Carved Figures Emerge From Wooden Beams That Were Once in a Historic German Palace

Some creatives work with raw materials that are always on hand, but not German artistChristian Kosmas Mayer. It was decades before the wood he’d eventually use in his sculptures would be unearthed. Mayer purchased the wood at auction. With this in mind, Mayer fashioned the trunks into figures that emerge from the raw wood. It’s as if with his carving, the artist unearthed these figures. And in a way, he has....

November 1, 2020 · 1 min · 143 words · Ashley Acosta

Clever Typography Uses Negative Space To Illustrate the Meaning of the Word It Spells

Netherlands-based graphic designerSander Flinkdemonstrates the visual power of language in his striking wordmarks. These designs are a kind of logo that depends on typography rather than an abstract or pictorial mark. Flink’s project began a way for him to generate new work while exploring his creativity. Experimentation is at the heart of Flink’s creative process. The combination of letterforms in a word (together with the font used) helps determine the negative space....

November 1, 2020 · 1 min · 115 words · Alicia Walters

Figuras talladas emergen de las antiguas vigas de un palacio alemán

Pasaron decadas antes de que se pudiera obtener la madera que acabaria utilizando en sus esculturas. Mayer adquirio la madera en una subasta. Es como si al tallar, el artista hubiera desenterrado estas figuras. Y en cierto modo, lo ha hecho. Las figuras talladas tienen un significado historico. Las recreaciones de Mayer son mas pequenas que las originales y tienen una estetica rustica. La obra de Mayer aparece con la del artista Andreas Fogarasi en una exposicion tituladaMi....

November 1, 2020 · 1 min · 80 words · Bradley Stevens MD

Learn About the Ancient Art of Basket Weaving and How You Can Make Your Own

Photo:Stock Photosfrom SALVATORE CHIARIELLO/ShutterstockThis post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase, My Modern Met may earn an affiliate commission. like readour disclosurefor more info. Photo:Stock Photosfrom SALVATORE CHIARIELLO/ShutterstockThis post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase, My Modern Met may earn an affiliate commission. Please readour disclosurefor more info. There are few arts with longer or more global histories than basket weaving. Pre-dating pottery, baskets were useful for Neolithic hunters and gatherers....

November 1, 2020 · 4 min · 798 words · Justin Morris

Conoce la historia del ‘color field painting’ y los artistas que lo desarrollaron

Este movimiento fue creado por los expresionistas abstractosMark Rothko,Barnett NewmanyClyfford Still. Sigue leyendo para descubrir a los artistas que encabezaron este innovador movimiento. Estos seis artistas popularizaron elcolor field painting. Estas no son pinturas en el sentido habitual, dijo una vez. Su eleccion pigmentos reflejaba su estado de animo en un momento en particular. Cuando adopto por primera vez el estilocolor fielden la decada de 1950, pintaba con tonos calidos y brillantes....

October 31, 2020 · 2 min · 217 words · Eric Thomas

Esta espectacular serie imagina la vida en una casa en el fondo del mar

La artistaDevin Elle Kurtzcrea unas asombrosas pinturas digitales que te haran sentir dentro de un sueno. Estas fantasticas ilustraciones son protagonizadas por ninos que deambulan por una casa en el fondo del mar. El arte y contar historias han sido las grandes pasiones de Kurtz desde que era pequena. Me encantaban los comics y el manga, e inicialmente queria crear comics para ganarme la vida.

October 31, 2020 · 1 min · 65 words · David Gibson

Learn the History of Color Field Painting and the Artists Who Pioneered It

The term applies to artwork featuring large areas of flat, single hues. The movement was pioneered by abstract expressionist artistsMark Rothko,Barnett Newman, andClyfford Still. Read on to discover the key artists who spearheaded the innovative movement. Here are six color field painters that popularized the modern art movement. His mature work features bright fields of hues on a monumental scale, evoking dramatic tension. These are not paintings in the usual sense, he once said....

October 31, 2020 · 2 min · 223 words · Timothy Adams

Life-Sized Driftwood Sculptures Look Like Uncanny Characters From a Sci-Fi Movie

Japanese artistNagato Iwasakicreates otherworldly figurative sculptures out of pieces of driftwood. This dedication to craft results in an uncanny visual image of skin. The artist worked on the evocative series for 25 years and completed it in 2010. Scroll down to see more figurative sculptures by Iwasaki, and check out hiswebsiteto view his full portfolio. Japanese artist Nagato Iwasaki creates incredible figurative sculptures out of driftwood. The series, entitledTorso, depicts androgynous subjects using abstract wooden shapes....

October 31, 2020 · 1 min · 76 words · Mary Rodriguez

Spectacular Series Imagines Life in a House Submerged Deep in the Ocean

ArtistDevin Elle Kurtzcreates stunning digital art with a dreamy, otherwordly quality. These fantastical illustrations depict children roaming about a house submerged in the ocean. The desire to be an artist and tell stories has long been a passion for Kurtz. I remember as early as age 10 thinking that I wanted to be an artist professionally,she explains. I loved comics and manga and initially wanted to create comics for a living....

October 31, 2020 · 1 min · 86 words · William Snyder

Artist Adds ‘Star Wars’ To Discarded Paintings He Finds in Thrift Stores

But theres one particular movie franchise that seems to inspire the upcycling artist the mostStar Wars. Many of Daves altered paintings capture a strange, dystopian world where theStar WarsUniverse has landed on planet Earth. In one painting, R2-D2 faces off against an incoming fleet of Galactic Empire combat vehicles at the beach. In another, a Starfighter battles with TIE fighters in the sky, above a quaint, snow-covered landscape. When Dave isnt updating old paintings, hes running his vintage store in Ohio....

October 30, 2020 · 1 min · 147 words · John Richardson

Artista añade elementos de ‘Star Wars’ a pinturas viejas de tiendas de segunda mano

Pero hay una franquicia cinematografica en particular que parece inspirar mas al artista:Star Wars. Cuando Dave no esta actualizando cuadros antiguos, dirige su tienda vintage en Ohio, Estados Unidos. Puedes comprar impresiones de su obra a traves de sutienda en linea. Los bonitos paisajes se transforman en campos de batalla para la Alianza Rebelde y el Imperio Galactico. Dave tambien crea arte reciclado con otros personajes de ciencia ficcion.

October 30, 2020 · 1 min · 69 words · Fernando Mora

Artista japonés forma hermosos paisajes con papel negro y luces de colores

La respuesta esni uno ni otro. En realidad, Saito practica una variacion meticulosa del arte tradicional japones deKiri-eoKirigami(que significa imagen cortada). Esto crea un marco para las hojas de papel de colores que se agregan mas tarde. El artista japones Hiroku Saito crea paisajes con papel con la tecnica delKiri-eoKirigami. Saito corta lineas y formas increiblemente finas en un trozo de papel negro. Luego, agrega este marco negro sobre fondos coloridos....

October 30, 2020 · 1 min · 88 words · Samantha Hill

Supermercado en Dublín instala pisos de vidrio para que puedas ver las ruinas vikingas debajo

La mayoria de los supermercados son similares. Los coloridos puestos de frutas, areas de carniceria y filas para pagar son elementos comunes. Inaugurada a mediados de octubre, la tienda se construyo directamente sobre un sitio arqueologico del siglo XI. Las ruinas fueron descubiertas durante la construccion de un complejo comercial. Explorando el sitio, los arqueologos descubrieron la pequena estructura encajada en el suelo. SegunRTE News, los investigadores tambien descubrieron artefactos cotidianos como una jarra de arcilla del siglo XIII....

October 30, 2020 · 1 min · 79 words · John Brewer