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Katie Hosmer's Blog – May 2012 Archive (64)

Fresh Fingerprints Turned Into Cute Adventures

Austrian graphic artist and illustrator Ingrid Aspöck has created a fun solution for those annoying fingerprints that boldly make their presence known on all of the smartphones, iPads, and digital devices out there. Instead of constantly trying to wipe away the smudges to get a shiny screen, Aspöck embraces fingerprints and patterns them into adorable little stories. She says, “In…

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Added by Katie Hosmer on May 2, 2012 at 7:30am — No Comments

Van Punctured with Swirls of Decorative Light Patterns



Artist Kim Adams turned this Dodge Ram van into a moving spectacle of lights! The Canadian sculptor is influenced by industrial design, architecture, and automotive design. Auto Lamp is an installation where Adams punctured the structure of the vehicle to form patterns of various sized holes swirling across all sides.

By removing pieces of the van, Adams actually creates something new…

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Added by Katie Hosmer on May 1, 2012 at 9:30am — No Comments

Reinterpreting Nature with Intricate Patterns of Fabric



Artist Louise Saxton finds good use for all of the small bits of fabric and tulle that otherwise go to waste from various textile arts. Saxton says, “My work draws on and reinterprets the domestic-art traditions which I was surrounded with growing up - such as knitting, crochet, embroidery and quilting…My current body of work reinterprets natural history and botanical paintings, reflecting the…

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Added by Katie Hosmer on May 1, 2012 at 8:26am — No Comments

Chinese Ink Paintings Recreated with Thousands of Tiny Nails



Artist Chen Chun-Hao finds new and sensational ways to use everyday materials. For decades, the artist used thumbtacks to create his works. In this series entitled The Way of Nailing, he switches to a different medium, a nail gun, to shoot thousands and thousands of nails into a stretched canvas. The final result is a stunning collection of recreated traditional Chinese ink…

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Added by Katie Hosmer on May 1, 2012 at 7:30am — No Comments

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