the Idea Foundation.

Sneak-a-peek

2009-12-16T11:34:00.000-08:00

The Idea Foundation's new digs, here.

Moving homes...

2009-12-15T22:07:00.000-08:00

If you've been by here in the last few days you'd have probably noticed a lack of posts. This is because The Idea Foundation has been in the process of moving homes. It was beginning to out-grow it's old digs and needed a place to stretch out it's mental legs. Please hang tight as all the appliances get hooked up, all the memories get put on their proper shelves and new art begins to get hung on the fresh walls. Thanks for your patience and please check back for more info.

Your friend,

The Idea Foundation

Think about the box.

2009-12-10T12:52:00.000-08:00

outside the box from joseph Pelling on Vimeo.

This is a fun little animation about thinking inside or outside the "box." Created by Joseph Pelling, it's great for anyone who has ever contemplated the "box."

Susan Cianciolo Opening

2009-12-07T12:38:00.000-08:00

Via: Gallery Space 15Twenty

"Susan Cianciolo’s mark defies definition: on one hand, she is a revered fashion designer who happens to make art and on the other, she is a conceptual iconic artist who occasionally designs clothing. Her work regardless of median provokes debate and pushes boundaries of contemporary art and modern fashion.

Gallery Space 15Twenty is proud to present Mountains and Flowers, which further explores Cianciolo’s Wisdom of FlowersCollection (SS10), debuted this past fall in NYC. This exhibition is all cream and white with hints of color and hand-painted flowers, inspired by the studies of flowers at the turn of the century, and also by the natural way indigenous cultures have incorporated flowers. And exclusively to Gallery Space, Cianciolo will be creating a supporting line for the exhibition featuring all sustainable pieces hand made by her and her students. To compliment the exhibition, Cianciolo will be curating a music series featuring her close-knit community of musicians, artists, family and friends."

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Also below is a couple peaks Fashion side of Susan Cianciolo. You may download the .pdf of here. I like how the combination of drawings, paper and photography are collaged together. Each spread blurs the line between product, art and fashion.

Luke Rudolf

2009-12-07T11:10:00.000-08:00

Artist Luke Rudolf has been circulating around a lot of sites lately. This series of portraits are a mix of oil and acrylic with a engaging application of layers and mixing of the two mediums.

Press + by Benjamin Ducroz

2009-12-04T09:54:00.000-08:00

PRESS + from benjamin ducroz on Vimeo.

This is a great video/animation by Benjamin Ducroz that combines 3D renderings, watercolors, and ink on paper. It is like a moving painting/drawing. The space, movement and composition created by the black frame make it feel as if you are viewing multiple pieces at different depths. It's perfect for a Friday mind-melt. Best if watched at full-screen.

Found via boooooom.

Arcade Expressionism

2009-12-03T12:44:00.000-08:00

Above is the work of Brock Davis which are part of his “make something cool every day 2009″ project. I love how simple yet recognizable these pieces are.

Rich Gemmell

2009-12-03T09:55:00.000-08:00

I am really enjoying the the illustration stylings and the nature-leaning content of U.K. based illustrator Rich Gemmell. He is a freelance illustrator, so if you need some work done hit him up.

Kevin Christy

2009-12-03T09:47:00.001-08:00

Los Angeles based artist Kevin Christy has some great unique work on his site.

Beautiful Losers Short Films in Los Angeles Dec. 5th

2009-11-29T20:17:00.000-08:00

This coming Saturday December 5th will be a screening of Beautiful Loser's Shorts at Cinefamily. Short film by Harmony Korine, Mike Mills, Chris Johanson, Geoff McFetridge, Clare E. Rojas, Stephen Powers, Spike Jones, Tobin Yelland, Jo Jackson, Thomas Campbell, and Cheryl Dunn.

Cinefamily Silent Movie Theater: Built in 1942 by John and Dorothy Hampton, The Silent Movie Theatre ran for decades as the only fully functioning silent movie theatre in the country. It has been fully restored to its original, vintage 1940s art deco design, along with a brand new screen and sound system, to help a new generation enjoy the pleasures of cinema in a beautiful theater.

I won't be able to attend, but I am sure it will be a fantastic night of films and some even better people/artists.

Mark-Anthony Polizzi

2009-11-28T20:02:00.000-08:00

The very interesting sculpture/installation work of Mark-Anthony Polizzi is going nicely with my Sunday evening. His description of his work is far better than you'll get out of me.

Mark-Anthony Polizzi:

My work uses a process of reconstruction and unification to examine the domesticated chaos of the post consumer world. This area where the relatively ordered and relatively disordered coexist and interact might seem like a contradiction, considering the more austere and violent sense of chaos. However it is in this gray area in which I construct my work. These installations draw on the history and narrative properties of found objects, to bring out the human connection often lost in the glimmer and glitz of an ever growing material culture.

Chop / Cup

2009-11-27T10:43:00.000-08:00

CHOP CUP from :weareom: on Vimeo.

A very interesting magic trick. Created by weareom. The end reminds me of a couple earlier posts here and here.

Via boooooom.

Valentina de Matha

2009-11-27T10:13:00.001-08:00

Italian artist Valentina de Matha creates some outstanding work and has a very unique and informed approach to producing it. Her artistic research regards material taking shape by itself, transformation of things, ever-changing dynamics of metamorphosis, becoming, fullness and emptiness of life, macro and microcosmos. Through her work she creates tensions, dissonances, trying to match interior and exterior, contraction and expansion in between form and formlessness. She works with water in general and organic materials, such as paper, capable of undergoing the changes of time.

Better than Prince

2009-11-25T16:51:00.000-08:00

Here is a great little music video for the Flairs "Better

than Prince." I'm not so much into the song as I am into

the animation. The lyrics are funny only they repeat

themselves over and over. It is pretty entertaining. And

to be completely honest, I like this way better than I

like Prince. I really only respect Prince as a musician.

Wizard Smoke

2009-11-25T14:09:00.000-08:00

Wizard Smoke from Salazar on Vimeo.

This video has been around a little, but I just can't get over it. I love the concept, the music and it is just brilliantly filmed. It's from Salazar Productions featuring, Bradley Sheppard, Alien, Nate Lacoste, Chris Connolly, Nate Roline, Stacy Gabriel, Mike Klinkhamer, and Rob Rickaby Directed By Liam Mitchell Shot By Nathan Drillot and Liam Mitchell.

Fukt Magazine

2009-11-25T12:07:00.000-08:00

Fukt is a magazine for contemporary Drawing based in Berlin. It is published annually and takes submissions. They are on issue No. 7 2009.

Ciara Phelan

2009-11-25T11:00:00.000-08:00

Above is the collage work of London designer/illustrator Ciara Phelan. She has done some great work featured in IdN, Computer Arts and has been published by Die Gestalten Verlag.

