EA Next Feel
What happens when a bunch of ultra-talented people lead by Carl Addy (The Mill, London) get locked in quarantine? Exactly what expected! Get your dose of adrenaline and let goosebumps eat your skin
U-Utopia
A journey through an imaginary Mausoleum in Chandigarh, Le Corbusier’s modernist city in Northern India
Utopia is a short film using a cross section view. This perspective is used exclusively as we follow the characters enigmatic journey as they navigate the complex concrete structure looking for the tomb at its core. As they navigate the structure we see and hear glimpses of the changing environment as the building reveals itself.
Inspired by architectural perspective illustrations first developed in the renaissance period and still used in the present day - the cross section drawing of the Barbican by Chamberlin Powell and Bon is a fine example - The film adds the dimension time being compressed as we travel through the scene. The building was designed in collaboration with an architect to create a functional structure and incorporating the letter form of the ‘U’ in the final frame.
Project produced by new London based Creative Studio Optical Arts
Billelis Memento Mori
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.
The winners
The Runner Ups
POSTHUMAN
London based new multimedia creative studio POSTHUMAN shares their visual thoughts on near-future trends of human perception that we totally follow on our own @digital.decade platform
““The key to the posthuman practice is the ability to fluidly change perspectives and manifest oneself through different identities. The posthuman has an emergent ontology rather than a stable one; in other words, the posthuman is not a singular, defined individual, but rather one who can “become” or embody different identities and understand the world from multiple, heterogeneous perspectives” and this is the core of our creative process.”
Elise Unreal Sculpture
“Elise 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.” via @trendland
“Angle, 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 collide”
The Comfort Zone by Anna Radchenko
Exceptional photographer and our friend Anna Radchenko reflects on isolation and social distancing through photography with her “The Comfort Zone” series
What does isolation mean to us? How do we feel about it once it’s imposed and our freedom is
taken away?
“Although these photos were shot before the
international lockdown, they’ve 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 own”
Evolution of Sleep by ManvsMachine for Purple
Talented ManvsMachine were commissioned by Purple (mattress brand) to create advertising campaign for their new products, Purple Grid mattress and pillow tech.
Shuster+Moseley and Lauren Baker at AZIMUTH
Last weekend MTArt Agency launched public art at AZIMUTH music festival, that took place in the very special historical site of Al Ula.
For this special occasion, exclusive sculptures were commissioned by Shuster+Moseley and Lauren Baker on the themes the Sun, mix of cultures and discovery.
Shuster + Moseley is a conceptual art studio led by Claudia Moseley (b. 1984) and Edward Shuster (b. 1986). The studio creates light-mobiles, sculptural installation and immersive, meditative environments reflecting on the nature of consciousness and technology.
Lauren Baker, born 1982, from Middlesbrough, UK. Currently lives and works in London. Lauren Baker is a British contemporary multidisciplinary artist who exhibits internationally. Her work explores the fragility of life, energy-fields, the after-life and other dimensions. Using neon light to express universal energies and life mantras, she aims to raise the vibration of love and connection within the world.
Photography by Roman Scott @romanscott
Zhuang Hong Yi at HOFA Gallery
Zhuang Hong Yi Headlines Official Launch of HOFA Gallery’s New State-of-the-Art Flagship Gallery in Mayfair, London (18 March 2020)
In what is set to be a defining moment in London’s art scene this year, HOFA Gallery will launch their new flagship space in the heart of London’s prestigious Mayfair on 18 March 2020. The highly anticipated state-of-the-art 4000 sq. ft space will see HOFA make their permanent mark on the art world to the delight of collectors and enthusiasts in London and international art markets.
HOFA will commemorate the launch with an inaugural exhibition featuring a new and innovative collection of captivating and vibrant sculptural paintings of renowned contemporary artist, Zhuang Hong Yi. Colourful, exquisitely detailed and inspired by nature, Zhuang’s 3-dimensional paintings have been a favourite with collectors since his emergence as an artist of reckoning. His ‘Flowerbed’ and ‘Landscape’ series have won him the attention of art connoisseurs globally.
Zhuang’s newest and most daring explorations of colour and structure within these series will make their début at the March 2020 solo exhibition. Developed in his signature sculptural style which captures his visceral expressions on canvas, the art to be unveiled highlight Zhuang’s journey of artistic discovery and self-development. The show promises to mark a major milestone in the evolution of this artist whose work endlessly fascinate and intrigue even as they harken to the sometimes-chaotic beauty of nature.
HOFA Gallery has built a reputation for representing ground-breaking contemporary artists and producing some of the most well-received art exhibitions of recent times in their galleries spread across London, Los Angeles and Mykonos. Their current portfolio of 30 global artists includes headline names such as Marco Grassi, Joseph Klibanksy, Camille Hannah, Emmanuella Rybojad and Loribelle Spirovski as well as other acclaimed Asian artists like Ilhwa Kim and Wang Ziling.
Founded by Elio D'Anna and Simonida Pavicevic in 2012, HOFA Gallery has grown exponentially in a few years, largely due to their commitment to diversity and foresight in supporting talented emerging artists from around the world. HOFA's rich portfolio of artworks in diverse media has also proven to be a strong selling point as it affords collectors and art lovers a taste of the various artistic disciplines that characterise contemporary art today.
The scheduled launch of the flagship gallery has been years in the making. Describing the significance of the event, co-founder, Elio D'Anna, says "From this year we will be in a better position to bring the most exceptional contemporary artworks to the world’s stage, and create lasting success for the artists who created them and our collectors who acquire them. Our vision is to nurture diversity and cultural inclusiveness in the world of contemporary art through excellence, integrity and innovation.
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HOFA’s new gallery is located at 11 Bruton Street in Mayfair, London. The inaugural exhibition features Zhuang Hong Yi’s new collection from 18 March to 7 April 2020.
Everything is Sculpture by Big Boy Studio
'Once Upon Another' is a visual narrative that challenges the notion of traditional sculpture and its relationship with surrounding spaces. It's inspired by a quote by the Japanese-American artist and designer Isamu Noguchi:
"Everything is sculpture. Any material, any idea without hindrance born into space, I consider sculpture."
It consists of a series of vignettes of installations (or in this case sculptures) that live in grand architectural landscapes, seen through a CG lens.
Directed & Produced by:
Chuck George Tsioutsias
Creative & Art Direction:
big-boy.studio
Future Mars Humans
London-based Builders Club were commissioned by Gentle Monster to create five portraits of future mars humans
Nikita Iziev
London based designer Nikita Iziev is focusing on the intersection between graphic, typography and motion design. Constantly aiming to find elegant solutions and further blur the lines between print and digital.
London Fireworks 2020
As a small tradition we share the most beautiful New Year Countdown Firework that’s taking place in London every year.
Gorillaz x G-SHOCK - Mission M101
A collaborative production between Feed Me Light and Blinkink, directors BRVTVS create a gritty, graphic world that imparts a funky new edge to creative director Jamie Hewlett’s beloved characters. With a unique approach to infusing 2D and 3D animation techniques with illustration and photography, BRVTVS lend their individual aesthetic to the most iconic virtual band in history.
KaloolaJay illustrative flat world
KaloolaJay Studio creates mid century pastel prints with a tropical & architectural art twist
Claudia Fontes ceramics "Fungus" sculptures
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
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.
Pokras Lampas ╳ Comme des Garcons at Dover Street Market, London
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.
Kate MccGwire
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
