Archive for the ‘art’ Category
Erik Sommer is a contemporary artist based in New York City whose work reflects his urban environment. Erik paints with cement, and his canvases are filled with interesting textures derived from mixed media applications.
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! Here’s a little lucky green-inspired art to brighten your day!
The first time I came across the art of Nancy Mungcal, aka Pretty Little Thieves, I was smitten. I love the way Nancy’s fun illustrations and stylized drawings evoke an aura of distinct playfulness. Her work is delightfully whimsical and I love the way she’s built up a personal repertoire of iconography that is seamlessly threaded into each of her characters throughout her compositions. From drawings to paintings to illustrations, Nancy has a way of creating beautiful shapes and patterns in the most dynamic way. Her art has an appealing folksy charm about it that makes it really unique. So I tracked Nancy down to ask her more about her art process…
Gayle: How did you get started as an artist?
Nancy: I have the typical drawing and making things as a child story. I never really stopped. A few years ago I decided to put my work out there. 
Yum! Paper Donut, a French collective of visual artists, has managed to make paper look absolutely delicious.The eggs look divine and I just want to grab that knife and spread the paper jam on the paper toast. Don’t even get me started on how perfect all the fruit looks. I’d love to see what they’d come up with for a paper dinner accompanied by paper dessert.
These fun knitted stools were created by Irish textile designer Claire-anne O’Brien. They are just about the coziest little stools I’ve ever seen.
Julene Harrison is a British designer and illustrator who creates hand-cut custom artwork, often for wedding gifts and special occasions. Not only do we love her designs and admire her patience cutting out each intricate shape, but we also love the way her craft is integrated into her website design.
Google celebrates the 135th birthday of Romanian artist Constantin Brancusi with images of some of his most famous sculptures, including the well known Sleeping Muse, and Bird in Space.
Steve Kim was born in Seoul, but now lives in Los Angeles. His oil paintings skillfully vacillate between playful abstraction and traditionally rendered precision. I love the way each painting appears to be in process, as Kim deliberately uses white space to give them an unfinished quality.
[ via SteveKim.net ]
Croatian graphic designer Robert Butkovic created 100 logos in 100 days. Yes, 100 days! How, you may wonder? Well his only rule was that each logo was completed in under 100 minutes. He completed his goal this January and you can see the logos HERE.
This is so exciting I am buzzing just writing about it! As of today you can visit some of the world’s very best art museums right from home, using the Google Art Project. Complete with audio tours produced by the museums themselves, you can now virtually wander through famous galleries, zooming in to see high resolution images up close—so close you can see the brushstrokes and paint cracks! You can read about the art, find more works by specific artists, watch related YouTube videos, and even create your own artwork collection and share it on social networking sites. Featured museums include the Smithsonian in Washington DC, New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art and MoMA, Museo Reina Sofia in Madrid, London’s National Gallery, France’s Palace of Versailles, The State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, the Tate Britain, and my two personal favorites: the Uffizi Gallery in Florence and the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.
Here’s a video that demonstrates the amazing capabilities of this project:
