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22 Artists Consider the Connection Between Self-Portraits
WEBJan 6, 2020 — Bookmark. “ME: An Exhibition of Contemporary Self-Portraiture” asks 22 contemporary artists to explore who they are and how they present themselves. Curated by Sugarlift and Juxtapoz contributing editor and Colossal contributor Sasha Bogojev, the exhibition presents each artists’ understanding of themselves and of the history of self ...
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WEBKatsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), known simply as Hokusai, was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist who lived during the Edo Period (1603-1868). He was a painter and printmaker best known for his woodblock series titled Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji, which includes the iconic print, “The Great Wave off Kanagawa.”. Explore Hokusai.
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Prismatic Paintings Produced From Refracted Light by Stephen …
WEBJul 29, 2016 — Stephen Knapp has been making work that is transformed by light for over thirty years, producing vibrant light installations he refers to as paintings. These large-scale works utilize minimal tools, harnessing simply light and dichroic glass to throw a multitude of colors against the walls and room. The installations are not sketched out beforehand or programmedContinue reading "Prismatic ...
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WEBNov 19, 2014 — Back in 2012, former Cal Berkeley quarterback Joe Ayoob broke the Guinness World Record for the longest distance in paper airplane flight using a plane designed and folded by John Collins. In this video, Collins demonstrates how to fold the plane, the Suzanne. Directions for this and several additional planes can be found in hisContinue reading "How to Fold the World’s Best Paper Airplane"
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WEBAug 20, 2015 — WESTON-SUPER-MARE — Inside the walls of a derelict seaside swimming resort in Weston-super-Mare, UK, mysterious construction over the last month—including a dingy looking Disney-like castle and a gargantuan rainbow-colored pinwheel tangled in plastic—suggested something big was afoot. Suspicion and anticipation surrounding the unusual activity attributed to fabled artist and provocateur ...
Alarming Juxtapositions of Human and Natural Elements in
WEBMar 6, 2018 — Portland-based artist Kate MacDowell (previously) continues to construct discomfiting combinations of human and wildlife elements in her porcelain sculptures. She builds each piece by hand, and often layers in details after hollowing out the main form, whether it is a fox’s body encasing a human skull or a human brain filled with flora and fauna. MacDowellContinue reading "Alarming ...