Silas

Silas, originally uploaded by twenty2woblog.

Here is some awesome illustration and design coming from Rotterdam. Silas is a young artist from Holland who has a nice style and a great portfolio. I found his work through a great new blog I came across today, Design For Mankind written by Erin Loechner. Also worth checking out is her fresh new E-zine.

Edwin Tse Photography

Edwin Tse, originally uploaded by twenty2woblog.

Edwin Tse is a photographer working in New York City. His landscape work is stark and minimal while his portrait work has a subtle beauty in simplicity. His mantra is "Guaranteed Fresh" and I would have to agree with him.

Ola Kolehmainen Photography

Ola Kolehmainen Photography, originally uploaded by twenty2woblog.

Came across some beautiful photographs from Ola Kolehmainen. He shoots architecture in an abstracted and minimal way and the results are breath taking. His work will be at Galeria Senda starting February 24th. via designboom

Flickr Upload

Purple Haze, originally uploaded by twenty2wo.

I uploaded some photos from my Hawaii trip as well as some recent ones at Joshua Tree and the drive up to Santa Barbara. I have been trying out some new color editing tricks to get a more Lomo result.

James Jean

James Jean, originally uploaded by twenty2woblog.

Brilliant work from Los Angeles artist and illustrator James Jean. I first came across the work done for the Prada stores wallpaper, pictured in part above, it is huge scroll across it on the site. Jean also has a online store set up on Process Recess where originals, prints and bound materials are all for sale.

Chrissie Abbott

Chrissie Abbott, originally uploaded by twenty2woblog.

Chrissie Abbott has some really nice illustration and graphic design work. Based in Hackney, East London her work is fresh and playful. Follow her blog here too.

Telmolindo

Telmolindo, originally uploaded by twenty2woblog.

Telmolindo aka Matthieu Appriou is a graphic designer and illustrator out of France. There isn't any biographical information on his website but the quality of his work speaks volumes.

Scott Peterman Photography

Scott Peterman Photography, originally uploaded by twenty2woblog.

I am always attracted to architectural photography and photographer Scott Peterman has a wonderful portfolio. Represented by Higher Pictures in New York, I am especially drawn to Peterman's series of ice fishing shacks. There is a beautiful minimalist quality to them that makes them almost other worldly. via Beautiful Decay

Owen Freeman

Owen Freeman, originally uploaded by twenty2woblog.

Great style from illustrator Owen Freeman. Now studying in Los Angeles Freeman's work is dark and edgy, full of great texture. His blog is also great to see a little behind the scenes in his work process.

Anthony Newman

Anthony Newman, originally uploaded by twenty2woblog.

Sqweegie is the work of Anthony Newman coming to us from Australia. What caught me first was his Dangerous Diary full of random collages but his photography work is brilliant as well. Be sure to take a look as his portfolio site. via cool hunting

Library of Congress on Flickr

Library of Congress on Flickr, originally uploaded by twenty2woblog.

I am definitely a fan of Flickr and this news was exciting to hear. The Library of Congress is now using the photo sharing site for part of its vast archive of images. Currently with more than 3000 photos documenting the 1910s, 30s and 40s. This is an amazing glimpse of history. via core77

Daniel Clements Photography

Daniel Clements Photography, originally uploaded by twenty2woblog.

This is the winning photo for the Masters Cup International Color Awards, architecture category. Taken by Daniel Clements in Berlin at the Holocaust Memorial designed by Peter Eisenmen. It is part of a series by Clements called Silent Memory. via Dezeen.

Esra Roise

Esra Roise, originally uploaded by twenty2woblog.

Beautiful site full of wonderful illustration. Norwegian artist Esra Roise is currently studying at the Academy of the Arts in Oslo.

Denis Darzacq Photography

Denis Darzacq Photography, originally uploaded by twenty2woblog.

Great images from French photographer Denis Darzacq.

Joao Paulo Alvares Ruas

Joao Paulo Alvares Ruas, originally uploaded by twenty2woblog.

