April 19, 2011

Awesome Scotch Tape Sculptures

You don't have to go very far to find creative materials. In fact, you can use what's sitting right on your desk! Scotch proves this point in their recently concluded Scotch Off the Roll Tape Sculpture Contest. The second annual contest challenged artists of every level to create original sculptures using just packaging tape.

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April 12, 2011

Recycled Skateboard Deck Art Comes to NYC!

If you live in NYC, this is one show you're not going to want to miss! Starting April 16th and running until May 14th, you're going to see skateboard decks like you've never seen them before. Jonathan LeVine Gallery will be presenting Future Primitive, new works by Tokyo-based artist Haroshi. You may remember Haroshi as that madly talented self-taught artist who takes old skateboard decks and turns them into incredibly cool works of art.

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April 2, 2011

Pioneer of Surreal Photography

Jerry Uelsmann is a pioneer of surreal photography. He began assembling photographs from multiple negatives decades before digital tools like Photoshop were available. Back in the day, he was even friends with legendary nature photographer Ansel Adams and taught workshops with him in Yosemite for years. Uelsmann stated assembling images from multiple negatives back in the early 1950's.

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