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Shank Shack - 30 Shanks in 30 Days

Ryan Nance November 28, 2017

From the project page:

"Sharp, knifelike utensils have been made by humans for the last 2.6 million years. All cultures make use of a form of a knife and there are hundreds of types made from metal, plastic, stone, ceramic, glass and wood. For the launch of the web store, Chen Chen and Kai Williams present Shank Shack, 30 shanks in 30 days. These sharp utensils were made as an exercise in experimentation of connections and manipulation of proportions and materials. All pieces in the series achieve one goal and show the myriad of methods one could improvise to achieve that goal. All pieces are unique works and are signed and numbered."

via Cool Material
In 5tilt Tags maker, shank, folk art, 5years art, prison, artists
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Paper Cutouts from Great Masters Having Great Times by Lorenzo Castellini

Ryan Nance May 26, 2015

Brazilian artist, Lorenzo Castellini, on his instagram account, Art.Lies, presents these witty collages bringing photography and paper cutouts from great works of art.

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In 5tilt Tags collage, artists, art, funny
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Updated- New 8-bit Paintings by Adam Lister

Ryan Nance December 8, 2014
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Adam Lister has a pretty keen sense of style and humor. His 8-bit paintings, ranging from Breaking Bad, Super Heroes, and Star Wars to versions of Van Gogh and other iconic paintings, could just be a gag. But instead they have a tone and feel about them that is part nostalgic, part irreverent: a delicate homage.

You should buy these as giclee prints on his website.

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In 5tilt Tags art, paintings, artists, top, 5years art

Meso-American Gods series in Crayon by Rogelio Lara

Ryan Nance July 13, 2014

Rogelio Lara:

I picked up crayon from substitute teaching elementary. I drew them as rewards for the kids and started to really like what I drew. I started posting them on Facebook to get this girl's attention I got such a positive reaction from people that I kept on going. This particular series - Mythological Dreams - comes from my interest in Mythology - I played Dungeons and Dragons as a kid, and when my Philosophy professor introduced me to Joseph Campbell in community college I realized the importance and insight of the messages behind the mythology which only made me love it more.

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In 5tilt Tags mythology, crayon, gods, artists, los angeles

Stunning 24-Hour Infographic of the Productivity Habits of our Intellectual Heroes

Ryan Nance March 31, 2014

RJ Andrews of Info We Trust used the information from “Daily Rituals: How Artists Work” by Mason Currey to create this Creative Routines illustrated poster which shows how our intellectual and artistic heroes divvied up their days.

Philosophers, composers, poets, physicists... everybody's got to sleep.

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via DeMilked
In 5tilt Tags infographic, work, artists, philosophers
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Playful Street Art on the Actual Street by Roadsworth

Ryan Nance February 16, 2014

Montreal artist Roadsworth uses the actual asphalt as his canvas for these witty and gorgeous animals, funny visual puns and more on the streets of Montreal. 

Check out his website »

Buy his book »

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In 5tilt Tags street art, art, montreal, artists
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Little Multi-Colored Army Men in 3D Paintings by Jean-Pierre Séguin

Ryan Nance February 13, 2014

Quebecois artist Jean-Pierre Seguin creates these fascinating 3D paintings using hundreds of plastic green army men that he then paints to construct the images.

See also Thread and Nail Portraits by Kumi Yamashita

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In 5tilt Tags art, artists, 3d, assemblage, collage
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Recycled Paper Sculptures from Finnish Artist Janna Syvänoja

Ryan Nance January 9, 2014

Finnish paper artist Janna Syvänoja (http://www.jannasyvanoja.com ) uses printed paper, maps, catalogues and phone books to create her work

Syvänoja:  "I can make the rules, but the piece takes the shape of its own. When certain formed components start to follow each other and find their rhythm in my hands, the miracle happens." 

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via Junk Culture http://5thin.gs/1ev3sIc

In 5tilt Tags papercraft, sculpture, finnish, artists, janna syvänoja
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Paintings of Van Gogh Animated

Ryan Nance July 30, 2013

 An Italian designer and animator, Luca Agnani has created a short film, Van Gogh’s Shadow, with more that a dozen Van Gogh paintings with a touch of animation and movement. 

Luca Agnani // Digital lighting, 3d & Visual Mapping http://www.131076.com Real Painting http://www.131076.com/van-gogh 1. Fishing Boats on the Beach at Saintes-Maries 2. Langlois Bridge at Arles, The 3. Farmhouse in Provence 4. White House at Night, The 5. Still Life 6. Evening The Watch (after Millet) 7. View of Saintes-Maries 8.

via The Fox is Black
In 5tilt Tags art, animation, van gogh, paintings, artists
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The Egg: A temporary, energy efficient, self-sustaining work space for artist Stephen Turner

Ryan Nance June 19, 2013

On the River Beaulieu estuary, The Egg is designed as a place to stay as well as a temporary, energy efficient, self-sustaining work space for artist Stephen Turner. The Egg will be ‘tethered’ like a boat and will rise and fall with the tide. 

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Brought to Tears by The Artist is Present

Ryan Nance May 12, 2013

From the tumblr Marina Abramović Made Me Cry:

"Portraits taken during the MoMA's exhibit of performance artist "Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present". Abramović sits at a table in silence, and museum guests can sit across from her and stare.

Some people couldn't handle the heat."

​The criers range from sitting with Abramovic from 2 mins to 145 mins before the tears started. 

Included in the mix is Jemima Kirke who plays dreamy bohemian Jessa on Lena Dunham's hit HBO show "Girls".
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In 5tilt Tags tears, creepy, crying, art, artists, portraits, marina abramovic
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4 - Non-Photoshopped Photo Marvels of Li Wei

Ryan Nance December 31, 2012

Beijing-based photographer and performance artist Li Wei creates these gravity-defying photographs with only the use of balance and invisible props. Mad props.

via My Modern Met

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In 5tilt Tags artists, kinetic art, photo project

Robert Rauschenberg

381 Lafayette Street

NYC

1968

Photo: Henri Cartier-Bresson

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4 - Artists in their Studios

Ryan Nance August 8, 2012

Action Jackson Pollock

The Springs, Long Island, New York

1950

Photo: Rudy Burckhardt

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It's an interesting thing: the site where something creative happened. Was the place, a la ancient Delphi, the source of inspiration? Or did the sheer act of creation leave an aura, a faint scent of genius that we all can inhale in hopes of it seeping into our own desperate attempts to pull something from non-existence into existence.  ​

William De Kooning

85 Fourth Avenue

NYC

1952

Photo: Kay Bell Reynal

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In a lot of ways it's similar to visiting a reliquary ​to be able to touch (or at least see) the finger of a saint. Half in desire to see for ourselves and half in the hopes of being infected by the seeds of a greater existence. 

​I would imagine for painters it would be different. It would be a bit of cross-temporal visual conversation: shop talk. 

Are there artists studios you'd most like to see (either in person or in photos)?​

Marky Mark Rothko

West 53rd Street

NYC

1952

Photo: Kay Bell Reynal

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Andrew Warhola

231 East 47th Street

NYC

Photo: Ugo Mulas

(Assistants Philip Fagan and Gerard Malanga

are the goofs in the background.)

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via Mondo Blogo
In 5tilt Tags history, photos, artists, studios

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