Cut & Paste

Dutch designer Kiki van Eijk's fantastical art-slash-design objects

A curious collection of improbable objects, “Cut & Paste” is the brainchild of the incredibly talented Kiki van Eijk. The project, currently on view at Secondome Design Gallery in Rome, marries disparate elements of material, color, finish and form as a celebration of “designing by making.” Working with Secondome gallerist Claudia Pignatale, van Eijk labored for a year in development, producing hundreds of sketches and …

Sangbin IM: Confluence

Artist Sangbin IM exhibits his latest work at NYC's Mary Ryan Gallery

The mixed media of Sangbin IM‘s latest exhibition “Confluence” challenges its audience to see the world through the Korean artist’s eyes—a view that teeters between reality and illusion for a unified glare at the perceptions held by contemporary society. Currently on view at NYC’s Mary Ryan Gallery, IM’s work is the result of a meticulous method that involves layering digital images of his original paintings …

Nancie Battaglia: In Motion

The beauty of Olympic motion captured in photography

Winter Games vet and prolific photojournalist Nancie Battaglia has been documenting Olympians since 1980 when they came to compete in her adopted town of Lake Placid. The resulting collection of photos currently makes up the current show “… in motion …” on view at upstate New York’s 7444 Gallery through 6 March 2010. While sports fans may already be familiar with Battalgia’s photos from publications …