Wandering Artist's Journal

Seen on the Long Now blog: an impressive video, "Muto" , by Italian street artist Blu It's made with hand-drawn animation, William Kentridge style, but this is done on the walls of public spaces, like the streets of Buenos Aires. An interesting twist in this evolution of " animated fresco " is the additional glimpses of time: street shadows, people walking in and out of the frame, and so forth. MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo .

Know any artists who dream about striking it rich and buying/building the perfect studio? I do - and here's the perfect fodder for the fantasy: Today's Examiner has a Real Estate story about a house for sale at 870 45th Avenue . At first glance it looks like a typical house in the "Avenues" (north and south of Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.) But this house has been inhabited by artists for most of its 100 year history. It's essentially a combination gallery & studio with living space: Sculptor Arthur Putnam (1873-1930) built his "beach house" in 1907 as a large studio/gallery with the living quarters taking a supporting role, and a small foundry in back. Putnam studied under Julie Heyneman at the San Francisco Art Student's League and showed at the 1906 Paris Salon. His animal sculptures can be seen at the de Young, in the outdoor children's sculpture garden. The museum's online database has dozens of his pieces. The property ...

Recently seen in the window of the office at Project Artaud, in San Francisco.