Cindy Sherman's Art of Selfie

"Before the age of social media and its painstakingly sculpted personae, Pictures Generation artist Cindy Sherman had already established herself as the art world’s reigning queen of self-reinvention, using the camera to morph into one character after another. Though her works are technically not self-portraits, Sherman’s method of turning the lens onto herself is uncannily appropriate to our times, in which the stage-managed selfie has become so ubiquitous that it’s now fodder for exhibitions and often cited as an art form in itself.."

"The (Instagram) account, which mysteriously switched from private to public in recent months, is a mix of personal photos alongside Sherman’s ever-famous manipulated images of herself.." via Artnet

Cynthia Morris "Cindy" Sherman is an American photographer and film director, best known for her conceptual portraits. In 1995, she was the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship.

MARPI at Digital Decade 5

We a happy to announce that leading interactive artist MARPI is joining our own exhibition Digital Decade in London to showcase his latest installation "Mass Migration Builder". If you happen to be in London during 25 - 27 August don't hesitate to pop in to Ugly Duck venue and experience the "Cyberia" 

Interactive installation based on Mass Migrations using HTC VIve controllers and no headset. Multiplayer digital mecha graffiti - originally presented at Next Art Night in Los Angeles.

Illustrations by Conrado Salinas

Totally epic and gorgeous illustrations by artist Conrado Salinas

Bonet

BONET is a tribute made by "The 21 Night" studio (Santiago Restrepo Arias) to the Catalan architect Antonio Bonet. Author of a vast work, which tweaks with his genius the geography of Spain and Latin America, which remains a great unknown. Six fragments that project the kaleidoscope of Catalan rationalism, gather and modernise the legacy of architect. It is also a recovery of the dialogue between architecture and light. Between stone and soul. A colourful tribute to the splendour of his work

Neon Scribbles by Jung Lee

"Like the loop-de-loop scribbles of a child, artist Jung Lee (previously) constructed a series of neon light sculptures that were installed and photographed against cinematic landscapes as part of her series titled “No More“. "

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Jung Lee was born in 1972 and currently lives and works in Seoul, Korea.  She received her M.A. in Photography from the Royal College of Art, UK and her B.A. with honors in Photography from Kent Institute of Art & Design, UK.  She received a B.A. with honors in Mass Communication & Journalism from Kyung Hee University in Seoul, Korea. She most recently participated in 2012 Daegu Photo Biennale, the Incheon Women Artists Biennale, the 2010 Gwangju Biennale “10,000 Lives” under the direction of Massimiliano Gioni, the contemporary Korean photography exhibition “Chaotic Harmony” at the Museum of Fine Arts (Houston).  She has also shown at the Seoul Museum of Art and Gwangju Museum of Art.  She will participate in the upcoming Esslingen Foto and Media Triennale. via ONE AND J. GALLERY

Bagged by Keville Joyce and Rathbone

Buenos Aires based art director and food stylist Anna Keville Joyce and fashion photographer Travis Rathbone exploring a fresh blend of food and fashion in their latest collaboration "Bagged"

Matthew Stone Art

Matthew Stone is an artist and shaman. These two interconnected roles are defined by his activities as painter, photographer, sculptor, performance artist, writer, Optimist and cultural provocateur.

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“Optimistic thought without action will not fix broken systems. In fact pitching optimism as the primary means of self-actualisation for those facing genuine adversity can be a patronising tool of oppression. By-your-bootstraps philosophies tacitly reassert the toxic idea that inequality arises from the attitudes of those who are oppressed rather than the systemic violence enacted upon them.”

— Matthew Stone

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Stone’s most recent body of work demonstrates an innate enthusiasm for the development of painting within the framework of art history. The new works, use 3d modelling software and paint to break with the history of painting on a flat surface, lifting the strokes into a virtual and free space. The addition of shadows and foreshortening creates an illusionistic - trompe l’oeil sense of depth and perspective within the canvases. He organises and examines complex statements in regard to the relationship between painting, photography & computer generated imagery disrupting the holy status of painting as the ‘cosmic flesh’ of art history whilst simultaneously pushing the visceral experience of paint forward. The series offers a new technical approach to traditional painting, showing diverse bodies at play and in conflict.

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Touchy World of Love by Illustrator Zipcy

"Light touches, dreamy gazes and longing sighs... That's what you'll find in these intimate illustrations by Zipcy.

Zipcy, whose real name is Yang Se Eun, is a 29-year-old artist from Seoul, South Korea, who is not afraid to add some sensual and lightly erotic elements to her creations.

