(This post originally posted on July 10, 2017, and was updated in 2019.)

“Art is what it does to us.”

Your easiest escape is a mental one. •  Step into 5 visionary daydreams:

1. Bahai Temple of South America – Hariri Pontarini Architects

A peaceful glow…

©Sebastian Wilson Leon   [click photo to enlarge for best experience]

* Welcoming to all religions—or none!

• 2017 award: Canadian Innovation in Architecture
• Chile: Last of 8 continental temples
• Translucent marble & cast glass (TED talk “Sacred Space”)

2. Glass Sculptures – Jack Storms

Breathtaking light and color…

Jack Storms explains his work 

*Artist’s fave “Vivi-ovo” at 5:45!

• Cold process: cutting, gluing and polishing
• Fibonacci / Golden Ratio for proportions of beauty
• Crystal and dichroic glass

3. Lovers Statues that Mesh – Tamara Kvesitadze

Symbolism of a deep intimacy…

“Ali & Nino” | Statue of Love

*Romantics: stop video at 1:56 mins!

• Muslim/Christian love story
• 26 feet tall, kinetic bodies, lit by LED
• Public exhibit in Georgia, formerly Russian empire

4. Paintings – Peter Max

Saturated color, since the psychedelic 60’s…

Dreams Art Gallery, St Maarten | Bio, variety of works: pianos, plane, ship, cars, albums, stamps, murals, portraits, events and media

*See my “portrait” (as if!) at 2:05 and 6:14 mins

I finally met my lifelong inspiration in 2004. He told me he always paints to music. I think it shows!

• Just adorned TV’s “The Voice”
• Born in Germany, escaped the Holocaust; now 79 years old
• Paints Americana icons for social causes: vegan (read how he saved a COW), environmental, human rights, world peace (“I Love the World”)

5. Crystal Universe – teamLab

Sublime entry into space and wonder…

*The pinks at 1:23 are better than a Bob Mackie wardrobe!

• Created by technologist dreamers, with over 170,000 LEDs
• Visitors use interactive smart devices to affect their environment
• The collective’s 2017 new work: color-changing spheres respond to touch

5 last looks:

*Click each for largest immersion…

Feast your eyes, indulge your imagination…

let good art carry you away.

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