If Drawings Were Photographs

2009-11-24T10:46:00.000-08:00

It's Nice That has released their first 'zine, If Drawings Were Photographs. It is such a great idea, I can't believe it wasn't done sooner. Explained plainly as: "Rob came up with the idea and then asked me to do the drawings. The book is essentially about trying to recreate my drawings as photographs using anything that Rob could find." Simple. Fun. Done. Purchase it here.

Bot'Ox

2009-11-23T13:17:00.000-08:00

This is the music video for French musicians Bot'Ox. It was directed by the amazing Swiss graphic designers/artists, Körner Union and produced by Big. It's a surreal look at flat-black Ford Focus station wagon hitting inflatable objects in slow motion. It is simple, beautiful and fun to watch.

Feaverish Photography blog

2009-11-23T10:48:00.000-08:00

Monday morning web-wandering brought this amazing photography blog to my toes. Feaverish Photography is the work of Los Angeles based photographer and web designer Aaron Feaver. His photography blog is a collection of things that inspire him in photography, whether it is fashion, lifestyle, landscape, reportage, etc. He has some amazing work in his portfolio and a great eye for collecting and posting inspirations. Note: "A word about blog content: Photographers are frequently inspired by things your boss might prefer you not be inspired by at work. Breasts, butts, etc. I’m not going to censor the site, so be warned." A. Feaver

Charlotte Gainsbourg and Beck

2009-11-22T10:45:00.000-08:00

Charlotte Gainsbourg featuring Beck – Heaven Can Wait.

This is an amazing video directed by Keith Schofield. It is as if every scene could be it's own single work of art. This video is surreal and has a lot of interesting emotional and social twists. Enjoy.

Perfect Sunday short film - The Discipline of D.E.

2009-11-22T10:37:00.000-08:00

William Burroughs - Do Easy

Film By Gus Van Sant

D.E. is a way of doing. It is a way of doing everything you do. DE simply means doing whatever you do in the easiest most relaxed way you can manage which is also the quickest and most efficient way, as you will find as you advance in D.E."

LA Art Openings and Events - Nov. 20-22

2009-11-20T10:22:00.000-08:00

Barry McGee
Phil Frost

Featured show:

Fri, Nov. 20th

PRISM

8746 West Sunset Blvd. in West Hollywood

“MINDTHEGAP” featuring new works from Barry McGee and Phil Frost

(On view through Feb. 20th, 2010)

http://www.prismla.com

Other Events:

Fri, Sat, Nov. 20th 7-10PM

Gallery 1988 Los Angeles

“Badass Cinema” featuring original movie merchandise including cult t-shirts plus exclusive and rare posters all from the Mondo archives + live painting from Skinner & live screen printing from Harry Diaz

(One-night only special event)

7020 Melrose Ave in Los Angeles / 323.937.7088

www.nineteeneightyeight.com

Sat, Nov. 21st 7-10:30PM

Black Maria Gallery

3137 Glendale Blvd, Los Angeles / 818.613.9090

“Black Market at Black Maria: Skip The Mall” annual group show featuring works from Nanami Cowdroy, Steve Daily, Lauren Gardiner, Tom Haubrick, Michael Hsiung, Aaron Kraten, Danni Shinya Luo, Paul Nagel, Shark Toof and many more

(On view through Jan. 2nd, 2010)

www.blackmariagallery.com

Sat, Nov. 21st 8-11PM

Corey Helford Gallery

8522 Washington Blvd in Culver City / 310.287.2340

“Autumn’s Come Undone” featuring new works and large format giclee prints from Josh Agle (aka SHAG)

(On view through Dec. 9th)

www.coreyhelfordgallery.com

Sat, Nov. 21st 7-11PM

MOCA Grand Avenue

250 South Grand Avenue in downtown Los Angeles

“Collection: MOCA’s First Thirty Years” – members’ opening (free to museum members / $25 for those attending with a member) – featuring a performance from LA-based artist collective My Barbarian

See www.moca.org/party for full details

Sat, Nov. 21st 7-10PM

Switcheroo Workshop

543-B South Raymond in Pasadena

“Holiday Party” with Amanda Visell and Tim Biskup featuring the release of their limited edition hand-painted collaborative sculpture ‘HelperCentaurEphunt’

www.myswitcheroo.com/

Sat, Nov. 21st 6-9PM

The Torrance Art Museum

3320 Civic Center Drive in Torrance

“First Eyes on the World” featuring new works from Jean-Pierre Roy

(On view through Dec. 19th)

www.torranceartmuseum.com/

Sun, Nov. 22nd 5-8PM ($10 admission)

The G2 Gallery

1503 Abbot Kinney Blvd in Venice

“Venice Art Walls Benefit Art Auction” to raise funds for the public program on Venice Beach – featuring works from Asylm, Axis, Robbie Conal, Kofie, Make, Man One, Mear One, Swank, Vyal, and many more

www.veniceartwalls.com

Sun, Nov. 22nd Noon-6PM

33third Los Angeles / Mid-City Arts

5111 W. Pico Blvd. in Los Angeles

“The First Annual Montana Exhibition” featuring works and live painting from Apex (SF), Jase (SF), King 157 (SJ), Neon (SF), Revok (LA), Rime (LA), Saber (LA), Sever (ATL), Vulcan (SF) – all Montana products will be on sale during this special live painting event

www.midcity-arts.com/

Bb 2.0

2009-11-19T14:53:00.001-08:00

I have seen a lot of different YouTube compilation videos, but so far this one takes the cake. Described here:

"In Bb 2.0 is a collaborative music and spoken word project conceived by Darren Solomon from Science for Girls, and developed with contributions from users. The videos can be played simultaneously -- the soundtracks will work together, and the mix can be adjusted with the individual volume sliders."

Littlewing

2009-11-19T12:29:00.000-08:00

Geneva, Switzerland born, Leïla Berney is a 17 year old photographer living in Sydney, Australia. She is a very talented photographer for such a young age, keep it up.

Strawberries Need Rain

2009-11-19T12:12:00.001-08:00

I happened across the work of Swiss born artist Carol Bove today. Her body of work consists of collage, sculpture, drawing, installations and more that blurs the lines of categorization. Via Dennis Kimmerich Gallery.

Community Service Announcement

2009-11-19T10:29:00.000-08:00

Community Service Announcement - Jonathan Boulet from Modular People on Vimeo.

This is a video for 21 yr. old Australian musician Jonathan Boulet. He is a new addition to Modular Record label. This video was directed by New Zealand duo Special Problems who also created a great video for Tame Imapla. See original post here.

Found via booooooom.

