Titus Kaphar takes recognizable styles of art and reworks them with his own style of magic. Kaphar cuts, bends, sculpts, and mixes the works of Classic and Renaissance painters, reconstructing art history in the process. Once he’s finished, what started as a painting now resembles a sculpture.
This week I’m in Palm Springs for a conference and couldn’t help but notice how much Mateja Kovač‘s fashion illustrations fit the vibe. Lots of color, a spectacularly casual feel, and some 60s undertones. Her shop is on a break through February 10th, but you should definitely take a look once the doors are open once again!
If you’d like a little escape today, check out these illustrations by Anders Røkkum. The Bergen, Norway-based artist creates some dark work, both literally and figuratively speaking. It’s all very well executed, but I’m most drawn to the pieces that take place in the stars. Check out his Instagram for the most up-to-date work.
When the makers of gourmet microwave Diz-Diz Popcorn tasked Tatabi Studio with creating packaging that was both fun and luxurious, they started with the four flavor profiles – Parmesan, Curry, Cinnamon, and Vanilla. White marbled paper and colorful foils matching the different flavors come together to make even this popcorn hater want to dig in.
Ann Kristin Einarsen is a Norwegian artist and designer. The woodcrafter turned ceramicist explores stoneware and its functionality, my favorite project being her two-tone ceramic planter series – Rolla – closely followed by Stilleben and Sip. They all speak right at the plant lady living in my brain.
Saerom Yoon is an artist based in Seoul, he studied furniture design at Hongik University with a focus on woodworking. In his Crystal Series, Yoon took that knowledge and translated it into acrylics with colorful gradients. In the end its optical illusion that creates the beautifully blended hues. The surface of the acrylic is dyed and once the pieces come together magic occurs.
Quilted and color-blocked canvas shower curtains made in Brooklyn and naturally water resistant. Hand-woven, hand-dyed cotton kilim bath rugs constructed in India. Custom, local dye jobs that allow risks to be taken and lower our environmental impact. I can’t find one thing not to like about Quiet Town‘s collection of bath textiles.
Jaq Chartier‘s paintings explore two of my favorite things – scientific method and paint. Each of her works is a test meant to discover something new about materials and what they do. Inspired in part by images of DNA gel electrophoresis, Chartier investigates the migration of various stains through layers of paint and acrylic gels.
German artist André Schulze takes his inspiration from the East German landscape and architecture he encounters biking around Dresden. After photographing industrial architecture, rail architecture, nameless buildings, and typical houses, Schulze turns them into paintings to preserve what is slowly disappearing from the East German landscape.
Philip Govedare‘s interpretation of our many landscapes are compelling and beautiful. The light, color, texture, and atmosphere he brings to each helps give meaning to each place.
My work is both a response to and an interpretation of the world, but it also imparts sentiment through projection that comes from a perspective of anxiety about the condition of landscape and nature in our world today. I endeavor to create a fictional response to an observed phenomenon, a metaphor that is infused with a blend of celebration, apprehension and doubt about our place in the natural world. In this manner, this work may allude to the past and simultaneously project into the future.
