, bubble wrap, cardboard, cotton string, wingnuts and plywood – this is a small list of what Richard Tuttle has been using in his quest to represent what cannot be seen. Sound...

'Wadjda' The Little girl who just wanted to ride a bicycle

nobody@thalo.com (Anne Ivers) — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600

The First Fiction Film by a Female Director to come out of Saudi Arabia. As unbelievable as it may seem, in Saudi Arabia it is not possible to go to the cinema, as no public cinemas exist. In order to see a film, film lovers must go to the nearby...

On Writing and Directing for Hollywood: A Conversation with Paul Weitz

nobody@thalo.com (Sera Rivers) — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600

Paul Weitz is a producer, playwright, screenwriter and film director most notably known for “American Pie” (1999), which he created with his brother Chris. Weitz’s credits include “Little Fockers” (2010), starring...

Intro to Grant Writing

nobody@thalo.com (Rob Reed) — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600

Grants are our patrons of the arts If you are an artist, the question is often ‘how can you afford to keep making art?’ In a word: grants. Before seeking a grant, however, asses the trajectory of your career, interests,...

'Tempo Respirar' Maria Nepomuceno at the Turner Contemporary Centre, Margate, England

nobody@thalo.com (Anne Ivers) — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL -- The Brazilian Artist Maria Nepomuceno takes her inspiration for her magnificent sculptures and art installations from the traditional crafts of Brazil and Latin America. Maria was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1976 and...

Academy Awards 2013: Will Silver Linings Playbook Bring Home the Gold?

nobody@thalo.com (Sera Rivers) — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600

“If one advances confidently in the direction of one's dreams, and endeavors to live the life which one has imagined, one will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.” It is these words by Henry David...

The Cave Paintings of Lascaux: Field Museum

nobody@thalo.com (Anne Ivers) — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500

CHICAGO, IL -- Cave art is one of the first forms of Urban art to exist. Whereas todays Urban artists often use the walls of cities as a medium for their art, prehistoric man used caves. 0n the 20 March of this year, the exhibition, Scenes from...

Dance as the Poetic Nourishment of Man: An Interview with Virgilio Sieni

nobody@thalo.com (Sergio Lo Gatto) — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600

FLORENCE, ITALY -- Throughout a thirty-year long career as a dancer, choreographer and teacher, the Florence native Virgilio Sieni (as seen in photo 1) has established a unique style, made of poetically narrative and evocative sequences (deriving...

Genuine Art Knows No Boundaries: Searching for Sugarman

nobody@thalo.com (Ana Tasic) — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Searching For Sugar Man opened Magnificent Seven, the 9th European feature documentary film Festival in Belgrade, held from January 30th to February 3rd 2013. Seven documentaries have been presented at the Magnificent Seven which attracted...

From Nosferatu to Twilight: the Wild and Winding Vision of Vampires in Cinema

nobody@thalo.com (CM Gorey) — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600

Having moved long ago from the pages of dark literature, the popular idea of the vampire endures in many forms. How do you make a successful monster? If your fiend is going to resonate with paying audiences, you have to ensure that it...

Melbourne Food and Wine Festival: With Wine Legend Jancis Robinson

nobody@thalo.com (Christina Wylie) — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA -- Melbourne has the foodie X factor. Always in the media for its thriving and ever-growing food and wine scene (as seen in photos 1 and 2), this Aussie city is a food lover’s heaven. And a testament to this is the...

Sarah Flake Sews Up Fun with Flaky Friends

nobody@thalo.com (Heather Vale Goss) — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA -- You can tell when you look at Sarah Flake’s toys that she has a sense of humor. Her whimsical line of Flaky Friends stuffed animals — each with its own funny background story printed on the tag — appeals to...

Flying Cloud: from Legendary Clipper Ship to Intrepid Theatre Company

nobody@thalo.com (Marta Rizi) — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600

LONDON, UK --The first thing that strikes you about Flying Cloud Theatre is the passion they conjure. ‘Amazing! Amazing! I cried’ and ‘Please do more!’ were some comments left by audience members struck by the multicolored...

