Marlene Dumas

Stopped by the Menil the other day, and discovered South African artist Marlene Dumas in the bookstore. Her work is very dark... and often sexual. I'd love to see it in person, as the scale is apparently extreme. What do you think?

Photo via NY Magazine.

Raymonda is a blogger.

I'm digging my friend Ray's new blog: Raymonda Fortunee. C'est genius. We went to Paris together in April, and now she's living in the Victor Hugo house in charming Jouy-en-Josas.
Photo by Ray as well.

Check out my sister's new Web site/blog.

Oh happy day

Photo via we heart it.

Don't think, just love.

Illustration by Jeffrey Fisher.

I often find myself defending why I delight in modern and abstract art. I still haven't come up with a better answer than "I just love it." However, I do know that I am not drinking the kool-aid of a scam artist's attempt to splash paint around for money. Surely the creators enjoy their work as well and are not just laughing all the way to the bank?

I'm going to think about this, and get back to you.

James Nares

I would love to own a James Nares piece... This one is oil on linen, titled "What I Do," and is for sale at Galerie Stefan Röpke.

Nare uses huge canvases, on which he leaves his stroke and some authentic splattering drops, with the swing of one movement. He makes the oversized brushes himself, as well as the apparatus from which he suspends himself laying flat above the canvas. His subject has consistently been the brush stroke since for the past 27 years.

Joyful

And this is how I feel.. I've really enjoyed cooking, painting and spending time with friends and family lately. Life is so good.

Thanks to all the bloggers who brighten my day on a daily basis with their creativity -- and thanks for this picture Meredith!

More Nina Bovasso.

I can't help it.. I love Nina. This one's great too.. so amazingly intricate and trippy.

Sam Winston

I'm not typically interested in word art pieces, but I'm impressed by Sam Winston’s work, resulting from his observation of different types of literary structures, from storybooks to timetables.

Winston actually cut every word from a Romeo and Juliet and organized them into categories of emotion: passion, rage, and indifference. Following, he cut each individual letter and created beautiful patterns. You can see them here at design boom.

Frank Stella

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