by PS | Jul 21, 2013 | Art
Mosaiculture is a refined horticultural art that involves creating and mounting living artworks made primarily from plants with colorful foliage (generally annuals, and occasionally perennials). The colorful two- and three-dimensional drawings, designs, sculptures and reliefs thus created employ a wide variety of flora. This multifaceted and complex discipline, an ornamental art, draws on numerous practices: on sculpture for its structure and volume, on painting for its palette, and on horticulture in its use of plants in a living, constantly changing environment. Mosaiculture should be distinguished from topiary, which features mostly shrubs pruned to create different shapes.
Considered the world’s most prestigious competition of horticultural art, the 2013 edition of Mosaiculture is currently on display at Montreal Botanical Garden in Quebec, Canada. Mosaiculture originated in Montreal in 2000. It is now a prestigious international competition, staged every three years in a different city, with funding from governments and the private sector. Last time, it was held in Shanghai, before coming back to Montreal again.
by PS | Jul 21, 2013 | Art
Japanese latte artist Kazuki Yamamoto has taken coffee art to an impressive new level. I’ve posted about latte art before, but this 26-year-old takes it to a whole new level. He specializes in building actual 3D latte foam sculptures, some of which even climb out of their cups and reach out for others. Some of the latest temporary masterpieces swirled out of Yamamoto’s cup include a detailed giraffe, a three-eyed alien and a Hello Kitty character peeking out of a mug.
Currently, Kazuki Yamamoto is working as a barista in Cafe10g in Osaka. To keep up with Yamamoto’s creations, check out his Twitter stream.
by PS | Jun 25, 2013 | Art
Japanese artist Nagai Hideyuki plays with light, shadow and perspective to create these optical illusions using the entire spread of his sketchbooks. Once propped against a wall and viewed from the perfect angle his illustrations seem to leap off the page creating a visual effect similar to an MC Escher drawing. See many more examples on his website.
by PS | Feb 12, 2013 | Art
Spanish leaf-cut artist Lorenzo Durán makes it look easy as he carefully cuts away intricate designs and silhouettes onto real leaves. On his website, he has number of pictures and videos of these works of art. He was inspired by paper-cutting techniques of the Chinese, Japanese, and Germans. Lorenzo explains how he does leaf cut art:
The whole process is to pick just the right leaves (thicker ones are better), then washing, drying, pressing come next, and finally, cutting (using a sharp scalpel). The last part is obviously the most delicate, because fragile leaves can break right at the end, and the artist loses days of work in an instant.
Truly amazing.
by PS | Jan 3, 2012 | Art
Jason deCaires Taylor is an internationally acclaimed eco-sculptor who creates underwater living sculptures, offering viewers mysterious, ephemeral encounters and fleeting glimmers of another world where art develops from the effects of nature on the efforts of man. His site-specific, permanent installations are designed to act as artificial reefs, attracting corals, increasing marine biomass and aggregating fish species, while crucially diverting tourists away from fragile natural reefs and thus providing space for natural rejuvenation. Subject to the abstract metamorphosis of the underwater environment, his works symbolize a striking symbiosis between man and nature, balancing messages of hope and loss.
by PS | Oct 28, 2011 | Art
Peter & Becky of Australia have perfected a Gradual shaping method, called “Pooktre”, which is the shaping of trees as they grow along predetermined designs. Setting up the supporting framework is the key task in getting a shape. Some are intended for harvest to be high quality indoor furniture and others will remain living art. More at the Pooktre website.
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