Norma.Kwée

I WISH YOU LOVED ME LIKE IN FILMS

This body of work is a series of confessions, lust, loss, disappointment, and the overwhelming need to be loved. We, as audience members, find ways to project our emotions and desires onto film characters and the saturated world in which they live.This projection can ignite within us both inspiration and self-destruction.The comparison opens our eyes to the residual bruising of past relationships and the shortcomings of what may be our current relationships.

The layer of gold text on top of the appropriated portraits acts as not only an emotional confrontation, but also as a plea for a more intense and beautified life.The gold paint is a nod to the heightened drama of cinematic love.The use of stenciled letters removes the element of an identifiable hand. By removing the deeply personal element of handwritten words, the viewer can find their own confessions in the fragmented phrasing.

The objective is to have the viewers find themselves in each painting without feeling like voyeurs in someone else’s love story.There is a sense that the moment in each painting is fleeting and will eventually pass.The comparison can be made that, like films, relationships can be intense, unattainable, and can leave deep impressions long after they are over.

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I can’t believe I use to work with this kid!

Well done Terence, well done!! 

Inkodye

Whether you’re making a shirt, canvas print, graphic furniture, painting, or anything else that requires ink, consider using Inkodye ($12-$175) to get the job done. Thanks to a unique photographic print process that uses the sun to develop the dye, Inkodye can be used in a variety of ways to create lasting images on any absorbant natural fiber.

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Have you seen my glasses?

“Contact Lens” By Haruka Kojin (who apparently hasn’t got a website)

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Cool.

don’t forget to play

marc johns

Head Trauma Art

I concussed myself on Sunday. And since then I have been on a strange art kick.

Might just be coincidence. But at least the headaches and nausea have come with interesting side effects.

Kitchen table being overtaken.

Melted crayons on canvas and the beginning of a WIRED canvas which will probably end up very similar to the Rolling Stone one.

Finally finished this one up from last summer.

Started sanding this desk to refinish it.  One of the legs was broken and needed to be reglued, hence drying on it’s side.

Stay tuned for updates on all of these cerebral adventures.

Unit9’s Hoxton Window Project

The Hoxton Window Project: Simon Spilsbury @ unit9 from Tamas Olajos on Vimeo.

Since the beginning of this year, Unit9 has been inviting visual artists to use their office windows in London’s Hoxton Square to showcase their work and (hopefully) inspire the local community. The latest artist to take part in the project is Simon Spilsbury…

The film above (shot by Tamas Olajos) documents Spilsbury’s creation of his artwork. Stills below show the finished work. Of the project, Spilsbury said: “Big location, big canvas. And, the best thing about painting on a 16m window is you can’t scan it in and arse around with the results in Photoshop.”

More on Unit9’s project can be found online at thehoxtonwindowproject.com.

(via Creative Review)

Oh hey! I know those guys!

Awesome project.