Design Loving: Art

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{ Zsolt Vidak : Greetings from Budapest }

On our recent trip to Budapest we were looking for shelter from the rain and stumbled upon this awesome art & design shop called Rododendron. Here I discovered the work of Hungarian illustrator Zsolt Vidak and I instantly fell in love with his amazing colour palette and illustration style. I bought the top print called “Greetings from Budapest” and I can’t wait to hang it on my wall. If you are interested in seeing more of his great work visit his website or shop for a print here or here.

{ Serious Drawings }

Some seriously awesome drawings by Marc Johns to brighten up your day! Go here for more of his great work and here to buy an original.

{ Beyond the Letter }

The work of London based artist Mark Powell has me captivated. With vintage envelopes as his canvas and biro (ballpoint) pen as his medium he has created a moving collection of illustrations. Not only do I love his sensitive line-work but also the remarkable play between his characters and envelopes.

The originals are available for purchase on Powell’s website and prints are available at Society6.

{ Ragimals }

Love these Ragimals by Shotopop! They were first made out of fabric, then photographed and re-illustrated. Go check out more of their awesome illustration work here and see their Movember poster featured here.

{ Favela Painting }

The artistic duo Jeroen Koolhaas & Dre Urhahn working under the title Haas & Hahn, has transformed favelas in Rio de Janeiro into works of art. The creative collaboration with local inhabitants has not only created new job opportunities and skill development, but has also seen the rise of optimism and pride within these favelas.

Haas & Hahn’s first art project titled “Boy with kite” involved the local youth of one of Rio’s favelas and depicted one of this community’s favourite pastimes.

Their second mural project “Rio Cruzeiro” took 8 months to complete and stretched an area of 2000m².

The project that Haas & Hahn are currently working on is called “O Morro” meaning “the hill”. This project is the realisation of a dream to complete the world’s largest community artwork, stretching a whole hillside favela in Rio. With the help of locals, phase one of the project saw the completion of 34 houses stretching 7000 m². For the completion of this project more funds need to be raised. Haas & Hahn have therefore created an opportunity for people to make donations and become official members of the “O Morrow” project. To read more about it, and see the development of the project, visit their website here.

Haas & Hahn’s work is absolutely remarkable. I find it so inspiring that the dream of two individuals can bring so much change to an entire community.

{ Land Art by Jim Denevan }

Jim Denevan is not only the founder of Outstanding in the Field, but also a Land Art genius! His monumental drawings in sand and snow are absolutely mind blowing. I am in awe, not only of the scale of his work, but the intricate beauty and complexity!

Jim Denevan has also completed the world’s largest artwork on the frozen surface of Lake Baikal, Siberia, as part of a documentary directed by Meredith Danluck. Visit the Anthropologist to read more about it. It’s epic!

{ Keep Drawing }

keep drawing from studio shelter on Vimeo.

{ Alexa Meade }

I am totally blown away by the work of Alexa Meade. This 25-year-old artist’s work lies at the intersection of painting, photography, performance and installation. It is utterly amazing - I’d love to see her work in person. She is currently exhibiting limited edition prints in the group show “You are Here” at Dorian Grey Gallery in New York City until November 13. You can also visit her Flickr page to stay up to date with her latest projects.

{ Mia Liu }

I am totally mesmerized by the work of Mia Liu. As an artist she moves beyond drawing as a two-dimensional art form. Through the use of paper from her everyday life, she creates a moving visual experience which supersedes two-dimensions to what she refers to as ‘Installation Drawing’. Her intricate, light, and tactile work allows a person to be drawn into her creative world through optical illusion and makes one want to stay forever.