Claudia Fontes ceramics "Fungus" sculptures

December 13, 2019 by Arseny Vesnin in 2019, Art, Argentina, Portfolios, Sculpture, United Kingdom

Claudia Fontes is an Argentinean visual artist based in England who explores through her actions, objects and research the poetic space and alternative modes of perception of culture, nature, history and society that emerge from processes of decolonization, be they personal, interpersonal, or social. She is well-known for her work “The Horse Problem” - top art installation at Venice Biennial in 2017. Her recent ceramic sculptures are gripping each other tight as they are transformed into fungus like growths and spores in an eerie but romantic series.

Ilka & Franz

December 11, 2019 by Arseny Vesnin in 2019, Advertising, Agencies, Graphic Design, Portfolios, United Kingdom

Ilka & Franz are a German/ Austrian photo & director duo based in London (UK). Their work blurs the lines between portraiture and still life and is often humorous with an unexpected twist. While their unmistakable use of colour is vibrant and bold, their conceptual undertones are often subtle and of child-like naivety. Ilka & Franz draw their inspiration from pop culture, kitsch and surrealism as they put a playful spin on the ordinary. The duo work on editorial and commercial commissions in the UK and abroad.

@ilkafranz

Pokras Lampas ╳ Comme des Garcons at Dover Street Market, London

Dover Street Market

December 05, 2019 by Arseny Vesnin in 2019, Art, Lettering, Street Art, Portfolios, Russia, United Kingdom

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Fashion label Comme des Garcons (@commedesgarcons) unveiled a colossal mural on the facade of Dover Street Market’s as a part of Dover Street Market’s 15th anniversary (@doverstreetmarketlondon). Designed by Rei Kawakubo and illustrated by Pokras Lampas, the monumental installation is the largest of a series of collaborations between Lampas and "Comme des Garçons" in Dover Street Market’s many international locations including Beijing, New York and Tokyo.

@pokraslampas

Kate MccGwire

December 04, 2019 by Arseny Vesnin in 2019, Art, Sculpture, United Kingdom

Kate MccGwire is an internationally renowned British sculptor whose practice probes the beauty inherent in duality, employing natural materials to explore the play of opposites at an aesthetic, intellectual and visceral level. Growing up on the Norfolk Broads her connection with nature and fascination with birds was nurtured from an early age, with avian subjects and materials a recurring theme in her artwork

@kate_mccgwire

Mineral by Davy Evans

December 04, 2019 by Arseny Vesnin in 2019, Digital Art, Portfolios, United Kingdom

“Mineral” is a new photographic exploration of environmental issues, researched by digital artist Davy Evans. Plastic pollution is a huge threat the climate, and finds its way into every corner of our environment. The iridescent colour pallet has been created in-camera to represent the high oil content used in today's plastic production, which in turn drives the demand for oil.

@davyevans

BLN LOV by Simone Hutsch

November 26, 2019 by Arseny Vesnin in 2019, Photography, Portfolios, United Kingdom

Berlin is a city in Germany that never stands still. This surrealistic series of Simone Hutsch features a mix of popular pre-and post-war buildings.

@heysupersimi

The Guardian

November 26, 2019 by Arseny Vesnin in 2019, Portfolios, Motioncollector, United Kingdom

The Guardian is a free interpretation of the parable "Before the Law" from Kafka's book "The Trial". A peasant after traveling the world arrives in front of a gate, controlled by a fearsome Guardian. The peasant tries to pass through but the Guardian denies him entrance. Peasant and Guardian are the same character, the peasant, like each one of us, in front of his own fear; the guardian, something shapeless, that surround and control him. The Door/Gate the possibilities we encounter during our life.

Directed by Alessandro Novelli

@alessandro_dettori_novelli

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

Eve Lloyd Knight Illustration

October 07, 2019 by Arseny Vesnin in 2019, Illustration, United Kingdom, Portfolios

Explore colourful and texture-rich illustrative universe of Kentish artist Eve Lloyd Knight

@evelloydknight

Delicatessen on 6th by Lucy Sparrow

October 03, 2019 by Arseny Vesnin in 2019, Art, United Kingdom, Portfolios

Lucy Sparrow strikes again. After her successful show of felted and knitted grocery store “8’ Till Late” that sold out in a few days she’s back with a new pop-up shop “Delicatessen on 6th” with a lot of felted and knitted fresh food, seafood and other veggies we adore so much! Head to Rockefeller Center, NYC to grab your piece of art for the affordable price. The project is the biggest activation to date in Art Production Fund’s “Art in Focus” public art series.

Opened through October 20, 2019

@sewyoursoul

Inmergo by Rocco Giovannoni

September 16, 2019 by Arseny Vesnin in 2019, Design, United Kingdom, Portfolios

Water rather than air carries sound in designer Rocco Giovannoni'sInmergo headphones, which promise rich audio even for people who are hard of hearing.

“A 2019 graduate of the Royal College of Art's MA in Design Products, Giovannoni designed the soft silicone headphones to improve upon current bone-conduction audio technology.”

Like other bone-conduction headphones on the market, his design bypasses the eardrum and conveys sound as vibrations through the bones of the skull, directly to the cochlea — the "hearing" part of the inner ear.

