Tag: contemporary art

Amazing  “Map Works” series collage art created using old maps and other materials by Dallas-based artist Matthew Cusick. He says: “I discovered that fragments of maps have all the properties of a brushstroke: nuance, density, line, movement, and color. Their palette...

Typography is much more than just graphic design or illustration with some text thrown in. It’s an art form in itself that combines carefully chosen and arranged fonts with visual elements, sometimes as a relatively straightforward communication device and sometimes...

Artist Zilvinas Kempinas’ latest work shapes space by the most improbably (and seemingly inconsequential) of means: VHS tape. To create “Tube” (2008), Kempinas pinned reels of film to two parallel walls, each of which had pierced by a circular opening...

The Big Yellow Rabbit is a temporary 13 meter high sculpture. It’s a enlarged cuddle toy made out of swedish products thrown against the statue of Engelbrekt. The work could be seen last summer during the OpenArt biennale. Don’t forget...

Spanish-based artist Isaac Cordal presents his amazing work Cement Bleak: sculpted faces into cooking strainers. Urban installation projecting shadows with public lights in Dalston, London. Faces modeled on grid of several colanders projecting their shadows on the pavement. Main idea...

Visit The Louvre and you can use a Nintendo 3DS to access an exclusive audio-visual tour. It offers over 35 hours of audio content. In lively and informal on-the-spot interviews, the museum’s curators and lecturers share their expert knowledge of...

Amazing works by Korean-based artist  Park Seung Mo. This artist offers to play in his work on reality and illusion, using materials like chicken wire or wire mesh to compose beautiful faces. Park held his first solo exhibition at Artside...

Amazing contemporary art installation titlet “HOME” by the colombian artist Miler Lagos. This installation is simply self-supporting book igloo using nothing more than carefully aligned books. It was on display at MagnanMetz Gallery in New York City late last year....

South Korean artist Hong Sung Chul creates intriguing three-dimensional portraits using numerous staggered elastic strings on which an image is printed. The artworks communicate the deep desire for human contact within our society. Hada Contemporary describes Sung Chul’s construction as...

Amazing Pop Art Sculptures by LA based artist David Buckingham! It’s the first time I’ve seen David’s work and now I’m desperate to see one of his shows. His pieces are fantastic. They’re created from cut and welded scrap/ found...