Richard Blanco is a Chicago-based painter whose geometric paintings I’m completely taken with. Some of his abstract works are for sale as prints on Society6, while others remain as paintings on canvas and paper. A lot of his pieces make me feel like I’m staring in a kaleidoscope and I like it! Check out his Tumblr page for more work.
Suspension, 20 x 15 inches, ink on paper, 2010
Portland, Maine-based artist Joe Kievitt’s abstract works are what he describes as “drawings with ink and acrylic on paper.” I call it colorful patterning at its best. He uses tape that he cuts at various widths with a custom-made tool to isolate areas for ink and paint washes to be applied. The patterns in each piece are perfectly imperfect (which happens to be my favorite kind). The asymmetrical works are done by hand and become an anxiety-ridden process due to working with unforgiving mediums such as ink and liquid paint. The outcome, however, is well worth it.
Hosted in Milan’s Ventura Lambrate, RCA Paradise challenged students to “contemplate the discovery of something or somewhere more wondrous.” The products they presented are all inspired by a “quest for a better future.”
Nice new series from artist André Azevedo. He has a lot of good stuff going on over at his blog. Check it out.
I discovered the art of Amy Park through a recent 20×200 newsletter. She has two brand new print editions out of watercolor modern homes in the LA area: the Shulman House and the Muir Dawson House (above and below).
Pegotty, 2011, acrylic on cut paper, papier-mâché, wood
We’ve featured the work of Brooklyn-based Lauren Clay before and we decided to check out some of her latest work. Update: it’s still awesome.
Michelle Forsyth’s work has taken a dramatic turn lately with regards to style and subject matter. The new series entitled Dark Watercolors & Weavings combines watercolor and colored pencil on paper, along with some hand stitching. They are gorgeous and intense and full of hyperfocused detail.
RIGHTTORETURN(DONAUDELTA), 2010
The Photo Drips series, by German-born, Brooklyn-based Markus Linnenbrink, is pure rainbow-colored goodness. His pieces are positively dream-like and are explorations in color and texture all rolled into one.
Multi-faceted Brazilian artist and designer Matheus Dacosta took matters into his own hands to create his latest business cards. His goal was to create an artistic card that unified his work in visual arts, design, and photography. The results – an original business card featuring custom artwork.
Left: Upper Kern River/2, 2007; Right: Upper Kern River/1, 2007
The minimalist work of New York-based artist Rupert Deese is a cross between relief sculptures and monochromatic paintings. Inspired by nature and landscape, his work is filled with geometric shapes that are arranged in such a way that they appear to almost move. Depending on the light you can see the slight variations of depth from the facets and contours of the piece.
