Barcelona-based artist Raya Sader Bujana defines her work as something between sculpture and illustration, creating impossibly tiny replicas of houseplants that rest atop a finger....
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Barcelona-based artist Raya Sader Bujana defines her work as something between sculpture and illustration, creating impossibly tiny replicas of houseplants that rest atop a finger.
From leaves to blooms and thorns to branches, even the delicate woven baskets that contain the plants are constructed from paper with the aid of tweezers and scalpels in a process more akin to surgery than origami.
Vivid hues and intricate embroidery bring moths to life
In vividly coloured thread and textiles, artist Yumi Okita imbues remarkably tactile moths and butterflies with lifelike features. The North Carolina-based artist designs each specimen to perch on its own delicate wire legs, and some of the larger creatures boast wing spans nearly 10 inches wide. Long fascinated by the natural world, she portrays the insects’ intricate detail, innate fragility, and sublime patterns in embroidery thread, faux fur, feathers and layers of dyed fabric.
French artist Julien Malland, aka Seth Globepainter, is known for his murals that capture the playfulness, determination and innocence of childhood.
Painted in cities from Paris to Jersey City to Amman, the large-scale works find humour and joy in youthful pastimes, while capturing the vibrant imaginations associated with adolescence. The faceless characters tend to be optimistic even as they confront adversity.
It’s easy to recognize the quirky, joyful characters of French artist Jean Jullien. Whether looming over a park or gracing a deck of cards, his dodgy dogs, smirking fish and mischievous tree-climbers are cartoonish in style and emotionally conspicuous with their anxious expressions and good-natured gestures. A monograph published by Phaidon celebrates Jullien’s broad body of work, which spans public sculpture, illustration and design. In addition to his most lauded projects, the 256-page volume also contains early sketches and never-before-seen pieces.
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