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alexxkittle, 29 days ago

Sculpture by Korean American artist Sui Park, 2020s, whose colorful organic forms are constructed with repurposed cable ties.

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Installation of several freestanding rounded tower structures in different colors, made of interlaced plastic, placed in a grass field
Hanging spiky orbs in various colors installed in a brick courtyard
Sculpture of colorful round forms connected by white interlaced plastic

alexxkittle, 28 days ago

Paintings by English artist Eliot Hodgkin, 1940s-50s.

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Still life painting of an assortment of fruit, nuts, and flowers
Painting of strawberries dangling from a large pot full of large green leaves
Painting of three lemons with their spiral peels extending from their rinds, against a pale grey background

alexxkittle, 26 days ago

Paintings by Argentinian artist Juan Melé, 1970s-90s.

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Abstract painting of brightly colored vertical rectangles and vertical lines in close-together groupings, overlaid with white lines forming corners at varying angles
Abstract painting of intersecting black lines overlaid with some colorful vertical lines, outlining an assortment of green, grey, and purple squares and rectangles
Abstract painting with geometric forms, a blue column on the left with vertical lines, and a black section on the right with colorful shapes

alexxkittle, 25 days ago

Earthworks by American artist Meg Webster, 1990s-2020s, whose indoor and outdoor installations incorporate natural materials like soil, moss, and native plants.

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Sculptural rectangle installed in a white gallery, made up of dark soil encased in wire mesh and topped with a variety of mosses
Large circular mound covered in mosses, installed in an open gallery
Large circular garden installation filled with native grasses and flowers as an attraction for bees, placed in a green field by a river with a city skyline in the background.

alexxkittle, 24 days ago

Paintings from the "Great Visionary Transcendence" series by Zheng Guogu, 2010s, whose work combines Chinese and Western imagery, often commenting on the effects of digital technologies on cultural and religious traditions.

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Painting of a Buddhist icon and small deer in a forest with various elements of landscape overlaid over each other, in a bright green color palette
Many-layered image of Buddhist icons surrounded by clouds and water in a red and blue palette
Painting of a bright pink Buddhist icon dancing in a central circle surrounded by smaller figures, in a green and pink palette

alexxkittle, 23 days ago

Mixed media paintings by Nigerian artist Adegboyega Adesina, 2020s.

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Painting of a young Black woman with pigtails looking at the viewer, against a background of green and purple flowers
Painting of a young Black figure wearing a purple shawl and sleeveless top, and white headscarf, against a background of green and pink flowers
Painting of a young Black man wearing a pink shirt and grey hat, sitting outside against a brick wall with two rabbits at his lap and an empty commercial street behind him

alexxkittle, 22 days ago

Works by multidisciplinary Japanese artist Mariko Mori, 1990s, whose early performance photography addressed gender inequality and sexist stereotypes in Japanese society.

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A young Japanese woman in a futuristic metallic outfit poses in the center of a subway train, with a fisheye lens effect.
A young Japanese woman in a pink and silver outfit poses with a cell phone in a city street at night with bright signs and blurry figures all around her
A young Japanese woman in a blue and silver outfit poses with a tea tray on a city sidewalk next to a glassy office building, with men in suits passing her by

alexxkittle, 21 days ago

Fiber sculpture by Polish artist Ewa Pachucka, 1960s-70s.

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Installation of a group of light brown fiber sculptures of human figures and a pig lounging around stacked architectural forms
Hanging light brown fiber sculpture of a long pair of pants with textured bumps and holes
Hanging light brown fiber sculpture of an abstracted human upper body with an opening in the center

alexxkittle, 20 days ago

Paintings by British artist Gillian Ayres, 2000s-10s.

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Colorful, abstract painting in a flat, bold style with various floral shapes
Colorful, abstract painting in a flat, bold style with various floral shapes
Colorful, abstract painting in a flat, bold style with various floral shapes

alexxkittle, 19 days ago

Assemblage sculptures with blown glass by British artist Gabriele Beveridge, 2010s-20s, who often incorporates commercial imagery and motifs associated with the beauty industry into her work.

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Sculpture of a metallic pair of legs erupting from the wall, balancing a large bulbous pink glass form on their feet
Drooping blue glass form slumped over a pale blue metal ledge
A metallic rack suspended from the ceiling by a rope, adorned with various drooping pale pink glass forms forming a large oval construction

alexxkittle, 18 days ago

Portraits by Malian photographer Seydou Keïta, 1940s-50s, whose studio captured the urbanization and modernization in Bamako during the late colonial period.

