Simply Creative: March 2014

Sharpie Mural Art by Sean Sullivan

Artist Sean Sullivan spend 7 long months scribbling away on a large wall with a Sharpie to create this detailed large scale mural titled 'Grand Pale Maw'.

Check his website: http://seansullivanstudio.wordpress.com/2011/11/02/grand-pale-maw-finished/

Time in Motion by Fong Qi Wei

We have featured Fong Qi Wei photographic series 'Time is a Dimension' that composite of several photos over a 2-4 hours period, to create a layered collage in our previous post here.

Fong then animating the images in this new series called 'Time in Motion'.

Check his website: http://fqwimages.com/time-in-motion/

French duo Lucie Thomas and Thibault Zimmermann of the graphic studio Zim & Zou based in Nancy, crafted these vintage electronics paper sculptures that are made entirely by hand, entitled 'Back to Basics'.

Check the website: http://www.zimandzou.fr/

Spray Paint Portraits by David Walker

London-based artist David Walker creates color-explosive portraits in multi-layered spray paint in the form of street art.

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Check his website: http://artofdavidwalker.com/ and http://www.facebook.com/artofdavidwalker

Artforum Excavation by Francesca Pastine

San Francisco-based artist Francesca Pastine cut pages of Artforum Magazine layer by layer with an X-acto blade to create these beautiful sculptures for her 'Artforum Excavation' series.

"I began using ARTFORUM magazines as a medium for my work in 2008."

"I was intrigued by their square format, particularly when the bloated art market was reflected in their one-inch thickness and I began asking my friends for their unwanted magazines. Starting with the covers, I cut, bend, manipulate, pull, and dig my way through them, revealing a visceral topography of art trends. The finished worked becomes an unsolicited collaboration with the magazine and the cover artist."

"Maintaining a strong connection to the physicality of drawing, my X-acto blade mimics a pencil. I eschew glue or other manipulations that change the inherent character of the magazines. In this way, they retain their association to what they are, carriers of information that have been handled, earmarked and scuffed over time."

Check her website: http://cutter.rexx.com/~fpastine/home.html and http://francescapastine.blogspot.com/

Hyperrealistic Eyes Drawings by Redosking

Texas-based graffiti artist Redosking created these detailed eyes drawings, hand-drawn with colored pencils.

Check his facebook and instagram

Balanced Rock Sculptures by Michael Grab

Rock balance artist Michael Grab creates these amazing rock balancing sculptures with only pure focus and patience.

"Gravity is the only “Glue” that holds these structures in equilibrium."

"Gravity Glue exists to share my experience in the art of stone balance… All Gravity Glue images exhibit real rocks that I’ve balanced and photographed myself… The process resembles an intimate dance with the elements. adapting to the moments, embracing creative intuition. focused breathing.. silence… exploring and redefining “possible.”"

"The most fundamental element of balancing in a physical sense is finding some kind of “tripod” for the rock to stand on. Every rock is covered in a variety of tiny to large indentations that can act as a tripod for the rock to stand upright, or in most orientations you can think of with other rocks."

"By paying close attention to the feeling of the rocks, you will start to feel even the smallest clicks as the notches of the rocks in contact are moving over one another. In the finer point balances, these clicks can be felt on a scale smaller than millimeters."