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Yahoo
6 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Boardwalk Empire star Devin Harjes dies aged 41
Actor Devin Harjes, best known for his work on Boardwalk Empire, has died at age 41. Harjes died May 27 at Mount Sinai West Hospital in New York City due to cancer complications, a representative confirmed to NBC News. Further details of his condition were not provided. "He was an artist of great conviction who never gave less than one hundred percent to any role he undertook," his representative said in a statement to the outlet. "As a person, he was generous, kind, understanding and devoted to his family and friends, a great horseback rider and had a magic way with all animals." More to follow
Forbes
12 hours ago
- General
- Forbes
This New Zealand Artist Sculpts Animals From Layers Of Paint
Hannah Jensen Fox, Unbroken - Camargue Horses, 2018, 51 layers (24 liters) of carved acrylic paint, 2600 x 1800 mm Hannah Jensen Fox has carved a niche for herself – literally – by transforming layers of acrylic paint into breathtaking works of art. Drawing from her background in printmaking, she applies up to 80 layers of paint onto custom-made boards and canvases, then meticulously carves through them to reveal intricate images inspired by flora and fauna. This unique technique, developed during her time at Auckland University of Technology, results in textured, topographical pieces that celebrate the beauty of the natural world. From life-size animal portraits to delicate botanical studies, her work captures the essence of wildlife with remarkable depth and detail, as she pushes the boundaries of her medium. She shares the intricacies of her work process. What are the greatest challenges you face when creating your artworks? Self-doubt. I may be a positive person who is often viewed with endless energy, but I too have times when it all feels too much and I'm overloaded with work, trying to be the one-woman band running a business and keeping up with life. Allowing myself to be honest with my clients about what is going on and asking for more time, if needed, is the best way I can manage my workload. I am human after all. Hannah Jensen Fox, Kowhai, 2020, 43 layers of carved acrylic paint, 200-mm diameter board How many projects you work on at any one time and how many artworks do you make per year? Over three years, I can do a total of 200 commissioned works for clients all around the world. I also take a break from commissioned work to concentrate on my own works. It is an ebb and flow of concentrating on my own ideas and then opening up for commissioned works. When I am open for commissions, there is often an influx so I ride that wave. But while I finish the last few commissions, I am layering up the next boards for my ideas to follow. When did you move to Christchurch, why do you choose to live and work there, and what have you been able to achieve there that you wouldn't have been able to anywhere else? I moved to Christchurch in November 2018. I moved to be with the love of my life. My divine soulmate was born and bred in Christchurch, and I joined him there to adventure the beautiful South Island of New Zealand, after spending the previous 32 years in the North Island. It's a bit cooler down here, but mainly it's a quieter life that I surely prefer from the busy city of Auckland. Hannah Jensen Fox, Adaptation - Polar Bear, 2018, 43 layers (12 liters) of carved acrylic paint, 1900 x 1400 mm board What was a memorable project you worked on? One of my passion projects were two huge carvings: one of a rhino carved with blue-and-white china patterns, bringing into conversation the heartbreaking trade of rhino horn to China, and a whale work carved of flowers, a memorial to our dying oceans. 62 liters of paint were layered for these two works. The rhino is 3.3 meters long with 28 liters of paint layered and the whale is 3.6 meters long with 34 liters of paint layered. They are both made up of smaller panels so I could easily handle each piece, and then they are hung altogether. What do you feel is the role of the artist in society? To bring joy, to share stories, to challenge, stretch and push boundaries. A visual voice of history unfolding. What do you hope to achieve or what message do you hope to convey through your art at the end of the day? Mostly I want to bring a sense of joy through my work and how I share it. Sometimes my works have a sad story to go with them. I can only hope they spark some inspiration for the viewer to make changes in their day-to-day lives for more sustainable and healthier choices.
ABC News
a day ago
- Entertainment
- ABC News
Since first picking up a guitar as a teenager, James Mangohig has gone on to work with big-name artists including Jessica Mauboy, Emily Wurramara and Daniel Johns.
Since first picking up a guitar as a teenager, James Mangohig has gone on to work with big-name artists including Jessica Mauboy, Emily Wurramara and Daniel Johns.
