I keep looking at Korean painter Ho Ryon Lee's paintings waiting for them to move. Double exposures are often used in photography as a way to simulate movement and mood. But these paintings make me feel like a dirty old man and make my eye bounce from the edges to the center and back to the edges again. Does their perfectly painted beauty seem to initially hide their pervy upskirt tease factor? By the time your brain figures out the layered image/motion, you get trapped in a shame stare spiral for looking.
If only the world was as cool and compositionally interesting as depicted in the art works of Ragnar. It's exciting to see the normally pixel pushing artist, whom we featured many years back in Hi-Fructose vol.4, make one of a kind originals on canvas. His stunning mix of contrasting off-kilter color combinations paired with an impeccable design sensibility has made him a sought after artist for many years. Take a look at Ragnar's studio and a few pieces from his duo show with Scott Tolleson show at Stranger Factory here! - by atta
We first premiered artist Yoko d'Holbachie in print in 2007 as the cover feature of Hi-Fructose vol.6 with a stellar lineup including Jordan Crane, Audrey Kawasaki, Jonathan Viner, sculptor Ron Muek, Marion Peck, and more. A string of group and solo shows followed for the Japanese pop surrealist. Five years later, the artist will finally visit the U.S. in person for her latest solo exhibit :My Strange Goddess" at AFA Gallery in NYC. D'Holbachie's candy colored monstrosities drip with saccharin from the shadows of some bug like cream-filled world. They're grotesque and alluring at the same time. See the work on April 29th and don't miss the opening for a rare appearance of the artist at the show! Check out previews of the show here!
This interesting topography style mapping of street art Barcelona looks like it could lead to many interesting Google-like statistic thermodynamic style results. Or perhaps, just a handy tool for law enforcement to crack down on unregulated creativity and/or vandalism. From Katrine, the curator: "While living in Barcelona, inspired by each corner that I turned, I began to carry my camera with me at all times." Read more after the jump.
We first covered Gary Taxali's work in Hi-Fructose Vol.4. Since then, the artist has been nominated for a Grammy, his work has made an appearance on Canadian currency, and he's released olde-timey toys and a new monograph entitled "I Love You, OK?." Taxali's mixed media style often incorporates found items from book stores, worn out book pages and endpapers, and he creates hand crafted layered pieces that look printed, stamped and annotated, while still letting the soul of the original aged canvas shine through. He has a new show at The Outsiders Gallery opening May 4th. See more images after the jump.