Yusuke Nishimura

Posted on January 31, 2008 Under Art

New York-based photographer Yusuke Nishimura may be just out of art school, but he has already accomplished a great deal in his brief career. His unique brand of cinematic photography has already garnered him plenty of praise and prestigious awards;…

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Julia Fullerton-Batten

Posted on January 30, 2008 Under Art

Welcome to the wonderland that is the work of photographer Julia Fullerton-Batten. Building on her growing rep as one of fine art photography's rising stars, her photo series Teenage Stories landscapes are populated with seemingly indifferent giant girls. Even if…

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Rio, Cidade Maravilhosa

Posted on January 28, 2008 Under Books

Last year, Diesel sent frequent collaborator and bare-body-parts-loving photographer Terry Richardson on a worldwide jaunt for their From Rio to Hong Kong exhibit, which is yep, already over by now. But while he was in Rio de Janeiro shooting the…

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SpearTalks: Heather Powazek Champ

Posted on January 25, 2008 Under Art

In 1994, years before the Internet became the world's diary (or ashtray, depending on your point of view) that it is today, Heather Powazek Champ launched her first home page. Some form of addiction formed in her constant forays into…

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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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Exactitudes

Posted on January 3, 2008 Under Fashion

We've all experienced that high school moment where you realize that if you don't wear the right jeans to your next strut down the hallway, you"¦ will"¦ die. It's that universal human desire to conform that's led to Exactitudes. This…

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Renan Cepeda

Posted on December 19, 2007 Under Art

Early last month we told you about the literally brilliant effects behind light graffiti "” a method where artists bomb the environment with colorful traces via flashlights but play the waiting game because they don't get to see the results…

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The Whale Hunt Launches: Jonathan Harris

Posted on December 10, 2007 Under Life

Back in October, I raved about Whale Hunt, the latest project from Jonathan Harris, friend and JS regular. Finally, the project is online and is a must see for anyone interested in the art of story telling. If you missed…

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EtsyFound: Tim Chumley

Posted on December 4, 2007 Under Art

Tim Chumley's alternatively soft and unambiguous photography is making us wish we were the gardening type. However, by accentuating the delicacy, transparency and individual beauty of fruits and flowers, Chumley allows up to keep our paws out of the mud…

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Holger Pooten

Posted on December 3, 2007 Under Art

Since seeing Peter, Samir, and Michael Bolton open up a can of whoop ass on their least favorite office appliance in the 1999 film, Office Space, you've probably fantasized about taking an axe to that pesky office fax machine that…

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