Li Hongbo is an artist who lives and works in Beijing. At first glace you see a beautiful porcelain sculpture, when in fact your looking at thousands of layers of soft white paper, carved into busts, skulls, and human forms. Hongbo was fascinated by traditional Chinese toys and festive decorations known as paper gourds made from glued layers of thin paper. The paper can be stored flat but then opened to reveal a the shape. He applied that method of paper structure to much larger human forms resulting in these highly flexible sculptures.
Lisa Frank you have been a beautiful rainbow of inspiration to me. Since I was a little girl you made getting, folders, erasers, pencils, STICKERS, notebooks, binders, stationary, etc.. so exciting for me. I always wanted to be an artist & have my own line of work. I wish I could meet you, spend a day with you in the magical world of Lisa Frank, & see all of your original pieces of art.
Livia Marin is a Chilean born, London based artist
“My artistic practice has been characterized by large-scale installations and the appropriation of mass-produced and consumer objects. I employ techniques and strategies that are characteristic of Sculpture, Installation and Process Art. I employ everyday objects to enquire into the nature of how we relate to material objects in an era dominated by mass-production, standardization and global circulation. My work was initially informed by the immediate social and political context of Chile in the 1990s that amounted to a transition from a profoundly and overtly disciplinary political regime (under seventeen years of dictatorship) to one of an economic, though no less disciplinary, regime with a strongly developed neo-liberal agenda.” – Livia Marin
American Artist Phillip K. Smith III, created this stunning installation in California High Desert. I absolutely LOVE this, I can’t stop looking at these pictures.
Destino: the Italian, Galician, Spanish, and Portuguese word for “destiny“
Destino is a beautiful animated short film released in 2003 by The Walt Disney Company. Destino originally began its production in 1945, 58 years before its final completion. The project was originally a collaboration between Walt Disney & Spanish Surrealist painter Salvador Dali, featuring music written by Mexican songwriter Armando Dominguez and performed by Dora Luz. Destino was storyboarded by Disney studio artist John Hench and artist Salvador Dalí for eight months in late 1945. The Walt Disney Studios (now: Walt Disney Company), was plagued by many financial woes in the World War II era. Hench compiled a short animation test of about 17 seconds in the hopes of rekindling Disney’s interest in the project, but the production was no longer deemed financially viable and put on indefinite hiatus.
From the January 20, 2008 press release:
Destino began in 1946 as a collaboration between Walt Disney and the famed surrealist painter Salvador Dalí. A first-hand example of Disney’s interest in avant-garde and experimental work in animation, Destino was to be awash with Dalí’s iconic melting clocks, marching ants and floating eyeballs. However, Destino was not completed at that time. In 2003, it was rediscovered by Walt’s nephew, Roy E. Disney, who took on the challenge of bringing the creation of these two great artists to fruition. In addition to the completed Destino, this exciting addition to the Walt Disney Treasures line also includes an all-new feature-length documentary that examines the surprising partnership between Dalí and Disney plus two new featurettes; “The Disney That Almost Was”, an examination of the studio’s unfinished projects; and “Encounters with Walt”, which addresses the surprisingly diverse group of celebrities and artists who were attracted to Walt Disney’s early work.
“Don’t think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it’s good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art.”
– Andy Warhol
I always think about what would Andy Warhol think of all the new technology and media in today’s world. How would he react to it. Photos booths are growing and have become popular. You see them at weddings, cooperate events, malls, etc… The pop artist Andy Warhol turned to photo booths in 1963. He captured himself, members of The Factory, famous people in the era like Eddie Sedgewick. Andy Warhol PHOTOBOOTH Pictures, in Print.
Meghan DiMattia 