A graff artists’ manual, could describe this encyclopedia of the art form known to many as graffiti. Releasing recently, and currently on sale at Amazon, the greatest collection of the graffiti movement all compiled in one book. One reviewer has gone as far to say, “The History of American Graffiti is the first truly comprehensive history of graffiti’s secretive, illegal culture.”
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The photography from artist Jason Christopher, is simply breath taking, like the Academy Award winners that will take the stage tonight. Christopher’s work speaks volumes utilizing smooth clean body angles and refreshing light, which keeps every shot brisk baby. All puns intended as you peer into the work of Jason Christopher you’ll surely understand.
Designer Marc Newson has decided to take his talents to G-Star Raw, not to join Dwayne Wade, instead for the spring/summer 2011 season. The items feature big bold colors as well as designs, that may take people back to the days of 128-pack of Crayola crayons.
Photographer Richard Warren depicts fashion behind the lens like no other, Warren’s work has been featured in magazines such as Muse over the years and is one of the best in the world of fashion photography. At the time of Warren’s first big feature, a 30-page couture editorial in Italian Bazaar, Warren had worked under magnificent photographer’s such as Bill King and Helmut Newton absorbing a great amount of knowledge in the field. Warren’s early work was completed with film, yes the tedious tasks of film can you believe it, which is still practiced by many of the most well known fashion photographers of today.
Thinking of luxury in the modern world, images of MTV Cribs will cascade through your memory such as Ice T’s indoor/outdoor pool, or Dave Chappelle’s dinosaur egg, and the infamous estate of superstar rapper 50 Cent. 19th Century Russia established this spectacle which is the Grand Kremlin Palace, courtesy of architect Konstantin Thon. The estate covers over 25,000 square meters and contains over 700 rooms inside the everything but modest 2-floor complex. The Grand Kremlin Palace was the Moscow home of Nicholas I, who presided over all of Russia, and remained an institution up until the last czar Nicholas II.
The video of this robotic child head is not of the Will Smith Sci-Fi thriller I, Robot, but actually the brainchild, no pun intended, of three Japanese researchers Hisashi Ishihara, Yuichiro Yoshikawa, and Prof. Minoru Asada of Osaka University in Japan. The robotic head is capable of conveying varying facial expressions displaying human emotions such as surprised, upset, and a lot more.This is accomplished with moving actuators behind the skin which is blended with tactile sensors to manipulate from human touch.
The creation is apart of a program to study child-caregiver interactions. With the goal of eventually creating a robot capable of performing perfect renditions of a complete human experience. Anxious to see further steps in this project, and if all doesn’t go so well I’m pretty sure the Fresh Prince will step in and take action.
Richard Hoschler is not the magician Houdini was, or the storyteller Aesop is known to be, but his work speaks volumes and the final product is always infallable. The pieces we showcase today defy the natural sense of art, yet compel viewers to take that further look into the mind of the artist. The work is completed with an assortment of materials conveying several forms of thought, symbolism, and concepts enforced by the artist.
Not out of a story like the Chronicles of Narnia, but from the woods in Scotland we feature Outlandia, a woodland retreat for artists’ alike. Designed and created by Malcolm Fraser Architects, the tree house styled den is made partly of wood from the trees cut down to make space for the project. The only means of reaching Outlandia is a wooden walkway which paves the sloping landscape, leading to a doorway similar to the mystical children story. View more pictures and information of Outlandia after the jump.
If you’re planning on an international travel expedition to Milan make sure to look around on the floor. Yes I said it, the actual streets are paved with artwork covering manholes from artists such as Shepard Fairy, Space Invader, Rendo, Flying Fortress, and The London Police. The usual shopping destination has received a piece of life from the Sopra Il Sotto campaign, translating to “under the above”, and has become a bit of spectacle.
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