Paper Tiger just posted a wonderful new print by Miso. Miso, Karen Hsiao, is an L.A. artist whose fascination with “ecocatastrophe, biology and the science of evolution” has lead her to create delightful (and sometimes creepy) paintings and sculptures. A science geek artist? I love her.
You can follow her progress through her site or blog.
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Today my man-friend and I went to IKEA to look for a number of things including salt and pepper shakers. Apparently Europeans hate the stuff because we couldn’t find a single shaker. Or maybe it’s just that we’re shopping impaired.
Anyhow, I came home and decided to give Etsy a go at it. What I found was a treasure trove of really bad handcrafted items. But there were a few really cool diamonds in the rough. Okay, so maybe the baby hands will give you nightmares, but they’re also awesome.
Click on the pics to go to the seller.
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Ever since my friend Jer created this fabulous poster for my old roller derby team, I’ve been obsessed with woodgrain goods. Here are a few fabulous finds that make me smile. Click pics to go to sites.
Magno Radio - AREAWARE $250
Black Limba Bentwood Ring - Stout Woodworks $75
R4 Persuit - Renovo $2650
Fused Glass Belt Buckle - Kiku Handmade $35
Painted Tree Rings - FOCUSLINEART $95
Bison print - Studio Lyon $18
The Carpenter - Muse AUD $50
Bamboo Clock - Decoylab $58
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Tagged: Art, belt buckle, bike, clock, earbuds, radio, ring, Woodgrain
And I thought the fire breathing babybot would be the last time I saw a ginormous baby robot. Isabel Coixet, the Spanish director who both wrote and directed Bastille (one of the 20 segments from the wonderful film collage, Paris, je’taime) has created an enormous and strangely realistic infant for the Shanghai Expo 2010. In response to the expo’s theme, “Better City, Better Life”, Coixet says she hopes to remind the world that “all our actions have direct consequences on our children’s future and that we have to react to this”. Amen, sister.
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Tagged: Art, Baby, Bastille, China, giant, Isabel Coixet, Miguelín, Paris je'taime, Robot, Shanghai Expo 2010
The BBC and Discovery have done it again. They’ve created another insanely beautiful animal documentary, Life, following Planet Earth and Blue Planet. The 11-part series debuted in the US last month and purchases start shipping June 1st. This latest series focuses on the extreme behavior and specialized strategies which have evolved in certain animals.
If you’re looking for a teaser, check out the trailer below or these clips off of the Discovery site. I just watched the cuttlefish clip where a couple of males battle over a lady. Not only are their color shows amazing but its a little humorous watching what appears to be a couple of submerged rugs throwing down.
You can pre-purchase a copy here. Although, I bought my copy off of Amazon so that I could have the UK version with narration by David Attenborough instead of Oprah Winfrey. I do love Mr. Attenborough so… and sorry Oprah but I can’t respect anyone who vouches for The Secret no matter how philanthropic you are.
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Tagged: animal, BBC, Discovery, Documentary, Life, ocean, Series
And this is why the internet is so great. This video claims to show every painting in the MoMA as of two weeks ago. You’ll spot plenty of Van Gogh, Kahlo, Gauguin, Picasso, Miró and Matisse. Among my favorites are Gauguin’s Still Life with Three Puppies, Matisse’s Goldfish and Sculpture , Seurat’s Grandcamp, Evening and anything by Rothko. What about you?
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I have two demands today.
1. It’s Erf Day so go do something nice for mother Gaia! Or make a commitment to do something nice all year. I’m vowing to ride my scooter to work most days as soon as it warms up.
2. Check out a new album from one of my favorite bands, Alaska in Winter. Space Eagle is definitely still AIW but with Tron-esque deliciousness sprinkled all over it. I purchased this cassette tape directly from their myspace page and will be getting a poster with the same amazing graphic which I fully intend to hang in my office at work. As if my Octolope print wasn’t enough. The album is also available in various places in MP3 format. How can you resist something with a description like this (from the band)?
Alaska in Winter has finally finished Space Eagle [the motion picture soundtrack] with nothing but synthesizers and lasers- a musical story intended for the film, “Space Eagle”, which is due to be released winter of 1986.
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Tagged: Alaska in Winter, Earth Day, Music, Space Eagle
Sunday the Census of Marine Life released some amazing images of the oceans’ tiniest creatures.. everything from amoebas to larval cephalopods. Among the minute animals, scientist photographed this pink sea cucumber which may be a newly discovered species and is blowing my mind.
Pink Sea Cucumber
Larval Tube Anemone
Angler Fish
Squid Worm
Tube Anemone Larvae
Young Cephalopod
Fish Egg - Near Hatch
Tornaria Larvae
Spider Crab Larvae
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Tagged: amoebe, Census of Marine Life, cephalopod, CoML, ocean, sea creatures, tiny
As a lover of all things lagomorphic, I can’t help but adore the art work of Kozyndan. I was pretty excited to see this new vinyl prototype of their popular work, Uprisings (which is based on Hokusai’s The Great Wave of Kanagawa). You can purchase prints here at their shop.
… and some other rad Kozyndan creations
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Tagged: Art, Prints, Sculpture, Kozyndan, Hokusai, Uprisings, The Great Waveof Kanagawa, vinyl
Check out this amazingly animated Alice in Wonderland book for the iPad. It’s the first thing that’s actually made me want to throw down the scratch for one.
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Tagged: Alice in Wonderland, iPad
