the end is here
Here's a collection of end titles from old westerns. You needed this.
I suggest that you add them as slides to the super long PowerPoint deck of yours, and just when people think they're at the last slide, keep forwarded to "the end." "the end." "the end." until they just pull you out of the room screaming "it's never over!!" (Clients love this.)
Labels: art, creativeinspiration, film
posted by darryl ohrt @ 8:00 AM
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Tuesday, March 02, 2010
google as big brother
Artist Stéphane Massa-Bidal has created a series of posters that make you look at Google's authority and access to our lives in a new way. Trust. in. Google?
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:35 AM
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Friday, February 26, 2010
your city could use these signs
Artist TrustoCorp has installed some fun signs in NYC, Miami and other cool places that will make you smile.
Labels: art, creativeinspiration, streetart
posted by darryl ohrt @ 8:05 AM
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Thursday, February 25, 2010
the taxi tops of tokyo
Photographer Alexander James has a beauteous collection of Japanese taxi top photography.
Chances are, there's something you see in your life every day that could be realized as art, too. Or maybe you should just hire Alexander to walk around with you to point these things out.
Labels: art, japan, photography
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:23 AM
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Monday, February 22, 2010
a pizza pocket, suitable for framing
Here's all of the ingredients in a ham & cheese Hot Pocket, realized as wonderful typographic artwork. You needed this.
Labels: art, creativeinspiration, typography, yummyfood
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:25 AM
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Wednesday, February 17, 2010
build your own fake google street view car
The F.A.T. organization is not really fond of the fact that Google is trusted with so much of our data. So they organized a F*ck Google week, where people created anti-Google art projects.
The best of the crop was the fake Google street map car. They've even supplied instructions on how to build your own, so that you can cruise the strip and impress chicks. From Laughing Squid.
Labels: art, creativeinspiration, google, stunts
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:47 AM
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Thursday, February 11, 2010
if world of warcraft were cute...
What if you pulled together some really cool illustrators and creative people to produce a social game that was like World of Warcraft, but friendly, creative and cute? Without all of the swordfights?
Check out Glitch. The latest and most awesomest MMO, created by one of the founders of Flickr. It's not live just yet, but you can read all about the details in CNET.
They're calling it a never ending feast of imagination, a celebration of creativity, a labor of love, and a monument to play. (Not that they're over confident or anything...)
Labels: art, creativeinspiration, gaming, illustration
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:55 AM
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Monday, February 08, 2010
print publishing: the new non-profit?
Giant Robot is the most awesome resource for Asian meets American pop culture. The trouble is, like most pubs on paper, not enough people are subscribing or paying for ads.
They've put together a pretty heart-touching video and fundraising site that explains their predicament and how they need your help.
Kind of makes you wonder if NPR-style fund-drives are the future of print publishing, doesn't it?
Labels: anime, art, japan, pop culture, publishing
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:23 AM
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Thursday, February 04, 2010
artful therapy for over spending
Do you need to remind yourself that living beyond your means on your credit card is a bad habit?
Check out what artist Kate Bingaman-Burt is doing. She's vowed to hand draw each of her credit card statements, until they're paid off. She started in 2004. (She's still going.) Wow. From @miconian.
Labels: art, creativeinspiration, illustration
posted by darryl ohrt @ 8:01 AM
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Wednesday, February 03, 2010
empty house turns into ice house
Detroit has more empty and abandoned real estate than most parts of our country. A photographer and architect are collaborating to bring some additional attention to the issue by turning an empty house into an ice house.
You can watch the video, and then help to support the cause. Another beautiful example of the creative community coming together with their actual communities, and making a difference.
Labels: art, creativeinspiration, nonprofit, stunts
posted by darryl ohrt @ 6:44 AM
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010
everything you ever wanted to know about jeans
There's a new show at NYU devoted entirely to the history, art and love of denim. Who would have thought that a fabric could be woven so importantly into our pop culture over the last 200 years?
This show takes a deep look at the importance of jeans in our cultural history through photography, mixed media and a pantload of artful contributors.
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:42 AM
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Monday, January 25, 2010
t-shirt art is yesterday. casts are hot.
Castoo makes killer graphics for casts. Yes, those things that protect your broken bones can now be customized. (Talk about a niche market!) As Springwise points out, putting personalized artwork everywhere is becoming the norm.
