Chris Crites paints mugshots on brown paper bags
Incredibly detailed just using five colours or less, Chris Crites’ portraits of the seedier side of society are painted on brown paper bags. Mugshots from the past (including celebs Nick Nolte and Frank Sinatra) pinups, celebrities, nudes, and most recently, the faces of war.
Tagged: Chris Crites, paper bag art
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Teeny Ted from Turnip Town: smallest book ever written
Robert Chaplin is a man driven to accomplish the “never been done before”. A true maverick, he is the publisher of The Matchbook (a copy resides in the library of the Tate Museum) and also the smallest book ever written: Teeny Ted from Turnip Town written by Malcolm Chaplin has a total size of less that 0.07mm x 0.10mm. The Robert Chaplin/SFU Nanobook project was produced using a focused-gallium-ion beam with the assistance of Dr. Li Yang, and Dr. Karen L. Kavanagh of Simon Fraser University.
Brilliant WeWereMonkeys directed video for Land of Talk
Back in 2008, when I ran the Indie Music Video Festival, I was delighted to receive an exceptionally brilliant and weird music video called We All Belong To Our Before by Davide Di Silvio. So I was thrilled to discover his involvement with Canadian music videomaking team WeWereMonkeys, whose Land of Talk It’s Okay video is the stuff dreams are made of.
Astrosatchel is the brain-child of artist Janna Hurtzig. Purses, totebags, wallets and even diaper bags made from vegan friendly vinyl and recycled textiles. Artistic appliques and stitching, bold colours and kick ass designs make these bags stand out from the pack.
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A gingerbread house sitting on the lip of a hot cup of tea is a comforting and aesthetic treat for any kind of winter blues. Megan, or Not Martha, came up with this very cute idea and on her site she shows people how to create their very own edible cup architecture.
If you are part of the Super Mario generation, you can’t be anything other than amazed by Jordan Speers’s amazing art and illustration. Read more
The Hatton hotel epitomises Melbourne cool. Those who value design, location, and luxury will find The Hatton the perfect Melbourne base. Read more
We really appreciate a good publication, and Shopping Hour in particular because it brings together art, philosophy, poetry and critical theory in a relevant and engaging way, without compromising on visual style. Dealing with some big ideas doesn’t have to be a dry exercise. Shopping Hour is an object you will enjoy holding, looking at and reading. Now on issue 8, you can pick it up worldwide.
Given the amount of talent he has, it’s a mystery why German producer Pantha Du Prince not received more attention than he has. His minimal tech soundscapes are surprisingly melodic and moody, as reflected on his epic track, Asha, as good a starting point to the music of this German electro whiz as any.
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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marlowe said | 4 February, 2012
“…using five colours or less” – fewer methinks. Or maybe ‘using fewer than five colours’.