February 24th, 2010 § 0
On his self-titled blog, renaissance man Livingroom Johnston has unveiled a new painting entitled Contemporary Imagination. The painting continues the elephant motif found in Livingroom’s current body of work.
“As things advance,” says the artist, “Livingroom Johnston thinks of things advancing in multiple forms and actions. Enjoy!”
Solid gold indeed.
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February 21st, 2010 § 0
Launch Stalker has gotten word of a new art space coming to Brooklyn called LaunchPad.
They are having a “pencil party” on Saturday, March 6, to help raise awareness and support for the LaunchPad community art space project. Oh, what’s a pencil party,” you ask?
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February 9th, 2010 § 0
On Friday, February 19th, Damon Dash will be celebrating the grand opening of his new art gallery, The Dash Gallery, located at DD172 in Tribeca.
The Dash Gallery is located in a 3 story creative compound that brings to mind the days of old New York City, where artists of all genres came together to inspire movements.
February 9th, 2010 § 0
Renaissance man Livingroom Johnston is always several steps ahead of the curve. The author and painter has an uncanny ability to craft the unique out of the ordinary. Take, for example, these bricks.
Yes, that’s right. Bricks. Actual bricks.
January 19th, 2010 § 1
Check out this sweet TOOFLY Dunny, just one of the new designs found in Kidrobot’s upcoming Dunny Fatale series. Featuring designs from 18 prominent and talented female artists, Dunny Fatale will be in stores and at kidrobot.com on January 28.
January 18th, 2010 § 0
Last Friday, the extraordinarily talented Maria Guido presented an exhibition of fine art photography entitled GIRLS. The exhibit, which took place at Tattoo Culture in the Billyburg section of Brooklyn and was sponsored by Needles & Sins, focused on the lovely ladies of the burgeoning burlesque scene, which has been seemingly gaining mainstream acceptance the past few years.
The place was packed with family, friends, burlesque enthusiasts, tattoo aficionados, and lovers of fine art. Of course, there was plenty of wine and beer to keep the crowd happy, and toward the end of the evening, burlesque performer Madame Leon wowed the crowd with a titillating feather fan dance.
Check out photos from the show after the jump.
January 13th, 2010 § 1
This Friday, hit up ink-and-piercing emporium Tattoo Culture to catch the latest showcase from photographer extraordinaire Maria Guido.
Sponsored by Needles and Sins, the showcase, titled Girls, highlights a stunning selection of photographs spanning a decade and a half’s worth of shooting burlesque performers. Maria brings her feminine eye and “street” style to portraits that are often highly stylized—and traditionally shot from a male perspective. The result is an intimate look into the stage lives of the performers. Maria’s subjects are obviously very comfortable in front of her lens.
January 12th, 2010 § 1
All black everything.
Designer toy retailer Kidrobot has launched a super exclusive line of under the banner of Kidrobot Black. The line was created by Kidrobot founder Paul Budnitz, and inspired by the aesthetic of the late nineties urban vinyl toy movement.
Kidrobot Black looks to revisit this aesthetic and modernize it with cutting edge designs by the world’s top toy designers, asking these artists use “black” as a theme and concentrate on simple, elegant form rather than on elaborate paints.
The very first toy is the amazing 8-inch Midnight Magi, designed by acclaimed artist Gary Baseman.
Each toy is produced in a super-limited run and are available on the Kidrobot Black home page: black.kidrobot.com.
January 11th, 2010 § 0
Brooklyn’s Fresthetic Galerîa invites you to their first art opening of the year, Layered, featuring the works of artist Marthalicia.
The native Harlemite will be showcasing her latest work as well as selling original pieces, prints, and t-shirts. Proceeds of all items sold goes to The Artist Process Part Two.
The opening reception for Layered takes place Thursday, January 14th, at 7pm. The show will run from January 14th-February 11th.
Fresthetic Galerîa
560 Grand St.
Brooklyn, NY 11211
J/L to Lorimer St.
G to Metropolitan Ave.
December 30th, 2009 § 0
By the power of Grayskull.
Every year, Los Angeles’s Gallery 1988 plays host to the Under The Influence Art Show, where pop culture icons like the Beastie Boys and Stan Lee have been honored. This year, the focus is on He-Man and The Masters of the Universe.
