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durée : 01:25:57 - Le matin des musiciens - par : Arnaud Merlin

Ron Mueck’s Studio, January 2013. Photo by Gautier Deblonde.

Photo by Thomas Salva courtesy Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain.

Photo by Thomas Salva courtesy Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain.

Photo by Thomas Salva courtesy Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain.

Photo by Thomas Salva courtesy Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain.

Photo by Thomas Salva courtesy Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain.

Hyperrealist sculptor Ron Mueck works in the realm of the ultra-real where he spends hundreds of hours perfecting the shape of the human form, the appropriate color of skin, and the most realistic hair texture. All of his efforts culminate in incredibly lifelike figurative sculptures with one small (or large) exception: the artworks are often gigantic or miniaturized, resulting in an uncomfortable “does not compute” moment when trying to comprehend exactly what you’re looking at. Each sculpted person is as bizarre as it is amazing, in part because of the raw intimacy portrayed in their faces, as if we are somehow witnessing the documentation of a private moment.

Ron Mueck’s Studio, January 2013. Photo by Gautier Deblonde.

Photo by Thomas Salva courtesy Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain.

Photo by Thomas Salva courtesy Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain.

Photo by Thomas Salva courtesy Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain.

Photo by Thomas Salva courtesy Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain.

Like several other hyperrealist sculptors Mueck began his sculpting career in entertainment where he started work as a puppeteer, creating models and puppets for children’s movies and TV shows. Most notably he worked on Jim Henson’s film Labyrinth and even provided the voice for the character Ludo. In 1996 he made the switch to fine art and quickly rose to prominence with exhibitions at the Royal Academy and the National Gallery in London.

Last month Mueck unveiled three new works at the Fondation Cartier in Paris as part of an exhibition that runs through September 29th, including the extraordinary Couple Under an Umbrella shown above. You can watch the video to get a little more perspective on just how large this artwork really is. All images above courtesy Fondation Cartier. (via my amp goes to 11)

Minimals are a new line of modular toy models currently in development by designer Sebastián Burga. The designer has been working on the wacky looking animals since 2008 and they recently won a Silver A Design Award at the A’Design Awards. While it doesn’t look like they are currently available for purchase, you can see a lot more over on Facebook and Behance.

Over the last few weeks Ethan Schlussler has been working on a beautifully designed 30-foot-high treehouse and quickly became tired of “climbing a ladder six and a half million times a day,” so he decided to build a human-powered elevator out of an old bicycle. At first I was expecting something pretty tedious to pedal in order to lift the weight of a full-grown man, yet as soon as he starts pedaling in the video it seems to work almost like magic. It really is a clever idea. (via MAKE)

"Bella fait d'extraordinaires objets qui retiennent notre attention par leur apparence physique, le poids, la masse, le volume, le matériel, la posture, l'équilibre et le mouvement "

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Les miniatures et les mondes secrets de Gregory Grozos

Fin de la saison des roses

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Les superbes courtepointes d'Alicia Merrett, inspirée par les cartes routières ou les vues de dessus.

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http://meseon.net/user/cristinatroufa/artwork
La cohabitation admirable du "négatif" sans couleurs et du "positif" coloré pour dépeindre les émotions. Remarquable!

 

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Les objets détournés avec infiniment d'humour




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