Art

November 23, 2011

Beethoven Made of His Own Musical Notes

What better way to pay tribute to one of the greatest composers of all time than with a portrait using his own music? Earlier last year, Erika Iris Simmons embarked on a neat project. She would carefully cut up two full pages of second-hand sheet music with an X-acto knife, keeping all the bits of music as intact as possible. Then, she aligned the remainder of the two pages over her rough outline.

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November 19, 2011

Beautifully Decomposing Frames

Perfection is overrated. In works of art, it's the flaws that we truly appreciate. Brooklyn-based artist Valerie Hegarty should know, her installations revolve around the destruction of beautifully framed artwork. Each demolished painting and decomposing frame only contributes to the intrigue. The bubbling decay and weathered remains, of what we can only assume was once a solid form of art, make for an even more engrossing installation.

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November 16, 2011

Retro Graffiti Grid

What happens when a swanky hotel and an open-minded art gallery come together? You get a permanent outdoor installation that celebrates the art of graffiti. Currently on the wall of Mondrian SoHo are 120 photographs of New York's Lower East Side taken by Sol LeWitt in 1979.

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November 14, 2011

Stunning Double Illustrations on Transparency

Hong Kong-based illustrator Man-Tsun recently reached out to us to tell us about a new series of work he's created that involves layering clear plastic sheets (or transparency). It's only when two separate pieces come together that you get to see a wild and wonderfully interesting story emerge. All of the illustrations were created using Adobe Illustrator. “It was like drawing on X-ray film,” he tells us.

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