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It was good to get an email recently from Egyptian designer – Mohammed A. Fahmy – plugging his website. He works out of Cairo across a number of mediums and has done some very interesting and creative work. Then there’s the cute and cuddly work of Bea (who calls herself Kumako), a Swedish illustrator who has been living in Tokyo for the past few years. Her blog is nicely written and her illustrations are a colourful mix of Genki style art with grittier pop anime. Also worth an extended visit is the White Ninja website – a short comic series that’s kinda like a Far Side for the attention deficient generation (and, yes, my hand is raised firmly in the air). Meanwhile, photographers should have a peek at online magazines F Stop, which features an impressive selection of black and white work, and Mooncruise, which showcases a handful of new photographers from around the world each issue whose work is displayed to a rotating soundtrack of atmospheric electronica music. [see also Eleanor Voterakis; Jenny Mortsell; Misato Nagare]
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Japanese artist, Misato Nagare, studied at the California Institute of the Arts and is currently based in Los Angeles. She has had three solo shows and has been part of twelve exhibitions. Her inspirations include tea, Barbie dolls and samba. [see also Eleanor Voterakis; Jenny Mortsell]
Interview with young Melbourne artist, Eleanor Voterakis. ‘My drawings are quite stark and delicate – generally drawn with a 2B mechanical pencil [Pacer]. The drawn objects tend to be situated in a blank space, and I play around with form by leaving parts of objects unfinished or filled in as silhouettes. Something that has become a defining feature of my work is the image of the pile. Drawing piles of things appeals to me because there is something interesting about seeing an object in a group of other like objects — there are the formal elements of pattern and repetition, but I think there is also something poetic and maybe melancholy about these piles. I keep drawing piles as a way of finding out for myself what this poetic element is. I like Melbourne because it is not restricted by particular styles or trends, or defined by a narrow group of people. That makes it very dynamic, because I think creative people in Melbourne feel relatively free with the forms and styles they experiment with. There is a sense of fun. It’s inspiring for me because I believe creative people end up being truer to themselves and producing a higher quality of work if they are not continually trying to keep up’. [see also Jenny Mortsell]
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I love the colours and simple reasoning in this clever series by Scottish illustrator Matt Cowen, which uses basic maths equations to explain how certain pop culture icons came to be. Read more
Star Wars Uncut: a fully crowdsourced version of Episode IV
The project of creative technologist, Casey Pugh, this full length version of the George Lucas masterpiece was created from multiple 15 second segments recreated from the original movie and submitted by thousands of Star Wars fans, which were then spliced together by editor Aaron Valdez to form the final product. Genius, as both a commentary on contemporary pop culture trends (there are references to LEGO, stop motion, memes and the like) and on the power of tapping your audience for quality material.
Filmmaker creates LEGO stop motion to propose to girlfriend
Now, this is one for the ages: back in 2010, Atlanta film-maker Walter Thompson created a jaw-dropping LEGO stop motion to propose to Nealey Dozier, his girlfriend of four years. The video took 22 hours of shooting and some 2,600 pictures to splice together, a small sacrifice to pay for years of happiness together. Right? Right! Oh, and she said yes. Bonus.
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Angelo Musco creates impossibly intricate and unique organic forms out of thousands of photographs of people so densely packed, they’re hard to discern from a distance. Read more
Artist Julia Tepasse lives in Hamburg, Germany, and studies graphic-design at Kunstschule ALSTERDAMM. She is interested in abstract, post-modern and minimalist art, with a particular interest in street art. She is also the founder of the A is for ART blog. Read more
Welcome to the street where originality lives: the adidas Originals neighborhood. This is where athletes, musicians, skaters, artists, entertainers and more all come together to show their colors, their style and their originality. Join Snoop Dogg, Agnes Deyn, Jeremy Scott and more at the adidas Originals street party to end all street parties. Celebrate Originality.
Ok, we’re all for clever and quirky signage, but sometimes things just go horribly wrong. This collection of bizarre restaurant signs are either brilliant business ploys (free advertising through the blogosphere?) or total Fails. Read more
Every year we get a new one, every year we play it safe. So, this year, why not open your mind a little and get hold of one of these tasteless date makers. If nothing else, it’ll be a very good conversation starter. Read more
The Kevin Ayers record Joy of a Toy from 1969 was released by Harvest Records and sits somewhere between Nick Drake and The Byrds. A record slightly ahead of its time, it was filled with enough interesting and clever arrangements and instrumentation to never bore. Girl on a Swing is my favorite tune for the tremolo guitar.
Ninety percent of the time, you can pick a Scandinavian brand from a metric mile away, which is not necessarily a bad thing considering that the Scands have such a refined, clean approach to thinking about clothes. Read more
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Never ever, ever, ever, ever park here
Some friendly advice for the neighbours, who simply don’t get it, or street art? You decide which one it is.
A little infectious lollipop rock anyone? Feel free to embarrass yourself singing along at the stoplight. If the other drivers give you that look, roll down the windows and spread the love.
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Baltimore Mural by Josh Van Horne
My friend Josh Van Horne, a local Baltimore artist, did this amazing mural in our neighborhood that depicts the history of this warehouse-laden area.
Michelle Blade’s psychedelic artwork
Michelle Blade’s washed out paintings are deceptively simple, her washy acrylics creating psychedelic textures and conjuring ghostly figures from the past. Read more
Pitched as ‘Ulterior Motives in Contemporary Art’, Disorder Disorder is running until November 14 at Penrith Regional Gallery. It’ll be well worth the trip out west of Sydney: the Australian, Japanese, American and European cast reads like a warriors of street art roundup and includes Mike Giant, Ed Templeton, Anthony Lister [artwork above], Ozzie Wright, and Jonathan Zawada. Read more
This pendant by Portland designer Stephanie Stimek hangs from an eighteen inch 14 carat gold chain. Made from a Japanese quail egg, the entire shell has been coated in plastic for strength and is available for purchase through the Lost At E Minor store. Read more
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