Francis Alÿs

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

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

Grid III, paper & matches

Karl Narwot (refresh to see more)

Saiman Chow

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

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

Should we talk above it now?

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

Sculpture Installation

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

Ollie the Mind Gap

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

Leo's Song

Leo's Song from impactist on Vimeo.

Elegant Models

Fire!

Half Full Glass of Wine

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

Fête des Lumières

Creative photography by French shutterbug Laurence Jeanson.

Egg Timer

Sublime collage work by Mary Virginia Carmack.

(1/2)*2

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

Vania and the Master

Forget from Michael Fragstein on Vimeo.

1+1=3

Students at the Beckmans College of Design in Sweden have created this design installation as part of their thesis show. The perspective principle is nothing new, like Felice Varini’s incredible work using the same technique, and dating back to the 60’s. Or like Bernard Voita’s magical photographs that were taken in the 90’s, (which I posted last week) have the same effect.

Monolith

Ominous photography from the UK, Daniel Freytag.

Dumpster SF

Some great work from San Francisco based painter Matthew Palladino.

White Garden

These 2 photos were made by Bernard Voïta and you should have a very good look at them. It’s all about the perspective, they actually remind me of Felice Varini. It’s basically the same principle but with physical objects. If Bernard Voïta would have made them one step to the left or right, they would look totally different. You can see more of his work in his book White Garden. (It’s almost impossible to find any info on him.)