Visual Art; nothing more, nothing less.

arpeggia:

Alma Haser - Cosmic Surgery

The series has three distinct stages. Firstly Alma photographs her sitter, then prints multiple images of the subjects face and folds them into a complicated origami modular construction, which then gets placed back onto the original face of the portrait. Finally the whole thing is re-photographed.

designandcrime:

Meriç Algün Ringborg - The Risk of Being in Public (2011)

The Risk of Being in Public is a yearlong journal containing 136 notations where each account describes a photograph taken in public by an unknown person in which the artist has noticed she appears in the background.

theeatgirl:

Dan Cretu

showslow:

Henry Hargreaves, Deep Fried Gadgets.

photojojo:

Wonderfully imaginative work by Robert and Shana Parkeharrison. We think this excert from their artist statement sums it up best:

‘The use of color is intentional but abstract; proportion and space are compositional rather than natural; movement is blurred; objects and people juxtaposed as if by chance in a visual improvisation that unfolds choreographically.’

via Le Zèbre Bleu

therhumboogie:

By Eszter Burghardt, minuscule little landscapes that are actually constructed of wool and beautifully placed lighting, the depth fields of focus that the camera uses makes them just mysterious enough to have you concentrating on the places being depicted. 

robinade:

artphotocollector:

“Pop-culture has a lot of influence on my work. I like to re-contextualize art historical pieces with a twist of pop.” Awol Erizku 

The young, Bronx-raised photographer Awol Erizku’s work is gaining considerable attention.  A 2010 graduate of Cooper Union, he has managed, early in his career, the elusive feat of a solo show that opens tomorrow night at Hasted Kraeutler here in New York. 

At a time when I see many young artists struggling to keep it going, someone like Awol Erizku demonstrates what is still possible.  Of course, going to a prestigious school and having a mentor like David LaChapelle wouldn’t hurt anyone’s career, but Awol Erizku didn’t grow up advantaged. His portrait work reflects his community while inserting this community—through photography—into a greater art historic context, one where African American (and other people of color) are never well represented.

These photographs merit attention.  They are beautiful and they captivate. In this short video Erizku’s passion and commitment to producing great work (and paying respect to his roots) look to be the real deal.  I look forward to seeing the portraits first-hand and to pondering what’s next for this young artist. —Lane Nevares

THIS VERSION OF THE GIRL WITH PEARL EARRING. OMG. /SHRIEKING

ruineshumaines:

Henry Hargreaves is a New Zealand still life, art and fashion photographer working out of his studio in Brooklyn, NYC.
His latest work, titled “Deep Fried Gadgets”, is a critique on consumerist culture in which working technological devices are frequently discarded in favour of newer versions.

photojojo:

Mind blowing photos from the portfolio of Germanovich Vladimir! 

Surreal Portraiture by Germanovich Vladimir

via 500px

feeling-art:

Laura Makabresku - fairy tale about a girl who found dead animal in the forest and shared it with her warmth, 2011

devidsketchbook:

“Private Moon” by Leonid Tishkov & Boris Bendikov

[Via theinspirationgrid]

(via devidsketchbook)

hoodoothatvoodoo:

Polaroid by Andy Warhol

alecshao:

Frederic Fontenoy, Alkama (Blood and Milk)