I just read an article about this new album art for the band Keane, featuring life size sculptural representations of the band members, by artist Osang Gwon. The process is based on two-dimensional photography turned to a three-dimensional presence by mapping out every angle of the model. Although the process looks to be – no doubt – incredibly laborious, the result is absolutely stunning!
“A tiny little pet store quietly opened four days ago at 89 7th Avenue between West 4th and Bleeker Street in the West Village of New York City. Inside, McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets sip barbecue sauce. A rabbit puts on her makeup. A CCTV camera nurtures its young. Breaded fish swim in a large round bowl while hot dogs live the high life under heat lamps in cages near the cash register.
The store is the newest exhibit by famed graf artist, Banksy. This is the first time that Banksy has used animatronics, and the effect is absolutely amazing. Starting the moment you read this, until October 31st (Halloween), Banksy’s pet store is officially open each and every daily from 10am until midnight.
Banksy says about the show: “New Yorkers don’t care about art, they care about pets. So I’m exhibiting them instead. I wanted to make art that questioned our relationship with animals and the ethics and sustainability of factory farming, but it ended up as chicken nuggets singing. I took all the money I made exploiting an animal in my last show and used it to fund a new show about the exploitation of animals. If its art and you can see it from the street, I guess it could still be considered street art.”
You can see more at the Wooster Collective. Crazy crazy crazy (like a fox).
Wow wow wow – David Jon Kassan is another phenomenal artist from Brooklyn, NY who is absolutely dominating the art scene. Recently his work was featured on the cover of EMPTY magazine, and here is a glimpse of his incredible painting talents – most professional photographers don’t produce images that look this good!
Amazing sculptures by the incredibly talented Kevin Francis Gray at the Goff & Rosenthal in New York. I am sure the work is every bit as stunning in person, so if you are fortunate enough to live in NYC, it is probably worth stopping by and checking out.
Alakazam is getting crazy with the cheez-whiz if you know what I’m saying. Crazy prints, t-shirts, zines and art exhibitions. Seizure inducing yet radically wild art goodness.
There is a new Depthcore pack up for your viewing pleasure. This pack is based on the concept ‘Noir’ and all the imagery is in black and white. I am a huge fan of working only in black and white and there are some really attractive images in this particular pack. Enjoy.
The latest issue of Faesthetic is now available and it features a really nice cover by one of my favorite painters, Mars-1. Dustin, AKA Upso is still curating the book and he always does a great job. The price of the book is really affordable and you can’t miss with this one.
New art and weirdness from Vincent Pacheco who calls himself Mudchicken.
America people. I am smoking me up some America.
Marcelo Daldoce apparently sometimes paints with wine but he also incorporates some really interesting letter style into his paintings and he doesn’t shy away from using the female form.
Zune has reached out to some very talented artists for their wallpaper series. There is some inspiring and interesting work to be found there.
There is some fun work in the artistic portfolio of Canadian artist Eve Duhamel.
Interesting artistic click-through to be had at the website of artist John Bride.
Born – Cork, Ireland 1980
Education – BA Painting,
Limerick School Of Art And Design, 1998 – 2002
Lives/works – London since 2004
View his uniquely original art here.
I am excited to post about fellow MICA peer, Alex Roulette and his fantastic paintings. I have had the pleasure of engaging in critiques of his work and I’ve always admired his incredible eye for detail. His website is still a bit under construction, but he seems to be keeping very busy with his personal blog. Make sure you take a look at what he is capable of – and if you are around the DC/Baltimore area anytime between September 12 – October 10, make sure to visit his exhibition of paintings located on the lovely MICA campus.
“Bruno 9Li’s inspirations come from daily life experiences of the diverse population of its residents (European, Japanese and Latin American descent) as well as his search for life’s meaning through spirituality, alchemy and cultural symbolisms.
He often speaks of “all being one,” and is deeply aware of the unity of people, animals and nature itself. 9Li creates works of art that share this vision with his audience through epic encounters of natural and supernatural beings. These encounters, depending on the viewer, can be seen as mythic morality tales of the past, or a keen foretelling of the future.”
