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Illustrations by André da Loba

On July 14, 2012 · Leave a Comment

I really dig these illustrations by artist and illustrator André da Loba. From Andre’s website:

“André da Loba was born in 1979 in Portugal, to a mama and a centaur. In a family of nine brothers he was the ugliest. His nose was very big, and still is. As a [...]

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Shadow Art by Kumi Yamashita

On June 27, 2012 · 1 Comment

Wow, I’m blown away by this shadow art by Japan-born, NYC-based artist Kumi Yamashita. I’ve never actually seen anything that could be categorized as “shadow art” until now. These works are actually made with post-its crumpled in order to cast a shadow of a partial human face silhouette. Kumi’s latest shadow work, Untitled (Child), opened [...]

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Paintings by Jennifer Sanchez

On May 10, 2012 · Leave a Comment

These vibrant, layered geometric paintings are by New York City-based artist Jennifer Sanchez. Originally from Tampa, Florida Jennifer moved to New York in 2001 to focus on her art and experience the city’s art & culture and has been there ever since. Her paintings are inspired by Native American weaving and Anni Albers’ textile [...]

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Illustrations by Hyesu Lee

On May 8, 2012 · 1 Comment

Check out these wonderfully quirky and imaginative illustrations by South Korea-born illustrator and designer Hyesu Lee. (Images via www.heyheysu.com)


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Drawings by Il Lee

On April 29, 2012 · 1 Comment

I happened upon the amazing ballpoint pen work of Korean American artist Il Lee the other day and had to share it with you. His ability to create a sense of depth with nothing but a pen is quite brilliant. Lee will be having a large exhibition in NYC this June, so if you’re [...]

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Pictoplasma

On March 20, 2012 · 1 Comment

So, I normally don’t post videos, but I  happened upon this last night, and couldn’t not post the awesomeness that is this video clip. It is a trailer to the Pictoplasma NYC Festival, which took place in November 2011. Pictoplasma is an organization dedicated to the art of contemporary character design. They hold festivals [...]

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Paintings by Leanne Shapton

On February 27, 2012 · Leave a Comment

I love the simple beauty of these paintings from Leanne Shapton‘s Tree Series. Shapton is an illustrator, author and publisher based in New York City.

photo source: leanneshapton.com

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