Michael Samuels considers himself a painter, only he does not use brushes and paint. The mix media deconstructive work of Samuels uses retro furniture to create these beautifully  abstracted structures, often infused with some neon light. I absolutely love them.

: Damian Ortega :

We have featured Damien Ortega’s work in the past (see here), but this actually reminded me a lot of a photographic series called “Manufactured Totems” by Alain Delorme which we also featured in the past.

: Leon Vranken :

Belgian artist Leon Vranken was trained as an architect, and you can clearly see this in his skyscraper-like wood sculptures, made of stacked geometric shapes.

: Sam Moyer :

Through Sam Moyer’s large work light becomes the brush. He challenges the absence and the void with their perfect opposites.

: Patrik Aarnivaara :

Patrick Aarnivaara‘s Seven Persons Incomplete and Contradictory Perception is a commissioned wood and Plexiglass sculpture based on a movie scene where seven people around a dinner table become witnesses to a murder at the Savoy Hotel. The sculpture can be thought of as a sculptural diagram of the fragmentary impressions of these seven individuals about the event.

: Ingo Gunther :

Ingo Günther makes globes. Beautiful, graphic globes that help people visualize social, political and environmental issues. There were a series of 5 exhibited and they were all sold to the same fella by the time I made my way to them.

: Remy Markowitsch :

I love goats! Even creepy ones.

: Denise Grunstein :

: Asta Groting :

: Gabrielle Basilico :

I just really liked this group of photos by Gabrielle Basilico juxtaposing chairs and the marks they leave on a bare bossom. Easy viewing!

: Hsin Chien Huang :

This piece was right up my alley as well, featuring the iconic face of Warhol and adding a layer of new media. The Taiwanese artist Hsin Chien Huang mobilized the eyes and mouth creating a really dynamic experience.

: Heather Carson :

TAGS: armory, Asta Groting, Damián Ortega, Daniel Arsham, Denise Grunstein, Gabrielle Basilico, Heather Carson, Hsin Chien Huang, Ingo Gunther, leon vranken, Michael Samuels, patrik aarnivaara armory show 2011, Remy Markowitsch, sam moyer