Gustave Caillebotte has only recently been recognized as a significant contributor to the Impressionist movement, more than seventy years after his death. His independent wealth, allowing him to be a major art collector and financial supporter of some of the most well-known Impressionist artists, overshadowed his own contribution to and impact on the art movement […]
Julius Shulman: 1910-2009
Today’s image is in honour of photographer Julius Shulman who passed away this week on July 15th. Shulman is believed by many to be the greatest architectural photographer in history, elevating a commercial genre to a fine art. The photograph shown above is called Case Study House No. 22 and is one of the most […]
Daniel Proulx: Wearable Steampunk Art
Hailing from Montreal, Canada, jewelry designer Daniel Proulx makes unique wire-wrapped Steampunk Jewelry and sculptures from brass, copper and gemstones. Proulx previously worked in the travel industry and in finance. However, one day in 2008, after his “better half” had learned to make simple wire rings, he gave it a try himself and now works […]
Art-e-Facts: 5 Random Art Facts XV
1. Leonardo daVinci’s famous “Last Supper“ (1498) is not a true fresco. Da Vinci painted on a dry wall rather than on wet plaster and chose to seal the stone wall with a layer of pitch, gesso and mastic, then paint onto the sealing layer with tempera. As a result, the painting started to flake […]
Alexander Korzer-Robinson: Altered Books
New work from Bristol, UK cut book artist Alexander Korzer-Robinson. With a background in psychology, Korzer-Robinson focuses on the notion of the “inner landscape”. Using discarded materials, his objects are “an invitation to the viewer to engage her/his own inner life in order to assign meaning to the artwork.” Korzer-Robinson’s process involves working through each […]
Elizabeth McGrath: Sculpture
Here’s another great find by fellow artist and blogger Esther Barend. “Los Angeles-born artist Elizabeth McGrath has always had an eye for the strange beauty in the grotesqueries of life; this appreciation is nowhere more evident than in her work. Inspired by the relationship between the natural world and the detritus of consumer culture, she […]
Joey Monsoon: Painting
The latest work from one of DAF’s favourites Joey Monsoon. Based in Columbus, Ohio, Monsoon fell in love with drawing heroes and characters as a child and has never stopped. Monsoon’s work is influenced by the work of Egon Schiele, Barry McGee, and Doze Green, among others. “My figures and portraits hover somewhere between reality […]
Tjalf Sparnaay: Mega-Realism
Born in 1954 in Haarlem, Netherlands, Tjalf Sparnaay currently lives and works in Hilversum, Netherlands. A self-taught artist, Sparnaay is strongly influenced by the work of Vermeer, Rembrandt, Goings, and Bell. Sparnaay takes the subjects of his oils from everyday reality to create images that he calls Megarealism. Trivial items such as a fried egg, […]
Dr. Evermor’s Forevertron
Ever think of escaping the frustrations of life – of going to that otherworldly place that upholds your idea of how things “should” be? Then why not head down to Dr. Evermor’s Forevertron in Sumpter, Wisconsin and hitch a ride on his space capsule. Forevertron is the largest scrap metal sculpture in the world standing […]
Pocket Art
I happened upon a great commentary from Walter Mosely on NPR a little while ago about the idea of creating your own personal pocket art collection so that you become “the curator, the critic, as well as the patron” of your own pocket art gallery. Pocket art is not a new idea. Miniature portraits were […]
Paul Strand: 1890 – 1976
Born on October 16, 1890, in New York City, Paul Strand was an American photographer and filmmaker who, along with photographers like Alfred Stieglitz and Edward Weston, helped establish photography as an art form in the 20th century. Strand studied with documentary photographer Lewis Hine at the Ethical Culture Fieldston School in New York. By […]
DAF Group Feature: Vol. 147
Your Weekly Mixx – Enjoy! DAF’s Weekly Mixx is a selection of nine contemporary artworks chosen from artist and gallery submissions and from our own search for new and interesting works. Visit the Submissions page for information on how to have your art featured in the Weekly Mixx. Join the Daily Art Fixx email list for monthly updates – for inspiration […]
