These two artists worked together since 2005 taking images of "The Ruins of Detroit". These are some of the most beautiful images I have ever seen! Here is Yves Marchand & Romain Meffre's website.
"Ruins are the visible symbols and landmarks of our societies and their changes, small pieces of history in suspension. The state of ruin is essentially a temporary situation that happens at some point, the volatile result of change of era and the fall of empires. This fragility, the time elapsed but even so running fast, lead us to watch them one very last time : being dismayed, or admire, making us wondering about the permanence of things. Photography appeared to us as a modest way to keep a little bit of this ephemeral state." Bethany de Forest has always been a favorite artist of mine, so it's about time I poster her. Love the color she captures. I also love the beautiful color, and the endless space she achieves in her images. Her "meat" creations are pretty cool too. Her website gives you a ton of pop ups however, so here is another link as well.
Dolan Geiman is now my new favorite artist. His constructions are so simple yet soo refined. I love his use of recycled materials and fun spirit. Once originaly from Virginia, he now lives in Chicago, no wonder I love his style: country with modern appeal. Most of his work is made from recycled wood, paper, and paint. I love the way he used old paint sticks in his circular piece.
I think artist Shibakouen Hamutaro just inspired me to look for new subject matter in my photos. I've always liked abandoned sites as subject, but why not abandoned everything else, like amusement parks! Here is a link to a site in English that talks about artist Shibakouen Hamutaro and the Japanese beliefe of the life cycle. Very well put by the creators of websiteKrin Big In Japan:
" Locating an eerie beauty in these deserted locations is the ongoing photographic documentation of Shibakouen Hamutaro. There’s something very Japanese in this ability to appreciate the aesthetic of transience and the process of decay. In Leonard Koren’s book Wabi-Sabi: for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers he explains how the notion of completion has no basis in the traditional Japanese wabi-sabi aesthetic because all things are either evolving from or devolving to nothingness. A beauty of things imperfect, irregular, impermanent, rustic, incomplete and ambiguous, wabi-sabi is a distinctly Japanese worldview that shows the vulnerability of material things and is in contrast to the Greek ideals of decadence, monumental beauty and perfection that have informed aesthetic values in the West." Kathleen Frances is an artist I fell upon looking for Alice in Wonderland costumes. That's right she sews, but you'd never guess looking at all her photos. Not only does her site give away dresses or clothing all the time, she offers patterns and simply beautiful photography. I am already a fan.
Love this artists work as well. Catherine Hammerton creates these beautiful textile, mixed media pieces that all remind me of birds in flight, or pooling fish. They seem inspired by Japanese culture or vintage wallpaper, but then her wall pieces can be so modern and slightly minimalist. The best way to view her work is to just go to her site!
Kareena Zerefos's work is so beautiful. I love the empty spaces and areas of minimal rendering. Really like the light use of watercolor allowing the pencil and drawing to show through
Casey Gray's work is made entirely of stencils and spray paint. Such fantastic sence of composition, and I love the patterns created and colors used. I of course love the imagery and content as well.
Joe Wilson is a fantastic artist with very detailed screenprints and etchings. I love his vision and message he is creating in his art.
Cole Gerst has such great prints/mixed media pieces, I think I need to do a silk screening work with my Design II, with his inspiration of course. Thank you Laura again for such a great artist.
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Author: Kelly EggerI am an artist and teacher, so I spend a lot of time looking for cool stuff to inspire teenagers. Contact: [email protected]
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