New Art
New Art / Gerhard Richter
December 16, 2011 | New Art | by Aleksandar Bezinovic |
‘Now there are no priests or philosophers left, artists are the most important people in the world’. This quote describes very well one of the most inspiring painters for me. Gerhard Richter is an unpredictable, spiritual and confident painter who creates a practical religion from his art. Read more
New Art / New art by Natassja Brodie
December 16, 2011 | New Art | by Natassja Brodie |
I’m a firm believer in the theory that creativity is at its peak in the hours where the normal sleep soundly. I’ve often found it either hard to sleep, or hard to separate a vivid dream from reality, and have just learnt to work with it. Inspired by my dreams, sleeplessness and love for characters, my art has been described as ‘quirky, bold, colourful and a little unsettling’. Read more
New Art / Junker Jane’s Monster Dolls
December 16, 2011 | New Art | by Mike Langlie |
Junker Jane’s Monster Dolls could whisper some scary stories in your ear if their mouths weren’t stitched into puckered grimaces. They’re made from scraps of patterned fabric that’s been through the ringer a few too many times. Read more
New Art / Doravideo: KO sounds Podcast vol.24
December 15, 2011 | New Art | 
by Quan Yeomans |
I saw this guy at a random art/music night at Super Deluxe in Ropongi and it made me feel great about getting older as a performer. This guy does for Tezuka what Coppola did for Martin Sheen’s semen in Apocalypse Now. Turns out Ichiraku Yoshimitsu is a respected jazz, fusion, rock drummer, percussionist, avant garde noise, visual terrorist whose work I had already heard on a number of Boredoms offshoot project, Omoide Hatoba’s records, over a decade ago. Read more
December 15, 2011 | New Art | by Gerry Mak |
I love Indonesian artist I Wayan Sudarsana Yansen’s statement on the Saatchi website, so I’ll just quote it here: ‘I follow the little voice from my heart as i follow in ceremonial Bali. I’m travelling from my heart in different era’. Read more
New Art / New prints by Aeron Alfrey
December 15, 2011 | New Art | by Gerry Mak |
One of my favorite image bloggers, Aeron Alfrey, whose Monster Brains blog I stare at every day, also does some ridiculously awesome digital monster art that we’ve posted about before. He has a new set of prints available now ahead of the holidays, so take note friends and family! Read more
December 15, 2011 | New Art | by Mike Langlie 
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Some of us can only envision magical realms in our dreams. Miss Pussycat somehow conjures that whimsical world into reality. Her artwork, photography and music document an alternative dimension populated by gleefully odd and sometimes mentally unbalanced puppets. Visit the psychedelic Happy Garden through DVD episodes of her mystery series Trixie and the Tree Trunks.
New Art / Tim Doyle prints
December 15, 2011 | New Art | by Gerry Mak |
Spoke Art just released these awesome prints by Tim Doyle. One is an homage to one of my favorite authors, Kurt Vonnegut, the other is a shout out to The Life Aquatic. Read more
New Art / Koichiro Kimura Aoyama
December 15, 2011 | New Art | by Quan Yeomans |
This guy produces the most meticulously crafted modern homewares, deftly melding pop-art with 400 year old lacquer wood techniques — all set on careful display in his own hand-built boutique in a quiet backstreet straddling Harajuku and Aoyama. He tells me he covered the walls and ceiling himself with 1,500 pure white, prefabricated melamine, square-based pyramids and a lot of glue. I can’t wait to get home and do the same to everything!
New Art / Sriracha print by The Best Part
December 15, 2011 | New Art | by Gerry Mak |
Sriracha is probably one of the most loved condiments these days, and this print over at The Best Part celebrates the spicy/sweet Thai hot sauce and its iconic status in our current culture.
New Art / The disturbing dioramas of Snailbooty
December 14, 2011 | New Art | by Mike Langlie |
I can’t help dreaming weird back-stories for the disturbing dioramas and digital collages of CW Wells, aka Snailbooty. Plastic figurines have questionable encounters with monster-headed dolls in a slightly off-focus lilliputian world. The surreal tableaus are like scenes from the Eraserhead baby’s playsets. Read more
New Art / Beastlies
December 14, 2011 | New Art | by Mike Langlie |
Leslie Levings’ hand-sculpted Beastlies are ready for adoption. Wide bug eyes, oversized feet and fangs spilling out of crowded smiles hint that these cute creatures have yet to grow into their full potential for mischief. Their brightly colored spots, roly-poly bellies and playful expressions will win you over now, but will they seem so adorable the third time you find coffee grounds in your breakfast cereal?
