Artist and provocateur Takashi Murakami is at it again this time at the Gagosian Gallery in London where you can see a preview of some of his latest and once again hyper-sexually charged and flamboyantly colorful sculpture work. Wouldn’t it be something to have one of those in your home?
Artist and illustrator Noil Klune has a unique and interesting style that involves painting and digitally compositing over what looks like existing photography. The end result is an intriguing interplay between negative and positive space with a healthy splash of color.
Photographer Douglas Lyle Thompson has a kind of photo-journalism kind of a thing happening in his portfolio that serves almost as a log of places he’s been that he found interesting. And the places he has been certainly look interesting and even more so through the lens of his camera.
Beautifully dark and amazingly dimensional (almost photographic) digital illustration work is pouring out into the Tumblr pages of the artist known as Xhxix.
Calling artist Jacques de Beaufort’s work trippy is in no way disrespectful nor does it lower it’s impact. It’s the word that best fits and is without a doubt the desired effect. It’s meant to expand the imagination, source a deeper form of consciousness and possibly even temporarily derange the senses. The work itself is fairly large in person and I could imagine you would be able to lose yourself in it easily while standing before it.
The second leg of the Quentin Vs. Coen art exhibit is underway courtesy of Spoke Art, this time in San Francisco. This show has the fan-boy crowd pretty worked up as Spoke has managed to amass a very diverse and interesting pool of artists who all have had personal takes on films by directors Quentin Tarantino and the Coen Brothers. The video above is from the last show in NY. The current show kicked off June 2nd and ends on the 30th. I wish I could get out there to see it. Enjoy the show if you can make it in person.
Illustrator Cam Floyd recently updated with a lot of new and very choice project work. He has an amazing ability to create a unique piece for virtually every project, accomplished in different mediums through different techniques all while staying on point with rock solid work. He’s a real talent.
Sonia & Mark Whitesnow are a Russian photography duo based out of the small town of Kirov. They have some very unusual and surreal portraiture in their Behance portfolio that makes great use of both lighting and makeup.
John Vogl is a crazy talented local illustrator based right here in Denver, CO. He has somehow slipped my attention but I recently stumbled across his work and was incredibly impressed by his poster art. He’s got some absolutely fantastic posters for sale at both his Etsy Shop and his Big Cartel store.
Talented illustrator, designer and designer for motion Lindsey Mayer-Beug has updated with some gorgeous new works. It’s organic, dreamy and etherial and it all looks wonderful.
“Under the ‘Angryblue‘ moniker, Justin Kamerer is an illustrator that designs album art, gigposters, websites, logos, art prints, movie posters, tacos, skateboards, t-shirts, sandwiches and just about any other thing he can get his hands on.”Justin describes himself as a professional illustrator and an art whore. Call him what you will, he’s got some handskills and some super fun work in his portfolio. He also has some kick ass prints for sale at very reasonable prices.
British sculptor Tony Cragg has been a working artist for several decades. His early work was comprised mostly of found materials although he now uses more traditional materials like wood, bronze and marble. You can often see strange almost spiritual faces weaving in and out of his sculptures creating a dynamic etherial almost musical movement that seems to reverberate through the sculpture.
“There is this idea that sculpture is static, or maybe even dead, but I feel absolutely contrary to that. I’m not a religious person—I’m an absolute materialist—and for me material is exciting and ultimately sublime. When I’m involved in making sculpture, I’m looking for a system of belief or ethics in the material. I want that material to have a dynamic, to push and move and grow.”
You can also read more about Cragg’s life and career here.
I had no idea the Mars 1 and Doze Green had joined forces but considering this video is 3 months old I obviously missed the boat on this one. I am a huge fan of both artists equally and the thought of them collaborating got me hot and bothered. There is a great little retrospective and insight about the process of combining their talents in the video above.
Photographer Nick Meek’s work ranges from light and beautiful to dark and mysterious but it all comes wrapped in a strange mystical air. There are many memorable images in his portfolio and it makes it nearly impossible to choose just one to show in a blog post.
Japanese artist Yasuhiro Sakurai creates some divine wooden sculptures that must require some amazing talent to carve. The personality of the sitter remains intact with a haunting impact. It’s all in the eyes.
Amazing cut paper sculptor Jen Stark has her work brought to life in this stop motion video with music by Dan Deacon.
How can you not appreciate the mix of religion, cynicism and pop art that is the work of Jiri Geller especially when it arrives in the form of super high gloss polished resin.
Brooklyn-based silkscreen poster and graphic design studio Two Arms Inc, have updated with some excellent posters for some excellent bands like Ra Ra Riot.
