This week I’m in London for a bit of scouting and a bunch of meetings. I had a chance to pop into the Victoria & Albert Museum yesterday for their Power of Making exhibition- it was fantastic. Here’s a life size motorcycle made entirely of wire. It’s reminiscent of the 2D vector drawings so many of us have grown accustomed to making with Adobe Illustrator. After this snap, I was asked to stop, so unfortunately, this is all I have to share- the rest can be viewed here.
I love stumbling across up and comers. Meet Moon Hussain, a second year textile student at Central Saint Martins. Hussain’s repeats involve intricate line work, shading, organic and angular detailing and above all, imaginative sequences. Inspired by the ebb and flow of life, Hussain has a promising future ahead be it in woven, print, or knit. For the entire reel of amazing, check out Moon’s tumblr.
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We all have artistic friends we keep tabs on, root for, feel inspired by. Today’s feature is devoted to the work of Bruno Levy. His latest project shines a light on the political and social state of Kathmandu. This once peaceful and serene city has been bombarded in the last several years with red Devanagari script informing political parties of the time and place of the next gathering.
In reaction to this overwhelming graffiti, Levy has brought new life and inspiration to the inner city walls, providing expression through his Big Foot Sculpture. It’s a positive, vibrant message that’s covered in patterns.
Video and artwork by Bruno Levy
Intro music by Bruno Levy
Music “Moon” by Das Moth
If you’re familiar with the east village of Manhattan, you’re no stranger to the optimistic and wit-filled graffiti of James De La Vega. Words of advice and encouragement translated through adorable fish are painted on mattresses, walls and garbage cans throughout the city. In one of my favorite collaborations this year, Tory Burch and De La Vega have teamed up to design an exclusive collection featuring positive messages and original artwork.
The laptop case is my favorite (probably because my powerbook’s been covered in his stickers for years now), but check out the entire collection for yourself. All profits from the purchase of this collection benefit the Tory Burch Foundation, committed to providing economic opportunities to women and their families in the United States.
Louise Bourgeois has been creating art since the 1930’s, but it was primarily in the 1990’s and beyond when she started incorporating the clothing of her loved ones into her sculptures and drawings. Her uniquely visual approach to fabric transforms decorative accessories into emotional and personal references, creating representations of womanhood.
In 2002, she began exploring the iridescent colors and formal structural properties of her own clothing, which resulted in “The Fabric Drawings.” These pieces are astonishing works alternating between floral figurative pieces and chromatic abstractions. Louise Bourgeois: The Fabric Works reflects the work from her solo show and goes beyond with its immersive collection of 300 sculptures, assemblages, and collages.
Fabric drawings via A Controlled Substance
Remember the amazing work of Deborah Bowness? Her bookshelf wallpaper made the rounds near and far a few years ago. Fast forward and we have literary dilemma on own hands. Hard cover books are quickly becoming romanticized objects as digital platforms such as the Kindle and iPad become preferred methods for consumption.
As a result, artist are reacting. Zero Maria Cornejo‘s current Fall collection incorporates a bookshelf as a print in her Fall collection. Using hardcover spines to create sculpture, Miler Lagos‘ latest exhibition, Home, reveals an igloo comprised of a defunct US Navy library. The foreign language dictionaries, medical reference series, geographical studies and psychology volumes create the igloo, which, to the Eskimos, symbolizes a place where knowledge is transferred from generation to generation.