INTERSECTIONS | ANILA QUAYYUM AGHA

Winner of both the public and juried vote of Artprize 2014, Pakistani artist Anila Quayyum Agha exercises the architecture of the Grand Rapids Art Museum in Michigan by infilling it with a dynamic interplay of shadow and light. Intersections comprises a 6.5 foot laser-cut wooden cube pierced with carefully crafted patterns and illuminated from the inside, which casts expansive, lace-like geometries onto the surrounding walls, ceiling and floor.

Single light bulb, 6.5′ Square cube / Cast shadows – 32′x34′

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ARTIST: ADAM OEHLERS

Adam Oehlers was born in England in 1980. He lived his childhood in Ireland and Australia where he later graduated from the University of South Australia with an Honors Degree in Illustration in 2002. In the same year he moved back to the United Kingdom and has been working from there ever since. Adam has exhibit his art worldwide in Australia, USA and the UK and has also a number of books published. These titles include 'Dear Little Emmie', 'A Babble of Words', 'The Cinderella Project', and his interpretation of the classic text 'The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner'.

Artist statement: '-I like to think that all of my images and sculptures belong to the same little universe. Built by the stories of each of the characters that inhabit it. It is a world that is not so different from ours, a grim, cobbled place that is trapped in its own time, with some little elements of odd magic which creep in at the edges.'

Justin James Muir’s Collection of the Most Noteworthy Beards

Photographer Justin James Muir presents his A Book of Beards – a collection of some of the most noteworthy follicle creations from the likes of entertainers as well as regular Joes. Comprised of 86 stunning beards and 18 written accounts of the creation of the furry masterpieces, it’s an homage as well as a non-profit cancer relief project. A Book of Beardscan be purchased online for $45 USD with 100% of the proceeds going to charity as well as the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

 

 

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Colorful Mixed Media Drawings by Callie Fink

These beautiful, colorful mixed media drawings were done by Tustin, CA based artist Callie Fink. Callie Fink has been drawing since she was four years old. She lovestraditional art, and specializes in pencils and watercolors. She received a scholarship from the TACFA (Tustin Area Council for Fine Arts) and even won “Best of Show” for her pencil portraiture at the 2011 TACFA Student Art Invitational.

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