Art Paris Art Fair 2013: Identity obscuring portraits, “Half Drags” and lost-and-found family trees in our look at the contemporary fair

Art Paris Art Fair 2013


Held at the beautifully historic Grand Palais, the 2013 edition of the Art Paris Art Fair seemed fixated on distorting reference points, by playing with illusions and optical tricks. Among the group of 144 international galleries we encountered work featuring blurred, masked and…

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Studio Visit: Tomokazu Matsuyama: A view of art history seen through the eyes of an astute color fanatic

Studio Visit: Tomokazu Matsuyama

Anyone concerned that our increasingly integrated, global world will lead to a homogenized population or uniform culture need to look no further than the artwork of Tomokazu Matsuyama to see how uniquely varied it can be. The Japanese pro snowboarder-turned graphic designer-turned fine artist uses an optimistically hued palette…

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Mount Your Maker by Stephan Alexander: An artistic pop of candy paint brings life to an otherwise macabre trophy

Mount Your Maker by Stephan Alexander

When we last caught up with Portland-based artist and designer Stephan Alexander, he had just put the finishing touches on a stunning SS11 collection for Sticks & Stones accessories—a label he co-founded in 2009. While time hasn’t changed his role as the brand’s creative director, Alexander has recently begun…

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Highlights from the 2013 TED Fellows: The conference’s fourth anniversary beckons a new class of young visionaries

Highlights from the 2013 TED Fellows

Four years have passed since the first TED Fellows took the stage, and in that time the community has grown to 310 total members representing 75 countries. The current crop of 20 impressed the crowd yesterday as they discussed current and future projects across disciplines. Part of the fun…

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Bras: Miniature brassieres make for elegant sculptures from Holly Laws

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Holly Laws is known for incredibly detailed, undersized sculptures and often takes on articles of women’s clothing as her subject. Released yesterday for Valentine’s Day, Laws’ latest pieces are a pair of pink and black bras encased in glass jars and suspended from hooked stands. The enclosed icons are…

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Ada Kinetic Sculpture

Découverte de l’artiste Karina Smigla-Bobinski qui a imaginé cette sculpture « Ada » représentant une créature post-industrielle remplie d’helium, flottant et marquant les murs d’une pièce selon la volonté des visiteurs. Une création intéressante et mystérieuse à découvrir en images dans la suite de l’article.

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Head Sculpture

Coup de cœur pour Jaume Plensa, un sculpteur contemporain né à Barcelone qui compose des œuvres magnifiques et très impressionnantes. Ce dernier a imaginé pour la ville américaine de Calgary cette superbe tête géante appelée « Wonderland » à découvrir en images dans la suite de l’article.

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3D Polar Bear Sculpture

Détournant l’idée des têtes d’animaux chassés comme trophée pour en donner une image davantage colorée, l’artiste espagnol Luciana Novo a composé cette superbe sculpture de tête d’ours polaire avec cette création « Cabeza de Oso Polar ». Une œuvre à découvrir en images dans la suite de l’article.

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Kreuz Headwear: Daydreams come to life with Danielle Hue’s handmade felt hats

Kreuz Headwear

A crown of pine trees beside a blue river, a fox snuggled up against an oak tree, a little fawn proudly standing in a lace tutu, a fluffy merino wool elephant watching your back with his long trunk—what may sound like a child’s daydreams are actually descriptions of Danielle…

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Virtual Reality: Haroshi returns with playfully macabre skateboard sculptures

Virtual Reality

Arranged horizontally or in a dizzying cubistic patchwork, Haroshi’s laminated skateboard sculptures have rightfully earned the self-taught artist plenty of hype across both the art and skate communities. His latest exhibition, “Virtual Reality,” magnifies his relentless penchant for cross-pollinating passions with a new crop of colorful works which fully…

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