Valerio D’Ospina
It’s hard not to get lost in these dramatically blurred architectural renderings and cityscapes of New York and Italy by Italian painter Valerio D’Ospina
Not Available on the App Store
Three Hyper Island students (Caio Andrade, Rafael Ochoa, and Linn Livijn Wexell) dreamed up the idea of making “Not Available on the App Store” stickers as a friendly reminder to get kids away from the screen and into the real world. Stickers are available for purchase or you can make your own. via Colossal
Juan Francisco Casas
Madrid-based artist Juan Casas shows off new artworks made with ball-point pen.Juan's images are perfectly provocative and welcome the viewer to join him in his naughty world.
The Bicycle
The life story of one bicycle directed by Chris McCoy & Adam Neustadter
http://vimeo.com/81150158
Andrey Remnev
Russian artist Andrey Remnev is influenced by the old Russian painters of the 15th, 17th and 18th centuries as well as Russian medieval icon painting. He has however, developed his very own unique, fairy-tale like, surreal style and he uses the old Renaissance recipes to make his own hand-made colors and natural pigments mixed with egg yolk.
Elementaree Set by Maxim Ali
Moscow-based art director Maxim Ali (check his previous work on Minsk City Style feat in Top 2013) created a new identity for DIY Chef Delivery "Elementaree". The visualisation of each cooking receipt is "trop bien", from icons to typography guides. Check it out on Maxim's Behance profile.
Elsewhere by Von
Illustrator Von's latest solo exhibition, Elsewhere, opens at KK Outlet in London next week. Elsewhere, is a collection of delicately beautiful drawings based on photographs shot by Dan Sully. Each portrait in the collection explores those fleeting moments where we involuntarily slip under and away from all of our surroundings, appearing to others absent and completely elsewhere.
"Based in London, Von studied illustration and animation at Kingston University and set up his own studio, HelloVon, in 2006. He's since produced work for Nike, Selfridges, Penguin, the New Yorker and the Paralympic Games and has exhibited fine art work in London, New York and Los Angeles, including the beautiful graphite and pencil series Animals and Semblance, a collection of portraits combining traditional and digital image-making techniques. For his latest exhibition, Elsewhere, Von has created another series of graphite and pencil drawings, this time depicting subjects who are lost in thought. The show includes both large and small-scale artworks and Von has collaborated with Non-Format, HORT, David Pearson and Darren Firth on a set of limited edition exhibition posters, available to buy on his website."
Read full interview on Creative Review
JUPITER II by Max Zhestkov
The most talented Russian motion designer and director Max Zhestkov came back (literally) with a HUGE short movie he has been doing for the last 2 years. Stop what are you doing now - watch this epic sci-fi movie "JUPITER II"!
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Illustrations by Andrea Minini
This beautiful series of animal illustrations by Milan-based designer Andrea Minini began as a design experiment to obtain complex shapes and depth starting with just a few lines.
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Catable
Internet is run by cats. No doubts. Chineses designer from Lycs Architecture - Ruan Hao created a special table for their perpetual curiosity. CATable will probably save you from the sentimental ritual to put away the cat from your laptop.
Transformer Apartments by Vlad Mishin
Vlad Mishin is a Russian designer filled with creativity. His latest project called Transformer Apartment is a 60-square-meter flat converted into a modular and functional apartment. This apartment is cut in half by a massive wooden and black metal framework which opens and rotates to show the different zones of the flat.
Paper Art by Maud Vantours
Paris-based designer and artist Maud Vantours uses layer upon layer of cut paper to create hypnotizing patterns and textures that translate into set designs, fashion accessories, and editorial treatments. Vantours has explored a number of 3D paper treatments including floral patterns, spirals, and geometric designs.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Maud-Vantours-Art-Design/506510376078200 https://www.behance.net/maudvantours
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Saint-P bars illustrated by Ekaterina Khozatskaya
Over 30mln people wants to visit the city we love and live in and only 3-4 of them really able to do this each year. For the last 5 years Saint-Petersburg city eat culture changed dramatically, dozens of indpendent bars, indie/vegan/burgers cafes opened around the city by young entrepreneurs. Lots of youth move from one place to another healing the culture of this once forgotten city. Among them I'd like to mention young illustrator Ekaterina Khozatskaya depicting the evening atmosphere in her notebooks with watercolours and inks. If you happen to live in Russia you may follow her "Between The Bars" community.
The Scarecrow Sound Design by Vasily Filatov
Russian sound designer and composer Vasily Filatov cover up the great animation short "The Scarecrow" filmed for Chipotle's Food advertising.
Sound Design by Vasily + Original Soundtrack ("Pure Imagination - Fiona Apple")
Only Sound Design by Vasily Filatov
Original Short:
Surreal Drawings by Ethan Murrow
Heavily influenced by both film and photography, artist Ethan Murrow creates grandiose theatrical narratives manifested as large-scale graphite drawings. via Colossal
My Toy Plane by Varun Thota
Macau-based web designer Varun Thota has a fun, imaginative photo series called ‘#mytoyplane’ that shows a toy plane soaring in the sky.Guided by his hand, the toy plane can be seen weaving through “skyscrapers, city streets and the Macau countryside”.
Chloe Early art
Chloe Early is an Irish born, London based artist who uses her canvases to explore the contradictions between the romantic and the gritty. Simultaneously dreamlike and unflinching, her oil paintings are a place where opposites meet, they are full of colour and space and play with abstract and collage effects in interesting ways.
The Poool: OFFF founder Héctor Ayuso calls for a creative revolution
The Poool is a dynamic project brought to you by OFFF (Buy tickets now! Spend awesome 15-16-17 of May) that changes every year; offering exclusive elements, interviews and features by the most talented beings out there. The magazine this year will be taken on a personal level, a piece that the Poool Team hope to offer to people as something that they want to keep forever. Packed with interviews with Casey Neistat, Patrick Clair and Oliver Jeffers and features by Studio Blup, Bartholot, Conrad Roset and many more. The magazine’s cover will be designed exclusively by Si Scott and will come with a poster designed by Noelia Lozano.
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Read Computer Arts' Julia Sagar speaks to the organisers of Barcelona's biggest design fiesta as they launch The Poool website.
Kirsty Mitchell Photography
Four years after initially covering the incredible journey of photographer Kirsty Mitchell’s Wonderland series, we’re here to present to you with another page of what Mitchell is calling Wonderland’s final chapter, in the form of the behind the scenes of "The Stars Of Spring Will Carry You Home."
Behind the Scenes footage of "The Stars Of Spring Will Carry You Home" by kirstymitchellphotography.com, filmed and edited by fxmedia.co.uk
Splashy Letter Art by Niels Shoe Meulman
Having featured Niels Shoe Meulman’s calligraphy in 2012 and 2013, it seems like a good time to check up on the artist. This year he is using pearlized acrylic paint which changes colors when viewing at different angles. It is also fascinating to see images of his painting process showing the various brushstroke layers that form his eye-catching work.
