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The dark celebration of Gehard Demetz

The dark celebration of Gehard Demetz
You have stolen my silence, 2006, © Gehard Demetz wood, 167,5x55x38 cm Courtesy Galleria Rubin, Milano Photo by Egon Dejori Gehard Demetz is a mystery artist, the only thing that we know about him is that he was born in 1972, Italy, and that he currently lives in the mountains of Selva Gardena. Maybe this is the only thing that matters when you set an eye on his absolutely marvelous wooden sculptures, since you forget everything you may have in your mind. Why lie, this is not wood, this is the material of the dreams. (left) Gloomysunday, 2007, © Gehard Demetz wood, 173 X 44 X 40 cm Courtesy Galleria Rubin, Milano Photo by Egon Dejori (right) Your sweat is salty, 2005, © Gehard Demetz wood, 172 x 38 x 35 cm Courtesy Galleria Rubin, Milano Photo by Egon Dejori Their sad expressions come as a contrast to the almost porcelain aspect of the wood. Gehard Demetz is represented by Galleria Rubin, Milan // Italy discover Demetz's talent through the pictures that follow: image credits // clockwise:

Steampunk Sculptures&|&Elma+Alt+Shift Belçikalı sanatçı Stephane Halleux’tan muhteşem Steampunk heykelleri. Daha fazlası sitesinde. Gorgeous collection of Steampunk sculptures created by Belgian artist Stephane Halleux. For more images click here. via Related posts: An Artist Who Literally Screw His Artworks Feb 25, 2011 / Category : Art / 5 Comments Meet Andrew Myers, one of the most patient modern-day sculptors around. He starts with a base, plywood panel, and then places pages of a phone book on top. After that he draws out a face and pre-drills 8,000 to 10,000 holes, by hand. As he drills in the screws, Myers doesn't rely on any computer software to guide him, he figures it out as he goes along. The young artist didn't always work with screws, the idea just came to him one day, while working on a church's bronze relief depicting the life of Saint Catherine. One of the most challenging parts is getting rid of the flat drawing underneath because he then has to paint over each of the screw heads, individually, so that in the end, the sculpture looks like an actual portrait. Although Myers sells his work for as much as $35,000, he's not doing it for money.

Real People Painted To Look Like Paintings That's a real-ass live human woman right there! You see, DC artist Alexa Meade paints people to look like they're in paintings. Maybe art isn't dead! But you know what is? The opossum on the sidewalk right outside my apartment complex. It's true, I even poked it with a stick when I was walking the dogs. I paint representational portraits directly on top of the people I am representing. Whoa -- that was a little deep for me, Alexa. Hit the jump for a ton more of worthwhile amazingness, as well as the link to even more in higher-res. Hyper-Realistic Acrylic Body Painting [mymodernmet] Thanks to Momcilo, who paints paintings to look like people. Steampunk Sculptures by James Corbett, The Car Part Sculptor James Corbett takes used card parts and, using them like pieces in a puzzle, creates amazing steampunk sculptures. Corbett showed artistic talent ever since he was a little boy. Colleagues at his Redcliff school would always tell him he’d grow up to be an artist. But, at 36 years old James was running a motor wrecking business. James Corbet says he makes these original sculptures because he can and it would be a shame to waste his God-given talent. via John Davies Gallery Reddit Stumble

Newspaper and Book Sculptures in New York Newspaper and Book Sculptures in New York Posted on 10 October 2010 Crni The New York inspired artist Nick Georgiou from Queens has managed to use something as simple as newspapers to create art, more precisely sculptures. He has placed most of them around in New York City, but some of his collections are for the indoors like the ones that look like paintings because of the frames. Amazing Life-Size Cardboard Art Typewriter Chris Gilmour is an Italian artist that creates life-size sculptures out of cardboard and glue. He uses no supporting structure, and no wooden or metal frames. He uses cardboard to show that extravagant artwork can be created from everyday household materials. Fiat 500 Cardboard is a bland object, something we don’t take much notice of even though we see it every day. Bikes Wheelchair Using cardboard as a canvas, it starts out blank. Guitar In an article written by Guido Bartorelli, he says that Chris Gilmour “compares his sculptures to drawing, a way of seeing objects by observing and measuring them. Aston Martin Aston Martin (detail) Lambretta Microscope Auto Taxi Strongbox Disposable I think this would be great to decorate my house in. Source: chrisgilmour If you liked this article, you may want to check out Amazing Recycled Architecture to go along with your cardboard accessories.

Beautiful Woodwork Art Aug 24 2010 By János Rácz In the age of the Web, with personal computers and tablets, we tend to forget that art has been around for a really, really long time and that this digital field is just one of the many media in which art and design have a form. In this article, we’ve brought to you some of the finest woodwork art pieces. Beautiful Woodwork Art Inkorruptible II more21 Melting Table Ferrari F50 Suit for Steven Hawking number 17 Two-faced wooden car Wacom Bring Your Vision to Life: Dreams Contestbass organic wider angle Artype Custom electric Guitar The Fight Untitled Wooden car Heart Shaped Box Chipmunk 3 Design Mirror – wood 16GB Mechanical Flash Key Dragon Isle The Majestic Lion Mechanical Memory Key NO.4 Red fox Hobbit Box American Kestral Two Across Oblivion Dancing Tiki Grizzley Bear 2 Screech Owl 2 Black Crappie Black- Capped Chickadee Space capsule Renaissance Photo album shiniemcshineshine Chipmunk 2 Jet Ski Instruments Saxopshone Gun Time machine Tools Giubbotto Aviatore Mutandine sexy da donna Fiat Topolino

Metal Heads - Urban Art in Berlin Metal Heads - Urban Art in Berlin German urban art group Mentalgassi covers big glass-recycling containers on the streets of Berlin with something unusual: giant faces! The results are weird "metal heads" that creepily stare at you as you walk by. Source: 1 Comments: Anonymous said... Woah how do they do that? March 8, 2012 at 7:55 PM Post a Comment Older PostHome Blog Archive Branded Art Installations Brands are tapping into the art space and we are, perhaps surprisingly, noticing some pretty awesome art installations as a result. It is a precarious feat for a brand to attempt because it can easily go wrong and have the exact opposite of the desired effect. A branded piece of art can be viewed as too promotional, too gaudy, too imposing and an intrusion into “public space.” But done right, this kind of branded experience can work wonders for a brand and achieve the desired kind of street credo. We’ve gathered some examples of both branded and non-branded cool public (and private) art in the hope that great branded art will replace the already-so-boring pop-up shops and flash mobs. Nike’s 20-meter-high, 4.75-ton Ball Man made of 5,500 Brazilian Skill Balls was a huge hit during the FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Also at World Cup, Coca Cola took advantage of the Crate Man craze and installed 54-foot CrateFan in Cape town at the Victoria an Albert Waterfront/harbor.

Underwater Alien Sculptures - Jason de Caires: UK I love the creativity and thought behind these underwater sculptures. Instead of trying to create unchanging and lasting works, Jason de Caires encourages the organic growth of coral and other organisms across his creations. The texture, chemical composition and design actively encourage the settlement of embryonic corals. Areas of shelter and void space provide a habitat for creatures to breed and take refuge. The work is shallow enough to be viewed by snorkeling, diving or from a glass bottom boat. Jason de Caires' website courtesy of don't panic

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