Magnus Gjoen art

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Magnus Gjoen's prints examines how to change peoples relationship and preconceived notions of objects. Something which is potentially extremely destructive can be made into beautiful yet fragile objects of art. Taking inspiration from street and pop art and juxtapositioning it with fine art, he creates new and modern takes on old masterpieces or manipulates something powerful and strong into something fragile but beautiful. Magnus Gjoen was born in London to Norwegian parents and studied design in London and Milan and works as a designer/graphic designer for Vivienne Westwood.

Contemporary Mythology by Caitlin Hackett

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Caitlin Hackett’s artwork analyzes the boundaries that separate humans from animals. “[...] these boundaries are warped by new scientific data, mythology, history and religious beliefs alike, blurring the lines between us as science, religion and culture clash over what it is to be human, and thus, what separates us from the beasts of the wild,” states Hackett.

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Anthony Caseiro blue Bic pen on paper

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Anthony Caseiro is French illustrator based in Madrid. His works are outstanding and I bet requires a huge painstaking job along with an artistic talent. Check his full set of "Blue Bic pen on paper" on Behance or personal Tumblr

You might also like pen drawings by Sarah Esteje and Juan Francisco Casas

Steady as She Goes 3D Print

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Luca Ionescu did an awesome 3d sculpted model "Steady as She Goes" using the Rapid Prototyping SLS method. This piece was exhibited at "There Goes The Neighbourhood" Group Exhibition at The Tate, Sydney, Australia, a week ago.

Like Minded Studio / LMS™ is a Sydney based design studio. Designer Luca Ionescu's is renowned for his logo and typography work which has been documented in numerous publications and online

Grand model of Russia

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"Grand Maket" is a scale model (1:87) of Russia covering the country on 200 square meters of permanent interactive (yes, trains are moving and so on) exhibition in Saint-Petersburg. This is a perfect place for kids and parents to spend a day discovering hidden and unusual parts of Russia scaled down and gently spiced with a humor in details. Check their official website. Many thanks to StPete based fashion photographer Daria Markova for materials

Barry X Ball sculpture

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Barry X Ball is one hell of a sculptor who uses various types of marble and steel to create his works. Mr. Ball (if I may call him that) is currently based out of New York, USA, but originally hails from sunny Pasadena, California. His series, entitled “Masterpieces”, consist of recreated sculptural works after classic pieces of the Great Masters, such as Antonio Corradini, Josse de Corte, and the timeless Hermaphrodite Endormi (Ermafrodito Borghese) piece.

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Sculpture by Kris Kuksi

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Controversial grotesquely molded sculptures by Kris Kuksi juxtapose two worlds of antique beauty and modern machinery. In personal reflection, he feels that much of mankind in the World today is elastic and fragile being driven primarily by greed and materialism. He hopes that through his art expose his audience to the awareness of the fallacies of Man. His work has received several awards and prizes and has been featured in over 100 exhibitions world wide as well as featured in international art magazines and fictional book covers.

Keep Calm and Carry On – The story

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We all know that Keep Calm and Carry on poster. But ever wondered where did it come from? Barter Books, the bookstore behind the revival of this poster edited a video explaining its history, from the original poster to the iPhone App they just edited. The iPhone App is in fact free for a limited time, so grave it while you can on the App Store.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=FrHkKXFRbCI

I also own a nicely printed K.C.C.O. poster delivered by friends