+ Robert Longo – Charcoal Drawings & more

Talantbek Chekirov

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Paintings by Talantbek Chekirov. Talantbek Chekirov was born on April 15th 1971 in the former Soviet republic of Kygystan.Using oil as his medium, Chekirov's creates photorealistic works of art that are soft and sensual.

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Casey Weldon's Four-Eyed Kittens

Artist Casey Weldon paints adorable four-eyed kittens. They’ll be on display at the Minumental exhibition at the Trifecta Gallery in Las Vegas starting Dec. 2. Prints are available here.

Rafal Olbinski

By artist Rafal Olbinski

more trees inc: feel the forest 12 days

more trees exhibition 'feel the forest 12 days'
AXIS gallery, tokyo, japan
27 october - 7 november, 2010


'kitchen blocks' by koichi suzuno

tokyo based group 'more trees' have teamed up with AXIS gallery to put together 'feel the forest 12 days', an exhibition which aims to raise awareness of the current forest status in japan. the 12-day event showcases a number of the collective's ongoing projects which include a collection of products as well as a photo exhibition centered around the theme of the forest and nature.


'apple kendama' by yasuhiro suzuki

founded in 2007 by ryuchi sakamoto, haruomi hosono, yukihiro takahashi, shinichi nakazawa and moichi kuwahara, the group's main initiative is to promote smart wood consumption around the world and planting more trees. they aim to offset the CO2 emission as well as advance and stimulate the demand of tree thinning.



'emerald bracelet' by yuuki kumagai




'clock of wood chips' by mikiya kobayashi



'annual ring clock' by yota kakuda



'planter -dandan-' by yuuki kumagai



'pinocchio stand'



'sun light' by keita shimizu



'cuckoo clock' by naoto fukasawa



like a painting - this 'cutting board' by jin kuramoto

Naho Ogawa and Yuri Nakatani

Over the weekend I had the pleasure of meeting two lovely designers visiting NY, from Japan. I had known of their work for a while so it was nice to finally put a face to their designs.
Naho Ogawa graduated from New York’s Parsons School of Design in 1998, and is currently based in Tokyo. One of my favorite pieces that she’s done recently is this Fall/Winter 2010 look-book for French clothing brand agnes b. that appeared in Madame Figaro.


There is something incredibly nostalgic about Naho’s simple yet delicate lines that make you want to immediately pack up your bags and travel. I could totally see her doing a series of hand drawn maps.

Yuri Nakatani runs a small art direction and graphic design studio in Meguro called In The Kitchen. Also a graduate of Parsons, Yuri spent a number of years in Connecticut and New York, and is completely bilingual. Her talents were exemplified last year when she produced the adidas 60 years of Originality House Party event in Shanghai, in collaboration with several designers including my good friend Kaori Sohma.

I love the idea of ticket staff behind picture frame windows!

Alexa Meade

I spotted Alexa Meade's artwork on Cup of Jo, and was totally amazed - Alexa paints ON people, to create living, breathing 3-D paintings. I love how you can look at her work from all different angles, and it still looks like a painting. So dynamic!

Tilt-Shift Van Gogh

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Artist Serena Malyon adds tilt-shift photography effects to Van Gogh's famous paintings, they look amazing! Using Photoshop, they manipulated the light and adjusted the focus to make us see these paintings in ways we could have never imagined. Amazingly, nothing in these paintings was changed, added or removed.

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Nook - Pretty Please : Oh Blue Bird

Two very nice illustrations by Nook for the Pretty Please show. I would love to know the inspiration behind them. So strangely sweet.

Dan McCarthy - What Once Was 2

Awesome new print by Dan McCarthy - What Once Was 2. As Dan's prints often do, this one glows in the dark. In the light, you see the bones of a buried triceratops. In the dark, you see a dinosaur walking through the woods. Sadly, it's only been a few days since the print launched, and its already sold out. Sigh - I should have jumped on it earlier!

The Working Proof: Jacqueline Pytyck - Wild Flowers

Jacqueline Pytyck created this lovely print, Wild Flowers, for The Working Proof. Wild Flowers is an interpretation of the Daucus carota, also known as the Wild Carrot Flower. While agriculturalists apparently consider it a weed, botanists appreciate it as a rapidly occurring beauty. By pairing the Daucus carota with rabbits, Jacqueline wanted to playfully compare the reproductive nature of both species.

15% of each print sold benefits the Shama Foundation. Buy the print here and read our interview with Jacqueline here.

Colorful, surreal illustrations of Japanese girls

I love these illustrations by Zain7.