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New Illustration / Cheeming Boey’s coffee cup art
November 21, 2009 | New Illustration | by Gerry Mak |
California-based artist Cheeming Boey makes super-wowza drawings on styrofoam coffee cups. He also keeps a web comic documenting his daily life that is at times hilarious at others rather touching. He reminds me of my friend Jon from high school. Read more
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New Illustration / Ryan Bubnis
November 20, 2009 | New Illustration | by Gerry Mak 
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Anyone following my progress lately will notice that I am increasingly obsessed with masks, faces, textures, patterns, and repetition. Ryan Bubnis inspires some new ideas in me with his charming, richly-textured images. Read more
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New Illustration / Lisa Hanawalt
November 17, 2009 | New Illustration | by Gerry Mak |
Lisa Hanawalt’s drawings, with their humanoid animals showing off their flashy clothes and getting into crazy but distinctly human situations, seem to reflect the hyper-self-aware and petty culture of LA (and by extension the modern world), where she is based. The contrast she draws out is between the inherent nobility of animals and the absurd ugliness of humanity. Without the cartoonish humor of her drawings, Hanawalt’s paintings drive this point home more directly, indicting human behavior with sad, haunting images painted with muted colors. Read more
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New Illustration / Kristopher Ho
November 16, 2009 | New Illustration | by Gerry Mak |
It’s windy, cold, and raining out. On days like this, looking at the intricate work of artists like Kristopher Ho feels like re-reading an old book that you loved as a kid but forgot about in your more cynical adulthood. Read more
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New Illustration / Jon MacNair
November 12, 2009 | New Illustration | by Gerry Mak |
Jon MacNair’s illustrations are to-the-point and communicative, summing up big ideas in beautifully clear and whimsical imagery. His fine art pieces are mysterious and dreamlike, often encapsulating entire narratives within one image. Read more
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New Illustration / Joseph Low
November 11, 2009 | New Illustration | by Gerry Mak |
I just picked up some old editions of The Territorial Imperative and The Hunting Hypothesis mainly because I found the covers to these two books to be strikingly beautiful. From the inside of the jackets I found that they had been designed by the late Joseph Low, who was a prolific children’s book illustrator whose work was regularly featured in the New Yorker for four decades. His “primitive” style is really striking and suits the topic of the aforementioned books by science writer Robert Ardrey, who’s an interesting read despite the outdated science in his books. Read more
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New Illustration / Roberto Calbucci
November 9, 2009 | New Illustration | by Gerry Mak |
A perfect blend of chaos and order, Tokyo-based Italian designer Roberto Calbucci’s drawings stem from esoteric and abstract trains of thought he has. They look rather like schematics for imaginary machines of the distant future. Read more
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New Illustration / Rafael Grampa
November 5, 2009 | New Illustration | by Gerry Mak |
Comic book artist Rafael Grampa’s style reminds me of Taiyo Motsumoto’s but with an art-nouveau and even tattoo-inspired sense of layout informing each panel. His unique renderings of classic comic book characters has certainly rekindled my interest in superheroes. His comic, FURRY WATER and the Sons of Insurrection, co-written with Daniel Pellizzari, is due out from Dark Horse next year.
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New Illustration / Cardboard animation by Sjors Vervoort
November 3, 2009 | New Illustration | 
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Dutch animator Sjors Vervoort’s amazing short CARDBOARD was made with painted cardboard placed on the street. The character designs are pretty cute, too.
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New Illustration / Sam Weber’s Illustrated Lord of the Flies
October 30, 2009 | New Illustration | by Gerry Mak |
Brooklyn-based artist Sam Weber recently collaborated with the Folio Society and the William Golding estate to create an illustrated edition of Golding’s classic novel, Lord of the Flies. Copies are currently available to Folio Society members only, but they’re still sure to sell quick. Read more
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New Illustration / Ben O’Brien
October 29, 2009 | New Illustration | by Ilana Kohn |
Color heaven! Perusing UK illustrator Ben O’Brien’s portfolio feels a lot like wandering the aisles of a giant candy store. I could buy one of everything in sight. Read more
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New Illustration / Taylor White
October 28, 2009 | New Illustration | by Gerry Mak |
Norway-based American illustrator Taylor White has been posting pages from her sketchbook on her blog for a couple of years now, documenting her artistic development. Her linework is among the best I’ve ever seen. Read more
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New Illustration / David Mack
October 26, 2009 | New Illustration | by Nicklaus Andersen |
If you stop by Athens, Geogia’s Daily Co-op, you just might find David Mack at the register working on some drawings or comics. But chances are that he’ll be doing some other task, like placing fruit orders or maintaining the merchandise shelves. He always stays busy and has a new website to prove it.
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New Illustration / Children’s Book workshop in New York
October 24, 2009 | New Illustration | by Fernanda Cohen |
I’m producing a children’s book workshop led by Selina Alko and Sean Qualls [above] at the Society of Illustrators of New York on Wednesday, October 28. Their clients include Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Henry Holt, Scholastic, Lee and Low Books and Knopf. It’s perfect for illustrators who want to break into the picture book industry and need that extra push and solid pointers.
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New Illustration / The Art of Wooing
October 23, 2009 | New Illustration | by Ilana Kohn |
The perfect example of art at it’s most raw and honest, The Art of Wooing: An Email Tale of Modern Courtship by Kaz Brecher is an intense distillation of the twisted eighteen month romantic saga between herself and her poet/kick-boxing instructor. Read more
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Wow! I’ve just realised that I’ve never posted the work of Swedish illustrator Kirsten Ulve before. And that’s just wrong. Her work is exceptional, a colourful, textural realm where anything seems possible. I interviewed her once for a magazine I was editing and asked her what, outside of drawing, she did better than anyone else. Her answer? ‘I bake very tasty brownies’. For real! More please.
Over at Apartment Therapy, Cemusa has been cited as the design group responsible for the stylish glass street furniture popping up around New York City. Read more
is it TooLate? Is it? Never! This Italian-made watch has a beautiful minimal design, comes in lots of colors, is water proof and goes for less than $30. Hot damn! 10,000 of them were sold in the first ten days after their release and half a million in it’s first year of distribution. Apparently the Italians are wearing two or three of them together as part of some bizarre fashion clique. Wonder if the rest of the world will catch on?
How do you explain a rainbow? I’m sure science has its answers. In fact, one has probably been manufactured in a test tube somewhere. Read more
We asked Ham and Pete, from New York band The Walkmen, to give us the rundown on the music that is inspiring them right now and they started off with a track from that elder statesmen of indie folk, Bonnie Prince Billy, Goin’ to Acapulco: ‘He did a remarkable job of putting a unique spin on a classic. It’s no small feat, and it’s a really impressive version’. Read more of The Walkmen’s Secret Playlist.
This clip had such an impact on me when it first came out, back in the day. There’s just something so poignant about the idea that some people you pass on the street everyday have a little bit more insight into their world — our world — than we could ever imagine. It’s beautiful and confronting, and it’s all set to the most wonderfully evocative music.
Singer-songwriter Vashti Bunyan writes the most delicate, haunting, and unforgettable music. Read more
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I live the upbeat, feel good tempo of the new single — A Hundred Hearts — from Philly group, The Swimmers. Off their latest album, People Are Soft, this song is a strangely fitting anthem for the blustery day outside.
Karen Caldicott’s clay head models
British born, New York-based model maker Karen Caldicott has been making clay heads for all major US publications over the last decade. Read more
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