New Art
New Art / Fulvio Di Piazza
February 4, 2012 | New Art | by Gerry Mak 
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Fulvio Di Piazza’s surreal and epic paintings look like the earth itself erupting into gigantic animate forms to obliterate humanity. Read more
February 4, 2012 | New Art | by Josh Atlas |
My ‘holy-trinity of want’ consists of food, love, and sex. They all have the power to reach beyond reason and tug directly at the gut. Through my practice, I want to explore the funnier sides of desire. After all, comedy is a man who can’t get what he wants. Read more
New Art / Art by Celeste Chen
February 4, 2012 | New Art | by CC |
Celeste Chen is a Boston-born, Asian-American artist who currently lives and studies in Washington, D. C. at Georgetown University. As a studio art and neurobiology double major, Chen explores themes of transition and identity formation through non-traditional combinations of media, including oils, acrylics and spray paint. Read more
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 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.
New Art / Gracie Kendal’s 1000+ Avatar Project
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.
New Art / Dirty Dishes Glove art
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
New Art / Expressionist paintings by Lisa Solberg
February 3, 2012 | New Art | by Lisa Solberg |
If you are chosen for the path of an ‘expressionist’ and/or ‘abstract expressionist’ painter: first of all, you accept that painting the intangible, aka ‘nothing’, is a lot of the times harder than painting the ‘something’. Know the challenge. Secondly, painting from only a real and honest place within yourself can be extremely exhausting and at the same time intoxicating; or, sometimes you’ll just need to get intoxicated. Give yourself a break! Read more
New Art / The Lovecraftian art of Thomas Perkins
February 3, 2012 | New Art | by Sean Hartter |
A veteran of the animation studio scene, artist Thomas Perkins churns out an impressive and always engaging blend of Lovecraftian creatures, heroes crackling with arcs of pure energy and straight up pen and ink pieces that are wholly unique in their vision. Especially wonderful is the blog that showcases his daily illustrations on his kid’s school lunch bags. Read more
February 2, 2012 | New Art | by Peter Mclisky |
This piece was initially constructed in 2004 but is currently on display if you are lucky enough to be in Paris. It’s also well worth checking out Leandro Erlich’s other work, which is very immersive and human based. Read more
February 2, 2012 | New Art | by Alison Shepard |
South Florida artist Tarra Wood is inspired by popular culture and American societal values. In her work, she frequently incorporates movie monsters, dinosaurs, cheesy science fiction and anything relating to films or television. Read more
February 2, 2012 | New Art | by Alison Shepard |
In the animal series, artist/designer Okayboss explores the trend of bands naming themselves after animals. These pieces, inspired by such artists as the Mountain Goats and The Dodos, put a colorful spin on the wildlife-turned-band phenomenon in indie-rock. Limited edition signed pieces are available in the Lost At E Minor store.
February 1, 2012 | New Art | by Katalin Tesch |
I’ve been always fascinated by the way our senses work and how they deceive our mind sometimes. As an experiment, I wanted to confuse the visitors of the gallery space and mix reality with illusory images. By projecting artificial shadows onto the windows, visitors could become part of the projected image, since their shadows appeared to be no different from those in the movie. I used the windows as screens to connect the interior to the outside world. Read more
New Art / Sabine Timm
January 31, 2012 | New Art | by Elly Prestegard |
Artist Sabine Timm is searching for expression wherever she is. A walk along the beaches, a meal with her family, all of this is transformed into art by Timm. But most of all, she works in her studio in Düsseldorf, Germany, creating her own world of meaningful humor and curiosity.
January 31, 2012 | New Art | by Rebecca Wetzler |
At the moment between freelance jobs, I’m working on a book with Glasfurd and Walker that’s based on the idea of collaboration and cross-pollination between illustration, typography and graphic design. It’ll be released in 2012.
High-school student Yu Jie Wu uses repeated images in his photographs to explore motion and the passage of time. The aggregated photos become mosaics of sorts, with as much compositional and textural appeal as they do conceptual. Read more
Alan Sailer is a photographer who bides his time photographing the destruction of everyday objects. It’s a simple idea brilliantly executed. On his Flickr account he has thousands of photos to sift through. Read more
Heavy metal and hip-hop are perhaps the most popular forms of rebellion for kids the world over. In Malaysia, metal — particularly black metal — has taken such a strong hold that the Fatwa Council there banned it, fearing that the music would compel listeners to rebel against religion. Contrary to the council’s intentions, black metal is as popular as ever in Malaysia, and is a recognizable cultural touchstone there, as indicated by the above clip from the 2005 film Filem Rock.
I spent time recently in the heart of Nashville, Tennessee, enjoying fine Southern cuisine, gracious hospitality [’y'all come back now!’] and the warmth of a sun beating down like a semi-gnarled blanket. It was interesting to see the cultural values of the city; the social graces of its people which permeate every conversation. Read more
In the grand tradition of Funny Exam Answers, comes Passive Aggressive Notes. Read more
I’ve been waiting for a group like this. These New Puritans are balls in your face, 100 miles an hour, pure attack! A young British group that has most of the UK press in the palm of their skinny pale hands, they hint at a sonic mash of Bloc Party mixed with what White Rose Movement were supposed to be. What more could you want?
Listen to the These New Puritans track, Elvis.
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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.
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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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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.
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.
Francoise Nielly’s Yellow series
Parisian visual artist Francoise Nielly brings technicolour to the forefront in her latest series, Yellow. Featuring thick impasto palette knife strokes and trippy neon hues, Nielly captures the vulnerable expressions of her muses to a tee. Read more
Christoph Niemann illustrates a nightmare flight
New York Times illustrator Christoph Niemann has created a brilliant visual diary outlining the peril and pitfalls that beset the everyday passenger based on his recent experience flying from New York to his home town of Berlin. Read more
Using Kyoko Hashimoto’s popular design, these acrylic earrings are made with unique hand formed sterling silver sleepers that make them light enough for everyday wear. Part of Kyoko’s collection, I Blame the Uni, (pronounced ‘oo-nee’, the Japanese name for sea urchin) and inspired by her experiences in the underground club scene of Tokyo. Read more
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