Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2 Film Posters
Check out Alexander Iaccarino’s awe-inspiring posters for Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2, commissioned by the historic Castro Theatre in San Fransciso for their screening of the movie series. 18”…
Tasha Lewis’s Butterfly Swarm Sculptures
Artist Tasha Lewis has spent the last month traveling around the US to install her ephemeral butterfly swarms onto metal objects in public urban spaces. Her lovely butterflies seemingly liven up the drab locations, just as their real life counterparts do.
Each of her 400 butterflies were made by printing double sided cyanotypes on cotton fabric. After cutting the images, she stiffened them with glue, before hand sewing a small but powerful magnet on the bodies of the butterflies. As she uses magnets, there is no harm done to the objects which she has chosen to attach her sculptures to. Tasha says that this is very important, as for many of her installs, she does “pan-temporal collaborations with artists who create sculptures for public spaces.” She also adds that she hopes her installations will turn into public performances and events, while the swarm grows even more bigger in size.
Tasha is currently based in Indianapolis, Indiana. You can visit her Tumblr where she features an ever growing photo collection of the sculptures.
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Stickers Featuring The Life and Times of Kurt Cobain
Coming straight off from their release of a Bill Murray coloring book last month, publishers Belly Kids have now released a sticker book chronicling the life, influence and friends of …
Something Somewhere – Surreal Illustrations by Boris Pelcer
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Mechanical Pencil & White Gel Ink on Bristol. 7 x 11 in.
I just fell in love with these dreamy and surreal illustrations by Boris Pelcer, an artist and designer based in Idaho, USA. Using just mechanical pencils and white gel ink on Bristol Paper, Pelcer takes us on an exploratory journey through the deepest recesses of his subconscious.
Via his artist’s statement:
I can sense the presence of enclosed spaces within my psyche. A hidden collection of obscure moods & thoughts that I can’t quite comprehend. In attempt to better comprehend some of it, I’ve developed this series. It is a stroll of curiosity in search of something insightful, somewhere within the hidden valleys of my psyche.
Boris was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina, but emigrated to the USA with his family. He teaches graphic design and typography at the University of Idaho.
Check out more illustrations after the jump.
Fashion Photography By Nico Elzer
“Rose,” a fashion photography series by Nico Elzer, a young beauty and fashion photographer based in Germany. The series was featured in January 2012 edition of blurArt magazine.
If you are on Tumblr, please submit your artworks and photographs here.
Hit the jump to see more images from the series.
Gavin Worth’s Steel Wire Sculptures
Multi-faceted artist Gavin Worth makes his beautiful sculptures out of steel wire by bending them into “freestanding line drawings.” His sculptures are a testament to his mastery over the human form, and he has the ability to coax out stories and emotions from cold steel.
Seen above is “Thirst”, his first large scale metal work, which was commissioned by the town of Matha, France. The anamorphic piece changes its shape depending on the angle from which it is viewed from. The piece is installed on the top of a public fountain, and is meant to emphasize the importance of water in our lives.
Gavin was born in Zimbabwe, and grew up in Las Cruces, New Mexico. He lived in San Francisco for 8 years, before moving Cairo, Egypt, where he is currently based in.
Hit the jump to watch a short video of the making of process of his latest piece, and also a few images of his artworks.
Doctor Who’s Carnival of Monsters
A terrific illustration by artist Charles Paul Wilson III, who made it as a variant cover for the Doctor Who #1 issue from IDW Publishing. [via Super Punch]
Retro Cool Art Prints Based on Hitchcock’s Vertigo
Sam Smith – “Vertigo”
The Spoke Art gallery has released two new screen prints by artists Chuck Sperry and Sam Smith, which were commissioned by the historic, San-Francisco-based Castro Theatre for its weekend’s screenings of Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo”. The limited edition prints will be available at the theater today, September 1st 2012, for the attendees of the screenings.
The prints can also be bought online at Spoke Art’s site.
Hit the jump to check out the other print.
Paul White’s Stunning Pencil Drawings
Melbourne-based artist Paul White’s illustrations are currently being exhibited at his “Wasteland Wanderlust” show in the Metro Gallery in Victoria, Australia.
The implied silence in Paul White’s works is almost deafening. His illustrations of decrepit vehicles and machines are set in stark, desolate landscapes, and seem to have been painted with almost a religious reverence to detail and composition. The artist has based his drawings on photographs he took during a research trip throughout California and Arizona, last year.
There is an eerie silence in Paul White’s gently rendered imagery, an unspoken melancholia, as though the entire world has been ceased via a pause button. But the sheer lack of movement of machines designed for transit is only a part of it.
Where are the people?
White’s world is one of stasis. The trailer home, the railway freight car, the dismembered planes are all captured with a stillness that borders on the uncanny. One is, to an extent, reminded of the cinematic scenes in films like Silent Running, I Am Legend and The Omega Man where humanity has, quite simply, vanished.
Paul says that he is currently based in Australia, but has previously lived in Los Angeles while completing an MFA in Art at the California Institute of the Arts. The “Wasteland Wanderlust” will be on show at the Metro Gallery until 8 September, 2012.
Hit the jump to watch a short documentary about the creation of the show.
Weird Poems, Weirder Drawings
Described as weird poetry combined with “simple, awkward illustrations,” The Ninety-Nine Draft is a whimsical collaborative project between Alex Sparks and Bret Hawkins. The project will see new works being posted on every Monday and Thursday, till it reaches the magic figure of 99.
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