Animals are on the list of most preferred subjects in any type of medium. Most likely because apart from humans, animals can also be used to express emotion, whether of the artist or of the subject in the art itself. Sarah Esteje, with the skillful use of a standard Bic Pen, draws them with fine detail and shading, as if it was taken with a camera like a candid shot.
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Robert Neffson was born in New York City in 1949. He began studying at the Arts Students League there when he was 12. He is known for his paintings of various cities throughout the world. There will be a solo exhibition of his work at Bernarducci.Meisel Gallery in NYC from April 5-28.
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Karsten Thormaehlen is an award-winning photographer who has photographed scores of international celebrities. In his “Happy at One Hundred” series, he took it upon himself to capture the beauty and dignity of age. In this day and age where being young is a blessing and growing old is simply ‘not cool’, Karsten’s images reminds us of the wisdom and experience of age. All of them have suffered and survived. His photo series is a tribute to old age, made with great respect but without glorification.
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Quilling or paper filigree is the art of using rolled strips of paper to create decorative designs. There are several ways to design by quilling, and artist Lisa Nilsson takes up the challenge with the idea of anatomical cross sections of the human body, which can be found on her Tissue Series. With photographs of each cross section comes several weeks of paper filigree using the smallest tools possible for rolling and shaping Japanese mulberry paper and gilded edges of old books.
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In most countries around the world, football equals passion. Savvy businessmen know this and in the mid-1870s, cigarette companies began producing a series of cards that the smoker could collect. The idea was a hit and trebled their sales. The practice continues to this day. British photographer Mike Diver and Spanish designer Pedro Aguilar, recreated those vintage cards with the first team squad of FC Barcelona as their subjects. During the shoot, “Drama and particularly emotion was what we were looking for.”.
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A Munny is a white, featureless vinyl doll that you can dress up and design as you please. It is one of the famous platform toys of Kid Robot. Last year, seven creative young designers from Vancouver were tasked to design their very own Munny according to their own taste and results are fantastic. Each one-of-a-kind Munny was photographed by Eva Siu, a Mexican graphic designer and photographer. The toys are available online at the Hi-FOUR online store.
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Simply put, macrophotography is the art of taking a close-up picture of very small objects. Although any object will do, the usual subjects are usually insects, flowers, and water droplets since they give the best results. Photography at this scale has its own difficulties. A steady hand and a great lens aren’t the only things you’ll need. In order to capture the perfect shot, you’ll have to go through a lot of trail and error with the angle, the lighting, and your timing.
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At first glance, you’d think it was a picture of three boys playing in the mud. As a matter of fact, it’s one of Teresa Elliot’s ultra-realistic paintings. Teresa Elliot was born and raised in Texas, USA and most of her other paintings reflect a certain western flavor. Texas longhorns in particular, are one of her most frequent subjects. The cattle in her paintings are usually set against an empty background under a dramatically colored sky. The result is a realistically detailed painting of a majestic creature set against a seemingly empty and forbidding vista. Click here for more »
Whoever thought cabbages could be alluring? Ju Duoqi, a promising young artist from Beijing, China saw the seductive potential of the humble cabbage. It’s easy to be sexy when you’re the right shape, a cucumber or a chili doesn’t even have to try. Cabbages, on the other hand, need all the help they can get. Ju Duoqi rises to the challenge. A graduate of Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, she worked as a website, computer game designer, and finally as a freelance artist. Her chosen medium seems to be vegetables, becoming famous for her “Vegetable Museum”. In this series entitled “The Fantasies of Chinese Cabbage”, she uses a variety of cabbages and slicing techniques to recreate icons like Marilyn Monroe and Lady Gaga.
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Cecilia Paredes is not just another painter. She doesn’t just paint, she paints herself. Specifically, Cecilia, with the help of a few assistants, paints herself to blend into the wall behind her. She has a deep and abiding love for body paint and in the past, she has transformed herself into animals, plants or her surroundings using just that. This novel concept of blending with the background is part of her “Landscapes” series.
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