Not sure what to do with all those outdated or extremely boring books, try cutting them up. Brian Dettmer current works are created by altering books. His work has been exhibited in cities like New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Barcelona, and Toronto.
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Stan Winston has passed away at the age of 62. Stand is responsible for the animatronics, make-up, and costumes for such movies as Iron Man, Aliens, Predator, Terminator, and Jurassic Park to name a few. Stan was an absolute genius in the special effects arena winning 4 Oscars and with his legacy influencing “movie magic” forever. If you get a chance check out his IMDB profile.
Robert Rauschenberg has died at the age of 82. I am not going to go into all his contributions to art as there will be many sites going into great detail over his work, but leave it only by saying he was part of an important era of art history. During this time, artists such as Rauschenberg were challenging our concepts of art and communication between the creator and audience. Wikipedia article on Robert Rauschenberg.
CraveOnline.com has a 3 part interview with Shepard Fairey. If you don’t recognize his name, he is the artist who created the Obey series.
Video Interviews
http://www.craveonline.com/articles/lifestyle/04649776/obey_shepard_fairey_exclusive.html
http://www.craveonline.com/videos/lifestyle/00007138/obey_shepard_fairey_exclusive_part_2.html
http://www.craveonline.com/videos/lifestyle/00007302/shepard_fairey_interview_part_3.html
Source: Neatorama
I came across Bryan Katzel’s website from Youthoughtwewouldntnotice.com. His site has a very creative and interesting flow feeling as you scroll down the site. One of the few sites that makes me want to scroll down. Make sure to check out his portfolio as well.
Blogs to the rescue was the cry when Hot Topic started selling a shirt that looked very similar to a design created by Seibei. After Seibei pointed this out on their blog, other blogs picked up on the story and defended Seibei. Most seemed angry at what appeared to be a very very close design with many calling it a flat out ripoff. In the end Hot Topic was able to get in contact with Seibei and work out a resolution both could live with. Hot Topic would continue to unload the current test batch of shirts and would purchase no more of the design.
All this brings up the idea of how powerful blogs are now. Could blogs be the savior to small time artists? Would the local news have picked up this story? I doubt it. So where to turn? Obviously if the blogosphere gets behind an issue they can command a powerful force. Would Hot Topic stop purchasing the shirts without the blogs’ help? Who knows. But most can agree the blogs made a statement loud enough to be heard in the Hot Topic offices.
WebUrbanist has written a good overview of modern artist Banksy’s career. If you have never heard of him he seems to be an European graffiti artist which has gained a great deal of popularity lately. Some of his most recent work has sold for $500,000.
