Category Archives: Art

The Fool Triumphant: LA’s Been Brainwashed

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

  If you’ve seen the clever satire, Exit Through the Gift Shop, then you’re already familiar with the ersatz street artist known as Mr. Brainwash. It appears that “Thierry Guetta” is celebrating the film’s Academy Awards nomination with more LA … Continue reading →

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Seal It With A Kiss

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Brian D. Butler
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I Still Miss Mine

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Artist Todd McLeelan’s newest project, Disassembly, deconstructs all manner of useful devices and gadgets. While I love my computers, I still miss my old Royal. You can see more of Todd’s work on his website. Click on New Work .

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Travel Art 20th Century Style

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Brian D. Butler
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Google Frees the Art

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

If you’ve been put-off by ever rising museum entrance fees or have been unable to get to your favorite museum collections, our friends at Google have a fantastic new application just for you. The Google Art Project transcends budgets and … Continue reading →

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A New Way of Seeing

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

  British artist Arthur Buxton is always searching for novel ways to explore art. His color-study pie charts of well known Van Gogh works deconstruct the painter’s color use. Each one represents the color distribution in a famous Van Gogh … Continue reading →

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Look In Every Box

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Richard and Janet Monson purchased two boxes of old books at an auction last year. The boxes contained books of major historical relevance. The books are now part of Swedish collections in a university and the Swedish National Library in … Continue reading →

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Isn’t It Ironic ?

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Isn’t it ironic that as mobs surround the Egyptian Museum in Cairo Dr. Zahi Hawass is again demanding that the Neues Museum in Berlin return the famous bust of Nefertiti. Hawass, the head of Egypt’s Council of Antiquities claims that … Continue reading →

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Typography for Travelers

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Axis Maps has announced the release of their mapping/art project “Typographic Maps”. These unique maps use nothing but type to depict roads, highways, neighborhoods, parks and physical features of cities like Boston, San Francisco, Chicago and New York. They manually weave … Continue reading →

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The Long Goodbye

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Adios LA is a larger than life visual kiss-off to the city Jon Jackson has called home for years, as the artist/designer heads East to NYC for a job in Brooklyn. Not one to string a city along, jackson has … Continue reading →

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