Starting Out and Breaking In: An Eye On Going Pro With Photographer Eugenia Fajardo

nobody@thalo.com (CM Gorey) — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600

SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Even though you're young, hungry, and still in school doesn't mean you can't start working in your field for something a bit more lucrative than experience. Eugenia Fajardo (as seen in photo 1) is nearing...

Seeing, Touching, Creating: The Chuck Jones Experience

nobody@thalo.com (Heather Vale Goss) — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600

LAS VEGAS, NV -- with its reputation as “Sin City,” might not be built for kids. But in many ways it is marketed to the kid in all of us, and at least one casino still welcomes the entire family: Circus Circus, one of the oldest hotels...

Do the Thing You Fear Most: An Interview With Scott Derrickson

nobody@thalo.com (Sera Rivers) — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600

Scott Derrickson is a horror writer, director and producer most known for his latest film “Sinister” (as seen in photo 1) and “The Exorcism of Emily Rose” (as seen in photo 2). Derrickson (as seen in photo 3) analyzes...

Spinning Yarns: Threeravens' Christiane Knight

nobody@thalo.com (CM Gorey) — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – Moved by the experience of knitting, Threeravens Fiber Studio founder Christiane Knight (as seen in photo 1) follows her rebellious streak and bends the traditions of the craft to match her aesthetic visions. After a...

Val Cushing: Sharing a Passion for Ceramics

nobody@thalo.com (Alena Giesche) — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600

ALFRED, NY -- Val Cushing (as seen in photo 1) is a world-famous ceramic artist and Professor emeritus at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, where he taught for 41 years . He has taught over 250 workshops and...

Glass is Tomorrow Project, France, Finland, Czech Republic

nobody@thalo.com (Anne Ivers) — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600

On the January, 17, 2013, the Glass is Tommorow exhibition opened in the Quantum Gallery in Paris. This gallery which is situated not far from the Centre Pompidou and a few steps way from the Marais prides itself on its exhibitions which are...

Tiffany Rhynard: Activism Through Movement and Film

nobody@thalo.com (Alena Giesche) — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600

GAINESVILLE, FL -- Tiffany Rhynard is an artist activist, always questioning and raising the often invisible, untouchable issues she discovers around her. Inevitably, she makes a profound impact on communities by asking them not just to...

Visual Storyboarding: From Imagination to Tangibility

nobody@thalo.com (Sera Rivers) — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600

When J.R.R. Tolkien wrote The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings series, he storyboarded entire fictional worlds by designing elaborate maps, inventing Elvin languages, and drawing numerous illustrations of characters and settings. While most authors do...

Maker's Mark: Q+A with the Master Editor of MAKE Magazine

nobody@thalo.com (Cathy Zhu Chen) — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600

NEW YORK, NY -- For avid members of the DIY, hackerspace, maker movement, Mark Frauenfelder (as seen in photo 1) is the supreme leader. He is the editor-in-chief of MAKE magazine, a quarterly publication dedicated to an array of projects from...

Please Do Not Touch!

nobody@thalo.com (Anne Ivers) — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600

PARIS, FRANCE -- The recent exhibition at the Musée Quai Branly in Paris entitled, Aux Source de la Peinture Aborigène, was dedicated to the aboriginal art movement which was born in the 1970’s in the Aboriginal government...

Opening of the New Louvre in Lens, France

nobody@thalo.com (Anne Ivers) — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600

LENS, FRANCE -- The Louvre museum in Paris is undoubtedly one of the world’s most famous museums. Its collection is unique and art lovers from all over the world come to visit it. However, the Louvre now has a little brother so to speak, as...

Lydia Marks: The Joy of Design

nobody@thalo.com (Michael Goldman) — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600

NEW YORK, NY -- thaloTV learns how set/interior designer uses art background in her work. One of the arrows in Lydia Marks’ quiver for movie set design work is her extensive art background and keen knowledge of art history. The set designer...

First Friday Brings Art to Downtown Vegas

nobody@thalo.com (Heather Vale Goss) — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600

LAS VEGAS, NV -- When you think of Las Vegas, chances are you don’t think of art. And if you do think of art, it might be large curated shows at casinos, like “Da Vinci – the Genius” at the Venetian or “Warhol Out...

