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For her series titled "Broken Butterflies" artist Anne ten Donkelaar repaired the damaged wings of real butterflies using gold, old maps, roots, threads and embroidery. An artist who is inspired by natural forms and structures, Donkelaar uses found objects and materials combined with intricate design details to create stunning pieces of art.
Junkculture: Broken Butterflies
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Thanks to all of you – a panel of expert judges has, with difficulty, narrowed the field to twelve and a winner will be chosen by your vote. Also, as a thanks for your time, imagination and enthusiasm 2 prizes will be awarded – one bundled up bird for the caption contest winner and another bird will be awarded to a name chosen at random from the voters . Please vote by number (and only once) in the comments section of this post and I’ll announce both winners by the end of the day Friday. Okay, everyone! Take a minute and say your goodbyes. I’ll be sending you back to clean up your workspace and then get in your box.Constance Guisset
MEZZANINE , 2008. Design Parade 03 / Awarded the "Public Prize". Mezzanine associe un aquarium pour poissons et une cage à oiseaux pour permettre un échange permanent entre des animaux appartenant à deux mondes différents Le spectateur est surpris par la fascination permanente de l’oiseau pour le poisson qui se meut sous ses yeux, comme s’il était devant une télévision.
Des polochons ceinturent de diverses façons les cinq pilliers qui structurent l'espace comme autant d'airbags, de pénis flasques, de vers géants en discrète prolifération. " Je suis la colporteuse de chimères, la colporteuse de rêves simiesques, des délires arachnéens. Je suis la truqueuse, la truqueuse des photos repeintes, des agrandissements d'images, des lentilles déformantes. Je suis la menteuse , la messagère des fausses prémonitions, des amours douteux, des souvenirs suspects , la dompteuse des araignéees de papier".
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"Damien Hirst curated the widely acclaimed 'Freeze' exhibition in 1988 while still a student at Goldsmiths College. This show launched the careers of many successful young British artists, including his own. Hirst graduated from Goldsmiths in 1989, and has since become the most famous living British artist after David Hockney . "In 1991, Hirst presented In and Out of Love , an installation for which he filled a gallery with hundreds of live tropical butterflies, some spawned from monochrome canvases on the wall.
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CABINET // Artist Project / Trichopterae
Duprat's aquatic caddis fly larvae, with cases incorporating gold, opal, and turquoise, among other materials. Photos Jean-Luc Fournier. Courtesy Art:concept, Paris, and Zero Gallery, Milan. The images above illustrate the results of an unusual artistic collaboration between the French artist Hubert Duprat and a group of caddis fly larvae.L'Art insectoïde d'Hubert Duprat - Strange Stuff And Funky Things
A votre avis, qui est le créateur de ces bijoux originaux? Cartier, Baccarat, Mauboussin? Si vous avez opté pour l’un de ses trois bijoutiers, la réponse risque de vous surprendre. En effet, le ou plutôt les créateurs de ces bijoux ne sont pas humains: ce sont des insectes, et plus précisément des trichoptères.
The Animal Chair collection by Spanish designer Maximo Riera is a series of seating from mammals to reptiles, and even including insects. . Rhino Chair is part of his outstanding Animal Chair Collection. This sculptural ‘throne’ is built in a superior scale to generate an authoritative force respecting qualities present in the animal itself. This collection is homage to these animals and the whole animal kingdom which inhabits our planet, as an attempt to reflect and capture the beauty of nature in each living thing.
Animal Chair Collection by Maximo Riera « CubeMe