Japanese artist Maso Kinoshita constructs highly detailed sculptures of mythological creatures and gods, except he goes one step further by envisioning them as if from those amazing Body Worlds exhibits — stripped skinless to expose the pure biology. The skinless gods are carved from stone, and include Ganesh (above), as well as a slew of […]

This past June we highlighted the work of Filfury’s Nike Air Max Handguns — a cheeky yet subversive riff on hot button issues such as gun control and sweatshop conditions. Now the Sydney artist is back with another collection of sneaker-based art — this time eschewing weapons for another streetwear staple: skulls. Who doesn’t love […]

Sure, some think collage is the refuge of the untalented, your angry ex-girlfriend or those in the depths of a sordid weeklong meth binge. But that would be inaccurate — the medium is rife with creative minds blending the best of contemporary mediums into a multimedia smorgasbord. Painting, illustration and photography are reworked and re-purposed […]

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Edvard Munch, Norway’s most celebrated artist. To celebrate the occassion, the Oslo Munch Museum and The National Museum (aka Nasjonalmuseet) for the most comprehensive retrospective every assembled of Munch’s artistic creations. The centennial exhibition Munch 150 for the first time brought together an unusually high number […]

After collaborations with American artists KAWS and Futura, the French cognac brand Hennessy turns south and commissions the great Brazilian brothers Os Gemeos to design their latest special edition bottle. The twins from São Paulo dig deep into their native culture to design the “Very Special” bottle, combining their unique somewhat surreal style with traditional […]

This should prove to be a cheekily controversial piece. Graphic designer Phil Robson, otherwise known as Filfury, has decided to conflate two of the more hot button issues of the day into one single piece (or pieces, rather). The Sydney artist has taken two of Nike’s most popular silhouettes — the Nike Air Max 90 […]

Marc Jacob’s book-oriented Bookmarc sub brand and street artist Krink have combined expertise to create a small collection of alcohol-based quality markers and paint pens. Designed exclusively for Bookmarc, the 3 markers each perform a specific need. The K-12 (above) comes in three colors and is ideal for fine lines and small details, its small, […]

In honor of the acclaimed director, writer and producer’s hometown, the v in San Francisco brought its Scorsese exhibition to New York. From auteur Martin Scorsese’s clothes-pressing actor father and seamstress-cum-actor mother, the cinema master’s mad skills at figuring out the movie brat power structure lingers on into all our viewing darknesses. Finally coaxed by […]