Minerals and crystals are so common in contemporary culture I decided to make a second post on crystals. The distinction is sometimes a bit arbitrary, as many minerals are crystals, but today's post is about art and things which celebrate the wondrous shapes of crystals, and remind you (if mathematically inclined) of group theory. Often, you see crystalline forms growing out of everything from fashion:
to architecture, like the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal, an addition to the Royal Ontario Museum, created by architect Daniel Libeskind, here in Toronto,
or the
watercolour drawings of the Los Carpinteros collective (Marco Antonio Castillo Valdés and Dagoberto Rodriguez Sanchez)
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Los Carpinteros, 2011, watercolour / paper, 80 x 114 cm.
Courtesy: Sean Kelly Gallery, NY. |
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| Los Carpinteros, 2011, watercolour / paper, |
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| Los Carpinteros, 2011, watercolour / paper, |
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| Los Carpinteros, 2011, watercolour / paper, |
To ceramics, like Michelle Summers' whimsical illustrations:
And, of course, crystals themselves abound in art.
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| Acryllic sculpture and painting by Gemma Smith |
...amongst many others. Do you have a favorite interpretation of crystals?
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