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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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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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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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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Children’s Stoves - Oil on Linen 40 x 60

I crossed paths with Patrick when I featured one of his T-shirts in my post, 25 T-shirts for Artists and Wannabes. I later found out that Patrick is also a talented painter.  Patrick’s paintings are rich in exaggerated color depicting typical suburban American scenes and adding a bit tension it.
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Degraw Street Mural, Brooklyn, NY :: Spray Paint & Latex Acrylic 60′ x12′

Damon Ginandes, a Brooklyn based mixed media artist, paints elaborate compositions of portraits intermingling with one another.

Devoid of context and stripped of external identity, they are portraits of souls - ageless, anonymous, and solitary. Their longing stares serve as a mute communication from which a distinct visual and psychological intimacy emerges.

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140 x 190cm - Mixed media on wood found on streets and beaches in Dublin, Belfast, Kerry and London

Here is another piece from asbestos that I featured last year.  Make sure you checkout asbestos’ site and asbestos’ Flickr account for more.

artist & website: asbestos - http://www.theartofasbestos.com/

acrylic on wood panel

I am a big fan of Jeff Soto and love seeing his characters interacting with one another in his paintings.  So when I got his email about his new show I was excited to see some new work.  His show will be opening Thursday night, May 14 at StolenSpace Gallery in London.

artist & website: Jeff Soto - http://www.jeffsoto.com

Paint and Ink on Wood - 48″ x 48″

I have a liking to good figurative works done with inks.  This is a really nice series and Ben just wrapped up his first Solo show in Toronto.  Sorry, I did not find this until after the show ended.

artist & website: Ben Tour - http://www.thetourshow.com/

Designed around a junked 1955 DeSoto Fireflite, this resurrected machine is made of car parts and hand formed steel panels. The oil pool base is gloss black acrylic and wood.  Dimensions 54″ x 30.5″ x 31″

artist & website: Greg Brotherton - http://www.brotron.com