Note: Contains nudity. Inside the Gulbenkian museum you start off viewing a round meteorite hanging from the ceiling (titled “Teoria“/Theory by Eduardo T. Basualdo). You can almost touch it, but probably decide not to stay under the heavy rock in case it breaks loose over you. The artwork’s label states it is made from aluminum foil, […]
Category: Sculpture
Vhils’s Graffiti and Styrofoam Art Is Exhibited in Lisbon
Street artist Vhils has finally gotten the credit he deserves. This is his first major solo show at the Electricity Museum (EDP Foundation) in Lisbon, located near the breathtaking Jeronimos Monastery and Belem Tower. From a cylindrical mural outside the entrance, to a giant Styrofoam anamorphic piece (inside the museum) with three faces emerging once you […]
Fun, Fruity Paper Sculptures
Lobulo has worked in Barcelona for many years and is currently based in London. One of his recent projects was creating paper sculptures of fruits and vegetables for Brit grocery chain Tesco, and erotic toys for another advertising campaign for OFFF Barcelona 2014.
5 Great Lego Creators
When most of us think of Lego, we remember a childhood spent sat on the living room floor creating multicoloured and structurally unsound homesteads. We remember spaceships and castles and cottages and sculpted gardens, and we enjoy the happy breath of nostalgia before continuing with our block-free adult lives. For some people though, Lego is […]
Digital Gothic Sculptures
Cologne based designer Hannes Hummel has created a series of exciting digital creations, where he has re-worked Classical art with a Gothic, modern twist. Genius little flourishes include placing a menacing skull between an elegant porcelain head and adding some harpooned birds to an Ancient Greek-like statue. His prints are just as interesting with dignified, historical figures re-shaped […]
Witty Pop Art Sculptures
Desire Obtain Cherish (aka Jonathan Paul) has been a key mover in the contemporary art world since the early 2000s. His delightfully satirical pop sculptures shine a mirror up to our brand obsessed society in the form of designer babies and gaudy pink poodles. With a large solo show currently on display at the Unix Gallery […]
The Man with Giant Hands and Feet
Gerardo Feldstein’s three-dimensional caricatures are quite intriguing! He sculpts a man wearing all black clothing who has massive hands and feet like The Hulk. Although this bald man isn’t Bruce Banner, he does have similar strength which allows him to hold up a wall, or knock someone out if he wanted to. Photos © Gerardo […]
Crystallised 3-D Sculptures
Keeping secret behind the avatar LaTurbo Avedon, little is actually known about the artist who works behind this computerised facade. The digital world, in all its complexity and contrast, is at the heart of the artwork that they produce, as you can see it these incredible 3-D sculptures. Colour, technology and form are brought together […]
Colourful Still Life Photography
Brooklyn based multidisciplinary designer Leta Sobierajski takes everyday objects like fruit and balloons and transforms them into rainbow coloured fantasies. The images are exquisitely staged and executed with a minimalist aesthetic and surreal finish. Escape into a world where bananas are painted in black and white polka dots! Images © Leta Sobierajski Via Behance
Coolest Pieces of Modern Art
In an age where it is possible to find and view new artists at the simple click of a button, it’s easy sometimes to get lost in an avalanche of contemporary art. But fear not, as I have gathered here a small list of some of the coolest pieces of modern art out there for […]