Zimoun

2009-11-18T21:35:00.000-08:00

Zimoun : Sound Sculptures & Installations | Compilation Video V1.3 from ZIMOUN VIDEO ARCHIVE on Vimeo.

This is a collection of incredible sound sculpture by Swiss sound artist Zimoun. It's quite an amazing collection of sound installations. You know it's good when you think to yourself, "Why didn't I think of this?"

It Matters To Me

2009-11-18T16:45:00.001-08:00

The illustration work of San Francisco based Alexis Anne Mackenzie is delicate and unique and should be look at by you. Have a look here.

Weird Like You

2009-11-18T16:35:00.001-08:00

If you fancy blown-out, ominous and layered imagery of nature and people, you should cruise the site of photographer Kristopher Keith Helton. He also has quite a lot of great pics of people/friends on his Flickr page.

Splitting the Difference

2009-11-17T11:34:00.000-08:00

Seattle artist Victoria Haven creates some delicate geometric line drawings and paintings on paper.

Via but does it float.

Fabian Seiz

2009-11-16T12:48:00.000-08:00

Austrian painter/sculpter, Fabian Seiz, has some intriguing work on the site of Layr Wuestenhagen gallery.

Like a Rolling Stone

2009-11-16T11:52:00.000-08:00

This is a 2006 music video for Japanese musician Cornelius. It was directed by Koichiro Tsujikawa and is very hypnotic. It's an interesting commentary on the monotony of contemporary life. I don't know about you but I get so tired of sitting on my elephant while it dances with a beetle.

LA Art Openings and Events - Nov. 13-15

2009-11-13T14:08:00.000-08:00

LOS ANGELES:

Fri, Nov. 13th 7PM-2AM ($10 donation for Heal The Bay at door)

BOXeight

1446 E. Washington Blvd. in downtown Los Angeles

“ARTBOX” – a special exhibition benefiting Heal The Bay curated by Warren Brand and featuring work from a vast array of local artists as well as select works from Thinkspace, Gallery Nucleus and The Ronin Gallery + a live DJ set from Biz Markie, cash bars, and much more – group show features such names as David Flores, Crash, Augustine Kofie, Angry Woebots, Stella Im Hultberg, Audrey Kawasaki, Mike Brown, Thomas Han, Brian M. Viveros, Joao Ruas, Peekaboo, Asia Eng, Joseph McSween (aka 2H), Tony Philippou, Allison Sommers, Brett Amory, Emmeric Konrad, Tran Nguyen, Emek, Yosuke Ueno, Kelly Vivanco, Michael Pukac, Mear One and many more plus live painting from Mear One and Michael Pukac – valet parking available at lot next door

www.healthebay.org

www.boxeight.com

Fri, Nov. 13th & Sat, Nov. 14th 7-11PM both nights ($10 admission / 18+ only)

City Center Hotel

1135 West 7th Street in Los Angeles

“Dirty Show” – world famous erotic art show – over 100 artists offer a scintillating display of modern erotica

www.dirtyshow.org

Fri, Nov. 13th 7-10PM

De La Barracuda

7769 Melrose Ave in Los Angeles

“I Hate Everyone But You” featuring new works from Tim Biskup, Matt Goldman & friends

www.barracudashop.com

Fri, Nov. 13th 6-9PM

La Luz De Jesus Gallery

4633 Hollywood Blvd. in Los Angeles / 323.666.7667

Book signing event with Lisa Petrucci for “Kickass Cuties” and Isabel Samaras for “On Tender Hooks”

(Special one-night only event)

www.laluzdejesus.com

Fri, Nov. 13th 7-10PM

LeBasse Projects

6023 Washington Blvd in Culver City / 310.558.0200

“Natural Wonders” featuring new works from Kevin E. Taylor, James Roper and Jeremy Lynch

www.lebasseprojects.com

Fri, Nov. 13th 8-11PM

New Puppy Gallery

2808 Elm Street, Unit 1 in Los Angeles

“Golden Age” featuring new works and a massive installation from Dabs Myla and a group show featuring works from Greg ‘Craola’ Simkins, Luke Chueh, Jersey Joe, Persue, Logan Hicks, Paul Chatem, Anne Faith Nichols, Jacob Arden McClure, Peekaboo, Daryll Peirce, Peat Wollaeger, L. Croskey, Asylm, Buff Monster, Josh Hart, Phil Lumbang and many more

(On view through Nov. 22nd)

www.dabsmyla.com

Fri, Nov. 13th 7-10PM

Ronin Gallery

1924 Echo Park Ave in Los Angeles

“Urban Audio Manifesto” featuring the sculptural found object work of Mikal Hameed (aka MIIX)

www.theroningallery.com

Sat, Nov. 14th 7-10PM ($10 admission)

Gallery Nucleus

210 E. Main St., Alhambra / 626.458.7482

Dr. Sketchy’s Los Angeles live figure drawing event

(One-night only event)

http://drsketchyroadshow.wordpress.com/

www.gallerynucleus.com

Sat, Nov. 14th 6:30-10PM

GR2

2062 Sawtelle Blvd in Los Angeles / 310.445.9276

“Please Be Brave” featuring new works from Deth P. Sun including 200 5”x5” paintings

(On view through Dec. 2nd)

www.gr2.net

Sat, Nov. 14th 8-11PM (hosted by Jason Lee)

Merry Karnowsky Gallery

170 South La Brea Ave. in Los Angeles / 323.933.4408

“East Of Eden” featuring new works from Mercedes Helnwein – exhibit sponsored by WeSC

(On view through Dec. 19th)

www.mkgallery.com

Sat, Nov. 14th 5-10PM

Orange Coast College – Frank M. Doyl Arts Pavilion

2701 Fairview Road in Costa Mesa / 714.443.5102

The Art of Alex Grey – selections from Grey’s “The Sacred Mirror” series including more than 300 self-portraits spanning over 40 years and much more – a do not miss exhibition

(On view through Dec. 18th)

www.orangecoastcollege.edu

Sat, Nov. 14th 7-10PM

Billy Shire Fine Arts

5790 Washington Blvd. in Los Angeles / 323.297.0600

“American Animals” featuring new works from Liz McGrath + new works also on view from Charlie Immer, David Anderle, and Gail Potocki

(On view through Dec. 5th)

www.billyshirefinearts.com

Sun, Nov. 15th – Fri, Nov. 20th

MOCA Grand Avenue & The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA

Both Museums open their doors to the public for free during the huge opening week of “Collection: MOCA’s First Thirty Years” – open for free during museum hours only courtesy of Ovation TV. Also open extended hours on Thursday from 5-8PM courtesy of Wells Fargo

Check the site for full details – www.moca.org

Via Arrested Motion

puppe*

2009-11-13T13:51:00.000-08:00

Another great artist from Argentina is Valeria Montero or Puppe. She has a large and beautiful collection of work ranging from drawings to arrangements/installations to paintings. Check out her Flickr page here.

