Posts Tagged ‘installation’

Tapumes by Henrique Oliveira

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
Tapumes

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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Parasitic Installations by Dennis Feddersen

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
dark matter #01 - 800 x 650 x 450 cm / PVC, Styropor, Tennissaite, Schrauben

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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Installations and Sculptures by Paramodel

Monday, February 8th, 2010
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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Street Art Invasion - by Invader

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
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

Friday, January 29th, 2010
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

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

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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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Silk Sculptures by Lisa Kellner

Sunday, January 17th, 2010
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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Featured Sculptures by Johannes Vogl

Monday, January 11th, 2010
Wolke (cloud) - Cable, steel, motors, nylon strings, bottles, electrical equipment - 220 x 320 x 500 cm

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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“Delicate” Steel Sculptures by Cal Lane

Monday, January 4th, 2010
Installation of "Sweet Crude" at the Samuel Freeman Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

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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8 iPhone Apps That Every Artist Needs

Monday, December 14th, 2009

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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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