Tattoo Revival

nobody@thalo.com (Ewa Kniaziak) — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600

WARSAW, POLAND -- Marcin Domański is a tattoo artist working at Stara Baba Tattoo Studio. His works (as seen in photos 1 - 4) are bold and bright. They include contemporary design; elaborate blending and shading gradations with an extensive...

Edible Creations: The Craft of Blown Sugar

nobody@thalo.com (Julie Kumar) — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600

The sculptures can be blown, pulled, and cast; they can range from painstakingly delicate lines to aggressive, colorful forms; they can be transparent or completely opaque (as seen in photo 1). And they are delicious! The craft of sugarwork...

Patchwork Magic: From Scraps to Stories

nobody@thalo.com (Alena Giesche) — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600

PORT LOUIS, MAURITIUS --The textile industry is the 5th largest CO2 contributing sector in the United States, yet around 10-20% of the original fabric for each garment turns into cloth waste, sent to be sealed in landfills. The Magic Fingers...

Kumi Yamashita's Portraits from Thread

nobody@thalo.com (Sarah Cunningham) — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600

NEW YORK, NY -- You may not know her name yet, but Kumi Yamashita is a woman to watch. Born in Japan and holding and MFA from the Glasgow School of Art, she has begun delighting art lovers with her breathtaking portraits made from thread. ...

'Holy Motors' Revs Our Nostalgia

nobody@thalo.com (Laura Blum) — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600

Holy Motors is the latest hallucination from director Leox Carax. And mon dieu, it's a doozy. More than a decade has elapsed since the French auteurist last regaled--or bedeviled--us with a feature film. Now the creator of such titles as Pola X,...

The World of Carpets, Magical and Highly Creative

nobody@thalo.com (Petia Dimitrova) — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600

THE NETHERLANDS -- Welcome to the world of carpets! It can be unusual, challenging, fanciful and highly creative. In the past, carpets were associated with wealth, class and prosperity, because of the tremendous amount of time and efforts needed...

Quilling: Interview with Sarah Yakawonis

nobody@thalo.com (Sarah Cunningham) — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600

PORTLAND, ME -- Quilling, or curling paper to create art, is increasingly popular for cards and other crafts (as seen in photos 1 - 2). But some artists use quilling for other projects, like depicting anatomy. thalo talked to quiller Sarah...

Learing Fashion in Antwerp

nobody@thalo.com (Ewa Kniaziak) — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600

ANTWERP, BELGIUM -- Having a dream of being a great fashion designer is hardly enough for it to become true. What one needs to succeed in the field is very hard work and inspiring / inspired teachers. The problem is that art schools do not usually...

Next Stop: King's Cross

nobody@thalo.com (Sarah Cunningham) — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600

LONDON, ENGLAND -- In recent years, King’s Cross Station on the north side of central London is best known as the departure station for the Hogwarts Express in the internationally-acclaimed Harry Potter series. The King's Cross St. Pancras...

La ALTERNATIVA: mobilizing dance education

nobody@thalo.com (Alena Giesche) — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600

SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- La ALTERNATIVA, an alternative dance conservatory based in San Francisco California (as seen in photos 1 and 2), was founded in 2009 by dance artist Kathleen Hermesdorf and musician Albert Mathias. Also serving as a launch pad...

Elsewhere: Installation Art

nobody@thalo.com (Meg Stivison) — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0600

GREENSBORO, NC -- At first glance, Elsewhere looks like another Greensboro, NC, antique shop or gallery, open late in the evening for a First Friday festival. But this living museum is piled with toys, textiles, and unusual installation work from...

Sculpting Snow Is The Fun of Winter

nobody@thalo.com (Mia Korhonen) — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0600

KEMI, FINNLAND -- In pure white all colours are contained, but hidden. In frost, all flavours and fragrances are suspended. In snow, all shapes can be sculpted. It falls in many forms and has an incredibly varying consistency. Snow is 'The...

'Barbara' Star Nina Hoss Probes Cold War Germany

nobody@thalo.com (Laura Blum) — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0600

"You don't have to work--I earn enough," says the studly West German to the titular heroine in Christian Petzold's Cold War drama Barbara. These patronizing words will have unexpected consequences for Barbara Wolff, a doctor banished from...

