On The Sprue Art – Part 8 – TOYS’R'US – Dinghy
TOYS’R’US – Dinghy scale 1:1. A boat and related equipment are joined together in a welded metal frame. Everything is painted in a unifying plastic layer to resemble the surface of a model kit.
On The Sprue Art – Part 8 – TOYS’R'US – Dinghy
TOYS’R’US – Dinghy scale 1:1. A boat and related equipment are joined together in a welded metal frame. Everything is painted in a unifying plastic layer to resemble the surface of a model kit.
UNICEF Toy Soldiers
UNICEF has created a campaign to highlight the plight of Africa’s child soldiers. They have sent out a mailer containing a pack of what initially appears to be regular green toy soldiers. The miniatures are in fact models of
UNICEF Toy Soldiers
UNICEF has created a campaign to highlight the plight of Africa’s child soldiers. They have sent out a mailer containing a pack of what initially appears to be regular green toy soldiers. The miniatures are in fact models of
On The Sprue Art – Part 7 – Makers
Cory Doctorow’s new novel Makers features some nice “On The Sprue” artwork on the cover. It reminds me ever so slightly of the cover of The Blind Watchmaker.
On The Sprue Art – Part 7 – Makers
Cory Doctorow’s new novel Makers features some nice “On The Sprue” artwork on the cover. It reminds me ever so slightly of the cover of The Blind Watchmaker.
Small Worlds – Part 4 – Walter Martin and Paloma Muñoz
Walter Martin and Paloma Muñoz are a pair of artists who express themselves through the medium of miniatures in snowglobes. Like Thomas Doyle much of their work is dark and surreal. Their work has been described as depicting the elaborate bleakness
Small Worlds – Part 4 – Walter Martin and Paloma Muñoz
Walter Martin and Paloma Muñoz are a pair of artists who express themselves through the medium of miniatures in snowglobes. Like Thomas Doyle much of their work is dark and surreal. Their work has been described as depicting the elaborate bleakness
Small Worlds – Part 3 – Thomas Doyle Snowglobes
Thomas Doyle creates snowglobes with fantastically dark and subversive themes. Take for example “Clearing” from his “Reclamations” series. In this wonderfully recursive and self-referential work, a person (ironically trapped in a snowglobe) encounters another person trapped within a smaller snowglobe and crying
Small Worlds – Part 3 – Thomas Doyle Snowglobes
Thomas Doyle creates snowglobes with fantastically dark and subversive themes. Take for example “Clearing” from his “Reclamations” series. In this wonderfully recursive and self-referential work, a person (ironically trapped in a snowglobe) encounters another person trapped within a smaller snowglobe and crying
On The Sprue Art – Part 6 – Entropa
The artist David Cerny has created this huge sculpture commissioned to represent the EU’s 27 member states. Each country is represented as a component of a giant plastic model kit. The piece has generated a fair amount of controversy due to
On The Sprue Art – Part 6 – Entropa
The artist David Cerny has created this huge sculpture commissioned to represent the EU’s 27 member states. Each country is represented as a component of a giant plastic model kit. The piece has generated a fair amount of controversy due to
Canaerial links – January 23rd
Links: Interactive Storytelling Jewelry – Quirky Accessories That Tell a Story Each Time They’re Worn (GALLERY) – Interactive jewelry is a new concept found in the intriguing work of Allison Wells. Her pieces exercise elements of humor, play and interactivity.
Canaerial links – January 23rd
Links: Interactive Storytelling Jewelry – Quirky Accessories That Tell a Story Each Time They’re Worn (GALLERY) – Interactive jewelry is a new concept found in the intriguing work of Allison Wells. Her pieces exercise elements of humor, play and interactivity.
Canaerial links – December 17th
Links: Swedish artist uses “unethical” cash to fund cultural scholarships – He chose companies involved in what he called the “five main unethical industries”: arms manufacture (Lockheed Martin), tobacco (Swedish Match), alcohol, pornography and gambling. “My investments are [doing] better
Canaerial links – December 17th
Links: Swedish artist uses “unethical” cash to fund cultural scholarships – He chose companies involved in what he called the “five main unethical industries”: arms manufacture (Lockheed Martin), tobacco (Swedish Match), alcohol, pornography and gambling. “My investments are [doing] better
Canaerial links – November 26th
Links: The Book Design Review – I’ve always imagined any Silicon Valley complex full of faceless, like-minded programming drones, and I assume that’s what most other people imagine as well. So, it’s not a far stretch of the imagination to
Canaerial links – November 26th
Links: The Book Design Review – I’ve always imagined any Silicon Valley complex full of faceless, like-minded programming drones, and I assume that’s what most other people imagine as well. So, it’s not a far stretch of the imagination to