Last week on Instagram (where I seem to be spending an awful amount of time at lately), I posted this rainbow I made and as mentioned there I chose to post this one after spending the day making about ten million versions, realizing the possibilities really are endless. I've been turning to making art a lot recently as it is what I usually do when I'm trying to work out things in my life. Currently that involves all the emotions, noise and unrest in this world. Right now it's really noisy, but in a good way. All of these voices need to be heard, wrongs need to be made right and love is needed everywhere. Let's be kind to one another. Sending out the best rainbow vibes for Pride Month and for always.
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This past week I featured a large collection of black artists' work on our Instagram stories which I had been collecting through various accounts there. And in keeping with our commitment to feature more black artists and BIPOC work (see previous post), I wanted to have a more permanent spot for these pieces on the blog so we can continue to support them going forward. The works are very powerful and speak volumes and I encourage you to visit each of these artist's links and read their stories that need to be heard (I've embedded their instagram images and words).
Check out the beautiful works below!
1. Bisa Butler (Above)
@bisabutler
The Mushroom Hunters is a new immersive installation created by Berlin-based artist, Clare Celeste Borsch, inspired and named after a beautiful feminist poem by Neil Gaiman. Created from intricately hand-cut imagery, the assemblage of flora and fauna invites the viewer into a hallucinogenic and immersive ecosystem. What a beautiful tribute Clare has created.
Kevin Schmidt, 'dIY HIFI, 2014 - 16, wood Lowther DX55 speakers, DIY kit tube amplifier, cables, hardware. Courtesy of the Artist and Catriona Jeffries, Vancouver |
Kevin Schmidt: We Are the Robots
Jul 14–Oct 28, 2018
Vancouver Art Gallery, 750 Hornby
DIY-Inspired Creations Unveiled at the VAG
A new interactive installation happening at the Vancouver Art Gallery this summer will have DIY-er's and nerdy audiophiles alike converging to see BC-based Multimedia artist, Kevin Schmidt's interactive installation, We Are the Robots.
The exhibition spotlight's Schmidt, who draws on aspects of conceptual and performance art while embodying the do-it-yourself (DIY) sensibilities of an amateur inventor. The title, We Are The Robots is inspired by the origin of the word robot, in Czech robota, meaning "forced work". Showcasing Schmidt's exploration of DIY knowledge production, the presentation points at the utopian aspects of mass knowledge distribution that we see over the Internet, like how-to videos on YouTube for example, and the pressures to commodify and brand knowledge that circulates through this system. Schmidt uses this interactive electronic art installation to pose questions about the nature of DIY projects and its' impact on both the environment and our values.
Curated by Frédéric Bonnet
November 4th, 2017 – April 2nd, 2018
Museo Amparo
2 Sur 708, Centro Histórico
7200 Puebla, Pue., México
Today we came across the most beautiful upcoming exhibition being held at Museo Amparo in Puebla, Mexico. The major exhibition is dedicated to Sheila Hicks; the first in Mexico after her collaboration with Antonio Souza Gallery in 1962.
Sheila Hicks - Free Threads, Textile and its Pre-Columbian Roots, 1954-2017 offers a new and
original interpretation of her work, allowing to appreciate a large number of works that have not
been exposed for several decades, including some made in Mexico in the 1960s.
With approximately 120 pieces made at different times, as well as numerous photographs and
archival documents, the exhibition will provide a broad overview of her artistic work, allowing to
highlight their Latin American roots and influences.
A student of Josef Albers at Yale University, Sheila Hicks received a solid pictorial training, a
medium in which she made her first works - two oil paintings from 1954 and 1957, never exhibited
before, are to be displayed in this exhibition. It was during that period that she developed a
sensitivity marked by the power and effects of color.
Let's take a look!
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This week's find takes us to Australia and the work of artist, Elizabeth Barnett. Elizabeth's creative practice encompasses painting, printmaking and illustration and she just so happens to have an exhibit this month called ‘Herbal Medicine’ at TDF Collect in Melbourne. The show researches further into the artist’s ongoing explorations of still-life, interiors, and botanical themes, featuring 12 new paintings on linen.
"Inspired by remedies for winter ailments, these paintings portray a connectedness to the environment and the garden, and present an intimate documentation
of the artist’s experiences of rural life, motherhood, and self-preservation".
Painting directly on location and from her studio deep in the woods of the Black Mountains, we're in love with North Carolina's, Danna Ray's paintings. We recently found her feed on instagram and have been totally pulled into her world of changing landscapes and muted natural hues of blues, greens and greys.
Along with original paintings, she also sells prints in her Etsy shop. Let's take a look!
