Art

July 15, 2013

Explosive Paintings Reach Beyond the Traditional Frame

In these artworks by artist Valerie Hegarty, it looks like the walls have exploded with an array of fruits, foliage, and decay. At first glance, one might think they are viewing art that has been destroyed. However, Hegarty is well-known for her explosive work that reaches out, beyond a flat area and into three-dimensional space.

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July 12, 2013

Powerful African Wildlife Bursts Out of Lively Landscapes

When creating a portrait, painters often ask their models to sit for them in order to capture an accurate depiction. Artist Karen Laurence-Rowe, however, has a bit of an unusual situation. Her subjects are actually a wide variety of African wildlife, so she can't exactly ask them to sit still.

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July 9, 2013

Photographer Creates Memorials Around Found Roadkill

At Rest is a series by photographer Emma Kisiel that features roadkill found on American highways that are finally given a floral and natural memorial by the artist herself without ever moving or repositioning the animals. Depending on how one views the images, they can seem utterly disturbing or absolutely beautiful. (There are slightly more graphic images of animals that are further along the decaying process, which can heighten either feeling, on the photographer's website.)

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July 8, 2013

Amazing Hyperrealistic Sculpture of Brawling Monkeys

Chicago-born, New York-based artist Tony Matelli captures the ugly, hairy scene of a violent monkey fight in his hyperrealistic sculpture titled Old Enemy, New Victim. Made of steel, fiberglass, silicone, paint, and actual yak hair, the lifelike installation presents three primates nearing the end of a vicious brawl.

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