Global Girlfriends Art and Crafts Projects

nobody@thalo.com (Anne Ivers) — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0600

UGANDA and INDIA -- In a number of developing and third world countries, handmade crafts are an important tool for women to achieve autonomy. Crafts can not only be a way out of poverty and provide a stable income but also a means of independence...

Follow Me Upstairs: An Interview With Author John-Mark Davidson

nobody@thalo.com (Makia Martin) — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0600

NEW YORK, NY -- Let's face it... everyone has a couple of random skeletons stashed away in the very depths of their closet. A few sickeningly embarrassing stories that only those closest to you know about. Honestly, you probably wish you could...

THE MUSEUM OF RECLAIMED URBAN SPACE

nobody@thalo.com (Julie Kumar) — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0600

NEW YORK, NY -- An innovative new history museum—the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space (MoRUS) opened to the public in East Village, New York this past Saturday! Starting with the financial crisis of the 1970s, confrontations over control of...

On its fifth comeback, Hong Kong's Clockenflap 2012

nobody@thalo.com (Isabella Lok) — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0600

HONG KONG -- Sitting in West Kowloon Culture District, surrounded by 7 live stages, there is no better place for me to write about one of the only and most unique music festival in Hong Kong; Clockenflap (as seen in photo 1). For the fifth time...

Svavar Gudnason and Bram Bogart at the Cobra Museum

nobody@thalo.com (Anne Ivers) — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0600

AMSTERDAM -- Two fascinating exhibitions are currently running side by side at the Cobra Museum in Amsterdam until January 2013. These exhibitions look at the work of the Dutch-Belgian artist Bram Bogart (as seen in photo 1) and the Icelandic...

1950's Diners' Grills Fire Up Spaniards

nobody@thalo.com (Carly Stingl) — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0600

MADRID, SPAIN - Forget paella, cured Spanish ham, and churros, a new gastronomic trend has hit Spain in the form of hamburgers, bacon cheese fries and milkshakes. Not only have American-style 50’s diners expanded throughout Spain to more...

Have You Gone MAD? Happy 60th to the Freshest Oldie We Know

nobody@thalo.com (Sera Rivers) — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0600

MAD magazine turned 60? That’s as old as grandma, er, your mother, er, you—but 60 is the new 40. Right? Or in MAD’s case, the new teen. And it’s still full of angst. Just like the crotchety old geezers and rebellious teens...

Seasonal Crafts at the Craft and Folk Art Museum

nobody@thalo.com (Anne Ivers) — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0600

LOS ANGELES, CA -- The Craft and Folk Art Museum in Los Angeles is at the forefront of Crafts in Los Angeles, and is a beehive of activity during the holiday season. The museum has regular exhibitions as well as regular workshops and crafts...

Ice Art Gallery, a Crystal Gem in Central Italy

nobody@thalo.com (Petia Dimitrova) — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600

NAPLES, ITALY - If you ever dream about a universe built of ice, ironically you may have to look for it in the sunny city of Naples in central Italy. Under the initiative of Mr. Amelio Mazzella di Regnella, a chair of the Italian Association...

50 Shades of Critique

nobody@thalo.com (Sera Rivers) — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Writers are attached to their novels like a bad romance. It is easy to ignore the flaws because you are caught up in the moment. This is where editors come in—to rescue you. A critique may feel like a slow, torturous death. There is hope,...

Mariette Monpierre and 'Elza' Illuminate Guadaloupe

nobody@thalo.com (Laura Blum) — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Heading into December, the forecast for New York is balmy. This unlikelihood is produced by the Guadeloupe-based drama Elza (Le Bonheur d’Elza), which opens November 30 at MIST Harlem Cinemas. Elza marks both the fiction feature debut of...

Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel, Little Black Jacket, Exhibition

nobody@thalo.com (Anne Ivers) — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600

BERLIN, GERMANY -- Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel revolutionized fashion. She changed the relationship that women had with their clothes in the early twentieth century. Clothes at this time were often cumbersome, and restrictive, conforming...

Alex Bogusky: Artist, Activist

nobody@thalo.com (Michael Goldman) — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600

DENVER, CO -- thaloTV visits his Fearless Cottage to examine how art can stir social passions. Alex Bogusky’s commitment to following his artistic passions is illustrated by the fact that he abandoned a leisurely life of windsurfing in...

