Julie Nord at ARos museum in Aarhus
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010
In the exhibition JULIE NORD - XENOGLOSSY we are invited into a strange home, where nothing looks as usual. Doll-like girls with shiny, almond eyes, bunches of flowers and cute little animals tempt us to take a closer look at the pictures. It all looks enchanting, but a closer look at them confronts us with an abundance of grotesque hybrid creatures, sculls and meat-eating plant continue
The Fortress of Senses - Rescripting Landscapes
Tuesday, September 7th, 2010
The graduate project, set in a 16th century hunting castle, uses drawing and modelling to inquire into the spatial possibilities of reinterpreting the artefact as a field of events continue
Book review: Goodbye to London - Radical Art and Politics in the Seventies
Monday, September 6th, 2010
In London of the seventies, a dynamic counterculture blossomed against a backdrop of unemployment, racism, and IRA bombings. This volume, a collage of texts and images, provides an overview of the radical political and cultural developments of the decade continue
Small Miseries: Eerie Ceramics by Carole Epp
Saturday, September 4th, 2010
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Cutesy, feel-good figurines they’re not: one little girl has an eye gouged out, a boy is crucified on the golden McDonalds arches, and an anthropomorphized rabbit carries the severed head of a child. But artist Carole Epp isn’t looking to provide you with pretty little things to place on your mantel. Her fragile and diminutive works deal with issues like neuroses, stress and grief.
A Collection of Small Miseries presents such serious subjects in a disarmingly innocent package – that is, until you get close enough to see the details. Working with both slip-casting and hand-building techniques, Epp creates memorable and sometimes shocking little tableaus, nearly always starring children regardless of the subject matter.
“Through bringing the overwhelming and devastating nature of war, terrorism, poverty, starvation, genetic technology, and environmental degradation back to a dialogue about the individual consumer, I felt that I could offer more positive outlooks for pro-active change in regards to the issues,” says the artist.
“I found that I could use the expectations of the medium and the collectible object as an accessible entry point into the work, allowing for a non-confrontational or disconcerting perspective on the subject matter. I wanted to both entice and repel; and inspire a desire to consume alongside an awareness of the consequences of that consumption.”
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Nuclear Is Good, What will it take to convince you?
Saturday, September 4th, 2010
The nuclear renaissance offers a clean, near limitless energy solution that could allow us to meet CO2 emission targets (without going short as consumers).
What if we ask for protective barrage balloons, establish concrete emergency services and resign ourselves to the perceived 'hazards'? What if we embrace pet polar bears and pineapple ice cream along with other benefits that nuclear energy could bring? And what if not; are we prepared for blackouts instead? continue
Cool and Creative Felt Wool Sculptures.
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010Kay Petal is an Alaska based artist who creates some amazing and cool artworks from wool by needle felting. It all started three years ago while she was searching for a good craft idea for reusing her old wool sweaters. And she came upon this technique on the internet, which became her full time preoccupation. And since then she has been creating these pretty interesting sculptures made from wool. Check out her interesting works here - Flickr and YouTube.
(Image credit: feltalive).
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Cool and Creative Felt Wool Sculptures.
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010Kay Petal is an Alaska based artist who creates some amazing and cool artworks from wool by needle felting. It all started three years ago while she was searching for a good craft idea for reusing her old wool sweaters. And she came upon this technique on the internet, which became her full time preoccupation. And since then she has been creating these pretty interesting sculptures made from wool. Check out her interesting works here - Flickr and YouTube.
(Image credit: feltalive).
Other Posts:
10 Cool Super Taxis.
15 Cool Pizza Cutters.
Dental Advertising Campaigns.
Dresses: Which One Will You Pick.
Creative And Modern Mirror Designs.
42 Modern and Creative Cup Designs.
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15 Cool Pizza Cutters.
Dental Advertising Campaigns.
Dresses: Which One Will You Pick.
Creative And Modern Mirror Designs.
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Praeter naturam - beyond nature
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010
Last Saturday i finally dragged myself out of the armchair and visited the 'Park of Living Art' in Turin. Although the 'interactive' displays i saw in some of the rooms were appalling, I'll be forever grateful to the place for bringing to Turin exciting artists: Michel Blazy, Andrea Caretto and Raffaella Spagna and now Brandon Ballengee continue
Cool and Creative Paper Made Musicians.
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