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02.13.2009 Art, Sculpture

Artist: Arne Quinze

Welcome to another Friday Gallery Showing on my blog. This is a photo of Arne Quinze, an installation artist. Here, he is working on a piece called Cityscape, installed in Brussels on September 14, 2007, and I don’t know if it’s still there. I imagine it is. This must have taken forever to construct and probably cost beaucoup bucks, so I’m sure the city of Brussels plans to get their money’s worth out of it.

I am amazed by this because it looks so random, but you know it can’t be. It had to be meticulously designed or else it might collapse. This bird’s eye view allows you to see how huge it is.

And I am suddenly wondering how they kept the birds from soiling it.

I know. I’m weird.

If you’d like to see more of his work, go to the Arne Quinze website, or here where I got these photos.

Have a great weekend!

02.06.2009 Art

Artist: Diem Chau

TGIAF (Thank God It’s Art Friday)!

You’ve all used crayons, I’m sure. But I’m also sure you never thought about carving them into miniature three dimensional portraits!

Aren’t these amazing? This artist, Diem Chau, a refugee from Vietnam, does some lovely, clean, and simple work with dinnerware and thread that intrigues me. Go to her website to see more. But like last week, looking at art on the internet frustrates me. I feel like I’d get so much more of a grasp on it’s intricacies if I could see it in person. But beggars can’t be choosers.

Anyway, I wanted to display her crayon work today. I think I’d go insane if I had to carve something this tiny. My middle-aged eyes couldn’t take the intense concentration this type of carving must require. On the other hand, her raw materials couldn’t be cheaper. Must be nice!

If you really love this, of course you can purchase her artwork. If you really really love it, you can commission her to carve you, or someone you love. What a funky Valentine’s Day present that would be!

Have a fantastic post-Super Bowl weekend!

01.30.2009 Art, Mermaids, Writing

Artist: Jessica Galbreth

One day I’m going to write a mermaid story. Well, that’s not true. I already started writing a mermaid story, but it’s not done yet. It would have been perfect for Ellora’s Cave Pearl Quickie Theme, but alas, I wrote a Topaz instead.

Anyway, when I saw this rendering, I fell in love with it. The figure seems to me to be remembering, or dreaming, or hoping. The mermaid story I began doesn’t feature a hopeful mermaid, though. When my story opens, she’s in deep trouble, almost dead from having been held captive by a ruthless human. However, perhaps this painting depicts my mermaid at the end of the story.

The artist is the extremely talented Jessica Galbreth. I wish I could magnify this so I could see all the details. I used to pretend to be a mermaid when I was a little girl. I would swim with my legs together. I would marvel at how beautiful hair was when swirling in water. And I always HATED how the Little Mermaid became sea foam. (Bad, Hans, bad!)

Anyway, have a wonderful weekend. I hope you enjoyed this week’s mini art exhibit.

01.23.2009 Art

Artist: Peter Callesen

Happy Art Friday! This week I’m featuring an outstanding paper artist named Peter Callesen. We’ve all enjoyed pop-up books. This is like that, but insanely better!

This first piece is called Down the River (2005). In the first shot, you see how the piece appears from a distance. In the second photograph, you get the close up of the water. Isn’t it beautiful? I can imagine how difficult it must have been to design that river so that the part that hung didn’t fall apart. Lastly, you see the tiny boat, which hit me like a surprise ending in a book.

Next is a piece called Eismeer (2006). The only materials used are paper and glue.

Finally, here is On the Other Side (2006). This amazing piece of work is cut and folded from one giant piece of paper. Amazing, huh? I think I like the up-the-creek-without-a-paddle one the best. Here’s where you can find more of his work. Have a great weekend!