Marco Reichert is a high profile contemporary artist. His body of work consists of hyper-realistic, yet abstract and unrecognizable oil paintings on linen. He lives and works in Germany, but his work is known around the world. We love the beautiful motifs he makes through undulating vivid colors. Reichert’s most recent work is more textured than earlier, dealing with ideas of surface and materiality.
Japanese Retro Futurism was a style of artwork made in Japan during the period between the 1930’s & 1960’s. The style came about as a way for artists to express their concept of what the future might be like. Looking back on them now we are inspired by their vintage futurist and surrealist style. Check out some of our favorites below.
Glastonbury!!! The five-day music festival that takes place near Pilton, Somerset, England is the largest greenfield festival in the world- spreading across 900 miles and attended by upwards of 175,000 people. The 2015 festival took place from June 24th – 28th, tickets sold out in just 25 minutes, and featured headlining acts by The Who, and Florence and The Machine (who replaced the Foo Fighters). Glastonbury prides itself on staying true to it’s "hippie roots" and donates a portion of the revenue- which amounts to millions of pounds, to OxFam, WaterAid, and Greenpeace. If the headliners weren’t enough to draw you in, some of the other 70+ acts include Lionel Richie, Deadmau5, Pharrell Williams, Charlie XCX, Hozier, Mary J. Blige, Patti Smith, and so many more. Although the sheer number of acts is a marvel, Glastonbury is not just about the music- it serves as a mecca for fashion as well as performing arts. With festivals becoming more and more popular every season, we're constantly thinking up NU ways to get that free spirited and vibrant music fest look..
Gustav Klimt’s name is associated with a number of artistic movements. He was a founding member of the Vienna Secession, a part of the Symbolism movement, and a pioneer of the Art Nouveau aesthetic. His most famous work is by far The Kiss, but his entire body of work is worthy of appreciation as well- which may be why The Pinacothèque de Paris recently held an artist retrospective on Klimt. Klimt showed artistic promise his entire life, and went on to form the Vienna Secession in attempt to help young artists gain exposure no matter what stylistic movement they associated with. His “golden phase” was literally and metaphorically golden. He started to incorporate gold leaf into his paintings, and these works became his most famous. Klimt inspires us with his unique combinations of shape and color. Keep an eye out for hints of Klimt inspired textiles next Fall.
The Guggenheim recently showed the first exhibition of the Iranian artist Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian in the United States. The artist works primarily in glass, creating relief pieces as well as sculptures. The exhibition was appropriately titled “Infinite Possibilities”, which is what the artist claims to have because of the material she works with. We love the color palettes created by the small pieces of glass reflecting and refracting their surroundings! Here at Nuprimary we are always looking for new possibilities, and Farmanfarmaian seems to have found a new world of light and imagery that inspires us. We imagine small detailed menswear and batik like geos, mixed and layered over patchworks of hand drawn texture and subtle soft colored grounds. Feeling like worn tapestry or a most cherished keepsake. LOVE
Accompanying the complex glass works, the exhibition also exposes some of Farmanfarmaian’s artistic process by showing her intricate drawings. The drawings act as maps for future works, but they are detailed and beautiful in their own right.
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