Artcation

“Interlude / Influence” at the Abroms-Engel Institute for Visual Arts

I had the great pleasure of going to visit the University of Alabama Birmingham's brand new art building: The Abroms-Engel Institute for Visual Arts. Currently on display on the exterior of the building is Amanda Bowder's Magic Chromaticity, where the building is draped with fabric. Read about the fabric installation…

Jacob Hashimoto’s “Gas Giant”

I am in love with this huge installation by Jacob Hashimoto titled "Gas Giant". The installation took 25 Days, 7 people, and over 3,000 hand made and suspended kites. I am absolutely stunned by the complexity of the installation as well fascinated by the intricate patterns. I wish I could see this stunning work in person. /p> Check out the…

Olafur Eliasson’s “RIVERBED” at Denmark’s Louisiana

Olafur Eliasson has as fascinating installation at Denmark's Louisiana Museum of Modern Art opening up tomorrow 8/20/14. As seen on Dezeen, the landscape of rocks and riverbeds contrast against the bright white stark walls. This is a super interesting installation for Eliasson. I've seen a lot of his spatial-installation work, but none have drawn so much on nature.…

Artist Kurihara Takuya

When Isaac and I were in Berlin at the Flea Market in MauerPark (Flohmarkt), We stumbled across Kurihara Takuya selling his work from a table in the middle of the isle. His collages and works were captivating. We bought a good number of pieces from him and I have three sitting above my desk to this day. His work is so detailed, combining collage, ink and…

Berlin Gallery Week: Bjoern Dahlem

This weekend I had the insane pleasure of peeking in on Gallery Weekend Berlin. I got to see some incredible art. One artist in particular stood out to me: Bjöern Dahlem at Galerie Guido W. Baudach. His installation "Orbits of High Velocity Starts" is this gorgeous tangled floating wood with balls of various light fixtures at the terminals. The way the wood curved…