Tele-Present Water
Posted by Fabio 7 December 2011
This installation by David Bowen draws information from the intensity and movement of the water in a remote location. Wave data is being collected in real-time from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration data buoy Station 46246 (49°59’7″ N 145°5’20” W) on the Pacific Ocean. The wave intensity and frequency is scaled and transferred to the mechanical grid structure installed at The National Museum in Wroclaw, Poland. www.dwbowen.com
The Sword Maker
Posted by Fabio 22 November 2011
Korehira Watanabe is one of the last remaining Japanese swordsmiths. He has spent 40 years honing his craft in an attempt to recreate Koto, a type of sword that dates back to the Heian and Kamakura periods (794-1333 AD). Directed by Takeshi Fukunaga.
Ximena Garrido Lecca
Posted by Fabio 23 August 2011
Walls of Progress: Materiales de Construccion from 2011 by Ximena Garrido Lecca. Ximena Garrido-Lecca was born in Lima, 1980 and has lived and worked in London since 2001. She completed an MA Fine Arts (2004) and a Post-Graduate Diploma (2002) at Byam Shaw School of Art, as well as a BA at Universidad Catolica del Peru. Her work has been shown in Peru, Germany and the United Kingdom.
Natureza em Risco
Posted by Fabio 8 August 2011
…As we walk past it, will grow a “diary” of the garden, superimposing spontaneous and arbitrary records, productively artistic through the action of the wind on the rods with markers attached to their ends which will operate like a wind printer of the intervention of viewers ready to interact with them, thus creating a drawing of their journey. read more
Paa Joe
Posted by Fabio 5 August 2011
Paa Joe was born in 1945 in the Akwapim hills north-east of Accra. The foremost sculpted coffin maker of his generation, Paa Joe apprenticed with Kane Kwei – who is credited with beginning the 20th century tradition of figurative coffins. Paa Joe’s work is held in museum collections around the world including the British Museum in London.
Malene H Rasmussen
Posted by Fabio 21 July 2011
My Fucked Up Family “A series a robots depicting the different members of my family in the form of robots. Though my family is gone lots of strange stories remain. The stories are hidden in the detail. Instead of being pure decoration, the ornaments are clues that unlock a story.”
Vincent Kohler
Posted by Fabio 19 July 2011
The sculptural piece Billion by Swiss artist Vincent Kohler is made from polystyrene and resin.
Alexandre Joly
Posted by Fabio 18 July 2011
Born in 1977 in France, Alexandre Joly lives and works in Geneva. He studied at Geneva University of Art and Design where he took his postgraduate degree in 2003. His works have been exhibited in Switzerland, France and Germany, and he has received a number of prizes and artist residency grants.
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