Heike Weber, born in Germany in 1962, is an installation artist. She creates extensive installations using permanent marker on acrylic walls and floors. Weber makes extravagant patterns and designs on surfaces that reach up to 600 m2, creating an interesting and exciting experience for the audience as they are engulfed in a mass of lines and patterns. Her work is exhibited all over Germany as well as the United States.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Theo Jansen (1948-present)
Theo Jansen, born in Scheveningen, Netherlands in 1948, is a very creative and unique sculpture artist. He creates gigantic sculptures out of recycled materials, such as bottles and pipes, and constructs them in a way that allows them to move in the wind like living creatures. Here is his website to see a video of one of his "Strandbeests" in action - http://www.strandbeest.com/index.php.
Martin O'Neill (present)
Martin O'Neill is a UK based graphic artist and illustrator, known for his unique and handmade collages. O'Neill creates his work by combining collage, silkscreen, photography, paint, transfers, and photo copies. He has worked with everything from advertising, design, editorial and book publishing, and UK and US press. He is now currently an Associate Lecturer at the London College of Communication, University of the Arts London.
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Peggy Wolf (present)
Peggy Wolf, a German illustrator, is known for her fun and colorful illustrations and collages, mostly of women. She became interested in illustrating when she was studying Fashion Design. In 2006, Wolf moved to London where she has since worked on post card designs for Boss Print and illustrations for Spiderlilly, and the magazine, Ameera.
Monday, November 8, 2010
Miles "Mac" MacGregor (1980-present)
Miles MacGregor (El Mac), born in Los Angeles in 1980, is a world famous graffiti artist. He has been studying art independently since he was a child, and now has work exhibited all over the world including the U.S., Mexico, Denmark, Sweden, Canada, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Germany, Ireland, and France. El Mac draws his inspiration from the surrounding Mexican culture, religious art, pin-up art, graffiti, and a number of classical artists. Today, he is based in Pheonix and Los Angeles.
Bert Simons (present)
While Bert Simons makes furniture, digital art, and designs websites, he is most well known for his incredibly realistic paper portrait sculptures. First, he digitizes his subject, using a 3D program called Bender. He then maps out the face and adds texture to it. Once the whole computer process is done, he prints out a 2D version and glues it together, creating a life-size portrait. His work has been exhibited all over, including Amsterdam, and has been published in 'FHM' and Bright magazine.
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Robert J. Lang (present)
Robert J. Lang, a renowned origami artist, is known as one of the world's most leading masters of the art, with more than 500 designs catalogued and diagrammed. Lang's creations are extremely detailed and realistic, including some of the most complex origami designs ever created. In 1992, Lang attended many origami conventions, giving lectures about how the craft of origami connects with mathematics, science, and technology. His work has been exhibited in New York, Paris, San Diego, and Japan.
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