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.
The world’s largest outdoor sculpture exhibit is up and photos are finding their way to Flickr. If you are in or around Sydney, this looks like it is worth checking out. The show is up until November 15 and features over 100 sculptures that span about 2 km.
Born in Shandong province, China and graduate of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Liu Bolin uses paint and camera to create these wonderful camouflage works of art. No trick photography or photoshopping is used to create the illusion of an invisible man. The subject is typically a Chinese citizen covered head to toe in paint to camouflage them in front of the selected scene.
artist & website: Banksy – http://www.banksy.co.uk
I wanted to feature Banksy today since one of his other works, The Mild Mild West, was vandalized last night (image of the vandalism below). A group by the name Appropriate Media splattered red paint on the work last night in their protest of graffiti art work. The group says:
We call for the appropriate and legitimate use of public and private property. We are taking matters into our own hands
We will not seek permission
We will retaliate
My problem isn’t that they hate graffiti, or even that it was painted over. That is a known risk that graffiti artists take when creating their work. The problem that I have with Appropriate Media is they just did the thing they are against to “prove their point.” What activist participates in what they are fighting against?
Resin, aluminum sticks, stainless steel wires, springs and oil paint
Lee imagines what the skeletal structure of cartoon characters might look like. Pictured here are the three nephews of Donald Duck, Huey, Dewey and Louie in case you do not remember.
artist & website: Hyungkoo Lee – http://www.hyungkoolee.net
