Miami Art Week 2013: Color Chaos

Our highlight of work that utilizes the power of color to overturn structure

There are over 16 million noted colors and artists have long sought to capture several—if not most—of them. Even Pantone’s GEO system is composed of 2,058 new solid colors. Options are limitless, combinations even more so. Across last week’s art adventures in Miami, we crossed expressive uses of the spectrum that defied structure, and even redefined it. Chinese artist Liu Wei‘s “Liberation No. 1” (2013) …

Cool Hunting Video: Reverend Gadget’s Art Car

Electric innovation at Burning Man 2013 with a solar-powered art car

Among the dust in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada, we spent six days braving the mayhem of the 2013 Burning Man Festival. There were plenty of interesting and strange characters roaming the playa, but one of our favorites was Reverend Gadget. He gave us a tour of his wacky, solar-powered electric art car which—in the vein of the entire festival—combines art, design, technology and …

Miami Art Week 2013: Glass

Clear, crystalline and dynamic uses of an every day component

Of all the materials put to use and on display during Miami’s art extravaganza, we saw several shimmering, shiny—but also innovative—works utilizing glass. Fragile, see-through and with the ability to morph light and color, it’s as multidimensional as it is straightforward. It completed collages, accented drawings and encased moments of time. And in one instance, an installation matched and enhanced a collaborative collection of haute …