AOL Artists Contest
We are offering YOU the chance to win 1 of 20 drink koozies decorated the new AOL canvas “Bronze, Silver, Gold.”
You have until Friday, July 27 to win with just two simple steps:
Click to Tweet: It’s almost the Summer Olympics! Celebrate w/ “Bronze, Silver, Gold, ” a new canvas by @AOLArtists @Allie_Rex: http://bit.ly/AOLAR
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Winners will be announced at 3 PM on Friday, July 27.
Note: You must login to Twitter and your Twitter account MUST be public for us to see the tweet and for you to enter. Official rules here.
“Bronze, Silver, Gold” by AOL Artist Allie Rex
The Summer 2012 Olympics are almost here! Celebrate with our new canvas “Bronze, Silver, Gold” by AOL Artist Allie Rex.
Allie Rex is a Brooklyn-based artist who creates 3D installations by painting a plastic film called mylar, and then cutting it into precise and neat shapes. Allie’s work has been exhibited across the US, including exhibitions in New York, at Like The Spice Gallery, and Michigan, at the Cranbrook Museum of Art. We are thrilled to have Allie as a part of the AOL Artists program and to welcome “Bronze, Silver, Gold” into AOL’s canvas collection of original works of art.
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Allie Rex on Creating “Red, White, Blue”
Allie Rex is a Brooklyn-based artist whose incredible work has been exhibited internationally. When approached to create a piece for the Fourth of July, Allie jumped at the opportunity and created “Red, White, Blue.” When asked to describe her work for AOL, Allie commented:
“I was super excited when AOL asked me to create a piece in celebration of the Fourth of July. My process involves layering and mutating patterns to create fragile illusions of space. Inspired in part by the fireworks I saw in New Orleans for New Year’s Eve, I started Red, White and Blue by drawing a star pattern on Mylar plastic film. I repeated the star pattern several times on top of itself to create assorted mutated star burst shapes. I painted the star bursts with Acrylic paint in various shades of red, white and blue. I then used an X-ACTO knife to remove the negative spaces of the stars. I layered and arranged the star bursts to create an explosive composition. Being an AOL Artist has been a blast!”
Photo Credit: Elisabeth Bernstein
