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"Episodes" Art Exhibition

paul0v2 — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:59:14 +0000

After a year in the making, Designers Against Child Slavery is proud to announce the release of its second exhibition entitled, "Episodes". Over the past 12 months, artists from around the world were challenged to create pieces of art based on the journey of a sex trafficking victim. DACS categorized this journey into three episodes: Coercion, Enslavement, and Restoration. Each artist was asked to illustrate one of the three episodes. The end result was a beautiful body of work that flows in chronological order, taking you on a journey through the eyes of a trafficking victim.

DACS believes that art is a very powerful form of communication. Artists down through the ages have used various forms of art to send messages to the public. So today's digital artists and Illustrators take their place in a long line of outspoken citizens of the world. Designers Against Child Slavery calls artists from all over the world to use their talents in order to give a voice to the voiceless.

For more info about the exhibition visit dacsunited.com/#!exhibitions

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Hi there! I'm Paulo Canabarro, 26 year old web designer - paulocanabarro.com I'm from Brazil currently living and working out of Providence RI, USA. I'm truly passionate about design of all kinds, finding and sharing inspiration here has become part of my life. If you like to know more about me or get in touch visit my website paulocanabarro.com Stock me at Twitter and Dribbble

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Depthcore New Chapter: MIRROR

abduzeedo — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 05:40:10 +0000

The Depthcore Collective one of our favorite ones out there has just released their new chapter, the 41st themed chapter exhibition called "MIRROR". As you can expect there are amazing works from masters such as Justin Maller, Sara Blake, Mike Harrison, Jeff Huang, João Oliveira and many others.

This chapter features over seventy carefully considered and meticulously executed pieces produced by a diverse selection of members from the collective. The submissions, as varied in content as they are in style, revolve around central themes of introspection, self reflection and contemplation of man and his environment, and are spread across several mediums, including music, photography, illustration and digital painting.

Perspectives Exploration 01 © Sara Blake

Perspectives Exploration 03 © Sara Blake

Swallow © Ehren Mikeal Kallman

Amo La Vita © Mike Harrison

Farewell Mr.Eldritch © Matei Apostolescu

Supernova © Richards Roberts

Empyrean © Justin Maller

I, the accuser © Matei Apostolescu

Pestilence © Jeff Huang

I Tweet © Phil Dunne

Neo Eden © Kervin Brisseaux

M?RM © Maciej Hajnrich

Mirror House © João Oliveira

§ © Sougwen Chung

For more information about Depthcore Collective visit http://depthcore.com/ and to see more works of the MIRROR chapter go to http://depthcore.com/chapter/Mirror/

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Paradigm Shift - slashTHREE New Exhibition

abduzeedo — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 11:34:23 +0000

The slashTHREE collective selected Paradigm Shift as the theme for its fifteenth exhibition to complement the massive changes it underwent along with the release, which began with a new version of its website. Version four of slashTHREE.com was not only about creating an incredible new website, but also about refining the functionality of the collective and the way it carries itself in the online art community.

For more information about this new slashTHREE exhibition visit http://www.slashthree.com/exhibitions/15/

Unusual Vision

By Leonardo Dentico

The tale of the Lone Yor

By Roy Bourkel

The Blueprint

By Maksimilijan Gecevic

The Good Reason for our Forgetting

By Rob Shields

Suit Up!

By Tomin Vladimir

Spawn

By Eduardo Lopez

Mother Earth

By Daria Widermanska - Spala

Medusa

By Przemek Nawrocki

Ker-Pau!

By Neil Hanvey and Jordi Vidal

Heart

By Irina Batkova

In Searh for Apotheosis

By Edmar Cisneros

And Never Be Found Again

By Marco Casalvieri

Beynod III

By Nicolas Monin-Baroille, Roy Bourkel, Jacob Bian, Ola Gilen

Beatiful Decay

By Anthony Giacomino, Ola Gilen Rysamb

Deformación

By Nicolas Monin-Baroille

01101010

By Mateusz Sypien

Destroy

By Adrian Romero

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Voyage: New Evoke's Exhibition

abduzeedo — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 10:56:30 +0000

Evoke is an online art, music, design, and photography collective founded in June 2005 by Justin Bristow, Sean Graham, and Ted Yavuzkurt, Evoke began as a youthful online boutique art community. As numerous talented artists and designers joined the team, Evoke expanded beyond its original realm, recruiting killer musicians and photographers. Every few months, they release themed exhibitions to the public, showcasing their abilities, the latest one is called Voyage and there are some incredible work as usual.

