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Modest, downtown mostly hugs the ground, the few tall exceptions sources of pride and embarrassment. I’m easily drawn to Triangle Park, near the center, with its long curved fountain. The water is loud and colorful, a miracle framed by busy streets. It makes me happy. I try to see what color the water is, exactly, as it spills over the small steps right in front of me. Of course, the light mixes in, and I see that the water is every color and no color. I see more keenly after looking at moving water.
Jul4
To explore the photography of French art director and concept designer Nicolas Bouvier is to become lost in strange new world, the inhabitants of which are dwarfed by the towering silhouettes of tree and mountains, or swallowed completely by eerie fog and haze. Though these landscapes are indeed real, shot in locations mostly in the Pacific Northwestern U.S., it may not be surprising that Bouvier’s day job is pure science fiction: he creates stunning concept art and illustrations for video games like Halo and Assassin’s Creed. While his concept art has gathered wide acclaim (he’s currently publishing a third book of his own illustrations), his photographic work has also flourished, garnering a significant following over on Flickr. We’ve featured his images several times right here on Colossal as part of our Flickr Finds series.
Currently based in Seattle, Bouvier first picked up a camera in the 1990s while in school, but it wasn’t until 2007 that he began shooting again in earnest. He has since amassed a collection of nearly two dozen cameras (he mentions he picked up a Lumix ZS40 just yesterday), all of which he experiments with as he explores locations around California, Washington, Oregon, Mexico, and France with his family who often appear as subjects in his surreal photos.
It was nearly impossible to make a selection of work for this post, so I strongly urge you to click this link, grab some coffee, and then press the right arrow on your keyboard about 1,100 times. You won’t regret it.
mysterious landscapes of people exploring the world by Nicolas Bouvier
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Artist Henrique Oliveira Constructs a Cavernous Network of Repurposed Wood Tunnels at MAC USPby Christopher Jobson on May 29
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Artist Henrique Oliveira Constructs a Cavernous Network of Repurposed Wood Tunnels at MAC USP
Jun5
At first glance, these brilliantly colorful gemstones might look like agate, a stone valued for its beauty and used in the jewelry industry. Their origin, however, might surprise you – these stones, called Fordite or Detroit Agate, are actually paint deposits from old car paintings racks.
Before the car painting process was automated like it is now, automotive bodies were painted by hand on long production lines. The vehicles’ paint would drip off and dry on the equipment used to move the automotive bodies. This enamel paint would then get baked onto the rack and solidify. After this process is repeated hundreds or thousands of times, the deposits can grow to be several inches thick.
Enterprising workers who recognized their potential value chipped off these waste products and saved them to be turned into jewelry later. When these stones are ground down and polished, they reveal a dazzling array of colors.
Some these stones can represent America’s automotive history – the older Fordite specimens contain colors that are no longer popular today, like pastel yellow or sea-foam green. Although modern jewelers are moderately successful at recreating the process and creating their own Fordite, the stones with an actual history to them are the most valuable.
And don’t forget, if you’re looking for a piece of original art to hang on your walls, check out artFido HERE!
Gorgeous Stones Accidentally Created From Layers of Car Paint In Auto Factories
Jun3
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Photographer and artist John Poppleton specializes in creating fantastical works of art painted directly on the human body. His Black Light Bodyscapes consist of gorgeous nature scenes painted with fluorescent pigments on the backs of female models, who are then photographed under black light to produce these extraordinary images. Featuring spectacular phenomena such as oceans during sunset, mountain ranges under moonlight, shimmering auroras, and even cosmic scenes of stars and galaxies, the body paintings are all stunning to behold.Poppleton’s bodyscapes combine the beauty of the female form with the the splendor of the natural world. He incorporates the curves and shapes of the models into his paintings, making a strong allusion to the feminine essence of Mother Nature on their bodies. In some paintings, the canvas is stretches beyond the back of the model, often extending to face, arms, legs, and feet. In others, Poppleton even uses two female bodies to create one painting, with the landscape transitioning seamlessly from one woman to the other. In one bodyscape, the artist even uses the model’s hair as the beginning of a waterfall, her luminescent strands flowing smoothly into the white torrents of water. Blending elegance and grandeur, the fluorescent paintings embody the exquisite beauty of the universe.
