Now this sounds like fun. Marylin Minter's new finger-printed enamel-on-metal paintings like Heavy Metal and Cheshire were produced in collaboration with Wangechi Mutu, who was asked to don red and Yves Klein blue lipstick and regurgitate gold-flecked paint or splash around in puddles filled with a case of vodka and $500 of silver cake powder. (Currently on view at Salon 94 Bowery)
No Lifeguard on Duty - Photographs by J. Bennet Fitts
When you truly love swimming pools you are also obliged to mourn their death. It's difficult to not drift into the dangerous deep end of sentimentality with J. Bennett Fitts' images of abandoned swimming pools, but I think he maintains an even subjectivity by showing the equally abandoned setting. The pools themselves begin to come across more as a casualty of the situation rather than a singular clichéd symbol of decay.
found via Holly Wales
Haunted Mirrors - Collages by Allison Diaz
Almost all of my current work utilizes cut-up photographs in some way. Sometimes the reassembly is more abstract than others. So naturally, I'm really in love with the Haunted Mirror series of collages by Allison Diaz. She uses celebrity portraits from the 60's and 70's to simulate the neurological disorder Prosopagnosia, or "face blindness" to effectively render them unrecognizable.
Found via TodayAndTomorrow
Things Taking Shape - Mixed media series by Richard Cook
It's hard to find much information about Richard Cook, but I really like his mixed media series Things Taking Shape. Cook complicates the photographic subject with bold, contrasting, intrusive objects that make you question weather the simple shapes are conceptually subtractions or additions.
Polaroid Composites by Patrick Winfield
I've been seeing a few Patrick Winfield polaroid composites popping up around lately in some interesting places. Clearly his nature/landscape/flower images are most popular, but I've always liked his more abstract composites like these, which almost approach a crossover to his collage work.
Botanical Residue Series by Janet Laurence
A few pieces from the intriguing body of work by Janet Laurence. She often explores the relationship of architecture to the natural world and uses complex alchemical techniques to transfer translucent images and mediums to glass and metal.
Photos and Found Windows by Eric Ulrich
1. Lights and Wig, 36x28 inches, Two Photographs and Acrylic on Found Window.
2. Mail and Bus, 36x28 inches, Two Photographs and Acrylic on Found Window.
3. Drips and Van, 36x28 inches, Two Photographs and Acrylic on Found Window.
4. Doorbells and Neon, 36x28 inches, Two Photographs and Acrylic on Found Window.
I photographed the ordinary on Valencia Street one afternoon and found these windows on my way home. This is what happened.
(larger images of these in the Recent Work photo gallery)
Thirty Five Images of Space Helmet Reflections by Eric Ulrich
Assembled from found images on the web
Photo Collages by Juanvi Martinez
Juanvi's collages always seem beautifully singular, straightforward and simple with a touch of humor. Check out his entire collection here.