Category Archives: Art

Desert Visions

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Jeannette De Wyze

The summer solstice being now behind us, the days once again growing longer, it’s time to think about a trip to the desert, right?  Yeah, yeah, I know the hottest days out in Anza-Borrego are yet to come (temperatures are  … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Desert Life | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Here’s One Way to Make the Time Waiting for Your Next Flight Pass Quickly

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Jeannette De Wyze

Check out the new art pieces in Terminal 2 of the San Diego International Airport. They went up at the end of February and are intended to be permanent installations. Created by Chicano artists Einar and Jamex de la Torre, … Continue reading →

Posted in Airport News, Art | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Beauty Contest Winner

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Jeannette De Wyze

Ask me what’s the most beautiful thing I’ve seen all year (so far), and I have a ready answer: the 11 enormous glass sculptures currently occupying the grounds of the Salk Institute of Biological Studies, in honor of the research institute’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Art | Tagged , | Leave a comment

4 Tons of Magic

Posted on February 14, 2010 by Jeannette De Wyze

Sadly, the Jade Buddha for Universal Peace will only be with us for 2 more days.  But it’s pretty amazing he made it here as fast as he did. The 18-ton gem-quality boulder from which he sprang was only discovered (in … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, San Diego Sights, Special Events | 1 Comment

Slime City?

Posted on May 5, 2009 by Jeannette De Wyze

Terri Somers’s April 29 article in the San Diego Union-Tribune announcing the formation of the new San Diego Center for Algae Biotechnology (SD-CAB) included some interesting nuggets about the impact the green stuff is already having on the local economy. Quoting … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Green San Diego, The San Diego economy | Leave a comment

Conquering Heroes

Posted on January 21, 2009 by Jeannette De Wyze

Visitors to Balboa Park often comment on the striking statue of Vasco Nuñez de Balboa that stands roughly midway between the Spreckels Organ Pavilion and the San Diego Museum of Art. The only problem is — it’s not Balboa. It might make … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Balboa Park, San Diego Sights | Leave a comment

Tweet Spot

Posted on November 24, 2008 by Jeannette De Wyze

I can’t imagine many folks making a special trip to visit Tweet Street, the city’s new “bird park” located on Date Street between 6th and 10th avenues downtown. But this tiny, not-quite-secret garden is almost certain to elicit smiles from residents of Cortez … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Free and fun, Kidstuff, The Natural World | Leave a comment

Larger than Life

Posted on November 11, 2008 by Jeannette De Wyze

Sculpture gardens are a natural fit for San Diego, considering our weather, and we’ve got several standouts. One is in Escondido’s Kit Carson Park, where Niki de Saint Phalle’s pieces playfully explore California’s roots (mythic, historic, and cultural). The San Diego Museum … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Free and fun, San Diego Sights | Leave a comment

Urban Treescape

Posted on August 25, 2008 by Jeannette De Wyze

Here’s our vote for Most Charming among the new crop of Urban Trees installed (August 3) along the waterfront downtown: Californiascope, the creation of artists Vicki Leon, Harmon Nelson, and Steve Riggs.  When we walked by the other day, it … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, San Diego Sights | Leave a comment