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A modern interpretation of the cuckoo clock by German artist Guido Zimmermann that takes its cues from urban living and compelling architecture. “The hull is new, but the soul, a clockwork with a cuckoo, is still an old one,” the … Continue reading
Fabric Tree Stumps Formed From Pieces of Discarded Clothing by Tamara Kostianovsky
Textile artist Tamara Kostianovsky creates realistic elements from nature out of strips of fabric and discarded clothing. In her latest series, the artist forms severed tree stumps from pieces of her late father’s clothing, integrating his belongings into a landscape of … Continue reading
The Human Microbiome Reimagined as a Cut-Paper Coral Reef by Rogan Brown – Colossal
Using the visual metaphor of a coral reef, artistRogan Brown (previously) introduces his audience to the diverse bacteria, archaea, fungi found in the human body through paper-based sculptures. The detailed works are created after months of research and hunting for … Continue reading
Sculptural Chalk Drawers by Nikolas Bentel Create Dots, Circles, and Lines on Chalkboards and Sidewalks
Designer Nikolas Bentel reimagined the classic slim cylinder of chalk that’s traditionally used for classroom education and sidewalk decoration to create a unique series of Chalk Drawers. Each one features a different geometrically precise pattern that together create the three fundamental building … Continue reading
New Distorted Photographs by Suzanne Saroff Capture Skewed Perspectives of Food and Plants
Photographer Suzanne Saroff (previously) continues her Perspective series, using water and glass to warp the appearance of vibrantly colored dragon fruits, lobsters, cabbages and other flora and fauna. You can see more of her striking images including the still life … Continue reading
A Gigantic Helium-Filled and Charcoal-Studded Sphere Covers Rooms with Unpredictable Designs
Polish artist Karina Smigla-Bobinski gives buoyancy to the act of drawing with ADA, a large inflatable drawing tool. Filled with helium, ADA floats freely, making lines with its charcoal spikes as it moves through a room. More dramatic mark-making starts to … Continue reading
A Skeletal Wooden Kraken Climbs From Remote Ruins in France
French artist Thomas Voillaume, a.k.a. APACH, likes to mix his background in sculpture and video to 3D map digital works onto larger-than-life public sculptures in urban environments. For his 2016 sculpture The Kraken however, the artist decided to construct the work … Continue reading
Hand-Dyed Crocheted Thread Carefully Covers Eggs, Seeds, and Tree Trunks
Esther Traugot connects to the natural world by collecting and covering seed pods, eggs, severed tree trunks, and other natural objects in tightly-wrapped textile “skins.” She uses hand-dyed gold threads to crochet around these objects in order to temporarily mend what … Continue reading
Papercut Art by Pippa Dyrlaga – Faith is Torment
Intricate papercut art created with nothing more than an X-Acto knife and a single sheet of paper by artist Pippa Dyrlaga based in the UK. She first started papercutting in 2010 while studying for her Masters in art and design … Continue reading
Swirls of Electrifying Ink and Found Crystal Formations Transformed into Hair by Lorna Simpson
Brooklyn-based artist Lorna Simpson combines images of black men and women pulled from vintage advertising photos with bright ink washes to give her subjects kaleidoscopic hairstyles erupting with color. The photographs are snipped from old issues of Ebony and Jet … Continue reading
Delicate Accumulations of Colorful Spring Flowers Installed in a Historic French Home
During a residency this spring at La Maison Verte, a house affiliated with Jardin Botaniquein Marnay-sur-Seine, France, artist Jenine Shereos (previously) created a series of ephemeral installations using local flowers. Inspired by her long daily walks in the village and gardens, … Continue reading
Swarovski Crystal Sculptures by Daniel Jacob Immortalize Popsicles, Sneakers, and Other Pop Culture Icons
Artist Daniel Jacob began making art in Chicago in the early 1990s, channeling his ideas into sculptures and works on paper. After spending most of his career in business, he has returned to his love of art. His current practice experiments with crystals … Continue reading
