Created by making incisions in the walls and inserting large panes of glass at different angles, these glass walkways and openings by Sarah Oppenheimer are visually appealing and deceptive.
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A Beautiful Life – Short Film on South Korean Ceramic Artist Lee Kang-Hyo
Watch this brilliant documentary by Goldmark on Lee Kang-Hyo, one of Korea’s finest living potters, where they visit his studio where he creates a mixture of tableware and sculpture.
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Objects and Shadows – Ceramic Sculptures & Vases by Nicholas Lees
These fantastic architectural sculptures by Nicholas Lees have symmetrical rings spanning the entire body, which are then manipulated slightly to create an illusionary effect on the eye.
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Fundamental Unity Among All Elements – Abstract Art Works by Landon Metz
Constructing canvases in specific sizes, measured to share a common mathematical ratio, Landon Metz creates bold abstract art using pigmented dye on unprimed canvas.
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Peter Alexander: The Color of Light
Peter studied architecture as a young man before switching to art in the mid-1960s, his inspiration for his sculpture is his hometown of California, mainly the distinctive light and clear ocean.
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Woodcuts by American Artist Donald Judd
Donald Judd is quite the enigma. He didn’t like to work with his hands, he especially hated the fuss of working with tools or mechanical aids. So why did he experiment with woodcuts?
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Painting and Sculpture by John Pittman
In my opinion, John Pittman’s works are visually stunning. I really enjoy the way in which he floats between sculpture and painting, often combining the two to make an unexpected combination.
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Langen Foundation by Tadao Ando
There are some fascinating connections between different projects that have made it up on the site, I often look back at older articles in each category and notice little details that link them all together. Strangely enough my taste has stayed quite consistent over the years and, although I know it will mature and develop, I can’t see it changing too much in the future. One designer that I’ve mentioned many times over the last few years …
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Ceramics by Japanese Potter Hanako Nakazato
The works of maker Hanako Nakazato, a 14th generation potter from Japan. She uses her traditional background with Western influences to push her pottery to the next level.
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Furniture, Sculpture and Mobiles by Faye Toogood
My exploration in to furniture design hasn’t just stopped at this site, I’ve purchased many books and have also been jotting down a mixture of ideas on paper that could come in handy in the future. Although I feel like I have some good ideas, also some amazing inspiration in the back of my brain, I don’t really have any skills as such that could put those in to practice. It’s a real shame, long gone …
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Japanese Tea Utensils at Kamon Engineering
My fascination with the Japanese tea ceremony isn’t anything new, I suppose it comes from my general attraction towards the lifestyle and mentality over there. I also quite like the idea of Buddhism and zen, this is also a theme that I tend to see in other designers that I admire, it’s sort of weird how everything links together in a way. Charles and Ray Eames for example had definite ties with Japan, even holding a Japanese tea …
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Photographic Artist Jan Hardisty
Although I’m not necessarily an ‘art’ buff, I still find myself getting inspired by a multitude of artists both from the past and present. A link between those that do inspire me is an element of abstraction, such as Picasso or Salvador Dali, maybe even Alexander Calder to throw a sculptural artist in the mix. So when I came across photographic artist Jan Hardisty this week I felt like it was definitely worthy of a post and further …
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