Category Archives: art

ruth gurvich

Posted on February 5, 2008 by Danielle| 3 Comments

Born in Argentine artist Ruth Gurvich is now working and living in France. As you can see from the images above and below her work is simply gorgeous! For the past few years Ruth has been working with everyday objects like Bauhaus design chairs, Chinese and European porcelain which she reproduces in paper in three dimension models and then rework their volume.

Ruth: ‘My art is based on a continuous exploration of the codes created by different cultures in their artistic production. From a formal point of view, my field of investigation is based on the study of volume and its relationship to space. With my work I try to find the traces of our past in this cultural melting pot, I try to find the sense of these references, lost through migrations and the passing time’. You can visit Ruth’s website to find out more about her beautiful work.

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art made from plastic bags

Posted on January 10, 2008 by Danielle| Leave a comment

Texas based Virginia Fleck sent me an email to introduce her art work made from plastic shopping bags. Virginia’s work, that can be used as meditation mandalas, has been commissioned for both temporary and permanent public art projects throughout the US and has been featured in several magazines.

Virginia: “My wall-sized mandalas, created from sections of used plastic shopping bags, analyze the activity of consumerism as a spiritual encounter. This visual experience of repetitive designs, indicative of meditative objects and advertising graphics, stimulates the viewer to yearn for more”. Visit Virginia’s website to see more of her beautiful work.

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furniture by jessica gonacha

Posted on January 9, 2008 by Danielle| 1 Comment

Another Trunkt find are these gorgeous tables from Jessica Gonacha Studio. Jessica is a talented artist who besides her paintings also makes beautiful furniture. All furniture pieces are one-of-a-kind. entirely hand-crafted and can be made to your specifications (size, color, etc.). Please contact Jessica if any questions, requests, or would like a price list, please contact me

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zaishu

Posted on December 11, 2007 by Danielle| 4 Comments

Zaishu is artwork that functions as seat, table or box, combining award winning design with ethical and responsible production methods. Transcending social and cultural barriers, Zaishu collaborates internationally with various artists such as David Bromley, Stewart Russell from ‘Spacecraft’ and the Florence Broadhurst print archive. Zaishu also features artwork from various community groups, endangered tribal art, as well as hand painted work from the last of the Bollywood artists.

Designed and made in Australia from native plantation pine, using water-based inks and varnish, Zaishu has a ‘Good Environmental Choice’ certification and comes flat-packed in collectable limited editions which simply slot together. My favourite is Antique Kimono (top image), featuring rare patterns from 16th century Edo period Japan, which can be bought from zaishu’s website (price is AUD$350).

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so yeun lee

Posted on November 9, 2007 by Danielle| 1 Comment

I love the paintings of So Yeun Lee!. This talented artist was born in South Korea in 1971 but is now living and working in Dusseldorf, Germany. Her paintings are mainly self-portraits. According to So Yeun Lee, she gets to know herself better by creating self-portraits.

So Yeun Lee’s work can be admired at Gallery Conrads in Dusseldorf, Germany.

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klea mckenna at the beholder

Posted on September 28, 2007 by Danielle| Leave a comment

New at the Beholder, an online gallery featuring the works of emerging artists from the U.S. and Canadais, the beautiful work of Klea McKenna. Klea is a San Francisco artist whose career is definitely one to watch. Featured is work from her series Hollow Mountain and other Stories, which draws on the imagery of fiction; short stories, folktales and local gossip.

Klea McKenna was raised in the bohemian subcultures of rural northern California and Hawaii. She has studied art at CCA, UCLA, UC Santa Cruz, and Florence Art Institute. The work in this series, Hollow Mountain and other Stories, draws on the imagery of fiction; short stories, folktales and local gossip. Her photographs explore ideas of contemporary mythology and seek to discover the aesthetics of these familiar American narratives. Klea’s work has been published and exhibited nationally. She currently lives in San Francisco and is pursuing a Master of Fine Arts degree at California College of the Arts. For more information or if you would like to purchase Klea’s work, you can visit the Beholder website.

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pile of clothes or map of europe?

Posted on September 24, 2007 by Danielle| 8 Comments

This may look like just as a pile of clothes. But if you take a better look you can see that this pile has the shape of Europe, with the boot resembling Italy of course. I noticed this photo by Corriette Schoenaerts a while ago in Rails Magazine (a free magazine distributed in trains in The Netherlands). The central theme of the magazine was ‘countries and borders’. Contrary to the usual fashion photography, that shows off the newest clothes on a human body and wants to sell an ideal, Corriette made still lives depicting maps and landscapes.

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jenn ski’s gorgeous wall art

Posted on August 20, 2007 by Danielle| 1 Comment

I received an email from Jenn Ski, a US-based artist creating beautiful wall art. Jenn recently opened an online store in which she sells her gorgeous work. Jenn’s retro-mod pieces of wall art fit in many different interiors. Her one-of-a-kind hand-painted panels are the perfect way to add an extra touch of cool to any room in your house. You could also ask Jenn to do a custom order for you.

A more affordable alternative are the giclée prints. These beautiful digital prints are made available on archival quality paper. Each print is individually signed and numbered by the artist.

By the way, Jenn will soon have stationary line available. On her blog she is giving away two 4-packs of notecards to two random readers. Click here for more information.

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illustrator jane reiseger from melbourne

Posted on August 13, 2007 by Danielle| Leave a comment

I received an email from Jane Reiseger,an illustrator/artist from Melbourne, Australia. Jane creates the most gorgeous hand-painted murals and paintings which have been featured in magazines like ELLE Living Australia.

Visit Jane’s website to all of her beautiful work. Jane has also designed some fab kids clothes made from organic cotton, which can be seen at bee and tree.

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sivan lewin

Posted on August 4, 2007 by Danielle| Leave a comment

To continue on the subject of still life photograph: photographer Sivan Lewin has some beautiful still life images in her portfolio. Check out her website to see more of her gorgeous work.(via Oh Joy!)