Chiharu Shiota

This week, I found an artist who I think is very unique. Chiharu Shiota is a Japanese artist from Berlin who creates complex large scale art installations. In her artwork, she uses things we may use or see from a day to day basis, and creates something with it, or adds her own twists to it. In many of her artwork, she uses black thread to zig-zag around her pieces or art, creating sort of a gothic look.

This piece is called Haunch of Venison. Notice how much thread she uses within her art scene. Shiota explained how one day, she felt that she had woken up with her whole room tangled with black thread. From that day, she used this idea into many of her artworks, just like this one.

This piece is called Lebensspuren, which means traces of life. She asked many people to donate shoes, which were then tied to red string, and out onto an apartment building.

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http://www.chiharu-shiota.com/

Matthew Cusick

Hey everyone! So today I was going through many magazines and websites, looking for new artists or art pieces. I found a very interesting artist named Matthew Cusick. He creates pictures or collages entirely from maps or book pages. Of course, many people can make art from cutting out maps, but he does it so well and adds his twists. In his art work, you can see extravagant portraits that captures the precise detail and depths of the painting. Even though his entire art work is made of maps, it is quite obvious to see the pictures he designs and creates, which captures each particular object and design.

This is Matthew Cusick with his creation of the entire world put together.

This is one of Cusick's recent art work called "Red & Blue",  which is made entirely from maps, book pages, and ink. As you can see, he captures the fine detail of the two women in the picture, with specific shapes and blending patterns.

As you can see, Cusick is one of very many unique artists that are bringing life to his or her art pieces. He took objects we may use from a daily basis (newspapers, books, articles, ink, ect.) and made his own collection of masterpieces. I challenge you to go and find something around your house, and create something of your own, Well that's all for this week, I'll talk to you in a week!

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http://mattcusick.com/

Welcome!

Welcome to my page! My name is Sonya and I will be blogging about any new forms of art or artists who are trying to rise up as other famous artists in the world. I will be blogging weekly, so bare with me. Many people make art on a daily basis, almost everyone. Whether it is simple or complicated, photos, paintings, sculptures writings, or videos, all of these are examples of art. I will try and make sure that you will always be surprised! I will make sure to keep you informed with a lot of new and creative artists that are out there. Enjoy!