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Studio Drift: Advancing AI by mimicking nature……

Today we revisit Studio Drift, who create experiential sculptures, installations and performances. They use technology to explore the link between man-made and natural structures.

Australian Artist

Sue Norman – Contemporary, versatile and fascinating!

Today we take a look at the restful, yet versatile art of Adelaide artist, Sue Norman. Image: Sue Norman, Facebook

Mixed Media

The Queenscliff Art Prize - Part 2

The Queenscliff Art Prize is a unique outdoor art and photography exhibition where over two hundred works by Australian artists and photographers are exhibited along the historic Queenscliff Pier. Today we look at the category of paintings and other media. Image: Times News Group.

Installation Art

Rone – “Time” exhibition at Flinders Street station: Part 2

Today we look at street artist Rone's newest and most ambitious project yet - an installation of 11 post-war rooms above a famous train station in Melbourne. Image: The Guardian

Installation Art

One million hours to create a world in miniature!

Today we visit a model railway that has to be seen to be believed! Over one million hours have gone into to creating this masterpiece in meticulous working detail. Image: YouTube

Thread and Needle

Portuguese textile techniques

Today we meet two contemporary Portuguese textile artists who use fibre and wool in very different ways to create stunning artworks and installations. Image: Facebook.

Installation Art

Ian Berry - Art using Denim

Today we meet an English artist who makes portraits, landscapes and art installations using only denim.....Image: Ian Berry Art, Facebook.

Mixed Media

Art, jigsaws and a social conscience!

Today we discover a small company making unique jigsaw puzzles in Western Australia, promoting art, and supporting a variety of people into the bargain! Image: mrbobpuzzles.com

Mixed Media

The fascinating work of Cressida Campbell – Part 2

In Part 2 of our posts on Cressida Campbell, we look at her landscape scenes of the Australian bush, busy harbours and street scenes around Sydney. Image: Art Sales Digest.

Mixed Media

The fascinating work of Cressida Campbell – Part 1

Today we meet contemporary Australian artist Cressida Campbell. We study her unique woodblock and print making processes. Image: National Gallery of Australia

Post Impressionism

The avant garde Toulouse Lautrec

Today we look at another aspect of the work of Toulouse Lautrec - his posters, which were so important in the development of avant garde art, and are still popular today. Image: Etsy

Mixed Media

The Art Of Transforming Marine Rubbish

A pearl producer who founded a project that transforms marine junk into art says it is making a significant difference on the islands where volunteers collect the rubbish.

Mixed Media

Movable Paper Figures by Willie Takatosi Cox

Learn from Willie Takatosi Cox how to make movable masterpieces with just paper, scissors and glue.

Abstract

Lee Krasner: Part Three

Viewing some of the abstract paintings by Lee Krasner who said: "I am not to be trusted around my old work for any length of time". Join me in looking at these amazing works from an inspirational artist.

Abstract

Lee Krasner: Part One

Lee Krasner (1908-1984) who was a pioneer of Abstract Expression and played a significant role in making New York a thriving centre for modern art in the postwar period.

Photography

Printing to a Tile Waiting to be Made

Photographer Colin Morris explains how he created a tile from a composite image. If you want to turn your photos into tiles here is one way to do it.

Tribute

Austin Byrne: A lifelong passion

This is the inspiring story of the passion of Austin Byrne, who dedicated much of his adult life to creating a memorial to the record-breaking trans-Pacific flight from San Francisco to Brisbane, Australia.

Sculpture

The uniquely inspired sculptures of Ryan McCallister

Today we look at the fascinating sculptures of Ryan McCallister, a versatile artist in America, working in steel, bronze, ceramics, glass and other mixed media. Image: mccallistersculpture.com

Thread and Needle

The ethereal sculptures of Benjamin Shine

Today we meet a sculptor whose study in fashion design has led him to a unique form of portraiture using the netting fabric, tulle, with many unique installations and collaborations now earning him much acclaim. Image: Art Summit.com

Sculpture

Next level Sand Art!

Today we will look at the life-like sculptures made of sand by Andoni Bastarrika, an artist from the Spanish side of the Basque Country. Image: Andoni Bastarrika, Facebook.

Mixed Media

Vale - Kevin "Bushy" White

The death of a great Australian character Kevin "Bushy" White is met with great sadness but let us celebrate his remarkable artistic talent seen in his mineral pictures of mining in Broken Hill.

Mixed Media

The gentle art of paper quilling - re-imagined by Yulia Brodskaya

Today we look at the paper art of Quilling, from the simple decorative designs through to the compelling, powerful portraits of Russian artist Yulia Brodskaya. Image: Yulia Brodskaya.

Mixed Media

The Japanese art of ‘kirie’ by Masayo Fukuda

Today we marvel at the intricate and delicate paper cut outs of Japanese artist Masayo Fukuda. Image: MyModernMet

Mixed Media

Origami and bonsai meet in sculptures by Naoki Onogawa

Today we learn about the motivation for the beautiful work of Naoki Onogawa, a Japanese artist who creates beautiful bonsai. The foliage is made up of hundreds of tiny origami cranes. Image: Naoki Onogawa Museum

Thread and Needle

Mariko Kusumoto: A versatile artist inspired by nature

Today we look at the intricate and delicate work of Mariko Kusumoto, who has mastered many different art forms, but her most recent coral formations made of translucent fabric are truly beautiful. Image: Mariko Kusumoto, Facebook.

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