It is interesting how wires grouped together to form the skeleton of an item can be more fascinating than the item it is representing.  It is art.

http://www.thomasraschke.de/wireframes/kochen.html

Jeremy Mora is a sculptor based in Los Angeles who creates these captivating miniature landscapes and dioramas.  His works are unique and literally draws the attention of viewers.  At first glance, his artworks may look like something hastily created by mixing found objects.  But when you look closely, you’ll see miniature people, miniature objects that complete the essence of the artwork.

Click here for more of Mora’s sculptures.

(via Neatorama, images from Mark Wolfe Contemporary Art)

Gregory Euclide is a painter based in Minneapolis.  His not-so-abstract and 2D paintings are eye-catching and unique that I just have to feature his works of art in my blog.  They’re just stunning.

There are so much more wonderful artworks on his website.

These bird creations by Cathy Miles are just adorable.  Who knew that adding just a few little accents to a wire sculpture in the right places can create such a huge impact in the overall aeshetic of the artwork?

I am proud to feature a fellow Filipina.  Feanne is a young Filipino artist (she’s 18!) currently residing in Metro Manila.  There’s something fresh and captivating about her drawings.  Some of her artwork are for sale, but come in smaller sizes (6.5″x4.25″).  They are affordable enough so with a creative layout or collage, you can hang a few on the wall.

Links:
Feanne.com
Daily Drawings
Shop Feanne

One thing that drew me to the sculptures of Helmick + Schechter: there’s more to each sculpture than what the piece as a whole conveys.  Each element that makes up the sculptures is an artwork in itself and gives a lot more meaning to the whole piece.  They’re just fascinating.

Click on the image to see more details about the sculpture:

Click here for more of Helmick + Schechter’s work.

Stepping into Peter Callesen‘s site left me in awe.  His current project plays on the simplicity and neutrality of plain white paper in an attempt to portray relationship between two and three dimensionality.  His choice of medium and his unique perspective makes for exceptional pieces of artwork.

I find this materialization of a flat piece of paper into a 3D form almost as a magic process – or maybe one could call it obvious magic, because the process is obvious and the figures still stick to their origin, without the possibility of escaping.

Click here to see more of his amazing work.

Jason Strachan is a photographer based in Cape Town, South Africa.  His photos prove that the equipment plays only a small part in the final product.  It’s all about the photographer.

While many serious digital photographers use DSLR’s from the high end line, Jason produces equally breathtaking pictures with his Canon 350D.  His pictures can be viewed from his photoblog that also features short exif data for each photo – which is very much appreciated by people like me who’s still learning the art.

 

 

 

 

One thing that I admire about people… their many talents.  Noah Grey is an artist, author, and web developer.  He developed Greymatter, the ‘original opensource weblogging and journal software’.  Greymatter was my first blogging software.  I loved it.  But Noah Grey stopped updating the software when he decided to focus on his photography.  And his photos… captivating.

Links:
Noah Grey
Grey Expectations: photoblog
Greymatter

We’ve seen his work everywhere on the web.  But Julian Beever and his works of art has always amazed me.  His pavement drawings create anamorphic illusions to create impressions of 3 dimensions when seen from the right angle.  I can’t begin to imagine how hard it is to get the perfect ratio of measurements to create such remarkable illusions.  Here they are again:

Click here for more.