Unlike any other device on the market, it does so via waterproof speakers that are fully immersed in liquid and then sealed in a pliable membrane. This membrane sits against a person's skin, transmitting sound vibrations through touch.

“I believe these are wasting an opportunity for a technology that has the potential of improving the music quality of common earphones and headphones.
Inmergo aims to unravel the undiscovered potential of bone conduction by delivering innovative and inclusive sound experiences that can improve the quality of our life.”

— Rocco Giovannoni

Abstract Aerial Art

July 26, 2019 by Arseny Vesnin in 2019, Photography, Portfolios, United Kingdom

Two brothers JP and Mike Andrews settled on a life-changing trip leaving harsh UK life behind and spent a year in a wild Australian main lands. They continued hunting extraordinary among ordinary around the world making their aerial photography a masterpiece of composition caught in time.

@abstractaerialart

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Marcus Chaloner

July 19, 2019 by Arseny Vesnin in 2019, Digital Art, United Kingdom, Portfolios

Marcus Chaloner is a Art director and motion designer working at FutureDeluxe in London but what we adore most is his personal CG works he shares on Ello profile

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@mchaloner

Future You by Universal Everything

Barbican

June 27, 2019 by Arseny Vesnin in 2019, Digital Art, Portfolios, United Kingdom, Motioncollector

How do you feel when you see a synthetic version of yourself?

In Future You, you are faced with a unique reflection of your potential, synthetic self. Starting as a primitive form, it learns from your movements to adapt, suggesting an agile, superior version of you. This artwork evolves, creating a new visual response for each visitor, generating 47,000 possible variations.

Commissioned by The Barbican, London for the entrance of the exhibition AI: More Than Human, open 16 May through 26 August 2019.

Creative Director: Matt Pyke
Creative Technologist: Chris Mullany
Realtime Look Development: Adam Samson
Sound Design: Simon Pyke
Exhibition Designer: Tonkin Liu
Studio Manager: Simon Thompson
Executive Producer: Ben Young
Commissioned by The Barbican, London

@universaleverything

The future ain’t the same as it used to be

June 18, 2019 by Arseny Vesnin in 2019, Digital Art, United Kingdom

New work from Chris Labrooy. The irreverent meets the sublime in this animated short film that follows an all star automotive cast from around the world. Elegant british classics mixed with Inflatable german auto’s and chopped up American metal

@chrislabrooy

Sam Chivers Illustration

May 29, 2019 by Arseny Vesnin in 2019, Illustration, United Kingdom, Portfolios

Talented British illustrator Sam Chivers shows off his skills by sharing commercial and personal projects

@sam.chivers

Desso - Human Fascination (Directors Cut)

May 22, 2019 by Arseny Vesnin in 2019, Advertising, Agencies, Motioncollector, United Kingdom

“In every walk with nature, one receives far more than one seeks”

— John Muir, 1877

Carpet as landscapes, and landscapes as carpets. A new film for DESSO directed by Thomas Traum as part of their “HUMAN FASCINATION” campaign. Four types of carpets were matched to four landscapes with four characters exploring these landscapes. Additionally, CG artefacts provide a visual link between both worlds, the carpets and the landscapes.

@traum.inc

London Symphony Orchestra - Roots and Origins

April 25, 2019 by Arseny Vesnin in 2019, Digital Art, Motioncollector, Portfolios, United Kingdom

As a part of new season campaign for London Symphony Orchestra, duo Alexa Sirbu and Lukas Vojir created a film driven by motion capture of Sir Simon Rattle. Expressing the enormous power and complexity of the orchestra and tracing it back to a single seed.

@alexa_sirbu

@lukasvojir

Joe Kibra Illustrations

April 02, 2019 by Arseny Vesnin in 2019, Illustration, Portfolios, United Kingdom

Talented illustrator and art director Joe Kibra creates unforgettable black and white illustrations using contrast forms and stripes as a main visual tool

@joekibria

Lee Broom is celebrated as one of United Kingdom’s most successful, theatrical, and respected, lighting designers.

Park Life lighting show by Lee Broom

March 26, 2019 by Arseny Vesnin in 2019, Design, Portfolios, United Kingdom

Lee Broom draws a parallel between the 18th century and present-day social attitudes in his latest lighting installation, Park Life, for Space Furniture.

We’ve been following Lee’s carrier path since his debut on London Design scene more than 10 years ago. Attracted by the way he works with light and materials we can’t skip his recent milestone “a whirlwind tour of the Indo Pacific with Space Furniture, his exclusive retailer in Australia, touching down in Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand“

“And so 2019 marks Lee Broom’s second visit to Australia, and the Park Life installation sees it become an unforgettable moment in time for all”

Park Life draws on the very British history of the Pleasure Garden, at its most popular in the 18th century.

“Conceptually, Park Life draws on the very British history of the Pleasure Garden, at its most popular in the 18th century. According to Lee, they were typically places for the aristocracy and the middle class to see music, art, fashion and dine and drink. Like an architectural display, they were designed with miniature waterways, mazes and pagodas. Although it was a period of high culture they became infamous for facilitating debauchery.” - continue reading on @habitusliving

@leebroom