Herakut

works of german artist duo Herakut.
i love the mixture of loose and rendered,
and inspires me to let loose and free.

dirty things

works in progress late one night...
(also posted on my last entry over at my old art blog)

and in an effort to post more of my dirty (=unpolished), in-progress stuff,
here are some sketches from weeks ago :





hopefully i'll be keeping up with sketches/drawings for fun.
one of my main goals this year is to censor less, free & loosen up ideas,
and not be afraid to try and go for it.
hopefully be brave enough to share them, too.

polyvore problem

i've gotten several tips from some kind people recently
(twice just today) about copyright violation of artists' works
on polyvore.com.







it's basically collages of photos, which unfortunately include artist's
works found around the internet.
(creating things like these with my works, for example).

i didn't really know what to do or feel about it,
since it seemed somewhat harmless, and they had links
back to the original source...

but now, i'm a little put off now it's said that they're going to have
a print feature and make profit off these collages.

artist art & ghosts has more details on this matter here, and here as well.

you can sign the petition against them here.

hello!

{ Eclipse. 2008. © stella im hultberg. }

hello,

the older blog { lovely distractions } have found a new home.
please update the link to lovelydistractions.blogspot.com.
( all old posts have been transferred to that address. )

i'm considering this blog to replace my livejournal art blog.
maybe i'll be able to update more freely here of my processes & things.

happy new year to you all!

Aya Kakeda

amazing world of aya kakeda's works.
in a variety of media, her works span from drawings, paintings, silk screen,
to commercial illustration, sculpture, and comics.


and she embroiders!
( click images to view larger. )

i liked her works before i befriended her,
but now that i know her, it's even better.

all images from ayakakeda.com.
visit her website to be transported to funland!

David Choe's studio

please click to enlarge...
via wallkandy.net.

Outsiders

went to see the Outsiders show (by Lazarides gallery) on bowery.
they had some great pieces by some of my favorite artists.
my battery ran out so i only took a few,
so i snagged a few photos on the net.



the pics i snapped of david choe's works, which i'm a huge fan of.
some more favorites i didn't get here (from the net:


(this one above from choe's blog)

some antony micallef, whom i've also posted before:


and ian francis' work :


i was really impressed with dave choe's works once again,
as well as antony micallef's works as well.
it's always the spontaneity and the gutsy, seeminly-carefree strokes
of their works that really have me hypnotized.


+photos of some of the show pieces from the worlds best ever.
+more photos by wallkandy's flickr here.

hollis heichemer

abstract paintings by hollis heichemer.
(also a studiomate of the wonderful alex kanevsky,
whom i blogged about a while back).

sometimes, i get so drawn to thick layers of oil paint
accumulated over months of time...
letting your life and heart melt into each layer,
relevant to each point in your life that way.
evolving the painting itself as you yourself evolve...
not many paintings are done like that anymore.
including myself - i've had weeks to 2-3 months tops to put together a show,
and this time around preparing for my solo show (next week),
i really felt like i wish i had more months to paint some of the pieces.

one thing i love about oil painting is how much it can evolve over time.
(unless you have what you want mapped out).
you can see the evolution of the last painting here.

and many more here.