You could also make a logical jump to conclude that where there is art, there will be ads. Could Gatorade sponsored broken arms be far away?
Labels: art, design, productdesign
posted by darryl ohrt @ 8:08 AM
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what to do with empty retail
An amazing organization called No Longer Empty takes unoccupied retail space in New York City and turn them into public art exhibitions.
Their latest effort Never Can Say Goodbye takes over the legendary Tower Records space (a store that used to sell music on discs) and turns it a show featuring over twenty artists, and feels just a little bit like a record store.
Why not do the same thing in your city?
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:34 AM
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Tuesday, January 19, 2010
the sausage museum is here
We know what you're thinking. "Why are there countless art museums, but no museums devoted to sausage?" Your gristle covered prayers have been answered: A museum is now open in Berlin, dedicated entirely to currywurst.
Jimmy Dean - are you paying attention? Only you could make this happen in the U.S.
Labels: art, creativeinspiration, yummyfood
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:40 AM
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Wednesday, January 13, 2010
how artists propose to their girlfriends
This is the story of Derick Childress, and how he crafted a marriage proposal to Emily Kern, in a light painting that spanned the cityscape of Raleigh, North Carolina.
The logistics are pretty damn impressive. Will make you go awwwwwww.
Labels: art, creativeinspiration, outdoor, stunts
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:52 AM
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010
there's a skull on your bookshelf
Charles Allen Gilbert created one of the earliest optical illusion skull works, with his now legendary "All is Vanity" piece of art.
Now James Hopkins has taken the concept even further, with a series of mixed media pieces called "Vanitas". If you buy one, just make sure the cleaning lady knows not to move things around on the shelves, when she's dusting your joint.
Labels: art, creativeinspiration
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:44 AM
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Friday, January 08, 2010
enjoy nyc without pants this weekend
It's that time of year again - time to drop your drawers on the subway train this weekend. Be sure to do it with plenty of other "no pants riders" for the maximum effect.
This is one of the larger Improv Everywhere stunts, and if you don't have horrific chicken legs you might want to join in on the fun.
Labels: art, creativeinspiration, newyork, stunts
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:06 AM
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Thursday, December 17, 2009
birds as art
Previously, birds could only be considered art if they were rendered in brightly colored plastic and placed in your front lawn. But these Starlings got together in California and put on a show that's absolutely beautiful. From @corvado711
Labels: art, creativeinspiration
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:14 AM
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Tuesday, December 15, 2009
honey, did you take out the recycling?
The Society for Design Administration holds an annual event called Canstruction that gets students and architects to see what they can do with a bunch of cans.
Thirty teams competed this year in NYC, and they raised 100,000 cans of food for City Harvest, a food bank, at the event. 100,000 cans. That's nice.
Labels: art, creativeinspiration, newyork, nonprofit
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:55 AM
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Friday, December 11, 2009
making art a tweet at a time
With a superior command of the keyboard, Tw1tt3r Art is creating individual tweets of art for the entire twitterverse to enjoy.
Each tweet is hand crafted with glyphs, symbols and other keyboard tricks to make tweets that are guaranteed to pretty up your tweetstream.
Labels: art, social media, twitter
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:16 AM
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Wednesday, December 09, 2009
your own personal timekeeper
This would make for an excellent holiday window display, wouldn't it? This is video put to a fantastically awesome use...a timekeeper that works non-stop. Drawing time, one line at a time.
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:18 AM
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Monday, December 07, 2009
bring some lady gaga love to your gala
Here's proof that non-profit galas don't have to be total borefests. In fact, you can have fun, bring on some sexy action and bring in the money. That's what the Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles did. They had the Bolshoi Ballet dancing to a live Lady Gaga performance. Then they auctioned off the costumes - including a Prada Lady Gaga costume, and a Lady Gaga hat designed by architect Frank Gehry.
What they did awesomely:
+ Created a night of entertainment that was on brand to their cause
+ Created a true one-of-a-kind event that couldn't be experienced anywhere else. Anywhere.
+ Produced one-of-a-kind items worthy of auction that are guaranteed to generate megabucks
Can't you do the same for your non-profit? Do we really need another boring gala dinner with your city's Mayor as the star performer? Sure, not everyone can wrangle Lady Gaga, but here's proof that originality, creativity and fun can live in the most gagalicious non-profit galas ever. Give your audience something to tweet about.
