Elisabetta Benassi

November 14, 2019 by Arseny Vesnin in 2019, Art, Italy, Portfolios

Italian artist Elisabetta Benassi’s solo show, ‘The Sovereign Individual’ at Galerie Jousse Entreprise (@galeriejousseentreprise) in Paris (last year) presented a selection of the artist’s recent works, including two installations specially devised for the gallery space.

Elisabetta Benassi (Rome, 1966) is an Italian artist. In her work she critically observes the cultural, political and artistic legacy of modernity, as well as broader, often controversial political and cultural themes of our time. Using diverse media – installation, photography, video – she thus emotionally engages and questions the viewer while tracing troubled and contested timelines. From the background of her pieces emerges a questioning of contemporary identity and of the conditions of the present. Her work has been shown at several venues worldwide, including the Venice Biennale.

Cerruti Draime Photography

November 13, 2019 by Arseny Vesnin in 2019, Portfolios, Photography

Eduardo Cerruti and Stephanie Draime (@stephdraime) are a NYC based photography team, as well as life partners. Coming from greatly distinct backgrounds, Eduardo’s roots originate in Florence, Italy and Stephanie comes from a Mexican American family, grew up in Hawaii and eventually found her way to Florence; where they met in 2010.

They moved to New York City in 2014 and spontaneously began to pursue photography together. The two photographers quickly noticed how perfectly they synced as a team and have been fully dedicated to their work since.

@edocerruti

Peter Bankov

November 13, 2019 by Arseny Vesnin in 2019, Graphic Design, Portfolios, Russia, Czechia

Born in Belarus, raised in Moscow, rocketing Russian graphic design through the self-established then leading agency Design Depot and (kAk] Magazine, a decade ago Peter Bankov settled down in Prague to continue what he call a life-size career in poster design. To the date he has created over thousand of posters and gained international recognition in this field.

@peter_bankov

Illustrations by Amandine Comte

November 12, 2019 by Arseny Vesnin in 2019, France, Fashion, Illustration, Portfolios

French illustratrice and graphiste Amandine Comte shows off her latest artwork she does for personal manner or for commercial collaborations with names like Marionnaud, Durance, J.L David and R. Furterer

@amandine_comte

Helena Hauss

November 12, 2019 by Arseny Vesnin in 2019, Illustration, France, Portfolios

Revising the work of talented ballpoint-pen artist Helena Hauss

“We live in a society ruled by social conventions and labels with pre-established set of traits that would be construed as weak, weird, bad, or unacceptable. My work aims to use self-deprecation and satire as a way to own up to those labels rather that shy away from them, and thus, put on display the very thing that others would scorn at. By using satire as a weapon against one’s inner demons, but also by rejecting a pre-established set of codes of social conventions to break down a systemic derogatory social hierarchy. It’s about owning up to one’s own short-comings and imposed labels, and refusing to apologise for them by revelling in them as part of one’s own identity. ”

— Helena Hauss

Reversible blankets by Forget Me Not

November 11, 2019 by Arseny Vesnin in 2019, Fashion, France, Craft, Portfolios

For their latest Blankets collection “Reversible”, Forget Me Not (run by our friend Coco) used advanced Jacquard weaving techniques, bringing an original depth and texture to their design range. Always dedicated to providing artisan quality home decor items to boutique stores worldwide. All their items are printed and manufactured by Europe’s finest craftsmen.

@forgetmenotcoco

Marmalade Type by Ruslan Khasanov

November 11, 2019 by Arseny Vesnin in 2019, Digital Art, Portfolios, Photography, Russia

“This is a bright and colourful typography captured with camera. These images are looks like computer graphics, some kind of experiment with gradients. But the whole point is that this is a photo, there is not a drop of any paint here only the phenomenon of interference. I formed letters with gel on the surface of the CD and illuminated it with a lamp.”

— Ruslan Khasanov

@ruskhasanov

#THEUPSIDEDOWN by Xavier Portela

November 08, 2019 by Arseny Vesnin in 2019, France, Portfolios, Photography

“The Upside Down Glow, inspired by the American TV series: Stranger Things.
When it rains, I always look to capture images using reflections, time to stretch your neck.”

— Xavier Portela

@xavierportela

Guda Koster

November 07, 2019 by Arseny Vesnin in 2019, Art, Netherlands, Portfolios, Sculpture

Guda Koster is a Dutch artist who creates living sculptures and performances, which the photographs are the results of. Koster’s works are created in parallels of time, space and textile. In her works Koster uses fabrics, colours and patterns that underline the codes and meanings our clothing conveys

@guda_koster

Ana Miminoshvili Illustration

November 07, 2019 by Arseny Vesnin in 2019, Illustration, Portfolios, Georgia

Ana Miminoshvili is a freelance illustrator and graphic designer. She completed her bachelor’s degree in Visual Arts at TSAA. While she was still a student, she started taking her first steps in being part of the creative industry. Ana is passionate about finding and crafting visual solutions in both illustration and design.

