All Blog Posts Tagged 'art' (3,545)

Simon Birch paints like everything else he does in life - with passion. The faces on his subjects are intense, yet non-specific in their expression, leaving viewers to their own subjective interpretation.



Born in Brighton, England, Simon left the UK to spend time traveling through Australia before relocating to Hong Kong in the…

It seems like just yesterday that personal computers were introduced into the home and much effort was put into trying to blend them into living spaces. Lately though, I feel the divide between technology and our personal lives are being blurred. Take Simone Micheli’s Shift Chair for…

Woman holding a balance by Johannes Vermeer, 1664



Perhaps the greatest compliment an artist can give another is to remake it in his or her own unique way. These photo reenactments take old, classic paintings and turn them into modern works of art. Maise Maud Broadhead is an artist who did just that. Aside from one picture (The Heir, shown below) her photo re-interpretations…

Looks like our favorite superheroes have finally grown old. Now, instead of flying around, taking down bad guys, and saving the world, they're spending their last few days at a nursing home made for Superheroes.



Superman leans on a walker, while Catwoman takes her afternoon nap. The Incredible Hulk, flabby and in tatters, vegetates in a wheelchair. Mr.…

The Untimely Death of Granny Smith [Link]



How do you take something as simple as an apple and turn it into a work of art? Just ask these photographers and artists who've carved, photomanipulated or staged it so that an apple transforms into something special. With a healthy dose of creativity, these…

Lusine - "Two Dots" from Ghostly International on Vimeo.

The first museum in Italy to be devoted to modern works has finally opened in Rome. The MAXXI formally known as the National Museum of the XXI Century Arts. The facility has been under construction for a while and has not been warmly accepted by Italy's artistic elite. The country of course is home to an incredible bounty of classical art and architecture. This new museum, devoted to the avant garde, seems like it could be out of place.…

Audrey Kawasaki is arguably the best modern-day pop artist of this generation. Andrew Hosner, co-owner and director of one of L.A.'s most prominent modern art galleries, Thinkspace Gallery, had the pleasure of swinging by Audrey’s home to take a look at the works for her upcoming debut NYC…

Albert Exergian is a graphic designer/art director who has created these magnificent minimal posters for popular tv shows. Using very basic colors and shapes, he take art down to its most simplest form.



Minimal art is described as "a chiefly American style in painting and sculpture that developed in the 1960s largely in reaction against abstract…

Smoke



In and of itself, smoke is unbelievably beautiful. As an unwanted by-product of fire, smoke doesn't often get the attention it deserves. Smoke a cigarette and watch it effortlessly ascend. See how it elegantly curves. Didn't catch that? Then check out these amazing photographs. 'Cause whether captured…

Beam me up Scotty



Set your imagination free and you'll be able to enjoy Imaginism's weird and wacky world. Made up of a talented team of artists which include Bobby Chiu, Kei Acedera, Stephen Silver, Jason Seiler, Thierry Lafontaine, and Peter Chan, Imaginism dreams up characters and creatures we never knew existed. Whether they're secretly lurking around in the deep jungle or…

A brilliant new piece of street art was just found in Homerton, London. Though it looks like a Banksy, a quick check on a few websites shows that Mantis is the actual artist. Titled, Clamped, the piece shows a little boy crying over a toy truck who's wheel has been clamped. And though I'd like to…