According to Morgan, skateboarding also played a central role in his artistic upbringing. “Skateboarding actually got me back into my art about six years ago when I designed a bunch of skate graphics for my friend’s skate company called Crayon Skateboards,” he explains. “I always dreamed of one day seeing my art on a wizz plank.”

He took off from there, with his work soon attracting skate and surf companies alike, including Vans, Toy Machine, and Santa Cruz Skateboards. He has also caught the attention of more mainstream brands, collaborating with brands and publications like the Washington Post, Urban Outfitters, and Dr. Martens.

His work itself is varied, employing various techniques and mediums: anything from murals and installations to paintings and screen prints. There’s often an air of nostalgia to his work, with references to a time gone by and nods to punk rock icons like The Ramones, and Fugazi. There’s also a layer of humor in his work, which adds to its overall appeal.

“I try to add a lot of humor in my illustrations which I guess also reflects what type of person I am,” Morgan says. “I don’t take things too seriously.” This is the kind of creative attitude we want in our feed!

The post Keep Calm and Skate On with Phil Morgan appeared first on TettyBetty.

“I am interested in exploring the fluidity of water against the firm resistance of hard rock,” she explains on her website. But though inspired by this fluidity, as it clashes against the rock, Shearing notes that her work isn’t meant to be representational or realistic.

“My mission is to explore the emotional symbolism of something like a broken egg in a nest,” she explains. “This for me represents the tension between birth and death, the purity of simple form in contrast with nature’s complex structures and designs. The fragility of the shell which can beak and shatter versus its strength to encompass life and growth. For me, this echoes our own psyche and emotional being; vulnerable – strong, fragile – enduring, brittle – tenacious.”

Her work process is in and of itself, fluid, following her chosen subject. “I work very carefully, thoughtfully considering composition and juxtaposition of tones and colors,” she says. “I spend time choosing my palette very carefully as this is the platform from which I build the timbre and mood of the piece.”

You can see more of her work on Instagram.

The post Andrea Shearing Takes After the Ocean Waves appeared first on TettyBetty.

“I love to work on a large scale because it’s more breathtaking and I prefer to select this size of the project,” the Spanish artist stated once in an interview with Design Boom. “I love to draw directly on the walls and keep creating and improvising during the process,” he added. “I need to see in person the whole architecture and try to play with that. When I do sculptures I need to sketch and then take it to my team to work it out in 3D. Depending on the project, I have about 4 assistants that help me with everything.”

His works, sometimes described as Pop Surrealism meets Street Art, aims at raising questions about existentialism, the universe, the infinite, the meaning of life, and the contradictions of society’s false freedom. “My work is more related to surrealism and pop-art, which I discovered in school, than to street art or what is known as contemporary art,” notes San Miguel.

Amongst his more existential works are a number of churches, transformed into rainbow-colored installations. Scroll down to see some highlights from his Instagram page.

The post Okuda San Miguel’s Rainbow-Colored Art is Show Stopping appeared first on TettyBetty.

Featuring themes like nature and artifice, flows and networks, virtual cities and ornate designs, Chevalier creates palpable images that invite the viewer to look into himself and provides insight about our relationship with the changing world around us.

Known as one of the pioneers of both digital and virtual art, Chevalier has been utilizing computers in his work since 1978, aiming to create immersive installations. “Immersion is a central concept in my work because it gives the viewer new and unusual experiences in art and enriched the world of emotiveness,” he noted once, in an interview with Visual Atelier 8.

“I am interested in developing multi-sensory creations that stimulate all the senses (sight, hearing, smell).”

His projects incorporate generative and interactive virtual reality installations projected on large scale, shown on Leds screen or LCD screen, sculptures created with a 3D printer or with laser-cut, holographic imagery, and other forms. The interactivity of his work also adds a quality of playfulness to his art. It’s this playfulness, alongside a sense of etherealness that’s come to be recognized with his work, that makes his art a profound experience.

The post Miguel Chevalier’s Digital Universes Are Meant to Be Experienced appeared first on TettyBetty.

“I use feral animals in my work as a metaphor for man’s mismanagement and overuse of the environment,” Parer relayed in an interview with Kaltblut Magazine. “I am interested in how easily we anthropomorphize to tell our stories without fully acknowledging that we are animals too.”

Based in Tasmania, her work is very much inspired by the Tasmanian landscape, but touches upon universal subjects. As such, it has been exhibited around the world, engaging crowds with questions about the role of humans in preserving the natural world.