Underground Home: Living Green as an Art Form

nobody@thalo.com (Sera Rivers) — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600

WESTERN MA -- Sondra Lewis may have built her home underground, but she is far from living in the dark. At 1750 square feet, one wall of Lewis’s home is made up of windows and doors. Lewis’s dream house (as seen in photo 1) began...

Street Artist Anthony Lister

nobody@thalo.com (Heather Vale Goss) — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Anthony Lister is a street artist, fine artist and commercial artist. When not in his home country, the Australian native can often be found in Europe or the U.S. painting urban murals or putting up new shows and installations. His art is gritty...

Brief Encounters with Gregory Crewdson

nobody@thalo.com (Laura Blum) — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600

NEW YORK, NY -- Consider the title Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters, and imagine why filmmaker Ben Shapiro couched his documentary about the photographer's "Beneath the Roses" series in terms of momentary confrontations. You'll be busy for...

CLAROS, A Peek Into Old Roman and Greek Civilization

nobody@thalo.com (Petia Dimitrova) — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0600

If you are an art history enthusiast, interested in exploring the mysteries of the Greek and Roman old-time civilizations, why don’t you immerse in the world of CLAROS, an online database, giving access to the authentic images of the virtual...

What Works On the Web Today?

nobody@thalo.com (Heather Vale Goss) — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Online trends change almost constantly, so it’s often hard to know what works on the web today. But while five years ago we had to make best guesses, now we have best practices to follow. And if you’ve ever rolled your eyes at animated...

Pinterest for Inspiration

nobody@thalo.com (Sarah Cunningham) — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Everyone has heard of writer’s block, and the concept has been expanded to include “artist’s block” for those of us that paint or draw. But what about the equally frustrating “blocks” for all the other artistic...

Constructing Lofty Visions: The Cut and Applied Paintings of Erik Benson

nobody@thalo.com (CM Gorey) — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600

BROOKLYN, NY – Erik Benson’s style owes a great deal to the way he goes about putting a painting together. As such, his unconventional results are not achieved by traditional methods. He begins by pouring acrylic paint on to large...

Miya's Sushi: Bun Lai Dreams of Sustainability

nobody@thalo.com (Laura Blum) — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600

NEW HAVEN, CT -- Kiku in London, Isami in Paris, Sukiyabashi Jiro in Tokyo. As sushi lovers know, exotic seafood is a reason to plan a trip. But true fans of traditional Japanese cuisine will want to orient their palates towards a new concept:...

The Swiss Style Graphic Design: An Easy Way To Create User-Friendly Interfaces

nobody@thalo.com (Petia Dimitrova) — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Once beauty was a purpose itself, now beauty is just a means of emphasizing a purpose. That’s what the founders of one of the simplest and most effective design styles, the Swiss style graphic design, had in mind when they first portrayed...

5 Famous Paintings That Would Make Great Movies

nobody@thalo.com (Makia Martin) — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600

NEW YORK, NY -- To me, a perfect painting tells a story. Walking through the Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan (MOMA) is like walking through a library full of thousands of hypnotizing stories that I would love nothing more than to fall in to. The...

Ivan Mestrovic At The Musee Rodin In Paris

nobody@thalo.com (Anne Ivers) — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600

PARIS, FRANCE -- In order to celebrate the Year of Croatia in France, the Rodin Museum in Paris is holding an exhibition to celebrate the work of the famous Croatian Sculptor, Ivan Mestrovic (1883-1962). Twelve of the sculptures, mainly in Bronze...

Istanbul Design Biennial: Design Examined

nobody@thalo.com (Vanessa H. Larson) — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600

ISTANBUL, TURKEY – A black metal prison door opens onto a long, dimly lit corridor with high, gray walls. In the background is a constant barrage of ominous-sounding noises: rumbling, scraping, drilling, demolition, women screaming. This is...

ALOUD Lecture Series - Central Library Los Angeles

nobody@thalo.com (William M. Brandon III) — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600

LOS ANGELES, CA --The only thing better than going to the Central Library, is going to the Central Library at night. The 85-year-old structure is lit to accentuate the ancient Egyptian and Mediterranean Revival influences on its chief architect...

