Eugene's Blog Posts Tagged 'art' (307)

Most people use watches to find the time. Not Dmitriy Khristenko. The 40-year-old, who was born in the Ukraine and moved to America 14 years ago, takes the gold and silver timepieces and uses the parts to create intricate models of motorcycles, ATVs, and tuk-tuks.

Khristenko has spent countless hours scouring markets, garage sales, and even trash cans to find watches. Once he obtains them, he carefully takes each piece apart by hand before putting them back…

With this installation she dubs Causa-Efecto (Cause and Effect), Spanish artist Ana Soler makes us feel like we're living in The Matrix. Featuring 2,000 tennis balls frozen in mid-air, the installation gives off the illusion that the balls are bouncing of the walls, floors and ceiling of the Mustang Art Gallery in Alicante, Spain. One has to wonder how much time and thought went into…

Using 5,016 egg cartons, 26 liters of glue, 10,100 nails, 15 liters of paint, 80 square meters of steel and 5,013 staples, sculptor Stuart Murdoch took an astounding 512 hours to create a life-size replica of a Challenger II tank. The tank was built to raise money for the UK charity, Help The Heroes, and their Eggs for Soldiers‘ national egg and spoon race on March 4 in…

One of the best things about street art is that it can be found in any corner of the world. Today, we travel to Australia and take a look at the impressive portfolio of Fintan Magee. The talented Brisbane-based street artist paints a variety of pieces under the umbrella of multiple…

Artist Matthew Gallagher proves that we only need to see a part of our favorite characters to instantly identify them. From Captain America's ripped leather torso to Spiderman's mesh suit, the unmistakable details of these costumes bring to mind a powerful and iconic…

After looking at all the magnificent detail in this sculpture by Shinichi Hara, I couldn't visually pinpoint what it was made from. Given the large white block from which it started from, I considered that "White Dream" was made of styrofoam. When I learned that it was made of marble, however, it almost seemed too obvious. I was a bit shocked at how the artist seemed to…

Iowa-based digital artist Bao Pham pushes our imaginations over the edge with these gorgeous digital artworks. Pham's female subjects look like they're straight out of a sci-fi movie, with each representing a different element or theme. The artist does a phenomenal job at capturing emotion in each piece, leaving us…

Many of us have heard of Crocs before, but this is definitely not what we had in mind. Amsterdam-based artist Sit created these outrageous high heels as part of his contribtuion to the Hybrid Thinking exhibit currently being held at Jonahton Levine…

Melissa Haslam



LeBasse Projects, one of Los Angeles' premier pop art galleries, is currently hosting a group show that puts the spotlight on some of the most talented artists in the world, who will be exhibiting their work at the gallery in 2012. The star-studded list includes many artists who we've already featured on My Modern Met, including:…

Brazilian artist Henrique Oliveira shows absolutely no respect to art galleries' walls! It's as if he has the supernatural ability to control trees, making them burst through the walls at his own whim.

When Oliveira was a student in São Paulo, there was a plywood fence outside his window that began to peel and fade into different layers and colors. The wood,…

The holiday season must have stirred up something in Bansky. The street artist has been on a tear lately! His most recent addition is this indoor piece entitled "Fallen Soldier." A marble sculpture of a Roman soldier is seen shattered in pieces on the floor alongside a yellow sign…

Confucius is known as one of the greatest thinkers of all time. So, it's no big surprise that Chinese artist Zhang Huan turned to him when he started pondering a series of questions: "Faced with rapid economic and societal changes and energy and climate challenges, how can we achieve sustainable development? What responsibilities come along with China’s rise in…

Our friend and frequently featured artist Charis Tsevis was recently commissioned by TBWA\Chiat\Day to create his trademark mosaic illustrations for a campaign with, arguably, the most famous sports drink company in the world Gatorade. (Quick fact: In the U.S., Gatorade dominates with about 75% market share of the sports drink category.)

Some of the best athletes in the…

We've seen lots of origami over the years, mostly of cute, girly animals. That's why this starkly different piece by Jason Ku really caught our eye. Named after the terrifying dark riders in J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings series, the Nazgûl were "nine men who succumbed to Sauron's power and attained near-immortality as wraiths, servants bound to the power of…

Just a couple days ago, we featured some new work by the world's most famous street artist, Banksy. Turns out, he actually went on a tear and put up a few more pieces in London. It's astounding that we still don't know Banksy's true identity considering the fact that he's using the walls of a major…

We're big fans of Adam Martinakis' work but we're especially blown away by this digital artwork that he recently completed. Entiteld "The Insiders," what look to be zombies appear trapped inside the Earth's globe, just dying to escape.…

South Korean artist Minjae Lee just sent over this really impressive new piece he just finished, entitled Circulation. Just like his previous work, at first glance, it appears that the piece was made using digital editing tools. You'd probably be surpised to find out…

FOX GAMES © 1989 Sandy Skoglund



Decades before Photoshop was available, American artist Sandy Skoglund started creating surrealist images by building incredibly elaborate sets, a process which took months to complete. Her works are characterized by an overwhelming amount of one object and either bright, contrasting…