by Andrew Myers

Andrew Myers’ Screw Art is the eye-popping result of a painstaking and multi-step process. From a plywood panel overlaid with phone book pages, he creates three-dimensional portraits by making use of thousands of screws, which are fastened in holes that were previously drilled to outline his works. (mais…)

by Lorenzo Vitturi

The Venetian artist, Lorenzo Vitturi, lives and works between London, Milan and Venice. Graduated in photography and design at IED in Rome, he makes the most of this interdisciplinarity to set the scenes of thoughts and ideas through the manipulation of space.

This series of images is a site specific project that took place in a palace in Vitturi’s hometown. The main idea of this Neon Intervention was to transform the historic environment of the palace into a metaphysical space playing with the contrast between classic and contemporary. (mais…)

by Mike Stilkey

The American artist, Mike Stilkey, has come up with a whole new possibility for the use of books. Making use of a mixture of paint, coloured pencil and varnish, Mr. Stilkey creates charming portraits – with a shadowy personality à la Tim Burton – utilizing hundreds of books as his original canvases.

Check the results of this curious technic and get to know the work of this inventive artist who has demystified the good old saying that “one can not judge a book by its cover”. (mais…)

by Ted Sabarese

The NewYork-based photographer, Ted Sabarese, continues to search for inspiration in the unconventional to capture the grace of everyday scenes which most of the time are not worthy of notice for the less trained eyes.

After turning food cravings into wearable outfits in the “Hunger Pains” series, Sabarese proposes another interesting blend. Office workers, in an office, wearing clothing made entirely of office supplies.

From post-it tailleurs to stamp trousers, the Officewear photo series manifests and celebrates the beauty of quotidian. Choose your favorite apparel. (mais…)

The Black Box project by Van Heertum Design

Thanks to Sven Spierings for both the suggest and the support.

One of the giants of the paperboard business, the Swedish company, Iggesund Paperboard – member of the Holmen Group and Europe’s leading manufacturer of high quality virgin fibre paperboard for use in the packaging and graphics sectors – has issued an exclusive challenge to designers or design teams with a proven track record experience in developing and producing complex packaging and print projects.

What will happen if you give a designer a tool with which he or she can do whatever they like? The only condition being that they make use of the unique properties of Invercote – Iggesund’s solid bleached board. The idea behind this campaign is actually quite simple: celebrate creativity as the ability to generate innovative ideas and bring them from thought into reality. The launch of Iggesund’s Black Box project Thinking inside the box was held few days ago, November 23^rd, in Paris, in the fabulous settings of the Cercle Suedois/Swedish Club in conjunction with the famous Les Places d’Or – design and luxury packaging exhibition. (mais…)

Wiktor Sadowski’s Illustrations

Pt.2…

A fine representative of the great Polish poster tradition, Wiktor Sadowski, was born in Olendry, in 1956. Twenty five years later, in 1981, he graduated at the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts and obtained his diploma under the supervision of professor Henryk Tomaszewski. Specialised in poster, painting and book illustration, Sadowski’s work clearly manifests his tremendous artistry and skill. (mais…)

Underwater Sculptures by Jason de Caires Taylor

…Pt. 2

Ingeniously exploring the symbiosis between art and environment, the multifaceted English/Guyanese artist, Jason de Caires Taylor, blends his strong interest in conservation, underwater naturalism and photography to materialize and make the most of his profound love of the sea and fascination with the natural world.

The Underwater Sculptures are the fine result of an ambitious project in which he creates artificial reefs submerged below the surface of the Caribbean Sea. In a constant state of change alongside tidal movement, shifting ocean sands and the eventual growth of corals and marine life, Taylor’s cement sculptures intend to facilitate positive interactions between people and fragile underwater habitats. His works are meant to encourage tourism to the galleries, sparing the delicate reefs nearby. (mais…)