The results are in. After suspenseful deliberation the judges have chosen their winners in this years Scotch Tape Art competition. Okay, I am going to be honest. I had no idea that this competition was going on until after it had already closed. However, I am happy that it happened.  Another awesome example of creative medium in art. The winner of the competition was Jake L. of Manheim, Pennsylvania. “The inspiration behind [...]

This is a great example of how many potentially artful things that we take for granted on a daily basis. Every morning I put on my socks and every evening I throw them into the dirty laundry basket. Not once have I ever stopped to think about what sort of art I could make with them. Lucky for us the beautiful artist Hong Yi  (red) had these exact thoughts and [...]

I use a wide range of mass-produced materials in my work to create a dueling dialogue between the natural and urban landscapes. In most cases there is an intentional reference to water and its destructive capabilities. However, the extreme calm and order seen in the works communicates a certain level of control over or complacency towards the threats of water. I am interested in placing the creator in comparison with [...]

When walking into the Mustang Art Gallery in Alicante, Spain one almost feels like they are stepping into the matrix. Artist Ana Soler carefully suspended 2000 tennis balls in mid air. Perfectly spacing them to track the natural trajectory of a moving ball. Her installation piece entitled “Cause and Effect” manages to take the viewer into a world where time stops and anything is possible. Ana is a 39 year [...]

Nathan Sawaya was born in Colville, Washington and raised in Veneta, Oregon.  Like most of us, Nathan played with LEGO’s as a child. The difference is, he didn’t stop. The result is beautiful art discovered through a unique medium. At first glance you may want to chalk it up as some sort of a gimmick tailored towards kids and adult kids, but upon further inspection there is so much more. Today Sawaya [...]

All of these are created using only trash bags, grocery bags, and plastic sheets. Khalil Chishtee is able to evoke a beautiful emotional presence in each of his installation pieces. “For the first time I have used trash or recycled bags as my medium because no matter how many times I recycle plastic, it will remain plastic only, it will not change, so why do we change after being replaced?,” he says. [...]