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Black and white photo of a young Black women in checker patterned dress posing with her leg up on a chair, left hand on hip, and right hand up to her chin
Black and white photo of a Black woman in a patterned dress and head scarf lounging on a bed with a checker pattern
Black and white photo of a young Black man in a suit posing with a rotary phone and his leg up on a pedestal step

alexxkittle, 17 days ago

Collage works from the "Earthly Treasures" series by Egyptian artist Mohamed Abla, 2020s, exploring the spiritual and healing aspects of plants, especially cacti.

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Collage of a large central black cactus with pink blossoms and green leaves, and a blue and yellow background
Collage of green and blue cacti plants with pink blossoms intertwining their leaves together, with black and red plants in the background
Collage of black cacti with pink blossoms flanked by red, blue, and deep green plants

alexxkittle, 16 days ago

Mixed media works by Belgian artist Léon Spilliaert, 1900s-10s, whose symbolist compositions typically combined ink, watercolor, crayon, and gouache, with muted color schemes and solitary figures and oppressive settings.

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A young blonde girl in a green dress standing alone in a large room with brown-green wooden floors and tall white walls, and a blue textile hanging on a strung cord
A figure in black sitting on tower of steep, white steps with a barren grey landscape in the background
A figure in a black dress standing alone with wind blowing through her hair and dress, leaning against a metal railing with a soft grey-brown landscape behind her

alexxkittle, 15 days ago

Mixed media works on paper by American artist Alexa Guariglia, 2020s.

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Colorful, multi-patterned composition in a flat style with a white woman wearing a geometric jumpsuit and aiming a dart
Colorful, multi-patterned composition in a flat style with a white woman standing in a patterned pink and blue shirt with her hands folded on a table with pizza, a drink, and a candle
Colorful, multi-patterned composition in a flat style with various white women in patterned clothing scattered around a beauty salon

alexxkittle, 14 days ago

Sculpture by Japanese artist Shigeko Kubota, 1970s-90s, a member of the Fluxus movement and a pioneer in the use of video, often combining tv screens with wood and metal structures in her experimental works.

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Wooden sculpture of a set of 4 steps, with a video screen inlaid in each step showing a nude, a riff on Duchamp's "Nude Descending a Staircase"
Sculpture of a stick figure posing with their arms out as if skateboarding, with various video screens inlaid within the torso and head
A small square sony tv, with a sheet of parchment with kanji calligraphy written in ink and held over the white screen by twine

alexxkittle, 13 days ago

Lithographs by American artist Jon Greene, 2020s.

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Abstract architectural composition with transparent walls and brown tiles against a turquoise background
Abstract architectural composition with a grayscale marbled towers grouped together against a green and yellow background
Abstract architectural composition with a grayscale wood patterned wall in close-up, the top cut off to reveal a sharp corner

alexxkittle, 12 days ago

Self-portraits by Filipina artist Wawi Navarroza, 2019-2023, in a series documenting and processing a period of changes in the artist's life - including a studio fire, becoming a mother, and moving from Manila to Istanbul.

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Photo of a young woman with long brown hair in a red dress, standing within a red, orange, and purple environment of draped fabrics and flowers, holding a cigarette in one hand
Photo of a young woman with long brown hair sitting across from her double holding a toddler in her lap. Both sit in wooden chairs in patterned rooms in a mirrored composition, with a lacy red curtain decorated with flowers draped in the center, separating the two spaces
Photo of a young woman with long brown hair standing in a room decorated with patterned fabrics, colorful ceramicware, and flowers. She is dressed in a multi-patterned outfit and holding a long blue ribbon in both hands, leaning forward on one leg.

alexxkittle, 10 days ago

Dang it forgot to thread again, here's yesterday's art thread post

https://mastodon.online/@alexxkittle/112394690496426126

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alexxkittle, 10 days ago

Paintings by Palestinian artist Juliana Seraphim, 1960s-90s, who fled to Lebanon during the 1948 Nakba and worked for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East before studying painting.

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Painting of a fantastical scene with strange hybrid creatures in a semi-abstract castle setting, in a palette of soft pink, grey, blue, and yellow
Painting of a feminine figure surrounded by deep red shapes and swirling forms
Painting of a fantastical scene with a large human eye floating above a body of water with various sea creatures, and a pink and white city skyline in the background