Modern Art – Myartisreal Magazine

Stefan Draschan finds similarities with Museum-goers and the paintings around them

Myartisreal — Thu, 06 Jan 2022 16:20:09 +0000

Photographer Stefan Draschan visits museums and observes not just the art but also the other visitors. In what has become an ongoing series “People Matching Artwork”, Stefan takes photos of visitors that accidentally match the artworks they are observing. Draschan has become a master of sorts for finding the beauty in the mundane and coincidence of everyday life. You can view more of this series…

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Sculptures of sushi made out of natural stone, a look at the artist Hama

Myartisreal — Thu, 10 Jun 2021 14:14:09 +0000

Art student Hama sculpted a series of stone sushi pieces for his university thesis project. The works were on display as a group exhibition that featured works from 5 different schools in Tokyo. Some pieces of sushi represent well-known sushi served with tuna and many other types of fish. Some works featured human body parts like lips, fingers, and brains, replacing the “fish.

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Turning books into modern sculptures, a look at Jonathan Callan

Myartisreal — Wed, 26 May 2021 16:49:34 +0000

Jonathan Callan is an English artist born in Manchester who now lives and works in London. For many years now Callan’s work has been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions across the world. Callan is a contemporary artist whose works are sculptures that primarily consist of books as its medium. Sometimes combining multiple books with screws that form one large sculpture…

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Nature meets sculpture in these ever-changing works by Jamie North

Myartisreal — Tue, 13 Apr 2021 16:55:40 +0000

Australian artist Jamie North operates at the intersection of nature and man-made structure. Columns of concrete and steel rise up with plant life sporting out of the cracks and crevices. North carefully terraforms each sculpture to allow it to support the plant life. Picking plants native to his home of Australia such as Kangaroo vines, Port Jackson figs, and kidney weeds wrap, and more.

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‘Trace Heavens’ geometric light sculptures created by James Nizam

Myartisreal — Fri, 04 Dec 2020 17:39:00 +0000

James Nizam, an England born artist has always worked with light and space in various ways. In 2012 he created one of his most well-known series of works titled “Trace Heavens,” and within this body of work uses an abandoned soon to be demolished home as his study and as the work of art itself. Cutting and manipulating the walls of the home to allow light to penetrate the dark rooms which he…

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‘Lives of Grass’ by Mathilde Roussel

Myartisreal — Sat, 28 Nov 2020 18:04:32 +0000

While these works are many years old at this point that doesn’t make them irrelevant. Mathilde Roussel’s works titled ‘Lives of grass’ showcase the direct connection we humans have with the earth we live on. Often using materials that allow the works to have a mind of its own, Mathilde lets the work grow and find its own conclusion. In ‘Lives of grass,’ we see human bodies laying down…

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‘A million times’ exploring the human experience with Humans since 1982

Myartisreal — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 17:57:52 +0000

Humans since 1982 a collaborative project created by artists Bastian Bischoff and Per Emanuelsson. One from Germany one from Sweden both born in 1982, they met as postgraduate students at HDK Göteborg. Together with ‘Humans since 1982’ they have set out to explore the human experience through minimal yet technically advanced works of art and exhibitions such as their series of works titled ‘A…

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The cycle of life within Wolfgang Stiller’s “Matchstickman”

Myartisreal — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 18:32:57 +0000

Since I started actively looking for new art and exploring all types of mediums I have been in love with a set of sculptures by German artist Wolfgang Stiller. While the artist still adds various sculptures to this series of works he began to create them about 10 years ago. I however didn’t discover them until about 2016 and still to this day will think about these profound works of art.

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Moldy Fruit Beauty, a look at Kathleen Ryan

Myartisreal — Tue, 28 Jul 2020 16:49:43 +0000

New York-based artist Kathleen Ryan has gained much attention in the art world over the last few years with her ongoing series of sculptures featuring moldy fruits. Starting out with a foam base, Ryan begins to paint the foam to layout the placement of colors. Then going back to the work to meticulously place various types of precious and semi-precious stones such as opals, malachite…

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In Just a Blink of an Eye, a series by Xu Zhen

Myartisreal — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 20:39:58 +0000

Xu Zhen was born in 1977 and currently lives and works in Shanghai, China. He is not only an artist but also a curator and founder of multiple creatives companies and non-profit organizations. He has showcased his art all across the world and has won many awards including the “Best Artist” award from the China Contemporary art Awards. Last year Xu Zhen brought his performance art installation…

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