PUTPUT – Popsicles
Posted by Fabio 6 August 2012
Referencing a classic product pack shot the ‘Popsicles’ series creates an imitation of a common object through a purposeless addition. Both products represent different aspects of everyday life and are recognizable in their own right. They are morphed into a fictional replica creating a visual double take and a dysfunctional bi product. read more
Melissa Haslam
Posted by Fabio 1 August 2012
Australian painter Melissa Haslam began to focus on her fine art career in 2008 and has already begun to make a name for herself as an emerging artist to watch. Her paintings are populated by beautiful females in fairytale-like scenarios. Influences include botanical drawings, the pre-raphaelites, japanese illustration and contemporary fashion photography.
www.melissahaslam.com
Thomas Doyle
Posted by Fabio 31 July 2012
New York based artist Thomas Doyle creates complex miniature worlds. read more
Gerda Steiner & Jörg Lenzlinger
Posted by Fabio 25 July 2012
Gerda Steiner and Jörg Lenzlinger began collaborating in 1997. Their work engages matter in a process of reproduction and creation; they explore the reactions between different kinds of matter within a given space and, by establishing relationships between physical, organic, and immaterial elements, produce mutation. read more
Kris Martin – Every Day of the Weak
Posted by Fabio 24 July 2012
Belgian artist Kris Martin (b. 1972) today occupies an important and distinct position in contemporary art. In his diverse work, which ranges from installation and sculpture to photography, video and drawing, he loosely refers to literary and art history. read more
Going for broke | The unofficial Olympic sculpture
Posted by Fabio 23 July 2012
Everyone knows the broken window theory – that vanadalised windows signal an acceptance of social decline. Not so in Hackney where 312 identically smashed windows are causing passers-by to double take. Nicknamed ‘the Banksy of glass’ by local residents, artist Alex Chinneck is replacing broken factory windows with… broken factory windows. read more
Kate MccGwire
Posted by Fabio 19 July 2012
Kate MccGwire’s practice probes the beauty inherent in duality, exploring the play of opposites – at an aesthetic, intellectual and visceral level – that characterises the way we conceive the world. She does this by appealing to our essential duality as human beings, to our senses and our reason, and by drawing on materials capable of embodying a dichotomous way of seeing, feeling and thinking. read more
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