Spectacular Fluorescent Bodyscapes Illuminated with a Black Light by John Poppleton
May20
Discarded Books Transformed Into Exploding 3D Collages
Kerry Miller brings old and discarded books back to life, turning them into unique pieces of 3D artwork. The mixed media and collage artist carefully carves out illustrations found within the book, sometimes using inks and watercolours to enrich and enhance the final piece. As Miller explains on her website:
“My work is a means of distilling the essence of a book, whilst releasing the images and allowing them to reach a new audience. I view it as a collaboration, a partnership with the past, giving new purpose to old volumes that may otherwise never see the light of day or simply end up in recycling. As technology threatens to replace the printed word, there has never been a better time to reimagine the book.”
Miller’s works are available for purchase through Lawrence Cantor Fine Art. You can also find her latest pieces on her official website. You can find all of her upcoming exhibitions for 2014 here.
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Artwork by KERRY MILLER
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Website | Facebook | Twitter | Available works
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Artwork by KERRY MILLER
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Website | Facebook | Twitter | Available works
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Artwork by KERRY MILLER
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Website | Facebook | Twitter | Available works
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Artwork by KERRY MILLER
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Website | Facebook | Twitter | Available works
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Artwork by KERRY MILLER
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Website | Facebook | Twitter | Available works
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Artwork by KERRY MILLER
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Website | Facebook | Twitter | Available works
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Artwork by KERRY MILLER
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Website | Facebook | Twitter | Available works
Discarded Books Transformed Into Exploding 3D Collages
Mar31
The sculptures of Israeli ceramicist Ronit Baranga flirt with the boundary between desire and repulsion. Baranga sculpts delicate lips and sensual fingertips, planting these tools of seduction in places where we least expect to find them. Plates and bowls grow mouths ready to lick and kiss. Caressing hands multiply until they turn into mutant, plant-like growths. These sensual features begin to seem invasive and frightening when stripped of their humanity and presented as inanimate objects. Take a look at some of Ronit Baranga’s sculptures below, images courtesy of the artist.
The sculptures of Israeli ceramicist Ronit Baranga
Feb10
Playing With Food: Fruits & Vegetables as Temporary Art
Romanian photographer Dan Cretu loves to play with his food. His series of food-themed photographs takes everyday foods and turns them into something that looks far more permanent.
Cretu takes normal pieces of food, then cuts and bends and twists them into shapes that make up objects we see and use every day. The exceptional food sculptures are created without the use of Photoshop or other digital manipulation.
What Cretu does require, however, is speed. All of his sculptures have to be constructed and photographed within a few hours before the food begins to get squishy and unattractive.
One of the more interesting aspects of Cretu’s series is the juxtaposition of the very temporary pieces of food and the far more permanent objects they become in the photographer’s hands. Cut oranges which right now look just like bicycle wheels will, very shortly after the photograph, look like withered piles of decaying fruit.
Playing With Food: Fruits & Vegetables as Temporary Art
Jan27
Photo taken on : 22.11.2013
Place : Sector V, Salt Lake, Kolkata, West Bengal / Paschim Banga, India
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Jan23
These Photos Of Families Posing With Everything They Own Will Make You Appreciate What You Have
Life • Anthony Selden • Jan 2, 4:31pm
Every now and then, we come across a photo series that completely blows us away. Huang Qingjun, a Chinese photographer, recently released a humbling photo series that captures families and all of their belongings in one photo.
If there was ever anything that could make you appreciate all that you have, this is it. Instead of seeing a bunch of plasma TVs and Rolex watches, you’ll see one small box TV, a chair, a bike, shoes and a few clothing items.
These Photos Of Families Posing With Everything They Own Will Make You Appreciate What You Have
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SUPER REALISTIC SCULPTURES OF DUANE HANSON
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SUPER REALISTIC SCULPTURES OF DUANE HANSON
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a beautiful piece of music Bach cello-by Yo Yo Ma
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a beautiful pastoral piece Bach cello – by Yo Yo Ma
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