Posts tagged with watercolors
August 20, 2010 | New Art | by Gerry Mak |
Future archeologists will discover the textiles, etchings, and watercolors of Olivia Wendel and put them up in space museums to show 40th century people that 20th century people weren’t that primitive after all. Read more
March 26, 2010 | New Art | by Gerry Mak |
Dan Gluibizzi’s acrylics and watercolors re-examine the act of viewing and image making in culture where everyone is an artist, a subject, and a voyeur, secretly examining each other in the context of unconscious and imaginary social narratives.
February 26, 2010 | New Illustration | by Gerry Mak 
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Dennis Pomales is a man after my own heart, creating impulsive yet detailed, tribal-influenced monsters and aliens using watercolors and ink. Read more
December 2, 2009 | New Art | by Gerry Mak |
Canadian artist Tristram Lansdowne does amazing watercolors of abandoned, graffiti-covered buildings as a sort of halfway point between traditional craft and contemporary urban culture. Read more
July 31, 2009 | New Illustration | by Gerry Mak |
Illustrator and comic book artist Hellen Jo’s playful watercolors draw from old Japanese and Chinese poster ads, purikura photos, and Taiyu Matsumoto comics, but have a distinct style of their own that’s very much rooted in Bay Area, Asian-American pop culture. Read more
June 11, 2009 | New Illustration | by Ilana Kohn |
Being a serious history nut and fawning over just about anything pre-twentieth century that crosses my path, I stopped in my tracks when I stumbled upon the folksy watercolors and decorous Edwardian ladies of Georgia-based artist Valerie Pensworth. Read more
Kevin Van Aeist’s ‘small interventions’ are beautifully simple and whimsical manipulations and alterations of everyday objects. Read more
Some friendly advice for the neighbours, who simply don’t get it, or street art? You decide which one it is.
I’m really excited about the Melbourne band Plug-in City. They remind me of Belle & Sebastian, The Kooks and Cut Copy all in one. What more can us New Yorkers ask for?
The work of Australia’s Ben Frost is always interesting. He’s known for his controversial art juxtapositions that confront contemporary Western paradigms in our advertising obsessed society. Crapitalism is on display until November 3 at Opus Gallery in Newcastle, UK. I do hope any disgruntled viewers refrain themselves from slashing his work with a knife, unlike the infamous 2000 Australian episode.
You’ll notice a new addition on the site, a brand spanking new job board, packed to the brim with creative positions in New York City. So if you’re looking for a new challenge, a new city perhaps, and you’re in a creative industry, check in regularly to see the latest jobs going. [Illustration by Steve Wacksman]
London-based DJ, Kelpe, has just recorded a diverse electro mix for the Allez Allez blog, which you can download, turn up to eleven, and nod yo’ head to. It’s just the tonic for an early afternoon kickstart.
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Romanian fashion designer Alina Ene creates light painting dresses, which have a real visual impact in darkened spaces when using UV lights.
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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.
How ’bout this Jose Manuel Hortelano-Pi guy, huh? Quite the illustrator, yessiree Bob. From Spain, too. Spain is great! 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
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
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
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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