Ceremonia/Ceremony

2009-11-13T12:56:00.000-08:00

I find much to like in the work of Argentinian artist Hernán Paganini. His website is under construction but you can find images of his work via his Flickr page. Above is Portal Azul, espacio para meditar / Blue Gate, space to meditate.

DOCK ELLIS & THE LSD NO-NO

2009-11-13T10:43:00.002-08:00

Landmasses and Railways

2009-11-13T10:34:00.003-08:00

The B&W photography of Bertrand Fleuret is quite amazing. Some images are multi-exposure-lovliness while others are banal, contextually simplistic moments from life. He captures it all so well. Enjoy.

Kelly Allen

2009-11-12T09:13:00.004-08:00

"Through combining a wide variety of images from a range of sources, I seek to create connections between subjects that are typically regarded as unrelated. By researching symbolism culled from a collection of cultural and spiritual dictionaries, I gain a new understanding for animals, colors, shapes, and so on. These creative attributes have served to aid people throughout history by honoring and respecting the creatures and substance of every day life. I am fascinated with the human compulsion to create meaning and narratives for subjects and occurrences in the world, on both the personal and the cultural level.

Life is amazing, mysterious, and rich with beauty and knowledge. It is also filled with opportunities to develop wisdom, which, at its deepest level, provides peace of mind and spirit. My work is here for you to awaken your imagination, spark your curiosity, and find connections between creatures and forms. Here you can be released from the constraints of time and obligation. Invent your own connections, or just look closely." -- Kelly Allen

via boooooom

James Gallagher

2009-11-11T09:52:00.002-08:00

Using old book pages, newsprint, mixed paper and magazines, James Gallagher creates some very appealing collages.

Synthetic Voices

2009-11-10T15:30:00.003-08:00

Sublime, etherial, and free-spirited photography by Mark Borthwick. He also has a show up in LA.

MARK BORTHWICK
“Love to you and all your loves”
From November 6th, 2009
MAMEG
9970 South Santa Monica Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA 90212

MOCA ♥ YOU

2009-11-10T12:00:00.003-08:00

MOCA ♥s YOU Complimentary Museum Admission SUNDAY, NOV 15–FRIDAY, NOV 20 MOCA Grand Avenue and The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA MOCA opens its doors and brings its acclaimed collection of postwar art to the community with complimentary admission during the opening week of Collection: MOCA’s First Thirty Years.

COLLECTION: MOCA'S FIRST THIRTY YEARS

11.15.09 - 05.03.10

More than 500 art works by more than 200 artists, 1940-NOW.

On the occasion of its 30th anniversary, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA), unveils Collection: MOCA's First Thirty Years, the largest comprehensive installation to date of its renowned permanent collection. MOCA's collection, which numbers nearly 6,000 works dating from 1939 to the present day, is internationally regarded as one of the most important collections of postwar art in the world. While works from the collection have been seen in over 100 thematic exhibitions at MOCA since the museum's founding in 1979, the new installation will make a significant portion of the collection accessible to the public on an long-term basis. The layout of Collection: MOCA's First Thirty Years will be chronological, providing a comprehensive history of the last 70 years of contemporary art and touching on every significant movement and development during this period. Filling the galleries at both of MOCA's downtown Los Angeles locations, the installation will occupy 24,000 square feet of exhibition space at MOCA Grand Avenue with works dating from 1939 through 1980, and an additional 26,000 square feet of exhibition space at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA with works dating from 1980 to the present. Geographical as well as ideological overlaps and distinctions will be highlighted, and a mix of well established and lesser-known artists will be featured. Collection: MOCA's First Thirty Years will include works in various media by Diane Arbus, Chris Burden, Willem de Kooning, Oyvind Fahlstrom, Alberto Giacometti, Nan Goldin, Robert Irwin, Donald Judd, On Kawara, Mike Kelley, Franz Kline, Paul McCarthy, Piet Mondrian, Bruce Nauman, Claes Oldenburg, Jackson Pollock, Robert Rauschenberg, Mark Rothko, and Antoni Tapies, among many other artists.

go to MOCA for more info....

Stuart Cumberland

2009-11-09T11:24:00.003-08:00

Stumbled across the paintings of Stuart Cumberland today. He has quite an enormous body of work on his site. Unfortunately, there is not much info on him.

Joel Levy

2009-11-06T11:16:00.003-08:00

Designer Joel Levy, CalArts graduate, has very nicely done work in his portfolio. I really like the composition and minimalism of some of his posters and prints/drawing. More work here and here.

LA Art Openings and Events - Nov. 6-8

2009-11-06T10:50:00.000-08:00

Thurs, Nov. 5th 7-10PM
Carmichael Gallery of Contemporary Art
1257 N. La Brea Ave in West Hollywood / 323.969.0600
“Dark Doings” featuring new works and an installation from Dan Witz
(On view through Dec. 3rd)
www.carmichaelgallery.com

Fri, Nov. 6th 7-11PM
C.A.V.E. Gallery
507 Rose Ave in Venice / 310.428.6387
“The Hinterland In My Room” featuring new works from Anthony Clarkson, Ciou, Emma Overman, Macsorro and Rudy Fig + live painting from John Park
(On view through Nov. 28th)
www.cavegallery.net

Fri, Nov. 6th 8-11PM
La Luz De Jesus Gallery
4633 Hollywood Blvd. in Los Angeles / 323.666.7667
“And We All Go” featuring new works from Mark Bodnar
(On view through Nov. 29th)
www.laluzdejesus.com

Fri, Nov. 6th 7-11PM
thinkspace
4210 Santa Monica Blvd in Los Angeles / 323.913.3375
“My Heart Never Sleeps” featuring new works and an installation from Timothy Karpinski + “Shining Darkness” featuring new works and a mural installation from Turf One + “Sight For Sore Eyes” featuring select new works from Craig ‘Skibs’ Barker (as part of the ‘Fresh Faces’ series)
(On view through Nov. 28th)
www.thinkspacegallery.com

Sat, Nov. 7th 7-11PM
The ARTery Gallery @ The LAB
2930 Bristol Street in Costa Mesa
“Animal Instinct” group show benefitting the Humane Society of the U.S. featuring works from CJ Metzger, Caro, Kelly Berg, Michael Pukac, and many, many more – check site for full details
www.animalinstinctartshow.blogspot.com
www.thelab.com

