Illusions by Hikaru Cho
In this fun series of painted objects titled “It’s not what it seems” by artist Hikaru Cho, common foods are transformed with deftly applied acrylic paints to look like other foods.
We Go to the Gallery
Miriam Elia's new take on a 1960s Ladybird book. Peter, Jane and Mummy go to a gallery and learn about sex, death and contemporary art. She successfuly ran first thousand prints through Kickstarter project but it is the Ladybird book publisher Penguin, rather than the art world, which isn't so happy about the project. We hope she resolve the legal issues this spring and we will have a chance to order the book from her website.
Thomas Lerooy
Thomas Lerooy (gallery link) was born in Roeselare, Belgium in 1981 and now lives and works in Brussels. Each work evokes metaphysical questions as the artist offers his richly ironic explorations of such themes as creation, desire and death.
Yigal Ozeri art
Inspired by the aesthetics of the Mannerism and Pre-Raphaelites, New York based Yigal Ozeri is hunting for his Priscilla. His long haired and barefoot muses are real models taken on photographs that used as a base material for a large scale canvases. It is hard to believe but all artworks done in oil.
Ceramic sculptures by Beccy Ridsdel
Beccy Ridsdel shows exactly what I thought ceramic plates are hiding from our eyes - the beautiful inner organ layer. Using surgery metaphor Beccy explores the perception of ceramics as craft of art.
Installations by Janet Echelman
From San Francisco to New York City, Amsterdam to Sydney, and India to Portugal, Janet Echelman has been captivating thousands with her public art installations that awe and inspire. Echelman's urban sculptures span the volume of high rises, but float with the lightness of clouds. Echelman is currently embarking on her largest piece ever, a 700-foot-long sculpture that will be suspended over Vancouver next month in conjunction with the 30th anniversary of the TED Conference. In collaboration with the Burrard Arts Foundation, she’s currently seeking funding via Kickstarter to make it happen.
United Visual Artists: Momentum
UVA explore light and movement with great new installation - Momentum
“My first question was how can we curve light,” Matt Clark of United Visual Artists says standing in the studio’s new installation at London’s Barbican. Momentum – which opens today – consists of “12 pendulums that activate light and sound as they swing” but that doesn’t come close to explaining the brilliant experience it provides.
Sunlight Pills by Vaulot and Dyevre
Some instant summer anyone? I'll take a box of it! "Sunlight Pills" created by Vaulot and Dyevre contains the sunshine from Borabora to the Maldives, Haiti and the Bahamas is available as a healthy little pill. Though be careful and don’t exceed the recommended daily dose. (Don't even think to steal the idea for some travel agency, we are watching you :)
New Flexible Paper Sculptures by Li Hongbo
Currently on view at Klein Sun Gallery in New York, artist Li Hongbo (previously) has an exhibition of new and old work titled Tools of Study. Hongbo is known for his unconventional figurative sculptures made from thousands of sheets of flexible paper that twist and elongate in almost any direction, many of which take several months to complete.
http://vimeo.com/85763864
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KR_1nD2rSWc
Joel Morrison
Los Angeles-based artist Joel Morrison presents a new body of stainless steel assemblages. An unwavering conceptual framework is fused with everyday objects and encased in seamlessly refined exteriors. Through flawless surfaces and impeccable fabrication, Morrison effectively lubricates the raw and, at times, gritty, underlying reality in his work.
Buildings Made of Sky by Peter Wegner
"Sometimes, all that’s required to take a standard photo and turn it into something special and unique is to flip your camera upside down. That’s what artist Peter Wegner did for his Buildings Made of Sky series, which features ‘skyscrapers’ outlined by the New York City streets when you flip your perspective." Take a step right or left. Wait a moment. It's all different and it's all the same. Mark Strand: "Each moment is a place you've never been."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8prGEPpO3c
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/
