Art

April 14, 2022

World’s First Inflatable Fountain Is the Centerpiece of Groovy New Exhibition in Paris

If you visit Paris' Grande Hall during the spring and summer this year, you will come across a spectacular sight. Melbourne-based art studio ENESS—a multidisciplinary team known for their innovative and whimsical creations—has installed the world's first inflatable fountain. The nearly 20-foot-tall technicolor sculpture is part of their exhibition entitled Cupid's Koi Garden.

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April 12, 2022

Creative Artist Uses Her Hand as the Canvas for Paintings With Tiny Figures

Italy-based artist Golsa Golchini is known for painting tiny masterpieces on unusual canvases. Her latest series involves transforming her own hand into a work of art. Each iteration of this idea features realistic renditions of miniature figures, animals, objects, and environments covering her fingers, palm, and wrist. Golchini uses the unconventionality of her canvas to the idea's advantage.

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April 11, 2022

Boldly Colored Paintings of People in Traditional Bulgarian Clothing Explore the Idea of Rebirth

Clothing holds the key to the deep meanings in Simona Ruscheva‘s vivid paintings. Inspired by the traditional outfits of her Bulgarian heritage, the London-based artist renders enigmatic young figures in glittering metallic jewelry, ornate headdresses, and layers of oversized fabrics, and sets each one against a mysterious ruddy setting to explore the idea of life, death, and reincarnation. In the Galactic series of paintings, Ruscheva's heritage is a starting point for examining universal ideas.

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April 9, 2022

Hypnotic Kinetic Sculpture Made of Traffic Mirrors Is a Reflection on Privacy

Spanish street artist SpY has created his first kinetic sculpture using 20 traffic mirrors. Reflection is a mesmerizing sculpture that, with every motion, asks the viewer to think about their own relationship with reflection and the environment. Known for his work dealing with contemporary cultural and political issues, the sculpture is a new evolution in SpY's social commentary. By using these convex mirrors—a fixture of the everyday urban landscape—SpY gives viewers a way to watch themselves.

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