Art Book Covers :: Tim Baker

Artist Tim Baker created a series of four beautiful art book covers. See these and the other two over on his Deviant Art page. Very cool. LINK

Skeletal Sculptures :: Motohiko Odani

Sculptor Motohiko Odoni has created some absolutely amazing skeletal sculptures. Check out more of them scattered throughout the Sculpture 1 and Sculpture 2 galleries at the artist's site. LINK

3D Printed Skull :: Joshua Harker

Artist Joshua Harker creates what he calls tangles, and had struggled in the past with bringing his illustrations into a three-dimensional medium due to the limitations of molding. But with the advent of 3D printers, he's been able to take the next step. Watch his video over on the kickstarter site to see more of his work and find out what the "crania anotomica filigre" means to him. LINK

Creatures of the Machazoic Era

Deviant Art user Throwing Chicken has shared some fossils of his own creation. I suppose this won't be all that different than what may actually be found in the future (though it would be embedded with a lot of trash as well.) Check out all of them at his Deviant Art page. LINK

String Installations :: Sébastien Preschoux

Artist Sébastien Preschoux puts together string sculptures indoors or out, in daylight or dark. Some make you imagine natural parallels such as spiderwebs, while other feel more architectural. See them for yourself at the artists site, under Installations. LINK

American Dream :: Jeremy Dean

New York artist Jeremy Dean has done a whole series of works that use threads strung between sewing needles. Not only are they interesting compositions, they also comment on American society. See them all at his site. LINK

Silk Dimensions :: Akiko Ikeuchi

Japanese artist Akiko Ikeuchi has created multiple fine art installations using fine silk thread in three dimensions. I like some of the close up photos that show the intricacies of knots. See more at her site. LINK

Mobius Ship

Currently on view at the Indianapolis Museum of Art is an amazing ship sculpture by artist Tim Hawkinson. The ship itself is abstracted to create a mobius! See more pictures at the museum's site. LINK

Gregory Euclide

Gregory Euclide definitely explores different mediums and dimensions in his natural works. Illustrations on flat paper, reliefs, large and small three-dimensional pieces venture into the genre of modeling while contrasting natural and geometric forms. I had difficulty choosing a single image to hint at the style of his work because he tries so many different things, definitely worth checking out more on your own.

His website gives a sampling of his work. LINK

His flickr page has a plethora of pieces worth checking out. LINK

Sculpture and Drawings :: Michael Kukla

Artist Michael Kukla has a unifying theme in his work, layers of overlapping circular shapes. His portfolio includes works on paper, paintings, and sculptures in marble and wood. See more at his site. LINK

Peep Show :: Washington Post Readers

I first heard of the Washington Post's diorama contest known as the Peep Show last year when getting together with friends for an Easter dinner (at a Mexican restaurant). They had been selected in the group of 30+ contestants to be voted on by the general public and had brought some of their peep characters along for show and tell.

This year, they won!!!

Their multilevel diorama depicted the Chilean mine rescue, complete with underground chamber and fossils in the rock strata. I can't wait to ask them questions about it at tonight's dinner! Congratulations Mary Jo Ondejka, Bryn Metzdorf, and Margaret Hartka.

See photos of this and other Peep Show dioramas of widely varying themes and style at the Washington Post site. LINK

Lego Zoo :: Sean Kenney

Sean Kenney is a professional LEGO modeler. Though he's been around for years, he did get a lot of press back in 2010 for his LEGO animal models that were on display at the Philadelphia Zoo. See these and all of his work (and lots of it) at his website. LINK

Giant Web :: For Use

This large-scale installation was created by the For Use collaborative using multiple layers of clear adhesive tape. The original concept was born out of a dance performance and opening nights often include a theatric display where people actually climb inside. However, one can't help but see the parallels with spider's webs.

Though they have created installations in many European cities, I think my favorite is the Vienna installation in a disused stock exchange building which took three people five days to create and used 270 rolls of tape.

See all of the installations by viewing the Projects at the For Use website. LINK

Sculpture :: Gregor Gaida

Though Gregor Gaida works in a variety of mediums and sometimes appears to create work purely for shock value, he has created some truly dynamic figural sculptures in the past few years. You can check out all of his work, but below are links to my favorites! Amazing.

Drummer
Drummer II
Fahnenträger III
Rest von F4
Rest von Schwarz

Sculpture :: Kevin Francis Gray

Keven Francis Gray is creating figural forms that catch your attention for what they don't show. Faces are often obscured with drapery or long strings of beads. It is refreshing to see a fine artist find a way to reinterpret traditional art forms as he works in marble, resin, bronze and wood and creates fantastically shiny surfaces. See more of his work at his site. LINK

Sculpture :: Mauro Corda

I'm not sure why I am drawn to Mauro Corda's figure sculptures. They are often just unsettling enough to make it difficult to look away, like going to the side-show at the circus – but in fine art. If you do check out more of his work at his site, I think 2008 and 2009 were particularly good years. LINK

Sculptures :: Antony Gormley

A look at figures would not be complete without including Antony Gormley. He received a good deal of media coverage for his installation of figures on New York City rooftops back in 2010 which had the police dealing with calls about possible "jumpers". But he is included here because of his varied explorations of the human form. Exploring abstract shapes and surreal settings, he does capture attention. See more of his work at his site. LINK

Tiffany Wigs :: Kate Cusack

These wigs are made from ... drum roll please ... plastic wrap!!!

Kate Cusack designed these five custom Marie-Antoinette-style wigs originally created for Tiffany & Company's 2002 Mothers Day window displays in NYC. Check them all out at her site. LINK

Mourning Portrait :: Loren Schwerd

Artist Loren Schwerd created a series of hair-decorated houses to memorialize the communities flooded by Hurricane Katrina. They draw on the Victorian-era tradition of fashioning hair into intricate objects to commemorate life events. See them all at the artist's site. LINK

Calvin and Hobbes Snowmen

Inspired by the brilliance of the Calvin and Hobbes snowmen comic strips, here is a collection of photos of some real-life recreations. LINK