This print is now sold out (and I wouldn’t have the free wall space to properly display it), but I think it’s absolutely gorgeous.
It comes from Etsy seller AGC916.
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Mads Peitersen brings us something outside the realm of standard form and function. What if your own prized gadgets housed human(ish) anatomical structures?
Now place your ear close to your computer and check for a heart beat…
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I think my favorite thing about this piece is its name: The Companion Mat.
Doesn’t it give you the warm, fuzzy feelings that a good companion should?
It would be interesting to see the faces of visitors encountering this rug upon entering an otherwise welcoming foyer.
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The art of cake making has really taken off in the past few years, elevating a simple confection to a work of intricate sculpture.
Cookieboy works on a smaller scale; humble shapes of dough are his tiny canvas.
The only problem with these cookies is that I’d almost feel guilty eating them…like I’m destroying hard work.
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Sandra Yagi has a show opening up on January 12th at the Bert Green Fine Art Gallery in Los Angeles.
I like her “Dancing With the Stars” series of conjoined dancing skeletons, perhaps because it’s the only time I’ve seen a modicum of whimsy in this otherwise morbid, macabre subject matter.
The Anatomicals are also wonderful.
She has some clever Mutant Creatures as well.
From the artist statement:
Contemporary culture, human folly and an obsessive curiosity for the macabre provide the fuel for my subject matter. My work is inspired by the natural sciences as well as by the classical drawing techniques of the old masters, including anatomical studies by artists such as Andreas Vesalius and Bernhard Siegfried Albinus. My recent paintings incorporate anatomical imagery to explore the human psychological condition, such as cutaway skulls portraying our basic human drives and the thin veneer of humanity overlaying our animal nature.Many more works at the gallery.
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I recently learned that there is a Society of Wood Engravers; an international group of artists dedicated to creating and sharing relief prints of all types.
As you may know by now, I love when artists continue to practice the antiquated art forms so often usurped by digital techniques. Wood engraving is a rather laborious classic art form, but the results can be beautiful.
Some of the Society’s artists have a truly distinct style.
And sometimes the less elaborate prints have a unique twist.
See the galleries here.
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Kirsty Mitchell has a gift for creating elaborate photographs without the use of common digital manipulations. Here are a few from her Wonderland series.
How could I NOT love these book laden images?
Her vibrant landscapes are all natural locations she carefully scouts, and clothing/props are meticulously created (often hand dyed) to match. Clearly, intense preparation goes into every shot. The result: bursts of surreal, fairy tale scenery to complement the beauty of nature that surrounds.
The inspiration behind this series is complex and multifaceted, but it is partially a tribute to her mother who passed away a few years ago. I only wish I could memorialize my mother with such images.
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Japanese artist Iori Tomita creates stunning aquatic specimens.
As an undergraduate student majoring in fisheries, Tomita learned the process of creating transparent specimens by means of dissolving the creature’s natural proteins (in order to get a better look at intricate bone structures). The process of rendering the anatomy translucent and injecting dye can take four to six months.
Here were have the architecture of nature and the artistry of man, beautifully paired…
In my opinion these specimens would be a wonderful educational tool as well.
See more here.
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Photographer Carl Kleiner has a wonderful series of images that display baking ingredients like we’ve never seen them before.
These geometric configurations were part of a campaign for IKEA.
The rest of the galleries on Kleiner’s site are also brimming with colorful creativity.
Check out his work here.
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