Tag Archives: 2023

Matching Moroccan Kaftans for a Beautiful Family Iftar in 2026

flowing pink caftan dress

Iftar is one of the most beautiful moments during Ramadan. Families gather, share food, pray together and celebrate the blessings of the month. For many people, dressing up for Iftar makes the evening feel even more special. In recent years, matching Moroccan kaftans for women and girls have become one of the most loved outfit trends. The outfits are elegant, comfortable, and perfect for creating a coordinated family look.
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Modern Art Monday Presents: Cow By Illana Savdie

cow by illana savdie photos by gail worley
Photo By Gail

Sweeping abstract flows of paint  drench torsos and limbs in Illana Savdie’s Cow (2023), sowing perceptual confusion. The effect on the viewer is placelessness and near-disorientation, which the artist uses to disrupt power dynamics. She allows multiple cultural, contexts and inheritances to simultaneously smash into and balance one another, resulting in entirely new formations. Continue reading Modern Art Monday Presents: Cow By Illana Savdie

Eye On Design: Jeff Zimmerman’s Bubble Cluster with Spikes Lighting

jeff zimmerman. bubble cluster with spikes lighting photo by gail worley
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Jeff Zimmerman’s Bubble Cluster with Spikes is a distinctive illuminated sculpture that showcases his expertise in hand-blown glass artistry. This statement lighting piece for your home, created in 2023,  features a cluster of hand-blown glass bubbles interspersed with spike-like protrusions, creating a dynamic and organic form. The sculpture is mounted on a brass structure, adding to its aesthetic appeal. To me, it resembles fluffy kernels of popcorn bursting into the air or a billowing cloud crackling with electric blue lightning. Continue reading Eye On Design: Jeff Zimmerman’s Bubble Cluster with Spikes Lighting

Modern Art Monday Presents: Cory Arcangel, Photoshop Gradient and Smudge Tool Demonstration

cory archangel photoshop gradient tool demo photo by gail
Photo By Gail

Cory Archangel explores the expressive potential of consumer software. With Photoshop Gradient and Smudge Tool Demonstration (20072023) he foregrounds Photoshop’s gradient tool, which fades one color into another. These two works, made 15 years apart, were created using similar commands. The contrast between the gestural dynamism of the earlier version and the minimalist geometry of its later counterpart reveals a trend towards reduction and simplification – contradicting common assumptions about technological advancement.

Photographed in the LA County Museum of Art (LACMA) in Los Angeles.

Modern Art Monday Presents: Maja Ruznic, The Past Awaiting the Present/ Arrival of the Drummers

the past awaiting the present by maja ruznic photo by gail worley
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Maja Ruznic’s paintings often combine difficult subject matter with seductive color and a sense of spirituality. The artist, who spent time in an Austrian refugee camp after fleeing the war Bosnia, has said that  The Past Awaiting the Present / Arrival of the Drummers (2023) “looks at how multiple things can be true at the same time: birth, violence, pain, suffering, joy, and music.” Continue reading Modern Art Monday Presents: Maja Ruznic, The Past Awaiting the Present/ Arrival of the Drummers