Curator 3.1
We keep working hard at making Curator even better, here’s what’s new in 3.1
• Copy & Paste – existing Cells or content from other apps
• Image Editing – crop, edit or draw on top of Images
• Adobe Creative Cloud integration
• MS Onedrive integration
Plus a number of improvements and fixes
• PDF export works better and generates smaller file sizes at low resolution
• Swiping between Cells sometimes didn’t work for non Premium users
• Improved Pinterest import
We love to hear your feedback so please send email to us at feedback@curator.co or on Twitter @Curator. If you like Curator we also appreciate if you leave a nice review on the App Store, it really helps!
Things that inspire us: Orson Welles: F for Fake
F for Fake is the last film by Orson Welles, released in 1974. It depicts and assembles the career of a forger. It explores the notion of truth, authorship, and value in Art generally and in the art market specifically.
The film is based on the personal stories of the art forger, his biographer, Orwell and his wife. The narrative extracts different perspectives on the story from those personal viewpoints.
Why we like it:
• Everything is true!
• It explores the boundaries of narration in cinema.
Critics usually describe it as a film essay because of the use of various genres in its core.
Things that inspire us: The polaroids of David Hockney
David Hockney started experimenting with polaroids in the early 80’s. This work followed a proposal from Paris’ Centre Pompidou for a photographic show. It developed as an exploration of cubism and the representation of three-dimensional objects in two dimensions.
With polaroids and 35mm prints, reassembled together, Hockney represents his subject.
The viewer has the impression of moving around the subject, an effect created by the juxtaposition of the photo-montage.
Why we like it:
• It’s a picture in a grid, we love grids!
• In his montage, Hockney observes his subject in the space over a certain time. There are close references to the creative process, in which we observe a visual concept or a set of ideas through different references. Their selection and arrangement help to further define the concept, both intellectually and visually.
Things that inspire us: Aby Warburg – Mnemosyne Atlas
Art historian Aby Warburg’s Mnemosyne Atlas from 1927-29 is a picture atlas composed of black cloth covered panels presenting around a thousand pictures: mostly photographs, but also drawings, newspaper cuttings, reproductions from books and various materials from daily life.
The Mnemosyne Atlas interests lie in exploring the means of representation from classical to Renaissance period’s artists: how they used images to (re-)present the different themes Warburg explores. They are researching visual clusters based on connections Warburg made, points he wanted to illustrate.
Some examples of the themes explored include:
– Developments of the representation of Mars
– Ancient cosmology: astrological and geometrical images representing the cosmic system
– Ancient solar cults across continents
– the language of gesture
– the images of the nymph
Why we like it:
• Visual thinkers are everywhere—Aby Warburg was an art historian. His atlas is a constant reminder that visual thoughts can carry meaning and awake memories.
• The juxtaposition of ideas creates meaning. The curatorial practice of assembling mood boards was for Aby Warburg a story-telling tool to express concepts that would have taken many pages text to explain. An image is worth a thousand words.
