Asger Carlsen has won a cult following for his off-beat approach to photography. "I like the idea of creating a universe of confusion," he explains. "But in a real world.” He really has a sense of humor in his work- check out more of his work on his site.
Henrique Oliveira was a student in São Paulo, Brazil when the plywood fence outside his window began to peel and fade into different layers and colors. The wood, called tapumes in Portuguese is ubiquitous in the Brazilian city, serving as enclosures and barriers for various sites. When the fence was dismantled, Oliveira harvested the remains and used them as materials for his senior show. The result propelled him into his current work: undulating, swirling, bulging peels of wood layered onto hallways and walls in daunting forms. His most recent show will be called, fittingly, Tapumes.
Peripetics by ZEITGUISED from NotForPaper on Vimeo.
Zeitguised motion graphics are completely stunning. I can watch this video over and over and find new little details every time. Check out more of their work here.
Nancy Rubins has been creating visually stunning sculptures out of salvaged industrial and consumer goods including mattresses, trailers, hot water heaters, airplanes and small appliances since the late 1970s. In her hands, such everyday objects become unfamiliar and astonishing, as they are trussed and finessed into heroic forms that defy both gravity and our expectations for how these things should behave.
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Zhou Fan's work is based on dreams he had as a child. The artist explains, “Somehow I feel that it is easier to focus on dreams than reality”. The intricate piles and gobs of food, animals and nature seem to overwhelm the person underneath the pile but at the same time seem like they could be almost like hats they must walk around with all day.
It’s an incredible sensory mix-up. Some people can hear colors. Some taste words. Some read in sounds...
Synesthesia from Terri Timely on Vimeo.
Wangechi Mutu born in Niarobi, Kenya studied at Cooper Union and received her MFA from Yale. Mutu believes, “Females carry the marks, language and nuances of their culture more than the male. Anything that is desired or despised is always placed on the female body.” Mutu's goddess-like figure becomes an embodiment of the disjointed facets of modern Africa, caught in the flux of Western preconception, internal turmoil, ancient tradition, and blossoming future.
Pepón Osorio, best known for large-scale installations, was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, in 1955. Osorio’s pieces, influenced by his experience as a social worker in The Bronx, usually evolve from an interaction with the neighborhoods and people among which he is working. “My principal commitment as an artist is to return art to the community,” he says. His crowded embellished installations bring together Carribean imagery and american kitch, with psychological undertones.