An Occasional Journal

A journal of observations and connections...

[anoccasionaljournal]

"I no longer needed to write in French; I decided a was going to paint in Arabic" Etel Adnan, 'Untitled', 2012. (at Institut du monde arabe)

[anoccasionaljournal]

"There's no doubt about it: in Beirut the sea promotes intimacy because it often resembles people's eyes. It gives people a desire to live on a human scale: walks, encounters, carefree strolls, and lovers strolling..." Etel Adnan. Stunning works on paper from 1970 (at Institut du monde arabe)

[anoccasionaljournal]

Brilliant new work by Jananne Al-Ani as part of the exhibition Traces of War with Shaun Gladwell and Baptist Coelho at Somerset House Inigo Rooms. A must. #tracesofwar #janannealani #shaungladwell #baptistecoelho (at Somerset House)

[englishmodernism]

A house filled with light. The Schroder House,1924. Designed by Gerrit Rietvelt in Utrecht. Inspired by Mondrian.

[fuckyeahbrutalism]

Tricorn Shopping Centre, Portsmouth, UK, 1966 (Demolished 2004)

(Owen Luder Partnership)

[davidersser]

Chair (A Once Proud Beast) 2014

Balsa Wood, SuperGlue

48 x 62 x 45 cm

[davidersser]

REDRAD, 2014

Balsa Wood, SuperGlue

170 x 155 x 95 cm

[davidersser]

Trophy Head (Racer), 2012

Balsa Wood, SuperGlue

44 x 31 x 98 cm

[de-salva]

Brâncuși`s Studio (Atelier) on the Impasse Ronsin in Paris

[heyoscarwilde]

[robotcosmonaut]

Schulz

via heyoscarwilde

[explore-blog]

Oblique Strategies – Brian Eno’s prompts for overcoming creative block, inspired by John Cage.

Pair with famous writers, artists, and designers on how to break through your creative block.

[knowyourdarkness]

John Baldessari, What This Painting Aims to Do, 1967

[chewmark]

[howdoyoudotoday-blog]

Isamu Noguchi’s Playground Proposal for UN’s New York Headquarters, 1952.

[cccpublication2014-blog]

Marshall McLuhan ‘The Medium is the Message’

[robotcosmonaut]

Lunar Quarters

[vuls]

[howdoyoudotoday-blog]

Untitled (DSS 145), 1968—Donald Judd