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Hand cut paper sculptures by Jen Stark in the “To the Power Of” show in Los Angeles

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Artist Jen Stark currently has her first solo show at the Martha Otero Gallery in Los Angeles. “To the Power Of” features Stark’s signature papercut sculptures. Inspired by the rhythmic visual qualities of mandalas and other such sacred objects, the pieces bring to mind topographic maps and three-dimensional prisms. The title of the show . . . → Read More: Hand cut paper sculptures by Jen Stark in the “To the Power Of” show in Los Angeles

Photographs of rivers of volcanic ash in Iceland by Andre Ermolaev

To me, these images, alive with patterns and color, look like abstract paintings. They are aerial photos of rivers flowing through Iceland’s endless beds of volcanic ash. Remember the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcano eruption which caused a major disruption to air traffic across Europe? Iceland has at least 30 active volcanic systems spewing tons of . . . → Read More: Photographs of rivers of volcanic ash in Iceland by Andre Ermolaev

The animals of Louise McNaught

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This morning these reindeer woke me up. With their fluorescent colored antlers, they could be from a folk tale or last night’s dream. UK-based artist Louise McNaught draws and paints animals which have been subverted in a world no longer their own. McNaught’s sensitive rendering of the reindeer juxtaposed with the intense unnatural colors suggests . . . → Read More: The animals of Louise McNaught