Apolis Activism | Beautifully Designed Market Bag
The guys over at Apolis Activism have created the perfect bag to carry your goods. They constructed it with 100% natural golden jute fiber that was harvested in Bangladesh, then covered the interior with a waterproof liner and finished with natural vegtable dyed leather straps that are reinforced by antique nickel rivets. More images and information here!
Street Beats – Playground from Mojo Burn
Another great short doc from the gang that brought you “Ride”
Banksy’s Back with 3 New Pieces!
Wooster Collective has tipped us off to three new Banksy pieces! Recently, Banksy gave the Sun newspaper a rare interview, where he talked openly about his teenage graffiti years and about developing his own style. Read more at My Modern Metropolis.
Afghanistan Like You’ve Never Seen
Jan Chipchase has taken some truly unique photos of everyday life in Afghanistan, giving us an inside look at this country’s incredible culture. See more at My Modern Metropolis.
Oil Spill Photography by Edward Burtynsky
Photographer Edward Burtynsky has built a vast body of work covering the visual impact of our addiction to oil. In his most recent series, Oil Spill by Edward Burtynsky, the photographer captures both the beauty and the horror of the Gulf oil spill of the summer of 2010. More at TheCoolist.
Maxwell Tomlinson Images
Double exposure photography seems to be the ‘au courant’ method for artists working in the medium right now, with no shortage of people dipping a toe in the pool; but when we came across these images from Maxwell Tomlinson, it seemed as though this was how it’s done. Beautifully done both aesthetically and technically, these images stand alone as individual works, not merely as a messy combination of ideas.