Art Or Ad? Creative Guerrilla Street Marketing That Blurs The Lines

nobody@thalo.com (Heather Vale Goss) — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600

When it comes to connecting with an audience in a unique, accessible and “cool” way, advertisers sometimes turn to guerrilla marketing techniques. This includes street art, such as graffiti, murals, chalk drawings, sidewalk art, and...

An Art For Design

nobody@thalo.com (Camern Douglas) — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500

NEW YORK, NY -- It is no secret that the art world is constantly on the lookout for the next big thing. But artists aren’t the only ones making a name in galleries and museums these days: graphic design has become a new way for art...

An Urban Fantasy: Street Art In Rome

nobody@thalo.com (Petia Dimitrova) — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500

ROME, ITALY -- In the multi-faceted world of contemporary art, there are few or no limits. A group of revolutionary young artists, Sten and Lex, Bros and Ozmo, have decided to bring their creative ideas outside the boundaries of conventional...

Victoria And Albert Museum: Ball Gowns And British Glamour Since 1950

nobody@thalo.com (Anne Ivers) — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500

LONDON, UK -- The Victoria and Albert Museum in London, is the world’s largest museum of decorative arts. It is one of Londoners best loved museums and holds a collection of over 4.5 million objects which includes an extensive Fashion...

Complex Geometry: Emerging Parametric Design In Latin America

nobody@thalo.com (Cathy Chen) — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500

GUADALAJARA, MEXICO - Complex Geometry, founded in 2011, is an upcoming generative design platform that focuses on algorithmic art and digital processes to research, experiment, and develop new trends in architecture and art. We interviewed the...

Book Art: The Potential Of Pages

nobody@thalo.com (Ariel Liimatainen) — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500

The hinged binding of a book is essential in holding together the information printed on its paper. The construction of any book is fairly uniform, a common sight. Between two covers, soft or hard, there are sheets of paper held together by a...

The Art Of The Videogame: An Interview With Lilli Thompson

nobody@thalo.com (Julie Kumar) — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Artist-engineer Lilli Thompson is developing cutting-edge, powerful new tools for artists to create imaginary characters or even simulate worlds from scratch (as seen in photos 1 - 3). Lilli is a Caltech graduate who received her degree in...

The Bad Piggies Get Their Revenge

nobody@thalo.com (Anne Ivers) — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500

On September 27, 2012, the Finnish company Rovio Entertainment Ltd launched the game, Bad Piggies for iOS, Android, Mac and PC. Bad Piggies is of course its long awaited sequel to the Angry Birds Game. Rovio Entertainment has said that whereas...

The Sketchbook Project

nobody@thalo.com (Ellen Brown) — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600

BROOKLYN, NY—Since 2006, Art House, an independent Brooklyn-based company, has been dreaming up large-scale, collaborative art projects and inviting people from all over the world to take part in them. In April, for example, they organized a...

Barrandov Wardrobe Department

nobody@thalo.com (Eva Munk) — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500

PRAUGE, CZECH REPUBLIC -- Prague’s Barrandov, founded in 1931, is one of the oldest film studios in Europe. Also known as the “Hollywood of the East,” it has been praised by directors like Milos Forman. With such films as...

Theater Producer Jane Bergere Bets Her Bottom Dollar On Annie

nobody@thalo.com (Laura Blum) — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600

NEW YORK, NY -- On November 8, 2012, two days after America elects its next president, Franklin D. Roosevelt will be on the minds of its citizens. That's when curtains officially rise on a new Broadway production of Annie. (see photo 1) Inspired...

When Alfred Met Georgia: Interview With Sarah Greenough

nobody@thalo.com (Laura Blum) — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500

"At last, a woman on paper!" photographer Alfred Stieglitz enthused when, in 1916, he was presented with the drawings and watercolors of Georgia O'Keeffe. Exhibiting her work several months later in his famous 291 gallery, he launched her star....

