Archive for November 2009
Photosculpture by David Meanix
Posted by: notbeige on: November 30, 2009
- In: Art | Inspiration
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I’ve been seeing a lot of really cool photosculpture which seems to have surfaced all at once recently, and it always puts me in mind of the amazing art of David Meanix on my favourite show in the world, HBO’s Six Feet Under (which sadly ended in 2005). Davids’ photosculpture, which he has been developing [...]
Sk8bags – Recycled Skateboard Handbags
Posted by: notbeige on: November 30, 2009
- In: Accessories | Repurposing
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Beck(y) Sk8bags are from their range of accessories handmade from recycled skateboards. Each is one of a kind, carrying the original scuffs, scratches and stickers of the boards’ original owner. via The Alternative Consumer
Art Glass Doorknobs by Out Of The Blue Design Studio
Posted by: notbeige on: November 30, 2009
Beautiful art glass doorknobs by Out Of The Blue Design Studio, made by their team of highly skilled glass artists. Each piece is handcrafted, so no two will be exactly alike. via weburbanist
Bobby McFerrin At The World Science Festival 2009
Posted by: notbeige on: November 30, 2009
- In: Coolness | Music
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Bobby McFerrin demonstrates the power of the pentatonic scale at the World Science Festival – amazing stuff. The event, ‘Notes & Neurons: In Search Of A Common Chorus’ can be seen here on the World Science Festival website – it’s well worth watching in it’s entirety.
Realistic Fabric Sculpture by Lisa Lichtenfels
Posted by: notbeige on: November 29, 2009
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These wonderfully lifelike fabric sculptures are made by Lisa Lichtenfels, who having graduated from the Philadelphia College Of Art with majors in illustration and film, worked for Disney making three dimensional figures with posable skeletons for stop motion animations. She left Disney in order to explore and develop this medium further, and has been making [...]
Branch Chandelier by David Wiseman
Posted by: notbeige on: November 29, 2009
- In: home | Interiors
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I’ve just fallen in love with David Wiseman’s branch chandelier… so pretty. Just one of many beautiful pieces on his site – check it out.
Sam Jinks’ Lifelike Silicon Sculptures
Posted by: notbeige on: November 28, 2009
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Sam Jinks is a Melbourne based sculptor with a background in film and television effects. He creates full sized silicon models which look as if they might move or breathe at any moment. This interview with Sam over at Australian Edge goes into his background, inspiration and creative process. (Some of the images with the [...]
‘Paralysis Of Choice’ – Jon Burgerman at Electrik Sheep
Posted by: notbeige on: November 28, 2009
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Many thanks once again to Laura over at Electrik Sheep for sending details of their latest wonderful exhibition, ‘Paralysis Of Choice’ by Jon Burgerman, which runs until the end of December. The press release: What most see as a discarded piece of cardboard littering a side street, Jon Burgerman sees as an opportunity; a blank [...]
Artist & Illustrator Nathan Ota
Posted by: notbeige on: November 28, 2009
- In: Art
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Nathan Ota is a freelance artist who graduated from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California in 1993. As a child he drew inspiration from cartoons on TV, comic books, photographs and punk-rock flyers before becoming immersed in graffiti culture once he entered high school. Traditional art never interested him much, and it [...]
Ralph Goings – Four Decades Of Realism
Posted by: notbeige on: November 23, 2009
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Ralph Goings is a realist painter based in California – he is recognised as one of the original members of the Hyper-Realist or Photo-Realist group of the late 1960′s. His painstakingly accurate work spans four decades, and one of the things I like most about his paintings is that the subject matter changes little over [...]
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