Meet the artist who builds an experimental reality with his art by exploring the senses and interacting with natural and man-made objects. “It is a contrast between organic and artificial.” His name is Ernesto Neto, and he is a modern conceptual artist! Neto is a native of Brazil, and his culture influences his body of […]
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Have you ever asked yourself what do art and science have in common? Sabri Ben-Achour is a ceramicist that uses Wabi-Sabi as his aesthetic when constructing each piece of pottery. Wabi-Sabi is a Japanese aesthetic based on a worldview centered on transience and imperfection. The aesthetic is sometimes described as one of beauty that is […]
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Have you ever asked yourself, other than an exchange of value or payment for goods and services, how else is monetary currency valued? According to the San Francisco Bay area artist Joey Colombo, money or dollar bills are his primary form of artistic expression! “I liked the fact that currency is used as a control […]
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Have you asked yourself what is it that makes a rainbow magnificent? A rainbow is an arc of prismatic colors usually appearing in the heavens opposite of the sun caused by the reflection of the sun’s rays in drops of rain. But Daniel and Katina Mercadante have created a new kind of rainbow that can […]
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Have you heard of Marta Klonowska? She is an artist that resides in Warsaw, Poland who sculpts animals from shards of glass. Each sculpture is created from a familiar four-legged companion but is reminiscent of the animals in a children’s fairytale! Klonowska says that “Animals are difficult to understand and it is difficult to communicate with […]
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Have you ever heard of the symbolism that a cuckoo clock represents? “The classic cuckoo clock is a symbol for prosperity in the middle class and is considered a kind of luxury for the home.” Guido Zimmermann is the artist that has reimagined the cuckoo clocks… but with a twist! Zimmermann describes his work as […]
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Have you heard of the San Francisco art exhibit Inflatable? The exhibit is featured at the Exploratorium, a museum on the historic Embarcadero that showcases unique pieces focused on science and human perception. In the current Inflatable exhibit, you can experience these whimsical, balloon-inspired sculptures from May 26 through September 3, 2018. Inflatable displays the […]
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Have you heard of the recording artist, Modified Man? Well, aside from some great music produced, the duo has a pretty unique cover design, too! That’s where artist Tim Easley comes in, as the creator of the super original cover art. “The idea behind the cover was how the modified men of the future may make […]
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We’ve introduced you to several graffiti artists, muralists, and sculptors alike throughout this blog series, and now we want to introduce you to artist Manuel de Rita, AKA Peeta, who does a magnificent combination of these styles! He began as a graffiti artist, starting to paint in 1993. As time has progressed, he started advancing […]
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Have you heard of “kinetic art”? It consists of any work produced from various types of materials that contain visible movement and requires the use of motion for its effect. Sounds cool and science-y, right? Great! Then let us introduce you to artist Bruce Shapiro. Bruce is the artist behind Sisyphus, which is his series of kinetic tables […]
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