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Miranda July, No One Belongs Here More Than You

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Now on view in “The Surrealists: Works from the Collection,” this assemblage by Man Ray combines a metronome with a photograph of a seductive but watchful eye. Spurred on by its incessant ticking, Man Ray smashed the original version of the sculpture with a hammer. What do you make of this? #TheSurrealists 

“Indestructible Object,” 1965 (replica of destroyed 1923 original), by Man Ray © Man Ray Trust/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris 

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Geirrod Van Dyke
We might be made of bright stuff on the inside, but our shells can get pretty gothic—smoothly shaky, light glinting harshly like hangover sunlight, skin mottled, and even the environments feeling fleshy, Geirrod Van Dyke’s work has a frazzled, desperate quality, one reminiscent of claustrophobia or frenzied lust, and one that leaves a viewer unsure whether to be frightened or happy.

MORE JEN MANN! love her. 

Canadian artist Jen Mann from Toronto (Ontario), creates large-scale portraits that looks like photographs.
Her dreamy paintings are focused on ideas of beauty, emotions and freedom.
She uses the combination of pastel shades in bubblegum pink and blue tones to realize impact schemes of her totally surreal view.
This works are so intimate and sophisticated that the result is a thrilling experience. See more below!

Fantastic tattoo inspiration by Kamil Czapiga

thingsorganizedneatly:

SUBMISSION: New year, clean desk. —Vignette Agency

Image © Anna Morosini

Limm by Deskriptiv

Created in 2006 by multidisciplinary artist Kimsooja, To Breathe – A Mirror Woman was an elaborate installation at the Palacio de Cristal, Parque del Retiro, in Madrid. Originally built in the late 1880s to house a collection of flora and fauna from the Philippines, Kimsooja transformed the Palacio de Cristal into a multisensory sound and light experience. A special translucent diffraction film was used to cover the windows to create an array of naturally occurring rainbows which were in turn reflected by a mirrored surface that covered the entire floor. Additionally, an audio recording of the artist breathing was played throughout the space to further enhance the experience. The installation was on view through the end of the summer and you can read much more about it here.

Kimsooja most recently wrapped the Korean Pavilion with a similar film treatment at the 2013 Venice Art Biennale. (via My Amp Goes to 11)

Using a wide variety of canvases including railroad blueprints, star charts, geological and street maps, Welsh artist Ed Fairburn (previously here and here) uses addative and subtractive techniques to create portraits that seem pefectly integrated with the topography of streets, mountains and rivers. It’s been almost a year since we last checked in with Fairburn whose process and approach to creating these stunning portraits continues to evolve. One of his most striking methods is to carefully follow map contours with a pen creating rows of lines that vary by width to create individual forms and shadows. The final portraits are so entwined with the map, it becomes hard to imagine one existing without the other.

You can see Fairburn’s work for yourself at Mike Wright Gallery in Denver, Colorado starting January 17th, and he also has prints available here.

Milan-based artist Thomas Cian is extraordinarily talented with a pencil, and lucky for us he has chosen to open the pages of his sketchook to share a wide variety of drawings and experiments online. Of particular note is his Moleskine sketchbook reserved solely for drawings of friends, where the 24-year-old renders faithful interpretations of individuals closest to him using nothing but graphite. You can see much more of his work onBehance and over on Facebook.

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Nydia Lilian | on Tumblr - Untitled

[Art Writer’s Wednesday with leslieseuffert]

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Cliff Briggie

Tumblr Artist

Ben Zank | on Tumblr (USA) - 365 Project

Benjamin Zank, better known as Ben Zank, is a young and very talented photographer born in Bronx, New York. At the age of 18, he began taking photographs for fun after he discovered a Pentax ME Super in his grandmother’s attic. Strange, melancholic and sometimes surreal, his self-portraits immortalize himself in various situations and aim to stretch the viewer’s imagination and express his feelings when words fail.

[more Ben Zank | artist found at likeafieldmouse]

Blair Thurman: Street Sweeper

Nails Across America is a mobile nail salon—preforming manicures and creating nail art for men, women, and children across the country. By transforming a 1968 Shasta travel trailer into a fully functional nail salon, Nails Across America connects with a broad audience through manicures and serves as an intimate platform for the exchange of stories and conversation. Fun, interactive, personal and welcoming—Nails Across America believes everyone deserves a good manicure, no matter who or where you are. 

 

Vanishing point, Franck Bohbot