Posted on May 15, 2019 On this date in 2017, James Turrell opened the monumental art project he's been working on for more than 40 years to guests making big donations. An art project called Roden Crater. Roden Crater was a cinder cone - the remains of an ancient, extinct volcano - located in the Painted Desert of Arizona. And it wasn't for sale. This was back in the early 1970s. Artist James Turrell wouldn't take "no" for an answer; after working on the purchase for three years, he was able to buy Roden Crater. And then he was able to start building a naked-eye observatory for viewing the sun and the moon, winter and summer solstice, and other sky sights. What's the connection between a cinder cone and an observatory? Turrell is utilizing the remote location as a way of gaining darker night skies than most of us are used to. He's using the desert location as a way of gaining more sunny days and clear night skies than many other locations. And Turrell is utilizing the inner cone of the crater as a way of focusing our sight of the wide Western skies into a smaller viewpoint, a more narrow aperture. The observatory is not something that intrudes much into the desert landscape - it's what is called "minimally invasive" - and the tunnels and viewing spots inside the crater are specially engineered to create a truly different way of experiencing and seeing light. Now, when I first discovered that such a cool naked-eye observatory was being built - and so near me! - I assumed that there were one or two viewing spots within the crater. But there are TWENTY-ONE! And it may be that Turrell is planning an eventual 23 different viewing spots, plus six different tunnels connecting them! You can browse some of these spots, right now, before the observatory opens to the general public some time in the next five years, on this website. The lucky folks who already got to experience the Roden Crater had to pay quite a bit for their luck - they made $5,000 donations to Turrell's non-profit organization to fund further work. Some people kicked in another $1,500 for a hotel room, onsite dinner, and breakfast the following morning! Check out this video and this other video on Turrell's Roden Crater project, and this video that shows one of Turrell's other works (also seen in the still photo below). Also on this date: San Isidro Day in Madrid Straw Hat Day Archeologist Marta Rieche's birthday Wizard of Oz author L. Frank Baum's birthday Paraguay's Independence Day National Slider Day Birthday of activist Diane Nash Turn Beauty Inside Out Day (Third Wednesday of May) Plan ahead: Check out my Pinterest boards for: May holidays May birthdays Historical anniversaries in May And here are my Pinterest boards for: June holidays June birthdays Historical anniversaries in June

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This Limited Edition art print was commissioned by Przemek Bartnik as part of our celebratory collection for the 60th anniversary of the British Cinema icon, James Bond.  This Sean Connery 60th Anniversary print is available exclusively at reelstore. The design features Sean Connery, who was the first ever actor to play the British spy in 1962 for Dr No. His image walks towards us framed within a 60 symbol which references the design circle symbol which is synonymous with the James Bond franchise. In the detailed text, features all of the titles of the James Bond films Sean Connery has starred in. Printed on Hahnemühle Bamboo, the stock is made of 90% bamboo fibres, for a natural look and environmentally friendly production. The print will come with an authentification certificate confirming the Limited Edition number with artist signature. *This print is a celebratory artwork and not made in conjunction with the Broccoli family or estate, and or associated film studios. Size: A3

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These fun, happy buildings with bright, bold colors and sharp black outlines are a favorite with my students. Inspired by the American Pop Artist, James Rizzi, born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. His neighborhood of tall buildings, busy streets, taxi cabs etc, can be seen in many of his colorful paintings.   Full color step by step directions for a project to accompany these free handouts can be found on the blog: Painted Paper Art and Facebook Painted Paper Art also check out daily updates on Instagram: paintedpaperart Thanks for stopping by and for letting Painted Paper Art be your top destination for art lessons.

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