Sam Jinks creates sculptures that possess a truly disquieting realism.
His ability to recreate the human form (non-idealized and unflattering) is uncanny.
And one mollusk sculpture…
See more (some NSFW) here.
Category: sculpture
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Michihiro Matsuoka creates fantastic sculptures; biomechanical steampunk creatures who appear to be made of metal (but are actually clay, assorted objects and acrylic!).
Aren’t they adorable? I’d like a tank full of them that simulates an underwater scene.
See more on the artist site.
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I can’t get to Rotofugi in person, but I love Andrew Bell’s new series of sweet n’ sinister creations (previously posted about here).
Paintings…
Drawings…
Sculptures…
Plush…
See the rest here.
Artist site
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Nathalie Miebach is a truly unique talent. Her sculptures are a fusion of art and science that I have never seen before; meticulous collection of data, brought to life in woven fibers and bright color.
“Changing Waters” looks at the meteorological and oceanic interactions within the Gulf of Maine. Using data from NOAA and GOMOSS buoys within the Gulf of Maine, as well as weather stations along the coast, I am translating data that explores the seasonal variations of marine life by looking at the interactions of atmospheric and marine data.
I want to climb into her brain and see what it’s like in there!
In this series she takes it a step further by translating weather data into musical scores, which she then translates into sculpture!
I can’t give an adequate representation of how cool this stuff is without copying and pasting all of the images and explanations, so go have a look at her site!
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Illustrated Ink adds a dash of creativity to standard Day of the Dead art. I love her take on the classic pull toy:
And a well known childhood character…
The prints have a distinct tattoo art feeling to them, while incorporating Day of the Dead subject matter.
I like the dress design on this one:
The wooden wall hangings are some of my favorite things in the store.
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I love this Playhouse installation by Dietrich Wegner. Somewhere between atomic aftermath and heaven…
When an image stands in limbo, between associations, it occupies a flexible place in our mind. Wegner creates images that are safe and unsettling, abject and beautiful…Often Wegner chooses materials that contradict an aspect of an image while striving towards a realistic depiction of the image.
A mushroom cloud is fluffy like synthetic cotton, yet a Poly-fil mushroom cloud becomes fun and cozy…The ephemeral beauty of a mushroom cloud is frightening, how it floats for a minute, delicate and blooming, yet remains chaotic and utterly destructive. We experience a contradiction between what our eyes enjoy and what our mind knows.
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An appropriate warning on the main site page states: beware, my doctoring is not for the weak at heart.
Grotesque Cabaret is a unique and disturbing “doll surgery” lab, where porcelain skinned ball-jointed dolls get a curious makeover.
Upon seeing the fascinating detail, I immediately wondered what materials the artist uses…
Materials include: Milliput, Apoxie Sculpt. Rembrandt dry pastels, Tamiya and Hasegawa acrylic paints and associated products, Faber Castell artist watercolour pencils. We also find metal parts and assorted extra eyeballs.
Many of the gallery links have the dolls pictured in stages (plus incredible close ups), so you can see their evolution. I’ve shown some of the tamer ones, but if you enjoy grotesque doll mods, I encourage you to view the rest.
See the gallery here.
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The Art of Darkness just brought my attention to Jacob Petersson’s Curiomira.
Petersson is a Swedish artist and prop maker. His blog contains some truly amazing dark eye candy.
His sculptures hoover somewhere between something you’d find in a Victorian wunderkammer, vintage sideshow, medical museum or classic spookshow.
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