If you’re like me, you grew up playing with and loving the Masters of the Universe toys. I had nearly every character, even hard to find figures like Orko, Prince Adam, and Evilyn. Ah memories.
Well, a number of artists are contributing to the exhibition, each one with their own “unique vision of the wonderfully rich fantasy world of Eternia.” Check out a few pieces below, then head over to SlashFilm to see more.
The Under the Influence Art Show will be exhibited, free of charge, from January 8-29. For more info, check out Gallery 1988’s website here.
Shouts to JoBlo, SlashFilm, and The Toyark.
December 21st, 2009 § 0
Keeping with the holiday season’s spirit of generosity, artist Alice Mizrachi has embarked upon the creation of a new series of prints entitled the Give Series.
In an effort to keep her work fresh and new, Alice has experimented with printmaking as well as new processes of printing on different materials. She plans for the Give Series to contain a total of 13 different prints. Four of them, including the one at right, Give Light, can be seen on her blog, I Am.
[I Am]
December 16th, 2009 § 0
Renowned artist Toofly loves stationery, and lately she’s been geekin’ it out on paper goods. This year, she wanted to get to the heart of her work and make something that meant a lot to her, but didn’t break the bank in terms of cost.
“With so much of the day we spend distracted from our thoughts and feelings, it’s important to get back to basics and pour it all out on a blank page,” Toofly says. And so she’s designed these nifty, pocket sized sketchbooks.
Sketch, write, or tag on 32 pages of high quality, eco-friendly, 100% recycled paper featuring one of Toofly’s favorite girl mark illustrations. Printed with black soy ink on chipboard, these 3.5 x 5-inch sketchbooks boast saddle-stitch binding and rounded corners.
Each sketchbook is signed and numbered by Toofly. Cop yours now—the run is limited to 50 worldwide. Retailing for $12 each, the sketchbooks make great holiday gifts and are available exclusively at www.tooflynyc.com/shop.
[TOOFLY]
December 7th, 2009 § 0
Yes, yes, I know times is hard. Economic crisis and all. But it’s the holidays and you’ve got a long list of people you’ve got to buy presents for. Plus, you wouldn’t mind picking up a little something for yourself. After all, who better to buy a gift for you than … you?
This week, designer toy emporium Kidrobot is offering a Friends & Family Discount of 30% on toys and apparel, online and in stores. Take this opportunity to score those sweet hoodies and tees you’ve been eyeing, and while you’re at it, snatch up a few of the new MUNNYWORLD do-it-yourself toys. (I like RAFFY. RAFFY is that dude.)
Click the image at right to enlarge and print it out to take into stores, or hit this link to shop online.
[Kidrobot]
December 7th, 2009 § 2
Fashion. Music. Photography.
REBELDNCE means power through art and celebration. So it’s only right that, after two seasons in Paris, the fashion label celebrates its returned to New York City with a multidisciplinary art event at the GalleryBar on Wednesday, December 9th.
Check out the new REBELDNCE collection and pick up some new pieces while you’re there. On the decks, the fly DJ tag team of Amore (INTLX) and Ministry of Cool favorite Ill P (StoneKutters/IllBanger) will spin the finest in vintage hip-hop. Acclaimed photographer Mike Schreiber will be be exhibiting some of his work, and there will be a sample sale and special release from fashion label Princess of the Posse.
The event starts at 6pm, just in time for happy hour. Come out, do some shopping, meet people, and build. RSVP at contact@rebeldnce.com for raffle tickets. Visit the REBELDNCE blog for more info.
GalleryBar
120 Orchard Street
(btwn Rivington and Delancey)
New York, NY 10002
212-529-2266
F/J/M/Z to Delancey-Essex Sts.
B/D to Grand St.
F/V to 2nd Ave-Houston St.
December 3rd, 2009 § 0
Last month’s MUNNYWORLD Custom Toy Exhibition showcased some of the most creative and innovative customs the designer toy community has ever seen.
Now, for a limited time, you can get your hands on selected one-of-a-kind pieces, available now in Kidrobot’s custom art gallery.
[Kidrobot]
