A few years ago I featured the street art of El Mac, and he has continued to work on large-scale murals.
Girl on Factory Wall
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Published on May 16, 2012
CommentThe Black Line Collection
Japanese designer Nendo had a recent solo art show entitled ”Think Black Lines” that featured 29 unique furniture pieces. His creations were minimalist yet freaky how they appear to be two-dimensional and three-dimensional at the same time.
Published on May 16, 2012
Surreal Sanity
“A Momentary Rise of Reason” is a painting series by Dan Voinea. “Time is suspended, the characters are ageless, the backdrop [is] minimal.” [1] The image at top of the couple actually resembles Rene Magritte’s artwork such as “The Mysteries of Horizon” (1955) and “Decalcomania” (1966).
Published on May 15, 2012
Miniature Art: The Butterfly Kite
Artist Nic Joly creates miniature sculptures that narrate his thoughts and observations about life. His work reminds me of the art of Akiko Lda and Pierre Javelle, and Lisa Swerling.
Published on May 15, 2012
Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust
Digital artist Joana Garrido has worked on visuals for films such as “Iron Man” (2008), “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” (2008), “Star Trek” (2009), and more. Her personal art allows her to be more experimental by taking photographs of flowers and paint in water, as well as creating cool computer graphics of a skull and butterfly.
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Published on May 14, 2012
Ship Sails to Nowhere
Although this looks like a regular illustration on paper, it is actually an amazing large-scale painting on a building wall in Brest, France. There are three murals that were photographed by Michele Quemeneur and featured at Street Art Utopia.
Published on May 14, 2012
Is Luck an Illusion?
I have always enjoyed trompe l’oeil, and artist J.D. Hillberry has dedicated a full section of drawings to this illusion technique. He says: “This entire image is drawn including the background, tape, and string.” [1]
Published on May 13, 2012
