Artistic Freedom

David DiMichele has become one of my new favorite artists I happen to stumble upon at the most unexpected times. You go looking for one thing, and discover something wonderful and entirely unrelated! This is an excerpt from his current current installation, a photographic series entitled Pseudodocumentation:

David DiMichele’s current body of work, Pseudo Documentation, is a series of large-scale photographs depicting grandiose installations in fantasy exhibition spaces. DiMichele creates this work by first building scale models of exhibition spaces, and producing original artworks in drawing, painting and sculpture mediums, which are sited in the spaces and then photographed to create the final works.

I love how exaggerated every piece is; I think that's what draws me in. I can imagine myself standing one of these pieces, absorbing its vastness. I like to be reminded that something is bigger than myself {which, on a sidenote, you'd think happens quite often considering I'm only 5'0!}; I find it quite humbling.

{via Kopeikin Gallery}

Hidden in Plain View

I love the idea of taking something unsightly and turning it into a
creative focal point. If you're like me, you dread ill-placed electrical
outlets and ugly cables, which is why this idea is so appealing!

Not only are the clips cute, but they're functional, allowing you to
create a shape on the wall.

And speaking of creating a shape...

How great is that?! I actually love that you can see the mantel art
leading into the lamp.

Another great idea, especially in a child's room is hiding the cables behind
a picket fence:


These suggestions have me thinking of cables in entirely different and new ways!

{Gizmodo}

Artistic Gold Mine

Ryan Berkley: "...likes animals, comics, and his markers individually and collectively. He lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife and their ceramic roadrunner, Winston."



Dan-ah Kim: "...is a Brooklyn based artist and designer who freelances in film, televsion, and illustration. A graduate of Pratt Institute, she works in the art department of film and commercial sets, as well as making personal art. Her paintings and mixed media pieces have shown with galleries in California, Chicago, and New York."



Melissa Moss: "I used to take the slow lane into work. I didn't care if I was inhaling the fumes of a semi if it meant I would get to work later. Each day my soul seemed a little heavier. In 2002, my amazing husband helped me realize that not only was I miserable at work, I was miserable just thinking about going back. So after a few freak outs, I left the publishing world to study color psychology and during my course work, discovered my true passion: painting. Color is my primary artistic element. I've studied the meanings and associations of colors and their subtle shades and tones and use this knowledge to convey the mood of each painting. After living in Chicago and New York, I'm currently happy living in sunny Los Angeles."

I'm loving Little Paper Planes and all of the artists I'm discovering! Go, explore, buy!