Sellotape Dance
John Rijpma, a Dutch artist has made something beautiful from sellotape – he calls it “Tape Generations” and it took him 6 months and a lot of hours to create. Blank Mag thinks it is brilliant. Tape Generations from johan rijpma on Vimeo. Johan Rijpma (1984) studied at the Utrecht School of the Arts (Faculty [...]
Photo of the Year
This is Blank Mag’s favourite photo of 2011. Taken by Vancouver-based photographer Richard Lam, it shows a couple passionately kissing during the chaos of the post-Stanley Cup riots. Tweet This Post
Invullen
What would you do if you were left in a room for an hour with a pile of children’s bricks? Invullen from johan rijpma on Vimeo. btw Invullen is Dutch for “fill” Tweet This Post
Dollar Bill Art
Dan Tague folds dollar bills to make statements and then takes pictures of them. more here Tweet This Post
The art of shadows
Kumi Yamashita is a Japanese artist who creates amazing artworks based on shadow rather than light. Like a painter who tries to convey an image with the fewest number of brushstrokes, Yamashita uses slim pieces of wood, square paper or aluminum numbers and letters to create his stunning works. Tweet This Post
Zevs – Urban Artist
In Blank Mag’s series on urban art today we salute the work of French street artist Zevs who is infamous for his Visual Kidnapping and Liquidated Logos work. In his Liquidated Logos work he drips paint from logos, giving them an appearance of dissolving. “Of course, there is a graffiti aesthetic to my art but [...]
David Shrigley
David Shrigley is one of Blank Mag’s favourite artists. Here are a few reasons why. Tweet This Post
Inception Lego
Inception is for Blank Mag and many others the film of the year so it only seems right that it has now received the Lego treatment. Respect to Flickr users Ochre Jelly and Profound Whatever for their fantastic homages. Tweet This Post
The Thin Green Line – Artist Francis Alys
Artist Francis Alÿs has poured paint through Israeli border controls, leapt into tornadoes and attempted to move mountains. Is he brave or stupid? Adrian Searle finds out in an inspiring new show of his work. http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2010/jun/14/francis-alys-story-of-deception Tweet This Post
