Category: Random
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Cai Guo-Qiang’s “Head On” – a pack of wolves find an abrupt end
Cai Guo-Qiang takes an interesting look at pack mentality with his amazing installation piece, “Head On”. Striking in its size and energy, “Head On” consists of ninety-nine life-like wolves constructed from metal wires, painted sheepskins and hay, running as a pack through the length of an empty white room, only to crash headfirst into a…
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Amazing eye drawings and sketches
There’s something mesmerizing about eyes that we just can’t seem to get enough of. We are constantly amazed by how artists are able to create hyperrealistic drawings of what must be one of the most challenging facial feature to render correctly. From the wispy hairs of one’s eyelashes and the wrinkled creases under the eye…
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Carved Book Landscapes by Guy Laramee
For the better part of three decades multidisciplinary artist Guy Laramee has worked as a stage writer, director, composer, a fabricator of musical instruments, a singer, sculptor, painter and writer. Among his sculptural works are two incredible series of carved book landscapes and structures entitled Biblios and The Great Wall, where the dense pages of old books are excavated to…
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Annette Messager – an installation artist at large
You may not know it, however you’ve likely seen one of Annette Messager’s art pieces on the web or in one of the many galleries or museums in which she has exhibited. Born in 1943 in France, Messager is known mainly for her amazing hanging installation work. Most notably for incorporating black and white photography,…
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Sandy Skoglund’s striking conceptual photography – one colour makes a splash
Sandy Skoglund’s work is absolutely striking. She creates surrealist images by building elaborate sets, then furnishing them with carefully selected, colored furniture and other objects. Finally, after months of painstaking painting decoration and placement, she photographs the set, complete with actors. Her works are characterized by an overwhelming amount of one object and either bright,…
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The Sandwich Book by Pawel Piotrowski
Designed by Wrocław-based artist and designer Pawel Piotrowski, the Sandwich Book is exactly what you think it is, an entire book made from pages that look like the common ingredients for a typical sandwich. Tomato and lettuce, BLT, egg and cheese, etc, etc! Whatever is your sandwich favorite, it’s contained in these pages! Is it lunch time yet…
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Amazing photo realistic iPad drawing by David Kassan
Technology vs art. Art vs Technology. Will technology help or hinder art? These are the questions we will continue to ask ourselves as we fly through this technologically driven decade. Artist David Kassan gave technology a try, and over a period of 3hrs in June 2010, he created this amazing photo realistic portrait of Henry…
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Slinkachu – Big world ideas in miniature street art
We can’t say enough about these amazing miniature installations. While most artists are looking to make the biggest impact they can, with large scale builds and exhibitions, Slinkachu sneaks under the radar to create some of the most poetic and moving installations you’ll likely never see. The the U.K. street artist, who previously brought you the…
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An A-Z poster of great modern artists
If you are a fan of modern art, this print is made for you. English graphic designer Andy Tuohy has created a striking A-Z print where the letters are represented by 26 of the greatest modern artists in history. Including legendary personalities like Frida Kahlo and Pablo Picasso, this alphabet poster for art-lovers also features lesser known artists like…
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Affordable art – what does that mean?
The wonders of modern technology (mostly Google – but we don’t feel comfortable giving them all the credit) tell us at artFido that what most people are looking for when it comes to buying art online is affordable art. Not modern art. Not beautiful art. Not contemporary or Aboriginal art. Affordable art. Now affordable art…