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By Eyeswoon, on July 31st, 2011%
Not just another pretty print, the “Tree of Life” speaks for animals when all too often they are left to suffer in silence. The lithographic print features a cross-section of a tree where the rings are created using the images of various animals. Designed by Gary, Aaron & Khairul of Degree, its . . . → Read More: The “Tree of Life” poster by Degree
By Eyeswoon, on July 30th, 2011%
These amazing paper horse sculptures were made by Xavier Barrade, an intern for the advertising agency FOAM. Recently FOAM has been working with the band Dry the River to promote their latest single “No Rest.”
Barrade designed the horses in 3D with Google’s Sketch Up, then printed out and assembled the component parts. Each horse took . . . → Read More: 3-d paper horse sculptures designed with Google’s Sketch Up
By Eyeswoon, on July 29th, 2011%
German street artist EVOL is known for transforming grungy urban surfaces into miniature realistic buildings, that is, building a city within a city. This time he chose to plant his miniature city in the unlikeliest of places – a meadow surrounded by trees and enclosed by a clear blue sky.
For the 2011 MS Dockville . . . → Read More: EVOL builds an underground city in a meadow in Hamburg, Germany
By Eyeswoon, on July 29th, 2011%
Peace Elephant mural by Shepard Fairey at the West Hollywood Library
Finally! The murals by street artists Shepard Fairey, Retna and Kenny Scharf at the new public library in West Hollywood are finished.
Rendered in his signature style, Fairey’s mural features a peace dove next to an elephant. At 70 feet by 106 feet, . . . → Read More: The “Peace Elephant” mural by Shepard Fairey, work by Retna and Kenny Scharf at the West Hollywood Library
By Eyeswoon, on July 28th, 2011%
In case you haven’t heard… there’s a massive 16 foot tall creature who (for the past month) has made its residence outside the Standard Hotel in New York City. Called “Passing Through” by its creator Kaws, the ‘Companion’ sculpture/exhibition was first unveiled in Hong Kong last year, then resettled for 6 months at the . . . → Read More: KAWS (Passing Through) sculpture at the Standard Hotel in New York City
By Eyeswoon, on July 28th, 2011%
Color photograph of Lake Hollywood, soaked in Lake Hollywood water. « »2 / 24
Photographer Matthew Brandt explores another dimension of the photographic process by experimenting with the physical properties of the subject and material. While photographing bodies of water in the Western United States, Brandt soaked each print in the (lake) water of . . . → Read More: Matthew Brandt experiments with water in the photographic process
By Eyeswoon, on July 28th, 2011%
Artist Polly Verity creates exquisite wire sculptures covered with tissue paper, polypropylene or fiberglass. Her pieces range from a life-size fiberglass cow mounted to the side of a building in Edinburgh to delicate wire and tissue paper creatures just 4-5 inches tall.
An accomplished paper artist, Verity also constructs dresses from paper and abstract . . . → Read More: Polly Verity makes creatures from paper and wire
By Eyeswoon, on July 27th, 2011%
Happen to be in downtown San Francisco? Check out this magnificent mural done by Chor Boogie and Apex at 1001 Market Street (that’s 2 blocks from the Powell Street BART and the Westfield Centre). Nice work! See more images at the SF Arts Commision Flickr site.
*Photos taken from the SF Arts Commision Flickr site.
. . . → Read More: New work by Chor Boogie and Apex in San Francisco
By Eyeswoon, on July 27th, 2011%
Circumspect at Robert Berman / E6 Gallery
Art Openings
Event: Summer of Love with SCUBA & PHOKOS, Opening Reception When: Friday, July 29, 2011 At 06:00 PM Where: Rag 541 Octavia Street, San Francisco, CA 94102-4317
Event: GUTTER GLITTER by Scott Hammel, Opening Reception When: Friday, July 29, 2011 At 06:00 PM Where: Welcome . . . → Read More: San Francisco Area Event Picks for July 27 – Aug 2, 2011
By Eyeswoon, on July 26th, 2011%
Title: Chains of Abe: Sphered, Hinged, Cut Materials: copper, pennies, nickel L x H x W: 144” x 1” x 1” Date: 2011 Photo Credit: Joseph Leroux
Artist Stacey Lee Webber uses pennies, nickels and dimes to build art objects like necklaces, hand tools and flags. Webber sees coins as a represention of the . . . → Read More: Stacey Lee Webber reworks pennies, nickels and dimes into fine art objects
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