Today’s post is brought to you by the letter “E” for exhaustion.
Most of the coffee art I found online had no artist credits other than the monkey by latte artist Sammy Lin.
Fall, 2008
210 x 240 x 70 cm
140 gsm acid free paper, and glue
by Peter Callesen
Afterglow, 2007
12″ x 12″hand cut cardstock paper
by Jen Stark
Rundtreppe und Raum, 2008
100 x 75 cm
by Simon Schubert
Book Autopsies, 2008
by Brian Dettmer
The above image entitled Crevasse is by 3D street artist Edgar Müller. His creations transform everyday surroundings into fantastical scenes. This pavement art piece was created in Dun Laoghaire, Ireland as part of the Festival of World Culture in August 2008. It’s 250-square metres and took five days to paint!
Click here or here to see more of Müller’s art.
Chairs for the Dysfunctional are a series of seats designed to illustrate different social sitting habits. More than that, they question the way we interact with inanimate objects in our daily lives. The chairs were designed by Alice Wang; a recent graduate of MA Design Interactions at the Royal College of Art.
Click here to read more about this and other Alice Wang projects.
25-year-old freelance artist Erica Simmons (alias iRI5) has been doing some great work recycling cassette tapes to create images of iconic musicians (like the above one of Dylan). She’s also done the Beatles, Hendrix, and Robert Smith. To see more of the Ghost in the Machine series check out her website : irI5. Want to know more or commission your own? Email the artist.
Coming in Spring 2009 from Studio OOOMS is this handmade road kill carpet made from 100% wool. The creative minds behind the Dutch Studio OOOMS are Guido Ooms and Karin van Lieshout. Visit Studio OOOMS to shop or view their other products. A struggle between attraction and repulsion, this cuddly car-flattened, bloody fox is exactly what I’ve always wanted on my floor…no, seriously. It’s awesome!
The Museum Of Bad Art (MOBA), a community-based, private institution dedicated to the collection, preservation, exhibition and celebration of bad art, was recently brought to my attention by a friend that has way too much free time at the office. MOBA was founded in 1993 and originally housed in the basement of a private home in Boston. Dedham Community Theatre allowed MOBA the use of their basement so their permanent gallery is now conveniently located just outside the men’s room in a 1927 movie theatre. The pieces- some submitted and some found (in garbages)- are catalogued in the MOBA book Museum of Bad Art : Art Too Bad To Be Ignored.
Lately I’ve been branching out in my blog to include a wider spectrum of art/design projects and their creators. Feeding off (pun intended) my blog and freelance design business company name “design is yummy” I’ve decided to post about some delicious creations. My sister and I were watching the food network a while back and stumbled upon a show called Extreme Cakes. These cakes are crazy! Check out the Food Network for video clips of some extreme cakes.
But wait….what do you do if you want a unique cake and don’t want to spend hundreds of dollars on a specialty one? Lucky you because I’ve got the answer to those birthday cake woes.
Complete with edible cake fries and icing ketchup, this burger cake is available for $11 at Walmart! (insulin not included) Say “Classy”!
I crossed paths this past weekend with artist Jack Dylan who was selling posters at Osheaga. After making some tough decisions, I bought a few including one of his Pop Montreal posters; a self-portrait Spiderman (image above). Check out his website http://jackdylan.ca to see more of his amazing illustrations or live at Pop Montreal in October. Two thumbs up for great local art.