Our 23rd artpack, VOYAGE, is meant to capture the thrill of an adventurous spirit. The feeling of escape from the normal daily grind. Leaving behind the normal and finding the joy that comes from leaving all your troubles behind. This collection of images and music will capture your imagination. Tony Rivera, our featured artist for this release has taken us to envisioned scenes from other galaxies, with impressive detail and vibrancy. James Merrill and Parker Gibson have interpreted the theme with vivid abstract work, while newcomers such as Adrián Romero have produced high quality vector work.

Some Work

The Black Pearl by Erik Schumacher

Out Far by James Merrill

In the air by Leroy François

Piercings by Matteo M.

9 Destinations by Fab Rosco, Olli-Pekka Jauhiainen, and Parker Gibson

Static Adventure by Parker Gibson and Rogier De Boevé

Midnight Run by Tony Rivera

30.000 Leagues Under the Sea by João Oliveira

?? - Voyage by Adrián Romero

Clinging to a Voyage by Chris Koch

Strange... by Tyler Lehman

Sonic Abberations by James Merrill

30hsh by Aengus Tukel

Nocturnal Itinerary by Hamdan

Teleport 01 by Fab Rosco

For more information, to check ou the full exhibition, including photos, art, music and to read the interview with Tony Rivera visit http://www.evokeone.com/v5/exhibition/Voyage you won't regret the time you will spend over there, pure inspiration.

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Art Inspiration: Sara Blake Solo Exhibition in Sydney

abduzeedo — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 02:15:25 +0000

A few months ago we featured Sara Blake, also known as ZSO, here on Abduzeedo. For those who do not know who she is, Sara is an interactive art director, designer and illustrator living in New York City. She has just resigned for her full time job at Euro RSCG to pursue her dream of art full time. So in this post we have some images from her Solo Exhibition in Sydnety.

All the pieces are available for sale, and if you want to get one just visit her Web site at http://www.hellozso.com/. We here at Abduzeedo are huge fans of Sara's work and we highly recommend to check it out, we're sure you will love it!

The Cock (SOLD OUT)

Clown Mona Lisa

Alice

Puppet

The Strongest Man In The World

everything is connected by certain rules and quality — texture, colour, and linework. This allowed a bit of freedom to play with subject matter, and also stayed truer to how I work overall... very impulsive and freestyle, but all marked with the same hand.

Gilded Owl

The Aforementioned Injuries

Zucco the Tiger

Wind Up Toy

I think most of my most valuable lessons and moments that changed the course of my life, (usually for the better), have come from big, ugly mistakes.

Some photos

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Horizons, Architectural Photos by Bruno Cals

abduzeedo — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 11:52:19 +0000

Horizons, a series of architectural photographs by Brazilian photographer Bruno Cals, will be on view at 1500 Gallery from May 6-July 31, 2010. The six photographs in the exhibition are part of a personal artistic project that Cals, a well-known fashion/advertising photographer based in Sao Paulo, Brazil, has been working on since 2008.

The photographs in the Horizons series are suggestive of something beyond the record presented. The images of the buildings in São Paulo, Tokyo and Buenos Aires explore the limits of two-dimensionality, and articulate a radically different perspective on a commonplace visual scenario. In expressing this fresh point of view, Bruno Cals has invoked contrasting themes of possibility versus impossibility, presence versus emptiness, and search versus satisfaction.

About Bruno Cals

Bruno Cals was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1967. At age 19, Cals moved to Paris and began a successful career as a fashion model. At age 26 he decided that he wanted to be a photographer and returned to Brazil where he began shooting professionally. Initially a fashion photographer, Cals worked for Vogue and Elle and Visionaire. Since then, he has become a successful advertising photographer, working for the largest advertising agencies in Brazil. He has won several awards, including three at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival.

