Art
Hush ‘Passing Through’ Solo Show
Here’s a quick teaser of what the lucky people of San Fransisco can expect from Hush at his next solo show ‘Passing Through’ - taking place at Shooting Gallery from May 1st ‘10.
Visual ChinaTown Davidope
Repeat “CLFmag is the best blog in the wooooooooorld, I pledge undying loyalty to CLFmaaaaaaaaaag…”
Art: Daniel Semanas ‘Allamanda’
Allamanda from Daniel Semanas on Vimeo.
So now we go from ‘Alamanha’, to ‘Allamanda’, Geddit? Because I think Allemanha is French for Germany. Yes? F*ck knows. Well anyway, I was just so, so, soooo pleased to see that Paulista Daniel Semana’s ‘Allamanda’ was still floating around on Vimeo I just had to celebrate and re-post! Words cannot describe how much I love this animated short - you know when something just seems to represent everything you like? Thats how I feel about this clip. I’m just written all over it. To know me, is to know Allamanda.
Just full of sh*t today, really.
Beijos! (Sasha)
Spy Films ‘Nuit Blanche’
Nuit Blanche from Spy Films on Vimeo.
Very, very special. What we all want love to be… and sometimes it delievers in a funny way. Although I cannot condone head-butting a window… not even for love, cos’ you know. NOT THE FACE. But this really is special and if it doesn’t make your heart beat even a little faster perhaps you should check that you have one.
You tinman, you.
Kidding!
Beijos! (Sasha)
And here is the making of [Nuit Blanche]…
Making Of Nuit Blanche from Spy Films on Vimeo.
Art: Nick Gentry
Wow! Focusing on our throwaway culture, Nick Gentry paints onto old VHS tapes, discs and cassettes…and the end product is amazing!
Artist Statement:
Since graduating from Central St Martins in 2006, the focus has been to explore how technological advancement is affecting society. Throughout history, information has always been recorded on physical objects. Important documents, favourite songs, videos and more were stored on mountains of tapes, polaroids, cassettes and disks. As media is rapidly absorbed into the World Wide Web the rich variety of formats of the past are becoming obsolete.
This represents a big shift away from physical, real world objects, driving towards a human existence that is ultimately governed by billions of intangible data files. This release of information from the physical form allows personal data and identities to now be revealed and infinitely shared online. At the same time many of us consider individuality and privacy to be more precious than ever. Will humans be forever compatible with our own technology?
Each floppy disk used in the paintings has a history and story of its own. It represents the increasing pace of the modern life cycle, where objects are created, used and disposed of quicker than ever. To challenge this notion, as these personal artefacts of life are cast aside, the obsolete are now given new life and a renewed purpose by using them as a medium for art.
Illustration: Courtney Brims
We always get excited at CLFmag headquarters when we find a female artist as talented as the likes of Courtney Brims….I mean can you believe that all of these pieces were created simply with a pencil on paper? Brims is an Australian self-taught artist based in Brisbane who graduated with a degree in interior design before turning her attention to art and illustration in 2008. Amazingly, Courtney works almost only with colored pencils, sketching dreamy worlds of lost girls and bewildering creatures. Brims says she is influenced by Victorian illustration, fairytales, daydreams, nightmares and childhood memories. x (Fe)
Illustration - Marumiyan
This is the work of Japanese artist, Marumiyan who creates collages by blending photographs and freehand drawings. He works with various media, such as posters, flyers, packages, websites and CD jackets. I could have filled this whole blog with his illustrations, but selected two of my favourites, make sure you check out the Marumiyan website for more images…
Thanks to changethethought for the info
Illustration - T.S Abe
So I’ve been spending the past few days trying to find new artists to feature on the blog but there just hasn’t been anything that caught my eye…until…tonight! This is the stunning work of Brixton based illustrator T.S Abe, currently studying at Central Saint Martins. I scrawled the internet to find out some info on this girl but had no luck, however I have spent the good part of tonight browsing through her portfolio which I got to say is….amazing!! Check out her Myspace for more images…
Kittozutto - Hawaii
Hailing from Singapore, Kittozutto describe themselves as an ‘Art & Design Boutique - who believe in the beauty of dreams’. All images are a combination of fine art illustrations with digital imaging techniques - producing amazingly detailed work. The above project is entitled ‘Hawaii’: “An exploration into hyper realism portrait illustration. We incorporated vector graphical elements done in freehand. The girl was drawn first, with the sunglasses, earrings and details, such as pores on the face, added in the later stages.”
Vertigo’s Puppets by Amrei
Vertigo’s Puppets is a stunning project created by artist, Amrei. Its always so refreshing to come across such beautiful artwork! I’ll definatly be keeping an eye out for shows in London! Her work has been featured in various magazines, the most recent being Belio including an interview, exclusive collaboration and a sticker pack. She even has a range of Jewellry, all handmade by the artist and only available in small quantities…Check out her myspace page for more info. x (Fe)
Check out larger images after the jump…
Exhibition: Brutal@Coletivo (Sao Paulo)
So, in one of the most eclectic gallery gatherings I’ve witnessed in a loooong time, the Brutal@Coletivo Galerie auction in Sao Paulo last week managed to gather up a whole host of diverse art-forms and human-forms in the name of char-i-dee and alcohol induced goodwill. A whole host of high profile artists - including illustators from Dark Horse Comics, donated pieces in the hopes of raising vast sums of money for a cause which I’ve yet to identity because all the articles relating to the event are in Portuguese, and you know - eu nao falo ele. But as MTV Brasil were in attendance so I’m pressuming it was quite the deal.
Anyway some of the artists involved included Laerte - who seems to be everywhere I look in Sao Paulo at the minute which believe me, is a very good thing - Daniel Galera, Xico Sá, Marcelo Rubens Paiva, Mário Bortolotto, Daniel Pellizzari and many more. Apres le jump I’ve posted a series of images to give y`ll an idea of the diversity of artwork which was available to purchase so go check it! And if you’re feeking particularly charitable have a meander down there and see if there’s anything left up for grabs, otherwise my bank details follow. Nahahaha!
Beijos! (Sasha)
Brutal@Coletivo Galeria
Rua dos Pinheiros, 493
Pinheiros
Entry Free
Vertigem exhibition by Os Gemeos (Rio De Janeiro)
Alrighty, it seems everyone is weighing in with reviews for the Vertigem exhibition by Os Gemeos so it’s about time we hopped aboard plus the fact I’ve been would make sense to do so. & It’s also a great way to mark the occasion of sighting my second O.G. street piece here in Sao Paulo! Yah!! Suffice to say we’ll be updating this post with a more traditional review entry but for now just enjoy the images. Plus it’s Os Gemeos who I’m actually in love with was genuinely gutted when I discovered they were married and living in Berlin. (What’s Portuguese for loser ?) So I’m happy to make this like a five-part-post or even just use abritary links to my life experinces as a reason to stick their stuff up on here like;
“So, today I woke up and thought I was seeing double. You know, double in the same manner as twins are double? Twins like the world famous garff twins Os Gemeos, who create pictors like theeeeese…” etc.
Details follow.
Beijos (SS)
