my love for you is a stampede of horses.

Amazing: Aakash Nihalani.

I love some sharp, witty street art. Aakash Nihalani takes flourescent painter's tape and makes it dynamic, beautiful and a little bit trippy. His site is interactive and fun too.

 

 

via tumblenerd.

Video: Allison Schulnik

I've was stoked to see Allison Schulnik's new video, Mound floating around the web on a few different blogs and sites recently. Schulnik's work is covered in layers and layers of morbid strokes and works really well in clay. It's exciting to see a new video from her. She translates her gruesome clowns and beings perfectly. Her first video for Grizzly Bear was incredible.

I love how her weird little fellas are still pervy and gross; things are opening, closing and flopping around — but yet the whole thing is still beautiful and transfixing to watch, exactly like her paintings. If you aren't familiar with Schulnik's work, make sure you get to her website — she's got tons of detail shots of her work and it will give you a great idea about how layered and excellent her work really is.

video first seen on Teenangster

Mound by Allison Schulnik from garaco taco on Vimeo.

Tara Donovan: Untitled (Mylar), 2011 at The Pace Gallery

Found this video of Tara Donovan's piece, Untitled (Mylar), 2011 at The Pace Gallery from Vernissage TV. Such an incredible piece. 

Podcast: Jen Stark.

This week I sit down with Jen Stark. Jen is known for her detailed, meticulously cut paper sculptures along with her large drawings and animated videos. I've long admired Jen's work so it was great to sit and talk with her and get to ask her about her work, inspiration and living as an artist.

Jen Stark by myloveforyou

I have written up a little cheat sheet of references we touch on:

wormhole
Piece of Infinite Whole
Jen's Tumblr
Spider web drawing - the first drawing we speak of.
Self portrait as a child - the second drawing
Hieronymus Bosch's The Garden of Earthly Delights
Tom Friedman - artist
Andy Goldsworthy - artist
Paper Rad - artist collective
Friends With You - design duo
Friends With You, twitter
Free Gums - artist, Jen's boyfriend, Alvaro Ilizarbe
Maya Hayuk
Show & Tell Gallery
Jen & Maya's show, Double Double Rainbow
Women on the Rise MOCA Miami
Believer, video with Dan Deacon
Jen's video page
How to Become a Millionaire in a 100 days
Carol Jazzar Gallery
Martha Otero
Sunken Sediment - Jen's most difficult piece to install to date
Meltdown, another large piece by Jen

Please subscribe and rate the podcast if you enjoy it. ;)

All images courtesy of Jen Stark, top photo taken by Maya Hayuk.

Jen's drawings as a kid.

Jen's work as an adult. ;)

Chris Duncan's Patterns & Light.

Chris Duncan's Patterns & Light, at Halsey McKay Gallery runs through July 31st, 2011. Beautiful.

All images Halsey McKay Gallery