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One Subject. One Dress. A Bunch of Fabulous Paintings By Erin Cone.

One Subject. One Dress. A Bunch of Fabulous Paintings By Erin Cone.

Texas born artist Erin Cone was named one of Southwest Art Magazine's "21 under 31" to watch in 2003. Since then she has had numerous individual and group shows at…

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Margaret Morrison Paintings Of Candy Treats and Childhood Toys

Margaret Morrison Paintings Of Candy Treats and Childhood Toys

above: Margaret Morrison's Fisher Price People, 2010, oil on canvas, 48" x 48" From Wax Lips and Gummy Bears to Pez and Pull-toys, Margaret Morrison paintings capture nostalgia on canvas…

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Jean Charles de Castelbajac Gets Surreal With Man Ray Fashions.

Jean Charles de Castelbajac Gets Surreal With Man Ray Fashions.

I've blogged quite a bit about the fashions by Jean-Charles de Castelbajac because he so often references pop culture and fine art in his unique designs. Woman/Ray, an obvious name…

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Tom Otterness Designs A Hip Home For Cookies. The Mama Bear Cookie Jar.

Tom Otterness Designs A Hip Home For Cookies. The Mama Bear Cookie Jar.

It's not easy to find a hip cookie jar that isn't ridiculously kitschy. This is the only one I've ever seen other than the Bunny Rabbit Cookie Jar by Momoyo…

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Nostalgia On Canvas. Allan Innman Toy Paintings.

Nostalgia On Canvas. Allan Innman Toy Paintings.

If toys from your childhood like Mr. Potato Head, plastic Cowboys and Indians, Lego®s, Strawberry Shortcake, Play•Doh and View-Masters take you back, Allan Innman's Toy Paintings will be like a…

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Maison Moschino: Fashionable Fantasy Accommodations In Italy

Maison Moschino: Fashionable Fantasy Accommodations In Italy

  You are probably familiar with the Moschino fashion brand but did you know they had opened a cool artsy boutique hotel? Introducing Italy's Maison Moschino. Italy's Maison Moschino The…

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Photographer Steven Klein Brings Out Madonna’s Best For 2010 Dolce & Gabbana Ad Campaign

Photographer Steven Klein Brings Out Madonna’s Best For 2010 Dolce & Gabbana Ad Campaign

We've seen the buffed bicepped cougar shilling for everything from Pepsi to Louis Vuitton. But to see The Material Girl in the latest Dolce & Gabbana ads shot by well…

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The Super Sexy Body Painting of Joanne Gair

The Super Sexy Body Painting of Joanne Gair

It dawned on me that I really couldn't mention the talented work of Joanne Gair in the context of a post about body painting without showing you some of her…

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The Appeal Of The Astronaut Is Still Alive And Hipper Than Ever

The Appeal Of The Astronaut Is Still Alive And Hipper Than Ever

Astronauts, despite the enormous change in their appeal as a career since I was a child, are still in fashion. The Millenials have never even heard of Major Tony Nelson…

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Stephen Magsig’s Postcards From Detroit & The Urban Alphabet Paintings, Now Available As Books

Above: 25 of stephen's individual letter paintings I was happy to see that one of my favorite painters, Michigan artist Stephen Magsig, has compiled two book of his daily paintings;…

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Hip Christmas Cards From Lowbrow Artists & Graphic Designers

Hip Christmas Cards From Lowbrow Artists & Graphic Designers

There are tons of beautiful Christmas Cards one can choose to give this year; designers like Snow & Graham, Elum and many others. Hip Christmas Cards However, you might be…

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1800 Tequila Bottles; First By Artists… Now By You.

1800 Tequila Bottles; First By Artists… Now By You.

1800 Tequila Essential Artists Campaign -- Earlier this year 1800® Tequila launched an inspired campaign featuring nine cutting-edge artists it considers to be Essential. 1800 Tequila Essential Artists Campaign These…

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A Big Loss To the Creative Community: Nagi Noda and A Look at Her Work.

A Big Loss To the Creative Community: Nagi Noda and A Look at Her Work.

The creative world lost a great talent last week. Sadly, Nagi Noda, the Japanese artist/designer/art director, (and most recently fashion designer) as well as the creator of hanpanda, passed away…

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Freeways and Overpasses: An Artist’s Muse, Part II

Freeways and Overpasses: An Artist’s Muse, Part II

There has been such an ongoing interest in a post I did months ago, called "Freeways and Overpasses; An Artist's Muse"  that it's time for Part II. Freeways and Overpasses:…

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Mr. Rogers Neighborhood On LSD: The Paintings of Amy Bennett

Mr. Rogers Neighborhood On LSD: The Paintings of Amy Bennett

I inadvertently stumbled upon the paintings of Amy Bennett the other day and boy, am I glad I did. Now a new fan, I'd love to share with you this…

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Artists Take The Plunge: The Swimming Pool As Subject.

Artists Take The Plunge: The Swimming Pool As Subject.

I got such a wonderful response to my post about varying artists' freeway and overpass paintings, that I thought I'd do the same with one of my other favorite subjects:…

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