Beautiful work from prominent Japanese contemporary pop artist Yoshitomo Nara. Unusual, twisted and oft weapon-toting characters, who at first glance can seem simple but shouldn’t be so easily dismissed.
Blum and Poe – www.blumandpoe.com/yoshitomonara/
Marianne Boesky Gallery – www.marianneboeskygallery.com/artists/yoshitomo-nara/
Sachiko Kodama combines physics, chemistry and art to produce impressive morphing ferrofluid art.
Website – www.kodama.hc.uec.ac.jp
Sam Winston is one of those artist whose work is difficult to file away in just one category due to the shear range of the stuff. His “letter art”, spanning a chunk of art types from sculptures to drawings and books, is a result of his exploration of language and our understanding of words in their roles as messengers and informers.
Website – www.samwinston.com
Ben Butler’s main area of art is sculpture, constructing morphed wooden pieces which use a mixture of wood types to give a unusual stripy effect.
Website – www.benbutlerart.com
Claire Morgan’s sculptures are truly phenomenal pieces. After perfectly capturing a hint of life within taxidermy animals, Morgan then marries the little critters with a network of 3d geometry composed of fish wire and organic matter, creating a stark contrast between the moving and the inanimate.
Website – www.claire-morgan.co.uk
Inspired by the distorted canal houses of Amsterdam and a love of paper, Amsterdam-based Mandy Smith created this surreal piece using only paper, glue, foam board and some incredible model-making skills.
Website – www.mandysmithwork.com
London-based Kate MccGwire’s sculputres, many of which been made from some part of a bird, are just astounding and under no circumstances should they be overlooked.
Pictured is a site specific installation, Heave, which is made of pigeon flight-feathers, felt, wood.
Website - www.katemccgwire.com
Wasn’t sure what to make of this video when I happened upon it on Vimeo but in the end it was quite a nice find, showing a prototype for a fluid sculpture to be exhibited at the Maker Faire in San Mateo at the end of May.
Fluid Sculpture from Charlie Bucket on Vimeo
The Women & Their Work Art Gallery of Austin, Texas is holding an exhibition of Megan Geckler’s work from April 16th to May 28th. Megan Geckler’s art comprises of large spanning nets of flagging tape, contrasting a myriad of colours as well as utilizing lighting to give an incredible, semi-hypnotic installation.
Exhibition – www.womenandtheirwork.org/geckler.html
Megan Geckler – www.megangeckler.com
Meticulous, small figures by Kyoko Okubo made from washi, the traditional paper of Japan. The incorporation of natural object into the design gives a symbolic and gentle feel to the minature art.
Website – www.mobilia-gallery.com/artists/kokubo/
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