Miniature Art on the Tip of Pencil by Dalton Ghetti. Many artists have used pencils to create works of art – but Dalton Ghetti creates miniature masterpieces on the tips of pencils.
Dalton, who works as a carpenter, has been making his tiny graphite works for about 25 years. A sculpture of Elvis Presley wearing shades, carved from a single pencil. Jaume Plensa – Lilliput II. Home. JIANG Pengyi. B. 1977, Yuanjiang, Hunan Province, China Jiang Pengyi graduated from the Beijing Institute of Art and Design in 1999.
He has been awarded the Aletti ArtVerona Prize for Photography in 2011, the Jury Grand Prize from the Société Générale Chinese Art Awards in 2010 and the Three Shadows Photography Award in 2008. Jiang was invited to participate in the Helsinki Photography Biennial 2012 and is nominated for the Prix Pictet 2012. Jiang now lives and works in Beijing and Hangzhou, China. About Everything IlluminatesIn contrast to his early works, his latest series Everything Illuminates are images of still objects glowing in the dark. Jiang Pengyi’s Miniature Decaying Urban Landscapes. (click images for detail) When checking out the Blindspot Gallery site I almost skipped right over these photographs by Jiang Pengyi thinking they were nothing more than ruin porn, but a closer glance revealed something quite different.
Amongst the filthy detritus in Pengyi’s photographs, entire miniature cities emerge from the shadows, as if the evolution of cockroaches had dramatically accelerated resulting in the construction of bug-sized skyscrapers and transit systems. Though the photos aren’t meant as commentary on wildlife, but rather the excessive urbanization, redevelopment and demolition in the city of Beijing.
Many more images here. Livia Marin » Nomad Patterns. Melting Ceramics by Livia Marin. When dropping a ceramic plate or cup we’ve all braced for the familiar sound of impact as the object explodes into a multitude of sharp fragments on the kitchen floor.
Artist Livia Marin imagines a wholly different demise for ceramic bowls, cups and tea pots in this series of work titled Nomad Patterns. Inexplicably, each piece seems to melt onto a surface while strangely retaining its original printed pattern. The designs are actually a Willow Pattern motif, a pastiche of Chinese landscape decoration created by an English man in the 1790s “as if” it were Chinese. Leandro Erlich – “Dalston House” (London) Danske anmeldere er vilde med 80-årige Yoko Ono på Louisiana. Interesni Kazki (Lisbon, Portugal) Ukrainian artistic duo, Interesni Kazki, were recently in Lisbon, Portugal, where they did their part for the UnderDogs Project.
Famous for their unique fairy tale-like murals, the duo worked on a new street piece, which included their signature bright and poppy color palette. Fully using the space and the structural elements in it, the finished piece Ukrainian artists proved once again their talent and their reputation as one names to watch in street art world today. Incredible Self-Portraits by Levi van Veluw. Today’s inspiration comes from Levi van Veluw, a multidisciplinary artist from Netherlands, famous for his remarkable self-portraits.
Light by Levi van Veluw. New York Mosaics from Discarded MetroCards. It’s the perfect example of the time worn phrase: “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure.”
Ever since artist Nina Boesch stumbled upon the idea in 2001, she has been creating these Big Apple themed mosaics out of discarded plastic MetroCards. As an exchange student living in New Jersey, she found herself wanting to make an inexpensive gift for her host family, but the only thing she had available was her used MetroCards. Joao Machado. Kevin Van Aelst.
Dabs Myla. Paintings by Michael Jackson's chimp Bubbles sell for £2,000 at auction. As the King of Pop’s beloved pet, Bubbles had a brush with life in the lap of luxury.
Now Michael Jackson’s chimp has to use a brush to help pay for his upkeep after being abandoned by the late singer’s family. The 27-year-old primate painted two colourful abstracts which raised £2,000 at auction towards his £13,000 annual care bill. Yayoi Kusama. Tina Chen's Portfolio.
Mark Ryden. Scott Scheidly. The Absurd Paintings of Paco Pomet. The Art of Alex Gross. ALEXA MEADE. Victor Wang's Paintings. Mati Klarwein. Scott Campbell Studio. Thomas Doyle. Darlene Charneco. Gregory Euclide. Discarded Barbie Dolls & Toys Made Into Strange Characters. Mr Toledano. America the Gift Shop. Portfolio of Loren Munk. Gallery 1: “History of Art Timeline” (2004-2006) oil on linen, 54 x 96 inches “Clement Greenberg (Large)” (2005-2006) oil on linen, 48 x 72 inches “The Secret History of American Art (Alfred H.
Barr Jr.)” (2004-2005) oil on linen, 72 x 60 inches “SOHO Map” (2005-2006) oil on linen, 60 x 72 inches “The Bowery Small” (2006-2007) oil on linen, 36 x 24 inches “What Manhattan Makes, Brooklyn Takes” (2004-2006) oil on linen, 72 x 64 inches “Village of the Damned” (2004-2005) oil on linen, 60 x 72 inches. Mark Bradford. Artist Takes Every Drug Known to Man, Draws Self Portraits After Each Use. This is all kinds of cool, and everything your mother told you not to do.
Bryan Lewis Saunders is an artist from Washington D.C., not just any artist though. Underwater Sculpture by Jason deCaires Taylor. Time Lapse Surreal Painting The Forest by Tim Gagnon. UNKNOWN MUSEUM. Undefined Garden Grove Front yard The Unknown Museum Almost famous 'The Unknown Museum' has been featured on 'Bay Area Backroads' and written about extensively in museum and art world literature. 'Art in America', a guide for museum affectionadoes reviews The Unknown Museum from the sunny side of the street. Mickey McGowen creates fascinating sets and provides shows for nightclubs, studios and galleries. The museum of the theoretical. Gerhard Richter. Artist Buys Landscape Paintings from Yard Sales, Inserts Monsters.