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Amrei Hofstätter – Japan Inspired Digital Design

By Patternbank On January 17, 2013 · In Print + Pattern

Berlin based Artist/ Illustrater Amrei Hofstätter is a self admitted Origami obsessive. The Japanese paper art is evident in her work, adding the charateristic shapes and dimension. The idea of misbalance and imperfection serves as inspiration, and her interest in Freud’s idea of the ‘uncanny’ and the human psyche, fuel her desire to create a feeling of irritation within the viewer, evoking something inside they were not yet aware of. Patternbank loved fashion designer Manish Arora’s heavily embellished, futuristic collection Amrei collaborated with in A/W 11/12. Visit her website to see more.

Estela A. Cuadro – A Fantasy Wonderland Of Illustration

By Patternbank On January 15, 2013 · In Inspiration, Print + Pattern

Argentinian artist and illustrator Estela A. Cuadro allows her love of music to help her become introspective and find inspiration from within.Estella feels it nourishes her imagination and motivates creativity. Drawing became an important part of her life as young as five, and her parents encouraged her to take influence from other painters and artists. After graduating from a graphic design course at the University of Buenos Aires, Estela took up illustration professionally. Her mentor Silvia Mato has helped her to discover a sensual side of her creativity and how to develop an energy within her work. Patternbank love Estela’s use of colour bleeding and sweeping lines which create movement and character. To see Estella’s extensive portfolio of art and publications visit her website.

Susan Chrysler White – Powerful Pattern and Form

By Patternbank On January 14, 2013 · In Inspiration

Patternbank love these paintings by Iowa artist Susan Chrysler White. Susan experiments with a variety of techniques, printing and pouring paint to create intense layers and depth in her paintings. Explorations in the bilateral Roscharch-like image and organic inspired figures can be found hidden within decorative elements of her work. The result is real vibrancy and powerful plays with pattern and form, mixing elements of sculpture and movement. Check out more of her work and incredible 3D-like chandeliers at susanchryslerwhite.com

Irena Zablotzka – Surrealist Illustration

By Patternbank On January 13, 2013 · In Inspiration

Ukranian illustrator Irena Zablotzka attributes much of her inspiration to childhood memories of psychedelic, soviet cartoons, ‘The Music Box’ and ‘The Mystery of the Third Planet’. Zablotzka felt a need to express her emotions through drawing and describes her work as ‘elegant horror’. Patternbank loves her bold use of colour and her surreal, dreamlike depictions of sinister creatures. Take a peek at her Flickr pages.

Maya Hayuk – Kaleidoscopic Artistry

By Patternbank On January 9, 2013 · In Inspiration, Print + Pattern

Ukrainian-American multi skilled artist Maya Hayuk has caught Patternbank’s eye this week . Bold colour and striking pattern are characteristic in her paintings, prints, designs, drawings and photography. Collaborating with other artists, Hayuk has produced large scale artworks in the form of murals, scattered globally from the USA to China. With film and music also featuring in her extensive portfolio, there’s a kaleidoscope of Hayuk’s creativity to be discovered online.

Xochi Solis – Molecular Collage

By Patternbank On January 9, 2013 · In Inspiration

Wonderful mixed-media collage here by Austin, Texas based artist Xochi Solis. In addition to her studio practice, she is also the Director of Events and Public Programming at the Visual Arts Center, University of Texas at Austin. We love the way she builds up the different elements of mixed-media, one on top of each other to resemble some sort of layered molecular structure. Find more of her captivating work on her website.

Jenny Odell – Humanity Seen From The Stars

By Patternbank On January 8, 2013 · In Inspiration

San Francisco based artist Jenny Odell facinates and inspires with her collection of satallite view art. With a MFA in design from the San Francisco Art Institute and a BA in English Literature, Odell has featured work in the Google Headquaters and Les Recontres D’Arles in France, and has appeared in numerous magazines and publications. ‘In all of these prints, I collect things that I’ve cut out from Google Satellite View,-parking lots, silos, landfills, waste ponds. The view from a satellite is not a human one, nor is it one we were ever really meant to see. But it is precisely from this inhuman point of view that we are able to read our own humanity, in all of its tiny, repetitive marks upon the face of the earth. From this view, the lines that make up basketball courts and the scattered blue rectangles of swimming pools become like hieroglyphs that say: people were here’. Feast your eyes on more from her portfolio on her website.

Michelle Armas – Abstract Beauty

By Patternbank On January 7, 2013 · In Inspiration

We love these paintings by Michelle Armas, they’re so free, abstract and seemingly effortless with the most beautiful colour palettes. Until a few years ago her job was corporate branding in a busy New York studio, she started painting to battle the stress and now makes a living out of it, good on you Michelle. Check out more of her excuisite work on her website.