"British ceramicist Tamsin van Essen is fascinated by what she describes as the “the fragile boundary between attraction and repulsion,” a place where tension is created by the visible and the obscured. For her Erosion series Essen created layered blocks of alternating black and white porcelain which she then sandblasted to mimic biological forms similar to a parasitic virus in the process of devouring a host. " via Colossal
Toronto-based artist Charles Bierk (previously) paints large-scale photorealist portraits of his friends.
"For his ongoing series “Art History in Contemporary Life,” Ukrainian artist Alexey Kondakov takes scenes and figures lifted from classical paintings and drops them into modern-day life. Bouguereau’s Song of the Angels appears to take place on an empty subway car while a pair of men from Holbein’s famous The Ambassadors are transported to the table of a seedy bar" via Colossal
See similar projects like "Emoji Nation" by Nastya Nudnik or Julien de Casabianca’s recent Outings Project
Designed by Steve and Nick Tidball, creative directors of the TBWA agency, it includes two bedrooms, a working bathroom and a garden with real grass and an apple tree. It will meander up and down the river throughout the week, hosting various events and even some sleepovers.
"21-year-old photographer Evan James Atwood (Instagram) created the series 'Rain Water', portraying men seemingly floating and drowning in water. Atwood says about himself that he's fascinated with expressing the darker range of human emotions while his work also often contains a strong element of hope. His photographs depict simple moments with a somewhat cinematic quality." via iGNANT
"Mill+ worked in close collaboration with BBH and Creative Consultant Rupert Sanders to push the boundaries of VFX, creating a fully CG commercial for Audi's 'Birth'. Directed by Mill+'s Andrew Proctor, the film sees Audi's iconic R8 model giving birth to the new sleek RS 3 Sportback in a futuristic and atmospheric birthing chamber. The Mill team of VFX artists carefully crafted the cars and environment entirely in CG to help create a powerful, mechanical and organic spot."
http://vimeo.com/126504539
To celebrate the 12th Anniversary of Designcollector Network we decided to run a special collaboration "The Digital Decade III: His Majesty The Glitch" that we divided and held in two phases during this April and May.First, together with our Exclusive Partner Depositphotos invited 12 Digital Artists to come up with the work reflecting the fragility of our Digital Age. Second, we did an Open Call for Arms and ran the first ever Glitch Art Competition that gathered around 30 diverse artists around the world. The best 3 works selected by our professional jury including Hector Ayuso (OFFF), Vladimir Shreyder (Glitche App), Tanya Smirnova (Depositphotos) and me Arseny Vesnin, as well as judged by 12 Artists we selected for the Phase 1.
London Sleeps is a series of quietly stunning images by photographer Matthew Joseph that show what our city would be like if none of us were around. All the sound and fury we insist on creating is absent, leaving London’s landmarks to bask in a stillness that is almost eerie.
"The London-based designer, art director and typographer Samuel Burgess-Johnson made a name for himself by aptly representing numerous record releases through stunning album and singles artwork. Inspired by stimulating visuals and innovation through his creative capacity, Burgess-Johnson has designed a multitude of visual dreamscapes that enriches the sounds of artists such as Usher, Disclosure, Diplo, The 1975, Ta-ku and many more."
Spanish illustrator Alexander Grahovsky (Instagram) based in Madrid specialized in pop, erotic and adult themed works.
Getty Images celebrating their 20th Anniversary by tracing the photos of celebrities through two last decades (campaign done by AlmapBBDO), well you can do the same if you have face recognition in your photo library on machine.
"Lola Dupre manipulates photographs sans photoshop, cutting and pasting them into new images entirely by hand. Last time we covered her on the blog, she had taken a break from her figurative works to concentrate on monochromatic, Op Art-inspired abstract designs. But with her latest body of work, Dupre has returned to portraiture, this time unveiling a new body of work in full color. Apart from her personal projects, she recently created a fashion editorial for the Spanish fashion magazine Vein using her signature style". via Hi-Fructose
For the Venice Art Biennale 2015, artist Chiharu Shiota introduced an installation named “The Key in the Hand” a gigantic spider web made of red wool threads where we can see 50 000 keys suspended above two ancient boats
Toronto-based hyper realism award-winning artist Mike Bayne depicts near road scenes from across Canada and US
Another hypnotic piece from Russian animator Ruslan Khasanov (previously). "Odyssey" is a visual poem build on liquids and music relationship. Sound by Ilya Beshevli
http://vimeo.com/127468772
