Kako Ueda - Cut Paper Artist

Kako Ueda's Cut Paper Art

Paper Art has fascinated me for quite some time. Work from artists who choose to create in this medium can vary greatly, but I happen to be particularly intrigued and impressed with Kako Ueda.

Quite simply, she brings paper to life in such an original & moving way. 

Kako's perspective on her work and that which inspires it is summarized as follows ... 
(organic beings) “are born out of nature but [are] constantly being influenced and modified by culture. And the line between culture and nature is always shifting depending on the time and where one is.”

Eros & Thanatos is featured here (above) from her 2008 Show "Drawn in the Clouds" ... you can view more of her work at www.kakoueda.com

Kseniya Simonova - Sand Animation

This artist is absolutely amazing. Her work is so moving and provocative. 

Miss Simonova, 24, drew a series of pictures on an illuminated sand table showing how ordinary people were affected by the German invasion during World War II.

One video clip of her work on the television talent show has been viewed by two million users alone.

The images, projected onto a large screen, moved many in the audience to tears and she won the top prize of about £75,000. 

She begins by creating a scene showing a couple sitting holding hands on a bench under a starry sky, but then warplanes appear and the happy scene is obliterated. It is replaced by a woman’s face crying, but then a baby arrives and the woman smiles again. Once again war returns and Miss Simonova throws the sand into chaos from which a young woman’s face appears. She quickly becomes an old widow, her face wrinkled and sad, before the image turns into a monument to an Unknown Soldier.This outdoor scene becomes framed by a window as if the viewer is looking out on the monument from within a house.In the final scene, a mother and child appear inside and a man standing outside, with his hands pressed against the glass, saying goodbye. The Great Patriotic War, as it is called in Ukraine, resulted in one in four of the population being killed with eight to 11 million deaths out of a population of 42 million.Courtesy of Telegraph.co.uk (9/17/2009), Ian Johnston
 

Excited to rebrand my maryclick.com site!

I've wanted to rebrand my personal site for a little while now and I'm very happy with the results. It offers me a forum to post interesting information about new artists and books I discover. I've also housed examples of some of my work on really great brands with amazing team members (ie. work from 2000-2009). My more recent work can be found on theclickgroupe.com and maryclickphoto.com 

I will post more soon! 

Peace & Kindness -

Mary