We love the technique, energy and colours of Lia Melia’s paintings, she creates this incredible work from her studio in a small English village near Cambridge. She has developed her unique style over many years which involves using powder pigments and solvents and baking them onto aluminium or glass. Check out more of her beautiful paintings at liamelia.com
These captivating optical collages are the work of Marco Migani aka Inserirefloppino. Italian artist Migani, combines great colours, optical pattern and geometric shapes in his cut and sprayed pieces. Patternbank love the playful aspect of the urban and rural landscapes which have been chopped and twisted to create mesmerizing patterns.
Sean Scully Othne Titel, Jose Parla R.I.P Khali Al Hazawi, Fred Friedrich, Chalayan S/S 2013 photo via fashionising.com, Junyi Wu, Seán Cotter Monochrome View, Ritsuko Ozeki Long Skirt, Klaus Merkel
Bryan Nash Gill’s strikingly beautiful prints reveal the true complexity of nature through the growth patterns of tree trunks. Gill cuts massive cross-sections of tree trunks, meticulously inks the surface and then transfers the ink on to handmade paper revealing these beautiful prints. For more of Gill’s captivating studies of nature including abstract sculptures, works on paper, and installations check out bryannashgill.com
These completely out-of-this-world cosmic creations are created by Brighton based Photographer Jack Hardwicke. Patternbank are loving the awesome clash of colours and the otherworldly abstract qualities of these pieces. Are they photographs, paintings, scientific experiments or fragments from the outer regions of the universe – who knows?, but one thing is for sure they are incredibly mesmerising and beautiful. For much, much more check out The Eidophusikon, and from October 17th to November 13th during Brighton’s Biennial Photography Festival, Brighton Fishing Quarter Gallery presents an exclusive collection of digital art by Jack Hardwicke. ‘Fragmented Moments’ is a showcase of abstract photography, art and design by one of Brighton’s emerging talents – go check it out.
These amazingly powerful, experimental drawings and paintings are the creations of Tosha Albor. Tosha is a visual artist born in Manila and currently based in San Francisco. She completed a BTEC in Fine Art at the University for the Creative Arts in Canterbury, UK. In her work she embrasses the act of construction and deconstruction, with the addition of mark-making and free flowing narratives being another important factor driving her paintings. See more of her work on her site toshaalbor.com
Patternbank brings you the key print highlights from the recent Milan Fashion Week catwalk shows. In this first instalment we’ve edited down the strongest print trend highlights for Spring/Summer 2013. Watch out for Part 2 which will follow shortly. Also keep an eye out for our print highlight report on Paris Fashion Week which we will also be featuring here at Patternbank.
Etro photos via Vogue.co.uk
Roberto Cavalli photos via Vogue.co.uk
Missoni photos via Vogue .co.uk
Antonio Marras photos via Vogue.co.uk
Iceberg photos via Vogue.co.uk
Marni photos via Vogue.co.uk
These crafted photo-real studies are the amazing work of Spanish illustrator Oriol Angrill Jorda. Whilst studying printmaking at Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design, Oriol explored a hugh variety of techniques including pastel, watercolours, colored pencil, white pencil on black textured paper, acrylics, graphite, charcoal and so on. These experimental explorations carved the way for his unique and mesmerizing style. Oriol’s recent mixed media works combine landscape visuals with portrait studies, creating a fresh take on the photo-real illustration trend we are tracking at the moment.
