Le Dimanche au Musée: Henrik Uldalen

Paintings found via Boooooooom.com

Henrik Uldalen.

Kodachrome Thursday on a Monday-- A bit doughy

Artist : Søren Dahlgaard

Source: Pentri Ochi

Le Dimanche au Musée: Aakash Nihalani

This week's "Sunday at the Museum" actually should be more appropriately titled "Sunday, Outside the Museum" as this week's artist's canvas is outside. Qualified as a tape artist, Aakash Nihalani goes crazy with some neon tape and geometry. To see more of his tape work as well as other projects visit his site.

Here are some of his self-portraits:

Then here are some photos from his other series:

Found via BOOOOOOOM! and unurth: street art.

P.S.-- I've know I've been absent from blogging this week, but I will soon do some updates. Look forward to pictures from my weekend trip to The Lebowski Fest in Louisville with my lil sis!

Le Dimanche au Musée: The Cheaper Show

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Upon discovering The Cheaper Show  via BOOOOOOOM, I'm pretty sure that I squealed with happiness. Why? Well, firstly, the concept behind it all is genius. Here's the rundown: Now in it's 10th year, The Cheaper Show takes place in Vancouver every year with 200 ARTISTS, 400 PIECES, $200 EACH.

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Secondly, it's a huge success! This year's show on June 25th had folks lining up at 3am even though the doors didn't open til 4pm. What's even better is that practically all these attendees were young buyers--young people who probably don't have too much left over after rent and bills are due. Yet, once a year when the show comes around and they do have extra cash, they want to spend it on ORIGINAL ART instead of spending it on clothes (like me) or blowing it on, well, blow (see below):

So, all these young people value and support art and take advantage of this opportunity to buy incredible pieces at affordable prices. To be honest, I never even thought that starting an art collection at my age was feasible.

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Now think about the artist's side and the supportive community that has developed around the show. Plus let's just reflect on how amazing is it that the artists are willing to sell their work for only $200....making "really good, quality art accessible without cheapening the art conversation."

So, all this to say, I'm fully in love with The Cheaper Show's concept and even more in love with the results. Watch the video to see the frenzy that occurred this year:

P.S.--Those folks that did buy art were encouraged to write notes to the artists. Further demonstrating the community around this show. Here is an example of one of those thank yous: (photo  below via)

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These photos below are from the after party. See more here.

To understand more about the show and its history, please watch this video:

Kodachrome Thursday: Christopher Boffoli

Seattle's Christopher Boffoli spent three years meticulously creating these scenes from "the daily grind of life" using only tiny plastic figurines and supplies from the grocery store (Mail Online). Entitled "Disparity," the series sure brings a new light to the phrase "it's a small world after all" and reminds us that art can be found in the mundane. Either that or it horrifyingly brings people's food phobias to life, justifying their fears that, indeed, those tiny organisms they've imagined are not just setting up camp in their food but also having quite a big 'ole time doing it.

As Boffoli puts it, "I have always been interested in size disparity and a juxtaposition of scales between people and things ever since I owned a tiny model train world as a kid."

Found via Fubiz