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If Google Images was a book, it would be this.
Imagine if we lost the inter’web, Google went down and we couldn’t search for images of apples, pears and erm, bears? Fortunately for us, creative duo, Ben West and Felix Heyes have created this concept design for a ‘pictionary’ documenting 21,000 of every first Google Image for each word in the dictionary.
WANT.
Jubilee Special - Free, ‘Er…’ Banksy Print.
Fancy owning your very own Banksy print free of charge? You’re in luck, in celebration of the UK’s Diamond Jubilee, Pictures on Walls is offering an exclusive Banksy ‘print’ absolutely for all you lucky sods.
We’ll be using ours for placemats as we eat our pie, mash & liquor with a side of jellied eels. Guv’nor.
Download here.
What do you want to be when you grow up?
When we were kids, it was always a superhero, something that artist Andy Fairhurst agrees with completely as highlighted with his ‘Hero Kids’ series. Check out the rest of his work here.
Kanye West’s “Cold” Artwork by George Condo.
We were first introduced to “Theraflu” before being told it would be “Way Too Cold” and now, it would appear, just simply “Cold.” Confused? We are referring to Kanye West’s latest track produced alongside DJ Khaled.
Why? Well he has just dropped the cover art for the single designed by American contemporary visual artist, George Condo which features a tonal blue colourway and an understated sketch of a previous nude artwork.
Download the track here ahead of his upcoming G.O.O.D. music compilation album which is still awaiting a release date.
BD Network x Art Against Knives Charity Art Exhibition at BoxPark.
Creative outfit, BD Network are collaborating with the youth-led charity, Art Against Knifes to present The BD Creatures Exhibition, a unique and special exhibition launching May 31.
The event is set to showcase a range of imaginative creature illustrations at the BoxPark Gallery, with the limited edition first prints available on launch night, and the exhibition itself running through to June 14 with all proceeds going to Art Against Knives.
The collaboration which led to exhibition is down to the passion and creativity of two people; James Newport and Jenny Hemsley, employees of BD.
Jenny’s brother-in-law Oliver Hemsley’s stabbing was to trigger the creation of the charity and her interest in their good work since it began in 2008 initiated her interest in combining the two forces.
The designer behind the prints for the exhibition is BD Creative James Newport, who began creating the creatures independently. After chatting to Jenny he soon released his creatures could help for the eventual formation of The Creatures Exhibition.
Katy Dawe, founder of Art Against Kinves explains, “We are incredibly fortunate to have the support of BD, who share our belief in the importance of providing platforms to support local young creative talent. The collaboration has allowed us to facilitate sustainable opportunities and create professional relationships between young people and the creative industries on their doorstep.”
A good cause and a great opportubity to purchase some decent prints. GET. INVOLVED.
what BD Network x Art Against Knifes: The BD Creatures Exhibition
where AAK Gallery, BoxPark, 2-4 Bethnal Green Rd, London E1 6GY
when Thursday 31 May - 14 June, 2012
Tokyo Bikes: London Artist Series.
London’s newest bicycle store saw its first introduction to this fair city in a pop-up store in Spitalfields market followed by another on Rivington Street in Shoreditch and has now returned with a more permananent space by Old Street’s Tabernacle Street, again in East London.
To celebrate this arrival, they’ve teamed up with six artists commissioning A.Four / Lucas Price, Mike Guppy, Alex Daw, Soju Tanaka, Simon Memel and Tom Pearson to each add their own distinctive touches to some of the brands classic models.
Check our favourite three on the jump.
The Power of Books.
Check out this pretty cool series of images by Mladen Penev, a talented graphic designer from Bulgaria.
Pretty explosive viewing, eh?
Click here to view the rest of his work.
‘Moreing’ - Boosted Inspiration Series Part 1.
A new trend sure to be followed by hipsters globally ‘Moreing’ - the art of more as showcased in this quirky new ad campaign from Boost chocolate bars.
The Boosted Inspiration Series uncovers the rise of this supposed trend following Leo Addison, an ‘inspirational visionary,’ who is out to start the next big, fashion and art thing!
AND yes, we are well aware we’ve over-used the inverted-comma to highlight the ironic nature of this ‘cool’ trend but we couldn’t help ourselves.
Steve Powers: Distilling Daily Stories Into Art.
Take a look at this video from the recent PSFK Conference in NYC where artist, Steve Powers takes the audience through his recent public and private art projects.
Powers explains love-letters to the neighborhoods he painted on the sides of buildings in Brooklyn as well as his one-a-day art “Daily Metaltation” pieces that he painted on 8×10 pieces of metal.
When you’re presented with any day you’re presented with a blank slate the artist discusses how as an artist it’s his job to find some form and boundaries and distill his experiences of the day onto that canvas. Hmmm, interesting….
The video is well worth the watch so check it out.
M.I.A. Takes Over Beck’s Bottle.
We featured the bottle previews a few weeks back and now M.I.A., one of the six artists who have taken over the Beck’s bottle designs this summer presents us with the inspiration behind her label creation.
Other artists include Aerosyn-Lex from New York, Bert Rodriguez from Los Angeles, Freegums from Miami, Geoff McFetridge from Los Angeles and Willy Chyr from Chicago.
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Art, Dissected.
Check out this ace series of ads for São Paulo’s MASP Art School created by DDB Brazil.
Featuring artists dissected to show their internal organs illustrated in their respective signature styles, the campaign includes famed creatives, Salvador Dali, Pablo Picasso and Vincent Van Gogh.
Just to up the ante, we’d very much like to see Warhol, Hirst and maybe even a street artist such as Insa laid bare in a similar way.
Superhero Silhouettes.
Check out these rad images of silhouette superheros designed by Malaysian-based artist Marcus.
The series feature Batman, Captain America, The Hulk and Spider-man appearing as shadows of themselves. Pretty cool right?
Click here to check out more of the artists work.
Diet Coke x Jean Paul Gaultier Limited Edition Bottles.
Take a peek at these exclusive bottles designed by French haute couture fashion designer and pop culture icon, Jean Paul Gaultier who follows in the footsteps of Karl Lagerfeld, Matthew Williamson, and Roberto Cavalli et al who’ve previously created their own designs.
The collaboration with Diet Coke sees Gaultier, the 2012 Creative Director for the brand creating the ‘Day’ and ‘Night’ bottles, which will be available from Harvey Nichols stores from April 16 with collector’s sets featuring a limited-edition iconic Diet Coke glass with a blue and white stripy motif.
A third bottle, entitled ‘Tattoo’ inspired by Gaultier’s interest in body art, will be released later on this year.
Beck’s 2012 Limited Edition Artist Series Bottles.
Check out these limited edition Artist Series Bottles by Becks leading with a design by musician and activist, M.I.A. Featuring labels created by artists Freegums, Geoff McFetridge, Bert Rodriguez, Willy Chyr and Aerosyn-Lex these original designs will be available from early May through till June this summer.
Surf Rx X Enoch - Spin Art Experiment.
Jeff ‘DOC’ Lausch of Surf Prescription and the man behind Zoo York, Shut Skates, Phat Farm, and HBO’s How To Make It In America, Eli Morgan Gesner, get together and make a big mess, splattering way too much paint everywhere and breaking freshly shaped Surfboard Blanks on their Mad Lab Spin Art machine. Witness the mad evil genius results!
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