Stupid Devil

Posted on September 6, 2007 Under Life

No, I'm not trying to get you to join the next Hale-Bopp cult. Stupid Devil is an art label that sells t-shirts, art prints, and vinyl toys featuring some crazy characters drawn by the artist Bard. Nothing too serious though;…

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Luke Chueh

Posted on September 6, 2007 Under Art

If it's anyone who knows how to whack cute upside the head with an arrestingly honest flair -- or at least put the literal meaning to "disgustingly cute" -- it's artist and JoshSpear.com fave Luke Chueh. Chueh's paintings depict adorable,…

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Ray Fenwick, You're Still Perfect

Posted on September 5, 2007 Under Art

Ray Fenwick is at SQFT Gallery in Nashville. This is good news for me, because I love him, and that makes him one step further from his home in Canada and one step closer to Colorado. I can't pretend that…

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Erol Taskoparan

Posted on September 3, 2007 Under Art

Apparently I'm on a photography kick right now...but if I keep stumbling on shutterbugs like Erol Taskoparan, I don't have a problem with that at all; his work is a mix of street and personal photography that never fails to…

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Jonathon Keats: Pornography for Plants

Posted on August 31, 2007 Under Art

You may recall some of Jonathon Keats' previous whacky yet positively pertinant conceptual art projects -- there was the silent ringtone, a 4:33 "interlude of digitally-generated silence," and also the one where he observed the drawing prowess of "non-sentient" spruce…

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Undoboy & Spear Collective + Mimobot: The King and Queen

Posted on August 29, 2007 Under Gadgetry

A while back, Mimoco approached the Spear Collective with the idea of doing an artist series Mimobot. We hollered at our 26 artists to submit design proposals, and many of them came through with some damn impressive bot mockups. In…

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TEEBEE @ Installation

Posted on August 29, 2007 Under Art

Not too long ago, our buddy Todd (ahem, TEEBEE) from Joy Engine/Cypher 13 scored a chance to take over Installation Shoe Gallery for his first-ever solo show (joining ranks with Bigfoot and Spear Collective's Jason Thielke, amongst others). After weeks…

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Thielke's T-shirts

Posted on August 24, 2007 Under Fashion

Perennial Joshspear.com fixture and Spear Collective member Jason Thielke has been featured on t-shirts before -- the Hecklewood collab tee is probably my favorite -- but until now, he's been too busy to make his own line. Right now, he…

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FRONT ROOM Gallery Site Launch

Posted on August 22, 2007 Under Art

The FRONT ROOM Gallery in Cleveland, Ohio has not only become a Midwestern art scene staple, but has emerged as an important gallery nationwide -- showcasing a wealth of young and emerging talent (our favorite kind!) since 2005. To get…

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Justine Ashbee

Posted on August 21, 2007 Under Art

Seattleite Justine Ashbee should be the celebrity spokesperson for Sharpie. A 2004 RISD graduate, Justine has been creating her intricate and lively work with the never-fail pens for much of her career -- one that has been propelling her out…

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