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miniatures (29 articles)

mr. chickpea by sadi tekin

art | 02.25.13

the work uses the big apple as a canvas for a playful and lighthearted series of imagery depicting illustrations of a humorous rocky-surfaced legume.
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the sum of all evil by jake and dinos chapman
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art | 02.21.13

the highly detailed landscapes speculate on central themes such as the holocaust, violence, and death through cutting subversive humour characteristic of the duo's work.
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mini feather jackets by jane edden
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art | 01.21.13

the work is informed by the role of plumage in human adornment - exploring themes within a tribal, sacred, ritual, military and contemporary fashion setting.
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sculptures so small they fit in the eye of a needle

art | 01.14.13

the russian artist works by the beat of his heart to keep his hands perfectly still in order to build these extraordinarily microscopic artworks.
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depictions of hell by jake and dinos chapman at the hermitage

art | 11.19.12

the artwork portrays an apocalyptic snapshot of the twentieth-century through the lens of our own voyeurism.
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isaac cordal: cement eclipses

art | 10.26.12

the miniature dioramas - often depicted in a charmingly bleak way - are an ongoing commentary on members of contemporary society blindly subscribing to regimented existence.
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slinkachu: the global village

art | 09.20.12

documented through the medium of photography, the pieces call attention to the sociological, political and economical plights of human kind - adeptly revealing the heart of what it means to be human.
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allan teger: bodyscapes
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art | 08.05.12

the images are not double exposures and use no digital manipulation, only small scale figures arranged on the naked form to illustrate scenes, where a belly-button may act as a lake or a sculpted (read more)
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christopher boffoli: big appetites

art | 06.23.12

designboom has been sent images of the most recent still-life photographic and small-scale sculpture series by the seattle-based artist.
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