Some photos from the exhibition

About 1500 Gallery

Alexandre Bueno de Moraes and Andrew S. Klug founded 1500 Gallery in 2010. The gallery specializes in Brazilian photography and is the first gallery in the world with this explicit focus. 1500 interprets the notion of “Brazilian photography” to comprise photography made by Brazilian photographers, as well as images bearing a conceptual or thematic relationship to Brazil. 1500 represents the work of 17 artists, both emerging and established: 6 of 1500’s photographers are represented in the Sao Paulo Museum of Art’s Collection of Photography. 1500’s collection of images includes both contemporary and vintage photography. For more information, visit http://www.1500gallery.com

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AGE - The New Exhibition by EvokeOne

paul0v2 — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 14:07:56 +0000

From the psychedelic abstract works of James Merril, to the energetic scenes captured by our featured artist Aaron Campbell, to the sublime photographs of Linus Leandersson, you’re in for a visual feast accompanied by the ambient soundscapes of our audio director, Keith Alban, and many other Evoke musicians. Bring the colors, bring the noise, bring on the new age!

A monumental release. One full year in the making. AGE doesn’t represent merely another step down the same path; on the contrary it is an exhibit expressively characterizing the paradigm shift within the collective. All the pent up energy, the motive force behind the recent changes in our group were channeled simultaneously into one hundred of the most drop dead gorgeous works we’ve ever produced — Ted Yavuzkurt

Check out more about the XXII Age Exhibition

XXII by Aengus Tukel

LM-N by Aengus Tukel and James Merrill

Singularity by Nick Taylor and H. Dyst Winterson

Fury by Yvan Feusi

Age is just a number... by Berthjan Achterop

Remerge by Courtney Wooster

Baltimore City tap water by James Merrill

Ehvolution by Aaron Campbell

The Next Generation by Aaron Campbell

Probabilities by Ewald Anthonie De Bruijn and Olli-Pekka Jauhiainen

Spells and Experience by Fab Rosco

Jess the bird by Fernando Rodríguez

I wish you love by Zukow Maxim

Welcome in the new age by Andrea C.

Alpha & Omega by Marcin Stryczek

4.54 by Olli-Pekka Jauhiainen

Age by Parker Gibson

Futurisk by Rogier De Boevé

We Have Never Been Modern by Rob Shields

Alernate age by Leroy François

Mental Age by Igor Scekic

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Tim Burton retrospective at MoMA

Francisco — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:31:05 +0000

Earlier this week I attended the press preview of the upcoming MoMA Tim Burton retrospective exhibit, which opens Sunday, 22 November 2009. The exhibit is a showcase of his work from childhood to the present.

There are paintings, sketches, figurines, sculptures, photography, video, storyboards, and props from his movies. MoMA did an excellent job of encompassing all aspects of his work. I've been a fan of his since I first saw Pee Wee's Big Adventure, but it wasn't until Beetlejuice that I truly saw his genius. The exhibit was sponsored by the Syfy channel, which I enjoy as well.

Here are some of my photos from the exhibit. If you're in New York City, you definitely have to check it out. It's open until April 2010. I left the exhibit very inspired and I definitely plan to see it again.

Tim Burton gave some remarks at the press preview, mostly just to say thanks. I've included that, and some other footage I shot, in this little video I put together. This was shot on my Canon Powershot SX-1 IS.

Here's an official video by MoMA about the exhibit.

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I'm a Graphic Designer in New York City (Brooklyn!). NY is a hub for design and my posts will try to focus on, but will not be limited to, design related things happening in NY, such as museum exhibits, architecture, events, local artist interviews, galleries, etc. I'm very much into technology and art and how they intersect to make multimedia art installations. Hope you enjoy my posts!
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Abduzeedo Visits The Illustrative Exhibition in Berlin Part I

aloa — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:41:14 +0000

Last Weekend I went to the ultimate illustrator exhibition called "Illustrative" in Berlin. Besides visiting a beautiful city - Berlin is awesome - I got to check out some really great illustrations, installations and designs. I also talked to many designers and illustrators, and representatives of their agencies. Take a sneak peak in here.

Boy, what a great weekend.

About Illustrative

Illustrative is the self titled leading international forum for contemporary illustration and graphic arts. It takes place once year in two different cities around the globe. You may have seen it in Paris or Zürich, or in Berlin where it occured for the third time. Every year the exhibition displays an inspiring collection of current illustrative and graphical art with over 600 works from more than 60 artists.

