Contemporary artist Ken Cro-Ken produces paintings that appear to be obscure landscapes from other worlds. His experimental mixed media pieces are often created in extreme climates and altitudes. Ken does this in order to raise his sensitivity to nature and heighten his awareness to what he creates…..pretty interesting.
This post is here for two reasons. Reason number one is to tell you about GOOD‘s awesome infographic on the most fuel efficient airlines. The second is to tell you that Jay B, Cody and Casey will be making their way around the country in a few weeks.
On the itinerary are Portland, Seattle, New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Las Los Angeles and San Juan, Puerto Rico. If you reside in any of those cities, comment up and maybe we can meet up and say howdy. The dates aren’t set in stone aside from the couple of days in Chicago that start on September 7th and Portland on the 15th. If you live in any of the above places, let us know!
Please do yourself a favor and check out the Third Drawer Down. It is an amazing curation of items from museum gift shops around the world. I hate when people bring up anything about christmas before say December 15th, but I think it’s safe to say that I will doing a fare share of my holiday shopping here. They have an original NES controller that is a bar of soap. Amazing. Check out a few of my other favorite items after the break.
These photos by Martin Becka of Dubai were shot using wax paper negatives which is one of the earliest forms of photography. They have such an eerie feel to them that makes them feel like they were taken 100 years ago. They’re beautiful and jarring at the same time.
May 6th 1901. The day that Thomas Edison went from brilliant inventor to just another sexual stereotype. Turns out just like any other stereotypical male, he enjoyed a good old fashioned cat fight.
Pitchfork made my day yesterday, when they decided to showcase the top 50 music videos of the 1990′s. I spent about a nostalgic hour and half watching a majority of these amazing gems.
Ruhry does some amazing things with flourescent lighting.
Read on to see his amazing piece, ‘OMG.’
Excuse the crudely enlarged promo graphic and get prepared to be amazed. This Friday at The Highball, Do512 will be holding a World Record Party where a number of world records will be set and broken live, all verified by the world famous URDB. The fellas of PUBLIC SCHOOL will be on hand to set a record and challenge others to break it immediately following. We won’t say what our record is yet, but suffice it to know that it will be one everyone will talk about at the water cooler the next day.
Peter Zimmerman is from Germany. These abstract pieces are epoxy resin on canvas. I think you can find beauty in most abstract work, and the same goes for these pieces. Very nice. More after the jump… via Monsieur Bandit
Not sure why we’ve never posted Bryan’s work before, but we should have long ago. If you live in Austin, you’re probably already familiar. He’s responsible for the branding of Bird’s barbershop, and the founder/creative magician behind Misprint Magazine, a ridiculously funny publication that makes fun of everyone and everything (except The Sword). I’ve realized we share a fondness for Tom Waits, Rollie Fingers, and many obscure 80′s movie and tv references. Conceptually strong, funny, and well executed. Bryan’s work is amazing. A few of my recent favorites after the jump.
Apparently you've read through all of the note cards. Good work.