By M While reading one of the best books I’ve laid my eyes upon, Gaston Bachelard’s The Poetics of Space, the author says of art after a reflexion to a quote from french author Lescure that it “is an increase of life, a sort of competition of surprises that stimulates our consciousness and keeps it from becoming somnolent”. (READ MORE…)
Arts & Chocolate:
(Mar. 1, 2011)
The artist: Ashley MacPhee, photographer The chocolate place: Le Maître Chocolatier, 1612, Sherbrooke West, Montreal, QC By M♥ I’m at the Indigo bookstore on St-Catherine, browsing through notebooks. I am waiting for our first featured artist for ARTS & CHOCOLATE. Two emotions wave inside me as I’m flipping through the blank pages of a Pierre Belvedere book and going through some questions I’ve prepared, – excitement and nervousness. (READ MORE…)
Well-designed bliss on water
(Feb. 2, 2011)
By M♥ The need of sustainable design is now becoming instictive in today’s world. Less impact on the environment is the goal. Following this state of mind comes new ways of designing. For the past months, I’ve been thinking about a new way of building which is currently now trending all over the world: Floating architecture. It is amazing what today’s architects come up with in terms of building on water. (READ MORE…)
Mission Possible: Design
(Feb.2, 2011)
By M♥ Every year, the Ordre des Architectes du Québec (Order of Architect of Québec) award the excellent and outstanding work of their members. And I wanted to catch your attention on their winner in the “single family residential building” project in 2011 for their 26th award edition. It is mainly to show you how the world of design in Quebec is definitely moving towards a distinctive style that will, in much future decades, be characterized as the early 21st century architecture in Quebec. (READ MORE…)
In 2011, the word is “Uplifting”
(Feb.2, 2011)
By M♥ With a gloomier year than usual with the economy hitting almost rock bottom, not much could bring the affected sprits so high. But the little that could be done was a help in its rights. That is why the color reference king that is Pantone came up with a color that would make one “ESCAPE” from the dull thoughts and attitude that 2010 was bringing on people: Turquoise. (READ MORE…)
And then I clicked on Love Letters…
(Jan. 24, 2011)
By M Human: the only specie that can discern and appreciate beauty. As human being ourselves, shouldn’t we take advantage of that feature… to the fullest? Canadian painter Lawren Harris once said “For the arts epitomize, intensify and clarify the experience of beauty for us as nothing else can.” How true is this? Although nature’s beauty is undeniable, for all else, the presence of art does intensify our experience of beauty. (READ MORE…)
Fashion, Design, Art & Paper
(Sept. 9, 2010)
Warm greetings to you my fellow urban passengers!! It has been a while indeed, and not to worry, we have not forgotten about you. We do appreciate your faithfullness in us and it is heartfelt. Keep on checking us out for the skies is filled with paperplanes flying only to you. Live. Laugh. Love. Be… blessed. M♥ I’ve been recently very interested in paper art and though I could post something on origami every week, I’m not interested in bombarding you with it. (READ MORE…)
Be-Bop, Jazzzz, Funk, Funk, Rock… Art!
