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yugoslavian sculptures from the future

27 April 2011
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sculptures from the future

Tyler Jackson

Well not really from the future but actually from the past, think cold war era. These amazing sculptures were commissioned by former Yugoslavian president Josip Tito in the 1960s and 70s. They are commemorative of WWII battle losses and even where concentration camps stood. Why? To point to progress and of a utopian future. To point out that where death and despair once washed over the country now their is growth and unity. To show the strength and confidence of the Socialist Republic.

They are usually of mass scale with strange angular geometry representing shapes of crystals, flowers and up close views of viruses or DNA. They were done by a collection of sculptures and architects including Dušan Džamonja, Vojin Bakić, Bogdan Bogdanović and Gradimir Medaković just to name a few. They had millions of visitors per year in the 1980s but after the Republic dissolved in the early 1990s they we’re abandoned, forgotten about and even graffitied.

We luckily have this collection of pictures thanks to a photo book by Belgian photographer Jan Kempenaers called “Spomenik: The End of History” which he made from his 2006 – 2009 tour of the ex-Yugoslavia region (now Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, ect.) We hope these sculptures can be preserved and be known as one of the most awe-inspiring outdoor cross country sculpture exhibits.

source: www.cracktwo.com

firestache lighter

7 April 2011
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Tyler Jackson


Get your FREE FireStache lighter with any clothing purchase from theShop. Hurry, before we run out.

free carl sontz

4 April 2011
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freecarlsontz

Tyler Jackson

Who is Carl? Where is Carl? Why do we need to free him?

Carl is like each one of us: living in a material prison. Although Carl’s prison may be harder to escape than our own, we must do everything in our power to free him. Carl is you and me. He is each of us in one way or another. Carl stands for the power and strength that can rise when the hand of oppression strikes unjustly. The time is now to FREE CARL!

To get in on free bombing stickers email freecarlsontz@gmail.com and go like Carl on facebook.

conrad roset

30 March 2011
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Tyler Jackson

Conrad Roset is an illustrator from Barcelona, Spain with a style all his own. His work, consisting mostly of gorgeous women, resonates a sexual intensity that captures your mind on multiple levels. His use of color is usually vibrant wither he’s carefully splashing it through out a piece or doing a conceived color hue. Although his subject matter is roughly the same throughout he has a diverse delivery of style. He currently does work for ad agencies, design studios and editorials in addition to being a professor of illustration in the school of design BAU and Joso all at the age of 27. Check out more on Conrad Roset on his site www.conradroset.com.

jason hackenwerth

20 February 2011
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Jason Hackenwerth

Tyler Jackson

Jason Hackenwerth is a modern artist living and working in NYC. Working primarily in balloons Jason creates works of art that will remind you of deep sea monster or space aliens. What really makes an impact is how far from a clown’s ballon poodle his work is. The shear scale, complexity, and balloon manipulation let alone the originality is astonishing. Some of his pieces can even be worn in which case Jason unleashes his monsters onto the streets for the public. His current installation thats turning some heads is the window installation he did at Bergdorf Goodman for New York Fashion Week (first 5 photos). Learn more about Jason Hackenwerth.


Source: blog.bergdorfgoodman.com

charmaine olivia

25 January 2011
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Tyler Jackson

If you haven’t seen any of Charmaine Olivia‘s work yet, here is your introduction. She is an amazing self-taught San Franciscan artist that started off drawing with soy sauce on napkins as a child. Fast forward to now where she works in a variety of mediums from pencil to oil to photography. Her work can be found all over the place including prints sold in Urban Outfitters and pieces featured in Nylon Magazine, Infectious, Bolia, Cool Hunting and Eyes on Walls just to name a few. One of the main things that makes Charmaine stand out is her versatility and personality. There is usually at least one thing in all her pieces that takes it above and makes it unique, whether it’s giving a subject of a portrait two left eyes or putting socks on deer or deer in peoples hair, you never know what to expect. In addition to her amazing portraits her more abstract nature pieces are some of my personal favorites. Keep up with Charmaine on her twitter, facebook, and most importantly her blog which she updates frequently with works in progress. Also if you in the San Francisco area be sure to check out at least one of her upcoming exhibits: February 23rd, 2011 @ Vessel and in March @ Moment.

