March 2012 Blog Posts (164)

Growing Chair by Michel Bussien provides an interesting way of bringing the outdoors indoors. There is a willow tree growing from each leg and Russian vines are wrapped throughout. Bussien elaborates, "Growing Chair is an attempt to make trees and plants grow up into…

“1550 Chairs Stacked Between Two City Buildings” is an installation by Doris Salcedo at Istanbul Biennial. In 2002, Salcedo placed 280 chairs at the Palace of Justice in Bogotá "to pay homage to those killed here in a failed guerrilla coup seventeen years earlier." In 2003, she filled the Istanbul Biennial space between two buildings with 1,550 chairs "evoking the masses of…

Julie Wilkinson and Joyanne Horscroft of The Makerie just got back to us to tell us more about their incredibly beautiful 3D paper sculptures made entirely out of rare, vintage paper. In particular, we were curious to find out more about the gorgeous peacock sculpture called…

Just yesterday, a brand new exhibition started at Cooper Cole gallery in Toronto, Ontario called Observations of Light and Matter. Brendan Monroe tells a story of a world filled with unique personalities and imaginary organisms. His…

Though UK-based graphic designer Stephen Wildish is more well-known for his alphabet film posters, he's also pretty talented when it comes to making clever venn diagrams. On his website, he has a special section called…

There's something very Tim Burton-esque about Brazilian artists Os Gemeos' works. I think it may be the shape of the bulbous lamps emerging from the ground that remind of me of Burton's similarly-shaped character. You know the one I'm talking…

Chinese artist Qian Yi has composed these intriguing illustrations by combining elements of digital painting with more traditional styles. Many of them incorporate a sense of adventure with the traveling boy series of works. Yi is able to incorporate all kinds of color palettes and perspectives to effectively portray the message of the pieces. These illustrations would fit perfectly into a short…

Japanese artist Motoi Yamamoto creates incredibly intricate mazes made entirely out of salt! Currently showing at the Hakone Open-Air Museum in Kanagawa, Japan is one of his newest works entitled "Forest of Beyond."

The story about why Yamamoto started down this path is a sad and tragic one. He…

I'm going to start off this post by saying a huge congrats to Eugene (our COO) for getting married last weekend! The wedding was a beautiful and elegant affair held at one of my favorite spots, the Viceroy Palm Springs. Here's a picture from that memorable day.

Now, let's get our own party started with the most creative posts from around the web. Also, check out what you missed on My…

Smithsonian Magazine recently unveiled its top finalists for its 9th Annual Photo Contest. The competition drew in hundreds of thousands of submissions and has dwindled down the list to a top 50 across five categories: Altered Images, Americana, The Natural World, People, and Travel. Each of the five sets feature ten breathtaking images from around the world, with the…

Huawei, a global information and communications technology solutions provider, made a grand statement recently outside of the entrance to the Mobile World Congress 2012 in Barcelona. To promote their newest product, the Ascend D Quad, the company commissioned London’s Machine Shop to create a sculpture of the mythical winged horse Pegasus out of…

Bring a miniature version of New York City right into your home with this paper model set by architect, designer, and modeler Naoki Terada. The multi-talented Tokyo-based artist owns an architectural firm and focuses on structural and interior design, as well as furniture and home accessories. Initially he used these models for work in the architecture firm but after…

Today I ran across the stunning work of Des Taylor, a Hertfordshire, England-based artist who says he has "a passion for comic book and Pop Art fused with an obsession for retro film and 50's pin up girls." Look closely and you'll notice that he purposely selects what's in and out of focus, giving his pieces almost a cinematic feel. Also, famous female characters…

Remember Andrew Myers? He's the talented, Laguna Beach, California-based artist who uses thousands of screws to create 3D portraits. It's hard to believe but it's been over a year since we checked in on him. He finished a new piece in December for a client that consisted of 9,800 screws and is…

Superheroes are always fighting crime and saving innocent victims but, other than acclaim, what do they get out of it? Well, in this series by graphic designer Roberto Salvador, titled Screaming Heroes, our beloved heroes have had enough! According to the artist, "They're fed up of saving the world, they're angry, they're screaming their guts out." The…

At My Modern Met, we love creative designs that rework the functionality of objects. Dutch design studio Denieuwegeneratie thought to convert a car into a tall bookshelf for the interior of their newly-built Dutch Mountain underground villa. By…

Doesn't it look like this white car is submerged in milk? Mexican-born artist Ivan Puig plays with perspective and offers alternative ways of looking at ordinary objects. In this installation titled Hasta Las Narices, Puig creates the illusion of a sinking vehicle by revealing only the topmost portion of an ivory Volkswagen Sedan in an entirely white room. The white on…

Nikolay Glazunov is a Russian photographer who creates extraordinary portraits. In this particular series, called Alexandra, he experiments with projections of 19th-century art and other light projections onto a wall and incorporates a female form into each scene. By combining the flat, painterly colors and scenes with a real life model, Glazunov blurs the distinction between…

Danish artist Troels Carlsen is interested in anything that has to do with the human condition. He is also inspired by art history and how art has portrayed human life for the past few centuries. Carlsen uses a variety of media to investigate these topics, including antique pages, paints, and trashed materials for his installations. He said, “I totally adore the many compositional…

Dominic Wilcox has added five new pieces to his watch sculpture collection, covering topics from protests to soccer. The British designer has created mini sculptures that are centered around the theme "Moments in Time." The scenes are drawn from "everyday observations and imagined situations." Wilcox uses such an innovative approach to skillfully captures…