Art

July 22, 2013

Repetitive Boat Installation Demonstrates a Calm Simplicity

Passageway, Inside-Downside is a recent installation by German conceptual artist Wolfgang Laib and presented by Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac. The piece consisted of small brass boats sitting on top of mounds of rice and arranged precisely along a gallery floor. Alongside the small, organized grouping were also ten drawings and several monumental sculptures that all worked collectively together to produce calm, meditative thoughts.

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July 16, 2013

Surreal Drawings of Hands Cradling Architecture

ARCHITECTURE odessa is a series of illustrations by Ukranian artist Dasha Pliska that creatively combines architecture with human hands. Her drawings present an artistic view of hands cradling, carrying, resting on, and seemingly assembling old buildings found in the city of Odessa, Ukraine. There is a brilliant balance of realism and sketchbook etchings to the surreal images that makes them all the more appealing.

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July 12, 2013

Photorealistic Paintings of Eyes Reflecting Their Surroundings

Though it is often said that the human eye can be revealing about a person, Jakarta-based Indonesian artist Veri Apriyatno‘s series titled The Witnesses reveals a lot more about a person's surroundings through the reflection of their eyes. Each hyperrealistic mixed media creation in the series (made with charcoal, pencil, and acrylics on canvas) presents an entire world within the gaze of a glistening eye.

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July 10, 2013

Powerful Dripping Paint Portraits by Agnes-Cecile

Whether she's dripping black paint onto canvas or carefully placing watercolors on a Moleskin page, one thing is certain, artist Agnes-Cecile (aka Silvia Pelissero) knows how to create evocative works of art. It's been over a year since we took a look at her figurative illustrations and, since then, the artist has been on a tear, creating incredibly powerful pieces.

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