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Earth Art Exhibit: Nils-Udo
(28 July 2008) - by Kyle SmallPart of the Earth Art Exhibit at The Royal Botanical Gardens in Canada, the work of German artist Nils-Udo caught CH's eye. His installation consists of a grass-based ramp (or is it a bridge?) leading into the verdant forest of the Ontario backwood. It's a clever example of the intersection of nature and a constructed reality, revealing some of our conceptions of both....
(28 July 2008) - by Kyle SmallPart of the Earth Art Exhibit at The Royal Botanical Gardens in Canada, the work of German artist Nils-Udo caught CH's eye. His installation consists of a grass-based ramp (or is it a bridge?) leading into the verdant forest of the Ontario backwood. It's a clever example of the intersection of nature and a constructed reality, revealing some of our conceptions of both....
Puma x Atmos x Mitsuaki Iwago: Endangered Species Asia Pack
(23 July 2008) - by Kyle Small Next Monday, 28 July 2008, Puma's second series in collaboration with NYC store Atmos and National Geographic photographer Mitsuaki Iwago drops, doubling the small collection from three to six. In addition to the noble purpose of building awareness surrounding endangered animals throughout the world and bringing to light the significance of their possible extinction, we think they make pretty good-looking pairs of...
(23 July 2008) - by Kyle Small Next Monday, 28 July 2008, Puma's second series in collaboration with NYC store Atmos and National Geographic photographer Mitsuaki Iwago drops, doubling the small collection from three to six. In addition to the noble purpose of building awareness surrounding endangered animals throughout the world and bringing to light the significance of their possible extinction, we think they make pretty good-looking pairs of...
Best of the Brooklyn Flea: Specimen Jewelry
(13 May 2008) - by Sheena Sood Specimen Jewelry was born after Carrie Yee, a denim designer by day, found a coyote carcass in the woods of West Jersey. She kept the completely intact skeleton in its entirety, cleaned and bleached the bones and later made earrings out of some of the ribs. This led to more ideas about seeing the unconventional as precious and thus Specimen Jewelry was...
(13 May 2008) - by Sheena Sood Specimen Jewelry was born after Carrie Yee, a denim designer by day, found a coyote carcass in the woods of West Jersey. She kept the completely intact skeleton in its entirety, cleaned and bleached the bones and later made earrings out of some of the ribs. This led to more ideas about seeing the unconventional as precious and thus Specimen Jewelry was...
Walton Ford
(08 May 2008) - For years I've been completely in love with Walton Ford's meticulously detailed watercolors of animals, so you might imagine that I was practically giddy to see his new work now on view at Paul Kasmin Gallery. On first glance Ford's paintings might be mistaken for 19th century nature illustrations, but beyond the flawlessly rendered historical aspect of the paintings, the images often integrate both...
(08 May 2008) - For years I've been completely in love with Walton Ford's meticulously detailed watercolors of animals, so you might imagine that I was practically giddy to see his new work now on view at Paul Kasmin Gallery. On first glance Ford's paintings might be mistaken for 19th century nature illustrations, but beyond the flawlessly rendered historical aspect of the paintings, the images often integrate both...
Nature Wallpaper
(04 March 2008) - Swedish designer Camilla Diedrich aims to add uniquely natural elements into her mass-produced products. Her goal for Nature Wallpaper was to inject an intrinsic luminance using a single color. Or as she succinctly explains, "I have been searching for light without light." Her efforts resulted in repeating patterns of vaguely organic forms, which are cast in vibrant hues and resemble some sort of luminous...
(04 March 2008) - Swedish designer Camilla Diedrich aims to add uniquely natural elements into her mass-produced products. Her goal for Nature Wallpaper was to inject an intrinsic luminance using a single color. Or as she succinctly explains, "I have been searching for light without light." Her efforts resulted in repeating patterns of vaguely organic forms, which are cast in vibrant hues and resemble some sort of luminous...
Kazuumi Takahashi: High Tide Wane Moon
(24 January 2008) - Japanese artist Kazuumi Takahashi's beautiful first monograph, "High Tide Wane Moon", explores the relationship between the moon and the ocean. Having grown up near the sea as the son of a fisherman, the schedule of the tides influenced his daily activities, just as the moon influenced the tides. In this large-format book, Takahashi presents 25 double-page spreads, each with a photograph of the moon...
(24 January 2008) - Japanese artist Kazuumi Takahashi's beautiful first monograph, "High Tide Wane Moon", explores the relationship between the moon and the ocean. Having grown up near the sea as the son of a fisherman, the schedule of the tides influenced his daily activities, just as the moon influenced the tides. In this large-format book, Takahashi presents 25 double-page spreads, each with a photograph of the moon...
