Kristoffer Axen
Stockholm based award-winning artistic photographer Kristoffer Axen creates monochromatic prints that will kick off any depressing thoughts from your head, today, on Blue Monday.
Installations by Sam Songailo
Artist Sam Songailo uses bright colors, straight lines, and bold, graphic shapes in his outdoor and indoor installations. Geometric repeating patterns span span floors, ceilings, and walls. Lighting plays a role in his work as it enhances color and gives the work a sense of space and a depth of field. Once the viewer is immersed in the space, all of the elements of Songailo’s work transports them to another place. via
Ceramic sculptures by Brett Kern
"Artist Brett Kern creates detailed ceramic objects that at first appear almost indistinguishable from inexpensive inflatable toys. Kern mimics the tell-tale wrinkles and forms of air-filled toys like dinosaurs, astronauts, balloons, and even whoopie cushions—all made from clay. You can see more work in his gallery, and he has several pieces available in his Etsy shop." via Colossal
The Best Art of 2013
We are happy to present you the set of Art Top lists of the year 2013 in Painting, Drawing, Sculpting and Performing creative industries. Please seat back and enjoy forty selected posts from Designcollector.
Let's start with best 10 artists
Damian Loeb
10 Best Art Projects
"From the Knees of my Nose to the Belly of my Toes" by Alex Chinneck
"Some Assembly Required" by Michael Johansson
"Balance from Within" by Jakob Tonski
http://vimeo.com/72826106
Wolfchrom by Pavel Platonov
VW Beetle as a Sphere and Cube by Ichwan Noor
2 million straws by Tokujin Yoshioka
Ice Typography by Nicole Dextras
Anamorphic Paintings by Felice Varini
Sculptural Waves by Mario Ceroli
Birds Of Aperture by Paul Octavious
Rebecca Adams
Rebecca Adams is an artist based out of Providence, USA. Her paintings focus on black and white portraiture referencing stylized and graphic photography and film. I personally liked them all, view her artworks below
Paintings by Alec Huxley
Paintings of figures dressed in business attire wearing space helmets that alludes to some sort of narrative, while also combining the architecture of San Francisco with fantasy and film noir. That is Alec Huxley
It all began when I bought a Soviet space helmet on eBay. I was playing around with a bunch of space-themed work for my first show at D-Structure and painted two pieces in that style. Something in the cinematic and graphic look just clicked with me, so I started to explore it more.
Drawings by Alex Konahin
Latvia-based artist Alex Konahin creates extraordinarily ornate, detailed and beautiful drawings like these using just pencils, pens and india ink. We did a review on his works year ago covering his art done not only by classic materials but even personal blood. For now please check his latest painstakingly intricate series of floral insects and other creatures.
Synchrodogs
Tania Shcheglova and Roman Noven are two emerging photographers who have been experimenting with high quality cameras since their perhaps not-so-innocent youth. From frozen lakes to empty theatre stages across Eastern Europe, the duo have snapped haunting images of the surroundings available to them, often emanating a dark or eerie mood. http://www.synchrodogs.com/
Would Kazimir Malevich Get into Art School Today?
A prank video shows an “art student” meticulously copying the Suprematist works of Kazimir Malevich for a portfolio, then going around and showing his work for admission to a number of art academies under the anagrammatical name of Michael Mikrivaz. This prank’s conceit: that Malevich, or “Mikrivaz,” would be rejected by today’s art establishment, or something. via
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJCxrUpQBI8
Art by Alejandro Monge
Alejandro Monge‘s (Zaragoza, 1988) work has been exhibited in numerous group exhibitions: in IAACC Pablo Serrano Museum in Zaragoza, at the Center House Madrid’s Retiro Cows or Miguel Bers in Cologne (Germany). In late 2012 he opened his first solo exhibition in Zaragoza and was the winner of the tenth edition of the Biennale of Painting Prize ‘Government Delegation in Aragon’ with his work ‘Old school new generation’. via
Pirelli 2014 Calendar by ... Helmut Newton
Yes, by Helmut Newton and you are not reading Designcollector Back to the Future digest. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of its annual calendar, tire company Pirelli has made the decision to release a set of vintage Helmut Newton portraits from 1986 for its 2014 calendar. The calendar will feature 12 black and white never-before-seen photographs shot on location in Monte Carlo and Chianti. According to The Cut, Newton had to abandon the 1986 shoot due to personal issues, and the photos were stored in the Pirelli archives until earlier this year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSrr49gCPSg
Gleb Solntsev
Russian talented commercial illustrator Gleb Solntsev updated his personal portfolio website featuring pencil drawings and some poetical projects.
Mirrored Infinity Rooms by Yayoi Kusama
In Infinity Mirrored Room installation by Yayoi Kusama ( 'I Who Have Arrived In Heaven' Exhibition at David Zwirner Art Gallery ), hundreds of multicoloured LED lights, suspended at different heights and dangling from floor to ceiling, transform a room into what feels like eternity. The cube-shaped, mirror-paneled room has a shallow reflecting pool as its floor and the lights flicker on and off in a strobe-like effect.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRZR3nsiIeA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gD-2_MTqtYw#t=61
Hercules XIII tablet stand by Scott Eaton
You might have seen recent buzz about Lady Gaga's life-size sculpture made in collaboration of Scott Eaton and Jeff Koons. Creepy but that's pop culture. Let's switch to the latest work of Scott - Hercules XIII tablet stand - the second of its type after "The Venus of Cupertino". It features oversized Hercules (hence we call oatmeal in Russia by this greek name of the famous half-god) holding any tablet with an outstanding grace. If you like them both you will definitely appreciate their collide in Venus Lamp shown below :)
Aleksandra Domanović
Aleksandra Domanović deals with sculpture that echoes monuments from the past from her native (former) Yugoslavia. While some sculptures take on more traditional forms of post-Communist leaders, the Berlin-based artist also began experimenting with unique materials in her work. 19:30 Stacks was created by piling size A3 and A4 paper with photos printed on their sides with ink-jet printing. First creating a massive PDF file of a photo, Domanović set the printer to ‘border-less print’ setting, which coated the ends of each paper, and when stacked upon each other, revealed the finished image.
From the Knees of my Nose to the Belly of my Toes
"Created by British designer Alex Chinneck, this fun intervention creates the illusion that a brick facade has melted right off the side of a building and into the front yard. Titled From the Knees of my Nose to the Belly of my Toes, the piece was installed in the English seaside town of Margate, and the artist chose to present it without any identifying information, leaving locals amused and scratching their heads."
via Colossal
http://vimeo.com/75760193
Art of Erin Cone
American figurative artist Erin Cone from Sante Fe has that specific balance on canvas between abstract colour and realistic stories. Love them all.
Styles of Russian folk art
LA-based Russian-born graphic designer Alexandra Vinogradova mixed occult scull with traditional styles of Russian folk paintings. Check it out on Behance or in the post below.
