3rd Wave of Inspiration
Since 2003
"Seoul-based artist WanJim Gim illustrates the form and gesture of the human body using complex hatched layers of color and dramatic lighting. He adds intrigue to poses that could be considered traditional figure drawing studies by adding abstracted lines and watercolor washes that integrate the fragmented body parts into a larger visual field."
"Lyrically called A white house, a growing home, this three-storey family residence, part of a 1940’s row house development in Shanghai, China, has been elegantly renovated by Chinese studio RIGI Design with meticulous attention to detail and thoughtful consideration for the evolving needs of a growing family."
"Based in Melbourne, Australia, with contributors and connections on three continents. The project reel includes a unique collection that transcends any one industry, or application. Rama Works has a distinguished palette and focuses on clean iteration, and instant brand recognition. With a strong foundation in industrial design, Rama Works has been working closely with worldwide distributors for future projects."
"Trevor Wheatley and Cosmo Dean work together to create large installations based around phrases and logos that are part of the common lexicon. Casually used terms like “all good” and the shrug emoji take on larger-than-life dimensions in the duo’s three dimensional versions, which are suspended from cables, integrated into chain link fences, toted in truck beds, and painted alongside graffiti. Wheatley and Dean have partnered with music festivals, fashion brands, and the creative house Justkids to install their work. Up next, the artists will be embarking on a trip to Mexico to create new paintings in rural areas." via Colossal
LA-based director and photographer Jimmy Marble’s latest film was influenced by Czech avant-garde director Věra Chytiiová's Daisies (1966), which was a colorful frolic through banquets, boyfriends, and the bourgeoisie. Known for making poppy commercial content, Marble’s newest project takes a playful approach to the world around us.
The American filmmaker explains how he “used strong visuals to play with emotions in an unconscious way. Like music, it is impressionistic, in that you’re trying to create more of a mood than a story.” The resulting film is an offbeat dayglo daydream told through the eyes of two irreverent characters, who cherish lovers’ quarrels and summer clouds in equal measure.
Award-winning Korean industrial design student Taeyeon Kim take the shortest way to internet recognition by riding a hype of "yet not an Apple" product. His take on Smart Glasses went well and got a massive response online. The hommage for Steve Job's glasses is clear and gracefully naive while the overall "willy wonka" look&feel is pretty nice and playful
A unique art project created by collaboration between London-based photographer Joseph Ford, street artist Monsieur Chat, and knitter Nina Dodd.
Vickie Vainionpää is an emerging artist living and working in Montréal. "Soft Body Dynamics" is her new art studies presented on the Creative Debuts platform
“This series is a culmination of my thoughts on the impact of technology and the digitization of our current existence. As an artist, I think a lot about what it means to be a painter in today’s media dominated world. I use 3D modelling software to produce forms, colors and compositions which are then rendered by hand using oil on canvas. The works aim to facilitate a dialogue between traditional painterly tropes and new digital means of reading space and content. ”
"The Boros Bunker in Berlin-Mitte houses a private art collection the likes of which you’ve never seen. Topped with a glass atrium, the monumental Nazi-era bunker contains five floors of contemporary art spread across 3000 square meters."
"Built in 1941 as an air raid shelter by the Nazis, following the Second World War, it was used briefly by the Soviets to hold prisoners of war. Following the war, the bunker assumed a more benign role: a storage space first for textiles, and later for tropical fruit"
"In the early 2000s, art collectors Christian and Karen Boros were searching for a home for their 700-piece collection of contemporary art. Only in Berlin would a WWII Bunker with a sordid history seem like the perfect fit. Inside the hulking exterior, visitors travel through a series of interconnecting rooms where works from big-name artists like Ai Wei Wei and Olafur Eliasson stand alongside lesser known, but equally as intriguing emerging artists."
OMA / Rem Koolhaas’ plans to renovate the largest museum building in Russia, the new Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, have been revealed.
"Originally completed in 1983, the N.P. Sukoyan and Y.N. Sheverdyaev-designed institute currently consists of multiple exhibition halls, adding up to a total floor area of 61,091 sqm. As grand as it is large, the museum houses an extensive and important collection of Russian art, including seminal work from Malevich, Kandinsky, Chagall, and Soviet artists such as Aleksandr Deyneka and Vera Mukhina."
"Multidisciplinary artist Miguel Rothschild works across a wide variety of mediums from modified photography to glass sculpture and textiles. In several recent works the Argentine artist has captured the slow roll of ocean waves in suspended fabric installations titled Elegy and De Profundis. Both artworks seem to play with the viewer’s perception, appearing both as waves or perhaps a slice of the sky. Even the filament that holds the artwork airborne seems to glisten like rays of sun or rain. You can see more of the Berlin-based artists work on his website."
Young designer Syddharth Mate released self initiated classroom project "Plastic Matters" what is an awareness campaign against plastic pollution. Also a satirical take on the plasticity of our society.
An adventurous last show from the form-breaking British designer Christopher Bailey who reinvented Burberry
Time. Reflecting the past. Celebrating the present. Heralding the future. A patchwork of characters and identities. A riot of colour. Traditional techniques reimagined to create exquisite new finishes, rediscovered pieces made new.
P.s.
It is not clear wether United Visual Arts were involved to the show or not but the pendulum light installation was definitely inspired by UVA's "Our Time" project from 2016
Young photographer from Valencia (Spain) María Jett creates a visual poetry where silence takes over human nature
Chubby Hearts Over London is a design project conceived by Anya Hindmarch as a love letter to London and supported by the Mayor of London, the British Fashion Council and the City of Westminster.
Starting on Valentine's Day and continuing throughout London Fashion Week, giant chubby heart balloons will be suspended over (and sometimes squashed within) London landmarks as a declaration of love to the city. The balloons will disappear each evening and appear again in a different location the next day.
P.s. This might remind "Red Ball" project by Kurt Perschke to some of you
"What the Fog?" is a personal project of photographer Mark Broyer who spent one late evening shooting translucent city of Hamburg in the fog. The results are mesmerising and remind us the works of Mark's counterpart Lucas Zimmerman
Discovering new artist is always a sport but doing it together with our new partners Creative Debuts makes it a pleasant competition. Here is Carl Beazley whose art struggles through "figurative", "surreal" labels one can attach to his personal experiments born in an attempt to find something completely original and unique.
A Creative Lab another design delivered impressive identity for ongoing Triennial in Guangzhou merging visual language of Chinese typography with glitch aesthetics of modern technology
6 years ago we stumbled across Alex Stoddard self-portraits made in improvised natural environments. That was a relief to find his mature works today featured on Ello Creative Network
