Banksy Strikes Again
December 14th, 2011 | Posted in: art
Banksy does it again.
Marvel Minimalist Posters
September 22nd, 2011 | Posted in: art
Skopje based artist Marko Manev has created an awesome collection of minimalist Marvel Posters. This is the way that your comic book here’s should be hanging on your wall. Love it.
Check out more here.
Via Fubiz.
Gregory Euclide
August 11th, 2011 | Posted in: art
Meet the amazing Gregory Euclide. I just love his work. Gregory creates little imaginative world in all kinds of surrounings. It are paintings, sculptures, reliefs. And all in one. I love it. Just have a look.
Via: Fubiz.
A History Of American Graffiti
April 20th, 2011 | Posted in: art, books
A History Of American Graffiti: 400 pages covering everything graffiti in the States. Carefully curated by Roger Gastman & Caleb Neelon this book is a must have for all people loving street art. And if Shephard Fairey says “If there were a college course on graffiti, this would be its textbook, but these stories are more fun than academic: The History of American Graffiti also supplements a degree from the school of street smarts.” you know its good. Go get it on Amazon.
You Took My Name
April 18th, 2011 | Posted in: art
To me, this art project illustrates perfectly what the power of a good logo is. The collective Dorothy have taken the logo’s of the big companies of our time, and stripped the names from them. Recognize any?
Box/Box, the Ping Pong Apartment
January 31st, 2011 | Posted in: art
Did you ever think an apartment with 25.000 ping pong balls in it could look so good? Now, thanks to designer Daniel Arsham you can decorate your entire house with ping pong balls. In the Brooklyn based Box/Box apartement he has used over 25.000 ping pong balls to cover the walls. With an amazing result. Check out the gallery below.
And this not the first time he has used ping pong balls to create amazing stuff. So be sure to check out his portfolio.
Via Fubiz
Dead Drops
December 6th, 2010 | Posted in: art, technology
Here’s a cool little something for the monday afternoon: ‘Dead Drops’. Dead Drops is an anonymous, offline, peer to peer file-sharing network in public space. The principle is very simple: USB flash drives are embedded into walls, buildings and curbs accessible to anybody in public space. Everyone is invited to drop or find files on a dead drop. Plug your laptop to a wall, house or pole to share your favorite files and data.
Each dead drop is installed empty except a readme.txt file explaining the project. ‘Dead Drops’ is open to for everyone, and you can install one yourself. To install a dead drop in your city/neighborhood follow the ‘how to’ instructions and submit the location and pictures. Easy as that.
Dead Drops are popping up all over the world, in all sorts of cool places. Check out the official website for more info, locations and images. And let make some Dead Drops!
Creative Social Amsterdam
December 3rd, 2010 | Posted in: advertising, misc.
Yesterday I was invited by Creative Social to join their Amsterdam event and sit in on a presentation by Rafael Rozendaal. Very cool stuff.
Creative Social was founded in 2004, by Daniele Fiandaca and Mark Chalmers, as a collective of the world’s most pioneering interactive creative directors & business owners, a collective who recognized that collaborating in this digital landscape is the way that we’ll advance the industry and enjoy the life work imbalance even more. The aim from the outset has been to inspire, promote and educate the industry. Twice a year they meet up face to face, just 35 individuals each time, making it all the cooler that I was there.
The presentation I saw was by digital artist Rafael Rozendaal. An all round very inspiring guy. His fascination with online, and using it as an art platform has led to some amazing work. When Rafael has an idea, he executes it and buys a URL where this idea is hosted. This allows you to actually buy his work, making his digital art an exchangeable good, just like old school art is. Be sure to check out his work here.
Unfortunately I couldn’t be there today, but who knows, maybe this humble blogger will be there next time when it is hosted in some sunny city on the other side of the world…
I’d say keep your eyes on this collective and follow what they are up to (via their blog). Trust me, it is a very interesting group of people. And check out the book they published not that long ago on the history, present and future of digital advertising.
Paris vs. New York
November 2nd, 2010 | Posted in: art
Paris and New York; Two amazing cities but hard to compare. Paris vs. New York is a blog that graphically illustrates the differences between the two in a very cool way. I love the style of the illustrations. Vahram Muratyan is the artist behind this great work. Check out some examples below.
New York, or Paris? You decide. In the mean time: Keep it coming Vahram!
Beautiful Losers
October 29th, 2010 | Posted in: documentaries
Here’s one for the weekend. Another great documentary you have to check. Beautiful Losers is about a group of artists from New York, what moved them and how they rose to success.
In the early 1990s a loose-knit group of like-minded outsiders found common ground at a little NYC storefront gallery. Rooted in the DIY subcultures of skateboarding, surf, punk, hip hop & graffiti, they made art that reflected the lifestyles they led. Developing their craft with almost no influence from the “established” art world, this group and the subcultures they sprang from have now become a movement that has been transforming pop culture.
You can check out the entire movie online here.