Labels: architecture, art, ladygaga, nonprofit
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:40 AM
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Friday, December 04, 2009
a better way to clean your kitchen
I don't know what it is about this rotating kitchen, but once you start watching, you won't want to stop. You'll want to see each and every moment of mesmerizing destruction.
Don't you wish that you could do this to your neighbor's house?
Labels: art, creativeinspiration
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:41 AM
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Thursday, December 03, 2009
mother of all monas
Mona Lisa. Made of motherboards. That is all.
Labels: art, creativeinspiration
posted by darryl ohrt @ 8:06 AM
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Monday, November 23, 2009
the only person that's seen the new volvo is blind
Volvo is pretty stoked about their new S60 car. They say it looks totally hot, but they're not ready to show it to you yet. So they hired a blind artist to take a "look" at the car and represent it in a painting. Cool.
Labels: art, automotive
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:43 AM
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Monday, November 16, 2009
traffic graphics don't have to be boring
The city of Winston-Salem, NC commissioned artist Peter Gibson (otherwise known as "Roadsworth") to create some custom installations around town. The effort is a part of their Inside Out: Artists in the Community series.
You'll be inspired by Roadsworth's work now installed all over the world, and the city of Winston-Salem who has proven that you can put art in the most pedestrian of places. Found on Wooster Collective
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:31 AM
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not everyone loves the olympics
Madrid has made the bid in 2012, 2016 and now 2020 for the Olympics to come to town. Some people aren't so happy about the resulting construction and hoopla (and lack of completion) as a result of the city preparing their pitches.
Artist Luzinterruptus created an installation called "surrender" that places white flags on the the most notable public works projects, pleading that they finish things up, or just give up.
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:09 AM
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Friday, October 30, 2009
perspective is everything
Here's even more spectacular art from artist Felice Varini. These are part of an installation that he did over the summer in Vercorin, Switzerland. (What if one homeowner refuses to let him paint?)
Labels: art, creativeinspiration, outdoor
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:35 AM
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print lives. on halloween.
This has to be my favorite Halloween costume so far.
Labels: art, halloween, pop culture
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:30 AM
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009
obey levis
Levis is partnering with artist/fashionmaker/copyright fighter Shepard Fairey to create an Obey meets Levis new line of products. They've announced the partnership with a Facebook fan page, of course.
This is especially interesting in that Shepard already has his own line of apparel.
Licensing, brand partnerships and art coming together...for a better pair of jeans.
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:30 AM
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the nicest cans ever
How do you celebrate the 70th birthday of an iconic trash can? Vipp partnered with Design Within Reach to create a series of cans by famous artists. Seriously wonderful place for your discarded crap.
Labels: art, productdesign
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:14 AM
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Monday, October 26, 2009
wartime could use some super heroes
Artist and photographer Agan Harahap has placed modern day superheroes into classic war photography. Why not?
Labels: art, creativeinspiration, photography
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:50 AM
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009
cleaning up philly, one wall at a time
Philadelphia commissioned NY artist Stephen Powers (who originally hails from Philly) to paint a series of art pieces on the rooftops where graffiti was once visible from the elevated train lines.
The result is a wonderful collection of fun and interesting pieces that give the Philly skyline a new view.
This is an effort that's still in the works, and it's being chronicled on the project's blog, ‘A Love letter For You’. Cool.
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:45 AM
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009
how to put 8,312 post it notes to work for your brand
You've seen artists use 3M Post Its to produce stop motion and wall art before, but now 3M has actually caught on to the trend for their own promotions.
The video above documents the over 15 hours of work that went into setting up a 3M fashion show decorated and staged with loads and loads and loads of Post It notes. From Quipsologies
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:37 AM
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Thursday, October 15, 2009
augmented reality outdoor art installation
Artist Chris O'Shea produced an outdoor installation in Liverpool, England that allows his giant hand to play with the crowd that's watching.
Watch the video, and you'll see how it works.
Labels: art, augmented reality, outdoor, stunts
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:11 AM
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009
before the internet, people wrote letters
Letters of Note is an awesome blog devoted to an era when people wrote things on paper. Specifically, the blog focuses on nearly famous letters.