We're big fans of NYC's Angela Mckay of Ohkii Studio. From illustrations to beautiful textiles, Angela creates prints, scarves and original works. Her instagram is filled with inspirational images of all of her work, and definitely worth checking out. Let's take a look!
See more of Ohkii Studio at ohkiistudio.com.
Crushing big time over the work of Toronto artist Kathryn Macnaughton. Spotted via Instagram a while back, Kathryn had her first solo show with Bau-xi Gallery this spring whiche featured some of her beautiful abstract paintings.
A graduate of OCAD, Macnaughton has exhibited in both Canada and abroad since 2010. Recent collaborations include Kit and Ace, Collective Arts Brewery, and The Gardiner Museum. Let's take a look!
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Claude Monet -En promenade près d’Argenteuil - 1875 - oil on canvas
Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris
Photo: © Bridgeman Giraudon/Press
Shaping the course of Modern art to come, French painter, Claude Monet is a pivitol figure in Western art history. His 1872 painting Impression: Sunrise, gave name to the avant-garde movement of French Painters called Impressionism. And his most important works is showing at the Vancouver Art Gallery this summer. The only presentation of the exhibition in North America.
When I was younger, I was hilariously terrified of being abducted by a UFO. There was one point when I was about 13 when going to bed at night was super scary. Sooooo glad those days are over, but was reminded of that period in my life when I came across this super-fun hoop art embriodery piece by À mão on Instagram. So today we're making À mão this week's Insta Find. With adorable subjects like E.T., unicorns and cacti, who can resist? Let's take a look!
Seninbari [1000 stitch knot belt] 2016 - hand dyed cotton rope |
The show is open now through to December 23rd, so if you find yourself in LA, check it out. (Note: The gallery will be closed Thurs/Fri/Sat of the US. Thanksgiving week). More information and pictures about the show below. Let's take a look!
Came across this new work from Boston-based artist, Leah Giberson on instagram the other day and had to share. She was just putting the finishing touches on them last week for the upcoming Enormous Tiny Art show (all-original, all-petite art) at Nahcotta in Portsmouth, NH opening Friday September 2, 2016.
We've always been fans of her suburban-themed work and this new work adds a new dimension. Let's take a look!
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Visit Leah Giberson online at leahgiberson.com/ and on instagram @leah_giberson.
When I was younger I used to watch my mom and her sisters hang art in their homes. It was always an occasion when one of them wanted to redecorate and finally hang their wall art. They used to all gather at whoever's home was changing things around and over a cup of coffee, share opinions on just how the art should be hung. Not too high, not too low, never in the center of a room. It was fun to watch it all happen and I suppose some of their opinions rubbed off on me, as I always find myself silently critiquing the way art is hung. So when the folks at Society 6 asked if we'd be interested in curating a gallery of wall art, myself and our art-deprived walls jumped at the chance.
We've always been big fans of Society 6 and their artists and we love that you can not only order your prints from them, but that you can choose to get them framed as well or even order canvas versions. With this project we ordered both and were impressed with the quality, and it was super easy!
There are a few guidelines we go by when selecting art for our walls. Although in many cases, art is a personal choice; sometimes it can be a difficult process even for the well-seasoned decorator. Here are a few tips if you're struggling curating and hanging a collection.
Hanging art can be a little tricky for us all, so we thought we'd go to the pro's and grab a little wall art display inspiration today from the stylists at IKEA's blog, Livet Hemma. From a fresh take on the gallery display, to ideas for walls you can't nail things to. Here's 10 different ideas on how to display your art.
Today we're thrilled to share a new book "20 Ways to Draw a Chair, and 44 Other Interesting Everyday Things" by our friend and artist, Lisa Solomon based out of Oakland, California. The book is part of a new 20 Ways series from Quarry Books designed to offer artists, designers, and doodlers a fun and sophisticated collection of illustration fun. It is also "an ode to all of the sometimes over-looked items that surround us and make our living spaces uniquely ours" which Lisa knows so well after spending a year doing a drawing in her sketchbook everyday of something that was left on a table or countertop of her house.
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One of our favorite Etsy artists, Clare Elsaesser now has her prints for sale in large format. The extra large wall art giclee prints are available in three sizes (22x28 inches), (32x40 inches) and (42x53 inches). Beautiful by themselves or framed like in the example below (imagine in the large format). Also, loving her newer work (bottom) in soft hues, that have a retro feel to them. Gorgeous prints that showcase the oil colours.
Back in 2012 Belarus photographer, Alexandra Soldatova photographed the bus stops in her homeland. According to Soldatove, the people of Belarus love when everything looks neat, clean and beautiful. So she set out to look for just that and happened upon all of these beautiful bus stops painted by unknown artists. Decorating the mundane, these bus stops are like beautiful flowers in an otherwise empty landscape. More can be seen at alexandrasoldatova.com.
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