SALARYMAN PROJECT

Posted by Fabio 16 May 2012

The “Salaryman Project” by Tokyo based French photographer Bruno Quinquet is an attempt to build mystery and poetry around the archetypal figure of the Japanese male office worker, aka salaryman. With the cycle of the seasons as a backdrop, the series explores images of masculinity, normality and anonymity in the Japanese capital. read more

Mark Regester

Posted by Fabio 15 May 2012

Photography by american artist Mark Regester. Regester currently Lives and Works in St. Louis, Missouri. read more

Hong Seon Jang – Type City

Posted by Fabio 15 May 2012

Hong Seon Jang create works that evoke a fundamental recognition of our space and environment and imply physical vulnerability in our daily life. These ideas evolved from his interest in studying the similarities between human and non-human life forms pertaining to structures, symbols, and patterns. The main concept is a fascination with the comparison of human activity and natural phenomena as it corresponds to the circulation of destruction and creation. read more

Hiroshi Sugimoto – Portraits

Posted by Fabio 14 May 2012

In the sixteenth century, Flemish court painter to the British Crown Hans Holbein the Younger (1497-1543) gave us the imposingly regal portrait of Henry VIII now kept in London’s Royal Portrait Gallery. Based on this Holbein portrait, the wax figure artisans of Madame Tussaud’s in their consummate skill recreated an absolutely faithful likeness of the king. read more

Michał Smandek

Posted by Fabio 14 May 2012

Michał Smandek was born in 1981 in Ruda Śląska. He lives and works in Świętochłowice, Poland. Between 2001-2007 he studied at the sculpture faculty of the Department of Artistic Education at Silesian University. He presently works as a teacher of sculpture at High Schools of Fine Arts in Katowice and Zabrze. read more

Go to Google Translate

Posted by Fabio 8 May 2012

Go to Google Translate and copy the text below read more

CAN YOU PICK A REAL WARHOL FROM A FAKE?

Posted by Fabio 8 May 2012

Art Series Hotel Group have brought together the world’s greatest living art forger, Tony Tetro, with one of the world’s most forged artists – Andy Warhol – to ask which Warhol is Warhol’s? The convicted forgery artist, Tetro, has been commissioned to produce nine replica Warhols that will hang in the hotels alongside a genuine one until August 3. read more

Botanicula

Posted by Fabio 8 May 2012

Botanicula is point’n’click exploration game created by Jára Plachý and Amanita Design. It’s about a bunch of five friends – little tree creatures who set out for a journey to save the last seed from their home tree which is infested by evil parasites. The original soundtrack and sound effects are created by Czech alternative band DVA. read more

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