Deconstruct reconstruct art

Michael Mapes Pin Ups are a series of 3D assemblages made of 1950s pin-up girls consisting of fractional photos and found objects.

Observer spoke with Mr. Kaphar earlier this week to discuss everything from what will be on view at the gallery to where he finds himself now that his art has graced the pages of TIME.

A facial manipulation series by artist Matthiu Bourel titled ‘Duplicity’. These collages mostly featuring old hollywood starlettes and actors morphed into interesting portraits usiing duplicates of other or same photographs. source: Related PostsShae DeTar’s Colored PhotographyLove by artist Raphaëlle MartinMixed Media Art by Eugenia LoliCollage Portraits by artist Rocío MontoyaVintage Art by Federico HurtadoArt by …

Cesar Biojo can paint with a pristine, realist perfection, but he refuses to make his paintings that simple. His canvases are marked by physical, aggressive marks. One can imagine Biojo shading the faces and limbs of his subjects with delicate brushstrokes and then going back to destroy his work, smearing the beige-colored paint to turn the portrait into something more. His paintings often focus on single subjects stripped from their context — there is no clothing or interior decor to…

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Rather than considering paint as a liquid medium, San Francisco-based artist Chris Dorosz uses the traditional material as a unit of measure to form anonymous sculptural portraits. At first glance, the three-dimensional paintings read as abstract compilations of shapes, and only once the viewer looks head-on at the portrait does a human figure begin to emerge.Continue reading "Three-Dimensional Portraits of Suspended Paint Strokes by Chris Dorosz"

After watching Leandra's video for the latest Paper Artsy "Deconstruction" challenge, I picked up the March/April 2015 issue of Somerset Studio, and just happened to open it to this article from Barbara Runde: In addition to the title, the paper weaving in this piece immediately caught my eye, as I love baskets and woven things: Aha, then! Perhaps an idea for this challenge. I took several pieces of 6" square from a 7 Gypsies paper pad in my stash. On one piece, I made 1/4" slits across…

(Jug and two cups) Continuing on with me theme of deconstruction and reconstruction I started experimenting with ceramics. This sculpture consists of a jug I purchased from the charity shop, along …

Turkish-born visual artist Şakir Gökçebağ (previously) deconstructs everyday objects, often eradicating their original functionality in order to form humorous installations. His works are created from items one might find around the house such as hula hoops, brooms, toilet paper rolls, and pairs of worn shoes. The later series of altered footwear spans more than 15 years, and has been installed in surreal arrangements both inside and out of the gallery. More