We stumbled upon the work of Christopher Marley while at High Point Market this year and we’re sure glad we did. His Pheromone collection incorporates everything from insects, fossils, crystals, and even feathers. For 15 years, he has been collecting and arranging these pieces by hand. Each insect or object is laid out symmetrically and become studies in both color and scale.
Nice new series from artist André Azevedo. He has a lot of good stuff going on over at his blog. Check it out.
I am so happy to have discovered the collage and embroidery work of Shaun Kardinal. He also takes tons of photos.
Environmental multimedia artist Nicole Dextras uses elements of nature to create works that are often also sited in nature or the urban landscape. She’s constructed life size clothing out of flowers and leaves, and fashioned cultural messages from grass and ice. We love the crazy big text creations from her two series Ice Typography and Green Words.
Since 2001, French Canadian artist Steven Spazuk has been working with a technique he developed that allows him to use a flame from a candle or torch to create his paintings with the trails of soot that remain. He then uses tools to manipulate the soot left behind on the thick paper to develop breathtaking images. His work, which is mostly monochromatic, evolves as he is working and he allows the images to emerge naturally.
Brooklyn-based artist Daniel Arsham‘s first solo exhibition in Los Angeles, the fall, the ball, and the wall, will be on view at OHWOW Gallery, January 20th through February 16, 2012. The show will feature two- and three-dimensional works.
I could easily see my house filled with Harold Hollingsworth’s large-scale paintings. The Seattle-based artist creates his abstract, mixed media work on canvas and panels. The mixed and matched layers are thoughtfully laid out, often times with various fonts and typographical elements. Each piece has a pop art feel that is playful and expressive and full of texture.
Artist Aaron Wexler creates some truly stunning pieces of art, but these $1 book covers are my favorite. He’s carved out the book covers and revealed the cardboard innards, creating abstract and modern patterns.
British artist Kyle Bean, best known for his intricate sculptures made out of unusual materials, has created a series of portraits from colored pencil shavings for the contributors page of Wallpaper* Handmade 2011.
