Art

January 23, 2012

David Choe Beautifies Denver’s Streets

Artist David Choe hit the streets again this past week to participate in the Terminal Kings project in Denver, CO. Working with friends DVS-1 and Joseph To, crowds watched as he created these amazingly detailed, bright, and massive 8′ tall 100′ long murals. The three murals are a part of Denver International Airport's Art & Culture program.

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January 21, 2012

Young Tree Carved Inside Old Tree by Giuseppe Penone

“My artwork shows, with the language of sculpture, the essence of matter and tries to reveal with the work, the hidden life within.” – Giuseppe Penone What better way to appreciate nature and the wonders of life than with a simply amazing art sculpture like this?

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January 18, 2012

Mysteriously Surreal Charcoal Drawings

Vronique La Perrire M.'s charcoal drawings are surreal and almost a bit creepy, yet one can't help but to continue to look at them and wonder what's going on. La Perrire describes her art by saying, “My artistic practice is choreographed around questions that relate to memory, perception and identity. Through the medium of drawing, printmaking, sculpture, installation and video, my research addresses the work of time and its imprint.

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January 14, 2012

6 Million Matches and 16 Years of Life

Think you have the time, dedication and patience to create an artwork like this? First, try and comprehend these numbers. 6 million matches. 16 years of life. Bulgarian artist Plamen Ignatov used that many matches and spent that much time to create this impressive miniature model of the Rila Monastery. Made of wood, matches and gems, it's now on display at the Museum of Archaeological in Sofia, Bulgaria.

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