SKEWVILLE: MYSTERY OF THE FLYING SNEAKERS

"Anyone who has ever been to New York and walked around Manhattan or any of the Burroughs would have seen a pair of wooden kicks hanging from a Con-Edison wire. Legendary street artist brothers Ad and Droo of SKEWVILLE fame are the creative minds behind these wooden-dogs...Dubbing their art 'next levelism', Skewville have gone on to hit the world's powerlines with their wooden kicks..in the words of Ad Deville Ad: they're not fake, they're just not real."

The Mystery of Flying Kicks - Skewville from Closer Productions on Vimeo.

The Silent Giants: The Dirty Dozen Poster

The Silent Giants make posters. Out-fucking-standing posters. Thanks Ferndale Michigan for giving us The Silent Giants.

Matthew Feyld: Why Are There So Many Amazing Canadian Artists?

Matthew Feyld of Canada. So damned amazing

How To: DIY $10 Macro Light Tent

Jen's blog 'Picture Today' has an awesome DIY light tent...excellent for those indoor, close-up photos. She shows you how easy it is to make a light tent for under $10. Thanks to her tutorial, I just completed mine for free (I had all of the supplies & didn't need to purchase any). It's mad simple and it sure beats paying the 60+ bucks & having to deal with those butt-heads over at B&H.

Click the link to get the Step-by-Step

. Jen also has a pretty good camera review on ETSY

Jean Carlu 'Gift Packages For Hitler'

Jean Carlu (1900-1997), a French graphic artist that lost his right arm in an accident at 18 years of age. He lived in the US during the 2nd World War. Below is a print ad that Carlu designed for The Container Corporation of America.

Ryan Dooley 'Home 3'

Ryan Dooley's 'Home 3' animation.



Ryan Dooley's rat-chicken graffiti, somewhere in NYCs West 20s.

Bertrand Goldberg's Prentice Women's Hospital Could Get Demo'd

Prentice Women’s Hospital
333 E. Superior St., Chicago

"This Bertrand Goldberg-designed hospital has been largely vacant since Northwestern Memorial Hospital relocated to a new structure in 2007. Ownership is expected to revert back to Northwestern University this year, when the last tenant moves out of the building. This concrete clover-leafed structure, which was built in 1975, would then likely be demolished for a new medical research facility. Although Goldberg’s organic architectural designs – such as this one – were widely influential, none of his Chicago works are protected by local landmark designation. This is the second consecutive listing of the hospital on the “Ten Most” list." Blurb was lifted from Landmarks Illinois

VERMEER PINHOLE CAMERA

Just in time for World Pinhole Day, April 24th...Poland gives us the Vermeer Pinhole Cameras. These stunning handcrafted veneered beauties are about as sexy as a camera can ever be. They can easily be snatched up on eBay...get yours.

Vermeer pinhole camera 0,2mm
Frame size: 60 x 90 mm.
Ltd. Edition.
Angle of view 75 degrees.

Pinhole diameter: 0,2 mm.
Body: Sycamore wood with brass fittings.

FRANK VIVAs 'EARTH DAY' COVERS THE NEW YORKER

Frank Viva graces the cover of the April 26th issue of The New Yorker magazine, titled 'Earth Day'. Frank's imagery pays homage to print-work of yesteryear, waxing nostalgic for the 50s & 60s. I'm now a serious fan of this man...thanks, Frank.

BRAINSTORMs 'SAILORS DELIGHT' POSTER

Brainstorm Print & Design hail from New Jersey and they've got a killer collection of work under their hats. Their work is humorous and on point. Not over conceptualized. Not uptight. I am absolutely flippin' out over their 'HELLO' print (these babies are sold as a 5-piece grouping). Brainstorm has taken something as lame & generic as a HELLO name tag and doodled the likenesses of 5 of the most important artists of all time.

Sailors Delight
18" x 24"
8-color silkscreen print
30-clams



HELLO Artists (Set of 5)
8.5" x 11.5"
2-color silkscreen prints + HELLO sticker
$45

NOTORIOUS B.I.G. 'JUICY' vs THE XX 'VCR'

I MET THE WALRUS: JOHN LENNON ANIMATED

I've just seen this animation on Current TV...stellar! After watching the Current TV episode I visited James Braithwaite's ('I Met The Walrus' co-animator) website...he's a God Damned genius.

