무나씨 moonassi (Daehyun Kim)

나는 너를 본다, I see you in the sea of you 29.5 x 42 cm    Ink on paper     2013

Korean artist going by the nickname Moonassi produces these surreal and intricate pieces of fine line drawings. His mediums usually consist if indian ink and fine liner pen. Moonassi's style is unique in the way he uses traditional Eastern Asian techniques yet applies them in a contemporary manner. The use of positive and negative space with a simple black and white color scheme is favourable in this style. His drawings are drowned in look-a-like figures and explore dream like scenes. When looking closer into his work you are able to see each line connected with the next and finding many surprises within the drawings. He has definitely become a favourite for me as I've now have the detail of I see you in the sea of you as my wallpaper!

You have to see more of his works below!

Nanna Hänninen

Nanna Hänninen (born 1973) had her first solo exhibition in 2012 at Galleria AMA in Helinski which included her series 'Plants/Objects//Paint'. Her works have her own distinct style of smearing or dolloping paint onto a single image, giving a completely different dimension to the photograph. The decision to use black and white photography gives her no limits as to what colors she implement. Hänninen accentuates an element in the photograph on which she wants to emphasise. What is great about her works is that she knows when to stop, she keeps it perfectly simple and lets that contrast with the destruction of the photograph on which she paints on. 

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KwangHo Shin

It was really difficult for me on how to approach this post because Korean artist KwangHo Shin has produced so many works that I didn't know which ones to pick! So here I five you a variety from two series, one of which focuses on the use of charcoal and paint. But then looking through his portfolio he has a massive amount of drawings beautiful done in charcoal so I couldn't leave it out. You'll definitely be seeing another post of him in the near future. 

As far as my art taste goes, I think by now if you have been tracking my blog that you'll see theres a constant characteristics of distortion, chaos, organic and fragmented. KwangHo has exactly fit into my taste. The roughness of the use of charcoal is stunning and gives the portrait personality. In addition, the  use of thick painted mess perfectly fits into the facial space coinciding with the direction of lines in the face. Meaning that KwangHo knows exactly what he's doing and how to execute it. Making mess is harder than it looks. And when it's done correctly it gives a beautiful effect of chaos and distortion. 

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Thomas Hammer

Thomas Hammer uses abstract geometry and organic fluid shapes to create works that focuses on precision and chaos. Living and working in New York, Hammer has been producing pieces that are filled with movement and fluidity alongside straight edged lines that really contrast against each other. He also explores many mediums using this concept. In this particular series, he uses both digital and traditional mediums. Concentrating on Hammer's pieces that don't encompass the whole canvas, I enjoy his cleverly thought-out composition, making the two different styles and mediums connect with one another by using a specific color or direction of line. 

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David Szauder

Born in Hungary but living in Berlin, digital artist David Szauder has a collection of series which interact between old and found images and digital manipulation. 'Glitch art' is a new genre which is now growing very popular within the digital art age. A glitch is certainly what many of us has experienced at least once in their life you are surrounded by technology. It is a temporary fault in the system and produces a distorted image. According to Iman Moradi, who wrote a brief account on glitch art, defined that there are two types of glitch art. One being 'Pure Glitch' where it was produced at random, real, and appropriated. Where as Szauder's work classifies into 'Glitch-alike' because of the deliberate nature where the works were planned and designed, making them artificial.   

The characteristics of the images used suggest they are vintage, with scratched and grains still intact. Combined with Szauder's used of glitch technique add another dimension of deterioration. Fragmented memories in which the name of his series indicates. 

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Jesùs Leguizamo

The face plays a big factor on defining and identifying a person. Jesús Leguizamo plays with this idea and shows it through an oil paint medium where he distorts the face with overlaying dry brushstrokes. What I love about Leguizamo's portraits is that he lets accents of the face show through the paint. Perhaps this is a physical representation of a memory, when it is difficult to remember how a person looks like. When stripped of the face, identity is lost. The face is where expressions and emotions lie and tells a story. Leguizamo effectively explores identity and fragility of a person with the use of paints.

Andrew Lyman

Alone Together is a series constructed by American artist, Andrew Lyman. In each photograph there is a feature of two similar if not same things. The title itself are contrasted to each other.  The number two is connected to many meanings and symbols. 'Duality' is an ongoing theme in the history of photography, and if used correctly the image is very effective. The first image coming to mind is 

  'Twins' from Diane Arbus. The figures in each image might be similar, although they are not identical. There is an interaction between each object or figure. Each has their own characteristics, however tied in with clever composition each photograph stands out. Lyman also uses analogue which brings a sense of nostalgia in the natural tones it captures. Some photos have odd set ups such as the two hands being dipped in milk (below) although I think this brings a quirky quality to the series.