daisy print by christina muraczewski

oh.

oh my.

i think i love this limited edition print, made from a painting by california artist christina muraczewski. and not just because of that faux bois, but because it’s so orderly.

there is motivation behind it all, according to christina:

when i go to the store i plan to buy five things or in groups of five so i remember what i was supposed to get. i organize and categorize by a number of different systems. i make lists of activities and items and place already “checked off” activities or items on the list to get a head start. never is there room for the diagonal. a rectangle functions better as a square. a crack in a wall must be repaired. the order of natural elements must be left to its integrity. everything must match.

by employing minimal characteristics, i create formal and informal relationships that are usually subtly depicted to mimic a kind of ethereal experience desired by the minimalists, one that is disrupted purposefully by a foreign element: humor. humor in the form of obsessiveness, senselessness, or sarcasm defines the absurd to serve as a balance to the mundane. the attempt is to fashion a new hybrid: minimalism as the backbone and idiosyncrasy as the fuel. this hybrid is meant to sit in the “in-between”, the balance of abstraction and representation, the literal and the conceptual, sincerity and superficiality.

oh.

oh my.

find this print in all its glory at 20×200.

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rebecca loyche at 20×200

have you ever felt like this?

i think we’ve all been there.

this intriguing piece, entitled the office, is by brooklyn artist rebecca loyche and is available at jen bekman’s very cool 20×200 gallery, a place where thoughtfully curated, high quality original photography and illustrations are offered in three affordable ways: $20 for a small size (8.5″ x 11″) edition of 200, $200 for a medium (17″ x 22″) size edition of 20 and $2000 for a large size (30″ x 40″) edition of two.

purchase this piece here, see more of rececca’s work there and while you’re at it, tour the rest of 20×200 and see what else appeals to you - great stuff!

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