The Whale Hunt
(10 December 2007) - Jonathan Harris continues to explore the art of storytelling in his inimitable way with his latest project, The Whale Hunt. A photo-documentary work, Harris joined a family of Inupiat Eskimos in Barrow, Alaska (the northernmost settlement in the United States) to take part in a whale hunt, a thousand-year-old tradition that provides the community's annual food supply. In an attempt to mimic the same...
(10 December 2007) - Jonathan Harris continues to explore the art of storytelling in his inimitable way with his latest project, The Whale Hunt. A photo-documentary work, Harris joined a family of Inupiat Eskimos in Barrow, Alaska (the northernmost settlement in the United States) to take part in a whale hunt, a thousand-year-old tradition that provides the community's annual food supply. In an attempt to mimic the same...
Funky Forest
(07 December 2007) - Funky Forest is a digital interactive ecosystem created by visual and motion graphics designer Emily Gobeille and interactive artist and designer Theodore Watson. Created for the Cinekid Festival in Amsterdam, the installation is a simulated experience where visitors manage the resources to influence the environment around you. By diverting streams of water flowing on the floor different parts of the forest grow. If a...
(07 December 2007) - Funky Forest is a digital interactive ecosystem created by visual and motion graphics designer Emily Gobeille and interactive artist and designer Theodore Watson. Created for the Cinekid Festival in Amsterdam, the installation is a simulated experience where visitors manage the resources to influence the environment around you. By diverting streams of water flowing on the floor different parts of the forest grow. If a...
Araki, Miyamoto, Sugimoto: Contemporary Japanese Photography
(09 November 2007) - by Anna OberthurCalled a genius by some and a misogynist by others, Japanese photographer Nobuyoshi Araki is probably best known for his sexually provocative female nudes. But the controversial artist's work stretches beyond black and white portraits of women draped across rumpled bedclothes or—more distressingly—elaborately bound and tied to trees. In the Araki, Miyamoto, Sugimoto: Contemporary Japanese Photography exhibit opening 10 November 2007 at Kunstmuseum...
(09 November 2007) - by Anna OberthurCalled a genius by some and a misogynist by others, Japanese photographer Nobuyoshi Araki is probably best known for his sexually provocative female nudes. But the controversial artist's work stretches beyond black and white portraits of women draped across rumpled bedclothes or—more distressingly—elaborately bound and tied to trees. In the Araki, Miyamoto, Sugimoto: Contemporary Japanese Photography exhibit opening 10 November 2007 at Kunstmuseum...
Florian Maier-Achen
(07 November 2007) - Florian Maier-Achen is a young landscape photographer born in Cologne, Germany, and now residing in Los Angeles. Maier-Achen's ability to convey dark, apocalyptic feelings in his work transform earthy landscapes and sweeping terrains into things of beauty and terror. His photos are featured in several important public collections including the Denver Art Museum, the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art and the Saatchi Gallery...
(07 November 2007) - Florian Maier-Achen is a young landscape photographer born in Cologne, Germany, and now residing in Los Angeles. Maier-Achen's ability to convey dark, apocalyptic feelings in his work transform earthy landscapes and sweeping terrains into things of beauty and terror. His photos are featured in several important public collections including the Denver Art Museum, the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art and the Saatchi Gallery...
Visual Reference's Thermal Stool
(27 August 2007) - Visual Reference Studio's Swamp Collection takes its inspiration from the depths of the Mississippi marshlands where their studio is located. With the Cypress Stool, Duckweed Lounge and Swamp Bench/Lounge from the collection, design team Nuno Gonçalves Ferreira and Erin Hayne have taken Frank Lloyd Wright's original vision of nature-inspired designs to a whole new level. The organic shaped thermo-chromatic furniture uses heat sensitive crystals...
(27 August 2007) - Visual Reference Studio's Swamp Collection takes its inspiration from the depths of the Mississippi marshlands where their studio is located. With the Cypress Stool, Duckweed Lounge and Swamp Bench/Lounge from the collection, design team Nuno Gonçalves Ferreira and Erin Hayne have taken Frank Lloyd Wright's original vision of nature-inspired designs to a whole new level. The organic shaped thermo-chromatic furniture uses heat sensitive crystals...
To Catch a Web, Part Two
(31 July 2007) - Our second video on Emil Fiore, New Jersey's only spiderweb catcher, ventures into the forest to watch a few "catches." Going a little deeper than Part One (which documented the capture of one web), this episode looks more closely at his process, as well as the spiders and their webs themselves....
(31 July 2007) - Our second video on Emil Fiore, New Jersey's only spiderweb catcher, ventures into the forest to watch a few "catches." Going a little deeper than Part One (which documented the capture of one web), this episode looks more closely at his process, as well as the spiders and their webs themselves....
