spotlight – Myartisreal Magazine

“Stillness in Motion” is an installation artwork crafted out of reclaimed wood by Olga Ziemska

Myartisreal — Fri, 19 Aug 2022 14:43:26 +0000

Olga Ziemska is a Cleveland-based sculptor who takes the invisible experiences and moments surrounding her and converts them into physical objects. This series titled “Stillness in Motion” began in 2002 and depicts a mother sculpted out of reclaimed wood from the country the work is first displayed. Exploring this idea of finding a place in this world the series focused on the mother figure as it’…

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The fractured world Ellen Akimoto paints to life

Myartisreal — Sat, 13 Aug 2022 16:20:51 +0000

Germany-based artist Ellen Akimoto presents us with a fractured world within her art. The figurative and surreal paintings depict humans and animals in beautifully colorful and weird settings. In one painting we see a woman walking past a window and her body glitches in various sections like a scratched DVD. In another work, we see a person’s face melting in with the paintings hanging on the wall…

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Fear of surveillance, a look at the ‘Nest’ installation series by Jakub Geltner

Myartisreal — Sat, 16 Jul 2022 01:41:41 +0000

In 2022 are we ever really alone? We carry phones with us everywhere we go that track our movements, what we watch, who we call, and even what we want to purchase. It doesn’t stop there either with our computers and TVs being able to spy on us as well. With all of the convenience and luxury of these technological advances is it worth it compared to what we give up? Jakub Geltner looks to shine…

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Beauty in the mundane with ceramic cigarettes by Alma Berrow

Myartisreal — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 14:19:29 +0000

Something I find inspiring is everyday life because when you slow down for a second to absorb your surroundings you often start to see the beauty that surrounds you. Maybe you have a house plant in the corner of your room and the sun is coming in at just the right time to shine down on it. Maybe you placed your coffee on the side table, and when you glance over you see the swirling of the milk…

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Nightmarish and cinematic illustration, a look at Alex Andreev

Myartisreal — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 15:12:11 +0000

I just can’t get my eyes off these cinematic and haunting illustrations. Say hello to Russian artist Alex Andreev and join us in exploring his surreal and otherworldly artworks. We see a pair of large eyes extending from the water, a set of bells combined with spiders creeping through the dark, and then a man with his hands tied behind his back while he steers down at the oncoming train.

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Separating from reality, a look at illustrations by Dani Choi

Myartisreal — Sat, 12 Jun 2021 16:17:14 +0000

As you examine the illustrations by Dani Choi you end up with more questions than answers and a desire to see more. Born in South Korea and now based in Brooklyn, Dani Choi moved to the United States to attend the School of Visual Arts where she graduated with her MFA. While in university she began to lean toward creating digital illustrations as they provided the tools she needed for her ever…

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Kathleen Ryan brings new sculpture and “Bad Fruit” to Karma Gallery in New York City

Myartisreal — Tue, 08 Jun 2021 14:18:11 +0000

Kathleen Ryan is back with her latest exhibition at the Karma Gallery in New York City. We spoke about Ryan’s elegant sculptures of moldy fruits constructed with beads in the past (read here), but this new show offers us some new sculptures to behold. We see many variations of rotting cherries placed through the show, each one with a fishing pole replacing the stem. We even see one sculpture of a…

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Matt Stevens converts movies into remarkable vintage style book covers

Maggie Johnson — Sun, 18 Apr 2021 18:56:57 +0000

Top-notch cinema meets vintage graphic design with Matt Stevens’s newest project, “Good Movies as Old Books.” In this project, Stevens creates artistically pleasing, diverse, and increasingly unique movie posters. Inspired by the styles of vintage books and their always intriguing covers, Steven’s decided to reimagine some of his favorite movies as if they were books. Matt makes it clear this is…

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Emotional and powerful photography by Alexandra Leese

Myartisreal — Wed, 24 Mar 2021 15:12:01 +0000

Traveling between London and Hong Kong, photographer Alexandra Leese taps into her roots and travels for inspiration. Alexandra has made a name for herself as a fashion and portrait photographer but began making art as a painter. Originally taking photos of subjects to paint, however, Leese’s tutor discovered her photography and would go on to help Leese develop this new medium of creativity to…

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Shattered Glass sculptures by Walead Beshty exploring the journey of the art

Myartisreal — Sat, 26 Dec 2020 23:07:05 +0000

One series of works that have always intrigued me and also angered so many people in the comments, is a series of sculptures by artist Walead Beshty. In this series that started in 2005-2014, we see cardboard FedEx shipping boxes standing up with glass sculptures setting on top and beside the boxes. These glass sculptures are made to fit perfectly within these boxes and are the works of art…

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