Australian artist Amanda Parer began her art career as a painter and sculptor in Sydney but now resides Tasmania with her family, where she focuses her practice on creating public art installations, which are presented around the globe. Since 2014, her installation has been showcased in 100 cities around the globe, continuing to capture public attention. And for good reason!

The post These Installations Raise Questions About Man’s Overuse of the Environment appeared first on TettyBetty.

Using light and color, she creates unique installations that do just that, provoking a heightened sensory awareness in the viewer. According to West, our understanding of color can only be realized through the presence of light. And so, by playing and adjusting the colors, she explores the engagement between materiality and a given site.

These installations also evoke a sense of nostalgia. “My most vivid memories of childhood are based on light and color, not necessarily together but sometimes,” she recalled. “These experiences would be in a car, my dad driving through Barnsley town center, which at the time was lit with incandescent and neon lights. The light was much warmer then, an enticing glow.”

“I was always very perceptive, even as a child, and I would pay attention to the reflections on the floor, particularly on the wet floor so common in the north of England,” she added. “I found it really alluring. I have a lot of memories of being driven about places and being in transit.”

Follow her fascinating explorations of light and color.

The post Liz West Transforms Space Using Light and Color appeared first on TettyBetty.

“I see in wire mesh poetics the depiction of a mental projection or, when related to history, the representation of what used to exist but is no longer there,” Tresoldi told Designboom. “Through transparency, I’m also able to keep a direct link with the environment and to establish a new kind of immersive experience for visitors.”

One of his more remarkable installations includes a restoration of the Basilica paleocristiana of Siponto. With this installation, he reimagined the architectural remains of the 13th-century chapel. The result is a unique convergence between contemporary art and archaeology.

“I deeply feel the charm of places and I recognize their expressive potential,” says Tresoldi. “My main interest is the relationship between the different elements of the landscape and how contemporary languages dialogue with each other, building its emotional structure”

Step inside his ghost-like structures.

The post Edoardo Tresoldi’s Absent Structures are Nothing Short of Incredible appeared first on TettyBetty.

Scrolling through their rich portfolio, you can’t but crack a smile, with play being the very foundation of their practice. “Play is a tool for working together within a loosely structured arena,” explained Frezza and Chiao in an interview with Art of Choice. “Play forces us to constantly shift our perception into a realm that brings to light the wondrous, the magical, and the humorous in the everyday. Play questions what’s possible and explores new potentials. This experimental attitude is what drives new discoveries. We take our play very seriously, and we apply a rigor and a focus to playful ideas that help projects realize a different potential.”

Other people seem to play along, with their collaborative work featured in solo exhibitions in New York and Philadelphia, as well as numerous group shows around the US, and a variety of art and design venues internationally. The two also founded their own studio in 2011 in New York City.

“When we met, part of getting to know each other was through playing drawing games and doing craft projects together,” they recalled. “We started to take this play more and more seriously, and realized that there was an audience for what we were doing.”

Follow their Instagram page for a pop of playfulness in your feed.

The post CHIAOZZA’s Art is All Fun and Games appeared first on TettyBetty.

In a series titled Portals/Icosahedrons, he uses titanium, LED lights, and transparent mirrors to create enchanted-like portals – a world of light and reflection to get lost in. Inspired by the historical cosmology of Plato, his installations were exhibited internationally in galleries, museums, and art fairs.

“Anthony James’ work takes up the concepts of the universal and transcendental in order to demonstrate the impossibility of their representation,” art historian Rachel Baum said of this series. “The historical cosmology of Plato is a primary inspiration, both for the sculptures of icosahedrons and for the silhouette of Baroque architecture Francesco Borromini’s dome for Sant’Ivo in Rome.”

“The Icosahedron is the highest and most beautiful geometric shape of the five platonic bodies and is associated with the element water,” says James about the work. “Water is all about flow, movement, and unity.”

His portals will next be exhibited in October 2019 at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Take a peek in the gallery below:

The post Anthony James’ Art Explores Light and Space appeared first on TettyBetty.

“I loved learning about advertising, but also found my passion pulling me in a different direction.”

That direction proved multi-faceted, as she now paints her works on all sorts of surfaces, from walls to sweaters. Mostly abstract, her creations are geometric, graphic, and uplifting.

Now working as a full-time artist, Rutt is still grateful for her experience in advertising. “That experience taught me how to find humor even in intense workplace environments and gave me the self discipline to structure my time more effectively,” she stressed.

Enjoy some of her works in the gallery below.

The post Ellen Rutt’s Geometric Art Is a Pop of Color appeared first on TettyBetty.