Sat, Nov. 7th 8-11:30PM
Copro Gallery
2525 Michigan Ave, Space T-5 at Bergamot Station in Santa Monica / 310.398.2643
“Wilderness Buffet” featuring new works from Amy Sol + “Penumbra” featuring new works from Stella Im Hultberg + “Babes In Toyland” featuring new works from Nicoletta Ceccoli
(On view through Nov. 28th)
www.copronason.com

Sat, Nov. 7th 6-10PM
Crewest
110 E. Winston Street @ Main St in Los Angeles / 213.627.8272
“Top of the Dome VI” group show featuring customized ceramic skulls created by Gregg Stone – artists taking part this year include Cope, Ghost, Randy Kono, MAD, Vyal, Make One, Erik Rodriguez, Nathan Cartwright, Macsorro and many, many more
(On view through Nov. 29th)
www.crewest.com

Sat, Nov. 7th 6-8PM
David Desanctis Gallery
314 N. Crescent heights Blvd in Los Angeles
New works from Helen Garber
(On view through Dec. 19th)
www.desanctisgallery.com

Sat, Nov. 7th 7-10PM
HVW8 Gallery
661 N. Spaulding in Los Angeles
New works from Geoff McFetridge, Kevin Lyons and Michael Leon
(On view through Dec. 20th)
www.hvw8.com

Sat, Nov. 7th 8PM-12:30AM ($8 admission)
Hive Gallery
729 S. Spring St in downtown Los Angeles
Monthly group show and performance with featured artists J. Shea, Lee Anne Hale, Erick Rodriguez, Henry F. Cram and Akihito + the Master Blasters Of Sculpture Show and a slew of live performances – check site for full details and lineup of the massive group show
www.thehivegallery.com

Sat, Nov. 7th 7-11PM
Junc Gallery
4017 Sunset Blvd in Los Angeles (that’s what invite says – which is their old location – but last I saw it was a pot shop last week – ???)
“Blood Is The New Black” group show celebrating the 5 years of the clothing label of the same name – featuring works from Skinner, Porous Walker, Brendan Donnelly, Sumi Ink Club, Hannah Stouffer, Michael Sieben, Mel Kadel, Travis Millard, Jesse Spears and many more
(On view through Dec. 14th)
www.bloodisthenewblack.com
www.juncgallery.com

Sat, Nov. 7th 7-10PM
New Image Art Gallery
7908 Santa Monica Blvd. in West Hollywood / 323.654.2192
“14 Artists” featuring the works of Dennis McNett, Paul Wackers, Erik Foss, Richard Colman, Eddie Ruscha, Lori D., Kellesimone Waits, Jordin Isip, Cleon Peterson, The Date Farmers, Judith Supine, My Mo and Skullphone
(On view through Jan. 2nd, 2010)
www.newimageartgallery.com

Sat, Nov. 7th (see details below)
Royal/T
8910 Washington Blvd. in Culver City / 310.559.6300
“Three Apples” special event celebrating 35 years of Hello Kitty including a group show featuring Hello Kitty inspired works from over 80 artists – Swing by and meet some of the fabulous artists that created pieces for the Three Apples Art Exhibition – this party is hosted by Sanrio and JapanLA in association with Juxtapoz Magazine.

NEW Limited Edition of 35 prints by:
Angry Woebots
Peekaboo Monster
Camilla d’Errico

Live Painting throughout the day with Three Apples artists! All completed works will be auctioned off to benefit Three Apples Charitable partner L.A. Works.
1PM Peekaboo Monster
3PM Angry Woebots
5PM Camilla d’Errico
7PM – 11PM Multiple Three Apples Artists participate in a live painting collaboration

(On view through Nov. 15th)
www.sanrio.com/threeapples
www.royal-t.org

Sat, Nov. 7th 8-11PM
Subliminal Projects
1331 W. Sunset Blvd in the EchoPark region of Los Angeles
“How To Blow Yourself Up” featuring new works from WK
(On view through Dec. 5th)
www.subliminalprojects.com

Sun, Nov. 8th (opens to the public – check site for museum hours)
Laguna Art Museum
307 Cliff Drive in Laguna Beach / 949.494.8971
“Weathering The Storm” featuring new works and an installation from Jeremy Fish (in the upstairs galleries) – private invite only reception on Sat, Nov. 7th (must be a museum member / see site for details)
(On view through Jan. 17th, 2010)
http://www.lagunaartmuseum.org/Art Openings

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Maurizio Anzeri

2009-11-05T13:16:00.002-08:00

There is some very unique work done by Maurizo Anzeri. Anzeri works with discarded portraits which he brings them back into existence with exquisite embroidered embellishments. His site is under construction, but you can see some of his work here, here and here.

Clark Goolsby

2009-11-03T09:30:00.002-08:00

Check out some very colorful, nicely composed mixed media work from Los Angeles based Artist Clark Goolsby. He currently has work up in a group show titled "The Pop of Colors" at POV Evolving Gallery in Chinatown, Los Angeles. Other artists included are Amir H. Fallah, Stella Lai, Mark Schoening and Mike Swaney, Jessalyn Haggenjos, and Jason Redwood.

Yochai Matos

2009-11-02T22:13:00.002-08:00

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I am really enjoying the work of Israeli artist Yochai Matos. Whether it's a light installation, street art or other mixed media pieces, his work is provocative, intelligent and beautiful.

It’s Okay

2009-11-02T20:36:00.001-08:00

WeWereMonkeys: Land of Talk - It's Okay from WeWereMonkeys on Vimeo.

I really must be on a video kick. This one is also just utterly beautiful. Slow and rolling but oh so visually interesting. Found via Booooooom.

A man travels through his senses

2009-11-02T20:24:00.002-08:00

Louis Vuitton Journeys Awards - Aurore from jayjayp on Vimeo.

“A man travels through his senses, and through the other’s body, discovers his own… Does the person make the journey, or Does the Journey make the person?”

The journey of life is to “grow” not in size, but in maturity of the mind. And how each of us get there will be completely different, even if we are to stay side by side all of our lives.

This is a very thought provoking video, as well will probably spark many, conversations, that can neither be right or wrong, as perception is only opinion.

Created for the Louis Vuitton Journeys Awards.

GOBBLEDIGOOK - SIGUR RÓS

2009-11-02T19:28:00.003-08:00

Gobbledigook- Sigur Ros from Renee Stammen on Vimeo.

Directed By: Arni & Kinski in collaboration with Ryan McGinley. The music video looks like Ryan’s photos but in movement. It is a great song and in my opinion an ideal collaboration. Play it full screen, it's so much better this way.

