Rodrigo Almeida

Rodrigo Almeida: "

Concreta Chair, 2009.

Rodrigo Almeida is a Brazilian designer who believes in the exploration of the culture itself, a process that helps him discover objects and ideas and transform them to new ones. This is not about a simple reproduction or improvement of the already existing concepts. This is more about a deep understanding of what they represent first and used as an inspiration later on; this way Almeida achives the cultural elements’ transmission to a brand new concept through a personalized manufacturing process.

More at Yatzer.

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daniel richter at essl museum

daniel richter at essl museum: "

daniel richter at essl museum from 22 october 2009-10 january 2010

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Ivan Puig

Ivan Puig: "

Hasta las narices, 2004

Km7, 2002.

''Inventar otras formas posibles. Solucionar, manufacturar; chácharas y tiliches. Pepenar, reciclar, alargar la vida de objetos obsoletos, la tecnología y la lucha contra su enajenamiento. Preguntar, cuestionar, incidir; el sarcasmo, la ironía y la paradoja. Me gusta la contradicción, me gusta la poesía, la simpleza y la complejidad juntas, la sorpresa y sorprender. Me gusta que la gente se sonría cuando la pieza detona en su interior; me gusta, incitar, me gusta pensar que el arte tiene una fuerza transformadora, política y creativa, con resultados concretos y tangibles y también con efectos sublimes y sutiles. Me gustan las herramientas, disfruto transformar los materiales y gozo de las formas, procuro que mis piezas tengan varios niveles de lectura; me encanta la metáfora y los juegos de palabras. Me fascina el humor sencillo y lúcido. Me gusta el sonido y su capacidad de evocar y suscitar. Disfruto mucho de los procesos y del trabajo colectivo, suelo ser obsesivo en la buena factura de las piezas. Jugar a la ciencia y de pasada dudar de ella, dudar de todo, dudar de la duda misma, rayar en lo metafísico Observo y concluyo., temerario y temeroso, me enfuerece la prepotencia y la injusticia social.''

Source: Ivan Puig

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Christina West

Christina West: "

The Archie Bray Foundation, 2009.

Christina West is an avid people watcher with a dry sense of humor, active imagination, and an innate impulse to create with her hands. If you meet her and she stares at you a bit too long, she's probably just picturing you naked.

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Edward Lipsky

Edward Lipsky: "

Skull I 2007.

Edward Lipsky was born in London in 1966. Actually he lives and works in London.

More at Tim van Laere Gallery and The approach Gallery

Found at: Bunnylicious

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Gino Rubert

Gino Rubert: "

“La oculista”

Gino Rubert was born in 1969 in Mexico, he studied fine arts at the Parsons School of Design in New York. Granted by Spanish government he worked during a year 93-94 at the Spanish academy in Rome.

“Lectura de verano”

Collage from “True blues” series.

“El beso robado”

“Piranha”

'Lezhava 2'

“Thesis”

“Legs mind”

“Garden scene”

“Game Over”

Gino Rubert lives in Barcelona where he is represented by galeria Senda. He is also represented by other galleries such as Claire Oliver gallery In New York, Mizuama gallery in Tokyo, or Artrepco gallery in Zurich.

He has taught painting and contemporary art at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia, at Montevideo’s Centro Cultural de España, and now does so at the Art and design schools Massana and Eina.

Sources: Gino Rubert \ Uno de los Nuestros \ Flickr

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Susie MacMurray

Susie MacMurray: "

''Bristle'', 2008.

Susie MacMurray is a sculptor and installation artist.

Her work makes use of diverse and unusual materials such as human hair, balloons, bird feathers and latex gloves.

''Bristle'', 2008.

''Oracle'', 2008.

After a successful career as an orchestral musician, Susie graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University with a BA in sculpture in 2000 and an MA in Fine Art in 2001.

Her work has been widely exhibited internationally. She combines university teaching and educational work at Manchester Art Galleries with time in her studio. Recent awards include the Abbey Harris Mural Fund Award in 2006 and the Research and Development Award from The Arts Council England in 2004.

> Susie MacMurray

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Interview with Hyper-Realist sculptor Sam Jinks at Australian Edge

Interview with Hyper-Realist sculptor Sam Jinks at Australian Edge: "

Sam Jinks currently lives and works in Melbourne where he spends his time creating Hyper-realistic Sculptures out of Silicon. With a background in Film and Television effects he has been a commercial sculptor for 11 years, the last 5 working on his own art full time.

Read the full interview here.

via Australian Edge

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