The Rhumboogie

By Kyle McDonald & Matt Mets, a unique little collaboration...

Mon, 28 May 2012 19:41:50 +0100

By Kyle McDonald & Matt Mets, a unique little collaboration whereby a machine controls a viewer whilst they are blind folded, then via a camera records their face and makes them draw a blind self portrait of themselves. The results are something quite wonderful, a full set of the portraits are on their Flickr.

By Simon Schubert, creating these detailed architectural...

Mon, 28 May 2012 19:35:25 +0100

By Simon Schubert, creating these detailed architectural ‘drawings’ from singular sheets of paper, he adds no colour or shade to them, only manipulating each surface. They have such a sense of depth and dimension.

Cement Bleak - 2009, Dalston, London. By Isaac Cordal, rapidly...

Thu, 24 May 2012 15:39:00 +0100

Cement Bleak - 2009, Dalston, London.

By Isaac Cordal, rapidly becoming one of my favourite contemporary artists—this new venture into a street art form, placing the manipulated kitchen utensils in situ so that these breathtaking shadow art forms manifest.

By Rhianne Masters-Hopkins, a very good friend of mine who makes...

Wed, 23 May 2012 01:06:54 +0100

By Rhianne Masters-Hopkins, a very good friend of mine who makes these vibrant, expressive surrealist paintings, often working with textures and white space that is played off by brilliant explosions of rainbow-coloured pattern. I always love how so much is contained within small areas of colour. (She has only just gotten started on Tumblr so I would love to see her work getting out there a little more!)

Matter in Hand - Exhibition

Sun, 20 May 2012 00:52:00 +0100

Over the summer period I am curating an exhibition, I will be putting a piece of my own work (yet to...

By Ivo Rijkers, working with large sheets of fabric that have...

Fri, 18 May 2012 13:16:39 +0100

By Ivo Rijkers, working with large sheets of fabric that have been coated in polyester then draped over a humanoid figure, finally setting them into these rigid pieces. The resulting works are these suggestive sculptures that give the viewer a glimpse of a form, shrouded in long, flowing contours from the fabric.

By Adeline de Monseignat, the surreal and mysterious forms...

Fri, 18 May 2012 12:57:59 +0100

By Adeline de Monseignat, the surreal and mysterious forms contained within the glass vessels make for a tantalising body of works to be around, certainly the top piece, that interactive space makes for a really interesting touch.

“When it comes to inspiration, imperfections in nature are what trigger my curiosity – a drip, a drop, a crinkle, a wrinkle – an imperfection is the sole evidence of life. I am always on the hunt for the perfect defect; the thought or sight of something challenging – shades, lighting and reflections – will immediately arouse my craving for creating.”

lithy: I made this pair of tiiiiiiny little pliers the other...

Fri, 18 May 2012 12:43:58 +0100

lithy:

I made this pair of tiiiiiiny little pliers the other week to fit this little silver-plated frame I found. It’s miniscule!

I sent it to Adam of The Rhumboogie as a little gift alongside his order from my Etsy shop.

They really are tiny! A big thank you to Siobhán for the wonderful, and ever fascinating cross-stitch work! Anyone with good taste and a sharp sense of humour should check out her blog!

By Adrián Villar Rojas, a most fascinating environmental...

Tue, 15 May 2012 17:58:00 +0100

By Adrián Villar Rojas, a most fascinating environmental sculpture, a to scale blue whale situated in a beautiful forest. The subtle addition of the tree stumps to make it look like it is already being assimilated by nature, brilliant touch.

By Brooks Shane Salzwedel, carefully layered mixed media and...

Sat, 12 May 2012 00:43:20 +0100

By Brooks Shane Salzwedel, carefully layered mixed media and drawing to make these really unique landscapes. It adds so much depth to each piece just by having several layers of images built up on one another.

By Yang Yongliang, this awesome cement dragon is made to look...

Sat, 12 May 2012 00:26:51 +0100

By Yang Yongliang, this awesome cement dragon is made to look like it is breaking through the gallery wall, it’s a political/environmental statement about China and it’s industrial consumption of materials like cement and metal. I think the surface of the piece has a brilliant texture to it, it’s oozing and fluid looking.

By Yasuaki Onishi, this astounding installation plays with...

Tue, 08 May 2012 00:47:47 +0100

By Yasuaki Onishi, this astounding installation plays with negative space, the sheet is draped over boxes before the artist drips hot, black glue in thousands of strands onto the sheet to hold it in place.

By Urs Fischer, an exact replica of Giambologna’s...

Wed, 02 May 2012 20:30:33 +0100

By Urs Fischer, an exact replica of Giambologna’s 16th-century sculpture The Rape of the Sabine Women, made entirely from wax. The sculpture set to slowly, hauntingly melt and form a blob by the end of the show. The clever wit and comment from the melting spectator is wonderful, for me the forming textures on the surface of the wax is most interesting. It almost looks like a chemical reaction forming on the surface of stone.

By Anthony Michael Simon, this cracking project is done in...

Wed, 02 May 2012 20:23:35 +0100

By Anthony Michael Simon, this cracking project is done in collaboration with a group of spiders! The webs are spun on these plastic rods, then the artist covers them in a protective coating to hold the structure and then he adds colour. The ingenuity of making use of an animals instinctive constructionism is so basic and stripped down, they make for very interesting viewing.

Interview - Joshua Ben Longo

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 23:43:00 +0100

I’m thrilled to be able to introduce all of you to a brilliant interview with Joshua Ben...

By Antony Gormley, just some of the 40,000 clay figures from...

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:35:16 +0100

By Antony Gormley, just some of the 40,000 clay figures from part of the ‘Field for the British Isles’ on loan from Arts Council Collection, it’s being shown in three of the National Trust’s Barrington Court rooms currently in Ilminster, England. The sheer scale of this work is staggering, I love the crude construction of each figure and how it becomes irrelevant on this awe-inspiring scale.

By Louise Saxton, this fantastic artist currently has an exhibit...

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:42:14 +0100

By Louise Saxton, this fantastic artist currently has an exhibit at the Heide Gallery in Australia, at the moment, it looks wonderful. She takes reclaimed embroidery and discarded patches of needlework and transforms them into these stunning pieces of wall art.

“My current body of work reinterprets natural history and botanical paintings, reflecting the potential loss, of both species within the natural world and traditions within the home.”

By Daphne Wright, seriously haunting, disturbing pieces of work,...

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:00:37 +0100

By Daphne Wright, seriously haunting, disturbing pieces of work, they have that terrible presence that you can just tell would hook your vision if you saw them in person. The materials make them have a fragile, but vacant appearance which works perfectly. I find myself drawn to the monkey, it almost looks to be sleeping.

By Enrique Marty, some of the more bizarre sculptures that...

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:30:00 +0100

By Enrique Marty, some of the more bizarre sculptures that I’ve seen, I can’t quite decide if I enjoy them or feel uncomfortable and that is great. Taken from moulds of real people, then warped into these miniature sculptural versions, I like that they have that bridge between puppetry and statues.

By Michele Oka Doner, these astounding sculptures made from...

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:21:00 +0100

By Michele Oka Doner, these astounding sculptures made from bronze or wax, each represent gods and goddesses, the selective study of the forms only really using the legs and semi-torso is an interesting way to explore the body of work. They feel like a fantastical, abstract venture into nature and a supernatural world, hugely inspirational works.