Archive for October, 2007

TOKARA – Wine Becomes Art

Sunday, October 28th, 2007

Most of us have been accustomed to seeing different mediums used for paintings and more often than not, artworks are made with various types of paints such as acrylics, oils, pastels, watercolors – but some artists cannot merely limit themselves with the norm of the art scene.
And because watercolor painting is my personal favorite – [...]

Jenn and Sara

Thursday, October 25th, 2007

Cool animation by Jennifer Chen and Sara Leal, via FormFiftyFive.

Rodney Smith

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

Great and surreal photography by Rodney Smith at the John Cleary Gallery.

Deconstructing Roy Lichtenstein

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

Absolutely insane, David Barsalou has spent 25 years of his life browsing 30′000 comic books looking to find the original sources of Roy Lichtenstein’s pieces.
You can see more on his webpage or his Flickr. Via NotCot via Life Lounge.

Clay art

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

Clay art by Meredith Dittmar.

Wearing your hiding place

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

Deftly, Ms. Tsukioka, a 29-year-old experimental fashion designer, lifted a flap on her skirt to reveal a large sheet of cloth printed in bright red with a soft drink logo partly visible. By holding the sheet open and stepping to the side of the road, she showed how a woman walking alone could elude pursuers [...]

Metal Sculptures at Mikroworld

Wednesday, October 17th, 2007

When I first spotted this, it immediately reminded me of Mirko’s previous entries about papercuts – the only difference is that these are called metalcuts, which are equally fascinating.

These fold-up metal sculptures are created by Sam Buxton, a British product designer who dedicated himself to carve out the Mikro-Man and Mikro-House series by using advanced [...]