Amazing illustration and fantastic characters from Brazil. Joao has a touch for creating moody dream worlds. His website shows a great cross section of his work, from sketches to fully finished paintings.

Matt Stuart Photography

Matt Stuart Photography, originally uploaded by twenty2woblog.

I remember seeing this site some time back and I am glad to have run across it again. Matt Stuart shoots mostly street photography in London. His photos are worth a look and so is iN-PUBLIC, a street photography site he is a founder of.

Core Memory

Mark Richards, originally uploaded by twenty2woblog.

Photographer Mark Richards has released a photography book documenting vintage computer equipment, called the Core Memory. The images remind us that all computers were not dull gray boxes in their early life. I find the complexity of the computer guts intriguing and the colors on some of the retro machine consoles down right brilliant. The book is available at Amazon.

Julien Pacaud

Julien Pacaud, originally uploaded by twenty2woblog.

French artist and part of the Institut Drahomira, Julien Pacaud creates surrealist worlds that he calls perpendicular dreams. His digital collages are full of rich imagery and has some prints for sale on Etsy. via Poppy

Miguel Osuna

Miguel Osuna, originally uploaded by twenty2woblog.

Last night I went to downtown Los Angeles for the monthly art walk. On the second Thursday of the month about thirty galleries participate in the self-guided walking tour. I didn't make it to all but I would have to say my favorite work was from Miguel Osuna. His paintings of freeway overpasses are what really caught my eye. His studio/gallery space at 410 South Main was an amazing space in a building from 1914. If you are in LA try and make it to an art walk one month.

Holger Pooten Photography

Holger Pooten Photography, originally uploaded by twenty2woblog.

A wonderful collection here in the portfolio of Holger Pooten. The German born photographer now works out of London and has been building up quite the list of clients including Adidas and Nike. There is a series of exploding objects that reminds me of some of the drawings we had to do back in Architecture school. Brilliant execution and a much deserved New Photographer of 2007 by Getty Images.

Stephanie Halmos Photographs

Stephanie Halmos Photographs, originally uploaded by twenty2woblog.

A few months back a friend of mine launched her portfolio site and after a brief chat yesterday I was reminded to show her a little love. Stephanie Halmos is a talented young fine arts photographer based out of New York. She has a great passion for the art and creates brilliant images, but I will let her work speak for itself.

Hollywood Walk

Hotdog, originally uploaded by twenty2wo.

A few weeks ago I took a walk down Hollywood Boulevard. I have started putting the results in a flickr set.

Corey Arnold Photography

Corey Arnold Photography, originally uploaded by twenty2woblog.

If you have ever seen the Discovery Channel show Deadliest Catch then you may recognize Corey Arnold. A photographer and an Alaskan crab fisherman, makes for quite the combo delivering exciting Bearing Sea photographs. His images are full of energy and even humor. See his portfolio here.

Aaron Jasinski

Aaron Jasinski, originally uploaded by twenty2woblog.

Artist/Illustrator/Musician is the header for Aaron Jasinski's website. He is all three in spades and his site design is spotless. Listen to his music as your browse his artwork, its guaranteed to put you in a good mood. I am a fan of the Remembered Fables tracks. Artist/ Musicians are always great to find it really makes for a full package. See a previous slash artist here in Tycho.

Joe Wigdahl Photography

Joe Wigdahl Photography, originally uploaded by twenty2woblog.

Joe Wigdahl hails from Chicago and has a great site full of his photographic works. He recently won a PDN Photo Annual 2007: Corporate Design/ Photo Products for his work on an album cover. Check out Joe's site for a nice clean portfolio site and his blog for some updates and news.

Sean McGaughey

Sean McGaughey, originally uploaded by twenty2woblog.

Another mixed media work, this time by Sean McGaughey. When I first saw his painting I thought it was a Barry McGee, one of my favorite artists. Sean's work is about the dialogue he has while painting. The process of making the painting shows through even after covering up 'mistakes'. The finished product is far from a mistake however. Read an interview here.