Cinematographer Lol Crawley On Hyde Park On Hudson: 50th New York Film Festival Selection

nobody@thalo.com (Laura Blum) — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500

LONDON, ENGLAND -- She looks after her auntie, she wears prudish dresses and—if she’s Margaret Suckley as played by Laura Linney– she has an illicit affair with Bill Murray’s Franklin D. Roosevelt in Hyde Park on Hudson. In...

F. Scott Schafer: Passionate About Pictures

nobody@thalo.com (Michael Goldman) — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600

NEW YORK, NY -- thaloTV examines what makes this NYC based commercial photographer tick. The lure of expressing himself through photography by focusing on things that he is personally passionate about is what began, and later revitalized, F....

Dada Masilo: Turning Stereotypes On Their Heads

nobody@thalo.com (Anne Ivers) — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500

PARIS, FRANCE -- South African Choreographer Dada Masilo (as seen in photo 1) is still in her twenties but is already attracting the attention of international dance critics. Her fusion of African dance and classical ballet has courted controversy...

International Spaces: An Interview With Sculptor Jim Drain

nobody@thalo.com (Julie Kumar) — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500

RABAT, MOROCCO -- This fall, sculptor Jim Drain is honing in on a prototype for a site-specific work for the new US embassy in Rabat, Morocco (as seen in photo 1). He was chosen by the US State Department's office of Art in Embassies (AIE), who...

Get Published At Vogue Italia

nobody@thalo.com (Ewa Kniaziak) — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500

There are too many people calling themselves photographers - owning a camera does not make you one! It is relatively easy to publish your work on the Internet, blogs, in online magazines or even social platforms. Nevertheless one must remember...

Jesper Just: This Nameless Spectacle

nobody@thalo.com (Mette Garfield) — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500

NEW YORK, NY -- This exhibition is the Danish visual artist (seen in photo 1) Jesper Just’s first at the James Cohan Gallery, and his first solo show in New York since the survey show at the Brooklyn Museum in 2008. It is also the New York...

The Animated Dan Yaccarino

nobody@thalo.com (Sera Rivers) — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500

From Children’s Books to Television Series Dan Yaccarino (as seen in photo 1) gets paid to think like a child. He is the creator/producer for the Parent’s Choice Award-winning animated TV series Oswald (Nick Jr) and Emmy-winning...

Man One Design: Where Graffiti And Corporate Marketing Intersect

nobody@thalo.com (Michael Goldman) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500

thaloTV visits studio that helps companies put a street vibe into branding campaigns LOS ANGELES, CA -- The design studio called Man One Design—owned and operated by graphic designer Scott Power and well-known graffiti artist Man One -...

Bohemes From Leonard De Vinci To Picasso

nobody@thalo.com (Anne Ivers) — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500

GRAND PALAIS, PARIS -- The magnificent exhibition, Bohèmes, which opened in the Grand Palais in Paris on September 26th takes a fascinating look at the theme of Bohemia. The exhibition traces the place that Bohemia has had in art and its...

Brazilian Artist Bel Borba Arrives Aqui

nobody@thalo.com (Laura Blum) — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500

NEW YORK, NY -- America needs a Bel Borba. That's an unintended take-away from Burt Sun and André Costanini's documentary, Bel Borba Aqui, (see photo 1) about the Brazilian street artist dubbed “The People’s Picasso.”...

Indiewalls: Connecting Local Artists With New Venues

nobody@thalo.com (Meg Stivison) — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600

NYC Startup Indiewalls connects local artists with local display venues from the typical coffee shop and restaurant and hotel lobbies. NEW YORK, NY -- In the creative world, promised exposure for one’s work can be secret code for unpaid...

Borusan Contemporary: Museum-in-an-office

nobody@thalo.com (Vanessa H. Larson) — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500

ISTANBUL, TURKEY – A corporate headquarters during the weekdays that turns into a contemporary art museum on weekends? That’s the idea behind Borusan Contemporary, Istanbul’s newest private art museum. This unusual venue, which...

Burning Man Art Scene

nobody@thalo.com (Kristine Green) — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500

BLACK ROCK CITY, NV -- It all started with the burning of a wooden effigy of man on a beach in 1986. Since then the annual Burning Man phenom has spawned art, activity, and culture that permeates globally and perpetuates throughout the year....

