A detour through the artist's mind

22-Oct-2009
 

A scarlet fish head, the silhouette of a tree and a burned-out hole surrounded by scribbled thoughts may at first sight appear to inhabit different worlds. Art notes: As a center piece to the MoMA Design Store in Omotesando, the "Detour" tunnel houses 50 Moleskine notebooks showcasing the imaginations of architects, designers, writers, directors and artists. COURTESY OF MOLESKINE But upon closer inspection, the starting point for all these creations is the same: a pristine white notepad. The joys of scrawling, painting, drawing and doodling on the empty white pages of a new notepad have long been a well-documented springboard for many a creative mind. Now, a new exhibition in Tokyo is showcasing the imaginations of 50 architects, designers, writers, directors and artists, each of whom were given an identical blank notepad to... [read full story]                    

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