Another hiatus.

Hey readers!

I hate to do this but finals is right around the corner and I have been, and will continue to be, too busy to regularly update OH!
Posts will resume as per usual May 25, starting with an interview with artist Kendra Yee, so keep your eyes peeled! Until then, you can check out the newly created OH! Parasite Tumblr. It features excerpts of everything that appears on OH!, plus some reblogs of other amazing art floating around the Tumblr sphere.
See you soon!

Megan Howland.

U.S. based artist, Megan Howland creates stunning portraits in which her subject matter is distorted by the wings of passing birds. Oddly eerie and yet calming, I am loving these paintings.
(via Booooooom)

Sandwich Bag Art.

How cool would it be to open your lunch and find a work of art? Graphic designer David LaFerriere has made this a reality for his children. Every day since 2008 the artist has drawn illustrations on his kids sandwich bags. LaFerriere has documented his work over the past few years, and uploaded ever image to his Flickr.
(via Colossal)

Prada Candy L'eau.

I try to stay away from a lot of commercials here on OH! Most of the time they are eye catching, but there's not enough substance to really deem them "art" related. Most of the time, commercials fall in to brief, vibrant moments of pop culture where the product reigns supreme and the actual art direction is an afterthought, fallen by they wayside. However, the Prada commercial, "Prada Candy L'eau" is nothing of the sort. It is highly stylized and quirky, likely because the commercial was written and directed by Roman Coppola and Wes Anderson. In fact, it's hard to know that you're even watching a commercial and not just a Coppola/Anderson film (the two wrote Darjeeling Limited and Moonrise Kingdom together) until an image of perfume appears on screen. You can watch the progressive, three-part commercial below. Hopefully it's as peculiar and intriguing to you as it was to me.

Beyond the Body.

Imme van der Haak's Beyond the Body is an ethereal interpretation of appearance and identity. On her website, the artist states:

My work focuses on altering the human form by affecting its figure with just one simple intervention. Photos of the human body are printed onto translucent silk which will create the possibility of physically layering different body’s, ages, generations and identities. In a dance performance, the moving body manipulates the fabric so the body and the silk become one, distorting our perception or revealing a completely new physical form. The movement then brings this to life. Beyond the body brings into being an ambiguous image that intrigues, astonishes or sometimes even disturbs.

Watch the performance video below.
(via likeafieldmouse)

Ana Teresa Barboza Revisit.

More from artist Ana Teresa Barboza (previously featured here).

 

In recent years, Dove launched a worldwide campaign for "Real Beauty." The company sought to celebrate the natural variations between all women, and inspire them to feel confident with themselves. This campaign is still going strong, having taken the form of advertisements, videos, workshops, sleepover events, book publications, and a even a play production. Recently, a friend brought "Real Beauty Sketches" to my attention. The video addresses women's critical nature in reference to themselves. Dove states that "only 4% of women around the world consider themselves to be beautiful" and that, in their effort to build positive self-esteem, they conducted a small social experiment. Dove called in a variety of participants and had them describe their facial characteristics to a retired forensic composite artist named Gil Zamora. Zamora and the women were separated by a curtain. When the artist was finished drawing, he thanked and dismissed the woman (still without having seen them) and called in a new participant. This new individual then described the woman who had just left, and Zamora redrew them based upon this new description. The results are amazing. As you can see above, the first drawing is drastically different from the last. This is a wonderful social experiment that mixes both art and the human psyche to provide insight to women's perception of themselves. Watch the video below for more information, or visit the official "Real Beauty Sketches" page here.

Singing.

I'm not going to pretend that I understand "Singing," a music video produced by Miyu Productions for the band Agoria, however I will admit that love it. The animation is spectacular, and the story line peculiar in the best of ways. Positively mind bending. Watch below.

David Adey.

 

 

David Adey uses fashion magazines and Google images to create his stellar collage installations. With the help of some laser cuts and craft punches, he is abler o create minuscule fragments of images, which he then pins to a foam bored in meticulous patterns.
(via The Jealous Curator)

Time Wasting Experiment.

Portland based artist Alyson Provax creates art that focuses on human beings' tenuous relationship with time. Her series, "Time Wasting Experiment," is comprised of small sheets of paper embellished with a letterpress. Each paper contains a time frame, like "37 minutes" or "92 minutes" followed by a personal anecdote or event. The series offers some interesting insight in to human/time conflicts and Provax's private thoughts
(via The Jealous Curator)

Floral Print Skulls.

I am loving these porcelain skulls, created by French artist NooN and K.Olin Tribu. The skulls are printed with delicate flower patterns, in both red and black. Apparently, the black series is already sold out, but the red series is still available. Seems like these little skulls are in high demand! Each series is limited to only 50 pieces, so if you want one of these porcelain beauties to yourself, hop to it! Those interested can buy skulls here
(via Colossal)

Matej Peljhan.

Photographer Matej Peljhan paired up with twelve-year-old Luka--a young boy who suffers from muscular dystrophy--to create a series in which Luka is pictured in a variety of exciting escapades. Luka's conditions has limited him to a wheelchair for the rest of his life. Though he has full capability of using his hands and fingers, to draw and drive, write, and drive his wheelchair, things like scuba diving and breakdancing are virtually impossible for him (though the latter is impossible for most of us). According to Colossal, "After having a conversation with Luka about his understandably normal desire to play sports or go swimming, Peljan was struck with the idea to create a non-digitally manipulated series of photographs showing the boy conquering a number of imaginary physical feats. The photographer used sheets and other props as a backdrop and shot Luca from above to capture each image, showing clearly the boy’s strength and shared sense of humor."
(via Colossal)

Denise Garcia.

Denise Garcia is a photographer from Barcelona, Spain. In her in-progress series, "Refined," she addresses "absurdity in domestic surroundings" through images that "break from out perception of 'normal' everyday life."
(via likeafieldmouse)

Canvas Turned in to Functional Furniture.

The Japanese design studio, YOY created a series of canvases with images of furniture printed on them. Cool, right? Who wouldn't want a bold blue/black of chairs on their wall? But there's a catch--each image acts as a fully functional piece of furniture. The "canvases" are constructed of wood and aluminum and covered by an elastic, screen printed fabric. The canvas is intended to be leaned against a wall. When weight is applied to the fabric, the elastic material stretches to accommodate the pressure and act as a supportive structure. There are three sizes of "seats" that can be purchased, including a stool, love seat, and sofa variations. The designs premiered at Salone Satellite during Milan's Design Week 2013.
(via Design Boom)

Morphology.

It's not every day that you stumble upon a jaw-dropping claymation, so I'm sure you can imagine my surprise when I stumbled upon Peter Sluszka's "Morphology." It's only sixteen-seconds, but Sluska (previously featured here) astounds with his one-of-a-kind technique and graceful transitions. Watch as a human becomes a fox, a fox the sea, the sea a building, and building a tree. The funny thing about "Morphology" is that the short film is just a clay morphing test. But a stunning clay morphing test. Check it out below.