Daniel Firman

Posted on January 18, 2008 Under Art

French artist Daniel Firman's work is a diverse bunch of opposites. His life-sized body cast plaster sculptures stand in impossible formations - balanced on each other's feet or crawling upward into an inner tube. Clothed and proportioned, but with faces…

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Never is a Better Time

Posted on January 18, 2008 Under Art

I feel like this is a perfect print for a Friday like today -- three day weekend approaching, the hours ticking by with molasses-like viscosity -- when most of us probably aren't being incredibly productive at all. 'Never is a…

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Artist A Day

Posted on January 16, 2008 Under Art

As children our mothers always told us, "an artist a day keeps the doctor away." Or maybe it was an apple that kept the doctors away; listening was never our strong point. Our potential bout of ADD aside, we think…

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Paul Butler: Collage Party

Posted on January 14, 2008 Under Art

Canadian collage artist Paul Butler takes the experience of art off the wall and turns it into a full-on party. Literally. A "traveling experimental group studio with a rotating cast," Collage Party has roamed North American and Europe creating walk-in,…

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And Now For Something Completely Different

Posted on January 11, 2008 Under Books

It's safe to say that if you like Manga then you probably wear t-shirts most of the time. Okay, maybe that's not so safe to say but that's the only way we could think to lead in to talking about…

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The Art Monestary Project

Posted on January 10, 2008 Under Art

Picture it: Italy, 2007. In the green hillside of Calvi dell'Umbria sits a cherished 17th century Baroque convent. A group of artists, dedicated to their passion for finding new ways to communicate and collaborate, have come together to create, imagine,…

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Liz Wolfe

Posted on January 10, 2008 Under Art

Hiding beneath the vibrant candy colors of Canadian photographer Liz Wolfe's stunning works is a whole bunch of twisted contradictions. Exploring the juxtaposition between what we commonly consider pretty (flowers) and what we mostly consider gross (an octopus), the sugary…

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We Are Multicolored

Posted on January 9, 2008 Under Art

As digital artist in residence for the NYC's Lower East Side Tenement Museum, graphic artist Jeremy Hutchison's latest project is a study of what happens when people explore the grandiosities of nationality in a more personal light. We Are Multicolored…

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Fourth Letter

Posted on January 9, 2008 Under Art

For such fine work, the artist who goes by the nickname Fourth Letter (that's D, if you didn't get it right away, which I'm deducing is one of the initials of his or her name) seems to be somewhat endearingly…

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Hong Hao

Posted on January 8, 2008 Under Art

I'm not sure why documenting the most mundane details of your life can turn into such a fascinating visual case study. It's almost like taking "one man's trash is another's man's treasure" one step too far - not even sifting…

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