December 20, 2011 | New Art | by Nigel Sutcliffe |
Kelsey Shwetz, an oil painter living in Montreal, explores gender roles, beauty, the sexualization of women, death, and decay. Her work transports the viewer into intimate, unfamiliar, and sometimes awkward scenarios, forcing an uncomfortable response coupled with an over-enthralling lust for more. Read more
November 25, 2011 | New Art | by Nigel Sutcliffe |
Laura K. McMillan, a textile artist from the west coast of Canada, combines art and science in her embroidered cells and hand-spun wool amoebas. She is developing an artistic practice that pushes textile art into a whole new realm, away from its modern craft fair affiliations.
November 25, 2011 | New Illustration | by Nigel Sutcliffe |
Check out the work of Michigan-based illustrator, artist, and avid traveller, Pat Perry. Just browse through his sketchbooks. It’s pure bliss. Read more
November 17, 2011 | New Design | by Nigel Sutcliffe |
Craig Ward has established himself as one of the most important typography designers on the scene today. Inspired by artists such as Vaughan Oliver and members of the Tomato collective, Ward strips words down and rebuilds them with a gritty and gutsy flare. He believes great design does not depend upon legibility, it’s about ripping pure emotion and energy from a word. Transforming type into something much more than the literal text.
November 17, 2011 | New Illustration | by Nigel Sutcliffe |
Combining my studies in Graphic Design and traditional drawing, I made the natural progression to illustration in 2009. Inspired by artists such as Sam Weber, Jeremy Fish, the Hanuka brothers, Edward Kinsella, and Ian Francis, my work falls somewhere between semi-realism and comic. I communicate ideas through a mash up of watercolour, vector, and graphite. Read more
November 15, 2011 | New Art | 
by Nigel Sutcliffe |
The underwater world is massively overlooked, especially when it comes to fine art. That’s why I was so excited to see Austrian photographer Andreas Franke pushing for a more unconventional approach to the exhibition of his digital composites. His latest work is now showing in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, over 90ft below the surface.
November 15, 2011 | New Illustration | by Nigel Sutcliffe |
If you’re not already, you should be following UK illustrator, animator, and Masters student, Robin Boyden. He may be early in his career, but he has already produced an impressive portfolio of award-winning illustrations. With his constant delivery of fresh and vibrant characters, he is quickly rising to the top. Read more
Photography, like any art form, can be used for reflection. So when you get reflection within reflection, then it gets really, erm, reflective. Robin Soulier has plied his trade in the puddles of the world, capturing striking images of the distortion created from an image settling on the surface of water. Read more
The OP-1 is the most gorgeous synth/sampler I have ever seen. The layout and sounds it can produce seem quite unique and ideal for production and live use. It was also in part developed by the same guy who created the software I use to make music on a Game Boy — LSDJ by Johan Kotlinski.
Oh man, my eyeballs feel like they’re dropping out of my head. This clip is pyschedelic in a way that platform shoes and polyester shoes could never be. The Faint are the shizz, and that’s the truth.
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Summertime at McCarren Park in Williamsburg is picturesque. It’s often filled with a mix of people, old and young, picnicking or sitting in the shade, running along the track or playing soccer (or football, depending on where you’re from). It’s also connected to a now defunct McCarren (swimming) pool which transforms into an outdoor concert space on Sundays during the summer. In the past, performers such as Leslie Feist, M.I.A., The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Broken Social Scene have performed. Read more
UK music journalist Everett True comes from the Nick Kent school of writing: live the life and hope to come out the other end with one hell of a story. And he has. In this case, the story of Kurt Cobain and Nirvana. In this exclusive piece, he talks about his association with Seattle’s finest and his friendship with the perennially troublesome Courtney Love. Read more
Monarch are an incredibly grim, lumbering doom metal band from Basque country in France. Frontwoman Emilie Bresson is one of those rare female singers in metal that’s at once fierce and raspy, yet identifiably female, creating a haunting, menacing sound that can stand up against the most ragingly macho bands out there.
Who wants to rock a boring ‘ol black leggings when you can wear the international funk of Yarimaki’s Stars and Stripes Leggings. Made of 100 percent polyester, this patriotic pink, black and white pant has a smiley face and a star and stripe print throughout. Read more
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Communication prosthesis by Sascha Nordmeyer
This ‘communication prosthesis’ by designer Sascha Nordmeyer is hilarious and awesome. I want to wear one to a job interview.
Here are a couple awesome pieces by Matt Leines that were recently on display in the Doubting Thomases exhibit at Nudashank gallery in Baltimore. Gives me ideas for Halloween. Read more
Matthew Dear’s Black City album totem
Our friends at Ghostly International are releasing Matthew Dear’s Black City album as a limited edition ‘totem’. A what? A totem – a limited edition metal bar used to access a private music chamber. Cool! Read more
The return of the Brionvega rr226
Italian brand Brionvega has resurrected the classy Radiofonografio piece first created in 1965. The updated version is just like the original turntable/radio unit, but also has a CD/DVD player.
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.
Our friends at Aussie stationary shop Notemaker have given us 10 Moleskine Lego Notebooks to give away: an assorted mix of 5 large and 5 pocket ones with mixed covers. To enter, tell us the first thing you’d write in your new notebook, along with the city you live in. Read more
French unisex customized army jackets, each one is slightly different and unique. Embroidered by hand in Berlin with hands and microphone lead logo. As worn by Pixie Geldof. Yup! It is. Read more
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