Ellsworth Kelly's built reverie – exalting colour, surface and material
In January 2015, the abstract artist Ellsworth Kelly gifted the Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas a design concept for his most monumental work: the first and only building the artist designed, as well as the last project before his death that following December. The Austin chapel, as it's named, has quickly become the apple of the culture crowd's eye, drawing over 2,000 viewers to its opening earlier this month. But aside from its photo-op value and minimalist-a
Fluidity vs. the solid – artist Alex Chinneck's new installation challenges inflexibility
Alex Chinneck's public installations have been described as urban surrealism, with full-size building facades being made to look as though they've been torn own the middle, or curved to appear as though sliding down to join their neighbouring built context. In his work there seems to be a consistent desire to offer up a point of transformation, whether in use, form, or perception. His latest architectural intervention, titled Birth, death and a midlife crisis, focuses on mate
Complements: throwback to a designer duo's anti-portraiture
In 2014, Leta Sobierajski and Wade Jeffree – a designer couple living in Brooklyn – began a two-year long self-portraiture project, titled Complements, that would encapsulate both their design aesthetics and their take on real-life romance. The young designers shared a taste for quirky aesthetics and crisp design – apparent through the bold, unrelenting backgrounds used throughout the project. Wade is a designer and art director, and Leta is a multi-disciplinary designer who
