Nicolas Garner

November 23, 2017 by Arseny Vesnin in Digital Art, France, Portfolios, 2017

Nicolas Garner is a visual artist and designer based in Paris. He graduated with a master’s degree in Art Direction at ECAL. His transdisciplinary practice is characterized by a significant interest in the decompartmentalization of the creative mediums and rigorous approach to research and experimentation. He works in the fields of art, image-making and creative direction as part of self-initiated projects or collaborations.

In his series Hyperreality and Genesis 1:27, which have been exhibited as installations, Nicolas treads the thin line between photography and CGI. In both bodies of work he is “challenging our trust of digitally constructed imagery in the context of our post-photographic era.” His glossy images of the human form blur the boundaries between realness and falseness by appearing at once too slick to be photos but also too realistic not to be. “What I find fascinating in the digital representation of the body, is that it is vain by essence. It’s very legitimate to wonder about the relevance of the use of these technologies in the quest for a faithful representation,” he explains.

@nicolasgarner

INTRA

November 22, 2017 by Arseny Vesnin in Motioncollector, France, Portfolios, 2017

"We don't know yet what is inside a black hole, we know it is a singularity, a point where every rule of physics collapse. One of the possibilities is called "The White Hole Theory", a sort of exit from the black hole, a point where everything is born, including space and time. Some compare it to the Big Bang."

INTRA tells the visual story of this theory, a journey from the black to the white hole, a cosmic tale of death and birth...
As a tribute to Nolan's Interstellar, this second short after NOVAE go deeper into our conception of cosmos, interpreting the unknown to propose a vision of the most extreme celestial object of our Universe...

Directed by Thomas Vanz

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Uijung Kim Illustration

November 22, 2017 by Arseny Vesnin in Illustration, Portfolios, USA, 2017

Uijung Kim, originally from South Korea now lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. Uijung studied Art and Design at Gunsan University, South Korea and illustration at the College for creative studies in Detroit, MI, USA. Inspired by her childhood experiences and the family and friends she grew up with her work is strongly rooted in Korean culture through colour, tone and narrative. Uijung likes making people happy and wants her work to speak to a kid of all ages.

@uijungkim

Abandoned Beauty in Nicola Bertellotti Photography

November 21, 2017 by Arseny Vesnin in Italy, Portfolios, Photography, 2017

Italian photographer Nicola Bertellotti is a real castle-hunter travelling around the Europe to find abandoned beauties of previous epochs. His photographs left us with gasps and unresolved questions "why? where?" spelling more miracle on the untold stories

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Cover Arts by Mateusz Lengling

November 20, 2017 by Arseny Vesnin in Digital Art, Graphic Design, Poland, Portfolios, 2017

Young Polish graphic artist Mateusz Lengling decomposes perfectly fashion photography then rebuild it to a new forms of visual arts

@lxny__

"Wurf" ("Throw") by Anna Borgman and Candy Lenk

November 20, 2017 by Arseny Vesnin in Art, Denmark, Germany, Portfolios, 2017

Danish-German artist duo Anna Borgman and Candy Lenk created a series of installations exploring “the relationship between sculpture and place”.

"Titled ‘Wurf’ (‘Throw’), the large-scale installation features a piece made of paper maché and wood that mimics a heavy stone. Displayed in a courtyard in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg, ‘Wurf I’ is installed in a delicate green glasshouse. ‘Wurf II’ features the stone imitation hanging from the roof of a monastery church near Leipzig."

Beautiful and Bizarre sculptures by Qixuan Lim

November 17, 2017 by Arseny Vesnin in Art, Portfolios, Singapore, Sculpture, Netherlands, 2017

Artist Qixuan Lim born-and-raised in Singapore and now based in Eindhoven makes these and several other tiny sculptures as a sideline to her work as an information designer

@qimmyshimmy

Colour Theory by Connor Singh

November 16, 2017 by Arseny Vesnin in Art, Photography, Portfolios, USA, 2017

Colour Theory is a bold and sensual photographic project released by photographer Connor Singh that explores the beauty of the body. The luminescent light follows the curves of the body to form an ensemble that is both electric and almost erotic.

@connor.singh

Burnt by the Sun MMXVII

November 15, 2017 by Arseny Vesnin in Portfolios, Photography, Russia, Art, 2017

"Burnt by the Sun" is ongoing series of photography started by Russian artists Sonya and Mark Whitesnow several years ago They manage to caught that "mellow brain" moment of models over-exposed on the sun during a photo session.

@smwhitesnow

Liquid Gold Sculptures by Vanderlei Lopes

November 14, 2017 by Arseny Vesnin in Art, Brazil, Sculpture, Portfolios, 2017

"In this ongoing body of sculptural works, Brazillian artist Vanderlei Lopes creates temporary interventions where his polished brass objects appear to pour and drain like gold from the walls or floors of galleries. Much of Lopes’ work plays with aspects of transformation, be it through the tension of liquid and solid forms seen here, by subtraction, or experimenting with orientation. You can see much more of his work on Artsy and Athena Contemporânea"

@vl.vanderleilopes

Advent Calendar 2017 by Mr Bingo

November 13, 2017 by Arseny Vesnin in Illustration, United Kingdom, Portfolios, 2017

Guy behind "Hate Mail" and "quintessentially English" artist Mr Bingo (he once called us the peniscollector) is back again with his new Advert Calendar for December 2017. Same as last year approach, Mr Bingo called for the internet to crowdfund his new calendar with a simple challenge “NUDES WANTED, would you like to feature in my 2017 advent calendar?"

