Daniel Nilsson

Industrial Design

nillvurt — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:05:10 +0000

Rolling pin made from aluminium, bike spokes and a Shimano hub, March 2011

Outdoor chair, April 2011

Iron Vagina

nillvurt — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 06:55:06 +0000

Cast Iron, April 2011

Figure

nillvurt — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 06:45:01 +0000

Cast Iron, April 2011, 15” x 10” x 6”

Self

nillvurt — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 06:38:02 +0000

Aluminium, March 2011, 24” x 18” x 8”

Monkey

nillvurt — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 16:19:50 +0000

Just a drawing for my Grandma for Christmas!

Chalk Pastel
24 x 18 in.

Lips and body

nillvurt — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 06:48:28 +0000

Continuing on the series of lips, lipstick, stubble and body parts.
There is a personal story that goes with these that I will post as soon as I write it.
If you are not squemish about a very realistic penis, this link contains another drawing from the series.

Chalk Pastel
Each is 8 x 8 in.
Both are SOLD.

Objective/Non-Objective

nillvurt — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 06:31:02 +0000

This is an assignment mixing objective and non-objective imagery. I did some marbling on mylar with oil paint and water-based ink, and then drew over with oil pastels. It is not finished, but I am not sure what else to add. Any ideas? Oh, and sorry about the crap photo, I will take another one later.
Oil paint, ink and oil pastel on mylar, 15″ x 44″

Adams, Jason Age 9

nillvurt — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 02:10:03 +0000

In memory of my older brother
Chalk pastel and acrylic gel medium
16″ x 20″

Winner of People’s Choice Award at Aurari Tri-Institutional World AIDS Day Juried Student Art Exhibit!

Before the text

Self Portraits

nillvurt — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 05:08:02 +0000

My two favorite self portraits from our last assignment. I blew my own mind…again. I had no idea I could do that with chalk pastels.

Chalk Pastel on paper
8″ x 8″
Sold

Oil Pastel on paper
8″ x 8″

Kittenz!

nillvurt — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 20:33:22 +0000

A continuation of the kitten theme and what I do when asked to draw a repeated subject. I didn’t feel like drawing something lame. Furthermore, the cuteness factor makes it high art.
Graphite on paper 25″ x 20″

Site specific sculpture

nillvurt — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:46:25 +0000

The assignment was to use repeating, three dimensional modules to create a site specific sculpture that also interacted with the light through the use of a light transmitting membrane and blablabla. It was a blast and I installed at 5AM on Monolith, outside of the Denver Art Museum. It was really fun to see people’s reactions as they saw the thing coming out of the crack. Yeah!

3-D Design class

nillvurt — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 03:56:40 +0000

Oil, sand, foam core, glass beaker
~14″ x 40″
Before the oil

Poured into the top, the oil leaks out of holes in the side and also into the water in the beaker.

Going to the trash

CD Cover for my sister

nillvurt — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 06:01:18 +0000

My first time using watercolors (except for as a kid and when I was practicing a bit for these). They are for my sister’s CD cover. You should listen to it when it comes out, a great jazz quintet!

SOLD

Front cover 11″ x 11″

On CD and booklet 9″ x 9″

Other one 11″ x 11″

Self Portrait

nillvurt — Wed, 05 May 2010 17:57:30 +0000

I loved the process of coming up with all the elements of this piece. I also experimented with a more scratchy style on my face.

Charcoal on BFK Rives, 27″x 19″

Impotence

nillvurt — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:54:39 +0000

My first painting that is supposed to look like something.

Acrylic on canvas board, 11″x 14″

The Marlboro…Ant?

nillvurt — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:07:51 +0000

Another drawing project, this one is for exploring texture.

Charcoal on Stonehenge paper, 20″x 24″

Fourth Assignment

nillvurt — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 06:46:54 +0000

Drawn from a photo-collage of interiors, exteriors, and a close-up. We learned about linear perspective.

I was inspired by the Hamilton Building of the Denver Art Museum (DAM), an awesome, angular contraption, that I expected to hate, but actually find to be absolutely beautiful.

The rounded, long things are actually an installation piece called “The Bathers” at the DAM by John McEnroe (not the tennis player). Pretty sweet!

Graphite, 22″ x 24″

First collaboration

nillvurt — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:40:15 +0000

Me and Jordan got together to have a “30 minute challenge.” 10 minutes into it Jordan goes: “Shit, I don’t know what to do with this.” I look over and say: “That’s cool, do you want to switch?” To which he responds: “Hell yeah!” So we switch back and forth a few times and less than an hour later we have two pieces that blow my mind. Only the one that I started and finished is here, since the other one is Jordan’s and lives at his house.

Chalk pastel on brown paper, 26″ x 26″

Third Assignment

nillvurt — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 05:57:38 +0000

Charcoal, drawn from photo using subtractive method (erasing). The assignment was to use value to create mood and emotion.

I got the idea to draw it double while biking home from school after a long day and I was literally seeing double. I

Size: 20″ x 20″

“Jack”

Falling Apart

nillvurt — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 06:19:20 +0000

Exterior Latex Paint on Plastic, 6′ x 8′

I went all Jackson Pollock on this piece and spent a great evening throwing and smearing paint!

Close up of the “Pollock side”. This whole piece is painted on both sides of the transparent plastic and gives a cool effect when back lit.

My favorite side of the piece. I spent the evening feeling like this while I painted it.

I learned that I don’t like plastic, and that I have to use that stinky paint outside, or get some eco-groovy stuff for painting inside. I had a head ache for a week from the fumes in my house. Tthere will be more big stuff, but from now on, it will be on canvas.

Second Assignment

nillvurt — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:56:17 +0000

This piece is entitled “Broken,” we had to draw eggs to understand light. I was feeling a bit like this at times.

Graphite on Canson paper, 16″ x 20″

Second Project

nillvurt — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:00:36 +0000

Another cut and paste project, but first using india ink to make lines and patterns.

Ink on paper, 11″ x 14″

First Assignment

nillvurt — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 04:50:30 +0000

My first drawing assignment, using different lines to render an arrangement of lollipops. These are the first drawings I have ever done, and I was stoked, since I thought that I couldn’t draw!

Size: 10″ x 11″ each

Contour Line

High Contrast

Cross Contour

Modeling

Contour line with varied line thickness

Cross Hatching

First Project

nillvurt — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:36:03 +0000

Inspired by a chair…we got to cut out paper and glue it together, like in grade school.

Construction paper, 9″ x 12″ each