Benjamin Edwards

The glorious return of The Baffler brought with it the incredible work of Benjamin Edwards on it's cover (The Tower, 2009, pictured above, top). There is a ton of work to get through on his site, but you should at least watch this short video of the artist discussing his series The Triumph of Democracy.

Also— "Lately it’s occurred to me that the world my paintings have been about all these years is crashing down before our very eyes. If my work was ahead of the curve over the last ten years, visualizing capitalism and consumerism on steroids, now it seems that things have passed me by. Whatever paintings I make now necessarily look back on this era that is ending rather than anticipating something to come. The world as I have always known it, one of growth and sprawl, technological acceleration and anxiety, ever-increasing complexity and capitalist frenzy driven to unseen, dizzying heights—that world has been turned on its head. When I was making Convergence, I wanted to express a feeling that energy and speed were so intense that a flurry of fragments was momentarily held aloft. Now we see that when the consumption stops, it’s all just an illusion." -B. Edwards

Roberto Mollá

Spanish artist Roberto Mollá's work is simply incredible. Using grid paper as the foundation, his exploration of space sets up a "multi-dimensional world – which allows our minds to grasp what time might look like if it is layered rather than linear, or how space might appear if dimensions existed one upon the other"(via whitewall). Urban Omnibus has a great interview with Mollá that is well worth the read.

Bauer

Bauer Concept & Design from Vienna does some really fantastic identity work. Pictured above is work for architecture firm Sputnic (including a custom typeface), and work Syntax Architektur.

Lebbeus Woods

If you are bored with constantly skimming and scanning various blogs, head over to architect Lebbeus Woods' blog. Inspiring posts (and comments from readers!) on the drawings of Zaha Hadid, as well as his notebooks (pictured above). "Drawing is a confrontation with meaning. The notebook is a first line of encounter and engagement."