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Friday, January 15, 2016
Street Artist: El MacMiles “Mac” McGregor aka El Mac was born...
Street Artist: El Mac
Miles “Mac” McGregor aka El Mac was born in Los Angeles in 1980 and has been creating and studying art independently since childhood. He was inspired at a young age by classic European painters such as Caravaggio and Vermeer, and Art Nouveau symbolists such as Klimt and Mucha. This was mixed with the more contemporary influences of graffiti and photorealism, as well as the Chicano & Mexican culture he grew up around.
El Mac began painting with acrylics and painting graffiti in the mid ’90s, when his primary focus became the lifelike rendering of human faces and figures. He has since worked consistently towards developing his unique rendering style, which utilizes repeating contour lines reminiscent of ripples, turing patterns and indigenous North American art.
Mac continues to balance his love of painting large-scale public artworks around the world with his meticulous and time-consuming creation of indoor works. He aims to uplift and inspire through his careful, perfectionist renderings of both the sublime and the humble. He lives and works in Los Angeles.
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Nikolay Polissky Creates Towering, Handcrafted Structures Across...
Nikolay Polissky Creates Towering, Handcrafted Structures Across Russia
Born in 1957 in Moscow, artist Nikolay Polissky creates impressive, handcrafted structures in the middle of Russia’s vast landscapes. Mostly carried out in the town of Nikola Lenivets – located 200 km from the Russian capital – his works are built entirely by the area’s residents, using local materials, such as branches, trunks and wooden tables. Traditional construction techniques are used as a starting point for the projects.
His work is inspiring not only because of its imposing form, but also because he managed to re-activate a semi-abandoned village through art and architecture, involving residents in the creative process and transforming the region into a sort of open cultural center. Since 2003, his work has been part of Archstoyanie, the largest Land-Art festival in Russia.
"The flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare and beautiful of all."
“The flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare and beautiful of all.” - The...
Origin 575 and Xplore 70 Trimaran Expedition Yachts for Adventurous Owner
Nigel Irens Design (NID) and CMN Shipyard have teamed up with Christophe Chedal-Anglay (CCA), French designer, to design a pair of trimaran expedition yachts: Origin 575 and Xplore 70.
These explorer yachts offer you ultimate experience, especially for adventurous owner. It features comfort, speed, and great ocean crossing capability, this trimaran configuration has been designed to be more efficient than a conventional monohull at a given speed. In this way, this yacht offers great improvement in fuel consumption and range, not to mention exceptional level of comfort. These yachts can reach a top speed of 28 knots and a range between 4,000 to 5,000 nautical miles at 18 knots.
Designers : Nigel Iren Designs, CMN shipyard, and Christophe Chedal-Anglay (CCA)
Origin 575 Trimaran Expedition Yacht
Origin 575 Trimaran Expedition Yacht
Designed to be traveling machines, these yachts want to make your dream come true by combining explorer facilities with stylish, understated interior and exterior spaces. Every detail is conceived to enable curious yacht owner in order to enjoy simple pleasure of long range voyaging. Each yacht can accommodate up to 10 guests and 8 crew.
Origin 575 yacht features 57.5m design that can be customized to meet owner’s requirements. There’s a deck space for a mini submarine and a 4.5m tender while the stern garage is perfect to keep a 6m tender and personal watercraft.
Xplore 70 yacht just like its name, it features 70m design. Since it has a larger platform, it features enhanced capabilities, additional space, and of course, further range. This yacht has a helicopter deck, and space for larger tenders and a mini sub. The additional deck space can accommodate containerized units, perfect for rapid role enhancement whether it’s for aquarium, a dive center, or a research laboratory.
Xplore 70 Trimaran Expedition Yacht
Xplore 70 Trimaran Expedition Yacht – Rear
Xplore 70 Trimaran Expedition Yacht
Origin 575 and Xplore 70 Trimaran Expedition Yachts for Adventurous Owner is originally posted on Tuvie - Modern Industrial Design
crossconnectmag: YoonJin Jo: Celebrity Portraits in Box...
YoonJin Jo: Celebrity Portraits in Box Tape
Yoonjin Jo (조윤진) is a prolific Korean artist in Seoul, who creates portraits of famous actors, artists & musicians by sticking pieces of colored packing tape to wood. She actually studied painting at Sungshin Women’s University before working with rolls of tape. | Previous Post
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crossconnectmag: Shanghai-born Yang Yongliang From an early...
Shanghai-born Yang Yongliang
From an early age he was taught Chinese traditional painting, calligraphy and various art forms for ten years by Yang Yang who was a professor at Hong Kong Chinese University. Set up his own studio with friends in 2014, took role of Art Director in the studio. Currently lives and works in Shanghai.
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