You'll find the note from Mick Jagger to Andy Warhol especially interesting, whether you're a client, agency, or fan. Inspiring.
Labels: art, design, music, pop culture
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:20 AM
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Monday, October 12, 2009
best buy: where art and retail meet?
Last week artist Borna Sammak created an art show at Best Buy.
The plan was to secretly take over all of the monitors on their lower Broadway store in NYC. The artist is known for his renegade installations, and this one went off without police or blue shirt involvement...apparently because Best Buy agreed at some point to let it happen. Win/win for both artist and retailer.
See video of his installation at Animal and an interview with the artist at Art in America.
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:56 AM
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magic music sun boxes for fun in boston
Friend of Plaid and super artist Craig Colorusso is doing an amazing art/music installation on the north shore in Boston.
He's created twenty magic boxes, each solar powered with a different guitar sample. As the sun shines, the composition comes to life and continuously evolves. Watch video of the piece at a recent installation in the Nevada desert, above.
See it for yourself this Saturday, on the north shore in Boston.
Labels: art, creativeinspiration, music, outdoor
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:47 AM
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Wednesday, October 07, 2009
what to do with the dead flies in your cubicle
Some may say this is the work of a future serial killer, but I say this is pure genius: artwork made from dead flies.
You should start your own collection and hang them all around your cubicle. It's a good way to keep the chitty chatty's away, and to stay productive. (Think of what your coworkers will say about you in the lunchroom.)
Labels: art, creativeinspiration
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:18 AM
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Tuesday, October 06, 2009
funny money
Some guy named Joe D likes to doodle on money. And he's assembled a collection of his finest pieces of dough for you to enjoy. (You have to admit that Teenage Mutant Ninja Lincoln is cute.)
Labels: art, creativeinspiration, illustration
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:32 AM
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Friday, October 02, 2009
classic album art reworked
Artist Eric White has re-imagined some classic album covers in new ways. Iconic art like Who's Next has been turned into Who Texted, a fun realization of what that legendary photo might have looked like if it were taken today.
24 of his creations will be on display at Sloane Fine Art in NYC until October 10. (If you're stuck in a conservative workplace: there's one NSFW image featured in the gallery.)
Labels: art, creativeinspiration, music, parody
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:54 AM
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009
wild things in nyc
If you're in NYC tomorrow or over the next couple of weeks, you'll have to check out the Sendak in SoHo exhibit at the Animazing Gallery. Billed as the world’s largest exhibition (& sale!) of original illustrations and etchings from the collection of artist and author Maurice Sendak, this is a must visit event!
There will be over 200 pieces on display, and if you make the opening tomorrow you'll even get to see Mr. Sendak receive a Lifetime Achievement award. Thanks, Deb!
Labels: art, illustration, newyork, pop culture, publishing
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:24 AM
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009
you should do this on your neighbor's house
Another fantabulous stop motion masterpiece from Notblu. Thanks, Lee!
Labels: art, creativeinspiration, viral
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:42 AM
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Monday, September 28, 2009
art installations put people to sleep
Artist Mark Jenkins has a series of installations in the Winston-Salem area to promote “Sleepers,” an outdoor exhibition sponsored by the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art.
The police were surprised to find that the lady sleeping on top of the billboard was only a mannequin. Fun.
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:27 AM
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009
because your poop doesn't smell
From art projects to actual products, here's a super good collection of toilet paper awesomeness. Because you deserve better when you're wiping up the very best. From Guy Kawasaki.
Labels: art, creativeinspiration, productdesign
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:36 AM
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Monday, September 21, 2009
the best theater you'll see on a boat
If you're in NYC tonight, you may want to check out the last showing of The Confidence Man. According to Gothamist, there's nothing like it, anywhere.
The concept takes place on a decommissioned U.S. Coast Guard vessel docked at Pier 40 and is a take on the Herman Melville’s 1857 novel. The show is an immersive experience that takes place on four levels of the ship. It's impossible to see/experience them all, so you choose which side of the story to experience. You're free to wander the ship as the performance is happening, which lets you explore the story in a unique way. Sounds interestingly awesome.