Playing Art

2009-10-28T14:25:00.002-07:00

These are playing cards from a Russian Prison. They were printed by hand on newspaper. Quite beautiful if you ask me. Found at Some Trajectories

On the Road

2009-10-28T13:03:00.004-07:00

I've always been a big Jack Kerouac fan and also a follower of the work of Ed Ruscha. I heard about this project a couple months ago and I was very anxious to see it materialize. From the Gagosian gallery website:

The original novel was published in 1957 and it's about a group of crazy young people who just travel back and forth across the United States. Sometimes they hitch-hike and sometimes they drive cars. They steal cars and just want to be on the road the whole time. I've always liked that notion.

--Ed Ruscha

In 1951, Jack Kerouac wrote On the Road on his typewriter as a continuous 120 foot-long scroll, feverishly recording in twenty days his experiences during road trips in the United States and Mexico, which he began with Neil Cassady in the late 1940s. On the Road was finally published in 1957, and Kerouac was immediately acknowledged as the voice of the Beat Generation, a new group of writers, including Allen Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs, who became known for their embracing of radical free-verse style.

Ed Ruscha's singular art has recorded the shifting emblems of American life in the form of Hollywood logos, stylized gas stations, and archetypal landscapes. His wry choice of words and indirect phrases mines the perpetual interplay between language as a physical thing and language as a transparent medium. During the sixties, he created a series of cheaply printed photographic books as deadpan meditations on the romantic vision of the road epitomized by the Beats. His typologies of the urban environment of Los Angeles included Twenty-six Gasoline Stations (1963) and Every Building on the Sunset Strip (1966). In Royal Road Test (1967), he brought the word and the road together in a conceptual prank by documenting himself dropping a vintage typewriter from a speeding Buick.

Over the last couple of years, Ruscha has turned his attention to On the Road, resulting in his own version of Kerouac's Beat bible. Kerouac's entire text appears accompanied by black and white photographic illustrations that Ruscha has either taken himself, commissioned from other photographers, or selected from found images to refer closely to the details and impressions that the author describes, from car parts to jazz instruments, from sandwich stacks to tire burns on a desert road.

Coinciding with "Ed Ruscha : Fifty Years of Painting" at the Hayward Gallery in London, Gagosian is pleased to present an exhibition of selected illustrated spreads from this special version of On the Road, along with a bound copy of the limited-edition book.

On the Road is published by Gagosian Gallery and Steidl. The leather-bound book comprises 228 pages, signed and numbered by the artist in an edition of 350 and presented in a slip-case.

Vladislav Delay - Toive

2009-10-27T17:20:00.004-07:00

Vladislav Delay - Toive from Lorenzo Sportiello on Vimeo.

Here is a music video that is just like some junior-chemistry-set-experiment filmed close-up. It is the music video for Toive by Vladislav Delay. It was directed by Carolina Melis and Lorenzo Sportiello, crackmilk produced it. It is quite beautiful, however, I'm not too into the music so I played something from my library and sat back and enjoyed.

Perpetual Storytelling Machine

2009-10-27T09:14:00.004-07:00

“Perpetual Storytelling Apparatus” by A project by Julius von Bismarck & Benjamin Maus

"The “Perpetual Storytelling Apparatus” is a drawing machine illustrating a never-ending story by the use of patent drawings. The machine translates words of a text into patent drawings. Seven million patents — linked by over 22 million references — form the vocabulary. By using references to earlier patents, it is possible to find paths between arbitrary patents. They form a kind of subtext. New visual connections and narrative layers emerge through the interweaving of the story with the depiction of technical developments."

More info here....

Niall McClelland

2009-10-26T17:18:00.002-07:00

Not sure where to begin with Niall McClelland. His work is prolific, dark, immense and at times, graphically poignant. But don't just take my word for it, see it here.

Dali & Disney?

2009-10-26T17:03:00.004-07:00

Disney and Dali - Destino from Jayme Johnson on Vimeo.

Sorry, but the video was removed. However you may still read about below. Maybe you can find it elsewhere.

I really never thought I would post something Disney but here it goes...This is “Destino” a short film collaboration between Walt Disney and Salvador Dali. Originally started in 1946, the project was either halted because of financial reasons or because of the content being too extreme. Finally in 2003 (57 years later), a team of Disney animators finished what Dali started and the film made its way around some film festivals. Check out one of the most unique animation collaborations ever made.

Saying it was disproportionate.

2009-10-26T16:37:00.007-07:00

The sculptural work of Ian Pedigo is another body of creations that utilizes found objects. In his work one can see an exploration of earth and plastics, natural vs. manmade, and even the transitioning between these two worlds. His sculptures are made of found materials, whose components not only create a dialogue within themselves, but also with each other and the space in which they inhabit.

Timothy Nolan

2009-10-23T10:31:00.002-07:00

Timothy Nolan creates some minimalistic and angular works. Whether it's installations, drawings, collage or paintings, all his pieces use a similar tonal palette which I am quite fond of.

Cross Sections

2009-10-23T09:27:00.003-07:00

"Brad Eberhard is a painter’s painter, exploring the boundless potential of image making in the medium of abstraction. Working with great facility using oil and acrylic and paper, Eberhard’s new works on paper straddle the boundaries between painting, drawing and collage. The compositions begin in the spirit of organic evolution; as with his paintings, the artist incorporates found images, tearing and erasing in an organic fashion. In much the same way as a draftsman’s or biologist’s “cross section” exposes the invisible networks of a more complex system, Eberhard’s aim is to begin to expose not only something unseen by the viewer, but also to illustrate connections between the works. The collages are playful, serious, complex and simple, portraying beauty and conceptual depth with great confidence."

(From the Press release from Thomas Solomon Galery.)

Brad Eberhard - CROSS SECTIONS

Thomas Solomon Gallery

October 17 – November 14, 2009

Reception for the Artist: Saturday October 17, 2009 6:00 – 8:00 PM

Art Review 2009 Power 100 list

2009-10-22T11:29:00.005-07:00

The highly anticipated annual Art Review Power 100 list was just released on Thursday. The list this year reflects the fundamental changes that the global financial crisis has unleashed onto the art world. Almost a third of the entries are new to the list. Previous top artists and collectors have had steep drops. Steadily rising up the ranks are powerful and networked curators that have a huge influence on what gets seen and promoted.

The criteria used for the list include influence over the production of art, relevance to the art market and contribution to the art world over the past year. Hans Ulrich Obrist, the director of London’s Serpentine Gallery, takes the top spot in this year’s list, while superstar artist Damien Hirst, the previous #1, plummets to #48. Charles Saatchi, who topped the list in 2002, now occupies the 72nd spot. Gallery and museum directors occupy the top 4 rankings. Collectors on the list have suffered this year, due to their diminished pocketbooks and subsequent declining influence in the art world.