Animated! An Interview With Director Victor-hugo Borges

nobody@thalo.com (CM Gorey) — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Animation is a predominantly digital exercise, but despite the sterile qualities threatening to overtake the medium, a desire for grimy perfection keeps Victor-Hugo Borges communicating his ideas with a nod to the handcrafted style of the cartoon...

Glen West Workshop: An Expanse Of The Creative

nobody@thalo.com (Sera Rivers) — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0500

“Beauty will save the world,” Gregory Wolfe, founder of The Glen. SANTE FE, NM -- Beauty does not begin to describe the infinite expanse of New Mexico’s turquoise sky juxtaposed against adobe red buildings and the sensuous,...

Hong Kong's Budding Cultural Hub

nobody@thalo.com (Saj Jesri) — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0500

The First Mobile M+ Exhibition Breathes New Life into Hong Kong’s Yau Ma Tei District. HONG KONG -- In the last five years big moves have been made to cultivate Hong Kong’s local art scene. With the ongoing development of the West...

The Revival Of The Art Of Mixology

nobody@thalo.com (Jessica L. Scott-Reid) — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500

MONTREAL -- On the corner of Rue Rachel Est and Rue le Lanaudiere, in Montreal’s eclectic Plateau neighborhood, sits an unassuming bar, dark inside, appearing perhaps closed. Upon entering through the dark red curtains however, patrons are...

Beauty Embarrasses Artist Wayne White

nobody@thalo.com (Laura Blum) — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500

NEW YORK, NY --"I wear a lot of hats," says Wayne White in Neil Berkeley´s pacy documentary about him, Beauty is Embarrassing. He’s not joking. The painter, cartoonist, sculptor, illustrator, animator, puppeteer, set director, voice...

Expect Awe: The 30th Sao Paulo Bienal

nobody@thalo.com (CM Gorey) — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0500

With a strong thematic vision, one of the most venerable international art exhibitions flaunts its relevance in its 60th year. SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – With 3,000 works by 111 artists, the thirtieth São Paulo Bienal is a truly...

The Art Of Making Dim Sum

nobody@thalo.com (Dakota Smith) — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0500

HONG KONG – The chef's hands were hardened by the crusted flour. Every day, thousands of pieces of dim sum, each one hand rolled. Every wrap mixed, mashed and flattened in the blink of an eye. Bamboo baskets stacked ten high, waiting to be...

Beware Of The Greek Monsters

nobody@thalo.com (Maria Paravantes) — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0500

ATHENS, GREECE -- It’s a bird, it’s a plane… no it’s The Greek Monsters, and they’ve set up house right in the heart of Athens, Greece, attracting curious arts lovers to the Benaki Museum. The Minotaur, the Cyclops,...

Argande: Socially Conscious Fashion

nobody@thalo.com (Vanessa H. Larson) — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0500

ISTANBUL, TURKEY – Argande must be the only fashion label in the world to receive logistical support from the United Nations Development Program. This innovative Turkish brand is at once a stylish womenswear label and a social responsibility...

The Art Of Video Games Exhibition

nobody@thalo.com (Anne Ivers) — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0500

The Art of Video Games Exhibition is currently running at the Smithsonian Museum of Art in Washington, and will travel afterwards to the Boca Raton Museum of Art in Florida on October 24, 2012. It is one of the first major exhibitions to explore...

thalo Explores Actor Burt Young's Painting Passion

nobody@thalo.com (Michael Goldman) — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600

Interview with legendary character actor is latest in thaloTV’s ongoing series profiling inspiring people in the global art community. thalo Magazine is pleased to present the latest installment of its thaloTV series of video...

thalo Donation Finds The Right Home

nobody@thalo.com (Michael Goldman) — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600

iTheatrics' Junior Theater Project directs recent Inspiration Award Gift to a school for young refugees. One of the unanticipated, but happy consequences of thalo’s sponsorship of the thalo Critics’ Choice Inspiration Award,...

Ill.gates Shares His Talent With The Masses

nobody@thalo.com (Kalikia Dugger) — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0500

ill.Gates, a name synonymous with incredible DJ/production skills and superior instruction. ill.Gates (as seen in photos 1 - 3) has always been known for his friendly and forthcoming attitude and personality within the music community. As...