Chris Levine: The Lightness of Being

Posted on March 14, 2008 Under Art

Have you ever wanted to see the Queen of England"¦IN YOUR FACE?!? Thanks to revolutionary light artist Chris Levine's heralded series of Royal 3D and light based portraits, entitled The Lightness of Being, now you can. Not previously recognized for…

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Tinho Jugs

Posted on March 13, 2008 Under Art

We're psyched to be the very first to show you these special-edition glass jugs by highly lauded Sao Paulo street artist and Baglione Criacoes team member Tinho. He's graced a limited number of them with some pretty ballsy social and…

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Art is Fundamental

Posted on March 12, 2008 Under Art

Reading, writing, and arithmetic are certainly essential components of a child's education, but too often the importance of the arts to a child's development gets lost in the shuffle of all of those other subjects. Recognizing the need for kids…

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Buia

Posted on March 11, 2008 Under Art

These well-thought-up porcelain goodies are from the wacky imagination of Sao Paulo artist Buia, who made these when he went to spend time in Japan (he's Japanese-Brazilian) and reflect his approach to art through organic and geometric forms. One is…

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Jeremiah Palecek Hearts Youtube

Posted on March 11, 2008 Under Art

It's been a little over a year since we mentioned Jeremiah Palecek and his unique brand of pop surrealism or nerd art. The Czech painter with a fondness for Nintendo and Google has his name on the tip of our…

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Poketo First Editions

Posted on March 10, 2008 Under Art

We've always loved lifestyle product company Poketo's usable art goods, which began five years ago as a project to promote the artists they felt were right on the money through the creation of vinyl wallets with artists' designs available to…

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Art for Hoons: Slot Car Wall Sculpture

Posted on March 6, 2008 Under Art

You'll have to pardon our ignorance for a moment. You see, up until now we couldn't even remotely fathom slot cars being used as works of art -- they always just seemed like the perfect recreational tools for NASCAR fans…

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Kitsune Noir: The Desktop Wallpaper Project

Posted on March 6, 2008 Under Design

Many people these days work without walls as boundaries. Instead of toiling away in a cubicle all day, their laptop is the only consistent element of their personal workspace. One of the only negatives about not working in a cubicle…

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Lots of New Viction:ary!

Posted on March 5, 2008 Under Books

Favorite JS booksmith/art publisher Viction:ary has a few new titles that you won't find at your local Barnes & Noble, which are well worth your cash/credit spendage: Simply Material is a visual compendium of media to use as your canvas.…

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Society of Illustrators 50th Editorial Show

Posted on March 5, 2008 Under Art

Founded in 1901, the Society of Illustrators is the grand mac daddy of this artistic genre. And, like every established society, once a year (for the past 50, at least) they pat themselves on the back, drink champagne, and laugh…

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