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Ron Arad in NYC
September 10th, 2009
In addition to his exhibit at the MoMA, Arad will now also be honored at the Moroso headquarters in New York. He’s produced some iconic furniture over the years, as well as a number of incredibly fluid architectural pieces (I particularly like his Design Museum in Holon Israel). Check out more work on the Ron Arad Associates website.
via Azure
Posted by arthur | Category: Hardcore | Tags: Architecture, Design, industrial design, MoMa, NYC, Ron Arad | 1 Comment
Ben Frost
September 10th, 2009
Ben Frost makes visually complex dark comedy.
Posted by Neil Collyer | Category: Hardcore | 1 Comment
An Art Service
September 9th, 2009
I couldn’t find much info about the company, apparently a NYC based design and art direction shop. Lots of interesting work on their minimal site (big fan of how simple they kept it). Have a look here.
Posted by arthur | Category: Hardcore | Tags: An Art Service, art direction, branding, Design, NYC, publications, websites | 0 Comments
Deus Ex Machina
August 31st, 2009
Incredible bike company from Australia. Their style is a throwback to 40′s custom bike culture, designing bare bones motorcycles as well as fixed gear bicycles. Wicked brand, huge fan of the hand-done feel. Have a look at their site here.
Posted by jeffery | Category: Hardcore | Tags: Australia, bikes, Custom, Deus, motorcycles | 1 Comment
Jeff Soto Interview
July 24th, 2009
Here’s an interesting interview with artist & illustrator Jeff Soto in his garage studio. Seems like a really nice lad.
Posted by Mikey Richardson | Category: Hardcore | Tags: Illustration, Jeff Soto, painting, Youtube | 0 Comments
Liu Bolin – the invisible man
July 23rd, 2009
Chinese artist Liu Bolin has made an art of becoming the invisible man. He claims his photos make a statement about his place in society. He sees himself as an outsider whose artistic efforts are not always valued, especially in his native country (thanks to my artist/designer friend Paola in Mexico City for this link).
Posted by Colleen Davidson | Category: Hardcore | Tags: Art, Chinese, installation, mixed media, Photography | 0 Comments
Junko Mizuno
July 20th, 2009
“Known for her unique gothic kawaii style, Japanese artist Junko Mizuno combines cuteness, gore and eroticism within an oeuvre that includes comics, painting, drawings, animation and toys.” See her premiere Canadian solo exhibition at Narwhal Art Projects (June 18 – July 26, 2009).
Posted by Colleen Davidson | Category: Hardcore | Tags: cuteness, eroticism, gore, japanese, kawaii, manga, print | 0 Comments
Olafur Eliasson: Sculptor of light and space
July 20th, 2009
Olafur Eliasson is one of the most interesting and influential visual artists of our time. He brings the idea of “interactivity” to a new level. He is more interested in “why” rather than the “what”. In this talk, he speaks quite eloquently about his work.
“Many of his best-known works explore architecture and the mechanics of perception, almost as if the fantastical imaginings of Buckminster Fuller were reinterpreted by a cognitive scientist.”
Michael Joseph Gross, New York magazine
Posted by Colleen Davidson | Category: Hardcore | Tags: Architecture, contemporary art, installation, interactive, sculpture | 0 Comments
Typographic Chair
July 20th, 2009
Check out this chair whose parts form the word chair when disassembled. Again, via Kanye’s blog.
Posted by brian-orlowski | Category: Hardcore | 0 Comments
Nobrow Small Press
July 17th, 2009
Sweet book illustrated by Ben Newman, written by Scott James Donaldson and published by Nobrow Small Press.
Posted by brian-orlowski | Category: Hardcore | 1 Comment
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