Doodle: March 2012

Doodle: Juan Gris' 125th Birthday March 23, 2012

t may be difficult to imagine, but Picasso had artists that he admired. Perhaps most notable among them was Juan Gris, a close friend, though – according to an account in Gertrude Stein's book, The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas, he was also "... the only person whom Picasso wished away." Well, the doodle team is very happy that Picasso did not get his wish!

For Gris' doodle, I thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to play more with abstract shapes, and reinterpreting familiar objects in the cubist language. This is not something I've had a lot of experience doing, as my formal art training involved learning to draw more representationally. To say the least, it was quite a liberating experience to try something new!

Doodle: First Day of Spring March 20, 2012

Doodle: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's 126th Birthday

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (March 27, 1886 – August 17, 1969) was a German architect. He is commonly referred to and addressed as Mies, his surname.

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, along with Walter Gropius and Le Corbusier, are widely regarded as the pioneering masters of modern architecture. Mies, like many of his post-World War I contemporaries, sought to establish a new architectural style that could represent modern times just as Classical and Gothic did for their own eras. He created an influential twentieth century architectural style, stated with extreme clarity and simplicity.

His mature buildings made use of modern materials such as industrial steel and plate glass to define interior spaces. He strived towards an architecture with a minimal framework of structural order balanced against the implied freedom of free-flowing open space. He called his buildings "skin and bones" architecture. He sought a rational approach that would guide the creative process of architectural design. He is often associated with the aphorisms "less is more" and "God is in the details".

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Doodle: First Day of Fall 20 March 2012

Doodle: Persian New Year 20 march 2012

Tunisia National Day 20 march 2012

Doodle: Father's Day 2012 - PT, HN, IT

Doodle: 80th Birthday The Sydney Harbour Bridge Mar 19, 2012

Doodle: 200th Anniversary of Spain's Constitution

Doodle: Mother's Day 2012 - UK

Doodle: First Day of Spring 2012

Doodle: Juan Gris 125th birthday 23 March 2012

Birth name José Victoriano González-Pérez
Born March 23, 1887
Madrid
Died May 11, 1927 (aged 40)
Boulogne-sur-Seine
Nationality Spanish
Field Painting, Sculpture

José Victoriano (Carmelo Carlos) González-Pérez (March 23, 1887 – May 11, 1927), better known as Juan Gris, was a Spanish painter and sculptor who lived and worked in France most of his life. His works, which are closely connected to the emergence of an innovative artistic genre—Cubism—are among the movement's most distinctive.

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Doodle 4 Google 2012 - Ireland Winner

Doodle: Cesar Vallejo's 120th Birthday Mar 16, 2012

Doodle: Hungarian National Day Mar 15, 2012

Doodle: St. Patrick's Day Mar 17,2012

A holiday celebrated by people all over the world, St. Patrick's Day finds its origins deep in Irish history. As we celebrate Ireland's national day every year, I wanted to find a fresh way to draw this doodle-- and in my research I found "what's old is new." The Book of Kells, considered one of Ireland's greatest treasures, is equally important to both Irish and art history. The pages of this illuminated manuscript has inspired centuries of artists from 800 AD right into the digital age. Capturing the intense intricacy from the Chi Rho proved no small undertaking-- despite having electricity and computers to help me.
A celebration of Ireland's history, St. Patrick's Day deserved a logo that examines the meditative aesthetic of its people. Perhaps it was due to prolonged sessions of staring at the Book of Kells, but the Celtic knots and swirls seemed to come alive while I worked. It was clear that, despite its age, the drawings were as vibrant and mesmerizing as they must have appeared centuries ago. Having worked with such intimidating reference, it's easy to appreciate the richness of Irish culture.

Doodle: Akira Yoshizawa Birthday 14 March 2012

Akira Yoshizawa (吉澤章 Yoshizawa Akira; 14 March 1911 – 14 March 2005) was an origamist, considered to be the grandmaster of origami. He is credited with raising origami from a craft to a living art. According to his own estimation made in 1989, he created more than 50,000 models, of which only a few hundred designs were diagrammed in his 18 books. Yoshizawa acted as an international cultural ambassador for Japan throughout his career. In 1983, Japanese emperor Hirohito named him to the Order of the Rising Sun, one of highest honors that can be given to a Japanese citizen.
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Doodle: Mohammed Abdel Wahab's 110th Birthday Mar 13, 2012

Doodle: Chinese Arbor Day Mar 12, 2012

Doodle: Internation Women's Day 8 March 2012

International Women's Day (IWD), originally called International Working Women’s Day, is marked on March 8 every year. In different regions the focus of the celebrations ranges from general celebration of respect, appreciation and love towards women to a celebration for women's economic, political and social achievements. Started as a Socialist political event, the holiday blended in the culture of many countries, primarily Eastern Europe, Russia, and the former Soviet bloc. In many regions, the day lost its political flavour, and became simply an occasion for men to express their love for women in a way somewhat similar to a mixture of Mother's Day and St Valentine's Day. In other regions, however, the original political and human rights theme designated by the United Nations runs strong, and political and social awareness of the struggles of women worldwide are brought out and examined in a hopeful manner.