London Kaye is a classically trained dancer with a passion for crochet (which she discovered at only thirteen years old). After receiving a dance scholarship to NYU, she got acquainted with the local street art scene and began doing public work. Here are two of my favorites.
This Cookie Cutter is amazing because:
1) Cats
2) You can put icing on the cookies for a sweet feline appearance
3) You can serve them as-is as a subtle hint to unwanted guests
Take a look at Zoe Keller’s lush illustrations, inspired by animals, natural sciences, landscapes and field guides.
We feel a loose sense of narrative in these drawings, even if it’s difficult to articulate what the narrative actually is (though the natural coexistence of life and death is certainly a prominent theme).
Beautifully done!
I’ve loved Simona Candini’s work for ages. She just had a makeup contest via Instagram, and the entries were pretty astounding.
I’ll start with my very favorite one. THIS kid!
People put so much time and care into this…
I commend everyone’s meticulous work! See hashtag #simocontest on Instagram for more.
Let’s look at some colorful animals by Polish artist Ewa Pronczuk-Kuziak.
Her vibrant creatures are (sometimes literally) bursting with life…
I love her quirky take on animal anatomy.
Ikuma Nao’s black and white works are wildly detailed, slightly morbid and jarring…filled with many nooks and crannies for the eyes to fall into.
There is a fascination with life amidst death, growth amidst decay. These opposing forces blend together seamlessly.
Has anyone seen Isabel Peppard’s stop motion short film Butterflies? It looks amazing!
Synopsis:
A young artist sits on the sidewalk, struggling to make a living. She makes drawings for the passersby. A businessman recognizes her talents and offers her a paying job. The prospect seems inviting but the reality threatens to kill her imagination…
Watch the official trailer:
I believe it’s available on iTunes. I can’t wait to see this!
Today I bring you some rather impressive micro art by Turkish artist Hasan Kale.
While his food pieces have quite a novelty factor, the butterfly works truly stand out for their delicate beauty.
He paints cityscapes on very unlikely tiny food and object canvases.
Chocolate I’d actually stop to admire (for a good 30 seconds; an eternity with chocolate in my face) before devouring it. Kidding, kidding. I’d eat around the painted part. I’m not rude enough to chomp on someone’s hard work. Usually.
Olga Noskova’s impossibly shiny “mirror” cakes are…to use a phrase I’m not entirely crazy about…blowing up to the Internet right now. With good reason.
The glaze consists of gelatin powder, various forms of sugar and condensed milk. Who knew what an incredible effect that could create in the right proportions?
Even the multilayered inside of these cakes has a beautiful presentation.
I can’t believe I hadn’t been aware of Franz Szony’s work until my dear friend Rachel pointed him out recently.
Szony’s creations fall somewhere between photography and painting, in a fantastical realm that is both soft and undeniably edgy.
His subjects possess a surreal, impossibly polished beauty (rather like a kind of ultra-modern Baroque), glowing and glistening in their alternate realities which defy the laws of time and space.
Each image may have familiar elements, but takes on a kind of dreamlike, mythic, archetypal feeling. All are positively gorgeous.
Enter the realm of imagination: Franz Szony
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