Golf has always been a game built on repetition. Developing a reliable swing, improving distance control and learning how to manage different shot types all require regular practice. For many golfers, however, getting to the driving range several times a week is not realistic. Work commitments, family life, poor weather and travel time can all limit the number of productive practice sessions a player can complete.
This is one of the main reasons home golf technology has become so popular. Modern Golf simulators give players the opportunity to practice, play and analyze their performance without leaving the house. What was once viewed as specialist equipment for tour professionals and luxury venues is now becoming a practical training option for everyday golfers.
Continue reading Building the Perfect Indoor Golf Setup: A Practical Guide for Home Golfers →
You recently captured what you believed to be a beautiful snapshot of your friend’s engagement, but the resulting image on your computer screen is admittedly not so beautiful. #photofail. Fortunately, this is where photo editing comes in.
Research shows that photo editing can instantly alter the consistency and color of an image, making it appear more appealing. This makes editing essential for effective branding, networking, and advertising activities. Continue reading How to Choose the Best Monitor for Photo Editing →
Red Alert (2007): Three-channel digital video, color, sound, three 30-inch flat-screen monitors, three Apple Mac minis, mounting system and connecting hardware (All Photos By Gail)
Despite their appearance as static images, these three screens all display a video of frame after frame of the color red played on a loop. Red Alert (2007) was inspired by the Russian Constructivist painter Alexander Rodchenko’s Pure Red Color, Pure Yellow Color, Pure Blue Color (1921), a work that consists of monochromes paintings in each of the three primary colors. Continue reading Modern Art Monday Presents: Red Alert By Hito Stereyl →
Photo of Gymnasty Video Screen Archway Courtesy of Mike Weiss Gallery. All Other Photos By Gail!
Sometimes, you just need to visit an art exhibit that is a bit over-the-top and, well, insane. It doesn’t even have to make much sense; as long as it embraces an energetic, inspired feel and a kind of controlled, creative chaos that assures you that you are at the Most-Happening-Art-Reception in the Chelsea Gallery District at that very moment. That is how we felt when we entered the vortex of madness that is Cameron Gray’s Gymnasty, which opened at Mike Weiss Gallery on October 30th. Seriously, what a crazy fun scene! Continue reading Mike Weiss Gallery Presents Gymnasty By Cameron Gray →
If you enjoy the TV show Hoarders and the works of pop artist Takashi Murakami, then the current exhibit by Japanese artist Mr. at Lehmann Maupin Gallery is your wet dream. Metamorphosis: Give Me Your Wings fills Lehman Maupin’s cavernous space on West 26th Street with stacks and piles and mountains of personal objects of every imaginable description: from clothing to magazines to computer monitors, all active with videos of the artist.
Continue reading Must See Art: Mr.’s Metamorphosis: Give Me Your Wing at Lehmann Maupin Gallery →
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