The Brighter Side

This blog is a collection of visual material pulled together to inspire, challenge and cultivate visual stimulation. Its function is to operate as a resource of unordinary references and to also share what is catching my eye these days. All and all The Brighter Side is a project to continue breaking the frame of the every day and keep the wheels turning on a higher level.
I hope you enjoy!
American Parking Lot, Hollis Dunlap

American Parking Lot, Hollis Dunlap

designcloud:

Aqueous Fluoreau: Photos by Mark Mawson

“Created by photographer Mark Mawson, the Aqueous Fluoreau series has a sculptural aesthetic that gives it a tangible presence. From mushroom clouds to squid-like shapes, the forms created are ever changing and full of life. Relying purely on creation and imagination, the Aqueous Fluoreau series shows a range of possibility when it comes not only to photography, but to abstract art as well. Like Rorschach inkblots, this series also relies on interpretation.”

myedol:

Snow Ghosts by simonk

myedol:

Snow Ghosts by simonk

(via myedol)

whirlpool collage on rug

made of stencil discards

made kind of unintentionally….

Hannah Cohen’s “Child Bride”

 film by Matthu Placek

myedol:

by Pard Morrison

myedol:

by Pard Morrison

(via myedol)

plentyculture:

Joan Mitchell

plentyculture:

Joan Mitchell

unconsumption:


New York-based artist Molly Rausch paints the extended scenes around the edges of postage stamps, imagining the continued horizons and broader stories told by stamp artwork.  (via Colossal)

Did any of y’all collect stamps when you were a kid — enjoying the process of tearing the postmarked/stamped corners off envelopes, soaking the torn pieces in hot water to remove the stamps, then carefully drying the stamps? I did, which could explain, in part, why I find objects made from stamps appealing. 
Visit Molly’s site to check out some of her other work, like this Monopoly piece:
 

unconsumption:

New York-based artist Molly Rausch paints the extended scenes around the edges of postage stamps, imagining the continued horizons and broader stories told by stamp artwork.  (via Colossal)

Did any of y’all collect stamps when you were a kid — enjoying the process of tearing the postmarked/stamped corners off envelopes, soaking the torn pieces in hot water to remove the stamps, then carefully drying the stamps? I did, which could explain, in part, why I find objects made from stamps appealing. 

Visit Molly’s site to check out some of her other work, like this Monopoly piece:

 

designcloud:

Edible Gelatin Typography by Lucía Rallo/Aranxa Esteve

Rallo and Esteve of m-inspira created this series of letters from standard gelatin and sugar, which is completely edible. (via)

myedol:

These glass cubes travel via FedEx from exhibition to exhibition, inevitably being damaged on route and displayed on shipping box pedestals.

by Walead Beshty

(Source: myedol)


St. Catherine Wheel
20” x 16” x 5” (open)
2002
Collection of Bill Pignonello
http://www.johngutoskeystudio.com/slideshow/12/node/105?pager=2