Art #art history #optical illusion #paper #Parth Kothekar October 4, 2022 Grace Ebert All images © Parth Kothekar, shared with permission Harnessing the captivating power of pattern and mathematic principles, Parth Kothekar cuts meticulously deceptive works from single sheets of paper. The trippy pieces are inspired by the iconic optical illusions of M.C. Escher and...
Design #architecture #artificial intelligence #Qasim Iqbal #Renaissance #textiles October 3, 2022 Grace Ebert All images © Qasim Iqbal, shared with permission Utilizing the creative algorithmic powers of the artificial intelligence tool Midjourney, student and designer Qasim Iqbal envisions elaborate Renaissance-style architecture of atypical materials. Each rendering juxtaposes the traditional marbles and stones of 17th-century...
Museums will be able to apply funds from the sale of deaccessioned art toward the “direct care” of their collections, according to a new policy shift announced today by the Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD). Previously, the AAMD restricted the use of those funds to the acquisition of works of art only. This new...
Art Craft #animals #fabric #sculpture #textiles September 29, 2022 Grace Ebert All images © Mila Zemliakova, shared with permission Using vintage textiles from both her personal and her family’s collection of bedspreads and home decor, artist Mila Zemliakova sews plush animal sculptures that connect various traditions of her Belarusian heritage. She draws correlations between...
German urban artist Case Maclaim recently worked on his second mural in Aalborg, Denmark as part of Kirk Gallery’s Out In The Open. The mural “Heart Is Aching” features Maclaim’s colleague Curtis Hylton as a reminder of remembering the good moments and best friends in everyday life. “Not sure you have ever prepared for a project that means...
Photography #aerial #geology #landscape #Tobias Hägg September 30, 2022 Grace Ebert All images © Tobias Hägg, shared with permission Awash in pale blue light or the glimmers of dusk and dawn, the dry, eroded terrains of the American West appear as otherworldly vistas in the works of Stockholm-based photographer Tobias Hägg (previously). Captured in spring...
Hola Utopia! is an international street art festival in Hannover that transforms the city into a space of debate and promotion of progressive values. The socio-cultural festival encourages all Hannoverians to share their ideas for the future of their city during workshops. The beautiful murals by leading German and international artists Lily Brick, Nasca One, Bier...
Photography Science #animals #birds #books #Christian Spencer #light September 30, 2022 Grace Ebert “Opal Wings.” All images © Christian Spencer, shared with permission Poetry in the Sky is a fitting title for a book of the elegant images of Australian photographer Christian Spencer. Slated for release next month, the volume gathers approximately two decades’...
Aleksei Bordusov aka Aec Interesni Kazki is a Ukrainian street artist whose surrealistic works grace walls across the globe. His bright, intriguing murals – inspired by science, religion, mythology, cosmology, myths and times past – are filled with color, and often accompanied by black and white drawings of his own. Aec’s highly detailed pieces appear like...
Art #Ant Hamlyn #fabric #flowers #mushrooms #sculpture September 29, 2022 Grace Ebert “Daffs,” 120 x 95 x 15 centimeters. All images courtesy of Moosey Art Norwich, shared with permission The botanical works of West London-based artist Ant Hamlyn are studies of dichotomies and paradoxes. Polarities of the organic and synthetic, comfort and danger, and...
