3rd Wave of Inspiration
Since 2003
Imagined and executed by Madrid-based artist, Rómulo Celdran, the artworks entitled HI-RES, are divided into three distinct categories: Solid, Voxel, and Mesh. The goal of HI-RES for Celdran is to emphasise the artist's undying preoccupation with the ever-evolving and limitless possibilities of the 3D virtual world. As the artist explains, its the 3D world's "capacity and plasticity as a valid reference for pictorial and sculptural creation."
Emmanuel Levinas, a French philosopher, states that Other, dissimilar and incommensurable to oneself, appears to one as a ‘visage’. Though the manifestation of Other’s visage, both natural and inevitable, could seem to one as an unilateral intrusion, it establishes a passage to transcend the outer world from the enclosed inner self as the subject that perceives and embraces the visage. One, therefore, is completed from the responsibility and understanding of Other, ultimately finding one’s true self.
The photography project ‘Conversation’ is a journey that begins from concerns of acquaintances, eventually finding oneself in the process. In the photographs, the space becomes the world where one encounter the Other, and the cloth tossed into the air becomes the medium that draws out one's relationship with Other. Other, as an unsubstantial light flashed into space, actualises when the visage materialises onto the aimlessly tossed cloth, and one’s act of capturing the moment signifies one's conversation with the Other. One finds one’s essence through Other, not just an illusion of light, but as a real existent materialised on a white cloth.
Created by Jeong Wonjun
Paris-based photographer and art director of Courreges Parfums, Andrei Proko, creates small but impressive loops for in-house campaigns
Nickalas Blades is a self taught photorealistic oil painter who resides and paints in Reno, NV. He is definitely addicted to bikes (just like us) and the aesthetics of classic Italian frames.
"Giovanni Gastel's static scenes provide an alluring and unsettling glimpse into private spaces characterised by poetic irony and balance"
"Combining minimalist design with voyeuristic angles, audiences are invited to measure and compare different modes of domesticity in the works of Giovanni Gastel. Each living room is a hive of conceptualised activity"
" Milan-born Giovanni Gastel first has contact with photography in the 1970s, which truly began to take shape in 1981 when he was introduced to the world of fashion, collaborating with the likes of @vogueitalia and @mondouomo. Ritratti di Living plays upon flattened shadows and deep colours, providing an emotional backdrop for the lifestyles advertised."
Text via Aesthetica Magazine
Rising star of Russian street, fashion and calligraphy art scene Pokras Lampas shared one of his numerous commercial projects he did for Russian flagman Nike store
Photography: Den Bychkobvsky
Casey Weldon (previously) crafts surreal, sometimes absurd paintings that play with the everyday and the otherworldly alike. The artist, based in Washington, D.C., is featured in a new show at Thinkspace Gallery in Los Angeles. “Sentimental Deprivation” continues the thread of that duality in the artist’s work. The show starts June 3 and runs through June 24
Elena Iv-skaya is an international photographer based in Réunion island. She is specialized in beauty and fashion commercial work. Her style is permeated with the passion for highly aesthetic, strong and elegant imagery.
"Cambodian artist Visoth Kakvei masterfully brings together symbolism and style, and no sketchbook has enough pages for his creativity.
The 27-year-old graphic designer usually draws his works freehand and the pieces take 3-6 hours to finish, but sometimes Kakvei feels it's not enough. So, to make his incredibly intricate maze-like illustrations even more stunning, the artist digitally enhances them, making the doodles appear as if they're popping out from the pages.
His mostly nature-inspired designs have already earned Visoth a staggering 800k following on Instagram and his fan army only keeps on growing."
Leading motion artist (and resident of our upcoming Digital Decade event) Maxim Zhestkov released a new short film called "Perpetual Path". As stated by artist the film is "about the dialogue and tension between nature and technology, sound and silence, organic and artificial. Inspired by the visual language of nature, architecture and technology, the film conveys a story about the inevitable transformation of old principles through the irresistible force of time."
Directed and Animated by Maxim Zhestkov / www.zhestkov.com
Sound by Marcelo Baldin / www.combusion.studio
The Copenhagen-based artist øjeRum weaves together antique portraits and classic sculptures with fantastical settings, imbuing each human subject with a layer of depth. Added elements of natural wonder such as starry skies, spooky woods, and breath-taking valleys expand each collage into strategic patterns.
Japanese artist Kota Yamaji shares his latest graphic experiments worth to visit and adore
London-based artist Maria Tiurina added a bit of fun to the streets of the city by creating guerilla clay characters poking out of the walls
Japanese director Kouhei Nakama went high on creating this awesome motion piece
Direction: Kouhei Nakama
Music: "Hella" by Broke For Free
Digital art of Aykut Aydogdu has been on our radars since last year. But little did we mentioned his obsession with Space or Planets that he puts eventually in every fifth of his works. Planets of Love that what we call the small selection of his works below
"English painter Mary Jane Ansell creates work that both subverts gender roles and pays homage to the history of portraiture. In a new show at Corey Helford Gallery in Los Angeles, “Of Dreams, Birds and Bones,” she offers a series of paintings that evolves these ideas. The show kicks of June 10 and lasts through July 8. "
Dima Luk'yanov aka Abrakadabra creates motivating quotes by using lettering techniques and photography collages. Quite obvious idea got fresh air with his attention to details and quality of typography lines
Photo credit // Guillaume Ziccarelli
This week, Daniel Arsham (previously) is presenting his solo show Crystal Toys at Galerie Perrotin in Seoul. Crystal Toys will be a continuation of his ongoing Fictional Archeology series, a collection of work inspired by daily objects shown through the prism of destruction and the use of precious materials.
Photo credit // Guillaume Ziccarelli
Photographer Johnmin Lee/HYPEBEAST KR
Ellis Island, in Upper New York Bay, was the gateway for over 12 million immigrants to the United States as the nation's busiest immigrant inspection station for over sixty years from 1892 until 1954. Photographer Flora Borsi was shocked by the fact about 3500 people lost their lifes on Island while waiting and hoping for an opportunity for a new life. So she created a project "The Forgotten Dream" to remember all that hopes and fears
“I would like to draw attention to the Immigrants who wanted to live a better life in America. I tried to connect past and present with visualising these people in today’s environment. Black and white images from the previous century are often forgotten, so I colorised them and retouched the damages to make more connected to the present. The images are fictional, many people couldn’t ever get into Manhattan or live in America.
Migration is an ongoing situation and the story of Ellis Island is still relevant nowadays.
This is not history. This is today.”
