JR
From France, JR’s work is as good as unique. His regular modus operandi is to bill-post giant, unexpected, monochrome photographs in positions of high visibility – including rooftops, church windows and along the sides of buses. The work has graced the covers of Liberation and The Financial Times. Its goal is clear; to assist viewers in recovering their humanity.
Mixed-Media Obama Art for DNC
Here’s another interesting piece of art being featured at the Manifest Hope Gallery exhibit during the DNC that is sure to delight gamers, technophiles, and art fags alike. It features the imagery of 8-bit inspired artist Jude Buffum paired up with custom music making Computer Jay. The 2’×2′ canvas of a pixelated Obama logo with the words “New Game” will hang above a boombox with this “Yes We Can” track playing on a continuous loop. Look and listen!
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Neontigers
Photographer Peter Bialobrzeski here merges the seven Asian cities of Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Jakarta, Singapore, and Shenzhen into a virtual megatropolis.
The result is a view of a world that no longer seems real but appears instead as a series of dream-images from an eccentric director or computer game designer. References to reality evoke a sense of conflict in the viewer, as appreciation for the beauty of the absurd competes with recognition of an irreversible process of change in urban living space. Two different growth models are exposed: unscrupulous, uncontrolled expansion, as in Bangkok, and controlled, yet equally unscrupulous growth in a city like Shanghai. The pictures burst with conflicting signs and symbols, mostly indecipherable to the western viewer, a semiotic overkill held in check only by the edge of the picture frame.
All pages were scanned! Sorry for quality. But they’re original. Continue reading »
New Shanghai Living
In photos of Hu Yang.
Hu Yang’s extensive photographic publication “Shanghai Living” documents the living spaces of 500 families living in today’s Shanghai. A selection of 100 of the images were first displayed at ShanghART Gallery and caused unforeseen public attention due to their rare and particular presentation of intimate and protected private spaces.
The “Shanghai Living” series works almost as an archive: all subjects and interiors, whether wealthy or impoverished, are equally treated. One might naturally question the objectivity, authenticity and honesty of the documentary photos. As with any other visual art form, the intentions and stylistic strategies are, ultimately, always a subjective choice made by the photographer. Nevertheless, these intimate portraits do not come across as staged settings, and unlike exterior views of the city, they are spaces that are otherwise closed to the public. Finally, it is up to the spectator to manage and interpret these contemporary iconographies of modern Shanghai living spaces.
Bubble Calendar
A poster-sized calendar with a bubble to pop everyday.
Protey Temen
Yes, he’s name is Protey, designer.
World’s Most Counterfeited Fashion Brand
The worst investment you will ever make…
A cheap, overpriced, ugly accessory… a material statement of your ignorance.
Just because Paris Hilton rocks Louis Vuitton doesn’t mean that as soon you strap on that purse you begin climbing the upward later to high class or luxury. If you own a Louis Vuitton product you are fake, gullible, in debt, are not happy with you life, ignorant, have no sense of individuality, are a follower and probably have no idea why I’m saying these things.
Look at that chick with the Louis Vuitton purse, she can’t afford diapers for her kids, lives in a trailer, yet she always managers to consume the latest greatest Hollywood fasion.
Holy War
Push me to the source, please.
Mountain Dew’s Green Label Art 2008
Limited edition. Continue reading »
Daniel Laine’s Fantastic Work on African Kings
JOSEPH LANGANFIN
Benin
Representing the Abomey dynasty, Joseph Langanfin is the president of CAFRA, the council of Abomey’s royal families. With this title, he is considered as the official representative of the kings of Abomey. He presided at the centenary ceremonies for the death of King Glele, who was his great granfather.
Trey Ratcliff
He is one of the best HDR photographers in the World.
“I am King” Perfume by Sean Combs.
“If I say, I am not going to succeed, I’m a loser, then that’s what I am going to be. If we say we’re kings and we say we’re queens, that’s what we’re going to be. It has nothing to do with being arrogant.”
Oversized Knitwork
Wooohaaaa!!! Amazing hand-knitted carpet by Sebastian Schoenheit.
Some New Design Stuff From Yar Rassadin
VOSTOK
The idea of Vostok is a combination of organic smooth geometry and USSR spaceships cosmic style. In this way we pay tribute to the history and make ironic futurism style.
Alcoholic Drinks: Sexy Packages
From the creators of scandalous monkey posters – very artistic and sexy alcoholic drinks packages.
OZEANEUM
OZEANEUM is the one of the biggest aquarium parks in Europe, opened in the middle of July in Stralsund, Germany. 3 years of construction. About 60,000,000 euros to spent. 39 aquariums inside. More than 2,500,000 litres of water to fall.
Georg Parthen
Landscapes by Georg Parthen, German photographer. Ongoing project about the relationship of reality and its image. Digitally altered and constructed photographs of implausible landscapes.
All Of Us Made From Plasticine
Hand-made by Elena Dozhdikova. Continue reading »
Ideas That Rock!
Stunning ideas from Fastway creative studio (russian language only, sorry). +6 iside! Continue reading »
Lyle Owerko
Lyle Owerko, photographer and filmmaker.
Worlds of: Benjamin Carre
Benjamin Carre. Dark illustrations. “Cold Fear” and “Alone in the Dark 4” included. Continue reading »
