Art

June 25, 2015

Artist Tightly Winds Wire to Create Beautiful Tree Sculptures Without Adhesives

Artist Clive Maddison creates eye-catching sculptures of magnificently elaborate trees, but uses only wire to do so. Strand by strand, the sculptor manipulates single pieces of wire to create sturdy branches, leaves, and dense roots that culminate in a self-supported, yet intricate, wire tree. Throughout this entire process, Maddison does not utilize glue or any other adhesive to hold the pieces together.

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June 19, 2015

1,252 Suspended Wooden Balls Form a Giant Eye When Viewed from the Right Angle

Brooklyn-based sculptor Michael Murphy is known for three-dimensional, anamorphic works of art that require a change in perspective in order to appreciate them fully. His newest installation, Perceptual Shift, illustrates this concept both literally and conceptually with 1,252 painted wooden balls suspended from the ceiling. When viewed from the side, the piece appears to be a seemingly random jumble of dangling shapes.

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June 15, 2015

Alluring Watercolor Paintings Prove that Eyes are Windows to the Soul

There's a classic saying that “the eyes are the windows to the soul,” and Spanish artist Jone Bengoa conveys this sentiment perfectly in her alluring paintings. The 19-year-old creates realistic watercolor portraits where a set of pupils and eyebrows are the only things visible on a stark white page. Devoid of other facial features, Bengoa's artworks are intense. Although minimal in composition, they express an incredible amount of emotion.

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June 10, 2015

Simple Paper Folds Create Fantastic Illusions of Drawings Brought to Life

By simply folding, wrinkling, or curling a sheet of paper, Copenhagen-based illustrator HuskMitNavn is able to create delightfully amusing scenes. His bold, black and white drawings depict a cartoonish set of characters that are brought to life through strategically-positioned paper edges coupled with brilliantly maneuvered perspectives. He produces the fantastic illusion that these two-dimensional illustrations have suddenly sprung to life.

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