February 9, 2012 | New Trends | by Nicole Steen |
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.
February 9, 2012 | Video | 
by Nicole Steen |
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.
February 3, 2012 | New Art | by Nicole Steen |
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. Read more
February 3, 2012 | New Fashion | by Nicole Steen |
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.
February 3, 2012 | New Art | by Nicole Steen |
Sin or salvation? I was lucky enough to attend the opening of British artist Neal Fox’s Beware of the God exhibit in London this summer. A series of 12 stained glass windows made using traditional methods at Franz Mayer of Munich manufacturers dedicated to a cult of personality, revering such alternative saints as Billie Holiday, Serge Gainsbourg, ,J.G. Ballard and William S. Burroughs.
February 3, 2012 | New Art | by Nicole Steen |
1000 plus avatars and not all of them blue. In fact, these avatars are purely pixelated representations of residents of the virtual world of Secondlife and not a James Cameron film. Gracie Kendal, aka Kris Schomaker, is an artist in both worlds. The portraits explore the idea of the avatar as a constructed online identity and deals with concepts of anonymity, personality, and diversity.
February 3, 2012 | New Art | by Nicole Steen |
Yellow, pink, blue, green, red, black, white, orange, hot pink, baby blue, the elusive mint green and the very rare purple dishwashing gloves are my canvases. No longer just a symbol of the drudgery of domestic work, these rubber gloves called Dirty Dishes are hand-painted with saucy ladies of playful adventure NOT relegated to the kitchen sink. Framedfor posterity under glass, every pair is unique and signed. Read more
Australian illustrator Alice Carroll produces quirky and whimsical works. Each piece is a response to a word selected every week in order to keep up the creative tempo – quite an effective method as the results are intriguing. I warmed to her interpretation of ‘sour’, in particular, as it captures the word right down to the knee bone, but in a strangely friendly way. Read more
We’ve posted about artists Maya Hayuk and Jen Stark individually, but now they have a joint exhibition, Double Rainbow Rainbow, up at the Show & Tell Gallery in Toronto. I wish I could make it. From the images on the gallery site, the two artists’ styles compliment each other perfectly. 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
Artist Bill Zeman has an ruthless, hard-nosed art director giving him orders — his four-year-old daughter. He posts the products of their stormy collaboration along with her devastating critiques on his blog, Tiny Art Director, where you can also purchase the book version. Read more
Hotly tipped by a handful of soothsayers to take 2009 by storm, Trembling Bells are an altogether different and refreshing musical experience to much of what seems to excite people at the moment. On first listen, it’s fairly easy to ignore — one could casually shrug it off as some limp take on Scottish baroque folk. Yet, there is something more to it. Rarely do you hear that high-pitched, warbling voice in mainstream music. Likewise the marching band cacophony going on in the background is both daring and highly intriguing.
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Inside this sea urchin shell is an organic perfume made from grapefruit and basil essential oils. This bottle, designed by Stephanie Simek, is refillable and is packaged in a wooden box decorated with a satin photograph and padded with slices of exfoliating loofah sea sponges. The Honeymoon-themed fragrance is all natural: made from plant-based oils and contains no alcohol or chemicals. We like. Read more
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