Posts in category: Art
Art 07/08/2008
True Norwegian Black Metal
If you’re into photography and scary music, then Peter Beste’s new book called True Norwegian Black Metal is for you. I had a chance to check it out the other day, and the images are absolutely incredible.
The book has 126 Norwegian Black Metal Photographs; An Introduction by Metalion of Slayer Magazine; Essays by Editor Johan Kugelberg and Peter Beste; 3 Panel foldout black metal time line by Tara G Warrior; 32 page section of old black metal ephemera including rare and obscure photographs, flyers, letters, and interviews.
But If you’re really interested, then the real score is the deluxe limited edition of the book you can order off the website.
It is an edition of 666 (of course), and includes:
A hand numbered silkscreened slipcase (measuring 11.25” x 14.25”), a 20×26” silkscreened black metal logo poster, and a signed 8×10 original Peter Beste print, and If I had $225 to my name, I would definitely buy it.
Click-thru for some more images.
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Art 05/28/2008
Wolfgang Bloch
I was just checking out the feature on artist Wolfgang Bloch on Surfline and thought I should pass it along. I’ve heard of Wolfgang, but really wasn’t aware of how nice his work really is.
The surf world has obviously embraced Wolfgang’s work (apparently there was a bidding war on one of his pieces between Slater and some dude from Billabong), and he also has a new signature eco-sandal for DVS.
Anyway, his paintings sure are nice. Click-thru to see a few more, or check out the feature on Surfline to see a whole lot more.
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Art 05/06/2008
Terry Richardson Photographs Some Real Jackasses
I really like most of Terry Richardson’s Photography, although some of it is a little too much for me. If you don’t know his name, you definitely have seen his work. He shoots a lot of the American Apparel ads, and the new Tom Ford ads*, and a lot more that you’ve seen.
Check out his new series of Jackass photos. They’re pretty cool
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Art 03/28/2008
FUCK This Book Too
FUCK this website just announced a $250 ca$h prize for the best submission sent in for their upcoming sequel to the bestseller FUCK this book.
Get some stickers and get going. Deadline is July 31, 2008.
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Art 03/27/2008
More Venice Graffiti
I’m not really into the graffiti thing, but someone has been doing this around my house, and I think it’s actually pretty cool. They just completely cover something in one florescent color. First they did the pay phone and a fire hydrant bright pink, and last night they did this blue LOST ANGELES TIMES piece.
I like it.
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Art 03/25/2008
Dollar Bill Origami
Check out these great origami pieces this guy makes out of a dollar bill. Pretty amazing.
Click-thru for a few more images or check out a lot more on deviantart.com
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Art 03/12/2008
Thomas Allen's Pulp Fiction
Minnesota based photographer Thomas Allen’s Pulp Fiction.
Allen’s photographs are inspired by his childhood experiences with pop-up books and View-Masters. He begins his process by cutting figures and images out of illustrated pages of old books and vintage fiction novels. Allen then cleverly rearranges and juxtaposes the forms to create three-dimensional scenes. Next, he carefully lights his subjects and photographs the scenes.
When separated from their original stories, the figures take on fresh roles in entirely new situations. Yet they retain their intended purpose of storytelling. Characters and objects originally created as two-dimensional illustrations are raised from their pages and given new life in three-dimensional space. The figures return back to two-dimensional objects, this time in the form of a photograph.
As a director would stage actors, Allen stages his cut-outs in ways that create humor, tension, mystery, and drama. A boxer fights his own shadow in Spar, and in Bookend a gunfighter stands over his recently fallen opponent. Although the characters are freed from the closed pages of books, the books themselves still remain present in each photograph. A ship sails across the curved pages of a dictionary-sized book in Swell. In Cover, a gunman finds safety behind the spine of a book. And in Recover, a worn paperback acts as a life raft to three weathered shipwreck survivors.
The work combines the humor of children’s pop-up books, the nostalgia of dime novels, and the drama of the stage. Allen’s inventive and evocative photographs capture characters and events in mid-action. And the viewer is left to wonder what will happen next.
Click-thru for a few more photos, or check out a lot more (18) of them here
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Art 03/12/2008
Alastair Heseltine is Good With Wood
Canadian sculptor Alastair Heseltine has a HORRIBLE website, but his wood sculpture is pretty amazing. I love this image of the stacked fire wood.
Click-thru for a few more photos of his pieces so you don’t need to try to navigate through the photos on his website.
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Art 03/06/2008
Sleeveface
DAMNIT do I wish I thought of this!
click thru for a few more, or check out the link.
sleeveface on flickr / sleeveface.com
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Art 03/05/2008
Joni Sternback's Incredible Photos
Check out this beautiful new series of tintype photos by New York based photographer Joni Sternbach. I think they’re really beautiful.
Click thru for a few more photos, or check out Joni’s site to see the whole series.
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