Labels: art, creativeinspiration, newyork, theater
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:43 AM
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Friday, September 11, 2009
david lynch does store windows
David Lynch has created some killer window displays for a gallery in France. We can only hope for such creepy goodness at the Macy's window during the holiday season in NYC. From Boing Boing.
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:54 AM
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Thursday, September 03, 2009
bending space with paint
You've seen pics of the unique space painting tricks that cause optical illusions (and probably headaches) for the people who view them - but now there's a video showing the process and results in action.
Pretty awesome. From A Million Monkeys Typing.
Labels: art, design, interior design
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:30 AM
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Wednesday, September 02, 2009
what you could be doing with office supplies
Just another fun stop motion piece that someone devoted countless hours to building, all for your productivity sucking enjoyment. Thanks, Where's My Jetpack!
Labels: art, creativeinspiration, viral
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:12 AM
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Tuesday, September 01, 2009
shop through sarah's apartment
Supermarket Sarah has given up her cubicle, left the corporate world and set up a boutique. A boutique in her own home.
She's created an online catalog that lets you shop her apartment. Kind of literally. It looks like she changes the wall every so often. Stay tuned or sign up for her email list. Fun. From swissmiss
Labels: art
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:15 AM
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Monday, August 31, 2009
a lesson in street art
Back to school? Already? How about a lesson in street art?
Check out Skewville, which chronicles 13 years of amazing street art installations from across the globe. Amazing. Inspiring. Awesome. From MTLB.
Labels: art, creativeinspiration, streetart
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:34 AM
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Thursday, August 27, 2009
what you look like naked, without skin
Not clear on the artist or background behind these Tibetan anatomical illustrations, but they sure are fun. Have you ever seen a more jolly skeleton man?
Labels: art, design, illustration
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:48 AM
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suburbs are so over.
If everyone's moving back into the city (and by the sounds of it, Brooklyn, specifically), what's going to happen with suburbia? How could suburbia be re-invented and put to a better use?
That's the premise of Re-burbia, a contest that asks artists to show their vision for a new burbia. The top twenty finalists are pretty cool. From Eyebeam.
Labels: architecture, art, design
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:13 AM
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Thursday, August 13, 2009
gather all of your junk and call it an art show
Retail Design Diva points to a cool new exhibit happening right now at MOMA NYC. An artist took all of the contents from his parent's home in China, and put them on display. Everything.
Over 50 years of stuff, during “wu jin qi yong”, or "waste not", a time when individuals could not amass wealth, but could collect things in reciprocity. (CRAZY.)
If you've ever wondered what all of your junk would look like neatly arranged as if it were being presented in a catalog, you need to check this out.
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:32 AM
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Friday, July 24, 2009
trashy art
No, not that kind. Brandon Jay Blommeart has created a vision of the world in which trash gets mad at you for polluting and regroups into giant monsters. Could happen. Al Gore said so.
Via Veer.
Labels: art, green, illustration
posted by Ben Kunz @ 7:42 AM
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009
that blockhead is a freak
Ever wonder what Charlie Brown might look like as an actual human being? You can stop losing sleep over it. Yeesh.
Labels: art, illustration, pop culture
posted by darryl ohrt @ 6:18 AM
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Monday, July 13, 2009
what you can do with your old cassettes
Back in the olden days, people recorded music onto devices not too unlike your iPods of today. Only these devices needed to be played in a larger device, and they could only hold one album or playlist per device. These devices were called cassettes.
Now, you can archive them and enjoy their history (thanks, Joe Snow!) - OR - you can use them to create linear art. Art Backwash shows the entire process for creating Sinatra, pictured above.
Labels: art, creativeinspiration, illustration, music
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:31 AM
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people in california get all of the fun
Check out Scott Beale's photos of his visit to Sand by the Ton, the Grand Opening of The Big Art Studios at American Steel building in Oakland.
Yeah - indoor beaches, pools, tesla coils, buskers, painters, sculptors, and bands. You'll want to live in this place. Well, if you don't mind getting sand in all of your stuff.
Labels: art, creativeinspiration
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:21 AM
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Monday, June 29, 2009
paintings of places in video games
Like many fine artists, James Barnett stakes out just the right location for his oil paintings. Only James seeks these locations within video games.
"Just think of me with my blue smock, sun hat, and luxurious beard in front of an easel on a hill in Fallout 3"
Wow. From Waxy.
