What initially drew me to Lonac was his series, “Skate Bones”. I love found-object art. Re-purposing is truly a higher calling. But after I ooo-ed and aah-ed at the dichotomies created by painting exquisitely refined and realistic eyes on to splintered wooden boards, I explored further. Let’s say that I came to Lonac’s page for the fish, but I stayed for the robots. This guy is truly a sketch-artist. Scroll down his blog and see that I’m right. His drawings are thought provoking and meaningful, but nothing is as endearing as his sketches and large-scale renderings of robots, “Family Portrait” in particular. With most of his icons being highly symbolic, representing darker themes, the robot is perhaps his one icon that is more whimsical than suggestive.
Utterly Retrolicious & Masterfully
Executed Stopmotion.
There is so much artistry in this truly exquisite stop motion animation. Cinematic and enormous in scale directors Vincent Pianina and Lorenzo Papace created this wonderful and rich film that harkens back to the 60s in both sound and style with sets straight out of a postcard from the 20s for “a song called Østersøen that was also written, composed, and recorded by Papace for his band Ödland off the album Sankta Lucia.”
Japanese Manhole Covers
Yes these are real. As I have said a hundred times before, Japan is a society that lives a life based on aesthetics and pride in their surroundings. These beautifully forged manhole covers are a prime example.
Moveable Type Miniature City
Fantastic project in recycling a dying art form.
Fleeting Like Time
Sand Drawings of Joe Mangrum
Joe Mangrum has been installing temporary art on streets all over the world. His most recent series of Buddhist Mandala style sand drawings are exquisite and a beautiful example of how all things in life are temporary.
A great mix of some of the best of the Beastie Boys Live performances 94-99. Assembled by Jeff Hamada of Boooooom.
It’s Friday as Jeff said “Turn this up LOUD, and put two fingers in the air for MCA.”
Mr.T’s Fashion Show
With your pants pegged tight take the A train to fashion with Mr.T’s Fashion Show. That’s right, Mr.T’s Fashion Show. Nuff Said!
Gem of a link, thanks JB
Gone to Where the Wild Things Are
By Dayna Spinner
Yesterday, the world bid farewell to one of the greatest illustrators and authors of the 20th century and beyond, Maurice Sendak. Sendak, famed author of Where the Wild Things Are, died at the age of 83. I have been reading a long and informative article about his life and accomplishments, which were many, and it seems silly to remake the wheel, as it were, writing what is probably the gazillionth version of his biography tonight. What I will do is comment on how much, as a child and adult, I appreciated stories that were not all smiles and sunshine. How important it was so to see, in print, the often times dark world of childhood. It lent validation to the feelings that I am sure all children feel from time to time. I remember reading his books and watching a low-tech animated movie using stills from his stories as they were both read and sung when I was a little girl. While a student of illustration, Sendak was inspiring, and I can recall at least one presentation dedicated to him. Now I admire and celebrate the man, who transformed his experiences as a child, often ill and growing up shrouded in the dark events of the early-mid 20th century, into a lifetime of creative honesty. I’d like to imagine that wherever Maurice Sendak is now is just as surprising and fantastic as the worlds he created for us. I bet he’s dancing with the monsters tonight.
Hints of Picasso and Dali
The tonsillectomy inspired piece above was submitted by Bomo Arts reader Hrib Aleksander. An architect by trade, the multi talented artist has a great collection of illustrations that breathe Picasso and Dali. Be sure to check out both his Tumblr for a collection of his drawings and his website where you will find a diverse body of work ranging from architecture to a great collection of photography.
Thanks for the submission Hrib!
Intricately Laser Cut Nori
These gorgeous laser cut patterned seaweed wrappers, while new in concept, are completely at home within their gastronomic art form. Nothing about the ‘design nori’ seems out of place although I wonder what the grandmaster of sushi Jiro would have to say about them. Thanks Ian for bringing this to our attention.
Here is what Designboom has to say about this elegant product:
“developed by international ad agency I&S BBDO for the umino seaweed shop, ‘design nori’ is a series of intricately laser-cut seaweed for rolling sushi. each sheet of five designs— ‘sakura’ (‘cherry blossoms’), ‘mizutama’ (‘water drops’), ‘asanoha’ (‘hemp’), ‘kikkou’ (‘turtle shell’), and ‘kumikkou’ (‘tortoise shell’)— is based on an element of japanese history or symbology, meant to bring beauty, good fortune, growth, happiness, and longevity.
because of the precision required in the cutting process, the seaweed itself is a thicker variety from the sanriku region of miyagi. umino plans to use the leftover clippings to sell as furikake topping or recompile into other sheets.
the project was commissioned to respark the sale of nori following the tsunami in japan of 2011, at a time when umino director hiroyuki umino notes that japanese are eating less seaweed than in the past.
‘design nori’ s on exhibition through may 27th, 2012, at ‘katagami style’ of 19th century japanese stencil artwork, at the mitsubishi ichigokan museum in tokyo. the pieces themselves are available for sale only through the retail location in ibaraki prefacture and at the exhibition, currently for the price of 840 yen (approx. 10 USD) each. in the future, umino hopes to produce the nori on a larger scale and at lower cost.”
The Most Ingeniously Creative Use
of Twitter Goes To…
Smart Car Argentina, go to their twitter page then hit “J” on your keyboard this will cause the page to scroll down quickly. Then you will see the genius behind this brilliant flip book style ASCII viral ad campaign in 455, 140 character posts. Or watch the video above which plays the whole thing for you.
