Monthly Archives: February 2012
Interpreting the Japanese Elements With Toys
February 29, 2012Leave it to photographer Ryan Roberts [interviewed] to take on the Japanese elements in an epic series of 5 photographs. These are even more amazing in person. I keep noticing new things… Note to collectors: The 10.5″ H x 20.5″ W … Continue reading
Earth Movement Previews Round 3
February 29, 2012The theme of EARTH MOVEMENT is nature’s powerful forces: sometimes awesome and sometimes devastating. When inviting artists to participate in the show, we asked: There are many ways the earth moves: it spins, it shines, it shakes, it quakes… How does the earth … Continue reading
Weegee’s Got Nothing on Yosi!
February 29, 2012Yosiell Lorenzo and Weegee: two men with unusual names and work involving crime scenes… Tomorrow, Steal This Art from LA will release a giclee print of Yosiell’s original painting, I Know A Girl Who Develops Crime Scene Photos. The print … Continue reading
Earth Movement Previews Round 2
February 28, 2012EARTH MOVEMENT opens this Thursday, so here’s a second batch of previews! Like the first batch, the work shown here spans continents (Canada to Australia). In these 6 pieces, you can see some of the sweetest and the darkest images in … Continue reading
Little Deities: Customized Gods
February 27, 2012Speaking of deities, Daniel Atkinson is curating an exhibition in Australia called Little Deities. The show features 60 artists and 60 (customized) Gods (dolls). The artist roster is different from the usual suspects of the customized toy scene, and the … Continue reading
Textile Art Toys from France
February 27, 2012Wow, even the Hindu deity, Ganesh, is hopping on the art toy train. Just playing. AK-LH, the Parisian design studio profiled in the previous post ["Urban Upgrades for Everyday Objects"], also created a platform series of plush dolls called AKLHETES. … Continue reading
Urban Upgrades for Everyday Objects
February 27, 2012AK-LH is a Paris-based graphic design and editions studio specializing in interior decoration with a flare for urban art. They use digital printing and a cotton canvas to upgrade everyday objects like wingchairs, cushions, toys, handbags, oven mitts, aprons and … Continue reading
Inside Out Plush Toys
February 27, 2012Samuel Coendet and Lea Gerber of Zurich based Atelier Volvox collected discarded plush toys from “second-hand shops and forgotten corners of nursery schools”. They then vivisected them and flipped them inside out. They called these toys The Outsiders. The project … Continue reading
A Table Shaped Like an Egg
February 27, 2012This is your brain on drugs. This is your brain on drugs on a designer table made by Poland’s Wamhouse. Any questions?
EARTH MOVEMENT Previews Round 1
February 24, 2012With less than a week til EARTH MOVEMENT opens, I wanted to start sharing some of the amazing artwork I’ve been receiving. The work spans continents (in this post alone, we have artists from both US coasts + Scotland + … Continue reading