Top 100 list:

1. Hans Ulrich Obrist

2. Glenn D. Lowry

3. Sir Nicholas Serota

4. Daniel Birnbaum

5. Larry Gagosian

6. François Pinault

7. Eli Broad

8. Anton Vidokle, Julieta Aranda & Brian Kuan Wood

9. Iwona Blazwick

10. Bruce Nauman

11. Iwan Wirth

12. David Zwirner

13. Jeff Koons

14. Jay Jopling

15. Marian Goodman

16. Agnes Gund

17. Takashi Murakami

18. Alfred Pacquement

19. Peter Fischli & David Weiss

20. Mike Kelley

21. Barbara Gladstone

22. Steven A. Cohen

23. Dominique Lévy & Robert Mnuchin

24. Adam D. Weinberg

25. Marc Glimcher

26. Amy Cappellazzo & Brett Gorvy

27. Cheyenne Westphal & Tobias Meyer

28. Ann Philbin

29. Matthew Higgs

30. Matthew Marks

31. Tim Blum & Jeff Poe

32. Gavin Brown

33. Ralph Rugoff

34. Liam Gillick

35. Anne Pasternak

36. Dakis Joannou

37. John Baldessari

38. Isa Genzken

39. Paul McCarthy

40. Michael Govan

41. Eugenio López

42. Cindy Sherman

43. Ai Weiwei

44. Patricia Phelps de Cisneros

45. Annette Schönholzer & Marc Spiegler

46. Diedrich Diederichsen

47. Richard Prince

48. Damien Hirst

49. Bernard Arnault

50. Massimiliano Gioni

51. Amanda Sharp & Matthew Slotover

52. Joel Wachs

53. Victor Pinchuk

54. Udo Kittelmann

55. Marina Abramović

56. Michael Ringier

57. Gerhard Richter

58. Richard Serra

59. RoseLee Goldberg

60. Kasper König

61. Roberta Smith

62. Monika Sprüth & Philomene Magers

63. Germano Celant

64. Emmanuel Perrotin

65. Peter Schjeldahl

66. Beatrix Ruf

67. Okwui Enwezor

68. Nicolas Bourriaud

69. Karen & Christian Boros

70. Isabelle Graw

71. Maurizio Cattelan

72. Charles Saatchi

73. Jerry Saltz

74. Jasper Johns

75. Louise Bourgeois

76. Thaddaeus Ropac

77. Mera & Don Rubell

78. Thelma Golden

79. Sarah Morris

80. Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev

81. Anita & Poju Zabludowicz

82. Paul Schimmel

83. Jose, Alberto & David Mugrabi

84. Sadie Coles

85. Daniel Buchholz

86. Victoria Miro

87. Maureen Paley

88. Johann König

89. Nicolai Wallner

90. Maria Lind

91. Massimo De Carlo

92. Mario Cristiani, Lorenzo Fiaschi & Maurizio Rigillo

93. Rirkrit Tiravanija

94. Toby Webster

95. Long March Space

96. Nicholas Logsdail

97. Harry Blain & Graham Southern

98. Claire Hsu

99. Peter Nagy

100. Glenn Beck

Chinese Box

2009-10-22T10:18:00.003-07:00

Paul Sietsema , Collection, 2009

Amanda Ross-Ho , “Double Negative Carrier (Cornucopia)”, 2009

Kaari Upson, Untitled, 2009

Overduin and Kite presents “Chinese Box,” a group exhibition featuring: Artists: Trisha Donnelly, Vincent Fecteau, Barry Johnston, Seth Price, Amanda Ross-Ho, Paul Sietsema, Kaari Upson

"The exhibition title refers to John Searle’s symbol processing machine model (1980): the Chinese box, or Chinese room. Searle’s argument addresses the distinction between processing information and understanding, emphasizing that highly intuitive or nuanced ideas cannot be communicated through a fixed system. Rather than functioning as a key or umbrella for the works in the show, the title sits alongside the artworks as another point of information to be considered with the works. It can also be read as relating to the gallery and the situation it sets up between the viewer/visitor and the object of contemplation. The title also refers to the ornamental boxes whose form supersedes any contents the box might hold."

Venue: Overduin and Kite, Los Angeles

Exhibition Title: Chinese Box

Date: October 4 - October 31, 2009

Francisco Infante-Arana & Nonna Gorunova

2009-10-21T16:54:00.004-07:00

The work of Russian Artist/Photographers, Francisco Infante-Arana and Nonna Gorunova is utterly amazing. Most of their work uses mirrors and the environment, and boy do they choose beautiful places, but I was completely captured by these above photos. It looks as though it is Aluminum foil but I can't be too sure.

Phillip Low

2009-10-20T11:27:00.006-07:00

Phillip Low has added a couple new sculptures to the gallery of Maryam Nassir Zadeh. Again, I am more drawn to the composition and structure of these images than I am to the work itself. See more from a previous post, here.

Again...

2009-10-19T21:44:00.004-07:00

Well, Chad Hagen has a hat trick here on Heart of Glass. From Nonsensical Infographics to Object i-v, now comes Squarething. Mr. Hagen is now officially the most posted artist on this blog. Kudos!

Gatherings

2009-10-12T22:48:00.001-07:00

"Lena Wolff is a Bay Area artist who works in paper cut, pinpricks and collage on paper. She draws from folk-art traditions, anthropomorphic fables, organic abstractions and veneration for the natural world." Beautiful. Just beautiful.

Jünior Taxi

2009-10-11T21:29:00.003-07:00

Jünior Taxi, the work of London based designer Chris Thompson, has some digital collage/illustrations that caught my eye. See more here.

Eileen Quinlan

2009-10-05T17:20:00.002-07:00

Angular, composed, layered, etc. Great experimental photography by Eileen Quinlan.

Gala Bent

2009-09-25T02:20:00.003-07:00

Beautifully delicate and detailed drawing/paintings fill the portfolio of Gala Bent.

Dataflux

2009-09-23T14:55:00.002-07:00

DATAFLUX 0.1 from Kit Webster on Vimeo.

Installation at RMIT in Melbourne, Australia. "Dataflux 1.0 is a new media gallery installation that investigates the possibilities of using live software codes to render synesthetic audio and visual experiences. The installation uses a counting mechanism to step between scenes and sequences. Projections are beamed onto a motorised mirror allowing for wider displacement, sound and lighting effects are all triggered at specific synchronized moments." - Kit Webster

Garth Weiser

2009-09-23T04:39:00.003-07:00

Garth Weiser creates some geometric and compositionally askew, dark paintings.

While you wait for the others...

2009-09-21T12:32:00.002-07:00

Grizzly Bear - While You Wait for the Others from Grandchildren on Vimeo.

I haven't posted any music videos before this, but I was just captivated by this one. From Grizzly Bear off of the album Veckatimest.

ROBJOE

2009-09-17T23:48:00.001-07:00

There isn't any info in the portfolio of Robjoe. But there is some really nice design work happening. I was lured into the collage work of the above entitled, "Growth."

