Chevron 1, 2011 and Chevron 2, 2011 wood, linen, leather, oil, steel 74 x 13 x 9″ (each) Holly Wheatcroft’s kinetic sculptures feature wooden shapes covered in linen and oil, arranged vertically to spin around a central pole. As the shapes move and turn, the viewer is encouraged […]
Singapore artist Elly Liyana illustrates in Indian ink and graphite on paper, and takes her inspiration from artists such as Edward Hopper, René Magritte and Gustav Klimt. These are from her series of double sisters. This was the first set of sisters. See more of her work […]
Danilo Ursini works in mixed media, acrylic and enamel, always in black and white, with shots of gold and red. He has lived in Italy, traveled extensively, and now lives in Toronto. Ursini has exhibited at the Florence Biennale, the Louvre and the Venice Biennale of Architecture. (Above […]
The 32 large format photographic color prints on exhibit at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery are selected from a body of work by Arnold Zageris, who focuses on arctic and sub-arctic regions of Canada. They’re captured using a traditional large format 4×5 view camera. (Above: Minerals, Labrador; Below: Frost, […]
Time for some David Hockney. The Guggenheim Bilbao offers A Bigger Picture, the first major Spanish exhibition to celebrate the crucial role of landscape in the career of this artist, considered the most important living British painter. -Woldgate Woods, 21, 23 & 29 November 2006 Bright landscapes inspired […]
Toronto photographer Todd McLellan’s disassembly work has captured significant attention. His photo art shows the ordered mechanics of dismantled relics: phones, clocks, cameras. He also captures the motion of his work, in this lawnmower, for example, and in video (at the end of the post). It’s interesting to […]
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