“Sorting through the applicants was a big job, I spent about 4 days stalking the 260 people online, looking for images of them and made a big spreadsheet of every single person, where they were in the world and a brief description of what they looked like. Then I somehow whittled it down to 25 people, trying to get as many different types of people represented.”

— Mr Bingo

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Imago SS18 by Konstantin Kofta

November 10, 2017 by Arseny Vesnin in Fashion, Portfolios, Ukraine, 2017

We have been following accessories designer Kostantin Kofta since his first release of anthropomorphic and architectonic collections a few years ago. Mainly backpacks, or simply handmade masterpieces, his new collection "Imago SS18" brings the sense of Nature and global awareness. The imago is the last stage an insect attains during its metamorphosis, it is the process of growth and development. Maturity doesn't mean age. It means a level of sensitivity. Nature does not require edging as a point of perfection.

@konstantinkofta

Moodles

November 09, 2017 by Arseny Vesnin in Digital Art, Motioncollector, Portfolios, USA, 2017

Moodles is a short animation based on the effects of negative emotions on one's self. It turns built up tension, stress, and anxiety into creative catharsis. Frozen figures – once paralyzed by moods – are reduced to heaps of flexible nothingness.

Directed by Ari Weinkle

@ariweinkle

Pippa Young Art

November 09, 2017 by Arseny Vesnin in Art, Portfolios, United Kingdom, 2017

"Exuding a Renaissance aura and staring at the distance with haunted eyes, Pippa Young’s characters are born from a jumble of influences, the most notable of all being photographic imagery. The British artist’s characters, often young girls resembling art historical figures, seem displaced in time. Posing against unadorned backdrops and separated from imposed narratives, Young plays on the ambiguity of the figures, leaving us to construct our own stories and interpretations of each one."

@pippayoungart

Dafuq? Athenaeum by Shawn Huckins

November 08, 2017 by Arseny Vesnin in Art, USA, Portfolios, 2017

Athenaeum series by artist Shawn Huckins explores 18th and 19th century American painting and photography in context of 21st century lexicons - Facebook status updates, tweets, texting acronyms - that permeate today’s popular culture. The process is a methodical replication of the original work, each painted by hand followed by the superimposition of large white letters, also painted, of social media jargon

Shawn Huckins studio. Photo © Shawn Huckins.

George Washington (The Lansdowne Portrait): I Can’t Pretend That This Is Poetry

Shawn Huckins, **Athenaeum**, exhibition view. Photo courtesy Foster/White Gallery and the artist.

Midshipman Augustus Brine: You Have No Idea How Much I Love You, I Don’t Know Whatever

Richard Heber: To Dante, You’re All I Have, Just Please Don't Ever Text Me Again

ATHENAEUM

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Meet Photographer Mark Aghatise on ELLO

November 08, 2017 by Arseny Vesnin in Photography, Portfolios, 2017, USA

Mark Aghatise (@markaghatise) is a New York-based photographer and graphic designer who does a bit of everything. His clients include Nylon Magazine, Apple, VSCO, Ello, Cakeboy Magazine, and OKAY Africa.

Interviewer Mark Gelband (@markgelband) is Ello’s Chief Marketing Officer, an expert in container home construction, a long-time writer, and a local everywhere he goes.

Enter to win a framed copy of Mark's print "Untitled".

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Butterflies on the walls by street artist Mantra

November 07, 2017 by Arseny Vesnin in France, Portfolios, Street Art, 2017

France-based street artist Mantra has been unveiling a series of trompe l’oeil murals that convert the facades of commercial and residential buildings into larger-than-life butterfly display cases in Spain, Austria, France, and Bogota. Seen here are a few pieces from the last year, but you can explore a bit more on Facebook

@mantrarea

Girls are Cooler by Yuschav Arly

November 02, 2017 by Arseny Vesnin in Illustration, Indonesia, Portfolios, 2017

Yuschav Arly is a graphic designer and digital illustrator from Bali, Indonesia. After half a decade in the graphic design world, he now primarily focuses on digital illustration. His stunning, vector portraits of women are minimalistic and clean, yet elegant and full of restrained emotion.

@yuschav

A Cloud-Like Foam Installation By Kohei Nawa

November 01, 2017 by Arseny Vesnin in Art, Japan, Portfolios, 2017

Kyoto-based artist Kohei Nawa created a huge and immersive cloud-like installation made of small bubbles. Located in a dark room, the piece consists of floating foam that accumulates to form an ethereal structure that spreads across a space. In a statement about the artwork, Nawa says, “Each bubble cannot escape the cycle of birth and destruction, which is not unlike the way our cells operate as they metabolize and circulate.”