Posts Tagged ‘installation’
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

Tapumes
Henrique Oliveira uses recycled “Tapumes” (sidings made of plywood in english) to create his sculpture and installations. Full of texture, color and movement, these pieces reflect a work path he chose while in school.
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Tags: installation, paint, painting, sculpture, wood
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Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

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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Monday, February 8th, 2010

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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Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

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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Friday, January 29th, 2010

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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Thursday, January 28th, 2010

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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Sunday, January 17th, 2010

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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Tags: installation, silk, textile
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Monday, January 11th, 2010

Wolke (cloud) - Cable, steel, motors, nylon strings, bottles, electrical equipment - 220 x 320 x 500 cm
For as long as I can remember I have been fascinated with art, technology and engineering. The creativity and critical thinking involved in each of these areas is gets me fired up and ready to build something - especially if it involves fire :-). With that in mind, you might understand why I chose to feature artist Johannes Vogl. Vogl’s work is quirk, inventive and certainly worth taking a peek at.
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Tags: found objects, glass, installation, sculpture, spray paint, steel
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Monday, January 4th, 2010

Installation of "Sweet Crude" at the Samuel Freeman Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Cal Lane is a sculptor currently focused on creating intricate, delicate looking pieces from found industrial objects. Lane’s sculptures transform shovels, wheelbarrows, oil cans, oil drums, and other steel objects into complex, lace like, compositions.
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Tags: found objects, installation, sculpture, steel
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Monday, December 14th, 2009

I am getting pretty excited about the tools being developed for the iPhone / iPod and have been looking into which of these tools are the best for artists. As I am looking are, I found the apps that I listed here. These are apps that I have seen people using and praising the most.
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Tags: artist resources, digital, installation, iphone, ipod, painting
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