Buckminster Fuller was rad. The bucky fuller institute website is pretty great. there's even a review of the design and the elastic brain exhibition at moma (this looks incredible).
more space is enclosed by domes than any other style of structure in the world, with way less material. Bucky spent his whole life working on this problem of doing things in the most efficient way. He knew eventually everyone would have to deal with shortages of resources.
if you ever come across a copy of Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth you should pick it up.

Andre Leon Gray

A Raleigh, NC-based artist I've recently discovered, in his own words:

"I am an advocate for social change and spiritual growth in mind, body and soul.

My artwork reflects my concern for humanity’s progression by primarily using post-consumer objects and mixed media techniques, which I call “eye gumbo,” to encourage the viewer to celebrate the beauty of ordinary things, to see the world with new eyes, and to ponder their opinions on the issues presented.

Eye gumbo questions Western standards of beauty, superficial aesthetics, Old South nostalgia, black male and female identity in a consumerist culture, and the artificial social construct of racism and its impact on the human condition.

Eye gumbo is a visual meal for the mind, thickened with a roux of African American culture, marinated in social commentary and seasoned with consciousness."

It's hard to see all the rich details and nuances of his work from photographs, but here's a shot of a piece entitled "Black Magic (It's Fantastic)":

See more of Gray's work at Flanders Art Gallery

Design and the Elastic Mind

Explore the relationship between science and the mind in the contemporary world.

Obama Biden 08

Shapard Fairey

Obey always shifting perspectives...Shapard Fairey's Obama prints are in high demand.

ice breaker

"i was forced to ask myself, Are the social and political problems of a society a valid concern for art?" Les Levine, 1973




consume or perish, subway advertisement, New York City, les levine, 1989