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ARTmonday: Inge Jacobsen

StyleCarrot — Mon, 21 May 2012 18:19:55 +0000

Using images found in fashion magazines and newspapers, Irish-Danish artist Inge Jacobsen creates textured photo collages by adding embroidery. She sees her technique as a way of linking women’s hobbies from generations ago with hobbies and interests of her own generation. She says, “I can, and have, spent long periods of time reading Vogue magazines just like my grandmother and her sisters spent a long time cross-stitching.”

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ARTmonday: Lalla Essaydi

StyleCarrot — Mon, 14 May 2012 19:53:00 +0000

Photo: Courtesy of Lalla Essaydi

I learned about Lalla Essaydi’s photograph’s from my friend, artist Lee Essex Doyle, who invited me to my first sale at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston several years back, which my husband and I have continued to support through our many wonderful purchasesevery December. She’s one of the School’s breakout stars, and on May 22 will be presented with the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston’s Medal Award. Essaydi, who grew up in Morocco, combines Islamic calligraphy with representations of the female body. The results are beautiful.

Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York City

Les Femmes du Maroc: La Grand Odalisque, 2006
Chromogenic print. 48 x 60 inches.

Les Femmes du Maroc: Fumee d’Ambre Girls, 2008
Chromogenic print. 71 x 87.5 inches.

Les Femmes du Maroc: Revisited #1, 2009.
Chromogenic print. 71 x 87.5 inches.

Les Femmes du Maroc: La Sultane, 2008
Chromogenic print.

Harem #4B, 2009.
Chromogenic print. 71 x 87.5 inches.

Harem #10, 2009
Chromogenic print. 48 x 60 inches, 71 x 87.5 inches.

Harem #2, 2009
Chromogenic print. 48 x 60 inches.

Harem #1, 2009
Chromogenic print. 48 x 280 inches.

Photos courtesy of
Edwynn Houk Gallery, NY
and
Howard Yezerski Gallery, Boston

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ARTmonday: Diana Delgado Colorful Abstract Paintings

StyleCarrot — Mon, 07 May 2012 10:08:11 +0000

I discovered painter Diana Delgado on Elements of Style, in which Erin Gates went bananas for the leopard print swatch in the first painting below. Based in New York, Delgado received her MFA from The University of the Arts in Philadelphia in 2007 and her BFA from Syracuse in 2005. I love the colors in these paintings—note the neon—and mix of geometric forms with drips. In her artist’s statement she explains:

While color is a driving force behind decisions made on the canvas, raw gesture, geometric shapes/forms and pattern play important roles. Representational elements and seemingly unstable architectural structures exist within the abstract atmospheres. . . Reoccurring themes in the large-scale canvases are personal narrative, glam, fashion and the embracing of frivolousness.

You Can Lead a Horse to Water

Menstrual Mountain

Chocolate Fountain

She Could Drape it in Color

Cotton Candy Love

Neon Deer

White Goose Blue Jeans

Untitled-(Ribbons-and-Things)

YoungmanGirl

Copycat Cluster

Chandelier

Double Bubble

Rabbit Ears

And a Hot Air Balloon

Smelly Yellow

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ARTmonday: Rhi Ellis Humans, Being and Other Photos

StyleCarrot — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:44:53 +0000

Rhi Ellis is a photographer, film maker, and illustrator who lives in South Wales. Most of these photographs are from the series Humans, Being; some are from White Wheat.

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ARTmonday: My Visit to MoMA

StyleCarrot — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:02:26 +0000

Last weekend my husband and I took a jaunt to New York City. The excuse was a fundraiser for Castle Hill, an arts center on the Cape, but we also caught up with old friends and spent the afternoon at MoMA. We hadn’t been in quite a while, and were exhilarated at every turn. Here are 30 highlights. While you’re at it, look back at MoMA in a Minute, which never fails to mesmerize.

Andrew Wyeth, Christina’s World, 1948

Paul Gauguin, Washerwomen, 1888

Pierre Bonnard, The Breakfast Room, 1930-31

Amadeo Modigliani, Reclining Nude, c. 1919

Vincent van Gogh, The Starry Night, 1889

Henri Matisse, The Red Studio, 1911

Henri Rousseau, The Dream, 1910

Gustav Klimt, Hope, II, 1907-087

Pablo Picasso, Three Musicians, 1921

Pablo Picasso, The Studio, winter 1927-28

Henri Matisse, The Moroccans, late 1915 and fall 1916

Pablo Picasso, Seated Bather, 1930

Mark Rothko, No. 10, 1959

Robert Rauschenberg, Bed, 1955

Jackson Pollack, One: Number 31, 1950, 1950

Meret Oppenheim, Object, 1936

Ellsworth Kelly, Running on White, 1959

Lyubov Popova, Painterly Architectonic, 1917

Hannah Wilke, Ponder-r-rosa 4, White Plains, Yellow Rocks, 1975

Constantin Brancusi
The Cock, 1924 | Mlle Pogany, 1913

Jasper Johns, Target with Four Faces,1955

Piet Mondrian, Broadway Boogie Woogie, 1942-43

Josef Albers, Homage to the Square: Two Whites Between Two Yellows, 1958

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Tom Wesselmann, Great American Nude, 2, 1961

Richard Hamilton, Pin-up, 1961

John McCracken, The Absolutely Naked Fragrance, 1967
Donald Judd, Untitled, 1968

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ARTmonday: Sabine Finkenauer

StyleCarrot — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 02:49:20 +0000

Sabine Finkenauer is a German-born, Barcelona-based artist who studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich in the 1980s. I don’t know much about her, but I really like her simple, geometric forms and earthy yet cheerful color palette. The figurative drawings seem, to me, very influenced by Marimekko designs.

