Farhad Moshiri. Artist. Iran.

"Life is beautiful" 2009. Knives.



"I Forget You For Ever" 2007. Glitter, goldleaf and acrylic on canvas.

Song Dong. Installation Artist. Beijing.

Song Dong used 10,000 of his mother's personal belongings in his most recent installation called Waste Not, currently on exhibit at the Barbican Centre in London. Dong's mother, Zhao Xiangyuan, was born into a prosperous family in 1937 but the huge political changes of the '50s+'60s meant family fortunes waned. Dong's father was branded a counter-revolutionary. "In that time my mother's life was very hard. So she started to keep everything, even the smallest things seemed quite valuable. Then later China opened up and my family started to become wealthier again. But my mother still refused to throw anything away. Her motto was always 'waste not'." Dong's mother died in 2009 but he had started work on his project four years earlier. In part he was documenting what had happened to his family, looking back at China's years of change.

Projects 90: Song Dong at MoMA.

Patrick Dougherty. Sculptor. North Carolina.

Filmed by Gary Tyler Mcleod & Austin Will.










Combining his carpentry skills with his love of nature, Patrick Dougherty utilizes primitive techniques of building to experiment with tree saplings as construction material. Since beginning in 1980, Patrick has left his mark with over two hundred massive sculptures all over the world. Fantastical.
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Choi Jeong-Hwa. Artist. Korea.

Doors. 2009. Installation made from 1,000 reused doors.
choijeonghwa.com

Chris Burden's Metropolis II.

Chris Burden took 4 years to build this incredible kinetic mini highway city, which will find a home at the LA Country Museum of Art. Chris has designed the city to circulates 1,100 Hot Wheels cars without crashes-impressive.

Eric Yahnker. Part 3. LA.

Colored pencil on paper.




Installation from Cracks of Dawn 2011 at Ambach & Rice L.A.






Eric's studio.
See previous post on Eric here and here.
ericyahnker.com

Pieces of the Puzzle.

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Before I Die. By Candy Chang & Her Neighbors. New Orleans.

Inspiring indeed.

"With support from old and new friends, I turned the side of an abandoned house in my neighborhood into a giant chalkboard to invite my neighbors to remember and share what is important to them. Before I Die transforms neglected spaces into constructive ones where we can learn the hopes and aspirations of the people around us. It’s about improving both our physical spaces and our individual well-being (...) If you’re in New Orleans, stop by 900 Marigny St. to add your thoughts. I believe the design of our public spaces can better reflect what’s important to us as residents and as human beings." - Candy Chang: Public installation artist, designer, urban planner, and co-founder of Civic Center.
candychang.com