Art

June 9, 2012

Surreal Adventures in a Magically Bizarre World

Multidisciplinary artist Tomek Setowski has his own brand of surrealism known as “magical realism.” The Polish painter practices the traditional style of oil on canvas but produces remarkably unordinary works. There's something highly mythological about his style that is clearly fantasy-driven. The circus of characters in Setowski's creations each embrace their unique spirit of the extraordinarily unusual.

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June 5, 2012

Interactive Shadows Made with Words

It's one thing to stand in font of a projector to create shadow puppets, but it's an entirely different experience to block a text-based floor projection and see your typographic silhouette on an adjacent wall. Istanbul-based multidisciplinary creative studio NOTA BENE Visual has designed a mind-boggling audiovisual installation using an intricately executed video-mapping technique that uses the latest technology to create an artistically intriguing environment for spectators to engage in.

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June 3, 2012

New Works by Miniature Mastermind Slinkachu

Andipa Gallery in London just sent word about the latest print release from our favorite “little people” artist Slinkachu. Called Damn Kids, it shows the owner of an Audi convertible looking quite distraught over a pink lollipop landing on his car. Talk about a catastrophe! This whimsical miniature installation was created in Stuggart, Germany to coincide with the artist's first museum solo exhibition. You can read more about it here.

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May 29, 2012

White Walls Artistically Transformed with Black Markers

Sometimes finding the right piece of art to hang on your wall can be difficult. Once that first painting is tacked on, there's the added pressure to fill the adjacent walls with complementing work to balance out the room. British artist Charlotte Mann, however, takes an alternative approach to adorning walls with art–she draws directly onto them with thick black markers.

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My Modern Met

Celebrating creativity and promoting a positive culture by spotlighting the best sides of humanity—from the lighthearted and fun to the thought-provoking and enlightening.