Trinity Avenue Mural - and random

Exploring with the new camera:


Click here to see it big.

The white building is Atlanta's Richard B. Russell Federal Building. I prefer the mural.


Civic minded in the Capital View neighborhood, slightly censored by the Architecture Tourist:


Dappled reflection on the Hurt Building through the Chick-fil-A Scholarship Arch behind the Flat Iron Building - actually the English - American Building.


I used to work here, makes you proud


While I'm testing the zoom on high cornices, how about this lion guy on the Candler Building:


In context:


The old Salvation Army building on Ellis Street


This bit looks a bit modern


Thanks,
Terry

More Gallery Hop at Castleberry Hill (and gallery dog)

I continued my December 12th gallery hop at Castleberry Hill. One of my fellow mavens was a delightful dog, pictured below.

There is a new place, Liana Delgado Studio I didn't met Liana, maybe next time.


It's in the same building as Peters Street Gallery, Artists Trifecta Gallery, and Besharat Gallery. It's on the 2nd floor.


It's a great studio loft space on a corner.


Peters Street Gallery never disappoints. There is always some wit. Here is the cutting board Buddha thing.


The missing body briefcase guy.


Mersad Berber's paintings look like 2000 old studies, preserved just before deteriorating. If you saw Fellini's Roma, you know what I mean. These faded colors attracted me in a gallery filled with vibrant color. I was afraid if I didn't look now, they'd soon be gone.


This is "Aspiration" by Inbar Tolla at Besharat Gallery.


This is Lluís Barba's Monumental "Jardin de las Delicias El Bosco."


Photoshopped to the max.


Denise Jackson's Emerging Art Scene did a Paris themed shindig.


I met Julie Ross and loved her crushed turquoise glass pieces.


Takes all kind of animals to make an art scene.


Zucot Gallery featured Pedro Fuertes.


and Carlos Solis


and Elio Guevara.


Artist Trifecta Gallery was hosting "Fashion Uncorked" in the giant gravel floored room the the Castleberry Point lofts.


I got there a bit late to this extraordinarily space.


I'm a bit tired but I not yet done for the evening.

Frosty, Frozen, Falls today at the Woodruff Park Fountain

Brr. It was grim and gray this afternoon in downtown Atlanta. The Woodruff Park waterfall was about half ice and half water, one of it's good looks.


I made a dash for the mezzanine at the Equitable Building. It's one of my favorite places in downtown Atlanta.


The column is from the "old" Equitable Building 1892-1971. Here is a bit more from about the Equitable Building Columns from "Public Art Around the World."


Looking north from the mezzanine, between the Rhodes Haverty Building on the left and the Candler Building on the right I can see the huge Georgia Pacific Wreath.


The water is running. You can can hear the falls in my shivering video.

Cecil Touchon at Kinkos?

Office supplies imitating collage!!!

I was doing my downtown Atlanta errands today and spotted this in the mezzanine of the Equitable Building.


My brain said, "What is a Cecil Touchon collage doing in Kinkos (now FedEx Office)?" Here are some of the real things from Emily Amy Gallery


Look closely:


Here is Mr Touchon at his Emily Amy Gallery reception. Does he moonlight arranging supply rooms too? Does he ever sleep?

Lost at the M. Rich & Bros. Co. Building and Found

I go to events so I can see the buildings. It was high time I visited 
the M. Rich & Bros. Co. Building.

It is a legendary place, home to Rich's Department Store until 1924. C4 Atlanta gave me the perfect excuse.

You'll get your chance on February 2, more on that below.

This is the south water tower. You'll want to read about it in Jeff Clemmons new book Rich's: A Southern Institution.

I was not prepared.

It was way cooler and way bigger than I thought. The architectural firm of Bruce and Morgan remodeled and enlarged this 1882 building 1906. It fronts on Whitehall Street (now Peachtree Street). It's actually 3 buildings shaped like a T-bone with another entrance on Hunter Street (now Martin Luthor King). Four street names gave me a headache.

The event was C4 Atlanta's "TechsmARTs - Using Twitter" presented by Stuart Shapiro from Binders.

C4 Atlanta is a non-profit that helps artists to not starve. They say it better: "(We ) ...build a foundation of research, technology and education for a sustainable, creative economy in the Atlanta region."


Lert to right: Stuart Shapiro is the social media guy and more (@BindersArt) at Binders, Joe Winter is Chief Technology Officer at C4 Atlanta, Jessyca Holland is Executive Director at C4 (@c4atlanta).

 
C4 Atlanta is an early tenant at the re-purposed Rich Building, You know: offices, incubator, gallery, restaurant, a place to attract creatives.


I got there early and roamed.


I took this from the meeting room looking into an "incubator / small office / shared spaces in the middle" kind of place. It felt great there, old and solid with natural light.


The other early birds worked in the meeting room while I got lost. The floating horizontal white window art thingies do a nice job of breaking up the volume.


You'd need a hard heart not to love the ceiling.


Deja vu alert. THIS is a department store stairway. I'd seen pictures of this. I made a wrong turn that turned out right.


I looked out and spotted the balcony, common bond, brick arches galore, and massive sills. Is this 1882 or 1906?


Dark bricks poked out around the windows, a very rugged look.

 
Brick sills made me think this was the newest of the 3 buildings, still more than 100 years old.

It was time for the meeting and I found my way back.


Jessyca gestured the C4 hand signals and introduced Stuart who layed the tweet on us.

Thanks to C4 and Stuart: great information and great people in a great space.

I'm planning to party here on 2013-02-02. You can too and you should.

Dashboard Co-op will present their 2013 artists in  "boom city - 12 Artists // One Floor" on Saturday, February 2, 2013, 7pm - midnight. I've been to these. Art, food, drink, music, often dance, and all the cool kids will be there. Park in the Underground Atlanta Parking Deck.

See you there?
@TerryKearns

gloATL's Magic "Hinterland" in Downtown Atlanta

Big crowds enjoyed glo Atl's one time performance of "Hinterland" last night in downtown Atlanta. We shared visions like this at the fountain wall at Woodruff Park.


Sound, lights, Big Boi, acrobats, trick cyclists, 40 dancers from glo Atlanta. Bigger crowds that anyone expected. Not instantly grokked. I'm sure the crowds discouraged many. Some left early on. It was hard to see, unpredictable, We never knew where things would happen next.


Dancers appeared out of nowhere in the middle of big crowds.


Big Boi, in his red coat, performed on the ground, in the air, and on the fountain wall.


When performances moved to the fountain, magic happened. Ethereal music led folks to the fountain's wall, a natural stage where we could see. The grim wall came to life.


This short video of the electric skirt gives a sense of the ambiance. This tiny figure mesmerized me in the giant downtown space.


Drummers and acrobats led a parade to Centennial Park. Downtown looked darn good.




This video is about a minute long. To the tune of "Sigur Ros - Ba Ba" It helps me remember.


See the ArtsCriticAtl.com/ review: "Hinterland Review: Big Boi, gloATL, giant crowds and an exuberant spectacle in downtown Atlanta" to which I say, "What they said...."