Tag: Vibrant
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Elizabeth Saloka's Vibrant Painted Rocks Adopt the Personalities of Snacks and Pop Culture Icons
While most of us will pass by stray stones and piles of rubble without much of a second thought, Elizabeth Saloka sees tons of potential. From a couple of rock piles outside of her regular supermarket to crumbling curbs or demolished structures, she sifts through a variety of shapes and sizes to find rocks that read more
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'Lettres Décoratives' Is a Celebration of Fin de Siècle Sign Painters' Vibrant Letterforms
Before digital fonts and the ability to reproduce graphics on a large scale, there were sign painters. Today, printers can spit out countless posters and ads, but there was a time when hand-painted promotional signage was needed for retail windows, and business names were often rendered just the same. Of course, it’s a trade that read more
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Wool Creature Lab’s felted nudibranch art world
Among the myriad delights of the marine world, nudibranchs count among some of the most adorable. There are around 3,000 known species of these often very colorful, textured, soft-bodied animals. Technically part of the mollusc family, they shed their shells as they grow older, so we sometimes refer to them as “sea slugs,” but the read more
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Playful Patterns Emerge from Kinetic Systems in Pinaffo & Pluvinage's Vibrant Installations
For Marion Pinaffo and Raphaël Pluvinage, a.k.a. Pinaffo & Pluvinage, interaction and play are core tenets of a vibrant multimedia practice. Their kinetic sculptures, which are often participatory and immersive, employ brightly colored wood elements, electronics, and intricate frameworks, sometimes augmented by flowing textiles or colorful smoke that animate with the help of motors or read more
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Pedro Pedro transforms The Everyday into Vibrant Inanimate Portraits – Hi-Fructose Magazine
At 72″ x 63”, “Cakes with Watermelon and Éclair” offers more than a mouthful of delights with frosting dripping off an array of cakes, most cut open to reveal their layers, cream oozing from an éclair. Comparable in size is “Plates with Oysters, Lobsters, Fish, Sandwiches, and Charcuterie,” a veritable feast where fruits and olives read more
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