To Catch a Web, Part One
(25 July 2007) - The first in a two-part series, this video is an introduction to the real Spiderman, Emil "Rocky" Fiore, who captures and mounts spiderwebs on glass. Here, the episode documents his process—from spray paint and varnish to delicately aligning the glass—on a pier along New York's Hudson River. ...
(25 July 2007) - The first in a two-part series, this video is an introduction to the real Spiderman, Emil "Rocky" Fiore, who captures and mounts spiderwebs on glass. Here, the episode documents his process—from spray paint and varnish to delicately aligning the glass—on a pier along New York's Hudson River. ...
From the Archive: Amorphophallus Titanum
(05 July 2007) - A celebrity of the plant world, the Amorphophallus Titanum, or "the corpse flower," is a rare bloom that's native to Indonesia and known for the extreme smell that it emits when it opens.; Cool Hunting Video; nature; A celebrity of the plant world, the Amorphophallus Titanum, or "the corpse flower," is a rare bloom that's native to Indonesia and known for the extreme smell...
(05 July 2007) - A celebrity of the plant world, the Amorphophallus Titanum, or "the corpse flower," is a rare bloom that's native to Indonesia and known for the extreme smell that it emits when it opens.; Cool Hunting Video; nature; A celebrity of the plant world, the Amorphophallus Titanum, or "the corpse flower," is a rare bloom that's native to Indonesia and known for the extreme smell...
Fiona Lowry
(26 June 2007) - The Australian landscape, the subject of endless tributes by artists of all media, is given an intriguing and mysteriously-sexual twist by Fiona Lowry. In her recent show at Sydney's Gallery Barry Keldoulis, called "I'm having dreams about you," Lowry has painted dream-like images of the bush. Instead of flora and fauna, she shows shadowy human figures, some engaged in overtly sexual behavior, others more...
(26 June 2007) - The Australian landscape, the subject of endless tributes by artists of all media, is given an intriguing and mysteriously-sexual twist by Fiona Lowry. In her recent show at Sydney's Gallery Barry Keldoulis, called "I'm having dreams about you," Lowry has painted dream-like images of the bush. Instead of flora and fauna, she shows shadowy human figures, some engaged in overtly sexual behavior, others more...
Doublewide Sleeping Bags By Big Agnes
(01 June 2007) - Big Agnes is a Steamboat Springs, CO based company that makes sleeping bags and pads, tents, and other camping gear and is quickly becoming a favorite of outdoor enthusiasts. We love their new Doublewide sleeping bags, which are made to accommodate couples. The King Solomon and Dream Island Doublewide Sleeping Bags both use pads to make sleeping in them as comfortable as possible. The...
(01 June 2007) - Big Agnes is a Steamboat Springs, CO based company that makes sleeping bags and pads, tents, and other camping gear and is quickly becoming a favorite of outdoor enthusiasts. We love their new Doublewide sleeping bags, which are made to accommodate couples. The King Solomon and Dream Island Doublewide Sleeping Bags both use pads to make sleeping in them as comfortable as possible. The...
The Deep: The Extraordinary Creatures of the Abyss
(22 May 2007) - The Deep: The Extraordinary Creatures of the Abyss is a new book by Claire Nouvian, who was so inspired by what she saw in the deep ocean that she wanted to help raise awareness for all that we don't know about the vast number of species living there (scientists say there are probably around 20 million undiscovered species). She worked with a range of...
(22 May 2007) - The Deep: The Extraordinary Creatures of the Abyss is a new book by Claire Nouvian, who was so inspired by what she saw in the deep ocean that she wanted to help raise awareness for all that we don't know about the vast number of species living there (scientists say there are probably around 20 million undiscovered species). She worked with a range of...
Trees For the Future
(05 December 2006) - Trees For the Future (TFF) works with local communities to help reforest degraded lands and teaching local people agroforestry—how to grow, plant and tend to trees. The trees minimize soil erosion, provide foliage for animals and fuel-wood for the people. TFF also creates income generating schemes by helping communities produce timber and non-timber forest products. For a work associate, your crunchy environmentalist cousin, or...
(05 December 2006) - Trees For the Future (TFF) works with local communities to help reforest degraded lands and teaching local people agroforestry—how to grow, plant and tend to trees. The trees minimize soil erosion, provide foliage for animals and fuel-wood for the people. TFF also creates income generating schemes by helping communities produce timber and non-timber forest products. For a work associate, your crunchy environmentalist cousin, or...
It's all about the Smallthings
(10 October 2005) - Teresa Robinson is a Portland, OR-based artist who makes jewelry from silver and glass by hand. Her designs feature organic forms and nature images such as birds and bees. They include rings, necklaces and ear rings. Our favorite is the skull, and you can get it in 10 different colors to suit any mood. Smallthings is available online and at several retail stores. ...
