Offering a bit of visual stimulation today with the design work of Matthew Korbel-Bowers whose four favorite things are California, Design, The Ocean and Eggs Benedict.
‘art’ Category
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Artist: Matthew Korbel-Bowers
June 19, 2013 by Erin Fletcher
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Moving Images: Animations by Jen Stark
June 15, 2013 by Erin Fletcher
Jen Stark is so clever with paper, building unbelievably complex large-scale wall pieces and sculptures. Starting in 2005, Jen began making animations using solely paper by building up layers of intricate cut-outs. Jen’s work brings to mind the abstract animations of Oskar Fischinger, who worked from the 20s-40s and is noted for creating special effects long before a computer.
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Artist: Lisa Nilsson
June 13, 2013 by Erin Fletcher
These miniature paintings from Lisa Nilsson are packed with incredible detail and life. Each painting acts as a memory from various trips to the beach at Lake Wentworth or ice fishing at Lake Griffy, a cosmetology school, the fish market and the Cleveland Zoo.
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Photographer: Alice Wells
June 13, 2013 by Erin Fletcher
Take Me was the graduating piece by Alice Wells, where she invited guests to stoop over a long white bench and sift through a pile of little plastic pieces. Each piece ranged in size and captured Alice in various garments and poses. As a part of the piece, guests were asked to pluck as many Alices from the pile as desired. I grabbed two myself and turned them into a pair of earrings.
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Artist: Lauren Clay
June 12, 2013 by Erin Fletcher
This new work from Lauren Clay is just fantastic! These large wall pieces are made from wood, paper mache and layers of acrylic paint and remind me a bit of Gak, that awesome putty goop stuff from those Nickelodeon commercials. Lauren’s portfolio is filled with large-scale sculptural work, some of which I featured last year here.
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Artist: Lilli Carré
June 6, 2013 by Erin Fletcher
I’ve been a fan of Lilli Carré’s style of illustration ever since I purchased her 2008 graphic novel The Lagoon. However, in this post I would like to feature these lovely detailed pieces from Lilli’s Debris Paintings series. A mix of abstract shapes, lines, and dots, these paintings remind me of the work of bookbinder Edgar Mansfield.
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Photographer: Klaus Pichler
June 6, 2013 by Erin Fletcher
In the series One Third, Photographer Klaus Pichler arranged rotting food in elaborate still lifes as a reflection on a UN study claiming that one third of the world’s food goes to waste. Although there is mold and fuzz and maggots, these images are oddly beautiful.
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Artist: Andrea Shear
June 5, 2013 by Erin Fletcher
My husband and I recently took up watercolor as a hobby. Jason has been creating these imaginative and celestial pieces by layering pigment on his ink drawings. I, on the other hand, am still trying to figure out how to paint with watercolors. However, Andrea Shear is quite talented with watercolor. She has a real eye for layering color creating depth in shadows and highlights.
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Artist: Lori Larusso
May 30, 2013 by Erin Fletcher
The work of Lori Larusso is a bit peculiar, as are her choices of restricting the viewer. Lori isolates a space which accentuates the angles and guides our eyes to more unusual focal points.
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Artist: Maryrose Watson
May 29, 2013 by Erin Fletcher
Maryrose Watson has amassed an impressive portfolio. Working off the loom, Maryrose builds complex geometric forms using her own mathematical formula. By wrapping the warp and weft simultaneously the frame is slowly concealed while revealing a design altered as the viewer moves around the piece.
