Yowza!

Don’t get me wrong, I thought stencil paintings were a tad..cheesy. I can now shut my filthy mouth and regret I ever said that thanks to the work of Devon Tsuno.

Devon’s paintings have a “tropical” feel which I’m totally diggin’ – especially now that the sun has started to come out over here in Raincouver..ahem.. beautiful Vancouver. I think his work would suit  your summer house perfectly – that’s if you’re rolling on mad cheddar – if you are a bit more, rustic, like me – a.k.a. I only have money to pay rent for one place – then you should get one for your apartment. Whether you get one or not – let’s just enjoy his art, which feels like a cool creative breeze, doesn’t it?

PS – DUDES. I am freaking out – I got a little mention on Apartment Therapy on their post “Trend Spotting: Geometry”  Yay! If we were together right now, I would buy you all a round of margaritas. Salud!

all images: Devon Tsuno

via: today in art

image: Markus Linnenbrink

Desperados!

TGIF (every time I say that I feel I’m about to eat burgers and fries). Yes, the weekend has finally arrived. The post comes a bit late today (sorry!) but it comes with a colourful BANG!

Say hello to Markus Linnenbrink, a Brooklyn-based German artist (seriously, Brooklyn and Germany, what a cool combo) who is all about dripping colours, everywhere.

As soon as I saw Markus’ Photodrips collection my eyes popped out like canned spinach in Popeye’s hands. There’s always something magical about photo manipulation – especially when you saturate the image with tons of amazing colours. In this particular collection, I like the way Markus uses “paint drips” as a veil of sorts to hide the image in the back – he doesn’t hide it completely – you just have to step back to see the whole thing (try it! look closely to the colorful lines, then step back and focus on the background – tada!)

I think I am going to add this technique to my “art to-do list” (right after collages, photography, embroidery and artful chimichangas – oh dear, better get crackin’)

Alright, enough rambling. Go get some color!

Happy weekend :)

all images: Markus Linnenbrink

via: Cordisre