contemporary art
Beer Can Launcher
The Beer Can Launcher is a mechanical work being designed for the sole purpose of crushing and launching beer cans into the sky. Playing along with the idea of drinking as a right of passage, this machine provides participants with the opportunity to celebrate their momentary drinking achievements one drink at a time.
Read moreGrayscale: Contemporary Drawing
This is a great drawing blog by artist Chris Down! The content published points towards his fascination with image making and the practice of drawing. I recommend you check it out. Web link to Grayscale
Read moreA Handmade Assembly
A Handmade Assembly Organized by Struts Gallery & Faucet Media Arts Centre with the Owens Art Gallery and Thunder & Lightning Ltd, A Handmade Assembly invites artists, curators and others from the region and away to lead discussions, facilitate workshops, initiate projects, open exhibitions, and share in a common thread, the handmade. Now in its […]
Read moreAlex McLeod – New Media Artist
Website link: Alex McLeod Ghost Forest Frozen Cascade My two cents: I am a big fan of Alex McLeod’s work and highly recommend people check out his website or better yet visit one of his exhibitions. His work is fun and complexly layered with ideas.
Read moreForensic Architecture
Forensic Architecture Centre for Research Architecture, Department of Visual Cultures Goldsmiths University of London Website – http://www.forensic-architecture.org/ Project Description – http://www.forensic-architecture.org/project/ Excerpt from website: Forensic Architecture refers to the presentation of spatial analysis within contemporary legal and political forums. The project undertakes research that maps, images, and models sites of violence within the framework of international […]
Read moreJean-Pierre Gauthier – Machine Artist
Battements et papillons / Beats and Butterflies Marqueurs d’incertitude / Uncertainty Marker Marqueurs d’incertitude / Uncertainty Markers (detail) Except from artist website When the Eyes Imbibe Noise Noise surrounds us, it is inside us, it is everywhere. It besieges us constantly. It is a dishevelled heap, a sonorous and protean mass in […]
Read moreSteven Laurie @ Cataraqui Centre, Kingston
Larger image link: Donut Machine xcurated website
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