Over the course of two weeks, the festival celebrates the illustrative arts, presents new talents and trends, exchanges ideas, marvels at progressive technologies, and rediscovers forgotten styles. Illustrative features an exclusive exhibition and shows works from 60 internationally recognised illustrators in addition to hosting conferences, a film program, and parties.

Illustrative displays not only the quality and fantasy of the latest graphic arts but also shows how the visual effects of graphic design, illustration, book art, comics, concept art, and animation spill into and influence the field of art.

Additionally - this year - MTV joined the party presenting their art community MTV Playground. Inside an old church they came up with lots of playful stuff where people had to interact with design; like a light graffiti room, showcases with remote controls, and tables where you could design your own typograpic print.

On top of that they arranged an art battle between two french artists, who in real life run a design studio called Ben & Julia. I'm going to tell you more about this in my second article about this event.

First Impressions

What could you pick for a better place than the St. Elisabeth Church an old grungy building to showcase a varity of illustrations.

Near the exhibition

The entrance

really nice illustrations

installations & movies showcased

I dont know why but I want this

lots of designs

walls

portfolios

artist doodeling

agencies promoting their artists

I had a little chat with the guy working for iStockPhoto. I want to give away 10 Credits for the iStockPhoto Website with which you can buy photos, videos, illustrations and audiofiles. Thanks to them.

Just retweet this article on Twitter and I pick someone in the next days @obstgemuese

Stairs

The Exhibition took place in a three story building. As a nice add-on effect they put prints and doodles on the walls so no walk was tiring. This was a brilliant idea and i spent a lot of time examing them closely.

Brief But Valuable Insight In The Artists Illustrations

Damien Poulain

'Totem 49' is a project consisting of a series of 49 hand-painted totems made of recycled wood, inspired by ancestral sculptures and religious fetishes. The project was conceived after I visited the Musée Guimet in Paris, and was impressed by the multitude of gods from oriental religions and the complex and obscure symbolism of their scultural representations.

I have always been fascinated by Outsider Art and was draws to the idea working with a form that I could only understand as an outsider. Knowing little about the motivations of the creators of the works that inspired me, I have adapted their form to examine contemporary culture.

My totems attempt to make solid, timeless objects from fleeting events of the 21th century, allowing for reflection on the colossal power of the image and the role of the new tribes and the mythology in an increasingly seculat society
- Damien Poulain

Haroshi

Lorenzo Petrantoni

Mario Hugo

Martin Haake

Yoh Nagao

Paul-Henri Masson

Rebecca Maeve Manley

Sebastien Preschoux

Sidney Pink

Skinner

Thanks for reading. Stay tuned for part 2 of the exhibtion.

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Aloa is the moniker of the german/greek graphic designer/filmmaker & musician Alexis Papageorgiou. Im glad to share great artistic work with the readers on Abduzeedo. Contact me on aloa@abduzeedo.com or follow my Twitter and Facebook page

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Awesome Justin Maller Updated Portfolio

abduzeedo — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:42:04 +0000

Our friend and one of our favorite digital artists, Justin Maller, has just updated his portfolio with some superb new pieces, as usual. Also, Justin has more great news: he has launched a shop to sell his art and he is having an exhibition throughout this week until June 6th, showing his artworks and featuring photography by Chris Knight. I wish I could be there.

For more information visit his websites:

New Artworks

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Evoke's Prime Exhibition

PauloGabriel — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:05:42 +0000

Evoke is a well-known design collective, that often delivers us great exhibitions of art, photography, motion and graphic design. Their current exhibition is called "Prime", and has got numerous great pieces.

Here is a brief selection of works featured there, and for the whole exhibition, you guys should visit Evoke's site. It's a really great place to get inspired! Cheers to all people at Evoke. And thanks to Neevo for telling us about this! Rock on! ;)

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Hello, everyone! I'm Paulo Gabriel, designer from Porto Alegre, Brazil, born in 1984. I have worked as a webdesigner since 2006, but websites and blogs have been a hobby for me since 1999. Here in Abduzeedo, I try to bring only the hot stuff for you... and hope that all of you enjoy my posts! For more cool stuff, you may also follow me on Twitter.