Andy Warhol Still-Life Polaroids
Andy Warhol’s “Still-Life Polaroids” exhibition is currently on display at the Paul Kasmin Gallery until January 10th. This collection includes 70 intriguing photographs of objects and arrangements taken by this iconic artist between 1977 and 1983. Many of these photographs inspired Warhol in his drawings, silkscreens, and paintings. The gallery is located in Manhattan at 511 West 27th Street between 10th and 11th avenue, follow the link to preview the exhibit.
Source: Paul Kasmin Gallery
Neo-Ruins: Lithographs of post-apocalyptic Tokyo
It’s hard to conceive the right imagery to depict what a city would look like after the Apocalypse. “Neo-Ruins” is a series of lithographs by artist Hisaharu Motada, who have imaginatively captured the cityscapes of a post-apocalyptic Tokyo. Both strange and beautiful, Motada exclaims that, “In Neo-Ruins I wanted to capture both a sense of the world’s past and of the world’s future.” Check out the rest of the lithographs after the jump.
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Andrea Galvani
Andrea Galvani is a young italian photographer who lives and works in both Milan and New York. While not practicing, Galvani is a professor at the Academia Carrara di Belle Arti di Bergamo. Galvani’s work is very minimal and surreal. Most works feature a single subject or group of like subjects. Some feature people and many features animals such as horses, rabbits and other wildlife. One of the other major subjects in galvani’s work is balloons. These are spotted floating through space or grouped together and attached to horses in other shots.
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Videoprojection Showreel 2009 by EASYWEB
This is what happens when artists start getting more creative with video projection media. Some of the projections in this video are set against the walls and facades of buildings. There’s an array of motion picture graphics ranging from dancing lights, faces, and even animals. It’s a spectacular display that really leaves you wondering, how did they ever do that.
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Scott Dukes Photography
Scott Dukes is a Los Angeles based photographer who has an eye for caputring photos of autos. His shots of cars in action and still images are quite a sight to behold. Dukes started out taking pictures of his friends skating in his teens. Over the years he has developed a style of his own, being able to shoot musicians such as Cypress Hill and Linkin Park. Check out more of his photos after the jump or check out his website.
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Official Site: Scott Dukes
Damien Hirst at the Fabrik Gallery in Hong Kong
A new exhibition will showcase new artworks by British artist, Damien Hirst. It will run from December 4th to the 14th at the Fabrik Contemporary Art in Hong Kong. If you’re in town, be sure to check out this last showing of the year at the Fabrik. For more info visit the Fabrik Gallery website.
Making of Iron Man: Jeff Bridges’ Photo Diary
Who knew that Jeff Bridges (Obadiah Stane in Iron Man) was such a photo enthusiast? With Iron Man already out on DVD, Jeff Bridges shows us his photo diary from the making of one of the best superhero flicks to come out this year. The album contains an array of behind-the-scenes photos shot by Mr. Bridges himself. These black and white shots gives us a pretty intimate look at the cast and crew and all the special effects props, such as the Iron Man suit and the amazing sets. Check out some of our photo pics after the jump or view the complete set at Jeff Bridge’s site.
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Dream Cars of the Future Since 1950
As car enthusiasts, we all marvel at concept car designs by the many car manufacturers in the world. Yet, some of those concepts, will forever remain just that, a concept car that would never go into mass manufacturing stage for us to enjoy. Now think about this notion, and imagine how it was in the past, beginning in the year 1950. Imagine how all concept cars were thought of and designed in the olden days. Some were successes and some never saw the light of day. Luckily, a new exhibit has opened entitled “Dream Cars of the Future Since 1950″ to show the public the many designs and prototypes that have surfaced in the car industry. Organized by the Torino 2008 World Design Capital in with the Museo Nazionale dell’Automobile “Carlo Biscaretti di Ruffia,” the exhibit features over 50 prototypes with three rooms just for audiovisual and virtual presentations. If you’re ever in Torino, make sure to catch this exhibit. If you can’t, check out some of the images after the jump.
Dream cars of the future since 1950
September 19 – December 28, 2008
Padiglione Giovanni Agnelli, Torino
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Faces Of Evil
Faces-of-Evil is an art exhibit showcasing the portraits of the 13 most notorious dictators of our time including Adolf Hitler, Josef Stalin and Saddam Hussein, etc. What’s even more interesting about these images is that designer, Hans Weishäupl construced these portraits from a montage of photos of numerous citizens from the given country each dictator ruled. See some more of the faces up close after the jump.
Between November, 2007 and March, 2008, we took photographs of over 350 people in Hamburg, Munich, Vienna, Dresden, Frankfurt, Berlin, Amsterdam, Moscow, Belgrade, London, Barcelona, Paris and Milan. From them emerged the thirteen FACES OF EVIL, assembled from faces of people of the same ethnic origin as the according dictators. For example, the portrait of Hitler consists of 37 people. His nose belongs to an estate agent from Berlin, his upper lip to a locksmith in Dresden. His hair is put together from the hair of an artist in Weiden and a painter in Bamberg. The chin stems from a Hamburg restaurant owner, the eyes are those of a bank advisor in Frankfurt, the lachrymal sacks are from a precision mechanic in Bautzen, the throat is that of a Viennese banker, the beard belongs to a chef from Wuppertal… Every wrinkle, eyebrow and mole has been replicated true to the original so that it is possible to get a direct and close impression of every scar, nose hair, wide pore and other fine details.
Source: CtotheJL and Faces-of-Evil
Keith Haring The Ten Commandments
Keith Haring, a cultural icon was one of the most influential artist of the 1980’s who’s work still resonates till this day. The Ten Commandments is Haring’s unique and daring interpretation of the religious imperatives. This is the first time that The Ten Commandments have been exhibited in the U.S. and will be on display till December 21 @ Deitch 4-40 44th Drive, Long Island City, NY. Check out Deitch for more pictures and info.
