Left: A magnificent 1.01-carat, radiant-cut pink diamond anchors a hypnotic pattern of rose aluminum, white diamonds, and 18K rose gold in the Optical
Wonder pink ring, part of the De Beers Alchemists of Light collection. Right: Philadelphia-born artist Corydon Cowansage produces colorful compositions of whirling forms, such as her mesmerizing painting Twist (Peach, Red, Purple) (2022).
4 Electrifying Examples of Life Imitating Art
4 Electrifying Examples of Life Imitating Art
4 Electrifying Examples of Life Imitating Art
Left: Included in his debut collection for Ralph Pucci, architect LEE F. MINDEL’s Giverny coffee tables feature lily pad green and cerulean blue glass tops constructed with frames made of Pucci’s signature Plasterglass material. During Miami Art Week 2022, a presentation of Mindel’s ten ethereal designs will be on view at Ralph Pucci through January. Right: Multidisciplinary artist UGO RONDINONE channels the sublime natural world in his recent “Mattituck” series. Created alone in the artist’s studio, achtzehnterjanuarzweitausendundzwanzig (2020) showcases his meditative practice of rendering sunset and moonrise along the Long Island Sound with pure brushstrokes of electrifying watercolor. “Looking at the sunset makes one feel that the physical and the spiritual are not separate,” explains Rondinone.
Photo: Left: Antoine Bootz. Right: Courtesy of Rago/Wright4 Electrifying Examples of Life Imitating Art
Left: For her vivid paintings, Lisa Alvarado draws on the history of Mexican American art, utilizing motifs seen in traditional textiles for works such as
Vibratory Cartography: Nepantla (2021–22). The piece was unveiled at the 2022 Whitney Biennial as part of the stage for the artist’s musical group, Natural Information Society. Right: Presented at Louis Kahn’s monumental Salk Institute in La Jolla, California, the runway show for Louis Vuitton’s 2023
cruise collection featured complex silhouettes crafted in iridescent fabrics that pay homage to the sun, radiating with otherworldly beauty.
4 Electrifying Examples of Life Imitating Art
Left: For Ferragamo’s spring 2023 show, the brand’s recently named creative director, Maximilian Davis, set the house on a fresh trajectory, launching a
fiery red as its new signature color, which carried from the runway to clothing and accessories, such as this calf leather sandal with a lacquered high heel and elastic upper. Right: Lucio Fontana is known for his groundbreaking “Tagli (‘Cuts’)” series, which pioneered the Spatialist movement. His slashed scarlet canvas, Concetto Spaziale, Attese (1966), pushes the boundaries of painting, sculpture, and architecture.
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