Object i-v

2009-09-16T00:23:00.004-07:00

I've posted Chad Hagen's work before only I didn't know his name or anything about him. The textures and color palette he uses are beautiful. The work that originally caught my eye was called Nonsensical Infographics. Have a look and enjoy.

Sofia Hulten

2009-09-15T01:26:00.004-07:00

Artist Sofia Hulten took an old and battered chest of drawers and restored to its presumed original state. Then after she rebuilt it she destroys it again, taking it back to the the original found state of the object.

See pictures of the process at Molde - Crafts and Applied Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Damn Sea Legs

2009-09-10T03:19:00.003-07:00

I stumbled across the work of Matthew Walkerdine today. I really like his illustration stylings and it seems as though he has started some new direction in collage that I also find intriguing. See more here, Damn Sea Legs.

University of Twente

2009-09-09T02:18:00.003-07:00

University of Twente (or Twente University) located in Enschede, Netherlands, offers research and degree programmes in technology, and in the social and behavioural sciences. Studio Dumbar was approached to develop the visual identity and Buro Knapzak developed this experimental motion piece "They asked us to translate their graphical concept into motion design. And so we did..."

Universiteit Twente from Buro Knapzak on Vimeo.

Crumple & Crease

2009-09-05T01:49:00.003-07:00

Heart of Glass favorite, Tauba Auerbach has a couple new pieces, Crumple & Crease.

Jeu d'échecs avec Marcel Duchamp (1963)

2009-09-05T01:20:00.007-07:00

Video embed won't work. Click here to view the film.

This film records an in-depth interview with Duchamp which took place five years before his death, at the time of his first ever one-man show (at the Pasadena Art Museum). It records for posterity Duchamp talking about his life, his ideas on art, why he chose to continue living in America after fleeing France in 1915, and why he virtually abandoned his work as an artist in 1923. An engaging dialogue takes place between Duchamp and film-maker Jean-Marie Drot as they go around the Pasadena show, with the artist commenting on the exhibits and using them to explain the various stages of the development of his work. This is punctuated by the games of chess, which were for Duchamp a passion and a metaphor for the mental discipline he applied to his art. In this film we gain a rare glimpse of him talking with humour and insight about his ideas, and living up to the myth of the artist-philosopher that has grown up around him.

Jeu d'échecs avec Marcel Duchamp was filmed late 1963 in Pasadena and New York for the Radio Télévision Franaise (RTF); first broadcast on 8 June 1964 and then shown at the International Festival of Artistic Films and Films of Art (Bergamo, 19 September 1964). The English version was presented in a television broadcast in September 1964 in the 'Art and Man' Series.

Brilliantly Dull

2009-09-04T00:19:00.004-07:00

19 year old Margaret Durow from Wisconsin has some really beautiful, etherial photography to be discovered. I think this little someone will have a very bright future, soon.

if I can measure his feeling, her thought, our emotion and your dreams ..

2009-08-30T14:25:00.002-07:00

There is some very good collage and mixed media work done by Eva Eun-sil Han, here.

Karete Roksvåg

2009-08-25T22:35:00.002-07:00

Norwegian illustrator, paper and collage artist

Karete Roksvåg, has some very nice compositional work.

Kjell Varvin

2009-08-25T06:31:00.003-07:00

With such great installations I'll let Mr. Varvin speak about his work himself:

"I start each day’s work without any preconceived idea or plan. In my studio anything can happen. Walls are crumbling and lines are flying off in all directions to join with other lines and patterns. My job is to catch resonant moments that exist for an instant within a vast interplay. I am aware of the speed and impermanence of existence and do not try to postpone the inevitable or prolong any illusion of stability. The resulting works exist briefly more as proposals than definite statements."

See more of his installations, here.

Return as an Animal

2009-08-23T02:04:00.002-07:00

Return as an Animal from Bottignon on Vimeo.

Also, some other works by Bruno B. Dicolla here.

Leif Podhajsky

2009-08-21T05:07:00.004-07:00

Leif Podhajsky is an artist and designer, co-running AND, a graphic design and art direction studio in Melbourne Australia.

Francis Alÿs

2009-07-30T13:32:00.004-07:00

One of my favorite artists and probably one of the more conceptual artists of current times, Belgian-born Francis Alÿs. His work looks at and "attempts to analyze the totality of everyday life, through the passive movement through space." He later documents his experiences and observations through paintings, drawings, animations, and videos. Here are a couple of his videos:

Sometimes doing something leads to nothing. (1997) Mexico City, Mexico

Magnetic Shoes (1994) Havana, Cuba

The Nightwatch (2004) National Portrait Gallery, UK

Maryam Nassir Zadeh Gallery

2009-07-30T13:16:00.004-07:00

There are some really unique and interesting works of art and jewelry at the gallery of Maryam Nassir Zadeh. I am especially fond of the sculptures of Phillip Low maybe even more so the photography of them. No more info on him however.

voidwreck dot com

2009-07-28T17:02:00.006-07:00

Grid III, paper & matches

Karl Narwot (refresh to see more)

Saiman Chow

2009-07-28T16:44:00.001-07:00

Saiman Chow updates with "Personal work entitled " Summer of Love", its a bitter sweet series that examine our fascinating yet frightening views on sexuality in our exploitative society, aren't we all animals after all."

Cloak of Protection

2009-07-28T16:40:00.002-07:00

There are some great wooden sculptures in the work of Ryan Browning.

Should we talk above it now?

2009-07-14T15:30:00.001-07:00

Mind bending and stunning work by Jim Gaylord. Take a journey.

Sculpture Installation

2009-06-26T14:19:00.002-07:00

Some fantastic Sculpture, installations and paintings by Katharina Trudzinski from Hamburg, Germany.

Ollie the Mind Gap

2009-06-22T13:52:00.000-07:00

Mark Warren Jacques : Ollie The Mind Gap from Joe Lumbroso on Vimeo.

Leo's Song

2009-06-11T11:35:00.001-07:00

Leo's Song from impactist on Vimeo.

Elegant Models

2009-06-09T11:28:00.002-07:00

Fire!

2009-06-04T08:13:00.005-07:00

Half Full Glass of Wine

2009-06-03T16:40:00.001-07:00

Tame Impala - Half Full Glass of Wine from Modular People on Vimeo.

Fête des Lumières

2009-06-02T09:55:00.003-07:00

Creative photography by French shutterbug Laurence Jeanson.

Egg Timer

2009-05-25T22:47:00.002-07:00

Sublime collage work by Mary Virginia Carmack.

(1/2)*2

2009-05-20T08:33:00.004-07:00

There are some great geometric/mirrored photographs by Dima Belush here.