Meet The Schaffas

Posted on June 18, 2008 Under Art

Most artists are as individual as snowflakes; it's a pretty safe bet that no two creative talents - given a blank canvas - will come up with the same thing. That's exactly what makes Schaffas so magical. These "gentle and…

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Mini Cooper Art Car: It Glows!

Posted on June 17, 2008 Under Design

The car people out there should take a look at this video, which covers the insane sticker job that Tristan Eaton (think: Kid Robot) and the rest of the Thunderdog team recently did on a Mini Cooper belonging to Matt…

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Mr. Brainwash: Life Is Beautiful

Posted on June 17, 2008 Under Art

If you need any reason to drop the mid work week blues and are in Los Angeles, change up the go-home-and-watch-whatever's-on-WB routine by heading out on Wednesday night to check out French street artist and moviemaker Mr. Brainwash's premiere Life…

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Blaize Simon on Calvert Avenue

Posted on June 17, 2008 Under Art

At the end of their careers, Musicians usually get a best-of record; artists get some wall space in a museum. Well Blaize Simon isn't going out like that-- he has organized an entire section of street in London to display…

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Grant Barnhart: Charitable Print Release

Posted on June 16, 2008 Under Art

While many a great artist has had to suffer for their work, there are plenty of artists who realize that there is suffering in other people that exceeds their own struggle. Grant Barnhart is one such soul. Recently Grant received…

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Sao Paulo: Art Protest

Posted on June 16, 2008 Under Art

When Rafael Augustaitiz - a student and long-time member of Brazil's pixacao tagging movement - staged his graduation show along with the rest of his class in Sao Paulo at the highly esteemed private art college Belas Artes last Wednesday,…

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Infect Your Automobile

Posted on June 13, 2008 Under Art

Thanks to the show "Pimp My Ride", turning an automobile into a blender or an XBox on wheels doesn't seem so strange. While XZibit and the crew at West Coast Customs may have cornered the market on turning cars into…

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Hakon Bleken Goes Cyber

Posted on June 12, 2008 Under Art

Hakon Bleken has spent the last 57 years making a name for himself as one of the most reknowned contemporary artists to emerge from the Scandinavian landscape. Not only is the 79 year old recognized for his portraits of his…

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Dulce Pinzón: The Real Story of the Superheroes

Posted on June 12, 2008 Under Art

In her photographic series "The Real Story of the Superheroes," Mexican-born, Brooklyn-based photographer Dulce Pinzón explores the cultural identity of Mexican immigrants working low-wage jobs in the U.S. and the value placed on the labour they provide. Pinzón doesn't shy…

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Last Floor Project

Posted on June 12, 2008 Under Art

Voyeurism is an art. At least with Felipe Morozini's Last Floor Project it is. While I avert my eyes when I see my neighbor in the building next to me walking around in her underwear because I hope to god…

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