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Hybrid Taxidermy - Misfits by Thomas Grunfeld (GALLERY)
Trend Hunter Magazine | October 13th 2008
(TrendHunter.com) German artist Thomas Grünfeld’s ‘Misfits’ collection are animal collages, actual taxidermal specimens that have been deliberately mismatched. These are as improbable pairings and may give us a sense of… read more
Crying Calligraphy - Writing with Sprayed Tears
Trend Hunter Magazine | October 12th 2008
(TrendHunter.com) A Chinese artist named Ru Anting recently demonstrated his unusual talent for making calligraphy art by spraying his own tears onto a board covered with red paper. First he sucks up water through his nose… read more
Artfully-Addressed Envelopes - Harriet Russell's Royal Mail Chall…
Trend Hunter Magazine | October 12th 2008
(TrendHunter.com) In her curious series of playfully-addressed envelopes, Harriet Russell issues forth a challenge to Royal Mail postal workers: How far are you willing to go to deliver my mail? The illustrator wrote… read more
47 Ways to Prepare for Hurricane Norbert (CLUSTER)
Trend Hunter Magazine | October 12th 2008
(TrendHunter.com) In the wake of news that Hurricane Norbert is getting ready to hit the Pacific Coast, it’s time for left coasters to batten down the hatches. If we’ve learned anything from Hurricane Katrina, Gustav, Fay,… read more
DIY Tiled Art Homes - The Mosaic House (GALLERY)
Trend Hunter Magazine | October 11th 2008
(TrendHunter.com) I love this house in Santa Monica. It is so unusual and has a really happy vibe about it. The Mosaic House is the home of artists Cheri Pann and Gonzalo Duran. Starting in 1994 they have transformed their… read more
Celebrating Frayed Art - The Fringe Projects (GALLERY)
Trend Hunter Magazine | October 11th 2008
(TrendHunter.com) The Fringe Projects is a unique series of 10 pieces of artwork that range from music and films to cutting-edge wall tapestry art, dressed-up bottles and furniture. The Fringe Projects is a collaboration… read more
Kitchen Sponge Gowns - 10 Dresses Made of Random Objects (GALLERY…
Trend Hunter Magazine | October 11th 2008
(TrendHunter.com) These amazing dresses are from installation and performance artist Robin Barcus Slonia. The dress that is made from over 2,000 casino chips is part of an installation called ‘States of Dresses,’ while… read more
Thinking Small is killing us-repost from 9/2005-still relevant
BAD! Kitty art studio artist blog | October 11th 2008 by Heather
I wrote this right after hurricane Katrina…I find my views have not changed and my feeling are just as raw today…so please read on and I’d love to hear your thoughts too. The work above was sold to a private collector and all the read more
Floral Wall Decals - Modern Feminine Decor from Todo Lifestyle (G…
Trend Hunter Magazine | October 10th 2008
(TrendHunter.com) These stick-on wall decorations make decorating with flair a cinch. If, like me, you can’t draw a stick figure correctly, these floral wall decals will help spice up your home in seconds. Todo Lifestyle… read more
Infrastructure That Mimics Nature - The Traffic Tree (GALLERY)
Trend Hunter Magazine | October 10th 2008
(TrendHunter.com) The best public art mimics nature, as Pierre Vivant’s Traffic Light Tree does. This giant sculpture of fully-functioning traffic lights is in London adjacent to a roundabout near Canary Wharf. Pierre… read more
Unforgivable
Angelina's Art | October 10th 2008 by Angelina
An Angel has lost her wings. Click on the image for a larger view or to purchase prints. read more
No Worries Here
Angelina's Art | October 10th 2008 by Angelina
Click on the image for a larger view or to purchase prints. Smaller affordable prints can now be ordered directly from me. (This includes any other image you see in my portfolio but size availabilty varies so please inquire if you are interested i read more
Heart-Shaped Wine Decanters - The Petit Coeur Carafe (GALLERY)
Trend Hunter Magazine | October 9th 2008
(TrendHunter.com) French designer Etienne Meneau has made some pretty strange wine carafes before, but this design appeals to the belief that red wine is good for the heart. Meneau’s heart-shaped decanter is vaguely reminiscent… read more
New Work- Blood and Bones
BAD! Kitty art studio artist blog | October 9th 2008 by Heather
‘Blood and Bones’ Oils 24″ x 18″ The text on the painting reads: When justice is gone there is always force The quote(s) for this work: I’m for truth, no matter who tells it. I’m for justice, no matter who it read more
Pixelated Graffiti - Mario Chalk Art (GALLERY)
Trend Hunter Magazine | October 8th 2008
(TrendHunter.com) The Mario Chalk Art is a genius idea and brilliantly simple. I wish I had though of it, but I didn’t, so I will have to write about someone else’s brilliant idea again. What I love about this is that… read more
Statuephila - Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition Mixes Old & New A…
Trend Hunter Magazine | October 8th 2008
