FreshBump

To illustrate how constructive and inspiring 2009 was, Freshbump has collected the most exciting and most creative submissions into the Freshbump 2009 Awards.

The round-up and best-of consists of the most diverse artworks from creative fields such as illustration, interior design, photogr Read the rest of this entry »

Australian artist Erin Smith uses individual letters to create a visual journal that explores the idea that words can have many different meanings, and can be associated with a number of different objects, all of which are dependent on the viewer. In the creation of image through letters there will forcibly be large amounts of white space and it is often this negative space that defines, and informs the meaning. This is also true in the spoken word; often it is what we do not say, rather than what we do that defines us. Read the rest of this entry »

Roger Borg received his Masters of Fine Arts in Visual Arts from Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers in 2002, and subsequently attended the world-renowned Pilchuck Glass School in the summer of that year. By 2003 Roger had formed the company 419 NEON, which produces custom neon signs and lighting for the trade. He continues his art and design work through his studio, producing original artwork as well as one-off and limited edition neon lamps. Roger’s artwork was exhibited at the Museum of Neon Art in Los Angeles in 2004, and his works reside in a number of public and private collections. Additionally, Roger continues his involvement with Pilchuck Glass School as a contributing artist to the annual fund-raising auction held each October. Read the rest of this entry »

Aleix Gordo Hostau is a self-taught artist from Barcelona, Spain. Having entered the art world at an early age, Hostau quickly developed a unique style that has afforded him extensive commercial assignments with the likes of Pepe Jeans London, Nestea and Montana Colors. Specializing in what the artist refers to as “pop-urban style,” Hostau takes most of his influence for a broad range of artistic disciplines, some of which include graffiti and street art, Japanese wood engraving and American pop art. Read the rest of this entry »

Chris Classen is a resident of Los Angeles, California; he holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Nebraska, and a Masters of Architecture from the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI_Arc). On the surface, his work seems to be High Minimalist painting, and there is no denying its quiet, contemplative, and steely presence. However, unlike Minimalism’s absence of the artist’s hand, or even Pop art’s rejection of painting itself, his work relies heavily on rigorous hand-work, and brushed paint. This is less a contradiction and more an essay in the evolution of austerity in modern art. Read the rest of this entry »