Well, embroidery just got taken to a whole ‘noda level. This installation by Faig Ahmed is what grandmothers and modern art collectors have been waiting for. Beautiful sculpturesque carpets that shoot colorful threads from wall to wall, bouncing back and forth. It’s almost like an optical illusion where we can see the carpet come to life. […]
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smart collections: affordable art for October
A: Jason Ratliff | B: Leah Flores | C: Tina Crespo | D: Kurt Rahn | E: Matthew Korbel-Bowers | F: Cassia Beck | G: Dawn Gardner Can you believe it?! It’s October already. Thanksgiving (in Canada) is just a few days away. Two more months and 2012 is gone. Ay mami. Well, that certainly leaves no room for procrastination – […]
Trey Wright
We love everyday objects turned into colorful collections, don’t we? Well, here’s yet another favorite – wait , let me say that again – FAVORITE. Trey Wright is a Texas-based artist that creates some seriously awesome collage-y looking photographs. The mundane comes to life thanks to his mad talent and sharp lens. Ding ding! Another artist […]
Paintings by Kwangho Lee
Yup. These are paintings. I know, I also said “no way jose”. These are the paintings of Kwangho Lee who – same as me – has a thing for cactuses. Once again I got swept off my feet by art. I initially thought those were super pretty photos, then I read the bottom of it where it […]
Liza Lacroix
A lovely way to end the week with some art by Liza Lacroix. Very Cirque Du Soleil meets Black Swan meets abstract painting, right? The colorful smudges and ruffled fabric details make us feel like we are in some extravagant – and somewhat obscure – Venetian masquerade ball. Thanks for submitting your work, Liza. Happy weekend folks!
Greg Hart
Maybe it’s just the fact that the US has gotten lots of hot controversial news going on – but I think Greg Hart’s paintings look like the modern version of posters promoting political leaders – in a more artsy way of course. Could you imagine if politicians all of the sudden started to run their campaigns and […]
objects of art | 05
art. Photography by Clayton Cotterell | 1. Allegra Hicks: An Eye For Design and square wool blanket | 2. matter porcelain cups | 3. wood bowl | 4. tabletop terrarium | 5. bamboo dining table | 6. antique blue rug | 7. farmstead stool