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Ninja December 4th, 2009

Los Angeles-based illustrator/art director Geoff McFetridge has created a lovely collection of work for Spike Jonze’s movie adaptation of the beloved children’s book, Where the Wild Things Are. A sampling of his WTWTA work has been offset printed and bound and is now available for purchase.

I was given the opportunity to interpret not only Spike Jonze’s interpretation of Where the Wild Things Are, but also Maurice Sendak’s original book. Like any kid growing up in the 70’s I was greatly influenced by Mr. Sendak’s books. His books are not just on my bookshelf they are in my blood.
– Geoff McFetridge

Details
+ 16 pages
+ Color offset
+ 19.5 x 25.5 cm

Preview

Purchasing link
+ Recent Work book by Geoff McFetridge, $14.00

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Tags: Books, Concept Art, Geoff McFetridge, Illustration, Maurice Sendak, Movies, Offset, Shopping, Spike Jonze, Where the Wild Things Are

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Ninja December 4th, 2009

In 1985, Andy Warhol painted Debbie Harry on an Amiga.

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Ninja December 3rd, 2009

Giant Robot features nearly 2,000 works on Post-It notes from over 125 artists for only $20 each. These pieces will be on standard-sized 3″ x 3″ Post-It notes. Larger sizes of 4″ x 4″ and 6″ x 6″ will cost a bit more. It’s a cash and carry show, so you can take home the art at the time of purchase.

When
December 5, 2009 – January 13, 2010
Opening reception: Saturday, December 5, 2009
6:30 pm – 10:00 pm

Where
GR2
2062 Sawtelle Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90025

Here are some of the artists:
APAK!, Andrice Arp, T. Edward Bak, Scott Bakal, Gary Baseman, Drew Beckmeyer, Marc Bell, Mike Bertino, John Black, Jill Bliss, Jon Boam, Aaron Brown, Jeffrey Brown, Chris Buzelli, Brian Cairns, Lilli Carre, Christine Castro, Martin Cendreda, Katherine Chiu, Chris Cilla, Greg Clarke, Josh Cochran, Tim Cochran, Allison Cole, Jen Corace, Jennifer Daniel, Eleanor Davis, Luke Davis, Skinner Davis, Vanessa Davis, Ryan De La Hoz, Bob Dob, Doodles, Seth Drenner, Evah Fan, Korin Faught, Nina Frankel, Shannon Freshwater, Jordan Fu, Matt Furie, Nicholas Gazin, Leif Goldberg, Frieda Gossett, Katherine Guillen, Peter Hamlin, Lisa Hanawalt, Pam Henderson, Tim Hensley, Jaime Hernandez, Ryan Heshka, Paul Hornschemier, David Horvath, Mina Horvath, Patrick Hruby, Rama Hughes, Yellena James, Jeaux Janovsky, Levon Jihanian, Hellen Jo, Mark Johns, Sun Min Kim, Kinoko, Olaf LaDousse, Travis Lampe, Will Laren, Le Merde, Daniel Lim, Ben Marra, Jacob McGraw, James McShane, Brendan Monroe, Mark Murphy, Kiyoshi Nakazawa, Tom Neely, Andrew Neyer, Tru Nguyen, Anders Nilsen, Saelee Oh, Martin Ontiveros, Christina Paulos, Carlos Ramos, Luke Ramsey, Ron Rege, Jesse Reklaw, Joe Rocco, Zachary Rossman, Johnny Ryan, Souther Salazar, Brooks Salzwadel, Scrappers, Chris von Szombathy, Raymond Sohn, Zack Soto, Bwana Spoons, STO, JJ Stratford, Deth P. Sun, Shirl Sun, Team Macho, Daria Tessler, Peter Thompson, Jeremy Tinder, Aiyana Udesen, Steven Weissman, Gilian Wilson, Ben Wolfinsohn, Connie Wong, Jamie Zollars, and more!

• Two new prints from James Jean’s Kindling show (3)
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• James Jean’s Swan giclee (0)
• Illustrator: Casey Weldon (4)
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Tags: Cash and Carry, Exhibitions, Giant Robot, GR2, Post-It Show 4, Shopping

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Ninja December 1st, 2009

Barbara Kruger has an exhibition of her early assembled works at the Sprüth Magers London. These pre-digital pieces, aka ‘paste ups’ were influenced by her experience as a magazine editorial designer. Her pieces are composed of found images with overlaid slogans set in Futura Bold Oblique.

I work with pictures and words because they have the ability to determine who we are and who we aren’t.
–Barbara Kruger

When
Show runs until January 23, 2010
Tuesday – Saturday, 10 AM – 6pm

Where
Sprüth Magers London
7A Grafton Street
London, W1S 4EJ

Admission
Free

Preview

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Tags: Barbara Kruger, Collage, Ephemera, Exhibitions, Futura Bold Oblique, London, Paste Up, Sprüth Magers London, Type

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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), $9.33

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Tags: Books, Brooklyn, Craig Damrauer, Equations, Fashion, Humor, New Math, Shirts, Shopping

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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

• Two new prints from James Jean’s Kindling show (3)
• Audrey Kawasaki’ She Who Dares print (2)
• Tonight: This Aggression Will Not Stand, Man (1)
• Photographer: Shaun Sundholm (0)
• Paul Pope’s homage to Crepax (1)

Tags: Andy Awesome Art, Futurama, Giclee, Prints, Shopping, Star Wars, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

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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

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Tags: Adler Gallery, Exhibitions, Germany, Gregor Gaida, Sculptures, Wood

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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

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Tags: Drawings, Exhibitions, Paintings, Retrospective, Sketchbooks, Tim Burton

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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

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Ninja November 18th, 2009

In 2003, graffiti artist and writer Tony Quan (aka TEMPTONE) was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s Disease. This disease has left him paralyzed with the exception of his eyes. This is where the EyeWriter comes in. This eye-tracking apparatus and custom, open source software allows Tony and other artists with paralysis to create art using only their eyes.

Art is a tool of empowerment and social change, and I consider myself blessed to be able to create and use my work to promote health reform, bring awareness about ALS and help others.
– Tony Quan, aka TEMPTONE

Related link
+ Download a PDF of the instruction set to build your own EyeWriter

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Tags: DIY, EyeWriter, Graffiti, Inspiration, Light, Lou Gehrig's Disease, Open Source, Software, Street Art, TEMPTONE, Tony Quan, Tutorials

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