Thursday, November 22, 2007

diy or die dvd 7 of 8




check out this video from youtube. directed by michael w. dean. there are 8 episodes that interview various musicians, artists, performers, photographers, and more. this is one of my favorite episodes.

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

modern designed church




spotted this beautiful church in Valencia. the side panels are interesting, almost art nouveau-ish similar to klimt's work.

churches in valencia







while in the historic city of valencia, spotted some beautiful churches. there's never a shortage of churches, holiday for saints or fiesta of any kind in spain.

Palau de les Arts and L'hemisferic







while in Valencia, checked out the Palau de les Arts and L'hemisferic. The architecture is unbelievably beautiful. The architect and engineer Santiago Calatrava has created an amazing facility for the arts, music, dance and theater.

Monday, November 5, 2007

church of the sea





the church is situated on a tiny street in the port of javea. the design of the church relates to everything about the sea. the exterior walls are tall and column-like with the columns arching out, resembling waves. this type of construction with the walls acts as an echo chamber, so when the waves are crashing along the beach it sounds like you're in the ocean.

Saturday, November 3, 2007

street performers



the street performers in europe are like no other! the costumes are amazing, the ideas that they come up with, all very clever.

barcelona street



view of a street in barcelona off of the ramblas.

barcelona artists



a view of some local artists in barcelona selling their works, primarily drawings, watercolors, oil paintings, and 2D mixed-media artists.