Meric Kara: A Domestic Schizophrenic Project
|Turkish designer Meric Kara designed a series of flower pots that toys with the ways in which we attempt to control and possess nature via houseplants. The vessels that play on the ways in which the plants within them require and seek water as well as the ways in which they exist as objects of human admiration.
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It’s funny that as alienated as we are from animals in this modern world, people still feel compelled to draw them as if it were one of our core instincts. Argentine artist Maria Elina does excellent drawings of anthropomorphized animals. Excellent, I say. Trust me, I look at the internet all day. Read more
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Honestly, writing about art (and music, for that matter) is kind of an awful task because good art speaks for itself. Such is the case with Ben Wheele’s surreal sculptures and videos. I use the word ‘surreal’ to describe 90% of the art I like not because I’m a lazy writer, but because there’s really not much more to say, and I like surreal and grotesque shit. Read more
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We checked in recently with New York based Argentinean illustrator, Fernanda Cohen. How’s the illustration scene in New York at the moment? ‘Over crowded, sometimes repetitive and predictable, but there are always jewels here and there. I believe most of the emerging stars in the illustration field in the past few years came out of New York, mostly SVA graduates’. Read more
This collection of beautiful hideaways always makes me consider packing up and moving out of the city. Safe for work, despite the name. Read more
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Did you know that being told to shut up while wearing one of these Lazy Oaf tops is actually a compliment? Read more
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It’s a bracelet. It’s a wall-hanging. It’s a limited edition piece of art. These art-inspired cuffs from Morphik are all of the above. An arts-focused design company founded with the vision for everyone to experience and own art, Morphik pieces are true art in concept, design, and function. The cuffs are designed as a ready to wear accessory piece, with a detachable art component that can be hung on the wall like a favorite painting and photograph. Read more
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Florence Haridan said | 8 June, 2010
love this, i want one!!! of the LIVE bricks…