Labels: art, creativeinspiration, gaming, pop culture
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:24 AM
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
money as art
Art supplies are expensive, so why not cut out the middle man, and just use money itself? That's what artist Mark Wagner does. His collages made from currency are nothing short of wonderous.
These would make for a really cool ad campaign for a bank. You can see the entire show at the Pavel Zoubok Gallery Sept. 4 to Oct. 4 in NYC. Bring money.
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:44 AM
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Monday, June 15, 2009
3M: pay this kid's tuition bill and have him do a series
Savannah College of Art and Design student Bang-yao Liu has created a momentous stop motion piece of beauty using nothing but 3M Post-It Notes. Amazing.
Labels: art, creativeinspiration
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:23 AM
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Monday, June 08, 2009
giant puppet man invades france
French marionette street theater company Royale De Luxe has staged another you've got to see this to believe this puppet show. This time it's about Jules Verne.
This street performance looks to be nothing short of stunning. Check out the photos and play by play over at Socyberty. Wow.
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:56 AM
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Saturday, June 06, 2009
this week at Plaid
Here's what happened this week at the world's most awesome creative agency:
Over the weekend, we produced the first of what will be multiple Plaid art initiatives for the community where we work. Chalk Walk brought together professional artists, families and other cool people to color the sidewalks of our city. We commissioned two internationally known artists, Ellis Gallagher and Curtis Goldstein to add to the mix. The result was a bunch of fun for everyone. Renato graciously produced a video documenting the event!
The CT Film Festival started on Tuesday, and the event was kicked off with a private VIP party at Plaid's world headquarters. Plaid employees were treated to the finest catered food, loads of beer and wine, and a bunch of people in dresses and sport jackets. Even the Mayor (above) stopped by to declare that "Plaid is officially the greatest agency in all of the land."
We've been doing work, too. We've launched a few things recently that we keep forgetting to share:
A new site for a Marc Ecko line of watches. Chris' design work sets the perfect stage for these bitchin' time pieces.
We've launched some awesome stuff for Segway recently. You've probably already seen Project P.U.M.A., and now David just completed work on the new Segway Patrol site. All the Segway goodness packed into a kickass device meant for layin' down the law.
A new site for Interstudy, the hottest study abroad program ever. There's still work being completed behind the scenes, but this will be an incredible experience for students. Soon, there will be live video webinars that allow you to chat with an Interstudy advisor and loads of other cool tools. (Nice work, Chris and Koombea!)
On Friday, we celebrated National Doughnut Day. This is our favorite day of the year. We opted not to decorate the office or get a Doughnut tree this year, but enjoyed plenty of frosted delights. With sprinkles.
PlaidNation tour planning is in full effect. This week, we were happy to find out that The Q Hotel, (voted best hotel in Kansas City!) signed on as an official sponsor. We can't wait to hit Kansas City, and staying at the Q is going to make it even more awesome. The Q joins Ford Motors and Sprint as official sponsors.
Plaidsters Chris and I ended the week with a Moonlight 5K race, a local running race that takes place after the sun sets. If it weren't raining, I am certain that we would have come in within the top ten. ;) Even still, we kicked the ass of hundreds and hundreds of the over 750 registered runners!
The sun is scheduled to come out over the weekend - something that doesn't happen frequently in our part of New England. Enjoy and have fun.
Labels: art, plaidsummertour, self promotion, thisweekatPlaid
posted by darryl ohrt @ 9:40 AM
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Monday, June 01, 2009
really pretty amazing stop motion piece
Here's a great example of what you can do if you get really super bored in your apartment one day.
Create your own story, and animate it frame by frame by frame. The producers of Sorry I'm Late even posted instructions on how to do this yourself. So as long as you have a balcony at your joint, you're ready to go.
Labels: art, creativeinspiration, film
posted by darryl ohrt @ 8:03 AM
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art found in the garbage of old watches
Bad Banana found a collection of watch papers. Back before cell phones, people carried a different kind of watch in their pockets. And apparently they were easily scratched.
These papers were originally designed as protective inserts to keep the fancy watches from getting scratched inside their cases, but eventually became artful advertising pieces. People in the 1800's really knew how to party.
Labels: art, creativeinspiration
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:57 AM
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