Your Daily Diversion
New posts often (not quite daily) ranging from project updates to travel recommendations to book reviews (in which we try but often fail to stay on topic). Posts appear here in reverse chronological order and typically fall into one of the following categories: Explanations (about AOD’s work), Observations (art and architectural criticism), Speculations (ideas and proposals for improving the built environment), Destinations (places worth visiting), Recommendations (books, articles, films, etc.) and Commendations (featured people, projects and products,).
An Ode to Albers: Garbage Collage Homage to the Circle
I am a big fan of Josef Albers and his Homage to the Square series, so I decided to pay tribute to Albers’ immense body of work and his commitment to continuously exploring a singular motif by commencing a new series of works of my own in mid-2023 which I have titled Garbage Collage Homage to the Circle.
The Art of Creating Paradise
Some thoughts on Hundertwasser in New Zealand and the creation of a paradise many years in the making and still very much a work in progress
Wall of… Waste? (WOW?)
AOD debuted a new sculptural installation last week at the ICC Sydney for the 2023 Australasian Waste & Recycling Expo (AWRE). The installation, titled Wall of Waste? (WOW?), was constructed using cardboard, plastic, packaging and various other materials and found objects that were salvaged and locally sourced over the course of three weeks leading up to the event.
An Open Letter to Sydney
Our arts and cultural institutions should be leading the way forward towards the circular economy.