According to Morgan, skateboarding also played a central role in his artistic upbringing. “Skateboarding actually got me back into my art about six years ago when I designed a bunch of skate graphics for my friend’s skate company called Crayon Skateboards,” he explains. “I always dreamed of one day seeing my art on a wizz plank.”

He took off from there, with his work soon attracting skate and surf companies alike, including Vans, Toy Machine, and Santa Cruz Skateboards. He has also caught the attention of more mainstream brands, collaborating with brands and publications like the Washington Post, Urban Outfitters, and Dr. Martens.

His work itself is varied, employing various techniques and mediums: anything from murals and installations to paintings and screen prints. There’s often an air of nostalgia to his work, with references to a time gone by and nods to punk rock icons like The Ramones, and Fugazi. There’s also a layer of humor in his work, which adds to its overall appeal.

“I try to add a lot of humor in my illustrations which I guess also reflects what type of person I am,” Morgan says. “I don’t take things too seriously.” This is the kind of creative attitude we want in our feed!

The post Keep Calm and Skate On with Phil Morgan appeared first on TettyBetty.

“I am interested in exploring the fluidity of water against the firm resistance of hard rock,” she explains on her website. But though inspired by this fluidity, as it clashes against the rock, Shearing notes that her work isn’t meant to be representational or realistic.

“My mission is to explore the emotional symbolism of something like a broken egg in a nest,” she explains. “This for me represents the tension between birth and death, the purity of simple form in contrast with nature’s complex structures and designs. The fragility of the shell which can beak and shatter versus its strength to encompass life and growth. For me, this echoes our own psyche and emotional being; vulnerable – strong, fragile – enduring, brittle – tenacious.”

Her work process is in and of itself, fluid, following her chosen subject. “I work very carefully, thoughtfully considering composition and juxtaposition of tones and colors,” she says. “I spend time choosing my palette very carefully as this is the platform from which I build the timbre and mood of the piece.”

You can see more of her work on Instagram.

The post Andrea Shearing Takes After the Ocean Waves appeared first on TettyBetty.

“I love to work on a large scale because it’s more breathtaking and I prefer to select this size of the project,” the Spanish artist stated once in an interview with Design Boom. “I love to draw directly on the walls and keep creating and improvising during the process,” he added. “I need to see in person the whole architecture and try to play with that. When I do sculptures I need to sketch and then take it to my team to work it out in 3D. Depending on the project, I have about 4 assistants that help me with everything.”

His works, sometimes described as Pop Surrealism meets Street Art, aims at raising questions about existentialism, the universe, the infinite, the meaning of life, and the contradictions of society’s false freedom. “My work is more related to surrealism and pop-art, which I discovered in school, than to street art or what is known as contemporary art,” notes San Miguel.

Amongst his more existential works are a number of churches, transformed into rainbow-colored installations. Scroll down to see some highlights from his Instagram page.

The post Okuda San Miguel’s Rainbow-Colored Art is Show Stopping appeared first on TettyBetty.

Featuring themes like nature and artifice, flows and networks, virtual cities and ornate designs, Chevalier creates palpable images that invite the viewer to look into himself and provides insight about our relationship with the changing world around us.

Known as one of the pioneers of both digital and virtual art, Chevalier has been utilizing computers in his work since 1978, aiming to create immersive installations. “Immersion is a central concept in my work because it gives the viewer new and unusual experiences in art and enriched the world of emotiveness,” he noted once, in an interview with Visual Atelier 8.

“I am interested in developing multi-sensory creations that stimulate all the senses (sight, hearing, smell).”

His projects incorporate generative and interactive virtual reality installations projected on large scale, shown on Leds screen or LCD screen, sculptures created with a 3D printer or with laser-cut, holographic imagery, and other forms. The interactivity of his work also adds a quality of playfulness to his art. It’s this playfulness, alongside a sense of etherealness that’s come to be recognized with his work, that makes his art a profound experience.

The post Miguel Chevalier’s Digital Universes Are Meant to Be Experienced appeared first on TettyBetty.

“I use feral animals in my work as a metaphor for man’s mismanagement and overuse of the environment,” Parer relayed in an interview with Kaltblut Magazine. “I am interested in how easily we anthropomorphize to tell our stories without fully acknowledging that we are animals too.”

Based in Tasmania, her work is very much inspired by the Tasmanian landscape, but touches upon universal subjects. As such, it has been exhibited around the world, engaging crowds with questions about the role of humans in preserving the natural world.

