The Works of Sara Cwynar
Sara Cwynar’s photographs and collages seem to come from a personal time and space that only the creator knows of. In her photos, blurry limbs float over the black velvet background never revealing their true form, while piles of sentimental objects sit in front of a collaged wall of strange animals, vast terrains, and crucifixes. Whose images and objects are these? Is this how the space actually looks in real time or is it staged? It’s difficult to tell if the photo is a happy accident or on purpose, which lends to the charm of each one. The collages speak of an older time, channeling Martha Rosler sans feminism, with their bright colors and presentation of cut images. The thoughtful placement of a grey skull over a toddler’s head forces one to wonder why it’s placed there, masking the child’s face. An oval of paradise is transplanted onto an ordinary kitchen stove, offering a better life. Are these the artists’ way of trying to convey a desire to escape her mundane life? The self portrait photos are also interesting because of their duality of the girls being the same but different. Do they represent two different people entirely or just different emotions the artist feels? Whatever the reason, the artist keeps us at a distance from knowing what these images really mean, with only she knowing.
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Backstage at London Fashion Week by Carlos De Spinola
Carlos De Spinola of Carlos Industries just sent us some images of his photos during London Fashion Week. These backstage images give us a more intimate look at what happens behind the scenes at fashion shows. It’s not your usual backstage shots, so it’s definitely a unique view at the many happenings and preparations that goes on before the models hit the runway.
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Standard Time by Mark Formanek
Mark Formanek figured out a very fascinating way of telling time. According to the artist, “Standard Time is a performance lasting exactly 24 hours and recorded on film. However, this film is much more than just the recording of an action, the recording of something that has taken place in the past; it is also a clock. A clock for use right now and in the future which, as each day goes by, extends further into the past, but is still up-to-date and punctual”. It’s obvious the hard work that went into this art/performance piece, to see how the whole project was constructed visit Standard Time.
“The Dark Lens” Series by Cédric Delsaux
Star Wars changed the world forever when it hit the big screen in 1977. In a series of photographs called “The Dark Lens,” photographer, Cédric Delsaux, captures the characters in an apocalyptic world transformed by war. When first looking at these photographs, one wonders, is this our world we’re looking at it, or theirs? C3PO is stranded in a field of alien machinery in what looks to be an old parking garage. Silver androids with arched swan necks, armed by machine guns line up against what could be this years’ newest Chevy truck, while R2D2 stands alone with what looks like a disassembled helicopter in an abandoned repair shop. There is an obvious devastation on whatever planet they may be on. The world seems to be vacant of any human life. Delsaux’s photos create an interesting dilemma for the fan by placing the beloved characters in an unknown world with unknown tragedy. Will they try to leave or attempt to start over? Will they have their own race wars to determine who’s in charge? Will Darth Vader be President!? One can only hope.
Footnote: All these photos were shot at a Star Wars amusement park in Dubai!
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Dubai by Photogrpher Christopher Wilson
Christopher Wilson, a former director and designer in the the world of advertising, shows off his photographic abilities with his stunning pictures of Dubai. A mix of untraditional portraiture and industrial landscapes, Wilson’s photos are as quiet as the deserts they feature. Emerald City towers float over sand mountains while construction cranes stretch over the land like a spider over its web. Camels rock back and forth over seas of dirt in an orderly line like a fleet of ships. A woman’s lined eyes peer out from an ebony veil and look toward the sun. His subjects appear almost alien in their vast sand-scapes all the while commanding attention against the beautiful wasteland behind them. With past clients such as Jaguar, Nikon, Inifiniti, and the Ritz-Carlton, Wilson’s new clients could easily be New York’s galleries and museums.
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Illustrations by Graham Robinson aka Beaston
The illustrations of Graham Robinson, a.k.a Beaston, have a fanciful quality that offer a look into an ordinary life in the woods and all its hilarious quandaries. Illustrations found in magazines, journals, and other papers feature images of luxury, wealth, and people enjoying the high life. In today’s fast paced world, he chooses to take times out to focus on the unseen banalities of venturing out into the woods rather then a busy cafe’ on a crowded street in the city. The quiet moments and believability of the everyday mishaps are what makes the Canadian artist’s drawings so special. Scenes of woodsmen struggling with their worn out rust-colored canoes, or parked in front of roaring fires cooking tin cans of beans, are only some of the endearing characters in Robinson’s world. Brilliantly colored fish, wiry tackles, bicycles wrapped in fly fishing hooks, cut and float through the empty plane of the paper like birds through air. One could easily imagine these images alongside a text in a manual instructing the camper on how to be a successful woodsmen. The paintings could also tell Robinson’s personal adventure into the forest, or simply illustrate Murphy’s Law applied to camping.
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Photography by Jason Koxvold
Overcast and bleak are words that may come to mind, when looking at Jason Koxvold’s newest photos. Life is present, or at least there a moment ago, but now seems lost or missing from each shot. His photos of grey skies over cement cities have an almost end of the world type quality.The softness of the color lends to the dreamy quality of each picture, all while begging for some human interaction. Did tragedy strike or is everyone just work safely in their office, going about their day? Is a storm about to hit or a war about to begin? When a figure is present, he or she begins to look like a last survivor or an alien visitor on our dead planet. Koxvold travels from Japan to New Orleans, Russia to Detroit, all to create a portfolio of images that capture a community aspect even when it appears the city is abandoned.
Fabrik Presents – The Great British Show
Fabrik Contemporary Art is pleased to present the works of the most controversial and influential British artists of our generation: Damien Hirst, Francis Bacon, Gilbert and George, and Banksy. This exhibition will show one of Damien Hirst’s photogravure etchings from a set called Memento that included 6 butterfly etchings, 6 skull etchings and a single diamond skull etching, emphasizing on Hirst’s obsession with life and death and having direct lineage with Warhol’s death and disaster series.
The Exhibit runs from. Feb 25 to March 25, 2010
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The Illustrated Works of Mark Weaver
Mark Weaver has done great work for publications such as WIRED, GOOD, the New York Times and more. He also has a few independent works of his own in poster and screen print form, which are truly original and worth owning. Hopefully we’ll get to see more of Mark’s projects soon.
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Creating The Third and the Seventh
CGI artist Alex Roman recently released a video highlighting the extensive technical work underlying his video The Third & The Seventh. The Third & The Seventh serves as Roman’s showcase for his extensive digital modeling and rendering work. Instead of creating a standard video reel or gallery of images, he created a digital environment in which the viewer “walks through” every project, experiencing them spatially and tangibly. Roman’s work is truly impressive, and The Third & The Seventh is nearly impossible to distinguish from reality upon initial viewing. The latest video shows wireframe models of the environments, and demonstrates the material application and lighting effects that make the original video so convincing.
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