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How Eco-Friendly Painting Solutions Enhance Sustainability in Business

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back view of a person painting the wall using a painting brush roller
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As businesses strive to reduce their environmental impact, the demand for sustainable practices has surged. One area that often goes unnoticed is commercial painting. While it may seem like a straightforward service, the choice of paint can significantly affect the environment, indoor air quality, and health. This article will explore eco-friendly painting options and their numerous benefits, supported by relevant statistics.
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Modern Art Monday Presents: Lynda Benglis, Contraband

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lynda benglis contraband photo by gail worley
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Lynda Benglis‘ work of poured latex takes painting to an extreme. Despite employing a medium, that is not itself paint, Benglis nonetheless draws attention to paint’s essential, primary properties: color and liquidity. To make Contraband (1969), the artist created, mixtures of powdered pigment and latex in 5-gallon cans that she then poured and let run on the floor with minimal intervention. Continue reading Modern Art Monday Presents: Lynda Benglis, Contraband →

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Eye On Design: Wendell Castle, Nirvana Armchair

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Wendell Castle  (1932 – 2018) was one of America’s most important contemporary furniture makers,  with several distinct stylistic phases in his career. At first he employed both exotic and native American woods to produce furniture characterized by biomorphic forms and attenuated surrealism.

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Eye On Design: Us is More Dining Installation By INC Architecture & Design

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Us Is More Dining Tableau
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Dining By Design takes place in New York City each year in conjunction with The Architectural Digest Design Show. This collection of high-end, conceptual dining environments is sponsored by DIFFA (Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS) to raise awareness and funds in support of the organization’s work to fight HIV/AIDS. In the coming weeks, I’ll be showcasing my favorite installations from Dining By Design in the Eye on Design space. This week we are featuring Us is More created by INC Architecture & Design. Continue reading Eye On Design: Us is More Dining Installation By INC Architecture & Design →

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Modern Art Monday Presents, Andy Warhol, Do It Yourself (Violin)

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Do It Yourself (Violin)
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At least two people seem to have begun work on this paint-by-number still life — one diligent hand that carefully filled in the contours, and one that hastily scribbled outside the lines. Does Andy Warhol playfully imply that the viewer could join in to finish the work? The paint-by-number kits that proliferated in the 1960s held great appeal for Warhol. His intention to downplay artistic genius and instead create popular, reproducible images is reflected in the source: one of the then-popular Venus Paradise color-by-number kits. Using a projector to transfer the outlines onto canvas, he created this and four other “Do It Yourself” paintings. In all but one, he left large sections uncolored.

Do It Yourself (Violin) (1962) was photographed in the Met Breuer as part of the Unfinished: Thoughts Left Visible Exhibit. The painting is owned by a private collector.