Gautam Rao: Mac Oil Paintings

Posted on July 9, 2006 Under Art

Indianapolis based Guatam Rao calls himself the 'Playful Painter', and playful he is indeed. His latest Macintosh OS X inspired oil paintings are totally great. Most of them are available for sale as auctions on eBay, all for reasonable prices…

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KM7 Kicks

Posted on July 7, 2006 Under Books

On July 9th the world cup will draw to a close and Italy or France will reign supreme in the world of soccer. So in the spirit of the game, and for all the soccer hooligans who think they know…

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Tokidoki for Le Sportsac

Posted on July 7, 2006 Under Design

Released for Spring / Summer 2006 comes the tokidoki collection for Le Sportsac. tokidoki, or "sometimes" in Japanese, is the brand started by Italian artist Simone Legno and his partners, Pooneh Mohajer Arnold and Ivan Arnold, and is representative of…

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Jeremy Somers: It’s Art, Dammit

Posted on July 6, 2006 Under Art

It's Art Dammit is the very-colorful design portfolio of Sydney, Australia based designer Jeremy Somers. His main focus is photography and illustration, which he spreads across several print and web projects. His work feels a little bit like a cross…

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The Guild: Outside Over Here

Posted on July 6, 2006 Under Books

Already on it's sophomore effort, The Guild is set to release a new edition on Thursday, July 13 in Melbourne, Australia. The book, limited to 250 copies includes contributions from an array of local and international artists, all of which…

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Unflinching Triumph: The Staredown Professionals

Posted on July 6, 2006 Under Art

After our fascination over Air Guitar Nation and in the spirit of competition, we couldn't help but stare in amazement at the film, Unflinching Triumph "“The Philip Rockhammer Story. Since it's founding in 1997 the NASP (National Association of Staredown…

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Zevs vs. McDonalds

Posted on July 6, 2006 Under Art

French graffiti legend Zevs has been everywhere lately including here at JoshSpear.com, with his installation / performance in Paris to his collaboration with Mekanism skateboards. But now, using the streets of Paris as his canvas, Zevs is sending his message…

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Think Outside The Box

Posted on June 30, 2006 Under Design

Our friends over at Hypebeast point to a unique project from IHAVEPOP in collaboration with Solebox. Shoe boxes sure do make excellent material to create sneaker art. Really great work, check them out. Often things are just the way they…

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Head, Heart, and Hips

Posted on June 27, 2006 Under Books

Best known for their bold and spirited design sense, and seen recently working with artist Sanna Annukka in the global art campaign for Keane's highly anticipated second album, Under the Iron Sea, the folks at Big Active have built a…

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Mphlabs Summer Series Decks

Posted on June 27, 2006 Under Design

As you've probably noticed over the past few months with Mekanism's collaborations with artist Katharina Grosse and Zevs, as well as Logo Skateboards SOFA line, skateboard decks have become quite a popular medium for artists to express themselves. For your…

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