@anano__

Sun Ying Art

November 06, 2019 by Arseny Vesnin in 2019, Art, China, Portfolios

Chinese artist 孙影 (Sun Ying) shares her latest artworks on Behance

Jiaqi Wang Illustration

November 06, 2019 by Arseny Vesnin in 2019, China, Illustration, Portfolios, USA

Jiaqi (Jackie) Wang is an illustrator and animator originally from China, currently based in Los Angeles. She specialises in 2D moving images and motion graphics. Her work revolves imagination about daily life, full of colours, visual design, and character design.

Basic RGB

@JQ.WAN

Gianmaria Schonlieb

November 05, 2019 by Arseny Vesnin in 2019, Advertising, Branding, Fashion, Photography, Portfolios, USA

Gianmaria Schonlieb is a multidisciplinary Creative Director with extensive experience in advertising and art direction.

“I like to focus on simple moments. Advertising is something that we don’t really need in life, so I have always loved to focus on small moments, objects, and little things that are often overlooked but that can make you crack a smile.”

@gschon

Nazar Bilyk Sculpture

November 04, 2019 by Arseny Vesnin in 2019, Art, Portfolios, Sculpture, Ukraine

Sculptor Nazar Bilyk creates negative-space artworks leaving the viewer recreate the original shape while viewing it

@bilyknazar

Gianmarco Magnani Ilustration

November 01, 2019 by Arseny Vesnin in 2019, Graphic Design, Illustration, Italy, Portfolios

Illustration of Gianmarco Magnani follows the style of original Swiss movie posters - eye-catching attention to details and sleek graphics

@gianmarcomagnani

Emotionalia by Irina Kruglova

October 31, 2019 by Arseny Vesnin in 2019, Art, Russia, Portfolios

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Russian artist Irina Kruglova spent her summer at Mas els Igols art residence training her abstract expressionism muscles with new series afterwards called "Emotionalia"

@k__i_r_o

Exit by George Stoyanov

October 31, 2019 by Arseny Vesnin in 2019, Bulgaria, Digital Art, Portfolios

Digital artist from Bulgaria, George Stoyanov has recently introduced us his latest 3D illustrations series of random stacked objects & forms.

His work is focused on CGI, 3D illustration and design. He’s using various colors, forms and conceptions to achieve more intensive emotions, closeness and sense of detail. Constantly aiming at improving his skills and developing a style of his own.

@georgestoyanov

Otoniel Borda Garzon

October 30, 2019 by Arseny Vesnin in 2019, Art, Colombia, Portfolios

“Colombian artist Otoniel Borda Garzon manipulates outdated volumes of maps, reference texts, and newspapers to form abstract sculptures. The multi-part artworks juxtapose the paper pages, carved into topographical shapes that allude to cliffs and mountains, with geometric wooden trusses and smooth, water-like glass channels.“ via @colossal

@otonielborda

Kara Walker's Fons Americanus

October 29, 2019 by Arseny Vesnin in 2019, Art, United Kingdom, Events, USA, Portfolios

“My work has always been a time machine looking backwards across decades and centuries to arrive at some understanding of my “place” in the contemporary moment.”

— Kara Walker

Fons Americanus is a 13-metre tall working fountain inspired by the Victoria Memorial in front of Buckingham Palace, London. Created by artist Kara Walker for the 2019 Hyundai Commission, it is one of the most ambitious installations in Tate Modern's Turbine Hall to date.

Rather than a celebration of the British Empire, Walker’s fountain explores the interconnected histories of Africa, America and Europe. She uses water as a key theme, referring to the transatlantic slave trade and the ambitions, fates and tragedies of people from these three continents. Fantasy, fact and fiction meet at an epic scale.

Based in New York, Kara Walker is acclaimed for her candid explorations of race, sexuality and violence. She is best known for her use of black cut-paper silhouetted figures, referencing the history of slavery and the antebellum South in the US through provocative and elaborate installations.

Fons Americanus is on display at Tate Modern until 5 April 2020. You can explore the artwork in more detail on @tate

@kara_walker_official

UV-Zhu Digital Anthropomorphism

October 29, 2019 by Arseny Vesnin in 2019, China, Digital Art, Portfolios

Chinese digital artist UV-Zhu shares his 3D anthropomorphism skills