the science of design

Nina Leen

Nina Leen was one of the first women photographers for LIFE. Born in Russia, grew up in Germany, Switzerland and Italy. Upon first arriving in the United States in 1939, her reporter's eye led to a series of the habits and rituals of her newly adopted homeland. In 1945, Leen joined LIFE, producing over 40 covers and countless spreads for the magazine. Her series on, "A Teenager Monopolizes the Telephone," or her descriptions and images of "The American Male," are portraits of the North American society of its time.

Lou Benesch

http://www.loubenesch.com/

Lou Benesch is a graphic designer with a master's degree in drawing from ENSAV LaCambre Brussels. Collaborates with Simone Ringer on graphic design studio WINSLOW and art directs PLATEAU magazine.

Ben Bos

b. 1930, Amsterdam. Studied at the Amsterdam Graphic College and
Rietveld Academy with Wim Crouwel (1955-62).

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Anna Rack

Amazing embroidery work by Anna Jane Searle (aka Anna Rack).
Check more of her works at Flickr / Blogger / Etsy / Society6.

*Image retouched just for purposes of imagination.

Erwin Wurm

—"The act of dealing with sweaters, putting them on and taking them off, is hardly ever perceived consciously. When the object, i.e. the sweater, is stretched so that the body of the wearer can find its way into this envelope, when it shrinks so as to adapt to the body's contours and to create a shape or a lack thereof, an essential plastic process takes place." Erwin Wurm
—"He explores issues such as the thinness craze and obesity, fashion, advertising, the cult of consumerism, whose central fetishes include the private home as well the car. In his approach, anything can become sculpture: actions, written or drawn instructions, or even a thought."—Deichtorhallen
—'In the end, art deals with the difficulty of coping with life - be it by means of a philosophy or a nutritional diet,' Erwin Wurm.

http://www.xavierhufkens.com/artists
http://www.postmedia.net/
Erwin Wurm (1954, Bruck an der Mur) lives and works in Vienna.

See also:
House Attack, 2006
The artist who swallowed the world, 2006
Carrying Edelbert Köb (Be nice to your curator), 2006
One Minute Sculpture: "Lehne deinen Kopf an die Wand, denke an Adorno und furze"
Art Basel Fucks Documenta 2006
Instructions for Idleness (v.l.n.r.: Make slow movements; Be indifferent about everything; Fantasize about minimalism; Express yourself through yawning; Think about the void; Never respond; Look silly; Don't Care), 2001
One Minute Sculptures, 1997

Hanoi Martinez Leon

The sunset of the great mountain, oil on canvas, 100 x 80 cm

Hanoi Martinez León was born in Havana city, Cuba on August 1st , 1973. He lives now in Medellin, Colombia. http://cubanpainter.blogspot.com/
via saatchi.

3rnst Salazar

http://www.weakmuse.com
The work of ecuadorian designer 3rnst Salazar explores the possibilities of graphical symmetries, Rorschach-style explorations and biomorphic patterns with enthralling results.

Raymond Uhlir

Shine on you crazy oracle (because there's no way I believe this is happening).
2009
oil enamel on canvas
26.5 x 40 in.

http://www.raymonduhlir.com/

Born 1979 in Hinsdale, IL. Lives and works in Austin, TX.

Steven B. Smith

http://www.stevesmithphotography.net/

"Steven B. Smith‘s Close to Nature and The Weather and a Place to Live “chronicle the transition of the Western landscape into suburbia.” They are studies of the ridiculous ways that man interacts with nature, by turn extraordinarily strange, funny and depressing in their bleakness. The man-meets-nature-and-produces-weirdness thing is not exactly uncommon, but I think Smith has a very keen compositional eye and does not go for the obvious subjects, often focusing in on the more easily overlooked details. A great trip into American suburbia that makes you want to go back for more but to never, ever live there."

By and via eyecurious.

Claudio Parentela

http://www.claudioparentela.net/

Claudio Parentela (1962) is based in Catanzaro, Italy.

Jason De Marte

Commercial Appeal

—Jason DeMarte, 1973, Louisiana. Currently on leave from Mississippi State University teaching photography at the University of New Mexico.
—"I work digitally, combining images of fabricated and artificial flora and fauna with graphic elements and commercially produced products such as processed food, domestic goods and pharmaceutical products."

Raoul Weiller

http://www.raoulweiller.com/

—"Raoul's illustrations combine hands-on collage with computer enhancement. He employs images from an array of old and new magazines to depict contemporary themes."

Moonassi

http://www.moonassi.com/

Daehyun Kim, aka Moonassi, was born and lives in Seoul, South Korea. Studied Korean traditional painting at the College of Fine Arts, Hongik University. Is interested in art, design and writing.

via Visual journal.

Angela Rossi

http://www.beatupcreations.com
http://www.etsy.com/shop/BeatUpCreations

—"I strive to be simple. I like small things, dirty art and banjo music. Most of the time I am called Angela. I was born and bred in Los Angeles. My father and my brother are both professional artists. My mother is an expert craftsman. I am not."

via Claudio Parentela at foggygrizzly.

Sonnenzimmer

Sonnenzimmer is Nick Butcher and Nadine Nakanishi. "Having worked out of the Bird Machine for several years—mentored by Jay Ryan—we decided to start our own shop in Summer of 2006. A happy string of events helped it all come together. Sonnenzimmer is located on the northside of Chicago, in a neighborhood called Roscoe Village. Here we meet, greet, hang out with fellow friends and artists and crank away in the kindred spirit of our Chicago colleagues."

http://sonnenzimmer.com/

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