GREGORY OREKHOV, POST-MINIMALIST LAND ART
The installations of the Moscow artist draw on metaphorical images, geometric abstraction, pure forms, and lines, like “Red Vertical,” a tribute to Kasimir Malevich. Gregory Orekhov followed in the footsteps of his father, a renowned sculptor and academician, learning techniques and materials in his studio before his untimely death at the age of 25. After […]
FRANÇOISE PETROVITCH: Between (d)them
“The world must be romanticized […] When I give common things an august meaning, usual realities a mysterious meaning, what is known the dignity of the unknown, the finite an air, a reflection, a glow of the infinite: I romanticize them,” wrote the pope of German Romanticism, Novalis, in 1798. Applied with varying degrees of […]
FIGURATION: Another art of today
Bodies, faces, sections of architecture, lines and signs… painted or sketched, sometimes erased or crossed out, the elements making up the canvases of Doria Jeridi (who has just graduated from the Beaux-Arts in Paris) collide on the empty canvas with an expressive force and a graphic power evoking the distortions and misalignments of Francis Bacon. […]
RAGA SVARA, A GREEN HAVEN IN INDIA
This therapeutic wellness center, located in Rajkot in the state of Gujarat, is a perfect blend of aesthetics, philosophy, and ecology. Its “Pause” logo invites clients to stop in time, listen to their bodies in synergy with nature, and recharge in an educational way. The architecture studio Shanmugam Associates takes a biophilic approach here, surrounded […]
PHOTOREALISM, PICTURE THIS!
England – London “When we look at a photorealistic painting, there is a double image: we see both a painting and an image clearly derived from a photograph. The subject of [Don] Eddy’s painting, for example [Private Parking III, 1971, ed.], is not a Volkswagen but a photograph of a Volkswagen. The painting corresponds as much […]
A NEW ARTISTS' RESIDENCE IN URUGUAY
Casa Neptuna is part of the Fundación Ama Amoedo, created by philanthropist, art collector, and patron Amalia Amoedo. This artists' residence was created to “encourage creative thinking.” The building, immersed in the natural ocean environment and indigenous forest of José Ignacio, Uruguay, was built by Edgardo Giménez during the pandemic. Its playful structure with bright […]
MICHEL GONDRY, BETWEEN TWO FILMS
France – Cannes Presented last month at the Cannes Film Festival's Directors' Fortnight, The Book of Solutions is Michel Gondry's first film since Microbe and Gasoline, released in 2015. For eight years, the director of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind has stayed away from the big screen, but not from […]
RAGA SVARA, A GREEN HAVEN IN INDIA
India – Rajkot This therapeutic wellness center, located in Rajkot in the state of Gujarat, is a perfect blend of aesthetics, philosophy, and ecology. Its "pause" logo invites clients to pause, listen to their bodies in synergy with nature, and recharge in an educational way. The architecture studio […]
LORIANE LEGER, OR THE ART OF LETTING NATURAL BEAUTY SPEAK FOR ITSELF
Having grown up in Haute-Savoie, Loriane Leger came to Paris in the early 2000s to study and develop her art with Make Up For Ever. She graduated at the top of her class. Over the years, she climbed the ranks, constantly maintaining her creative spirit and […]
HYPERREALISTIC SCULPTURE, AGAIN!
Nantes – France In the age of transhumanist utopias and cosmetic surgery, how do we view our imperfect bodies? Born in the United States in the 1960s, hyperrealistic sculpture is experiencing a resurgence of interest that prompts us to reflect: after the Maillol Museum and the Beyeler Foundation, it is now being celebrated at the Museum of Fine Arts of […]
A NEW ARTIST RESIDENCY IN URUGUAY
Casa Neptuna is part of the Fundación Ama Amoedo, created by the philanthropist, art collector, and patron Amalia Amoedo. This artist residency was established to "encourage creative thinking." The building, nestled within the natural ocean environment and native forest of José Ignacio, Uruguay, was designed by Edgardo Giménez […]
MICHELE DE LUCCHI: HUMANIST ARCHITECTURE IN THE SERVICE OF WELL-BEING
Michele De Lucchi is an architect and designer born in 1951 in Ferrara, Italy. A graduate in architecture from Florence, he became one of Italy's leading designers, thanks to his humanistic approach. During the years of radical and experimental architecture, he developed his creativity with avant-garde ideas and experiments characterized by a desire […]
SVRN: MINIMALIST DESIGN
South Korean-based interior design firm WGNB redesigned the space for the SVRN fashion boutique in Chicago. This redesign pays homage to the family history of its owner, David “Oogie” Kim. The spatial design was reinterpreted from an Eastern perspective, focusing on the relationship between the object and its surroundings.
KOLOR, A COLORFUL AND DESTRUCTIVE SPIRIT
Japan – Tokyo Kolor is a Japanese brand founded in 2004 by Junichi Abe. After studying at Bunka Fashion College in Tokyo, he worked at the Comme des Garçons design studio with Junya Watanabe, whom he helped launch his label. During this same period, he met his future wife, […]