Artist Cal Lane writes that she likes "to work as a visual devil’s advocate, using contradiction as a vehicle for finding my way to an empathetic image, an image of opposition that creates a balance — as well as a clash — by comparing and contrasting ideas and materials."
To see what unusual objects this artist uses for comparison and contrast, just read more.
Cal Lane embraces the ultrafeminine creation of lace and turns it on its head. She takes lace-like patterns and hand cuts them into masculine materials, such as shovels, I-beams, and wheelbarrows. Her delicate lace-like patterns have also appeared in exhibitions using dirt as the medium for their display.
Take look at the gallery below for an introduction to some of her work.
Thomas Pink
Hmm, unexpected. I like, especially the shovels.
1very cool stuff
2i like the shovels too
Neat!
3Very, very unexpected!
4The detail! These are stunning, but I would love to see her make these more functional - the wheelburrow for instance reminded me of a fireplace screen. I can't really tell what the first two are, looks more like a surface painting, but beautiful nonetheless.
5Ahh, I see. The first two are the ones from dirt. I've been amazed and inspired today. Thank you for introducing me to this artist Casa!
6Very creative.
7those are all so beautiful! i love the spin on a feminine design. i agree that a fireplace screen or similar would be nice as it would be functional in addition to being nice to look at.
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