Articles in the Art Category
Posted in Art, News on 9 July 2008

Bizarre Magazine is now touching the heights of the weird world and has declared aloud that it can’t settle for anything ordinary. Hence the guys behind him have tracked down Zombie Boy; a facially tattooed Montreal youth who’s persona has invited a lot of critique questioning his reason. Whilst earlier the tattoo was restricted to an awfully meticulous facial skull but now Rick, Zombie Boy has invested over $4000 to satiate his quest for a tattooed zombie.
He considers this tattooed appeal the human body as a cadaver the art of a putrid corpse. It’s also a tribute to horror movies, which I love.
Bizarre Magazine interviewed him concerning his manifestation, his inspiration and how he’s dealing with disparagement and his Internet renown.



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Posted in Art, Designer, Elite Find of the Day on 8 July 2008

Jeff Burnette has been experimenting with hot glass now for almost 30 years. And the featured above Glass Rayguns is the result of his efforts. Jeff, a serious sci-fi fan has developed the designer masterpieces that can be blown. With the transparent shade on the pipe and clear glass gathered on its apex, the piece once blown up takes a different appeal altogether. Once the pieces, blowpipe undergoes a 15-hour cycle of cooling, the next process to be followed is to send it for silvering. The Raygun is a no less than a bubble with a translucent color within. The silvering is the result of the silver nitrate, ammonia, and distilled water assorted and dispensed into the unbolted end of the cannon.
The silver brushwood within the piece looks like a mirror. And at last the machined stainless steel is chemically attached to the piece.
Via BoingBoing
Posted in Art, Automobile, Designer on 8 July 2008

Art pieces or antiques cannot miss our vision. And the latest creation of a revolutionary piece of art is by Diederick Kraaijeveld that deserves a due amount of respect here. The self taught artist has developed this attention-grabbing artworks using domesticated wood. Popularly known as a Harley Davidson 1993 Softail Heritage, alias Cow-glide or Moo-glide as the singular edition motorbike comes layered with cowhides. Measuring 130 cm high and 110 cm wide, the model comes tinted with salvaged wood; found in dumpsters and other remote shores or derelict buildings. It is known to use one piece from a deserted farm in the California desert. Developed on-order for a biking tycoon based in Holland, a similar model can be yours if you are ready to spill over $15,000.
Courtesy Diederick Kraaijeveld!
Posted in Art, Designer, Home Decor on 4 July 2008

If you are a true fighter and a luxury lover then hit further to materialize all your wild imagination. The interior decor of the house is accounted as incomplete in absence of a chandelier. But does it mean hanging any ordinary Chandelier would add value to your abode? Not really! Realizing this Rock and Royal, a company based in Rotterdam, The Netherlands has digged out few revolutionary designer models of chandeliers that respect the persona of your elite villa. Engaged in creating matchless forms of chandelier since 2005, the popular artist Hans van Bentem crafts each unique chandelier while Arno Coenen gathers all the pieces of the mosaics.
Irrespective of your location at any remote corner of the globe, Rock and Royal stands on its heels to swerve your dreams into reality.



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Posted in Art, Automobile, Car, Concept, Designer on 28 June 2008
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Amphibious concepts are a near reality now and thanks to the creative spark within designers who think wild to unveil out-of-the-box creations. Whilst Amphibious PC concept created a buzz around blogosphere with little clue that it would soon the chased by a concept of a graceful amphibious coupe recalling the age of science fiction. But registering an exception is this revolutionary amphibious vehicle design for the year 2030 by Jorge Cross. Riding on three-wheels, the sedan narrows a single ball at its obverse that revolves 90° to divulge a propeller or tire, considering your mode of travel on land or water.
Its elegant carcass design was a revision for Cross on the hypothesis of hydrodynamics and how they impact anautomobile’s contour. Jorge Cross is a student at the University of Monterrey in Nuevo León, Mexico.



