Collector by Necessity

"The artist is by necessity a collector; he accumulates things with the same ardor and curiosity [with which] a boy stuffs his pockets. He borrows from the sea and from the scrap heap; he takes snapshots, makes mental notes, and records impressions on tablecloths and newspapers—why one particular thing and not another, he may not know at the time, but he is omnivorous. He has a taste for children's wall scrawling as appreciative as that for prehistoric cave painting."—Paul Rand

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By Nava Lubelski, working with the idea of destruction and restoration, tearing and cutting stained areas of a painted canvas then carefully repairing them with embroidery. The web-like structures over the larger holes are beautiful and embellish the repair work in such a precious way, the contrasting colours on the final image really stand out for me too.

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Paintings by Howard Hodgkin.

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Paintings by Kurt Lightner.

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Work by Luke Painter.

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Get ready to go some place funky - work by Lionel Williams.

Also, click through to his website.

No, really, click this link.

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Stark imagery by Lars Teichmann.

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Paintings by Kate Tucker.

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Bad-ass work by Justin Angelos.

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Paintings by Joey Pizlali.

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Work by Jaume Plensa.

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At the intersection of fashion and performance is Erik Bergrin.

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Austere photography by David James Clark.

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Drawings by Ki Yoong.

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I love the Hannah Höch vibe I get from these pieces by Judith Supine.

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Awesome paintings by Jeff Depner.

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Work by Irana Douer.