These wonderfully lifelike fabric sculptures are made by Lisa Lichtenfels, who having graduated from the Philadelphia College Of Art with majors in illustration and film, worked for Disney making three dimensional figures with posable skeletons for stop motion animations. She left Disney in order to explore and develop this medium further, and has been making her amazing fabric models – which range in size from under five inches to life-sized - ever since.
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I’ve just fallen in love with David Wiseman’s branch chandelier… so pretty. Just one of many beautiful pieces on his site – check it out.
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Sam Jinks is a Melbourne based sculptor with a background in film and television effects. He creates full sized silicon models which look as if they might move or breathe at any moment. This interview with Sam over at Australian Edge goes into his background, inspiration and creative process.
(Some of the images with the interview and on Sam’s website depict nudity, and so may not be safe for work!)
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Many thanks once again to Laura over at Electrik Sheep for sending details of their latest wonderful exhibition, ‘Paralysis Of Choice’ by Jon Burgerman, which runs until the end of December.
The press release:
What most see as a discarded piece of cardboard littering a side street, Jon Burgerman sees as an opportunity; a blank canvas to fill with his signature doodles and characters all jostling to escape from their colourful habitat in an explosion of energy.
Burgerman’s continuous scrawling style can be seen adorning all manner of mediums from toys to wallpaper but more specifically a vast array of originals and limited edition prints at his latest show “Paralysis of Choice”. An emotion we, the consumer and the artist alike suffer, often resulting in us doing nothing through the wealth of crippling options we are presented with on a daily basis. Fight this paralysis, ditch the distractions of soaps, celebrity magazines, and cups of tea, and view Jon Burgerman’s show when it opens this November at Electrik Sheep.
Jon Burgeman’s work reflects his dry sense of humour creating work so endlessly appealing and fun that it would look as at home on the wall of a slick city pad as it would on that of a sprawling country pile. It has also seen him produce work for the likes of Levis, Kidrobot, Nike, Pepsi and many other of today’s coolest brands looking for a slice of Burgerman fun.
Jon follows on from a roster of successful shows at Reluctant Hero’s gallery, Electrik Sheep including Faile, Eine, Eelus, Prefab, WK Interact, Seb Lester, Pure Evil and many more.
“Paralysis of Choice” opens Friday 27th November at 6 pm with one of Electrik Sheep’s infamous street parties and will fun till the end of December.
For those who can’t make it to the show all work will be available to purchase and view online at www.electriksheep.co.uk.
Electrik Sheep presents… Paralysis of Choice.
A solo show of new work from Jon Bugerman.
Electrik Sheep, 22 Pink Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5DW, UK
Opens 27th November 6pm, till 31st December
For more information contact Laura Dover laura@electriksheep.co.uk
+44 (0)191 261 4444
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Artist & Illustrator Nathan Ota
Nathan Ota is a freelance artist who graduated from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California in 1993. As a child he drew inspiration from cartoons on TV, comic books, photographs and punk-rock flyers before becoming immersed in graffiti culture once he entered high school. Traditional art never interested him much, and it was only once he had entered college that he realised he wanted to be an illustrator.
His paintings in particular have me enthralled (and more than a little jealous), I love how the graffiti influence comes through in all of his work 
Big Fish
Broken Record
Crash And Burn
Fern Fruits
First Day
Left Out
Lets Be Friends
Mondaze
Night School
Not Alone
Outhouse
Robo
Still Looking
Schools Out
Illustration – Jazz
Illustration – Tequila
Illustration – Porfidio
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Ralph Goings is a realist painter based in California – he is recognised as one of the original members of the Hyper-Realist or Photo-Realist group of the late 1960’s. His painstakingly accurate work spans four decades, and one of the things I like most about his paintings is that the subject matter changes little over the decades, showing that some things remain timeless and comfortably familiar.
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Maria Cristina Bellucci worked for several years making theatre and costume accessories, before branching out to design contemporary jewellery, such as her coloured pencil range. Her work is available from Alternatives Contemporary Jewellery.
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This paper installation of a city complete with a railway and electric lights, is by Wataru Itou, an art student in Tokyo. It was constructed over four years and exhibited at the Castle On The Ocean papercraft exhibition. Now that’s what I call papercraft…
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Paintings by Krista Huot
I’ve just discovered the wonderful art of Krista Huot, a 28 year old artist based in Montreal. These are just a few of her enchanting paintings – see more on her Flickr.
Black Candle
Hanami
Hemlock
In The Woods
Ivy
Les Lucioles
Patience
Snowfall Over Poppies
Light And All Her Witchery
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Khoda is a mind blowing animated short film made from 6,000 paintings over two years, by the incredibly talented Reza Dolatabadi. There are no words…. watch and enjoy.
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