diggin'.

as i looked at the weekly email from giant robot with their upcoming show announcements, i realized - hey! i've seen this work before. it was yellena james. i first spotted her work at the grsf gallery, during their printed matter show, and then again at nucleus gallery.

the colors! the lines! the curves! i heart it all.

from the press release:

James grew up and attended art school in war-torn Sarajevo, moved to the U.S. when she was 18, and continued to pursue her study of art and design. In her artwork, she combines complex abstract forms to form larger images that take on lives of their own. Her colorful arrangements of organic shapes and tangled lines are at once floral and alien, organic and sci-fi, crafty and fantastic. The Oregon-based artist doesn't pinpoint specific inspiration, but believes that her work reflects "places, things, dreams, and a desire to define beauty and spark imagination."

some of my favorite pieces from her website:

origami


allusion


masquerade


starlight