(TrendHunter.com) Statuephilia is a collection of contemporary statue pieces on show at the British Museum featuring artists such as Antony Gormley, Damien Hirst, Ron Mueck, Noble & Webster and Marc Quinn. The British… read more
Religious Street Art - Public Prayer Booths
Trend Hunter Magazine | October 8th 2008
(TrendHunter.com) This art in the park piece is titled, “Public Prayer Booth.” The work was created by Kansas City based artist Dylan Mortimer. This is a great ‘in-your-face’ reminder for those of us who have been forgetting… read more
Cassette Tape Canvases - Sami Havi's Eco Art (GALLERY)
Trend Hunter Magazine | October 7th 2008
(TrendHunter.com) In today’s age of all things digital, some might say cassette tapes are out. Sami Havia, a Finnish artist, might make you think twice about that. Havia puts visually stunning pictures onto cassette tapes,… read more
Upside Down Photography - Abelardo Morell’s Camera Obscura Pict…
Trend Hunter Magazine | October 7th 2008
(TrendHunter.com) Abelardo Morell is a Cuban-American photographer who works with a camera obscura to create really fantastic upside down photos. Many of Morell’s objects are historically significant landmarks in Venice,… read more
Balloon Sculptures as Art - Jason Hackenwerth’s Captivating Bal…
Trend Hunter Magazine | October 7th 2008
(TrendHunter.com) Incredible. Jason Hackenwerth’s material of choice for his sculptures is balloons. Hundreds and hundreds of balloons. He blows them up and and strings them together in unusual forms to create sculptural… read more
Political Magazine Collages - "Words of Hope" Obama Portrait
Trend Hunter Magazine | October 5th 2008
(TrendHunter.com) Seth Balliett is a seasoned veteran of torn-paper portraits. One of his latest works is “Words of Hope.” This collage is entirely comprised of articles and headlines about the 2008 presidential campaign… read more
Illuminated Landscapes - Field of Light Sculptures (GALLERY)
Trend Hunter Magazine | October 5th 2008
(TrendHunter.com) British lighting designer Bruce Munro takes the humble garden lighting idea to a whole new level of artistry with his Field of Light sculptures. His latest installation will be at the Eden Project in Cornwall,… read more
Scary Surreal Art - Chilling Paintings by Esao Andrews (GALLERY)
Trend Hunter Magazine | October 4th 2008
(TrendHunter.com) A fixture of New York City’s creative community, Esao Andrews has carved himself a niche as a unique artist and painter of surreal, blackly humorous worlds. His oil on wood paintings incorporate quaint… read more
Industrial Parts as Home Art - Stig Recycled Furniture (GALLERY)
Trend Hunter Magazine | October 4th 2008
(TrendHunter.com) Bob Campbell aka ‘Stig’ taught himself how to construct studly furniture from cast-off industrial parts. Stig makes his home in a region of England that was once home to heavy engineering and steel manufacturing.… read more
Art from Farm Feed - 10 Haystack Sculptures (GALLERY)
Trend Hunter Magazine | October 4th 2008
(TrendHunter.com) It can get pretty boring for folks living on farms, so what can men and women of the land to do amuse themselves? Create quirky works of art out of hay bales, of course! This collection of 10 pieces… read more
Internet-Inspired Seating - The @ Chair (GALLERY)
Trend Hunter Magazine | October 4th 2008
(TrendHunter.com) As the name suggests, the @ chair is a continuous-line design that is inspired by the undulating curves of the @ symbol. Created by award-winning designer Brodie Neill, the @ chair is constructed with… read more
The longest keyboard in the world
Fun is 2 cool | October 3rd 2008 by Zarke
This is an interactive sculpture, made of thousands of recycled keyboard keys that are embedded into a continuous textile. The keys spell out a line-by-line transcript of the email correspondence between the artist and fabricators regarding the creat read more
Chanel’s Minaudiere In Patent Calfskin
BagWhiz - The Bag Blog | October 2nd 2008 by Max Lee
Chanel is all about classic and traditional styles. But this minaudiere seems to break away from that mold. On first look, this oddly shaped deep red bag looks more like a modern art piece or an exotic musical instrument, than a bag. The shape and co read more
Mon Dieu! Jeff Koons Exhibits At Versailles. Images Of All 17 Scu…
If It's Hip, It's Here | October 2nd 2008 by laura sweet
Above: Jeff Koons in front of his "Split-Rocker" (2000) as it graces the famous Palace and Gardens of Versailles.American Artist Jeff Koons -whose work is being called everything from pop, kitsch.. even zany by the press-- is displaying 17 of his pie read more
New work- The New Moon Vine-Fairy World #20
BAD! Kitty art studio artist blog | September 29th 2008 by Heather
Fairy World #20 ‘The New Moon Vine’ 24″ X 36″ (large wall art) Oil Painting/mixed media back stapled canvas with finished sides ready to hang *** To purchase this work please click here, you will taken to my web site read more
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