alice + olivia

Photographer and artist Lee Jung, who works and lives in Seoul, South Korea, created an amazing collection of neon text letters very reminiscent of the neon signs displayed in general stores at night. Jung came up with creative, thought provoking phrases and created a series of text-based light installations. She placed these phrases and words in various locations, i.e. in the sand, forest, ocean, and captured their essence through photography for art lovers around the globe to see. We are totally in love with these installations. The neon phrases send a warming feeling through our souls. AMAZING. Read more about Lee Jung here.

Mark Grotjahn is an American painter best known for his abstract and geometric paintings. His original interest in painting started in the 1990s when he became intrigued by handmade signs he frequently saw in stores. He later began working with colored pencils to develop “perspective drawings”. We are a huge fan of Mark’s bold and playful work.

We love photographer Matthew Brandt’s latest collection, “Lakes and Reservoirs”. His unique process of photographing a body of water, then soaking the image in the actual water from the photograph is pure genius. It’s like a cool twist on the classic “Wish You Were Here” postcard. Vacation anyone?

Our latest obsession is artist and photographer Alia Penner. When we see her work we are taken to a whimsical 70’s dream. Penner is basically the babe of all babes. This LA girl has fully captured our color-crazed hearts with her amazing illustration and collage work. She has done some crazy (in a good way) collaborations with Lula Maggazine, Collette, as well as some insanely fun space design for one of The Strokes Paris after-party (think red balloon and signs that read ‘you are a star’). Check out more of Alia’s world here.

We love the landscapes and seascapes painted by abstract artist Beth Barry. Her paintings seem to be in motion, and help us imagine we are part of the serene beauty.

See more of Beth’s work here.

We recently discovered author and illustrator Dallas Clayton. While his art is primarily geared towards children, we can’t get enough of his whimsical work. With his primary focus being the idea of “dreaming big”, what’s not love? To learn more about Dallas Clayton, check out his tumblr.

NICOLA KUPERUS

It’s quite obvious we love heels, so it should come as no surprise that we love Nicola Kuprerus’s photographs of them.

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“When I create figures, I inhabit them for a moment and I see myself living my emotions and my fantasies through them. It fascinates me…and it appears to me that this is the magical in creation.” – Joan Dumouchel

To see more of her work, click here.

Geoff Henshall

We love Geoff’s use of mixed media (usually spray paint, ink and magazine cut outs) on various surfaces to create these layered pieces of work that reveal hidden surprises each time we look. For more of his work click here.

Hiroshi Manabe

Manabe is one of the most famous Japanese illustrators of the post-war period. He pioneered his own personal style, characterized by colorful nature scenes juxtaposed with industrial cityscapes. Click here to see more of his work.

Jareck Puczel

Puczel’s oil on canvas paintings make us feel like the leading lady in an old romance movie from the 1950’s. We love his subject matter and context of space.

For more of his work, click here.

Chloe Early

Chloe Early’s paintings make us feel like we are in a post-apocalyptic wonderland! We love her use of color, imagery, and her ability to make transform us into a constant daydream state.

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