(Aug. 15, 2010)
By M♥ Yesterday, after a nice chat with a friend at pastry wonderland Nocochi on Mackay street (corner Sherbrooke) which is where I buy my favorite pistachio sweets in the city, (a most definite M♥ recommendation – a must), I had the pleasure of finally going to see the Miles Davis exhibit at the Musée des Beaux Arts de Montréal(READ MORE…)
I ‘heart’ LoVe…
(Aug.2, 2010)
By M♥ Confession: I work in the art industry, and I always come across art pieces that leave me breathless, or make me pause, gaze and just ponder on how human beings are just wonderfully made, we can admire… beauty and be touched and inspired it. Let me tell you about that one art serie that I, well… love, called Love by pop art artist Robert Indiana, that you can see the original in the Love Park in Philadelphia. (READ MORE…)
More than just paperplanes…
(Jul. 13, 2010)
By M♥ As I work in the art industry, I am always on the lookout for new, cool, modern, beautiful and poetic works of art and the artists that made them or the galleries that represent them. And with a blog named Paperplanes, I could not pass the opportunity to talk about paper art but not any paper art. You may think japanese origami or papier maché, but no, it’s paper sculpture… (READ MORE…)
TRUSST CLUB and the world of creativity
(Jun 16, 2010)
By M♥ When individuals take their very own seed of passion, which comprises the organic fusion of fashion, art and design to create a new entity, it automatically births for the individuals and the ones they will inspire, a new way of seeing life. And recently, a new entity was born in our city…(READ MORE…)
Recap NYC/Trendy passenger
(Apr. 9, 2010)
By M♥ ART TALK As I work in the art industry, it was my duty to attend the Artexpo NY contemporary art show, though very large in scale, it tended to ressemble more an art flea market then a classy 3-day collective vernissage. With exhibitors carrying loads of reproductions, it was palpable to see how the industry of art is unfortunately suffering. (READ MORE…)
The “Extraordinary Isle” according to Vogue
(Feb 4, 2010)
By M❤ After the events of January 12th, the world has been generously bending backwords to help the now shattered-but-never-broken island of Haiti. How beautiful it is to see… small companies and big corporations alike… (READ MORE…)
Shop, shop and shop… Oh, quel Souk!!
(Dec. 10, 2009)
by M♥ souk n. [suːk]: (1)An open-air market in an Arabian city. / (2) Informal French expression. Any noisy, disorderly place: Quel Souk! Starting this friday (Dec.11 – 13), Montreal is hosting its annual and too-short all-things design ephemeral bazaar Souk@SAT – Take 7 at the… well SAT (Société des Arts Technologiques). It’s authenticity, creativity and inventiveness mustered up under one roof. (READ MORE…)
WHAT'S HAPPENING IN MONTREAL? CITY LIFE: Montreal en Lumière Festival - Feb. 16-26, 2012 www.montrealenlumiere.com It's the 13th edition, and still going strong. Montreal en Lumière is THE festival to enjoy the city in winter. As the largest winter festival in the world, visitors can enjoy hundreds of activities, from fine dining to to cool concerts, and many of these activities are free. Have you been yet? If so, tell us about it!
ARTS & DESIGN
DESIGN: FURNISH POETICALLY
(May 6, 2011)
By M While reading one of the best books I’ve laid my eyes upon, Gaston Bachelard’s The Poetics of Space, the author says of art after a reflexion to a quote from french author Lescure that it “is an increase of life, a sort of competition of surprises that stimulates our consciousness and keeps it from becoming somnolent”. (READ MORE…)
Arts & Chocolate:
(Mar. 1, 2011)
The artist: Ashley MacPhee, photographer The chocolate place: Le Maître Chocolatier, 1612, Sherbrooke West, Montreal, QC By M♥ I’m at the Indigo bookstore on St-Catherine, browsing through notebooks. I am waiting for our first featured artist for ARTS & CHOCOLATE. Two emotions wave inside me as I’m flipping through the blank pages of a Pierre Belvedere book and going through some questions I’ve prepared, – excitement and nervousness. (READ MORE…)
Well-designed bliss on water
(Feb. 2, 2011)
By M♥ The need of sustainable design is now becoming instictive in today’s world. Less impact on the environment is the goal. Following this state of mind comes new ways of designing. For the past months, I’ve been thinking about a new way of building which is currently now trending all over the world: Floating architecture. It is amazing what today’s architects come up with in terms of building on water. (READ MORE…)
Mission Possible: Design
(Feb.2, 2011)
By M♥ Every year, the Ordre des Architectes du Québec (Order of Architect of Québec) award the excellent and outstanding work of their members. And I wanted to catch your attention on their winner in the “single family residential building” project in 2011 for their 26th award edition. It is mainly to show you how the world of design in Quebec is definitely moving towards a distinctive style that will, in much future decades, be characterized as the early 21st century architecture in Quebec. (READ MORE…)
In 2011, the word is “Uplifting”
(Feb.2, 2011)
By M♥ With a gloomier year than usual with the economy hitting almost rock bottom, not much could bring the affected sprits so high. But the little that could be done was a help in its rights. That is why the color reference king that is Pantone came up with a color that would make one “ESCAPE” from the dull thoughts and attitude that 2010 was bringing on people: Turquoise. (READ MORE…)
And then I clicked on Love Letters…
(Jan. 24, 2011)
By M Human: the only specie that can discern and appreciate beauty. As human being ourselves, shouldn’t we take advantage of that feature… to the fullest? Canadian painter Lawren Harris once said “For the arts epitomize, intensify and clarify the experience of beauty for us as nothing else can.” How true is this? Although nature’s beauty is undeniable, for all else, the presence of art does intensify our experience of beauty. (READ MORE…)
Fashion, Design, Art & Paper
(Sept. 9, 2010)
Warm greetings to you my fellow urban passengers!! It has been a while indeed, and not to worry, we have not forgotten about you. We do appreciate your faithfullness in us and it is heartfelt. Keep on checking us out for the skies is filled with paperplanes flying only to you. Live. Laugh. Love. Be… blessed. M♥ I’ve been recently very interested in paper art and though I could post something on origami every week, I’m not interested in bombarding you with it. (READ MORE…)
Be-Bop, Jazzzz, Funk, Funk, Rock… Art!
