February 15th, 2010 : by Rainey

Baby, It's Over - mixed media
If this work looks familiar, it might be because Gary Taxali’s illustrations have appeared in many magazines as well as Amiee Mann’s album art. Taxali’s illustrations have a rich inviting quality about them that draw me in to tell me their story.
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Tags: illustration, mixed media
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February 12th, 2010 : by Rainey

Smallpox, HIV and an 'Untitled Future Mutation'
The thing I love most about these glass sculptures is my response when I realize what they are. At first glance I see beautiful 3-D glass sculptures that have been crafted with perfection. When I realize what they represent, I get a feeling of eeriness, awe and curiosity. Luke Jerram creates beautiful sculptures of really “ugly” viruses.
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Tags: glass, sculpture
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February 10th, 2010 : by Rainey

Erik Natzke is an interactive designer pushing to blur the lines between technology and creativity. Armed with his keen design and programming skills, Natzke renders amazing works of digital art.
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Tags: digital, graphic design, painting, programming
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February 9th, 2010 : by Rainey

dark matter #01 - 800 x 650 x 450 cm
Dennis Feddersen thinks big and his sculpture truly invades the space it occupies. Indoors or outside, his sculpture installations force their way into view as they overtake the surrounding environment. There is an uncomfortable beauty that I find in these installations as they seem playfully dangerous.
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Tags: found objects, installation, plastic, sculpture, wood
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February 8th, 2010 : by Rainey

Installation of KITA!!
These two Japanese artists create some pretty spectacular sculptures and installations using models and toys as inspiration.
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Tags: found objects, installation, sculpture
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February 3rd, 2010 : by Rainey

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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Tags: sculpture, wood
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February 2nd, 2010 : by Rainey

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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Tags: cardboard, ceramic, installation, vinyl
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January 29th, 2010 : by Rainey

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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Tags: graphite, installation, paint, paper
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January 28th, 2010 : by Rainey

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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Tags: drawing, illustration, installation, sand
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January 27th, 2010 : by Rainey

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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Tags: canvas, oil, painting
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