i’ve loved painter markus linnenbrink for years, but the fact that is the entry hallway to a prison in germany is kind of amazing.

following a new german law that these types of entrances needed to be underground (what a depressing way to welcome visitors) a new prison commissioned linnenbrink to add his signature dripping stripes of vibrant colour to the hallway. to me it says a lot about how they view the experience of incarceration, rehabilitation and retribution. treat people with respect, they’ll learn to respect themselves, and they’ll learn to do better.

thanks @chris_rouleau.

(Source: thisiscolossal.com)

“yellow pill on pink” - steve gallagher. 

“yellow pill on pink” - steve gallagher. 

“red pill on cream” - steve gallagher. 

“red pill on cream” - steve gallagher. 

“can i get a show at the gagosian?” - harry hargreaves. a tribute, or an homage, or a mockery (or all 3?) of damien hirst’s famous spot series, this time made from m&ms.

“can i get a show at the gagosian?” - harry hargreaves. a tribute, or an homage, or a mockery (or all 3?) of damien hirst’s famous spot series, this time made from m&ms.

“panic room” - tilt.

“panic room” - tilt.

“cups” - from emergent behaviour by thomas jackson.

“cups” - from emergent behaviour by thomas jackson.

tauba auerbach. via @thefoxisblack.

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gorgeous digital collages from le carnet noir.

“the center of my heart” - pard morrison.

“the center of my heart” - pard morrison.

“natural ghost” - pard morrison.

“natural ghost” - pard morrison.

“sum” - pard morrison.

“sum” - pard morrison.

“refractive monolith” - lee baker. 

“soft guerilla” series - kyle bean.

“soft guerilla” series - kyle bean.

Beautiful digital collages by Matt Wisniewski. Like a mad chemist mixing potions, collage is a brand new elixir divined from ingredients we all know into a brand new kind of magic. I find that the art of collage can sometimes fall victim to the “my kid could do that” attitude of modern art; the assumption that piecing together existing imagery together is somehow easier than creating something from scratch. The point that they’re missing, obviously, is that, like so many things, the amalgamation is a brand new creation that exists wholly unto itself. More.

Beautiful digital collages by Matt Wisniewski.

Like a mad chemist mixing potions, collage is a brand new elixir divined from ingredients we all know into a brand new kind of magic. I find that the art of collage can sometimes fall victim to the “my kid could do that” attitude of modern art; the assumption that piecing together existing imagery together is somehow easier than creating something from scratch. The point that they’re missing, obviously, is that, like so many things, the amalgamation is a brand new creation that exists wholly unto itself.

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“from below” - nathalie chikhi.

I'm Jeremy. I live in Toronto. I like colour, motion and beautiful things. I'm a Social Media Manager and Advertising Copywriter by day; an art, music, video and design geek by night. I like other dudes and I'm real happy about it.

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