Crafted Modern – Assemble Art Series by Atelier CPH
Atelier CPH is a Copenhagen-based multidisciplinary creative studio that creates a wide array of decorative collage artworks and fine art prints inspired by the work of early 20th century Modernist European artists that elevated crafts to an art form. Resulting from these influences, over the years
Free Guide – Our Top 10 Locations in Japan
Japan was where my journey began when I started OEN in around 2007. By supporting Japanese artists and highlighting their unique work online I have been lucky enough to travel to the country a few times each year since, which in turn has enabled me to visit many inspiring locations. This free guide
Activating the Senses – Tumbler Art by Iwan Pol
Rotterdam-based graphic designer Iwan Pol creates interactive functional and decorative objects that invite us to build a physical and emotional connection with them. With this goal in mind, he creates wood wall works that change their form when being rotated and produces sculptural objects made wit
Design Puzzles – 3D Art by Edith Beurskens
The three-dimensional wall pieces of interior designer and graphic artist Edith Beurskens are populated by interlocking organic and geometric forms that bring to the top of mind tangram puzzles. While produced with 3D printers, Edith’s individual and multi-panel monochromatic works are coloured by
Sensorial Sculpture – The Stoneware Ritual by Kaja Dahl
Norwegian artist Kaja Dahl uses materials with opposite properties, such as porcelain and rock, to create abstract sculptures that connect us to the world of rituals. At the same time, her unconventional yet balanced compositions make us think of nature’s capricious formations and invite us to not
Ever-Changing Compositions – UNFOILED Series by Studio Rens
The complexities of glass have always inspired me. Especially the transparent layers and the way in which light refracts. There’s a real depth that can be fabricated using such a simple material. The problem is, most of these properties are almost unique to glass itself and it’s rare to
The Power of Art – Works of Light by German Artist Regine Schumann
I never really experienced the power of light in art until I stumbled in to the work of American artist James Turrell. Online visually his sculpture is impressive, in person it’s moving to the point that it makes you reconsider your viewpoint on art and even life itself. Although Turrell tends
Architectural Glass Fantasies – Sculptural Objects by Stine Bidstrup
There’s something so appealing about approaching an object from an architectural standpoint. Of course the overall idea of building something from scratch is the basis of all creative pursuit, conjuring something of beauty from just raw material. There’s nothing more magical than that. T
Collage of Colour – Paintings & Textiles by Katrine Giæver
As the seasons are changing I’m starting to see new opportunities in colour and texture. Oslo-based artist Katrine Giæver struck me in this regard, gradually moving from more dark, earthy tones to artworks that are experimental and pop with vivid colour. Katrine’s work from 2017-18 call
A Powerful Simplicity – Artworks by Hildegard Elma
German artist Hildegard Elma’s artwork is very intriguing to say the least. Upon further inspection in to her background as an artist and the life she leads, many of her artistic choices made a lot of sense and I wanted to talk about them here in a little more detail. Living in East Friesland
New at OEN Shop – Abstract Artworks by Dominique Lutringer
It’s interesting how art takes on a whole new meaning and presence when you know the entire backstory. I visited the Villa Chochikuyo (read my article here) built in 1928 by the architect Koji Fujii in Kyoto a few years back. This property was considered to be the first “eco house”, applyi
Loose Parts – Abstract Paintings by British Artist Leo Bruno Todd
Thin lines and soft brushstrokes drift aimlessly through British artist Leo Bruno Todd’s drawings and paintings like memories passing through time. Landscape and architectural fragments are suggested with faint grids or checks, slatted angles and amorphous brick or rock-like shapes, but they are t
