RON MUECK IN PARIS – DO NOT MISS IT!
ron mueck is an australian-born, london-based hyperrealist contemporary artist. all his pieces are undersized or oversized for a subtle difference in perception. and the length he goes to reproduce the tiniest of details is hallucinating.
FLORENTIJN HOFMAN LIKES IT BIG
florentijn hofman does big pieces. and they are often over-sized versions of familiar objects. they are huge and colourful and they light up the environment they inhabit. they make us smile. i realize i’ve started a little contemporary art awareness campaign. lol! but i will keep bringing contemporary artists to your attention, hopeful that you will share my...
SADDO CREATES A SPELLBINDING UNIVERSE
saddo is a romanian illustrator/street artist. his take on low brow art was shown in exhibitions all over the world. beside drawing and painting, he does skate boards, urban toys and occasionally large size murals. his harmonious collaboration with fellow artist and gf aitch translates to plenty of collaborations and sometimes joint exhibitions (click here and here). if you...
AITCH LIKES IT CUTE AND DARK
aitch is a romanian artist and the world she creates is wonderfully feminine. her work is occasionally confessional and often simultaneously dark and cute. her range goes from drawings and painting to book illustrations, clothes, jewelry, murals and clay work. and those are just some of the mediums she uses. last but not least, she shares...
DISCOVER OR RE-DISCOVER MYLENE FARMER
i found mylene farmer many years ago, in the meditheque of the french institute in bucharest. there were tapes and i copied them together with the accompanying lyrics: un! maman a tort/deux! c’est beau l’amour/trois! l’infirmiere pleure/quatre! j’ai mal. i was smitten!
MAURIZIO ANZERI SEWS ON PICTURES
i recently came over maurizio anzeri‘s work and my favourite of his pieces is from the series he did sometime in late 2011, when he was commissioned to work on richard burbridge’s pictures in a dazed and confused project. amazing!
RIBBON ORIGAMI
ribbonesia is the brain child of sapporo artist and illustrator baku maeda. also known for his way with the brush and pen, he lately took an interest in working with ribbons and scraps of fabric in order to make different kinds of animals. check his blog for wonderful insight into his colourful world. it will put a...
