Archive for 2010
Shock Proof Vase by Tjep

Shock Proof Vase by Tjep: “When broken the vases don’t fall apart and remain watertight because of a special rubber coating that is applied to the inside. The cracks form a new superimposed decorative pattern, witness to dramatic events to which the vases may be subjected: anything from a lovers quarrel to earthquakes.”
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Hollywood is Dead

This collection of re-imagined movie posters is brainchild of notorious artist Matt Busch. Each HOLLYWOOD IS DEAD poster parody is faithfully recreated by Busch’s ability to adapt any painting style thrown his way. As opposed to just taking the original posters and altering them digitally in PhotoShop, Busch has painstakingly hand-painted every detail with traditional mixed media, before slaughtering them with a zombified treatment.
Our favorite? Indiana Bones! And yours?
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Lauren DiCioccio

Lauren DiCioccio‘s incredible sewing works:
“The tedious handiwork and obsessive care I employ to create my work aims to remind the viewer of these simple but intimate pieces of everyday life and to provoke a pang of nostalgia for the familiar physicality of these objects.”
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François Escalmel

Surreal paintings and digital works by François Escalmel:
“I’m a storyteller working with the absence of words. A grassroots revisionist of my personal history. With an attitude that oscillates between fascination and criticism, I strive to create dark and comical fables, that I hope, are relevant. Improbable combinations that emotionally ring true, affirmative expressions of the human experience.”
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Rob Sheridan

Christmas is coming…. beware of the presents!!! Presents opening children, an illustration by Rob Sheridan…