Family, 2003
pencil on paper
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Interior, 2008
collage on paper
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Garden, 2001
pencil on paper
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Hand, 2000
felt-tip pencil on paper
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Carpet, 2009
pencil on paper
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Architecture, 2005
acrylic on paper
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Accumulation, 2008
oil on canvas
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Skirt, 2001
pencil on paper
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Room, 2005
acrylic on paper
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Puzzle, 2008
paint on wood
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Room, 2005
acrylic on paper
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Head, 2001
fabric
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Stairs, 2006
oil on canvas
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Three Girls, 2005
acrylic on paper
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Kitchen, 2005
acrylic on paper
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House, 2006
oil on canvas
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Drawings in the studio, 2001

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ARTmonday: Héctor Sos Paper Faces

StyleCarrot — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:02:46 +0000

I spotted the first of these quirky portraits through Anna Degenaar on Pinterest. They’re by by Spanish artist Héctor Sos. The series is called “Paper Faces.” Maybe he’s crafty, or really digs Confetti System. Actually it’s part of a catalog for paper company Torras Papel done in 2009. Hector Sos did the art direction; photos by Xavier Mendiola.

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ARTmonday: 19 Quirky Bunny Artworks

StyleCarrot — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:02:58 +0000

In anticipation of Easter, a special edition of bunny-themed artwork that has hopped across my screen.

As part of the 2011 openART biennale in Sweden, Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman built this giant yellow bunny using local materials and craftsmen (via Inhabit).

‘I’m a Rabbit’ via Gala Darling | Flickr-Stuck In Customs

via Pinterest—Christine Kysely

‘Action Bunny with Shiny Gold Pants’
Jen Ray—corduroy, Etsy

via The Washington Post

Ceramicist Robin van Valkenburgh

‘Dine with a Rabbit’
Crafter evangelione

Photographer Lissy Elle

Ceramicist Robin van Valkenburgh

Danz Herz

Illustrator Andrea Zuill

Photographer Maikka Trupp

Lynda Draper via The Jealous Curator | Willy Verginer

Sculptor Henk Visch ‘Ik was getrouwd met een aap’

Illustrator Denise Nestor

via ffffound

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ARTmonday: Ye Rin Mok

StyleCarrot — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:08:40 +0000

Although I’ve yet to blog about all the pieces in my personal collection or the ones I covet, you may have noticed I have a thing for slightly edgy, somewhat fashion-y female photographs, many of them showing just the bottom portion of the figures, often in hipster neighborhoods, glam rooms, or verging-on-seedy spaces. Los Angeles photographer Ye Rin Mok‘s images fall into this category. Not surprising, since she shot a campaign for legwear company Hansel from Basel. The photographer has also done work for Dwell and Nylon, plus plenty of ‘zines.

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ARTmonday: Sally King Benedict Abstact Paintings

StyleCarrot — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:08:37 +0000

I discovered the abstract paintings of Atlanta artist Sally King Benedict last month from a pin on interior designer Angie Hranowskey’s “Abstract” board. I love the bold and cheerful colors, shapes, and compositions. Many of these are already sold; I’m hoping she’s at work on a new series.

Nugget 1

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Texas Summer

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Take It

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Violet Track

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Phase Out

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Headdress

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Free Love

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Swingset

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No. 65

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Ethereal

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No. 70

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Temperature Spike

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ARTmonday: Inge Jacobsen

ARTmonday: Lalla Essaydi

Les Femmes du Maroc: La Grand Odalisque, 2006 Chromogenic print. 48 x 60 inches.

Les Femmes du Maroc: Fumee d’Ambre Girls, 2008 Chromogenic print. 71 x 87.5 inches.

Harem #10, 2009 Chromogenic print. 48 x 60 inches, 71 x 87.5 inches.

Harem #2, 2009 Chromogenic print. 48 x 60 inches.

ARTmonday: Diana Delgado Colorful Abstract Paintings

ARTmonday: Rhi Ellis Humans, Being and Other Photos

ARTmonday: My Visit to MoMA

ARTmonday: Sabine Finkenauer

ARTmonday: Héctor Sos Paper Faces

ARTmonday: 19 Quirky Bunny Artworks

ARTmonday: Ye Rin Mok

ARTmonday: Sally King Benedict Abstact Paintings

Les Femmes du Maroc: La Grand Odalisque, 2006
Chromogenic print. 48 x 60 inches.

Les Femmes du Maroc: Fumee d’Ambre Girls, 2008
Chromogenic print. 71 x 87.5 inches.

Harem #10, 2009
Chromogenic print. 48 x 60 inches, 71 x 87.5 inches.

Harem #2, 2009
Chromogenic print. 48 x 60 inches.