Ninja February 27th, 2009
I think I learned more about Abraham Lincoln through Maira Kalman’s visual essay/mini biography than I ever did in school. She Beautifully pairs paintings with words as she tells her admiration for Mr. Abraham Lincoln.
Here’s a small sampling. You can see the rest here.
She ends with a perfect, little, hand-stitched reminder:
Ninja February 26th, 2009
It seems that I’ve got a thing for crayons this week.
More than just pixel art with haunting stares, Christian Faur’s crayon installations have everything to do with codes and sequence. He went as far as developing a color alphabet system where each letter of the alphabet corresponds with a specific color. Hidden in Christian’s Forgotten Children series are hundreds of children’s names in each panel.
Taking a cue from Phoenicians, what I have done is to map a subset 26 distinct colors to a standardized set of signs (English alphabet or graphemes) that will allow me to construct meaning out of color directly and unambiguously using the English system of language that I am already familiar with. These 26 colors are to be housed in a set of handmade glyphs that allow a reader to more clearly navigate through the color data (although the use of these glyphs are irrelevant as long as the colors are distinct, standardized and the reader is given a direction for reading). The addition of unique set of “punctuation symbols” developed in the font, allow the more accurate mapping of meaning from a standard “glyph” based set of symbols into the color.
– Christian Faur
The Color Purple, 2009
Hand cast encaustic crayons
21 x 21 inches
Experiment 5, 2008
Hand cast encaustic crayons
12 x 12 inches
Experiment 5 detail
Where the sidewalk end, 2008
Hand cast encaustic crayons
21 x 21 inches
Popies, 2007
4773 Hand cast encaustic crayons
19.5in x 19.5 in.
Porcelain Womb, 2007
Hand cast encaustic crayons
19.5 in x 19.5 in.
Related link
+ Christian Faur’s website and portfolio
Ninja February 25th, 2009
MoCCA’s The Art of Watchmen exhibition shows the character evolution from artist Dave Gibbons’ original concept sketches to their depiction in the comics culminating in their screen incarnations on in Zack Snyder’s upcoming Watchmen film.
When
Exhibition dates: March 6– May 2, 2009
Open Tuesday to Saturday 12:00 PM 5:00 PM
Closed Sunday & Monday
Where
Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art
594 Broadway, suite 401
New York, NY 10012
Admission
Suggested Donation: $5.00
Members & Children under 12: free
Purchasing links
+ MoCCA special advanced benefit screening of the Watchmen movie & book signing on March 5 2009, $100.00
+ Watchmen graphic novel
+ Watchmen: The Art of the Film
Ninja February 24th, 2009
Happy birthday, Stay-C! I know you’ve been keeping your fingers crossed that a tokidoki store would come to NY, and here it is. I only wish I could take credit for this. ~__^
A brand new NY tokidoki capsule store will be opening on Saturday, March 7th! Come and meet tokidoki creator, Simone Legno. He will be in store from 1PM-4PM.
tokidoki SoHo capsule store
176 Spring Street
New York, NY 10012
Ninja February 24th, 2009
Drawing by John Martz (aka Robot Johnny)
I briefly roomed next to this large, football player of a guy who would roam around the hallway in his boxers and flipflops. He looked all tough while he strutted about, but I knew his secret. He loved to sing, and he would sing just about anything—Broadway musicals, pop, alternative, country. He was a little tone deaf, but he tried so hard and belted his heart out. My favorite song that he attempted to sing (his voice all shaky and cracking) was Cheap Trick’s I want you to want me. So I thought it would be fitting to put a few tunes up.
+ Cheap Trick_I want you to want me
+ Letters to Cleo_I want you to want me
+ Girl Talk_No Pause
Purchasing links
+ Cheap Trick – Greatest Hits
+ Robot Johnny’s online store
Ninja February 23rd, 2009
Happy Monday, everyone!
I’m really loving Diem Chau’s crayon sculptures. Chau often uses common, every day objects (she has a miniature series constructed from toothpicks) to create her delicate narratives.
Girl and Dog
Carved crayons & wood base
3″ W x 3.5″ H x 2″ D
Boy and Girl
Carved crayons & wood base
3″ W x 3.5″ H x 3″D
Storytelling Crayons installation view
Boy in Blue, commissioned work
Crayon commissions are available upon request. Please contact Diem at diem@diemchau.com for more information.
Related link
+ Diem Chau’s online gallery
Ninja February 20th, 2009
I’m looking forward to seeing the Green Fuse Films origami documentary, Between the Folds. Between The Folds chronicles the stories of 10 fine artists, theoretical mathematicians and intrepid scientists who have abandoned conventional jobs and scoffed at hard-earned graduate degrees—all to forge lives as modern-day paperfolders.
To Fly, Giang Dinh
Related link
+ Between the Folds film showings
Ninja February 20th, 2009
I wish I could check out This Aggression Will Not Stand, Man: The Big Lebowski Show!
Poster by Tyler Stout, printed by D&L Screenprinting
When
Opening Reception, tonight, Friday, February 20, 2009
6-10 PM
Show runs through March 18, 2009
Where
Signed & Numbered Gallery
221 East Broadway (300 South)
Salt Lake City, Utah
Update:
Thanks to Baade for sharing this video from the show!
Ninja February 18th, 2009
I figure since it’s Penguin’s birthday, I should probably continue that portrait of him that I started so long ago.
King of the deer
Acrylic on wood
King of the deer
detail
Happy hump day & happy painting,
Ninja
Limited edition lithograph prints. Signed + numbered.
