Originally from South Korea, Sandy immigrated to New Zealand with her family when she was thirteen years old. She graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from University of Auckland, NZ last May and is now very excited to be interning with IAM for the Fall. She is interested in collaborative art making process. In the future, she wants to work on bringing artists from different fields (art, music, dance, culinary art etc.) to engage in interdisciplinary art making. She is particularly passionate about sharing and understanding different cultures through art and food. She is a food enthusiast, and enjoys listening to music in her free time.
At TED, Rory Sutherland makes a compelling case for how re-framing is the key to happiness. A quote from the talk: “When you can’t smoke, if you stand and stare out of the window on your own, you’re an antisocial, friendless idiot. If you stand and stare out of the window on your own with [...]
The Design Files (Australian design blog) has created a pop-up shop in a beautiful home in Melbourne, Australia. “I kind of asked myself a question, if The Design Files was a physical space, what would it look like? Just seemed to make perfect sense that it would be beautiful Australian homes.” (See the video here) [...]
A nurse has recorded the most common regrets of the dying, and among the top ones is ‘I wish I hadn’t worked so hard’. What would your biggest regret be if this was your last day of life? An article from The Guardian by Susie Steiner Read the full article here.
An article by Elliot D. Cohen from Psychology Today: “To love,” said Stendhal, “is to derive pleasure from seeing, touching, and feeling through all one’s senses and as closely as possible, a lovable person who loves us.” This is the popular view of what love is–a deep, all-pervasive positive feeling toward another person. Indeed, it [...]
Following on from a recent post on IAM Facebook page about innovative painting apps for smartphone, here’s an article from Glasschord about an artist Mikko Ijas, who has created extensive bodies of work using Brushes application on an iPhone and iPad. While Ijäs is a skilled draftsman, he is anything but a traditionalist. Using digital [...]
An article by William Damon, published on Defining Ideas Although truthfulness is essential for good human relationships and personal integrity, it is often abandoned in pursuit of other life priorities. The problem now is that we seem to be reaching a dysfunctional tipping point in which an essential commitment to truthfulness no longer seems to [...]
Ah, how refreshing. Sometimes, small acts of silliness are all we need to brighten up our days. In this TED talk Charlie Todd, the creator of Improv Everywhere, presents some of the absurd and funny public scenes the group has created. I love the Best Buy and the Subway Hi-5. To know what I’m talking [...]
From TED About the video: JR, a semi-anonymous French street artist, uses his camera to show the world its true face, by pasting photos of the human face across massive canvases. At TED2011, he makes his audacious TED Prize wish: to use art to turn the world inside out. Learn more about his work and [...]
“If you thought that the Brits had a monopoly on crazy headgear, take a gander at Japanese artist Takaya’s breathtaking—if unconventional—noggin toppers. Using raw vegetables and cascading blossoms, Takaya creates artful arrangements much like a florist does. The former chef uses only fresh ingredients, which he attaches to styled hair using a technique he invented. [...]
“When your Daemon is in charge, do not try to think consciously. Drift, wait, and obey.” — Rudyard Kipling In a culture obsessed with measuring talent and ability, we often overlook the important role of inspiration. Inspiration awakens us to new possibilities by allowing us to transcend our ordinary experiences and limitations. Inspiration propels a [...]