The warmer weather is making me crave a windows-down road trip in the country, and I think the perfect destination would be this installation by artist Autumn de Wilde called Lighting, Layers, and Reflections. Surprisingly (and somewhat randomly), the installation was designed as a backdrop for a new Cadillac Escalade advertisement, but hey, I'll take it. The combination of the vibrant color, soft sunny light, and the dusty California landscape is truly beautiful. Now I just need to find out if it's still standing, and if so, where I can find it! Learn more about Autumn here.
seoul based photographer lee jung is just my type, and her project aporia is both visually striking and incredibly moving. in greek, aporia means "coming to a dead end," or "impassable," which i think is a fitting title for the project. she uses traditional neon signs to create phrases that speak about love and longing, but places them in quiet, isolated places, as if to send a meaningful message that nobody is there to receive. i find them to be both beautiful and lonely at the same time. see more from lee here.
these aren't necessarily new, but that's not stopping me from loving this photo series persistent pyramids by russian designer anatoly zenkov. he takes traditional landscape images and crystallizes them so that the light, texture, and movement in the environments take on a life of their own. learn more about anatoly here.
well these scarves are awfully pretty. normally i'm a magpie for color, but every now and then i love the simplicity of black and white, especially if it involves beautiful landscape photography and something soft. these "light as a feather" digitally-printed silk scarves by toronto company fieldguided create a lovely abstract pattern when draped and would make a perfect accessory for any outfit - or a wall hanging! see more from fieldguided here.
i've been a fan of tennessee artist wayne white since i saw his work in miami several years back, although i suppose i was subconsciously a fan much earlier in life when i was obsessed with peewee's playhouse, a show for which he was the set and puppet designer. throughout his career he has been successful in a number of fields including illustration, sculpture, film, comics, set design, and more recently, painting. it was his word paintings that caught my eye years ago - i loved the way he imposed colorful sarcastic statements over traditional vintage landscapes - therefore i'm stoked that a documentary is being made about his very interesting life. the film beauty is embarrassing, narrated by white himself, chronicles his life and work, as well as the highs and lows that come with pursuing art as a career. as somebody else who doesn't like to take things too seriously, i really appreciate his focus on making fine art fun. can't wait to see it! learn more about white here.
these are not your grandmother's landscapes and portraits. the pieces you see above are the work of australian mash-up artist tchmo, who clearly has an eye for unique texture and color. his mixed-media pieces have a gritty, photocopied-feeling that suggests something more worn, while the candy vibrant color feels like something straight out of an acid trip. either way, that's a trip i'd like to take. see more of his work here.
