Get more from art – Artfinder

This is my one and only post not dedicated to art per-se….but to a fab new startup that’s going to enhance how we experience art. Ah, the wonders of the internet. If you think about it…books, movies, music; all have been transformed and made more accessible by online technology. But what about art?

DIY art with a difference – Kees Goudzwaard

Overleaf (2004), oil on canvas

Artist Kees Goudzwaard, from The Netherlands, makes oil paintings with a hand-crafted, collaged look.

encounters of a surreal mind – michael vinent manalo

A Traveller's Dream (2011), digital mixed media

Just in case you thought thinks couldn’t get any more surreal over here, well here comes along mixed media artist and photographer Michael Vincent Manalo to shake things up once more.

automated colour field – rebecca baumann

Rebecca Baumann, Automated Colour Field (2011), 100 flip-clocks, laser cut paper, batteries. Photography by Andrew Curtis

Australian artist Rebecca Baumann has recently unveiled this new work, entitled Automated Colour Field, which was commissioned by the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art.

Him, We & Mini-Me – Maurizio Cattelan

Italian contemporary artist Maurizio Cattelan is bringing his satirical sculpture to New York’s Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in his first retrospective exhibition entitled All (opens 4 November). 

soak, dye in light – everyware

Soak, Dye in Light is a new interactive, tie-dye-tastic artwork by the South Korean creative computer group Everyware.

on the tip of my pencil – dalton ghetti

Each of these miniature sculptures can take Brazilian-born, Connecticut-based artist Dalton Ghetti up to two years to craft.

plexus – gabriel dawe

Gabriel Dawe, Plexus no. 9 (2011), Gütermann thread, painted wood and hooks, photo by slyworks photography

Mexican-born, Dallas-based artist Gabriel Dawe made these stunning polychrome installations using sewing thread strung between wooden beams.

to the back of infinity and beyond – serge salat

This dizzying, mind-boggling installation is the creation of French architect and theorist Serge Salat.

the digital museum – léo caillard

The traditional museum seems a bit out of touch, don’t it?