What has made a smile on your dial?
Whether it be some amazing design, a nice home cooked meal, a fond memory or a dog wagging it's tail!
Whatever it is, I want to hear.
Here's some of mine.
You know which animals are mine–they're generally the 'curious' ones..
( I assure you, I didn't put her in there!)
Amazing acrylic and oil portraits by Shawn Barber.
Shows that something that's often viewed as 'harsh' or 'hard' like tattoos, can
be conveyed in a beautiful way. I love the contrast of the black and bold colours
against his often pale subjects. The paint drips are also a favourite of mine and
add movement and emotion to the painting.
be conveyed in a beautiful way. I love the contrast of the black and bold colours
against his often pale subjects. The paint drips are also a favourite of mine and
add movement and emotion to the painting.
Stunning.
London based designers Root have explored different mediums, by using Play Doh
pushed through stencils to create this vibrant, unique identity for a design and build
agency called Sculptivate. This is a perfect example of thinking outside the box and
really trying differemt approaches–everyone can relate to making and sculpting
things out of Play Doh. Root have a wide range of inspiring work,
check it out to make you green with envy!!
pushed through stencils to create this vibrant, unique identity for a design and build
agency called Sculptivate. This is a perfect example of thinking outside the box and
really trying differemt approaches–everyone can relate to making and sculpting
things out of Play Doh. Root have a wide range of inspiring work,
check it out to make you green with envy!!
I stumbled upon this amazing video a few months ago, and was in awe and design heaven from watching it.
The colours, simplicity, lighting, compositon EVERYTHING!
It wasn'y until I was talking to someone about this beautiful video by Alex Roman,
that I was told it was a computer generated animation! ( Apparently took over 4 years to make..)
I couldn't believe it, the amount of detail in each of the scenes.
Absolute determination and so inspiring, make sure you watch it.
I just love op-shopping.
You find little gems and treats that someone else does'nt want,
that become your prized possession!
that become your prized possession!
"One man's trash, is another man's treasure."
I love looking at the old books, they always contain strange point of views,
wicked texture on the staining pages and quite often interesting illustrations.
wicked texture on the staining pages and quite often interesting illustrations.
I was lucky enough to find "World Beneath the Oceans".
(Gaskell, T F (1964) World Beneath the Oceans, London, Aldus Books Limited)
It has a bold, moody colour palette and detailed, interesting layouts and illustration.
Introducing Auckland's very own conceptual geniuses: OH.NO.SUMO!!!
I first saw their presentation at a design conference called 'This & That',
and was utterly inspired by their simple, but (clearly!!) effective interior design features.
This roof hanging is made out of thousands and thousands of handmade cut, stapled, cellotaped pieces of paper.
Who would have thought something so simple could look so great??
Hmm, I must say, putting the cat in the dryer would probably be something I'd do....but I wouldn't turn it on....hehe. I really love the texture of the fur and the pattern its....oh wait, that's not the art....moving on lol.
ReplyDeleteI do Love this Acrylic and Oil portrait as I am a fan of tattoos and have a couple myself. I like the use of contrast with the white and black. Imagine, if the background was all black it would create a isolated feeling/look, whereas with the white added it doesn't isolate the subject.
I'm definately a fan of drips and splatters. So I'll definately have a look at more work of Shawn.
Haha!
ReplyDeleteShe did that all by herself, and sat like that for a good 2 minutes, she's rather..umm.. special.
I'm not so sure I'd ever put a cat in there–
perhaps I'll leave that to you.
Shawn's work is quite striking, I too have a couple of tattoos!
I think tattoos have this negative view suurounding them, but I think if you get the right one, it can actually enhance the person.
In saying that, I have seen some pretty terrible tatts!
Yeah the contrast works well and really creates a feel of almost independance, the more you look at it, the more you get a better feel of the subjects emotions–his body language, facial tension, focus.
Would love to see more artists that use tattoos and alternative-esk subjects incorporated into art!
I really like that acrylic and oil tattoo, it shows so much detail and I love how it contrasts between the darkness of the tattoo ink and washed out background, also the black around the main image sepperates it from the background, and i love that splatter and dripping effect, adds a nice finishing touch and ties in with the washed out background.
ReplyDeleteIt's eye catching for sure.
ReplyDeleteAwesome technique, defenitely a unique approach.
You seem to be quite into your paint techniques Rachel, is there any artists you have come across that have this similar style?
I like that acrylic and oil tattoo portrait, too. I got the inspiration of tattoo art from you and wrote a new post in my blog. thanks.
ReplyDeleteI checked Shawn's website, but not all of his works could appeal to me. This one you posted here is one of my favourites. The vibrant colours he used, and design layout are quite attractive. However, that man's facial emotion and his figure still makes me feel the process of getting tattoo is a really painful thing.
I enjoyed Root's inspiring work also. I love to use different mediums to design, especially to use normal materials in innovative ways to create something new.
the last paper work look fantastic with the colour lights, but I'm wondering, will it be pale without lights?
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