Mike Doyle is new to the world of Lego MOCs (MOC = My Own Creation; i.e. a piece not from a Lego kit), but we think his artistry belies that fact. Doyle decided to focus on abandoned houses (one of our favorite subjects) after a visit to Legoland inspired him to begin making his own [...]
Feral Houses is a project that grew out of the Sweet Juniper blog. The owners (who go by the sweet names of “Dutch” and “Wood”) live in “the most dangerous city in America” also known as Detroit. Dutch, a former lawyer whose real name is James Griffioen, noticed packs of feral dogs roaming the streets, [...]
Dan Grayber creates small machines that only exist to hold themselves in place. Which we suppose is what takes them from being machines to being “art.” Johansson Projects in Oakland, where his pieces are on display, explains: Dan Grayber isolates machinery from its usual role of fulfilling human needs through placing it in an eternal [...]
Today, an enigmatic animated short by a group of artists and animators who call themselves Les Manèges (The Merry-go-rounds). The movie, Un Tour de Manège (A Turn on the Merry-go-round) is computer-animated, but the movement, colors and textures are astounding and somewhat unusual for the form. Be sure to check out a “making of” video [...]
Axis Maps, creators of infographics of the map variety, released their typographic map of San Francisco late last year. The map recreates the streets, parks, neighborhoods and even the ocean in pure typographic goodness. The details are pretty incredible, and the result is a piece of art that would be enjoyed by both cartography freaks [...]
Since everyone is touting the launch of the iPad as the next generation of books, we thought we’d take a look at the fine art and craft of bookmaking. REAL bookmaking. This fascinating short documentary (just under eight minutes) by John Carrera of Quercus Press takes a look at the entire process of creating Pictorial [...]
Last month we posted about a project in Detroit by Gregory Holm and Matthew Radune. The Ice House was an architectural installation meant to call attention to the foreclosure plight in the city. The project was completed, and Holm contacted us this week to point us to the video above which he and a film [...]
Etsy artist Stukenborg creates stunning letterpress prints using dice. The ancient, but still-in-use process consists of inking hundreds of dice, placing paper over the top, and using a roller to transfer the ink. The indentions or “pips” on the face of each die as well as the space between each die creates the pattern. By [...]
As we’re sure our regular readers know by now, we love anything that changes the way we look at things. Today’s artist is no exception. Kim Rugg’s meticulous work takes something familiar and reconstructs it. In the instance above (Tentacles, 2009), it is stamps. Rugg cuts stamps into tiny pieces, reassembles them mosaic-like in new [...]
Look again. That’s not just a typical American tourist. Washington, DC-based artist Alexa Mead transforms three-dimensional objects (including people) into two-dimensional-seeming works of art. By applying paint to models Mead changes the way we see what is in front of us. Shown above is “Timmy”, painted head to toe to look like art. Visit her [...]