If you haven’t heard about Aaron Noble yet, he’s got some incredible work that’s definitely worth viewing. His style has been described as “comics in a blender”, and once you see it, you’ll see why. Beautiful/Decay recently posted some artist profile footage featuring Aaron Noble and revealing some of the processes involved in the production of his works. Click through the link below to watch the video and view more of the artist’s work.
On March 25, 2009, a collection of BMW Art Cars will be displayed in New York’s Grand Central Terminal. The exhibition will feature customized BMW’s by Frank Stella, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, and Robert Rauschenberg. The exhibition will also feature a short film about Robin Rhode’s Expression of Joy project.
Ron van der Ende’s work in bas relief is astounding. Each of the flat pieces takes on a three dimensional appearance while exhibiting van der Ende’s pieced-together painting style. The subjects are often physical representations of obsolescence and it makes sense that they are created using reclaimed timber.
Andrew Holder has great body of work, and these trophy deer heads are an incredible concept. The heads address two opposing perspectives on the outdoors, with beautiful results.
Phil Yamada created an entire alphabet by painting directly on top of printed newspapers. The result is stunning, due to the variety of innovative letterforms that Yamada presents, some of which are a nod to pop culture (Pac-Man and A Clockwork Orange). The way that the newsprint contracted from the moisture of the paint also gives the pieces an attractive texture.
Via Ffffound.
I’m a huge fan of Kofie’s illustration style. It’s obvious that he has a background in graffiti when you look at his line quality and the way he adds highlights to shapes. It looks like there’s some new work coming out that demonstrates the same style using 3-dimensional objects.
Via Booooooooom!
Liberated Studio has a great set of paintings. I love the juxtaposition between the flat, graffiti-esque illustrations in the foreground and the heavily textured damask patterns in the background.
Via FormFiftyFive.
Dane Lovett has a style that can be described as both loose and meticulous. Color, applied in large brush strokes, is contrasted nicely by the detail in the letterforms, logos, and facial features. This contrast provides a hazy dimensionality, which is consistent throughout Lovett’s portfolio.
Via Booooooom!
Die Gestalten Verlag has been in my Bookmarks bar for quite a while now. I’m very excited to see that they have a podcast that covers all the areas of design culture, from art to architecture.
Via Design You Trust.
Sites worth viewing
For your ears.
Found Footage
The History of The Amen Break
Objectified Trailer
The Dot And The Line
The American Look - 1958
Cold War Modern - Dieter Rams
If Mos Def Were President
The Archive
Children of The Clone - by superbrothers
MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLUFound images
Josef Müller Brockmann Flickr Set by Blanka
Dusty Summers
Gebrauchsgraphik via Flickr
Evan B. Harris poster for Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father
James Joyce
Planet Propaganda via Street Anatomy
Valero Doval
1950's-70's Flickr Set
Si Scott Studio
Overnewsed But Uninformed via Lightgreen