I really want to blog more about art this year. That sounds really pretentious but it's something I love and I'd really like to discover more artists. I pre-ordered the frankie calendar a few weeks ago, and it has the most beautiful illustrations.

This work is by Yelena Bryksenkova, who I think I've blogged about before. She was born in Russia, but is currently living in the states and I absolutely love her art. Her work conveys all these different moods and themes in such a delicate way. I love the colours she uses, very faded and neutral, and they have a sketchy, hand drawn look to them, almost cut and paste. She also sells some of her prints on etsy and I WANT.

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now playing: the love within bloc party/salvatore lana del rey/green & gold lianne la havas/vivienne sundara karma/gone are the days honne

street art - california

 

I knew California was going to be really cool, but I think I underestimated just how cool it would be. Most of these pictures are from Venice Beach, but the rest are from when we wandered around little side roads, peeking into independent shops, vintage stores and record shops etc. There was such a mix, and I wish I could have included the other photos, but obviously, I was an idiot and didn't think to check if the pictures were in focus after I had taken them. It was just all a bit overwhelming but really beautiful.

now playing: spiderhead cage the elephant/tighten up the black keys/junk of the heart (happy) the kooks

art i love

Yelena Bryksenkova

Sachaaaa ( moonbxbyx ), so so lovely and amazingly talented! Her instagram is flawless 

Charlie Barker

Elizabeth Jane Bishop

the cut-outs

The Parakeet and The Mermaid

Blue Nude ll

The Creole Dancer

Icarus

'creativity takes courage' - Henri Matisse

A while ago now, my mum asked me if there were any art exhibitions I wanted to go and see. Fan-girling and screaming, I answered Henri Matisse, The Cut-Outs. So off we went to the Tate Modern. Matisse's work, for the last 17 years of his life, was cutting out different shapes from coloured paper and using them to create some really beautiful and unique pieces. A lot of his best art, he originally did on his walls at home. The exhibition was split up into 13 rooms, and each was more intriguing than the last, and it really showed how Matisse's art had developed through the years. There was a whole circus themed section, and I think this is where the bold colours really started to show. My favourite piece out of this section is called the Creole Dancer, and I think it's gorgeous with the silhouette filled in and the movement that is captured. The exhibition was so fantastic I got the book at the little gift shop ( I swear it weighs 2 tonnes ).

now playing: around town the kooks/just couldn't tie me down the black keys/blame it on me george ezra

ben giles

I've seen so many of these on tumblr and pinterest and flickr and the person behind the work is Ben Giles. His artwork is incredible, and so so unique. I love how he uses faded, old black and white photographs and uses such bright and bold colours for a contrast. Also, may I just say his tumblr is flawless ( that's me, focusing on the social media side of it all ), His work has given me so much inspiration, and for my A-levels ( majorly planning ahead ), I'm hoping to do photography and art as two of them, and I'm already getting myself excited. Have a look at his tumblr if you want to be amazed.

now playing: this song is the best thing in existence