Todd McLellan
I know it may be a little cliche, but I do love seeing exploded diagrams of objects and in the case of Todd McLellan, he has painstakingly taken it to another level. Disassembly is a series of photographs that shows how you can take an everyday object and while laying it all out like a scale model assemble kit, make beautiful arrangements of all the parts. Click to go to his personal site. back to topDerek GoresDerek Gores, an American Artist, has made a name for himself for his bold and expressive portrait collages. He lives and works in Melbourne, Florida and according to his bio is a successful illustrator with works for, ESPN, Lenny Kravitz, Lucasfilm, Kings of Leon, U2, and NASCAR, just to name a few. You can view his website here.
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I'm really dumbfounded when I stumbled across Sagaki Keita's work. For one thing, how long would it have taken him to complete just one of these drawings. Apparently done all freehand with pen and ink, these drawings make me think of an autistic, dedicated and slightly mad artist. How he has mixed the whimsical, sketchbook doodling with a near perfect copy of his reference is just amazing. back to top Josh Keyes
Josh Keyes is an American artist that I stumbled upon while trawling through FFFFound! One of his works really caught my eye with his unique, almost clinical way, of approaching eco themes. In fact on his website, his work is described as eco-surrealism, a fitting description for his paintings. back to the topGilles Eichenbaum
A wonderful collection of lamps made out of recycling teapots and other found objects, taking kitchenware to a new level of artistry and craftsmanship. back to the topIntroducing Johan Neve Johan Neve (my little nephew) is becoming more and more an exciting, emerging young artist. With his own unique outlook on the world and honestly translating it onto whatever medium he's able to get his hand on. Whether it's a shoe, a wall or school desk, be sure that when inspiration hits, it will be transformed into something special, claiming ownership of the object and be converted into a bold statement. The raw guts and bravery he pours into his work inspires me not to rely on my own technical abilities but rather look deeper than pen and paper, to something within, something personal. He was intervied in The Blacktown Advocate, November 4th, 2008. Click here to download the article. back to the top
CGHUB
Sometimes you come across something on the web that just makes you pause and think. While trawling through the net, I came across this amazing picture on CGHUB. back to the top
Animated Graffiti
INSA, a UK graffiti artist, has taken a unique approach of blending animation with graffiti by creating the above animated gif of his street art. I'd like to apologise if you find yourself going cross-eyed with a major headache while viewing these. back to the top
Miniature Pencil Sculptures by Dalton Ghetti
Dalton Ghetti creates incredible miniature sculptures by carving into the graphite of lead pencils. Amazingly he hasn't pulled out all of his hair in frustration every time a pencil breaks in the process. Some of these sculptures can take several months to create and he's admitted, "It would drive me mad when I would be just a bit too heavy handed and the pencil's tip would break. I would get very nervous sometimes, particularly when the piece was almost finished, and then I would make a mistake. I decided to change the way I thought about the work - when I started a new piece my attitude would be 'well this will break eventually but let's see how far I get. It helped me break fewer pencils, and although I still do break them, it's not as often" back to the topRecycling as an ArtformAlex Andromeda
Ann P. Smith
Brian Marshall
Jeremy Mayer
Law Kevin
Lamponi
Sayaka Kajita
Really talented artist who are all able to take common objects and turn it into incredible pieces of art. It takes a unique imagination to look at a plastic spoon and think, "that would make a great leg of a dog". This is taking thinking outside the box on a different level. back to the topSpYSome work from SpY, a graffiti artist from Madrid. Love the idea behind his creations.
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Bright Star! Whould I Were Steadfast as Thou ArtBright star, would I were steadfast as thou art– John Keats back to the top
Parkour Animation
Very interesting style of animation. Taking a more dynamic approach to flip books that really suits the subject perfectly. back to the top
The Invisible Man
Lui Bolin aka The Invisible Man paints himself into his surroundings, a real human chameleon. back to the top
Watercolour Painting Work in Progress
I have been dedicating most of my time to developing my own painting style. The medium I’ve chosen is watercolour and above is the work in progress of my latest attempts. I have documented the process in order be able to look back and see what is or isn’t working. This painting unfortunately isn’t working for me so I’ve decided to leave it and start again. While I was painting this, I found myself thinking too much. Thinking, this line needs to be darker, this colour isn’t right, when I should just confidently paint what I see. It was all going well, after I laid down the blue shading, then when I started to apply the colouring, I found myself treating the painting too preciously, too delicately, like I was going to ruin it with a single brush stroke. This caused me to become tense, rigid and stiff. I can’t classify myself as a detailed painter. I don’t have the patience of painting every brick. I’d hate it if this painting turned out looking like it should belong in an architecture brochure. The only part that I like about this painting is the building on the left. The way the colours blend in with the dark shadows, having just a hint of detail. On the right however, There is no expression, no feeling, a cold representation of a building. When I stood back from it and realised this I had to stop right away. Though I’m putting this down as a failed attempt, I’m not throwing it away. I’ve learned from it and realised how many more mistakes I’m yet to make before I find my true and honest style. back to the top
Searching for Originallity
This past month has been a difficult time in which I am finding hard putting my finger on what exactly is the cause of my discouragement? It has come to my attention that I am no longer passionate about many things and this is hindering me from ever completing any creative projects I undertake. Without motivation I find myself lacking any desire to be creative. For most of my career as a Graphic Designer, my motivation has been to please others.; clients, employers, agencies, etc. This boils down to the fact that I’m only really doing anything because I’m getting paid for it and not because I find joy in doing it. I find there is little satisfaction in this and you will not find a soul in the world that would say their passion is in receiving a pay cheque at the end of each month. My motivation then needs to come from a different place. I’ve started to paint again for the sake of painting. Of not trying to be impressive, rather I felt the need to take up a paintbrush once again and begin to partake in making something beautiful. Something more for myself to be pleased with. My first subject has been tulips with it’s simple shape, I’m able to draw it quickly and start experimenting with different line and colour. Things that have lied dormant for such a long time, are starting to resurface. How a subject is rarely painted with just the one shade of colour, instead a red tulip consist of shades of yellow, brown, orange, purple, blue, green not just red. It is this simple act of picking up a paint brush that has stirred up forgotten feelings. A little bit of passion is creeping in. I’m getting excited about doing something, anything, just for myself. Something that will be completely unique to me, of my own creation. back to the top
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For all sad words of tongue and pen, The saddest are these, 'It might have been'.
John Greenleaf Whittier
