Awesome Space Photography
Although I like to think of this blog as a place for creativity, I believe that if it inspires, then it has a place here; so, let me share with you some awesome photographs taken of/in space.
Paintings by Toru Kuwakubo
Toru Kuwakubo is a japanese artist who creates paintings with an emphasis on colour and form. The paint-marks and brush-strokes all contribute to the ‘free’ form and expressionist feel of the works, almost verging on abstract – until your eyes catch some detail.
Some of the artist’s works are available on the Tomio Koyama Gallery website.
Matchbox Label Designs of the 1950′s & 60′s
Web designer, Jane McDevitt, has collected some wonderful matchbox label designs from the 1950′s and 1960′s. They are mainly of European origin, but there are some gems from around the world too.
The Soviet-Russian ones really intrigue me, they were the masters of post-modern design and produced some eccentric and under appreciated artists (Constructivsm being a notable example). It’s only in fairly recent years that some of the amazing works produced behind the iron wall are being released to the wider public (there is a blog dedicated to discovering inspiring Russian posters).
Take a look on the Flickr set, or read Jane’s blog post.
Paintings by Gary Baseman
Gary Baseman is an excellent artist who coined the term “pervasive art” to describe his iconic and often disturbing paintings. He also created the cartoon, Teachers Pet, which I watched purely for the art.
You can see his works on his website (NSFW) (the pictured work above is from his ‘Happy Idiot’ collection).
Pixel Cityscapes
I’m currently working on the design for a game which needs a cityscape background (more on that another time), so when I came across this collection of pixelated cityscapes, I was inspired.
You can see the cityscape set on Flickr by Max Capacity [AM] (check out his other Flickr images/sets, they’re very cool – and some are NSFW).
Thomas Huyghe’s 3D Paintings
Thomas Huyghe is a belgian experimental artist who has been working with different shaped surfaces and mediums for his paintings. The outcome is quite surreal in appearance (especially when viewed through a 2D photograph of the work/s).
The paintings are almost turned from realistic to abstract works just by simply changing the shapes and the surfaces they are painted on.
Feel free to see more of his works on his website.
The Paintings of Angela Fraleigh
Angela Fraleigh combines abstract with more traditional/realistic forms; the end result is both surreal and fascinating. A lot of her works are quite dark and mysterious as a result of the abstract distortions and sharp shapes that she overlays and develops her work around.
You can see more on her website.
‘Imagine the End of the Story’ by Reey Whaar
Every image has its own story to tell which is what the illustrations/works of Reey Whaar are all about. His works are very striking and bold, yet consistent and flowing. You can see more of them on his LiveJournal.
Blob Paintings by Peter Zimmermann
Peter Zimmermann is a german painter who creates colourful three-dimmensional works using a resin and epoxy. The art of the works are not only in the colour and form, but also in the controlling of the material itself.
You can see more on his website.
The Paintings of Winston Chmielinski
Winston Chmielinski is a mysterious artist who seems to encompass both expressionist and abstract values in his art, whilst giving a glimpse of realism.
Some of his works are very expressive and remind me (slightly) of the late Basquiat’s loosely painted works.