Archive for November, 2009
This morning over on the CR blog they have a nice little preview of the December “Year in Review” issue of Creative Review Magazine. Included are features on 2009 trends such as paper art, Twitter and scam ads. Head over there to check it out. Also included is a cool pop-out tree that was designed specifically for the magazine by artist, Johanna Basford.
Digging this new print by Dan Funderburgh for Working Proof. Optimist Club / Midwestern Can Snake depicts a “fancy snake involved with [plastic] six-pack rings,” and is limited to a run of 75 prints. It’s available in both vertical and horizontal configuration, and measures 8.5″ x 12.” At the time of this post only two of these have sold, so head over to WP and fork over the 4o bucks for a good cause. 15% of the proceeds will be donated to Transportation Alternatives. [Via Kitsune Noir]
Urban Medium (the working alias of artist Derek Fridman) has released a new six-colorway series of its reportedly always-sold-out CheTrooper Artist Bust. Each crayola colorway is hand-painted by Fridman and limited to fifty pieces. The busts are 7.5″ tall and cost $50.00. Click here for purchasing info. [Via AM] More pics after the cut.
The always inventive Kevin Van Aelst is a master of taking random items and bending, organizing and manipulating them into things that aren’t even tangentially related to one another. His apple globe, garment heart, and Slurpee self-portrait are a few examples of his “huh, cool” craft. Van Aelst’s latest work (shown; click to expand) is titled “Driving at Night,” and depicts two parallel measuring-tape dispensers shooting out from a window sill into the night. The yellow lines combine to create a highway, while the metal ends of the dispensers just happen to resemble a car’s headlights. Huh, cool. Check out his website for more work.
Street artist Above just released his First Love print series, which is comprised of three separate versions–normal edition (shown above, limited to 60), special arrow edition (first below, limited to 11) and special hand finished arrow edition (second below, limited to 10). The latter already sold out, and the other two will undoubtedly follow suit. The remaining prints measure 22″ x 30″, cost $224.00 and $299.00, respectively, and are available to purchase here.
Before Andy Warhol was Andy Warhol he illustrated a version of the well-known children’s book, The Little Red Hen, which was published by Nelson Doubleday in 1958. The eight pages of drawings (shown above and below)–while not representative of how prolific he would become–offer an early glimpse to a time when Warhol was still struggling to find his identity as an artist. There’s not much to say about these illustrations besides they’re pretty ordinary, but it’s cool to see a side of him we otherwise wouldn’t. The rest after the break. [Via]
On a purely design-based level, this “Hope Is Fading Fast” T-shirt from clothing brand Freshjive is, well, pretty damn fresh. In terms of its message, though, I think it’s a little preemptive to jump ship on Obama. But with the jobless rate increasing, the economy decreasing, and a pending decision on Afghanistan, I can see why some people might be loosing a little bit of faith. This shirt was not created before Freshjive did some research, and what they discovered is that the Obama administration has maintained continuity with the Bush administration in a number of different areas. Check out their column, “The World’s Got Problems” to read more. The shirt will be available to pre-order (here) starting on Black Friday. We’ve still got mad love for you, prez! Filling the role traditionally reserved for the Grinch, US Customs has utterly and thoroughly ruined Christmas for the Jailbreak and a few hundred of our nicest customers by holding our entire shipment in customs for two weeks (and counting). Please help us by sending a message to the bureaucrats in LA who seem to be intent on killing our small business through sheer and overwhelming indifference. In the subject line, put this message: “Free Michelle Obama! Container #00LU865121″.
The good folks over at Brooklyn Street Art just sent me an e-mail about a collaboration they completed with NYC-based artist, Logan Hicks. Over the weekend, Hicks, who is best known for his hand-sprayed stencil work, painted this massive 30′ x 8′ mural (his biggest yet) at Espeis Outside in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The mural, titled “Sailor,” is named after (and depicts) his son. BSA also has an interview with Hicks, so head over to their website and read the whole post. As is the case with all art in the 21st century, pictures simply aren’t enough to peak people’s interest, and thus time-lapse videos have become the norm. Click through to see the creation of “Sailor” and to read a quote from Hicks.
Thankfully I’ve never had an abundance of hair growing from my nose, so the need for a safety mechanism on a nose hair trimmer seems dually useless. Nevertheless, ad agency Saatchi & Saatchi should be applauded for the sheer ingeniousness dumbassery of these Panasonic advertisements from Indonesia. They somehow entangled bunches of telephone wire and directed them toward the inflamed nostrils of cartoon men who look shocked at their forced predicament. Frankly I think Panasonic should focus on spending its money on more pertinent inventions. Really? A child’s lock on a nose hair trimmer? [Via Animal NY] Two more after the click.
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