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Posted in Art, Designer, Events, Exhibitions, Technology on 26 June 2008

As technology continues to blend flawlessly with our daily routine, the junction amid art and technology has become increasingly universal. Realizing the fact Japanese artist Mutoh Tsutomu has taken a step ahead in taking his artistic approach to the other dominion by installing Optical Tone that utilizes LED light spectrums in synergy with sensors that interrelate with guests to generate original light opus. The Optical Tone Algorithm is developed to visually alter the viewer’s sensitivity of the Optical Tone room.
The mechanism is exhibited at Japan’s Skip City Visual Plaza and would be showcased until 31 August but if you wish to have a first-hand experience of its installation then visit here.
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Posted in Art, Designer, Diamond, Elite Find of the Day, Luxury on 18 June 2008

Only those with an understanding of value an artwork holds can appreciate the featured above elegantly crafted Roulette Set. Confidential to privileged princely collectors of objects, this roulette is a true work of art. Born under the supervision of teacher Bernard Maquin, it came after 4,800 hours of work provided by 30 artisans. It employs 3.5 kg of 14 carat yellow gold, 3 kg of silver and approximately 200 carats of colored diamonds. It is not only difficult but impossible to calculate the value of a jewel inspired from sculptures of Art Nouveau along with the fantastic preziosismi catching the eye orbits.
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Posted in Art, Automobile, Car, Designer, Luxury Car, Shopping on 9 June 2008

The famous Japanese company tuning ASI, which expertise in developing luxury cars, has unveiled its latest creature Tetsu GTR based on refined Bentley Continental GT. What makes this valuable is the car bonnet, entirely painted by hand with original works of Japanese Nakamura Tetsuei. Personally, I find this flowery car’s hood quite weird. The Japanese manufacturer joining the original art to a Japanese development boasts of offering Accuracy, Spirit and Imagination, which stands ASI. This limited edition coupe is priced at $800,000 (€520,000) and it is anticipated counted 29 models would be developed by the Japanese firm.
It is equipped with 6.0L W12 Bentley engine reprogrammed to develop a startling power of 800 horses. Keeping aside the artwork involved, ASI’s Tetsu GTR sports an aggressively styled wide-bodykit (+1,800 mm) that comprise of a dry carbon bonnet, trunk and rear wing spoiler along with numerous involuntary upgrades.
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Posted in Art, Auctions on 6 June 2008

Little was the strange street artist Banksy aware that £1,000 graffiti on a Trailer has a potential to generate him £500,000 ($977,865). The pattern on the side of a lorry promo that twofolds as a family home for the present proprietor is expected to be sold at auction. Popularly known as Fragile Silence, it portrays commandos bringing stereo system gears on a beach. The trailer’s holder, Maeve Neal and Nathan Welland, disclose that Banksy has legitimate the work that he finished before they flock the truck to the Glastonbury Festival in 1998.
The surprising news is he didn’t ask for anything but in return gave them two free festival tickets for attaining the ‘canvas.’ In the past Banksy’s painting, Space Girl And Bird generated a sales of £288,000 and a wall exhibiting his work in Notting Hill, West London, obtained £208,000 online.
Via LuxuryLaunches
Posted in Art, Auctions, Paintings on 15 May 2008

Masterpieces and artworks by artists who have passed away are eternal and invaluable. It is one arena that keeps its doors open even for deceased one’s to make their entry into the Guinness book of world records. And lately, this has been exemplified by a celebrated artist Lucian Freud. His depiction of an overweight nude woman (Sue Tilley, 51, Supervisor of Jobcenter) snoozing has summoned more than a few dough notes to be exhausted. The lady masquerade for this 85-year-old painter for long four-years and to say the utmost she tagged herself his muse. She was christened as “Big Sue†and got introduced to Freud by Mr. Leigh Bowery.
The painting overshadowed the earlier mark of $19.3 million and got sold off for $33.6 million.
Via BBC



