The Corpus Callosum

Living in Beijing, a city known for its flamboyance and extravagence, has almost made me forget how much I love minimalism. Luckily, I recently came across Minimalissimo, a website that celebrates minimalist aesthetics from the realms of art, architecture, graphics, and industrial design. Gaudy types need not apply.

Liu Bolin is a Beijing-based artist whose work was made famous at last year’s Solo Show at the Galerie Bertin Toublanc in Paris. His most famous exhibit titled “Camouflage” is based on Bolin’s exploration into human nature, showing how people blend into their environments for safety, much like the chameleon in the reptilian kingdom.

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Interesting medium-work on iri5’s Flickr page titled Ghost in the Machine. She uses cassette tapes, old film, and reels in this photo set to recreate portraits of famous musicians and celebrities. Check out her Flickr account for more amazing cassette tape art.

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In 1949 while visiting Pablo Picasso in France, LIFE photographer Gjon Mili showed the art virtuoso pictures of ice skaters twirling in the dark with tiny lights attached to their skates.

Picasso was inspired and sought to replicate the effect with a small light source in a dark room. The results were some stunning photographs of the genius at work.

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In today’s global village, designers and artists are no longer limited by their immediate environment and culture for creative inspirations. By taking insights and ideas from across the globe, designers open themselves up to a wider audience through the blending of Eastern and Western styles.

Japanese artist Shohei Otomo does this in his eye-popping illustrations. Not only are the details and shading amazing but the intertwining of traditional Japanese comic book drawings with modern cultural twists are truly unique.

Check out his portfolio - below is merely a tip of the iceberg.

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We’re amazed by the amount of detail Andrea Joseph puts into her sketches. It’s remarkable what she can do with a pad of paper and ballpoint pen! Click on the images to see for yourself…

Before your favorite celebrities are shot on film, there is a whole team of artists who create the concept art and storyboards for these blockbuster flicks. Adam Brockbank is one of these minds and his work is gorgeous. He’s done character and setting visualizations for movies like Spiderman 2, Tomb Raider, Troy, Xmen, The Harry Potter series, and the list goes on.

Check out his website for more awesomeness.

The artist-presently-known-as-Mac is renowned for his graffiti murals across the globe. The piece below demonstrates his unique flair for creating actual photo negative images that only appears normal after you snap a pic and invert the colour treatment.

Although some of his murals have become local landmarks, Mac’s range of work doesn’t stop there. He is also recognized for his various elaborate brush stroke styles along with his work on stained glass.