Marina Bychkova plays with dolls. I’m not referring to Barbies or Bratz here. It’s her medium. In her bio she said, “Making dolls has been the most constant aspect of my life since I was six years old. I believe that I was born to do this,” and I believe her.
From Belgium we meet Wim Delvoye whose art involves tattooing pig skins and taxidermy. As bizarre as this may sound the results are rather beautiful. Just navigating his site is an experience in itself.
Josh Keyes uses painting to increase ‘environmental awareness and humanity’s influence on the planet’. He certainly does a very good job at it. According to his biography:
Josh Keyes is a Northern California painter and sculptor whose work has been shown nationwide. Keyes was born on August 17, 1969 in Tacoma, Washington. Josh earned a bachelor’s degree from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a master’s degree in painting and printmaking from Yale University. His work has been published in numerous publications, and exhibited in galleries in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Denver, and New York.
The Sayama Forest was the inspiration for Totoro. The bad news is that it is under thread for development.The good news is that over 200 of the top international artists from print to animation are donating artwork for the cause. You, too, can help by donating. Besides, the site contains a wonderful gallery of works that have already been donated.
Brendan Maloney is currently having a show at Arturo’s Bakery & Cafe in Austin, TX. With this being his first photography show its kind of a big deal. I believe the show runs through August so go check it out.
Link and another link to the pictures at the show.
Kogoro Kurata isn’t your average ironsmith. He doesn’t hammer out swords or forge bridges; rather he produces massive, awe-inspiring structures of myriad purposes and forms. Kurata creates 4-metre-tall robots and gothic restaurant interiors; he produces sombre stage sets, stop-trick animation and quirky, insect-like musical instruments. And there are also his weird, machine-like creatures which began as typewriters, Fiat cars or chandeliers! He also helps out in the local community with projects such as statues and monuments. PingMag went to Kurata’s factory in Soga, Chiba, on the edge of Tokyo to see how he does it and to hear about his obsession with iron.
‘3D Girls and Guns’ features three-dimensional works by Jason Snell. He employs methods ranging from early stereograms, View-Masters, two-colour anaglyphs, to linear polarization.
I’ve seen her work before. Crazy-detail.
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By: OneMoreTime
I just went find their site. Very impressive. Thanks for the heads up.
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By: Nelson @ Evoflux
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