Art

December 6, 2009

10 Household Monsters Found! – Ruth Ashton

You weren't crazy after all…monsters actually do exist! Just ask artist Ruth Ashton who's called them all out in her Household Monster series. She's created gorgeous, large-scale embroidered canvases that give a name and face to these mysterious monsters. Just who are they and what do they look like? You'll read about Hideous Iticous, the blue armpit hair monster who finds sick pleasure in hiding your remote control.

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November 16, 2009

Mystical Beauty – Tony Ariawan (7 Digital Art Pieces)

Tony Ariawan creates some of the most stunning digital art I've ever seen. The synergy of light and motion in these pieces is perfect. You may remember seeing some of his work in a post Alice did last year, but this collection is so amazing I thought it deserved another mention. Ariawan is a freelance digital artist and graphic designer based in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

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November 3, 2009

Web Preview: Amy Sol’s Wilderness Buffet

Yesterday, I received an email from the CoproGallery letting me know about the special web preview to Amy Sol's new show, “The Wilderness Buffet.” It's a small collection of new works created with acrylic on wood panel, that emphasize Amy Sol's adoration of nature, inner exploration, and musings of latent ties that bind living things with earth and consciousness.

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October 22, 2009

Terry Border Makes Everyday Objects Come Alive (18 pics)

Mail-Order Bride Artist Terry Border is one of those people who has a secret gift. He can take boring, everyday objects and make them come alive! In fact, his art can be appreciated for the clever thought behind it. What I love most about his work, though, is that it can be enjoyed by everyone. Young or old, we can all get a good chuckle out of his hilarious, bent objects.

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