"In 1969, a 14-year-old Beatle fanatic named Jerry Levitan snuck into John Lennon's hotel room in Toronto and convinced him to do an interview. 38 years later, Levitan, director Josh Raskin and illustrators James Braithwaite and Alex Kurina have collaborated to create an animated short film using the original interview recording as the soundtrack. A spellbinding vessel for Lennon's boundless wit and timeless message, I Met the Walrus was nominated for the 2008 Academy Award for Animated Short and won the 2009 Emmy for 'New Approaches' (making it the first film to win an Emmy on behalf of the internet)."

MR BRAINWASH 'ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE' PRINT RELEASE

Mr Brainwash is dropping another print this week. Titled 'All You Need Is Love'...yup, the title says it all. It's a Beatles, more precisely, John Lennon print...boy, he's busy this week.
*A fun fact...this is the same image on a wall across the street from his NYC 'Icons' show. The wheat paste is about 9 or 10 feet tall, which also shares space with Clown Soldier, Gaia & Elbow Toe. Check that image HERE

Details:
-4color screen print on archival art paper
-Hand finished with pink spray paint
-Signed & numbered by MBW, thumb print on back.

-150 bucks
-22" x 30"
-Edition of 250

*Available Tuesday, April 13th @ 12pm (PST)

YELLOW OWL WORKSHOP: CERAMIC GHOST CAMERA

The cool folks over at Yellow Owl Workshop in San Francisco have a brand-spankin' new ceramic camera, good for the getting. You might remember their ceramic Polaroid cameras (sx-70 & One Touch) from last year-ish.

Ghost Camera 1960 (after Argus Brick)
-Glazed earthenware, cast by hand
-Cast & finished by awesome artisans in Portland,Oregon
-5" x 2" x 3"
-65 clams

BRIDGESTONE COMMERCIAL

I know, I know, this originally aired during the 2009 Super Bowl, but it's still funny as shit!

SANYA GLISIC ILLUSTRATES NEW CITY APRIL 8th

Chicago's Sanya Glisic, as seen on the cover of the April 8th issue Chicago's New City paper. Visit Sanya's Web, Blog & Etsy. I guarantee that you won't see any cute, fluffy-wuffy, high polished or over-worked shit there! 100% pure down & dirty, grime-filled art & illustrations. Genius, man.

LILLIANNA PEREIRA 'THE RECORD IS FAR FROM COMPLETE'

The Elephant Room Gallery is currently hosting 'The Record Is Far From Complete' works on paper by Lillaianna Pereira. The show runs until May 1st.

"Lillianna Pereira was born & raised in Western Massachusetts. She grew up on a steady diet of comic books which fostered her love of visual storytelling & inspired her to put pencil to paper..."

Check out her Flickr: HERE and HERE

The Elephant Room Gallery
704 S Wabash Ave
Chicago, IL

MILKBUNNIE aka AMY AMOK SCREEN PRINTS

Chicago's Amy Amok. Graphic designer, Illustrator & Screen Printer extraordinaire...check her out, man.

http://www.milkbunnie.com
http://www.etsy.com/shop/milkbunnie
http://blog.milkbunnie.com

NYC HAS BEEN INVADED by PATRICK JEANs 3D PIXELS

New York has been invaded by 8-bits creatures! PIXELS is Patrick Jean's latest short film, shot on location in NYC.
Written & directed by : Patrick Jean


PIXELS by PATRICK JEAN.
Uploaded by onemoreprod. - Discover more animation and arts videos.

MALCOLM McLAREN: DEAD AT 64

God Bless Malcolm who died this week of cancer, at age 64.
'After fleecing the Sex Pistols, ex-band manager, Malcolm McLaren spent the better part of the 80's and 90's with several relatively successful breakdance inspired chart hits (Buffalo Gals, Double Dutch, Do Ya like Scratching?, Madam Butterfly)...' excerpt from Blah+Blah+Blog

MR. BRAINWASH 'GENERATIONS' POSTER RELEASE

On Tuesday, April 13th, Mr Brainwash is releasing his latest print "Generations".

