I'm amazed at the intricacies found in the artist Hina Aoyama's paper cut artwork. Her finishied pieces look like they required painstaking meticulousness. But when you observe her working in one her online videos, with just a pair of scissors, she fools the viewer to think this is an easy task.
Link: Le site d'Hina Aoyama
The work of science photographer by Felice Frankel was recently
(full credit for image above is: Microphotography: “Charlie’s Nanowires.” 2008, Felice Frankel (American, b. 1945) of Harvard University)
Here is a video of Ziya Tong’s fascinating interview with Frankel on PBS’s Wired Science.
A 28yr old painter from Bologna, Italy, goes by the alias “Blu.”
He has recently emerged in the world of international public street-art.
Blu sets himself apart from fellow graffiti artists with his aesthetic of using black outlines filled with white paint, often with little use of color.
But what interests me most is the way he juxtaposes his street art into slightly creepy, but amazing animations. His latest video animation, Muto: An Ambiguous Animation Painted on Public Walls, was made in Buenos Aires and Baden.
MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.
(The soundtrack for the animation is by Andrea Martignoni)
I discovered the work of Blu today while thumbing through the June 2008 issue of Print magazine. Blu is one of 12 illustrators featured in their article Drawn Together: Conversations with 12 Exceptional European Illustrators.
The Print feature includes one spread devoted to Blu. Here’s an interesting excerpt from the interview (but I recommend purchasing the issue as there is plenty more):
Q: What do you like most about drawing and painting?
A: “Painting in public spaces is a really interesting social experience. What I like most is not the piece itself, but people’s reaction, and how the piece is being digested by the city. At the beginning, it is something new: It can be pleasant or distrubing, depending on the point of view. Then, with time, it becomes part of everyday life, and it can take on an old, familiar flavor, like those old, rusted billboards or advertising murals, forgotten in the corners of our cities.” —Blu
(credit for top image: Planet Prozess, Berlin © Blu 2007, bottom image: Comacchio, Italy, © Blu 2006)
Link: blublu.org
Back in October I came across the Jen Bekman project, 20x200. On a whim I purchased a print I liked by Laura Levine for $20 bucks. I forgot about this...until the “Do Not Bend” envelope arrived a week later.
I didn’t have high expectations...I was expecting just a poster for $20.
But my envelope was filled with little surprises: a sticker, an artist statement, and a print number certificate.
I was also told about the paper used for my print:
“You’ve received an archival pigment ink print on Crane Museo Portfolio Rag Paper.”
It was a very positive experience and being able to afford beautiful art was rewarding.
excerpt from Jen Bekman’s 20x200
“As we see it, there are a lot of people out there who want to sell their art and a lot of people who'd like to buy it. They just have a hard time finding each other. The internet is the perfect place to bring those people together, and we're exactly the right people to make it happen. We're passionate about art and the internet at 20x200. We're really excited about creating a place where almost any art lover can be an art collector.
We introduce two new pieces a week: one photo and one work on paper. Each image is available in three sizes.* The smallest size is reprinted in the largest batch – an edition of 200 – and sold at the lowest price – $20. Hence the name 20x200. (200x20 just didn't sound as good.) We also offer bigger prints for bolder collectors - medium-sized editions of 20 for $200, and large-sized editions of 2 generally for $2000 (some of the large sized editions will actually be original pieces of art and prices will vary a bit). Every single print is delivered with a certificate of authenticity numbered by the artist.”
The new editions go online every Tuesday and Wednesday @ 2pm EST.
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everything but what I should be doing. - Listening to:
pandora - Reading:
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old episodes of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
