· MIXED MEDIA ·
Ian Berry’s All-Denim PiecesDenim—in its manifold recreations of grunge, indigo, skinny, washed, and the high-waisted mom jeans—plays a big role to most people in their 20s.This is even more apparent in 28-year-old Sweden-based British artist Ian Berry. Dubbing himself
· INSTALLATION ·
Simon Beck’s Snow ArtSnow Art by Simon Beck is not only season-appropriate (though it is), it’s just downright amazing. Huge in scale and done in a medium that, well, melts, a slew of questions pop up when feasting your eyes on Simon’s work: Where is this? How come I haven’t seen this yet? How does he do it?
· ART, PAINTING ·
Daehyun Kim’s DrawingsAs we enter the era of GIFs, vectors, and videos, it’s nice to know there are artists out there who still know how to work with the more “traditional” tools.
· INSTALLATION ·
Sakir Gökçebag’s InstallationsWhat Sakir Gökçebag‘s installations lack in expenses (the artist uses the likes of rolls of toilet paper, hangers, and clocks), they more than make up for in out-of-this-world concept and imagination. The Turkey-born, Hamburg-based artist brings together strengths from various fields, ranging from photography to fine art. But “from the very beginning, the organization [...]
· FASHION, STORE ·
Yayoi Kusama Selfridges Window TakeoverYayoi Kusama continues to sprinkle her dots all over public spaces (see here and here), with the most recent drop being a 24-window takeover of Selfridges and special project space, the Concept Store.
· FINE ART, INSTALLATION, STILL LIFE ·
Sara Cwynar’s Accidental ArchivePreviously featured for her work on the New York Times redesign, artist and photographer Sara Cwynar has a new show opening at the Cooper Cole gallery in Toronto this Thursday. Accidental Archive showcases the things Sara does best: impeccable curation and exercising her amazing eye for color. While the exhibit is breathtaking on its own, [...]
· PAINTING ·
Toyin Odutola’s Black Portraiture“Where some may see flat, static narratives, I see a spectrum of tonal gradations and realities,” says Toyin Odutola. “What I am creating is literally black portraiture with ballpoint pen ink.” Obviously, the Nigerian-born, Alabama-raised artist
· PAINTING ·
Rare Works by the Late Domenico Gnoli“He was a golden boy, always successful,” says gallerist Amalia Dayan of late Italian artist Domenico Gnoli in a recent W Magazine feature. “He wasn’t a marginal figure. His show in New York, right before he died [at the early age of 36, just five years after his work started to pick up], was at Sidney [...]
· INSTALLATION ·
Jacob Hashimoto’s Ephemeral InstallationsJacob Hashimoto‘s ephemeral installations, often done in an overall soft white hue and constructed from light rice paper, intend to simulate nature. This is showcased in two of his site-specific installations—Superabundant Atmosphere and Silence Still Governs Our Consciousness—where the
· INSTALLATION ·
Ana Soler’s Causa-EfectoAna Soler is something of a maximalist in the art scene. Her latest work, Causa-Efecto, incorporates 2,000 tennis balls carefully aligned in suspended trajectories—appearing to bounce off every surface possible within the Mustang Art Gallery in Alicante, Spain. This is just the latest of
· SCULPTURE ·
Ingrid Siliakus’ Paper ArchitecturePaper might not be the best material when it comes to keeping things in one piece, but Ingrid Siliakus manages to do so with amazing success. The Amsterdam-born artist first discovered “paper architecture”—the art of creating an object out of a single piece of paper—through Prof. Masahiro Chatani, who originated the art form in the
· MIXED MEDIA, PAINTING ·
Steven Spazuk’s Soot ArtMost artists usually just take a brush or pen to paper, Steven Spazuk prefers to use a flame. The French Canadian artist has developed this unique technique for about 10 years now, which entails essentially burning a thick sheet of paper, and then manipulating the soot left behind until