• 7-color screen print on archival art paper
• Print includes gold and silver metallic inks
• Signed & numbered by MBW, with his thumb print on the back
• Price: $300
• Size: 22x30in
• Edition Size: 75
  

SKYLINE PHOTOGRAPHIC TYPEFACE by LISA RIENERMANN

"Berlin based Lisa Rienermann created this typeface through photography of what many of us overlook – the graphic forms of buildings against sky. It’s a great example of a photographic typeface. As far as we can tell, all photos seem untouched. If that’s the case, this reflects some labor intensive hunting."

*Thanks to the people at Neu Black for this sweet link.

IVORY SERRA "THE SERRA EFFECT" FROM DRAGO MEDIA

Ivory Serra's "The Serra Effect" from Drago Media Kompany...get yours! Be sure to hit up Ivory's Blog: ivoryserra.blogspot.com while you're at it.

Don't forget that Brooklyn's Powerhouse Books is releasing "Full Bleed: NYC Skateboard Photography" soon, which also features some of Serra's work.

TINY LITTLE HAMMERS: GIG POSTERS

Portland's Tiny Little Hammers.

BANDS COME AND GO, BUT GREAT COLLAGES ARE ALWAYS GREAT

Parisian post-hardcore "Second Class Citizen" have a marvelous bunch of album covers.

ALWAYS WITH HONOR: GREAT GRAPHIC DESIGN

Always With Honor hail from Portland, Oregon and create some very amazing work.

"What A Relief: Illustrations paired with an article covering the moments after a natural disaster and the supply kit needed to ensure a high survival rate...CLIENT: Monocle, Issue 31"

HOUSE INDUSTRIES: EAMES HOUSE BUILDING BLOCKS

From the extremely talented folks at House Industries, a great collection of prints, fonts & building blocks. There's also a small collection of Alexander Girard product.

"Tours of the Eames House and Studio require a sizable donation to the Eames Foundation, but you can bring the Case Study No. 8 house to the convenience of your coffee table or kids playroom for less cash than dinner for two at the local upscale chain restaurant. It’s a bargain when you consider that each set of 36 replenishable Michigan-grown basswood blocks represents 29 separate hand-pulled screen passes. In the true Eames spirit, your kids can create a ligneous yard sale on your living room rug while you're in deep conversation with your guests, then build this living landmark to demonstrate how you are properly introducing them to important bits of culture. And, as a whole, they take up much less room than those awkward and unsightly Montessori toys."

* 36 Alphabet Blocks (20 for the house, 16 for the studio)
* Blocks 1.75" (4.5 cm) square
* House 8.75" x 3.5" x 3.5" (22 cm x 8.9 cm x 8.9 cm)
* Studio 7" x 3.5" x 3.5" (17.8 cm x 8.9 cm x 8.9 cm)
* Made in the USA!
* Replenishable Michigan-grown, kiln-dried basswood.
* Printed with non-toxic, lead-free, child-safe inks.
* Release Date: May 1, 2010
* Each Set $150

OUR CITY DREAMS: NYC ARTIST DOC featuring SWOON

Our City Dreams is a really amazing Indie-Doc from First Run Features. Kick back and follow SWOON, Kiki Smith, Ghada Amer, Marina Abramovic & Nancy Spero.

"Filmed over the course of two years, Our City Dreams is an invitation to visit the creative spaces of five women artists, each of whom possesses her own energy, drive and passion. These women, who span different decades and represent diverse cultures, have one thing in common beyond making art: the city to which they have journeyed and now call home - New York."

CHICAGO DATE ANNOUNCED FOR BANKYs 'EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP'

After killin' it at the Sundance Film Festival & very tight worldwide viewings to date, US Tour Dates have finally been announced for BANKYs "Exit Through The Gift Shop" and I'm shocked as shit to see that we will get to see it here, in Chicago (April 23rd). There's some pretty broad distribution so far, more dates are said to be announced, stay tuned.

Get your view on at:
Landmark's century Centre Cinema
2828 N. Clarke St
Chicago, IL
773.509.4949