the johnny cash project

17 January 2011
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jcash

Tyler Jackson

There is a revolutionary digital memorial project for Johnny Cash going on called The Johnny Cash Project. Basically the project is building a rotoscoped music video to Ain’t No Grave, Cash’s title track off his last ever recorded record. Production for each frame is completely driven off user submitted artwork. It’s becoming a big hit for a variety of reasons, first and foremost is probably because if you don’t like Johnny Cash your a terrorist and also the level of creativity and interactivity behind the project. When you get to the site www.thejohnnycashproject.com you can watch the current evolved version of the video and also pause it at any time to see that individually drawn frame. What makes it even cooler is you can then watch a sped up version of the frame being drawn and even draw your own version of that frame on the website with their built in charcoal like paint tools. In addition to the advanced interactiveness to the site the rotoscope style for the video in and of it’s self is very unique. Rotoscoping has been becoming more and more popular with the release of movies like A Scanner Darkly and it’s predecessor Waking Life but the major difference with this approach is instead of having one drawing style like A Scanner Darkly or a different style each scene like Waking Life, this is ever frame which really adds to the style and quality of the finished product. The video is continuously evolving and always accepting submissions so get over to www.thejohnnycashproject.com and be apart of this interactive memorial to a music great.

the flock series by adam neate

16 December 2010
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adam neate

Tyler Jackson

Adam Neate, a renowned British street artist, is breaking new ground with his latest works. This self taught painter started getting some attention when after he realized the paintings he was donating to charity we’re getting binned, he began leaving thousands of his paintings on the streets of London for whomever may wish to take or leave them. In the early days he started with simple materials using cardboard to paint on mostly. Now Adam is proving why he is one of Britain’s most exciting young artist with his new exhibit, The Flock Series. These abstract 3D paintings/sculptures seem like something Picasso would have gotten into if he was young in the 90s. Other then conceptual advancement, Adam has advanced material-wise as well using perspex, metal, leather, and assorted fabrics to create these latest pieces. He has really defined his style, from complex 3D layering to his use of bold color and impeccable line. Below are pieces from The Flock Series as well as a couple other works of Adam’s along with a short walk through of the exhibit that was on display at the Elms Lesters Painting Rooms in London. Keep a look out, you can bet Adam has more tricks up his sleeves.


source: Trendland, Arrested Motion

8 faces

11 November 2010
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8faces

Tyler Jackson

8 Faces is a visionary new magazine out of the UK. I loosely call it a magazine because it is put out in issues but really judging by the care taken into the stock of paper and the nature of the content it’s more of a book. It is based mainly around typography and poses the question if you could only use eight typefaces for the rest of your life, which would you choose? along with many others to leading designers as well as providing examples. It comes in a custom beautifully designed box (picture below) so it’s in prime condition when it arrives to your door. It’s produced in very short runs, with the first issue only having 1000 copies, which sold out under 2 hours. The next issue’s run is going to be 2500, cost you about £8.00 plus shipping (about $12.8968) an issue and will start shipping on November 29th. To get your issue or at least take a closer look, check out 8faces.com. Who ever said print is dead jerks off to too much free internet porn.

deedee cheriel

20 October 2010
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deedee

Tyler Jackson

DeeDee Cheriel is a artist/musician currently residing in Los Angeles but also has lived in places like Honduras, Chile, England, Portugal, Spain and her native India. Her work explores conflicts in our attempts to connect with the world around us. Her style has a temple, punk rock, native american feel to it with recurring subjects along with a very natural color scheme. The thing that really adds to her compositions is the texture of the background, it’s something you don’t notice at first but it gives the pieces their own character and feel subtly. Below are images from her latest body of work ‘Abracadabra‘ which seems to have a slight reference to religious which is different from her earlier pieces. Abracadabra is now being shown at the Merry Karnowsky Gallery in Los Angeles till November 6th. For more on Nalini ‘Deedee’ Cheriel and more of her work check out her website at www.deedeecheriel.com.