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The Knife and Some Color Cutting

March 4th, 2010 • Art & Design
Tags: art, contemporary art, dance remix, electro, remix, sculpture

Totally digging this work from Uruguay artist Ana Bidart

The Knife – Colouring Of Pigeons (DAI REFIX)

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Nick van Woert’s Busts

March 2nd, 2010 • Art & Design
Tags: art, contemporary art, sculpture

Sugar Free, Plaster bust, sugar free gum, 2010

Brooklyn artist Nick van Woert uses some interesting materials on plaster busts. Ok, so now maybe people will start to use their gum as Art instead of spitting it out on the sidewalks in San Francisco.

Børre Sæthre

February 28th, 2010 • Art & Design
Tags: art, contemporary art, Inspiration, music, surrealism

Børre Sæthre – My Private Sky (Installation)

Norwegian artist Børre Sæthre has a way with the uncanny and is heavily influenced by the sets of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey.

I thought of the piece above while listening to The Blues, which is a collaboration between Primary 1 and Nina Persson of the Cardigans.

Primary 1 ft. Nina Persson – The Blues”

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3D Printed Cha Cha Heels

February 26th, 2010 • Art & Design
Tags: design, product design

3D-printed shoes by Stockholm students, Naim Josefi and Souzan Youssouf, using a Selective Laser Sintering process.

The concept for the shoes call for further exploration in ever-developing rapid prototyping processes. The pair envisage a world in which we could produce and recycle such objects in a closed loop.

Jennifer Sanchez Paintings

February 18th, 2010 • Art & Design
Tags: art, contemporary art, painting

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Some beautiful work from New York painter Jennifer Sanchez.

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Jose Alverez Show at Ratio 3

February 17th, 2010 • Art & Design
Tags: art, contemporary art, san francisco

Joese Alverez Installation

Surfaces of Constant Time, 2010
Installation View

Almost missed this one. Jose Alverez show, Surfaces of Constant Time, closes this Saturday at Ratio 3. Definitely on of the best shows I have seen at this space and one of the better shows I have seen in San Francisco this year.

Gallery Info:
Hours: Wed – Sat, 11am – 6pm
Location: 1447 Stevenson Street, San Francisco, CA

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Foosball Table For That Fussy Ultra-Modern Interior

February 11th, 2010 • Art & Design
Tags: design, furniture, industrial design

If you love foosball but can’t imagine having that kitschy looking table mess up your ultra-modern fussy interior. Then this new foosball table called 11 will fit perfectly next to your Apple gadgets and Eames lounge and ottoman reproduction.

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The Work of Daniel K Sparkes

February 3rd, 2010 • Art & Design
Tags: art, contemporary art, los angles

Snow Whittled 53

From street artist to corporate designer to art world artist. He will be participating in a group show at the Scion Installation Space in Los Angles from February 20 – March 13. Yes, the gallery is owned by the Scion car brand, I guess the street/corporate/art world is a bit blurry these days. The opening reception is on Saturday, February 20th at 7pm.

Design Does a Milk Carton Good

February 3rd, 2010 • Art & Design
Tags: 80s, advertising, design

At least it did for Ducats brand milk in the 1980s.

via Re:Collection

Introducing Vagabond Industries

February 2nd, 2010 • Art & Design
Tags: art, design, illustration, poster, print, print design

Rooster from the Animal Series

I just rolled out a a new project today called Vagabond Industries. Currently the site is selling posters and poster series but I will be adding other urban dweller home furnishings and lifestyle products in the near future. The above image is from the Animal series. All the posters are super affordable at $12.95 each and are digitally printed on eco-friendly FSC certified 12 pt. card stock.