(10 October 2005) - Teresa Robinson is a Portland, OR-based artist who makes jewelry from silver and glass by hand. Her designs feature organic forms and nature images such as birds and bees. They include rings, necklaces and ear rings. Our favorite is the skull, and you can get it in 10 different colors to suit any mood. Smallthings is available online and at several retail stores. ...
Brian Jungen at the New Museum of Contemporary Art
(29 September 2005) - This is the Vancouver based artist's first show in North America, and it brings together much of his work over the last ten years. Brian's work is probably familiar to many of you, especially his recently completed Prototypes for New Understanding 1998-2005, a series of 23 Northwest Coast Aboroginal masks made from Nike Air Jordans. Another compelling series is the three large hanging whale...
(29 September 2005) - This is the Vancouver based artist's first show in North America, and it brings together much of his work over the last ten years. Brian's work is probably familiar to many of you, especially his recently completed Prototypes for New Understanding 1998-2005, a series of 23 Northwest Coast Aboroginal masks made from Nike Air Jordans. Another compelling series is the three large hanging whale...
Scubapunk
(26 July 2005) - Like its name, Scubapunk juxtaposes otherwise unconsidered concepts. The designs (click above to zoom in for a closer look) are a clean and simple interpretations of underwater life. Their site, on the other hand, brings in the more punk side of their personality. ...
(26 July 2005) - Like its name, Scubapunk juxtaposes otherwise unconsidered concepts. The designs (click above to zoom in for a closer look) are a clean and simple interpretations of underwater life. Their site, on the other hand, brings in the more punk side of their personality. ...
Space Crystallization: Australia
(04 July 2005) - I first wrote about Ludwika Ogorzelec's Space Crystallization Cycle after seeing her show here in NYC last February. Her prolific installation of site specific cellophane lattice has graced a broad range of settings since the series began a couple years ago. The latest... farmland. Farming With Mary is a Queensland Australia project that brought environmental artists from all over the globe to the farming...
(04 July 2005) - I first wrote about Ludwika Ogorzelec's Space Crystallization Cycle after seeing her show here in NYC last February. Her prolific installation of site specific cellophane lattice has graced a broad range of settings since the series began a couple years ago. The latest... farmland. Farming With Mary is a Queensland Australia project that brought environmental artists from all over the globe to the farming...
Outrageous Look
(10 June 2005) - In San Francisco Steve MacDonald's hoodies, screenprinted with wings, antlers, bird silhouettes, and the like, are easy to spot on the backs of Mission District locals. You can check out his neo-Folksy embroidered Cuckoo Clocks (pictured) at "Goodbye Exclusive World: Meditations on Transience," tonight when the show opens at Williamsburg gallery Outrageous Look. Through July 5th. Look out for MacDonald's next project, a 9'x4'...
(10 June 2005) - In San Francisco Steve MacDonald's hoodies, screenprinted with wings, antlers, bird silhouettes, and the like, are easy to spot on the backs of Mission District locals. You can check out his neo-Folksy embroidered Cuckoo Clocks (pictured) at "Goodbye Exclusive World: Meditations on Transience," tonight when the show opens at Williamsburg gallery Outrageous Look. Through July 5th. Look out for MacDonald's next project, a 9'x4'...
MOMA: San Francisco
(19 April 2005) - SFMOMA has a stellar exhibit going on right now for the 2004 SECA award winners. The artists who won the honor to show in MOMA are all extremely talented--and range from very detailed ink and gouache drawings like this to a 30-foot wide installation made up only of small loops of cellophane tape. I'd recommend taking some time to look at the work of...
(19 April 2005) - SFMOMA has a stellar exhibit going on right now for the 2004 SECA award winners. The artists who won the honor to show in MOMA are all extremely talented--and range from very detailed ink and gouache drawings like this to a 30-foot wide installation made up only of small loops of cellophane tape. I'd recommend taking some time to look at the work of...
Jason Miller's Daydreams
(08 April 2005) - Jason Miller latest work is a series of mirrors, titled Daydreams, that take you away to a serene and surreal place. Acid etching and digital printing enable the application of an image in to the mirror. When you look at yourself you're transplanted in to the scene, but the room reflected behind you doesn't let you go far. Jason says both images are from...
(08 April 2005) - Jason Miller latest work is a series of mirrors, titled Daydreams, that take you away to a serene and surreal place. Acid etching and digital printing enable the application of an image in to the mirror. When you look at yourself you're transplanted in to the scene, but the room reflected behind you doesn't let you go far. Jason says both images are from...
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