The Sun
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Location of new Banksy artwork confirmed after elusive artists posts pic of lighthouse design – & locals give their view
THE location of Banksy's latest artwork as been revealed after the mysterious street artist left a tricky riddle for fans. The elusive artist posted a picture of a lighthouse to his Instagram on Thursday, but give no clues as to where it could be found. 7 7 7 But now, the piece has been traced to a beige wall in Marseille, southern France. The photo uploaded on Thursday showed Banksy's latest creation with a couple walking two dogs past it. It depicts a black-and-white stencil of a lighthouse, overwritten with the phrase: "I want to be what you saw in me." Deft paint strokes give the impression of sweeping light beams, and there is a false shadow painted on the pavement from a street bollard. The exact location has been confirmed as Rue Félix Fregier. The cryptic message first appeared in the song Softly by the American country group Lonestar - though the link with Banksy's work is yet to be interpreted. His new work follows a series of pieces which have cropped up across the UK. Just last year, a teacher who lives in Acton, London shared her delight over spotting one of the artist's pieces of work in her area. The image of a goat perched precariously on a wall left many fans speculating over its meaning. Elsewhere, a couple with a home in Lowestoft, Suffolk were left fuming when they received a call to say one of the wall's of their house was now plastered with a Banksy. It was the largest work ever done by the famous yet anonymous street artist. In the foreground he had placed a real skip which had strips of insulation in it that resembled chips. The piece, which appeared in August 2021, attracted worldwide attention with hundreds of people flocking to the site, some putting their young children in the skip that the gull was dive-bombing, to take photographs. With talk of the art work being worth £3million, the stunned couple wondered what to do next. But instead of making them a fortune, the street art caused them years of anguish and left them seriously out of pocket. It eventually cost them in excess of £400,000 to have it removed and put in storage and they continue to fork out £3,000 a month to keep it there in the hope of eventually finding a buyer. 'It's not a seagull, it's an albatross!' says an angry Gert. 'At first you think you are gifted by Banksy but you are actually not.' Who is Banksy? WHILE the exact identity of Banksy remains a tight-lipped secret, there is one man who many believe is behind the iconic artwork. In 2008, a picture of a man in Jamaica emerged who was allegedly going by the pseudonym Banksy. The man was later revealed to be Robin Gunningham, per the Mail on Sunday. Robin was born in 1973 in Bristol - a place known to be Banksy's long-supposed stomping ground. He was a pupil at Bristol Cathedral School. Robin's father, Peter Gordon Gunningham, was a retired contracts manager from the Whitehall area of Bristol. His mother, Pamela Ann Dawkin-Jones, was a company director's secretary and grew up in the exclusive surroundings of Clifton and he has an older sister called Sarah. When Robin was nine, the family moved to a larger home in the same street and it is there he spent his formative years and became interested in graffiti. He is married to lobbyist Joy Millward. Other reports have suggested that he could be artist and musician Robert del Naja due to Naja also being a graffiti artist and member of the Bristol collective The Wild Bunch. 7 7 7
Washington Post
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
A hunt for Banksy's new lighthouse artwork leads to the south of France
MARSEILLE, France — Images of an enigmatic new work by elusive street artist Banksy set off debate about its meaning — and a hunt for its location that ended Friday in the south of France. It started with photos on the artist's Instagram site showing a stenciled lighthouse on a wall and the words 'I want to be what you saw in me.' The stenciled lighthouse gives the illusion of being the shadow of a bollard standing near the wall. A photo posted Thursday on Instagram, where Banksy usually posts new works, shows a couple walking two dogs past the artwork. Banksy, who has left his mark on buildings from London to Los Angeles to Ukraine to the West Bank, did not disclose the work's location. After online speculation suggested it could be in Marseille, southern France, The Associated Press tracked it down in a street near the city's port. Some speculated the quote could be inspired by 'Softly,' a song by Tennessee-based country band Lonestar, which features the lyric: 'I want to be what you see in me. I want to love you the way that you love me.' Banksy, who has never confirmed his full identity, began his career spray-painting buildings in Bristol, England, and has become one of the world's best-known artists. His mischievous and often satirical images include two male police officers kissing, armed riot police with yellow smiley faces and a chimpanzee with a sign bearing the words, 'Laugh now, but one day I'll be in charge.' His work has sold for millions of dollars at auction, and past murals on outdoor sites have often been stolen or removed by building owners soon after going up. In December 2023, after Banksy stenciled military drones on a stop sign in south London, a man was photographed taking down the sign with bolt cutters . Police later arrested two men on suspicion of theft and criminal damage. In March 2024, an environmentally themed work on a wall beside a tree in north London was splashed with paint, covered with plastic sheeting and fenced off within days of being created.
