Universes of oil spills

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By Low Lai Chow in New Photography on Monday 20 May 2013

We wouldn’t have guessed it by looking at these images. Charles Morgan Smith’s photographic series Emissio appear to be nebulae in intergalactic space, while they are really iridescent oil spills on road surfaces, with the pictures formed using conventions of Hubble images. Smith’s intention is for the photos to show the relationship between the everyday [...]

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Tania Evangelista

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By C Werckmeister in New Art on Sunday 12 June 2011

Check out the work of Bilbao-based artist, Tanya Evangelista. From traditional oils and watercolors cum graphite, to haunting digital imagery and comic. Whisps of Schiele, Klimt, Kahlo, Chagal in harsh colors, poetic x-rays, and bony figures. Startlingly good.

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Le Amantine: extra virgin Italian olive oil labels

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By christiana castenetto in New Design on Tuesday 10 May 2011

I love this collection of three fine Italian local extra virgin olive oil labels which reflect the spirit of the end of 19th century (Amantino bottle), the late twenties (Talea bottle) and the more glam-shine shrewd eighties (Unico bottle). Created by Grip, a Spaghetti-communication agency based in Rome.

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