Archive for November, 2009
Prolific London-based illustrator and cartoonist, Tom Gauld, has just released this new letterpress print called, “Characters For An Epic Tale.” It’s limited to an edition of 150 and available to purchase through Buenaventura Press for $85.00 Gauld draws a weekly cartoon for The Guardian UK.
Sweet Darth Vader hot-air balloon from a festival in Leon, Mexico on Monday. Via
Above: “Caution” in NYC While this might not be completely “new” news, I noticed that Madrid street-artist SpY recently updated his portfolio with a bunch of nice installations from New York, Madrid, Bilbao and Rotterdam, Holland. His work stems from a keen perception of the current urban and social climate, with same-sex marriage, invasion of privacy and the economic crisis simply some of the issues discussed. SpY prides himself on creating non-invasive pieces that are drenched in irony; bits of intelligent conversation-starters hidden around the corner that are there to see if one so desires. Seven more on the other side. Artist’s website.
Amazing series of distorted-reality photographs by artist, Jim Kazanjian, titled, “Abberations.” [Via Flylyf] Six more stunners after the break. It took an artist named Jamin 11 hours to draw two pages from the book Where The Wild Things Are in life-size and full color on a chalkboard at the D.C. offices of ad agency, Arnold Worldwide. The 1:50 video includes 1,500 still photographs time-lapsed into a nice montage. [Via Notcot #26328]
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Anyone who reads The Jailbreak knows that we’re big-time suckers for minimalist graphic design, especially in the form of movie and television posters. So this ongoing series of the latter by art director, Albert Exergian, signifies, more or less, our creative wet dream. Exergian’s work can be likened to that of brilliant Israeli illustrator Noma Bar, in that both use images to convey not what something looks like but rather what it actually is. But since Exergian doesn’t depict people–like Bar does–he uses an iconic symbol from each show to represent that show’s identity or over-arching theme. As minimally as possible, of course. Really nice work. Weeds, House, The Wire, Californication, Lost, Sex in the City, The Simpsons, Friends, Mad Men and True Blood posters (among others) on the flip.
Portland-based graphic designer and photographer, Cameron Booth, has re-imagined the Eisenhower Interstate System in the style of H.C. Beck’s iconic London Underground Diagram. His map color codes the major highways of the United States Interstate System, and comes with a handy key marking where each one begins and ends. Click through for detailed photos of the map and an artist statement. Watch as Walter Wick, he of I Spy and Can You See What I See? book fame, stacks 117 objects on top of a single lego block and then attempts to knock it down with mechanical toys. He shoots a wind-up chicken first, but it’s not until the mini pool ball comes in that the structure comes toppling down. [Link via Gurney Journey]
NYC-based Studio Lindfors have released a series of dystopic-themed photos titled, “Aqualta” that depict survivors of a catastrophic flood in New York City and Tokyo. When coupled with the threat of a rapidly changing climate, work of this nature strikes a particularly relevant chord. [Via BLDGBLOG] Above: Times Square at Night, NYC; six others follow the cut.
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