Author Archive

Shawn Smith is an artist that allows us to live in a 8-bit physical world, where simulation and reality coexists. The sculptor resides in Austin, TX, where he cuts, chisels and dyes each ‘pixel’ from balsa wood. Take a walk in his 3D rendered animal kingdom after the break.
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Yoo-Jin Lee is a sculptor from Seoul, South Korea. The artist’s series ‘Humanoid’ fuses characteristics of spiky reptilians with the soft human forms to create a provocative juxtaposition.
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Khalil Chishtee is a Pakistani artist that uses trash bags to form and mold life. The sculpture’s poses of emotions release and brings out a connecting value that together allows our souls to whisper.  He’s currently residing in California and received his education through Sacramento State. “Artworks needn’t always portray beauty.” -Khalil Chishtee.
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Nicola Yeoman is a British installation artist that manipulates everyday surroundings, objects and sets by leaving a notion of modern escapism. She’s been featured with major publications such as American/British/Italian/German Vogue, V, New York Times Magazine and designed Jay-Z’s Blue Print 3 album cover.
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Diana Al-Hadid’s sculptures  ‘Portal to a Black Hole’ which is a description that is correct to the very inch. It’s truly as if your looking in and finding massive consecrated objects. Her monumental series also display towers, scrapers that leave an explosive impact with ethereal surroundings.
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Roberto Ferri is an Italian fine art painter whose work is heavily inspired by Baroque painters (i.e. Caravaggio). With his technic and skill, you get sense of the grand romantic biblical themes, however he blends twisted absurdities and the imagery of torture in his epic pieces.
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Alan Sailer is a California based photographer that shoots and captures food through high speed explosions with extremely high speed cameras. Working out of his own garage, pellets are fed through the objects to probe the precise moment of impacts.
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Lately sculptures formed out of books seems to be progressing with us. Artist Wim Botha based out of South Africa chooses specific books reflecting human identity and immorality. “There is seldom a distinction to be drawn between the prominence of the concept and that of the medium. I work with materials central to mass...
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Tracey Emin… A vivaciously explicit British artist that vents herself through free writing, needle work, painting, sculpture, installations, photography and just about everything else. The feminist grew up in a very eccentric and extraordinary way which lead herself into an extreme cult-like icon. Best way to describe her is from her own quote, “I...
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Cildo Meireles is a veteran installation, conceptual artist from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A lot of his work expresses resistance to political oppression in his native land. Majority of his sculptures are very large scale, which allows the audience to interact with his subject.
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Hibiscus Ridiculous is a series dressed by Fred Butler and shot by Elisha Smith. The stylist apparently is on Lady Gaga’s speed dial. When looking closely you can see the trend throughout Gaga’s performances. Check out Fred Butler’s amazing website for more work from styling, installations and set dressing,
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Kevin Cyr is a Brooklyn based artist that’s originally known for his diverse vehicle illustrations. In the past couple years he’s taken it to a new hands on level, fusing no emission transportation with man power. Conceptual, functional and with a new sense of freedom.
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Joshua Bronaugh is a fine art painter that’s traveled from Germany to Rome, mountains of America and other countries. This is his latest impressive update, originally posted in Empty Kingdom of 2010.
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Chad Wys is an Illinois based mixed media artist that recycles historical and classic paintings. His series ‘Nocturnes’ eliminates, removes and sometimes censures the main body of work and leaves the rest to our imagination.
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Seattle based sculptor Joel Morrison creates everyday objects in a twisted juxtaposition. With Jeff Koon’s reflective approach, he uses stainless steel to craft radical modern icons to Greek sculptures.
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Elisabeth Higgins O’Connor is a Sacramento, CA native that breathes life into monstrous creatures that would make the furry outcasts of ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ look like mundane conformists. Her homemade series ‘Dreadful Sorry Clementine’ stand at 6 to 8 feet by stitching textiles, linens, carpet, newspaper, and a whole mess of cardboard....
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Marc Bijl is a Berlin based artist that builds structures around social anarchy and nihilistic themes. Many of his pieces are installed in public spaces, which allows him to share his personal perception of the world. Tim Tebow probably wouldn’t approve of Mr. Marc’s work.
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Bernardi Roig is a sculptor that physically casts a tainted society, whom walk the dark and thin edges of life. His sad and melancholic themes are overwhelmed by a metaphor of blinding lights. The artist’s journey in seeking truth ends up revealing the beauty in our loss of self identity… Bernardi Roig, this is...
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Italian based company The Good Machinery’s collection of flamboyant animal figurines. Handmade crafty designs that would make Noah’s ark an out of the world trip. More inter­est­ing cush­ions, screen­prints and art objects hosted by Etsy.
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