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Since 2003
Auckland-based art director and multidisciplinary designer Juliette Wanty creates imaginary spaces with a clear sense of modernism twisted with a movie scene from any of Wes Andersonβs. βFeaturing scale cardboard models and continuously repainted wooden boards, Wantyβs spaces are realistic reinterpretations of interiors weβd probably inhabit in our dreams.β via @trendland
Martine Johannaβs practice revolves around the activity of painting, drawing and writing. She was born and raised in Gelderland, Netherlands and has studied at the Academy of fine Arts in Arnhem, obtaining a bachelors degree and a Masters degree. She has exhibited in multiple Solo shows in the Netherlands, Europe and the United States. Her work is part of several private collections and has been published in diverse books and magazines. Her paintings were also featured in two episodes of the HBO hit series True Detective.
Small studio from Zagreb, Croatia does big things for clients by developing graphic design systems and identities
Alex Kuznetsovβs painting practice is concerned with states of flux and impermanence, furthered by research into spatial and temporal concerns in a comparison of social and urban timeframes. His process-led, abstract painting practice employs a tempered gestural language where fluidity is a defining material concern and the process of erasure has equal importance to the intuitive application of paint. This examines states of presence and remembrance by exploring a tension between control and chance.
Digital artist Sasha Katz (known to you by our exhibition @digital.decade Cyberia 2017) had a quick call from Opera Illustration to create few works for @Burberry in a topic of βTogethernessβ. The results went beyond reality
Prominent CG artist specialising in dark visuals and decorative art and fighting saint trolls online, Billelis just ran his first open competition where he invited artists and followers to complete one of his famous skull.
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Graphic artist Giga Kobidze, that you may know by our @Digital.decade collaborations, shares his intriguing abstract works he created during last few years
βInner Stateβ is a series of photography Maria shot during Greek stagnation 2014 - 2016, and as she says βRevisiting these photographs nowadays, during the Covid-19 health crisis, I sense those same feelings of uncertainty and unpredictable change of fundamental aspects of everyday life as we used to know it. This current global situation may be an important moment to realize that no matter what causes a crisis, or where it takes place, solidarity, collaboration and compassion is our only way out. β
Kapsimalis Architects designed a picturesque minimalistic house in Pyrgos, Santorini with views towards the Mediterranean Sea. It offers breathtaking views towards vineyards and the Mediterranean Sea. The property can be divided into three separate dwellings with individual outdoor spaces.
Photography by Giorgos Sfakianakis
Talented French graphic designer Renaud Futterer who moved from London to NYC for delivering high class typography, motions, and layouts for @buck_design has shared the latest works with us
βCODA installationβ was a photoshoot created by photographer Kamilla Hanapova for industrial and interior designer Daria Zinovatnaya in support of her unique cupboard release as well as other objects. The goal of an installation was to show bright pieces of geometry furniture, merging their forms in order to show the character and peculiarity of each item.
Following the words of director Mikhail Konoplev - βThe goal was to develop main titles for a film, based on a general concept and drama. βThe Storiesβ film is based on the confrontation of a man and a woman. At the end of each story, the woman won, and the man suffered or even died. And in one story, a man still prevailed. I wanted to draw a metaphorical analogy between our story and the myth of the jellyfish Gorgon and Perseus. As well as the main objects that affect what is happening.β
βStaging herself in the middle of nature and atypic location from around the world, Brooklyn-based photographer and multi-media artist Belden Carlson interacts with her environment and then adds another touch with mixed-media collages for her final compositions..β via @trendland
In her βSelf-Portraitureβ series, sheβs an integral part of the landscapes, adopting unusual postures and embracing the surrounding around her. She immortalizes her own identity to stand for present by literally becoming one with each scenes.
Ongoing collaboration βKIRO β³ Zhostovoβ is a clear example of how traditional folk art integrates with contemporary art. Abstract artworks of Irina Kiro (from her series βEmotionaliaβ she created during art residency at Mas els Igols, Spain) found new meanings as they transformed as an artistic reflection of traditional Zhosotovo painting on metal trays. The new visual meaning is painstakingly reproduced by masters from Zhosotovo factory strictly following classic cannons of 19 century.
Emotionalia, Irina Kiro
βElise is an anonymous London-based artist creating delirious sculptures. Experimenting with mass and volume, the shapes appear solid yet intangible, somewhere on the edge between realism and an evanescent dream. Painted in pastels, cracked and imperfect, the artworks reflect on the subjectivity of aesthetics as small details and elements can influence our perception of what is harmonious and beautiful or unsettling.β via @trendland
βAngle, curve, surface and dimensionality merge to form an unlikely symmetry that conjoins or dissipates as the gaze spans her compositions. She draws the viewer into a deliriously disorientating world, where intriguing sculptural shapes connect and collideβ
The Moscow-based creative design studio Superdesigners just released their latest passion project βLetter, Lotus and Legendβ, a four-month odyssey into the creative process that weaves βthe martial grace of the samurai with the textures and fabrics of a hi-tech clothing brand.β The result is a stunning 3D video of what could be the textures & fabrics trend directions for a hi-tech clothing company.
βMartial arts have always been a breath of fresh air for western culture. Starting with the first American film adaptations about the samurai, a unified philosophy of perfecting oneβs mind and spirit has been accreting additional cultural layers without losing its distinct archaic character.
We decided to distill this cluster of meaning into striking choreography familiar from films, enrobing it in eclectic technological shapes.
This piece is about how incessant contradiction and conflict within our psyche lead to feelings of dismay; these feelings are then inevitably expressed through violence and struggle, so that a fragile balance may once again be restored.β
Siberian illustrator Valeriya Tsimbalenko shares her latest works on Behance where we adore most her β36 Days of Typeβ
Spanish artist of many talents Itziar Barrios shares his personal explorations of digital-immitates-real in creating captivating artworks
Exceptional photographer and our friend Anna Radchenko reflects on isolation and social distancing through photography with her βThe Comfort Zoneβ series
What does isolation mean to us? How do we feel about it once itβs imposed and our freedom is
taken away?
βAlthough these photos were shot before the
international lockdown, theyβve become even more relevant in the current landscape. Much of
what we took for granted, including the freedom to leave our homes, go to work and meet people,
has been replaced by a growing feeling of uncertainty and confinement. We find ourselves in an
alternative reality, where we have to change our habits and some of our traits as we are spending
so much time on our ownβ
Dutch visual artist Rutger Paulusse got his creative lessons from NYC design scene and established in Amsterdam where he chills today cranking out colorful projects across many platforms
βHis wild and always challenging ride has given Rutger a consistent flair to his work that he incorporates into every project. In recent years he's been lucky enough to rapidly expand his portfolio that would make his spectators, designers or not, all drool with feelings of euphoria.β
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