Little Lettuce from Lisbon

Thursday, 15 March 2012

When clothes are not made of fabric - Trompe l´oeil

To and Fro, Acrylic on birch plywood construction, 2008

Good Dream

Wallflower

These are the work of artist Ron Isaacs.
He works in wood, creating what amounts to an optical illusion - trompe l'oeil ("fool the eye") making the viewer question whether the subject of the piece is real or a representation.

Isaacs work is based in three main areas.
Clothing is central;
Plant material is important too: "I keep falling in love with leaves."
And then there are the works that are about surfaces.

Her House

Into the garden

Ron Isaacs builds clothing out of plywood, then paints it. His pieces are composed of Finnish birch plywood and acrylic paints. He creates the illusion, shadow and textured found in 16th and 17th century Dutch genre painting. But instead of flat panel, he works three-dimensional forms.

Lucy's Cape (October), 2008, acrylic on birch plywood construction

Ron Isaacs, Polka Magnolia, 2008, Acrylic on birch plywood

Wisdom

BOTANY, 2009, Acrylic on birch plywood construction

Miles Away, Ron Isaacs 2002

La Nuit, Acrylic on birch plywood construction, 2009

Corvus, 2007, Acrylic on birch plywood construction

Sunday, 4 March 2012

Mary Katrantzou @ Topshop

Mary Katrantzou, one of the most sucessful new emerging talents in fashion, has team up with one of my, ever, favorite shops in London - Topshop - and created a small collection.

Printed Scarf £60.00

Printed Trousers £ 130.00

Floral Tee £50.00

Floral Leggings £40.00

Monday, 13 February 2012

When Pop Culture meets Surrealism - Mark Ryden

Mark Ryden is an american artist that blends pop culture with techniques reminiscent of the old masters
and has created a singular style: Pop Surrealism

Here some examples of his amazing work