New Art / Textural collages by Derek Gores
December 13, 2011 | New Art | by Borbay |
The beauty of our digital age is access. I don’t recall exactly how I found the work of Derek Gores. Regardless, I am grateful. His rich, textural collages succeed in bringing another dimension to his subject, whether it’s a shoe or a person. Beyond the work, he also teaches workshops and is open about sharing his techniques and style with those interested. Read more
New Art / Neo Rauch
December 13, 2011 | New Art | by Borbay |
The first time I gazed upon the work of Neo Rauch, I wrote him off as ‘meh’. Two days later, after the images kept creeping into my mind, I returned to the Met to spend hours with the work, forever changing my opinion. Rauch’s theatricality, and use of bizarrely juxtaposed images, all in an often muted palette on a large canvas, invite you into his world. In pictures where the paint itself may falter, the story shines, and vice versa; a recipe for perpetual interest. Read more
December 13, 2011 | New Art | by Low Lai Chow |
Singaporean artist-photographer-taxidermist Zhao Renhui regularly mixes up fact and fiction to explore thought-provoking themes such as the ‘human zoological gaze’, or how humans view animals. The former animal rights activist has gone as far as to set up the fictional Institute of Critical Zoologists, where he made himself resident artist. His works are often contemplative and challenge viewers to question the authenticity of what they are looking at.
I have been following Tomer Hanuka’s career since, well, pretty much since he was in college. (No, I am not a stalker!) I always admired his work, but I am especially in love with his recent work, where he builds his own fantasy world with weird creatures. Read more
The thing about nerds is that they tend to be smart, and therefore more likely to have lucrative careers in computer programming. Thus, they also perpetuate the market for such ridiculous things like Star Wars lamp clocks that are also MP3 docks.
Artist David Shrigley’s animated music video for Blur is so simple, so sweet, so perfect. I don’t know how many times I’ve watched it, yet it still makes me cry every time.
This organic form, revealing itself from the sprawling metropolis of Barcelona via the marauding eye of Google, is the Santa Caterina Market. Designed by the late architect Enric Miralles it has a floating ceramic roof that drapes the bustling market below in a parental way. The coloured ceramics, of course, represent the smorgasbord of fruit and vegetables on sale within and enable a majestic view, not only for Google, but also to its immediate neighbours overlooking the site.
Long before the franchise destroyed our fond childhood memories like Aunt and Uncle Beru on Tatooine, many of us born in the 70s were proud to own the many products associated with the Star Wars movies. Read more
Nine months ago Sydney couple Matt Cribb and Bree Carter decided they’d take their relationship to the next level. They started making beats. After posting two home-recorded tracks on MySpace as WOW, they got the attention of New York-based independent label Metal Postcard who agreed to release the duo’s first official pressing. Read more
I love the new range of plaid collared shirts from the aptly named Just Another Cheap Shirt,. When I walked into their showroom in Manhattan a few weeks back, my eyes nearly popped out of head at the sight of so many colours across so many shirts across so much space. It’s a vibrant, resilient, and timeless collection — edgy street wear meets classic European sophistication. Read more
WE'RE POSTING / SOME OF THE BEST
Get lost in a daydream or a craving for something sweet while gazing at these cool sculptures by Brooklyn-based WiNK WiNK PONY. Made using clay, tree bark, wood, and mossy moss.
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
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.
Michelle Blade’s psychedelic artwork
Michelle Blade’s washed out paintings are deceptively simple, her washy acrylics creating psychedelic textures and conjuring ghostly figures from the past. Read more
Honest Food Preparation Instructions
Yes, we’ve all been there: the chinese food from last week that still looks edible amongst the bare surrounds of an empty fridge. But really, we shouldn’t. Just let it be. Or College Humor will expose you! Read more
This Powder Necklace features a pearlized Turbo Cinereus shell with tiny holes drilled into the bottom, filled with a sparkling silver-colored powder that when gently tapped, sprinkles a light dusting on the wearer’s chest. Designed by Stephanie Simek. Read more
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