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Paolo Troilo ~ “Finger Paintings”

Paolo Troilo is known for his incredibly expressive black and white works that have a photorealistic quality about them. Of course, that’s not the most interesting part. The highly energetic pieces were not created by charcoal or pastel, they were made by splattering and spreading paint on canvas using nothing but fingers. Yes, these are finger paintings using only his hands and jars of black and ivory acrylic paints. He consistently depicts himself as the only subject in his work.

Troilo states that this change of technique occurred in 2004 when “I did it with my hands because I… forgot to buy the brushes!”

 Phantasmagorical sculptures by Ellen Jewett

on Etsy

Curses of the Heart

Walking on Water

Christo’s ‘Floating Piers’ installation finally opens to the public June 18th. The highly-anticipated reveal sees 100,000 square meters of shimmering yellow fabric wrap a floating dock that connects various points on Italy’s Lake Iseo. Undulating with the movement of the waves, visitors can now experience the ‘Floating Piers’ as they walk from Sulzano to Monte Isola and to the island of San Paolo, which it completely encircles. The 3 kilometer-long walkway extends clear across the water, with surrounding mountains offering a bird’s-eye view of a golden network of passageways that lead in and around the town. The fabric continues along 1.5 kilometers of pedestrian streets in Sulzano and Peschiera Maraglio.