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Nov 28

Air Fountain - Repost 🎥 @danielwurtzel

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Nov 26

Contemporary artist Sara Pope is best known for her bold, seductive paintings of voluptuous lips. Taking inspiration from a successful career in the fashion industry as a shoe designer for brands such as Paul Smith, and also her work in magazines as a designer and art director, Sara aims to capture the sensuality and seductive power conveyed by the lips and mouth. Interested in questions of beauty, communication, and the notion of perfection, Sara uses the perspective of her commercial experience to explore these themes.

The starting point is a makeup brush and a lipstick. She paints the models’ lips, then, using tricks and techniques of makeup and lighting, she begins the process of creating the perfect lips. She asks the model, to express different emotions which she captures photographically. Using these shots as inspiration she begins the artwork. The painting process involves several layers of thin oil-diluted paint being overlaid, blending and smoothing the colours extensively at every stage, sometimes also mixing lipstick into the paint.

Emulating the stylistic slickness of advertising, the result is glossy, perfect and irresistible.

Artwork details:
Sara Pope
BLUE VELVET, 2020
Oil on gesso covered circular wood panel
39 2/5 in diameter | 100 cm diameter

#sarapope

Nov 24

🎥 @sharecestudios 🌈 🌈

Nov 22

"Artist Day-z grew up in London and studied Fine Art at Central St Martins. Combining techniques learned from the classical masters with current culture Day-z creates a signature style that fuses street style with fine art, using pen and pencil to create intricate and exquisite drawings, Day-z’s unique talent speaks to a growing audience of followers and collectors." I-M Magazine

Artwork details:
Day-z
This Is A Man’s World, 2014
Pen, pencil and colour pencil on Canford Card, float mounted and framed
33 × 33 in | 83.8 × 83.8 cm
Edition of 1

Nov 20

Flag Version II by Stephanie Lüning, during Linz FMR Festival, Linz, Austria

@stephanieluening #stephanieluening #stephanielüning

🎥 @wassilychair

Nov 18

Nov 15

Two climate activists in Vienna pour the a black oil over a Gustav Klimt masterpiece at the Leopold Museum today.

The painting Death and Life (1908) seems to have been specifically targeted by the protesters to comment on the urgent “life or death” situation of the climate emergency. “New oil and gas wells are a death sentence for humanity.” the group responsible—Letze Generation—wrote on Twitter.

In the video, the protesters can be heard calling for a stop to fossil fuel projects while one is dragged away by a security guard.

Museum officials have confirmed that no damage was sustained by the painting or frame.

Repost @theartnewspaper.official

Nov 14

Get to Know … @mark_illuminati

Featuring punk-inspired imagery emblazoned with neon, vintage memorabilia and song lyrics, Mark (aka. Illuminati Neon) original artworks have commanded the attention of the art world. In 2019, he was showcased at the prestigious @saatchi_gallery for their @startartfair , which features some of the best emerging global talent.

In 2020, Mark was featured by the press when his punk portrait of Queen Elizabeth II received the royal approval from none other than the Queen herself! The matriarch is said to have enjoyed the artwork, but requested that her ‘Philip’ heart tattoo be changed to the royal crest – and Mark dutifully obliged. He says: “Allegedly, she burst out laughing but requested that it be changed so that it matched her bathrobes and slippers.”

Hand-painted in oils and acrylics at his studio in Shepherd’s Bush, London, his fluorescent creations are just as anarchic as their namesake. The handblown glass neon is formed using a centuries-old technique, echoing the exhilarating mixture of modern and classical that shaped the punk rock aesthetic.

Mark says: “Every piece tells a story about that transformative era: my experience of it, the people who made it and became my friends, and the honorary punks who personified its anarchy, chaos and rock ‘n’ roll long before the movement had a name.”

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Artwork details:
Illuminati Neon
Punk Princess, 2020
Hand-painted giclée print portrait with pink neon on painted board, framed.
53 1/10 × 66 9/10 in | 135 × 170 cm

#imitatemodern #illuminatineon #princessdiana #punkprincess #neon #streetart #urbanart

Nov 12

The work of Julian Opie is known throughout the world. With public commissions from New York to Seoul, London to Zurich, and an uninterrupted flow of international museum exhibitions, Opie’s distinctive formal language is instantly recognisable and reflects his artistic preoccupation with the idea of representation and the means by which images are perceived and understood. “Everything you see is a trick of the light,” Opie writes. “Light bouncing into your eye, light casting shadows, creating depth, shapes, colours. Turn off the light and it’s all gone.

Nov 10

Nana del Riego is a photographer born in 1996 in Havana, Cuba. Educated at the National Academy of Fine Arts San Alejandro and the University of Fine with distinction in Cuba, she is now living in Mexico City. Although her background is in painting, she has transitioned into the field of digital photographer, preferring the immediacy and “reality” in it that echoes line with current times, where photography appears as king of social networks, advertisements, magazines, tabloids, etc.

Referencing Cindy Sherman, Annie Leibovitz, David LaChapelle, Alexander McQueen in addition to the influence received from social networks, which are endless galleries of human behavior. Working mostly with self-portraits, her photography works the presence of the female body.

