Photographer Joanne Leah

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"Photographer Joanne Leah works in “seduction, ritual, and tension”. Her pieces capture relationships, between two people or art and its viewer, as it alternately relaxes and strains. In the series featured in this post the angle of the light is severe recalling the chiaroscuro of baroque painting. The light, though, is cold, almost lonely, emphasizing the solitary figure in each photograph. Whether, the subject holds teeth in her palm or wields a knife a drama is clearly unfolding."

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Melting Disco Balls by Rotganzen

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"These melting disco balls are the work of German collective Rotganzen. The installation, titled Quelle Fête, features scattered disco balls in various stages of melting. No longer operable or spinning, they lie lazily on the floor." Regarding the concept, Rotganzen says:“Our conscious choice of the material and form contains a contrast to the message. It’s a reminder of the momentousness of glamour and swiftly passing glory. What once may have been a perfect shape takes on a new character and meaning. However, rather than a cynical take on reality, our intention is to offer a playful approach to observing our object of depiction.”

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Graphik H

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"Stuck between illustration and graphic design the french artist Graphik H does an amazing work. From pictures to drawing, he creates amazing images focusing on portraits and other life moments. Discover in our article a selection of his best work featuring inked men & young women. More to see on his Tumblr."

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Detroit: Now and Then

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Detroiturbex.com explores and photographs abandoned buildings & places in and around the city of Detroit. One of its recent projects focuses on the Lewis Cass Technical High School, which had its building devastated by a major fire in 2007 (the building was subsequently demolished).

“By combining old photographs of the Detroit High School with new views of the abandoned buildings, it offers us a unique look into two different times simultaneously; one of a vibrant campus, and the other that shows the empty ruins of what remains…”

Derek Wood photography

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"Derek Wood scandalously maneuvers the camera like two illicit lovers rendezvousing under an island’s darken sky. Provocatively, ravenously, and succinctly his snapshots blithely illustrate tales. Wood doesn’t just snap vignettes you gaze upon, he seductively engages the observer to sense what is before them. He has a propensity for making the viewer climactically merge with the scene. Wood caresses each edgy image with authenticity, piquancy, and whimsicality…leaving the onlooker replete, yet begging for more." via Whitezine

The Porcelain Sculptures of Kate McDowell

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"In her delicate crafted porcelain sculptures conceptual artist Kate McDowell expresses her interpretation of the clash between the natural world and the modern-day environmental impact of industrialized society. The resulting works can be equal parts amusing and disturbing as the anatomical forms of humans and animals become inexplicably intertwined in her delicate porcelain forms." via Colossal

Drawings by Paul Alexander Thornton

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This hand drawn flower by UK-based artist, illustrator, and surface pattern designer Paul Alexander Thornton pops off the page with miraculous detail. The artist says he has "a love affair with ballpoint pens and felt-tips." Ever since he was a child, Thornton has been drawing and so, from an early age, he always knew that he would grow up to be an artist. http://www.behance.net/PaulAlexThornton

Black Light Graffiti

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Conceived by the advertising agency W+K from Sao Paolo, the following video presents graffiti artists putting their art everywhere, without even destroying the city landscape. he whole thing is part of the newest campaign for Smirnoff that answers to the quote “Don’t wait for the extraordinary night”.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-3N1_WBl1QI