Cool Hunting
| 05 April 2007view entries from: this week | this month | view previous day | view next day |
Huang Yan
by Evan Orensten
Huang Yan is a Chinese painter. One of his preferred mediums is the human body, upon which he often paints one of his favorite themes, landscapes, and often as performance art which is then photographed. The artist says that 'landscape is an abode in which my mortal body can reside, landscape is my rejection of worldly wrangling, landscape is a release for my Buddhist ideas.'
Chinese Contemporary gallery writes "Very few artists, in expressing the encounter between Chinese traditional culture and the contemporary world, have succeeded in simultaneously capturing the fusion and the paradox that this encounter generates. Huang Yan’s work makes reference to a Chinese cultural heritage that is innate to every Chinese person. Since the earliest paintings of the Han dynasty and the apotheosis of the theorization of landscape painting during the Song dynasty, landscape paintings have become the quintessence of Chinese art. Yet the artist breaks this heritage at the same time as giving it a new direction, by transposing it onto the human body, the human body that was very rarely used in the ancient culture of painting, but that has played a very important role in the development of contemporary art in China since the end of the 1970s."
More images and information after the jump.
The Venerable Bead Pendants
by Ami Kealoha
To assuage spring fever, The Venerable Bead's handmade glass pendants look like little Chrysanthemum blossoms in vibrant otherworldly colors. Artist Paula McDonough wrote us and pointed out that she makes them herself with Borosilicate (aka Pyrex) glass. Using a technique called "glass implosion," she heats the glass on one side causing it to "bloom" creating a one-of-a-kind floral pattern. Pendants cost $25 and are available from Venerable Bead.
F.C Real Bristol
by Tim Yu
F.C Real Bristol (F.C.R.B) is an exclusive and elusive Nike Football side project. A line of football (aka soccer) wear with a street edge, it's snatched up as soon as new lines drop.
The 2007 spring/summer line is no different, featuring both athletic and casual wear. Using Nike's athletic and technical garments the line is a collection of team oriented t-shirts and shorts as well as relaxed long pants, jackets, hats and even a tote bag. Along with their traditional black and gray colorway, this season F.C.R.B mixes in a new camouflage print.
A perennial favorite in Japan, F.C.R.B is currently available at Sophnet in Tokyo and the catalog is available for download here.
Three by Three Anywheres
by Ami Kealoha
Perfect examples of winning simplicity in design, we're longtime fans of Three by Three's unobtrusive magnet strips and superstrong magnets. Though not new, their "Anywheres" are self-stick mini magnet boards that come in eight different iconic shapes. With circles, stars, arrows and more, the little magnet boards are a way to organize on cramped walls and add either a hint of color or an understated design element depending on which you chose.
Anywheres have an adhesive back and are made from the same powdercoated metal and come in the same modern palettes as their other products. Several items from their line (the organizer shelves and mail holder/keyhooks are good buys too) are available from Fridge Door.