Australian artist Amanda Parer began her art career as a painter and sculptor in Sydney but now resides Tasmania with her family, where she focuses her practice on creating public art installations, which are presented around the globe. Since 2014, her installation has been showcased in 100 cities around the globe, continuing to capture public attention. And for good reason!

The post These Installations Raise Questions About Man’s Overuse of the Environment appeared first on TettyBetty.

Using light and color, she creates unique installations that do just that, provoking a heightened sensory awareness in the viewer. According to West, our understanding of color can only be realized through the presence of light. And so, by playing and adjusting the colors, she explores the engagement between materiality and a given site.

These installations also evoke a sense of nostalgia. “My most vivid memories of childhood are based on light and color, not necessarily together but sometimes,” she recalled. “These experiences would be in a car, my dad driving through Barnsley town center, which at the time was lit with incandescent and neon lights. The light was much warmer then, an enticing glow.”

“I was always very perceptive, even as a child, and I would pay attention to the reflections on the floor, particularly on the wet floor so common in the north of England,” she added. “I found it really alluring. I have a lot of memories of being driven about places and being in transit.”

Follow her fascinating explorations of light and color.

The post Liz West Transforms Space Using Light and Color appeared first on TettyBetty.

“I see in wire mesh poetics the depiction of a mental projection or, when related to history, the representation of what used to exist but is no longer there,” Tresoldi told Designboom. “Through transparency, I’m also able to keep a direct link with the environment and to establish a new kind of immersive experience for visitors.”

One of his more remarkable installations includes a restoration of the Basilica paleocristiana of Siponto. With this installation, he reimagined the architectural remains of the 13th-century chapel. The result is a unique convergence between contemporary art and archaeology.

“I deeply feel the charm of places and I recognize their expressive potential,” says Tresoldi. “My main interest is the relationship between the different elements of the landscape and how contemporary languages dialogue with each other, building its emotional structure”

Step inside his ghost-like structures.

The post Edoardo Tresoldi’s Absent Structures are Nothing Short of Incredible appeared first on TettyBetty.

Scrolling through their rich portfolio, you can’t but crack a smile, with play being the very foundation of their practice. “Play is a tool for working together within a loosely structured arena,” explained Frezza and Chiao in an interview with Art of Choice. “Play forces us to constantly shift our perception into a realm that brings to light the wondrous, the magical, and the humorous in the everyday. Play questions what’s possible and explores new potentials. This experimental attitude is what drives new discoveries. We take our play very seriously, and we apply a rigor and a focus to playful ideas that help projects realize a different potential.”

Other people seem to play along, with their collaborative work featured in solo exhibitions in New York and Philadelphia, as well as numerous group shows around the US, and a variety of art and design venues internationally. The two also founded their own studio in 2011 in New York City.

“When we met, part of getting to know each other was through playing drawing games and doing craft projects together,” they recalled. “We started to take this play more and more seriously, and realized that there was an audience for what we were doing.”

Follow their Instagram page for a pop of playfulness in your feed.

The post CHIAOZZA’s Art is All Fun and Games appeared first on TettyBetty.

In a series titled Portals/Icosahedrons, he uses titanium, LED lights, and transparent mirrors to create enchanted-like portals – a world of light and reflection to get lost in. Inspired by the historical cosmology of Plato, his installations were exhibited internationally in galleries, museums, and art fairs.

“Anthony James’ work takes up the concepts of the universal and transcendental in order to demonstrate the impossibility of their representation,” art historian Rachel Baum said of this series. “The historical cosmology of Plato is a primary inspiration, both for the sculptures of icosahedrons and for the silhouette of Baroque architecture Francesco Borromini’s dome for Sant’Ivo in Rome.”

“The Icosahedron is the highest and most beautiful geometric shape of the five platonic bodies and is associated with the element water,” says James about the work. “Water is all about flow, movement, and unity.”

His portals will next be exhibited in October 2019 at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Take a peek in the gallery below:

The post Anthony James’ Art Explores Light and Space appeared first on TettyBetty.

“I loved learning about advertising, but also found my passion pulling me in a different direction.”

That direction proved multi-faceted, as she now paints her works on all sorts of surfaces, from walls to sweaters. Mostly abstract, her creations are geometric, graphic, and uplifting.

Now working as a full-time artist, Rutt is still grateful for her experience in advertising. “That experience taught me how to find humor even in intense workplace environments and gave me the self discipline to structure my time more effectively,” she stressed.

Enjoy some of her works in the gallery below.

The post Ellen Rutt’s Geometric Art Is a Pop of Color appeared first on TettyBetty.