BEAUTY: Mixed Media--Tatiane Freitas

Brazilian visual artist Tatiane Freitas brings new life to broken furniture in her My New Old series, by replacing missing pieces with simple shapes in acrylic. Her pieces recall the idea of Japanese kintsugi, the art of repairing broken ceramics with gold. They also make me think of Phillipe Starck's famous Louis Ghost Chair. And finally, I flash on the idea of Phantom Limb Syndrome, imbuing these revived pieces with a sense of sentience. The series is fun and thoughtful.

https://tatianefreitas.com/

BEAUTY: Art--Yellena James

I love these highly satisfying images of imaginary botanicals by artist and illustrator Yellena James.

"My latest works further explore the intricate and delicate forms of an imaginary ecosystem, twisting and floating together in an alluring environment. I attempt to create an ethereal place which is hypnotically familiar and yet hauntingly exotic, adding tiny little details in a sort of compulsive meditation, until a perfect balance is created. The intricacy and high detail, along with hints of existing organic shapes lend to the intimacy and believability of each new world."

Yes.

Top to bottom: Avid; Biome; Dulcet; Entice; Glimpse; Maze; Scatter; Spore; Thistle; Vestige

https://yellena.com/

BEAUTY: Art--Drew Mosley

For your spring awakening Easter pleasure, here are diorama works by Drew Mosley who uses second hand wooden bowls, trays, and vessels: he fills these with layers of resin, painting on each layer of acrylic his images of hares going about rather human-like activities. Then he adds actual greenery and found insects for a sense of natural verisimilitude. Each one evokes a sort of sweet, old-fashioned style of story telling for children, like Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter.

http://drew-mosley.com/

BEAUTY: Mixed Media--Haruki Ogawa

Japanese painter and mixed media artist Haruki Ogawa embeds paint and industrial materials in crystal-clear acrylic resin, creating arresting little cubes of texture.

Top to bottom: Conceptual Sculpture; Object #1; Object #5; Semi Object #2 (detail); Semi Object #2; Three Dimensional Drawing #1; Three Dimensional #2

Haruki Ogawa at Frantic Gallery:
http://www.frantic.jp/en/artist/artist-ogawa.html