(Aug. 15, 2010)
By M♥ Yesterday, after a nice chat with a friend at pastry wonderland Nocochi on Mackay street (corner Sherbrooke) which is where I buy my favorite pistachio sweets in the city, (a most definite M♥ recommendation – a must), I had the pleasure of finally going to see the Miles Davis exhibit at the Musée des Beaux Arts de Montréal (READ MORE…)
I ‘heart’ LoVe…
(Aug.2, 2010)
By M♥ Confession: I work in the art industry, and I always come across art pieces that leave me breathless, or make me pause, gaze and just ponder on how human beings are just wonderfully made, we can admire… beauty and be touched and inspired it. Let me tell you about that one art serie that I, well… love, called Love by pop art artist Robert Indiana, that you can see the original in the Love Park in Philadelphia. (READ MORE…)
More than just paperplanes…
(Jul. 13, 2010)
By M♥ As I work in the art industry, I am always on the lookout for new, cool, modern, beautiful and poetic works of art and the artists that made them or the galleries that represent them. And with a blog named Paperplanes, I could not pass the opportunity to talk about paper art but not any paper art. You may think japanese origami or papier maché, but no, it’s paper sculpture… (READ MORE…)
TRUSST CLUB and the world of creativity
(Jun 16, 2010)
By M♥ When individuals take their very own seed of passion, which comprises the organic fusion of fashion, art and design to create a new entity, it automatically births for the individuals and the ones they will inspire, a new way of seeing life. And recently, a new entity was born in our city… (READ MORE…)
Recap NYC/Trendy passenger
(Apr. 9, 2010)
By M♥ ART TALK As I work in the art industry, it was my duty to attend the Artexpo NY contemporary art show, though very large in scale, it tended to ressemble more an art flea market then a classy 3-day collective vernissage. With exhibitors carrying loads of reproductions, it was palpable to see how the industry of art is unfortunately suffering. (READ MORE…)
The “Extraordinary Isle” according to Vogue
By M❤ After the events of January 12th, the world has been generously bending backwords to help the now shattered-but-never-broken island of Haiti. How beautiful it is to see… small companies and big corporations alike… (READ MORE…)
Shop, shop and shop… Oh, quel Souk!!
(Dec. 10, 2009)
by M♥ souk n. [suːk]: (1)An open-air market in an Arabian city. / (2) Informal French expression. Any noisy, disorderly place: Quel Souk! Starting this friday (Dec.11 – 13), Montreal is hosting its annual and too-short all-things design ephemeral bazaar Souk@SAT – Take 7 at the… well SAT (Société des Arts Technologiques). It’s authenticity, creativity and inventiveness mustered up under one roof. (READ MORE…)
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CITY LIFE: Montreal en Lumière Festival - Feb. 16-26, 2012
www.montrealenlumiere.com
It's the 13th edition, and still going strong. Montreal en Lumière is THE festival to enjoy the city in winter. As the largest winter festival in the world, visitors can enjoy hundreds of activities, from fine dining to to cool concerts, and many of these activities are free.
Have you been yet? If so, tell us about it!
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