Posts tagged with Junk Art
July 21, 2011 | New Art | by Michael Glover |
Taking objects that would otherwise be discarded, Amy Mahnick uses found materials such as plastic bottles, packaging tape and milk cartons and then fashions these items into exquisite, three dimensional sculptures. Afterward, the sculptures become subjects for beautifully crafted paintings. The result gives a fresh meaning to the idea of still life. Read more
September 30, 2010 | New Eco | by Gerry Mak |
There’s definitely no shortage of junk in the world, so it’s great that people like Kenneth Armstrong are re-purposing it all into functional items such as clocks, handbags, briefcases, and furniture.
August 6, 2010 | New Events | by Gerry Mak |
Kevin Titzer’s creepy little people and creatures — sculpted out of wood, inlayed metal, woven and sewn elements, and various pieces of junk — definitely crawled out of some unresolved childhood fever dream. Check out his work currently at Goldesberry Gallery in Houston. Read more
September 25, 2009 | New Art | by Gerry Mak |
Junk art often evokes nostalgia — a vintage refrigerator door used in a sculpture can suggest loss, passage of time, and distant memories. By using hubcaps from more recent car models, however, British artist Ptolemy Elrington creates futuristic-looking creatures that look like the exoskeletons of hi-tech robots. Read more
September 9, 2009 | New Design | by Gerry Mak |
Baltimore-based artist Emily C-D assembles gorgeous, colorful installations and sculptures out of rusted metal, discarded machinery, old snow shovels, and whatever discarded junk she can find, wiring it all together mostly with found materials. She often incorporates painterly components to these pieces, channeling her abilities as an illustrator to add little flourishes — stylized figures, flowers, butterflies, and abstract textures and shapes — to change the nature of the dangerously gnarled materials she works with. C-D also works in inner-city communities around the city, often collaborating with children to create similarly motley murals that often spill off the walls onto the streets and pavement. Read more
September 1, 2009 | New Art | by Casper Johansson |
This design by Gabriel Dishaw is an original creation constructed from little more than old junk such as adding machines, typewriters, and computer parts bound together using wire. Read more
The imitable Caldwell Tanner has done it again: this time crafting the ultimate guide to tying ties, in ways that none of us ever thought possible. Read more
For some reason this bike wine holder by Jesse Herbert just screams Park Slope. It’s pretty rad, but it might earn you a punch in the face if you ride through certain neighborhoods.
This awesome promo video for the Lost At E Minor site was created by our friends over at New York-based design studio, Lifelongfriendshipsociety. It’s all about looking into a black mirror and seeing the creative energy burst back out at you. We think it’s very cool and the first in what we hope will be a series of short videos exploring what it really means to be lost at e minor. Hit us up if you’d like to have a go at creating one.
Can this be true? Florent, the legendary eatery of New York’s Meat Packing District, is about to become the next victim of sky-rocketing Manhattan leases. Luckily we still have one more month to be nostalgic at Florent. I’m going (with a whole bunch of friends) this weekend. Read more
This website hosts a nice collection of quirky, sometimes mind-boggling, sculptures from around the world. There’s a certain Dali-esque feel to a lot of them – those surreal, dreamy hallucinations turned into a warped reality. I’ve always been a sucker for art that really catches you out for a few seconds, and these certainly do that.
No wave is alive and well, if Brooklyn duo Talk Normal are any indication. Drummer Andrya Ambro keeps things cohesive with surprisingly precise percussion, occasionally banging on such things as an electric guitar and an old iron pipe rigged with contact mics, while guitarist Sarah Register coaxes some unnerving and discordant noises from her axe and array of pedals. The two take turns shouting abstract and absurdist lyrics with voices like hi-tech valkyries from a futurist nightmare.
Marc Jacobs’ newly unleashed Autumn 08 collection hit the stage this week and if there is an international designer who I couldn’t appreciate any more, then it’s Marc. His signature patent-leather goods are the apple of my eyes and I think my MJ leather-quilted wallet, stam-bag and ballet mouse flats are being overlooked for Mark Jacob’s freshly launched red velvet trimmed pumps. Read more
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How ’bout this Jose Manuel Hortelano-Pi guy, huh? Quite the illustrator, yessiree Bob. From Spain, too. Spain is great! 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
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.
Nerd-attack! Man, this TARDIS zipper robe is so much cooler than any Star Wars crap people are hawking this days. This is for the true gangsta nerd.
Pencils made from recycled newspaper
The problem with awesome things like these pencils made out of recycled newspaper is that you almost don’t want to use them.
Illustrating the playful side of sexy, Donna Wilson uses burlesque and 60s pop art as inspiration for her original art cards. Read more
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