The "Touch" series portray moments of closeness in a couple's life. The artist manages to capture the intense feelings of the first stages of love. They cannot stand being apart and enjoy every little moment together." via Bored Panda

Digital Surreal Art by Mikhail Batrak

Mikhail Batrak is a Ukrainian artist whose work examines the relationship between perception, Surrealism and empiricism. His creative process involves taking photographs with a digital camera and manipulating the results using computer software, combining disparate elements to create unexpected hybrid images. Drawing on techniques such as photomontage, digital drawing and collage, he updates the tropes of Surrealism for the digital age, utilising the visual language and style of the movement to pursue his own vision.

Lorem de Loop by Lukas Bruhn

With "Lorem de Loop”, Lukas Bruhn manages a project where he creates a poster every day for one whole year. 123 days in and he’s still going strong. 

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Lukas Bruhn is a 24 year old art director from Germany. His focus is in advertising, but he has created “Lorem de Loop” as a way to challenge himself with new design concepts by experimenting with different softwares, including Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and Cinema 4D.

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As an art director in advertising, Bruhn’s job is focused on strategic concepting, which often leaves him with little time for developing the actual craft related to the industry. So in early spring 2017, Lukas decided to continue honing his skills with this artistic venture, where he would create a poster every day for one year. 

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“‘Lorem de Loop’ helps me to expand my horizon in design. It keeps my mind fresh at working with intricate programs, while giving me the opportunity to try out new software.” 

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The 24 year old art director uses Instagram to publish his work. “This gives me a lot of pressure to actually complete a poster each day!” says Lukas Bruhn.

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Next week, he wants to give away posters to three lucky followers. So follow him, cross your fingers and stay tuned!

Rebecca Yanovskaya

The glowing, amazing work of artist Rebecca Yanovskaya - a freelance illustrator working in the fantasy, sci-fi and horror genres. She frequently illustrates mythological stories, natural forces, and aesthetically strong characters. Most of her artworks are available as fine art prints in her INPRNT Shop

I Left My Heart in Tokyo by Audun Grimstad

Phenomenally detailed illustration work from artist Audun Grimstad inspired by Manga classics in a piece called “I left my heart in Tokyo.”

Plain Colour Illustrations by Tiago Galo

Tiago Galo is a portuguese illustrator based in Lisbon. He started his work as an illustrator collaborating in small fanzines and exhibitions, before finishing his degree in architecture at Universidade Técnica de Lisboa. After some years working as an architect he engaged in some kind of soul-searching wondering and returned to his work as an illustrator.

Fauxdega by Lucy Sparrow

For her US solo exhibition debut, artist Lucy Sparrow opened a pop-up convenient store at the Standard, High Line Hotel. “Handmade in Manhattan: 8 Till Late” is a ‘fauxdega’ that features 9,000 handmade felt products that are all available for sale.

Sparrow transformed the 1,200 sq ft space into an exact convenient store replica with food, books, drinks and household products. The exhibition was intended to run from June 5 – June 30, but due to overwhelming demand—all of the products were sold, shelves were emptied and the store closed 9 days early on June 21. Sparrow even closed the store for 3 days midway through the show’s run to restock the shelves but was still unable to meet customer demand.

A New York Split Second by Christian Stoll

Christian Stoll shares his amazing photographic concept with a great production. In his short multi-exposition series he caught a vibrant atmosphere of New York

"Wreck" by Jordan Griska

Life-size sculpture "Wreck" by Jordan Griska is a perfect replication of a Mercedes Benz S550 car constructed from thousands of polished steel mirrors. The Brooklyn-based artist echoes the themes of F.S.Fitzgerald's Gatsby juxtaposing the efflorescence of luxury with brutality of wreckage

Freezing Flowers by Paloma Rincon

Freezing Flowers is a Self Initiated project of Paloma Rincón exploring one of the most traditional Still Life sub genres which is Floral Photography.

Flowers have been represented all through Art History as part of paintings, mosaic or sculptures having it´s more important and independent period in the XIX c. 

“I wanted to feature this classic subject-matter using some of the particularities of it´s own language and technique and at the same time giving it a more contemporary approach, playing with ice geometries in a juxtaposition of textures and materials.”

— Paloma Rincón

Newinds by Karolis Strautniekas

Vilnius based illustrator and animator Karolis Strautniekas was commissioned by local Film Festival to create a moving posters for their event "NEWINDS 2017"

Tiny Icons by Yunjung Seo

It's a rare thing nowadays to adore User Interfaces, but tiny icons created by Yunjung Seo are just so sweet that we can't hide the excitement.

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Nebula by Leonardoworx

NEBULA is an interstellar cloud of dust, hydrogen, helium and other ionised gases. Looking at one of these is like, at the same time, watching to the future and the past, due too the light velocity and the distance between us and them. 

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Leonardoworx made a design research about this concept, and "we are made of stardust" manifesto. It's an ordered disorder guided by abstract shapes with nebulas textures in a first step.
"In the second one I painted my imaginary textures (inspired always by real nebulas). Looking at universe is so inspiring and it shows how little we are in space and time dimensions," - says Leonardo