Supernatural tasks and magic objects. (Tanya Schultz with Alex Bishop-Thorpe, Amy Joy Watson, Aurelia Carbone, Bridget Minuzzo & Jemimah Davis). Carclew Youth Arts. Adelaide, Australia 2013.
If Pip and Pop’s colorful work looks good enough to eat, that’s because it is — sort of. The artist creates bright, crystalline installations using sugary candy, glitter, and cheap toys and knickknacks. These elements accumulate into mystical, glimmering environments filled with pastel-colored sand dunes, rainbow-hued rocks, and enchanted-looking flora. Based in Australia, Pip and Pop began as a duo comprised of Tanya Schultz and Nicole Andrijevic. In 2011, Andrijevic left to pursue other projects and Schultz has been the brains behind the operation since, often inviting guest artists to collaborate with her. Since we last featured Pip and Pop in 2012 (here), she has created confectionary paradises at various venues in the Netherlands, Japan, Taiwan, and Australia. Take a look at her recent work below.
Supernatural tasks and magic objects. (Tanya Schultz with Alex Bishop-Thorpe, Amy Joy Watson, Aurelia Carbone, Bridget Minuzzo & Jemimah Davis). Carclew Youth Arts. Adelaide, Australia 2013.
Supernatural tasks and magic objects. (Tanya Schultz with Alex Bishop-Thorpe, Amy Joy Watson, Aurelia Carbone, Bridget Minuzzo & Jemimah Davis). Carclew Youth Arts. Adelaide, Australia 2013.
Through a hole in the mountain. MT Kurashiki, Japan 2014.
Through a hole in the mountain. MT Kurashiki, Japan 2014.
Through a hole in the mountain. MT Kurashiki, Japan 2014.
Peach blossom Very Fun Park. Fubon Art Foundation. Taipei, Taiwan 2014.
Peach blossom Very Fun Park. Fubon Art Foundation. Taipei, Taiwan 2014.
Peach blossom Very Fun Park. Fubon Art Foundation. Taipei, Taiwan 2014.
Candy Lab Lightness Mediamatic. Amsterdam, Netherlands 2014.
Candy Lab Lightness Mediamatic. Amsterdam, Netherlands 2014.
Candy Lab Lightness Mediamatic. Amsterdam, Netherlands 2014.
Artist/architect Mohamad Hafez uses found objects and scraps to craft politically and socially charged Middle Eastern streetscapes. His "UNPACKED: Refugee Baggage" series adds an audio component, with the sculptures of homes and other structures existing inside open suitcases. The narratives offered are of real people from Afghanistan, Iraq, Sudan, Congo, and elsewhere.
In Barry McGee’s current show at Perrotin’s Hong Kong gallery, titled “The Other Side,” the artist creates a new immersive environment that blends his love of retro patterns, lettering, advertisements, and comic strip characters. The show runs through Nov. 9 at the space. McGee was featured in Hi-Fructose Vols. 