Ninja November 30th, 2009
Brooklyn-based writer Craig Damrauer serves up little bits of New Math every Monday morning. His pony equation made my grouchy Monday morning mood vanish. ^_____^
Purchasing links
+ New Math Modern Art shirt, $20.00
+ New Math Pirate shirt, $20.00
+ New Math: Equations for Living (book)
Ninja November 27th, 2009
Wow, it took 440 hours to create this bullet dodge scene entirely from LEGOs.
TGIF,
Ninja
Ninja November 26th, 2009
Watch the making of a VFX scene for James Cameron’s much hyped upcoming movie, Avatar. Everything, from the subtlest movement of facial expressions to strands of hair, is captured.
Related postsNinja November 26th, 2009
This cute Pirates vs Ninjas checker set was hand-painted with love by goosegrease. All I can say is “king me!”
Purchasing link
+ Pirates vs Ninja checker set, $150
Ninja November 25th, 2009
Andy Awesome Art is serving up some super-cute, super-simplified giclée art prints. Purchasing links after images (coffee mugs not included).
+ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles giclée art print, €89.00
+ Super heroes giclée art print, €89.00
+ Futurama giclée art print, €89.00
+ Star Wars giclée art print, €89.00
Ninja November 24th, 2009
Photo credit: Liam Goodman
Penguin redesigned their classic book series! I love the patterns and bold color combination — designer Coralie Bickford-Smith certainly did a lovely job. They’re almost too pretty to read. Almost.
These hardcover books are a steal at under $14 a pop. I already plan on picking up a copy of Wuthering Heights
Purchasing links
+ Great Expectations
+ Pride and Prejudice
+ Tess of the D’Urbervilles
+ Sense and Sensibility
+ Jane Eyre
+ Wuthering Heights
+ The Picture of Dorian Gray
+ Cranford
Related link
+ Interview with Penguin designer, Coralie Bickford-Smith
Ninja November 23rd, 2009
Gregor Gaida learned his craft as a wood sculptor apprentice in Flensburg and is now pursuing a masters degree in Bremen, Germany. His haunting, blank-faced sculptures are part of his Sum of Stories show and will be exhibited at the Adler Gallery next year!
The result of my work is a translation of reality. With it, the spatial object is put into relation while the sum of perceptions reflects the ambiguity of reality.
– Gregor Gaida
When
January 16 – March 6, 2010
Opening reception: January 15, 2010
7:00 PM
Where
Adler Gallery
Hanauer Landstraße 134
60314 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
Those children and their chalk drawings hold me spellbound and simultaneously creep me out. You can see more of his work from the gallery here.
Preview
Kind und Kreide III, 2008
Painted polyester resin
75 x 65 x 55 cm
Fahnenträger III, 2008
Painted wood
110cm x 100cm x 80cm
Drummer, 2008
Painted and sprayed wood, aluminum
Flagged base
80 x 65 x 90 cm
Rest von Schwarz, 2008
Painted wood, polyester resin, painted wood, iron, plastic foil
200 x 180 x 195 cm
Fragment-Poly 4, 2008
Painted wood, polyester resin
20 x 10 x 6 cm
Lateral, 2007
Painted wood, chair, cloth
100 x 80 x 60 cm
Teilen und Herrschen, 2005
Painted wood, concrete
Ca. 160 x 240 x 130 cm
Related link
+ Gregor Gaida’s website
Ninja November 20th, 2009
Here’s a small taste of Tim Burton’s Museum of Modern Art exhibit! It opens this Sunday, November 22, 2009 and runs to April 26, 2010.
This retrospective features Burton’s childhood drawings, student artwork, paintings, sketchbooks, concept artwork, storyboards, puppets, and costumes.
A behind the scenes look:
Purchasing link
+ Get your MoMA tickets here
Ninja November 19th, 2009
I remember gasping at my first sighting of Laura Laine’s fashion illustrations in the New York Times. I loved the way her lithe characters dramatically and gracefully twisted. Also, those statuesque faces framed by massive locks of flowing long hair — gorgeous.
Laura Laine studied fashion design at the University of Art and Design Helsinki. Her clients include Zara, Tommy Hilfiger, H&M, Iben Hoej, Daniel Palillo, The New York Times Magazine, Elle Girl, The Guardian, and Páp Magazine.
Related link
+ Laura Laine’s portfolio
Limited edition lithograph prints. Signed + numbered.
