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Saturday, March 24, 2012

This Looks AMAZING!

Monday, February 20, 2012

Art With a Hint of Conservation

Transforming Shattered CDs into Animal Sculptures - My Modern Metropolis:

Some people are really talented, and resourceful! I'm always impressed when someone can take something that would end up in a landfill and turn it into something beautiful. I would say these sculptures rise above just being crafty. His use of color, movement, texture, and the posing of the animals definitely speak to a higher art. Below are a few of my favorites.

Saturday, February 18, 2012

James Roper | Fubiz™

James Roper | Fubiz™:
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These are some very nice illustrations by James Roper. He does a great job of varying up his textures and creates some interesting images. Some remind me of old master paintings of Jesus up in the clouds, only here we see the figures made out of cloth, and only deep shadows where their faces would normally reside. Too heavy on the symbolism?

I enjoy the movement he creates with the turning and folding of the cloth, and by letting your eye flow from one texture to the next. You can make out human figures in some of them that seem to deform or explode; they remind me of sausage or balloons that have been tied off. Others have a very strong resemblance to intestines and cell walls.

Follow the link at the top to see more of his images, or go to his site linked in the first paragraph. I'll post of a few more below. Enjoy!

Monday, February 13, 2012

Some Beautiful Images to End Your Monday

Emotionally Charged Ink Illustrations - My Modern Metropolis:

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Rola Chang's ink illustrations.

Friday, February 10, 2012

R.I.P. Theophilus Brown

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"Self Portrait" by William Theophilus Brown, 1994. Courtesy of Thomas Reynolds / Courtesy of Thomas Reynolds

"Self Portrait" by William Theophilus Brown, 1994. Courtesy of Thomas Reynolds / Courtesy of Thomas Reynolds

It's always sad to me when a great painter dies. I'm not as familiar with Brown as I am some of the others from the Bay Area Figurative movement, but he certainly ran around with a lot of my heroes: de Kooning, Diebenkorn, Picasso, and Bischoff.

He lived a long life, may we all be so lucky.

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Remarkable Oil Paintings Made with Rippling Drops - My Modern Metropolis

Remarkable Oil Paintings Made with Rippling Drops - My Modern Metropolis:

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I'm not as in love with these paintings as the author, but they are nice images, and he uses an interesting technique of controlled dripping.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Disney Princesses As Pin-Up Dolls For 2012 Calendar - DesignTAXI.com

Disney Princesses As Pin-Up Dolls For 2012 Calendar - DesignTAXI.com:

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I'll let you decide for yourself what to think about the theme of Disney characters as pin-up dolls, but the illustrations certainly are amazing. If I'm not wrong, J. Scott Campell illustrated some of the comic books I read when I was young. Enjoy!