Art

February 8, 2025

Artist Captures the Unique Personalities of 13 Cities Worldwide Through Abstract Lines and Shapes

Italian architect and graphic designer Federico Babina is renowned for his distinctive illustration style, which weaves stories through abstract shapes and vibrant colors. In his latest series, Cityscape, Babina transforms 13 major cities around the world into labyrinth-like compositions, combining bold lines and minimalist motifs to capture the vibrant complexity of urban life.

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February 7, 2025

Self-Taught Artist Masterfully Spray Paints Large-Scale Hyperrealistic Portraits [Interview]

North Carolina-based graffiti artist JEKS ONE is known for his hyperealistic portraiture. Often accomplished on a large scale, these murals show JEKS ONE's incredible mastery of spray paint. His work is all the more impressive when one realizes that not only is he self-taught but that he also only picked up painting again about 10 years ago after a career in music.

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February 3, 2025

Nick Cave’s Largest Sculpture to Date Stands Nearly 26 Feet Tall in a Historic Clock Tower Building

In New York, space can be tight. Jack Shainman Gallery’s new Tribeca flagship proves otherwise. Housed inside the historic Clock Tower Building on Lafayette Street, the gallery stretches 20,000 square feet, all while preserving the building’s original 29-foot-high ceilings, lavish staircases, and arched windows. It’s only fitting, then, that Nick Cave’s largest sculpture to date inaugurates the space. At nearly 26 feet tall, Amalgam (Origin)

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