Installations and Sculptures by Paramodel

February 8th, 2010 : by Rainey
Installation of KITA!!

Installation of KITA!!

These two Japanese artists create some pretty spectacular sculptures and installations using models and toys as inspiration.

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Sculptures in Pain by Gehard Demetz

February 3rd, 2010 : by Rainey
I was famous last night, wood, 158 x 75 x 28 cm, detail

I was famous last night, wood, 158 x 75 x 28 cm, detail

I don’t know much about Gehard Demetz, but his sculptures are phenomenal.  These wood sculptures are masterfully cut and Demetz allows voids in the wood to add to the pain reflected by his characters.

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Street Art Invasion - by Invader

February 2nd, 2010 : by Rainey
Alias NY_73 and Actual Invader

Alias NY_73 and Actual Invader

Invader is a street artist/sculptor, creating pieces that reflect the influence of technology on our society over the past 30 years or so.

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Paper Works by Andreas Kocks

January 29th, 2010 : by Rainey
paperwork #701G (in the beginning), 2007, graphite on paper, 228 x 418 x 6 inches; 580 x 1060 x 15 cm (installation DG-Galerie, München)

paperwork #701G (in the beginning), graphite on paper, 228 x 418 x 6 inches; 580 x 1060 x 15 cm (installation DG-Galerie, München)

Andreas Kocks does some pretty amazing things with paper. His installations transform the paper into an exciting medium to explore.  Andreas is currently exhibiting his work with many other fine artists in Slash: Paper Under the Knife, Museum of Arts and Design in New York, NY.

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Large-scale Sand Art by Jim Denevan

January 28th, 2010 : by Rainey

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Jim Denevan creates drawings that are nothing short of amazing.  These drawings are mostly created by dragging a stick on the ground.  Okay, I’ll shut up, enjoy.

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Oil Paintings by Francoise Nielly

January 27th, 2010 : by Rainey
Untitled 514 Les Diaboliques

Untitled 514 Les Diaboliques

These intense paintings are by artist Francoise Nielly.  Nielly paints mostly with oils on canvas using various palette knife techniques.

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James Barnett Paintings of Video Game ‘Scapes

January 22nd, 2010 : by Rainey
Michelle's Place

Michelle's Place - from Grand Theft Auto IV - Oil on cradled wood panel 30" x 30"

There is nothing new about artists taking inspiration from other created works, but there is something here worth discussing.  People tend to connect with landscape or cityscape paintings of places they have seen before and that is part of the beauty in them.  A painting of the Streets of Charleston is going to connect with me in a way that it cannot connect with someone who has never been there.

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Cole Rise Photography

January 21st, 2010 : by Rainey
one would

one would

Some really nice images from Cole Rise.  About Cole, from his site:

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Oil Paintings by Marion Peck

January 20th, 2010 : by Rainey
Sleepwalk - 2009 oil on canvas 24" x 30"

Sleepwalk - 2009 oil on canvas 24" x 30"

Finding Marion Pecks work on the web was a wonderful surprise!

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Silk Sculptures by Lisa Kellner

January 17th, 2010 : by Rainey
Surfacing Beneath - Site specific installation that rethinks the microscopic. Installed at the Brooklyn Arts Council.

Surfacing Beneath - Site specific installation that rethinks the microscopic. Installed at the Brooklyn Arts Council.

I first featured Lisa Kellner’s art work last year when I saw her amazing quilting pin installations.  Lisa recently informed me that she is currently showing “Suspended Presence” at the Urban Art Institute in Grand Rapids Michigan.

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