HERE’S THE ARTIST LIST FOR THE 2016 MARRAKECH BIENNIAL
This year’s Marrakech Biennial is titled “Not New Now.” Curated by Reem Fadda and Ilaria Conti, the 2016 edition will focus on artists who make politicized work that responds to conditions existing in everyday life. The Marrakech Biennial announced the artist list earlier today for its 2016 edition, which will open in Morocco on February […]
KUMI MACHIDA
Machida’s explorations of human relationships, self-consciousness and social awareness are expressed in each line—a void drawn within the silence of contemplation. Yet abandoned clues remain, cryptic signifiers, so that perhaps these portrayals of dysfunction, brutality, and displacement also offer a quilt of comfort after waking from a nightmare. Japan-based Kumi Machida depicts haunting biomorphic humans […]
IF EVERYTHING WAS SCI-FI
We posted about Filip Hodas’s work on our Instagram this week, and just loved the simplistic and futuristic landscapes he was created in each of his digital design works. It’s like sci-fi futures come to life! The Prague-based artist makes his creations almost appear hyperreal, or a time-traveling example of what Earth may appear like […]
PANTHER MODERN
From their website: Each project shown at Panther is given a unique structure in the format of a 3D model file, which built to engage the artist and their process of making. Given the variety of methods available to produce works in virtual space, the artist is able to choose the format in which they […]
THE MINI TIME MACHINE
Thomas Doyle sculpts tiny, intricate worlds, at a 1:43 scale or smaller. The artist says his work “mines the debris of memory” and that the pieces “depict the remnants of things past—whether major, transformational experiences, or the quieter moments that resonate loudly throughout a life.” The glass itself contains and compresses the world within it, […]
SCENE REPORT: BAY AREA
Mike D aka Doomsday1973 delivers this week’s Bay Area Scene Report featurinf Demos, Salute, Berg, Meck, Avert, Aneml, BTH crew, Nope, Lolc Crew, Snarl, Spree, Orfn and more. See more photos from Doomsday1973 on Instagram.
THE MUSEUM INTERFACE
by Sarah Hromack, Rob Giampietro It’s no longer a question of whether art institutions should have a virtual presence. Rather, the onus is being placed on designers to facilitate meaningful interactions with art that might occur in the gallery, via Web-based applications or in new hybrid spaces that merge the real and the virtual. Any […]
ADOBE’S 2016-17 CREATIVE RESIDENCY
Adobe is accepting applications for their 2016-2017 creative residency! The residency offers you a year to work on your creative passion project without distractions. As a Resident, you’ll receive a full salary and health benefits along with access to tools and mentorship to guide you along the way. From Adobe site We’re looking for artists and […]
Angela Sairaf Contemporary Photographer
Angela Sairaf is a Spain based photographer born in Porto Alegre, South Brazil. She is PhD in Techniques and Processes in Imaging (Madrid´s Complutense University) and Master of Contemporary Photography (EFTI). Received three training scholarships at the International University Menéndez Pelayo where she studied visual poetry, creative processes of a reporter and the nature of photography. Deeply […]
BLANK ON BLANK: DAVID BOWIE ON STARDUST
BLANK ON BLANK: DAVID BOWIE ON STARDUST Our website might just be a celebration of everything is David Bowie as we mourn his passing this week. “I never really felt like a rock singer or a rock star. I always felt a little bit out of my element,” he said in this episode of the […]
Julia Vogl wins the Catlin Art Prize 2012
Huge congratulations to Julia Vogl who has been selected as this year’s winner of the Catlin Art Prize.Let’s Hang Out invites visitors to create a communal area by selecting coloured carpet titles that correspond with Julia’s pastime suggestions. A colour is designated to each activity (“Call Mum”, “Tweet” and so on). The work evolves throughout […]
Interview with Multimedia Artist, Annina Roescheisen
Annina Roescheisen is a multimedia artist working across video, photography, installation and sculpture. Reflections on character, awareness, conscience and spiritual growth are key themes in her artwork. The question of identity as an embodiment of the self is underlined subtly. Roescheisen’s video piece What Are You Fishing For? was longlisted in the Aesthetica Art Prize, […]
Urban Terrain
Drawn to bold structures, shapes and lines, self-taught photographer Jürgen Schrepfer (b. 1962) explores cityscapes with a camera, uncovering moments of artistic beauty in the modern metropolis. Schrepfer is a mechanical engineer, which explains the attraction to the constructed corners of urban landscapes. Developing an interest in photography in 2005, he has heightened the architectural […]
Roland Spieth of Bulthaup, Designers of Bespoke Kitchens
bulthaup creates unique kitchens and living spaces in which traditional craftsmanship melds with state-of-the-art manufacturing. They consider all key aspects of ergonomics, aesthetics and production in each custom-designed and custom-made kitchen. We interview Roland Spieth, Director of Export Sales at Bulthaup GmbH & Co. about the bulthaup philosophy. A: Could you describe bulthaup’s design philosophy? RS: At bulthaup, we […]
Symbiotic Landscape
For architect Tom Kundig, design practice is an encounter with context, materials and nature, where structures become a part of their environment.