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Artwork details: Nana Del Riego, Lava Gum

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#imitatemodern #nanadelriego #femalephotographer #cindysherman #annieliebovitz #davidlachapelle #alexandermcqueen #photography #photographer #photographylovers #womenartist #womenartistsofinstagram #womenartists #femaleartists #feministart #portraitphotography

Nov 8

@adrianmartinus uses old skateboards to make bowls and other stunning artworks 🛹

Reposted from @streetartglobe 🔥

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Nov 6

“Shields has produced images that play with notions of the gaze, power structures, hyper-realism, iconoclastic-tendencies and cinematographic practice”.

Internationally, Tyler Shields exhibitions attract record-breaking attendance, while his limited edition prints are some of the most sought after images in the world. In his ten-year career Shields has photographed all manner of celebrity-- Hollywood legends like Bruce Willis to tech giants like Elon Musk. Shields’ earliest work chronicles young Hollywood glitterati doing what every magazine told him could not be done, such as Lindsey Lohan running wild through Los Angeles and Emma Roberts jumping off of buildings.

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Artwork details:
Tyler Shields
Ferrari High Heel
Taken on a Hasselblad film camera as a part of the Indulgence series

Nov 4

A blur @robsonartist #itisartime by @_alessandrobrunelli_

Repost @itisartime

Nov 2

Nothing is Permanent

Repost @cbhoyo

Oct 30

The Doodle House by @mrdoodle - could you live here? 🏠

British artist Sam Cox has unveiled his latest project, the Doodle House, which he has covered inside and out in his signature hand-drawn doodles.

Cox, aka Mr Doodle, began drawing his monochrome, cartoonish style over every inch of the 12-room house in Tenterden, Kent, two years ago.

The home now features his designs on every surface and object from his bedding to crockery.

The project was completed using 900 litres of white emulsion paint, 401 cans of black spray paint, 286 bottles of black drawing paint and 2,296 pen nibs.

Repost from @mrdoodle

Oct 28

Did you catch @damienhirst setting fire to his dot paintings? 🔥😱

“This one’s called, ‘Are You Crazy?’’ The title of the painting in his hand certainly resonated with many this afternoon, as Damien Hirst set fire to his dot paintings one by one. While many would say that sparks fly during London’s Frieze week, this isn’t usually what’s meant. ⁠ ⁠ Bringing ‘The Currency’ (launched in 2021) to completion, the artwork burning will continue at @newportstreetgallery_london⁠ until 30 October.⁠ ⁠ “

Repost from @ocula.art

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#DamienHirst #TheCurrency #NewportStreetGallery #Heni #Ocula #NFTs #NFTArt⁠ ⁠

Oct 26

Get to know @codysmoving

Cody Choi is a contemporary photographer and choreographer known for his stunning figurative portraits of dancers. Born in Hong Kong and a dancer himself, Cody captures the dynamism and passion of his subjects with an expert eye. Cody’s work is funded by the Arts Council England, as well as commissioned by the Royal Opera House, Greenwich Dance London and exhibited globally.

Cody’s breathtaking dance portraits create a visceral sensation of flight and thrill. Observers are pinned to the spot as they anticipate the dancers’ next move. His approach isn’t simply to follow their movement though, but to move and ‘breath with them’. As well as the beautiful shapes of their bodies, Cody pays close attention to the dance of their clothes, hair and expressions for an all-engulfing action shot.

Pictured: Resilience- Em , Halo Little Mermaid

Oct 23

Boots Goes to Beverly by @dsachon

Born in 1995, Daniel Sachon is a British image maker and creative director. Sachon is known for his complex, detail-orientated approach; he deconstructs and employs the visual indicators of the shared languages of art and commerce, allowing him to reverse engineer the image making process and meticulously construct worlds that exist somewhere between art and commerce, reality and fantasy. His work is a triality of visual exploration; it questions how a narrative is created art-historically, celebrates our enduring obsession with ageless glamour, and critiques the slick and meticulous formation of advertising campaigns designed to subliminally inform our lives.

Oct 17

Today is the last day to catch BITCHES by @dsachon at @imitatemodern 59 Greek Street, Soho, London, W1D 3DZ

Seen here is ‘off to the races’ featuring @georgiehobday who also wrote the exhibition text ‘Daniel Sachon loves bitches …’

Image-maker Daniel Sachon presents a never-before-seen photography series BITCHES in Soho during @friezeofficial week. The irreverent and tongue-in-cheek photographs stage mise-en- scènes feature an all-star cast of famous and fabulous women, accompanied by a selection of stunning dogs that humorously mirror their human counterparts.

Shot by Sachon in London and Los Angeles, the incredible women in the project include supermodel and socialite @georgiamayjagger , transgender model and social media savant, @ivanavladislava , daughter of John Paul Getty and fashion muse, @ivygetty , fashion designer @mimi.wade , Vivienne Westwood’s granddaughter, @coracorre , artist, photographer and filmmaker, @nadialeecohen and British supermodels, @jourdandunn and @leomieanderson

Sponsored by @beyond_print
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Born in 1995, Daniel Sachon is a British image maker and creative director. Sachon is known for his complex, detail-orientated approach; he deconstructs and employs the visual indicators of the shared languages of art and commerce, allowing him to reverse engineer the image making process and meticulously construct worlds that exist somewhere between art and commerce, reality and fantasy. His work is a triality of visual exploration; it questions how a narrative is created art-historically, celebrates our enduring obsession with ageless glamour, and critiques the slick and meticulous formation of advertising campaigns designed to subliminally inform our lives.

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