Margriet Smulders Photography evokes that feeling of the great Dutch painters of the seventeenth century with theatrical scenes of flowers and fruit. Lush and strangely erotic with the use of huge mirrors, glass vases, rich draperies, fruit and cut blooms Smulders arranges her subject beautifully.The result is impressive and rich in texture colour and content. You can see more of her outstanding work at margrietsmulders.nl and some beautiful book publications too.
‘Demuro paints like he’s decorating abstract birthday cakes while tripping on LSD’, a great description by The Art Blog about these powerful paintings. Many of the works use thick textured paint giving the work a dramatic 3D quality together with random geometric shapes and dense graduated colour. Check more of his paintings at pauldemuro.com.
Layering materials hides the original identity of photographs, transforming them into these mysterious, collaged assemblages. Flashes of colour, from found papers, add depth and contrast in the bold monochromatic mood of the collection. Layers and repetition of shape create an inherent sense of pattern and control – as well as adding a 3D element to a flat image. The recurring circular form has become a signature of Eva Eun-Sil Han – find more of these intriguing pieces at evahan.weebly.com
Contributed by Sarah Bishop
These colourful, illustrative patterns are the work of Spanish visual artist Ana Montiel. Through her ongoing project ‘Visual Mantras’, Montiel explores pattern through repetitive drawing, reflection and mirroring. Geometrics and florals are delicately juxtaposed creating complex, intricate kaleidoscopic patterns. Hand drawn aesthetics are accentuated through the use of soft colour pencils and watercolours. A mixture of delicate pastels and rich primary brights, create a gorgeous summer colour palette which is full of energy. As well as textile patterns Ana Montiel also explores illustration, typography and graphics. See more of her work, and the ‘Visual Mantras’ series, at anamontiel.com
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Melbourne based Visual Artist Ollie Lucas created these works on large recycled cable spools, up-cycling at its very best! We love the juxtaposition of the wood, graffiti, splattered paint, patterns and geometrics. Ollie says “Exposure to the graffiti scene in Melbourne has made me question harmony in my work, I have a love for filthy, dirty and weathered paint splattered surfaces, but at the same time I crave clean, modern, hardline geometrics. This is what drives my practice, combining two visual elements that are polar opposites in search for a harmony that I may never obtain.” To see more of Ollie’s work check him out on Flickr.
Patternbank brings you it’s second ‘Cruise/Resort print trends’ round-up report for Pre Spring 2013. These shows are a great insight into the upcoming Spring/Summer 2013 catwalk shows. Here we bring you our second concise overview of the most influential print trends emerging from the recent Pre Spring 2013 Resort shows.
Photos Via Fashionising.com
Photos Via Fashionising.com
Photos Via Fashionising.com
Photos Via Fashionising.com
Photos Via Fashionising.com
NASA conducted some space colony summer studies in the 1970′s to house about 10,000 people in Space Colonies, these are the artistic renderings of the concepts. With incredible detail the artists attempted to recreate Mother Earth in Space. We love the colour, texture and feeling of these hand painted masterpieces, but as beautiful as they are lets hope we don’t need to resort to these ‘Colonies in the Sky’ any time soon!. Courtesy of NASA Ames Research Center
