Cristian Boian is a Romanian Graphic Designer who loves experimenting with new technology to create these complex group of artworks titled “Attempts”. Beautiful choice of subdued colour palette make these fractal wonders irresistible. We did a post on Cristian early last year here, check out his Behance page for more of his incredible work.
Art posing as fashion, or fashion posing as art? Bernard Willhelm’s S/S ’13 collection defies all the conventional rules of fashion. Combining clashing pattern and texture with obscure proportion and volume this collection, like art draws you in and forces you to have an opinion. Love it or hate it, you can’t help but be mesmerized. Notching up ten years in the business this year, Willhelm’s enthusiasm and creativity know no bounds, to see more collections, news and videos visit his website. Prepare to be shocked and inspired!
Indonesian artist Diela Maharani lives and works in Jakarta with her husband and fellow Illustrator/comic artist. Drawing was a just hobby for Diela during her lunch breaks when she worked as a corporate accountant, but quickly she realized this was where her true passion lay. For 5 years now she has been a professional artist and has discovered herself, through her work. Patternbank love her bold, vibrant use of colour and the strong sense of pattern, which features heavily in her work. For more news and a feast of illustration visit her Facebook page.
Graph paper and a great set of felt tip pens is all Julien Lanza needs to creates his 3-dimensional patterned towns and cities. Like platforms from a computer game, zig-zag steps, candy stripes, checkerboard walls and striped walkways take you to another world where the lights are bright and anything is possible! Check out more of Lanza’s psychedelic towns and cities on his Flickr page.
These mesmerising aerial photographs of The Great Salt Lake in Northwestern Utah are a surreal mix of abstract shapes and deep colours that challenge the viewer as to the scale and origin of these large scale photographs. Some of the images clearly show the evaporation ponds that are commercially operated to extract salts and minerals for industrial use. See more of David’s extraordinary photographs on his website.
Acid Baby is Magdalena Kapinos creative portfolio tumblr site. The Patternbank team recently stumbled across Kapinos work and were keen to share. Magdalena Kapinos, is a graphic designer based in Szczecin, Poland has a great visual eye for branding, logo work and stunning digital illustration. Her Digital illustration work was something that caught our eye. Random rich pattern, vivid colour accents mix with digital brushwork and surreal subject matter to create some beautifully dramatic pieces. See more of Kapinos mersmerising work at her portfolio site matrioshkadesign.pl.
Patternbank love the incredible detail in Angelika Arendt’s intricate ink drawings and psychedelic sculptures made of polyurethane clay. The worlds Arendt creates in her work seem to morph and move in front of your eyes creating some beautiful patterns within. Check out more of her incredible work at angelikaarendt.de and on her flickr page.
Patternbank are in love with these beautiful, crazy, abstract felt tip pen drawings by a young French girl from Paris who goes by the name of Kinrisu. We love their bright primary colours, mad abstract forms and intricate patterns. Go check her Flickr page for much more fine pen work.
