I am absolutely loving the paintings of Conor Harrington. Living somewhere between street art and more “traditional” painting, Harrington’s artwork combines character and controlled styles from the 17th-18th centuries with vibrant color and free-flowing movement found in the street art of today.
Shai Dahan just wrapped up work on a very large piece painted on the wall which separates Isreal and Palestine. Dahan has filled his portfolio with many awesome street and gallery works.
As 2011 ends and we begin 2012, I want to reflect on the most read post of the last year. Here is a collection of the 20 most read posts written in 2011.
Over the weekend, many different outlets shared views of the September 11 tragedy. Artists have also expressed their feelings over the years and Googling for artist 9/11 tributes will return thousands of works.
Kostis Velonis creates sculpture, often times influenced from other places or works, and constructed from found objects, wood and other materials.
Erik Otto does some amazing paintings that are linear, fluid and ripe with texture. Oh yeah, he does some nice sculpture too.
New graffiti artwork by the world famous graffiti artist Banksy is being tweeted and blogged from LosAngeles. Banksy’s documentary, Exit Through the Gift Shop, has been nominated for an Oscar and the award ceremonies are just around the corner.
Trent Call is a talented artist creating paintings, drawings, illustrations, comics, murals and more. Apparently he stays pretty busy and his website is full of great work. Trent’s artwork is rich with movement, color and pattern in a range of dynamic styles.
