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Teaser: Kaws – “Wood Companion”

Posted by sleepboy, August 19, 2010

We’ve heard rumors of a wooden Companion figure from KAWS for a while now but haven’t seen any images… until now – from the recent Dos Sequis video! In these studio shots, the figure appears to be approximately 10 inches tall, but no word yet on general release details. We guess that KAWS fanatics, who have already been waiting for the Pinocchio & Jiminy Cricket figures to drop, will be adding this to their want list although this is sure to be limited and expensive. […]

Streets: Ludo at Atlantik Wall

Posted by sleepboy, August 19, 2010

Orchestrator of the “Nature’s Revenge” street movement, LUDO (interviewed), recently paid the Atlantik Wall a visit and sent over some pics of some pieces he worked on over there. Along with the unique locale, some of these insect pieces look pretty intricate. More after the jump…

Signings: Mark Ryden – “The Snow Yak Show” @ SFMOMA

Posted by sleepboy, August 18, 2010

Continuing a string of quality book releases at SFMOMA (see David Choe and Further signings), Mark Ryden spent some time last week meeting and greeting his legions of fans on the occasion of the release of his new book “The Snow Yak Show” from Last Gasp Books (purchase here). Luckily for us, our friends from Hi-Fructose were on hand to document the event. More pics after the jump…

Interviews: Glennray Tutor

Posted by sleepboy, August 18, 2010

An artist that caught our eyes, Glennray Tutor, sat down with us for a session of questions and answers recently. Tutor, who is based in Mississippi, touches on subjects such as his popular “marbles and comics” series, his work in the context of photorealism, and legacy of William Faulkner who coincidentally lived in the same town and whose quote we derived the name of our website from. Take a look at the full interview after the jump…

Videos: Dos Equis by Kaws

Posted by sleepboy, August 18, 2010

You may remember when we first passed along the news that KAWS was collaborating with Dos Equis in creating a specially packaged version of their popular beer. Now, the Mexican company, whose name translates to “two x’s” has released a promotional video of the “creative process” from the street turned contemporary artist whose signature imagery also includes “two x’s”. Via Hypebeast. Discuss Kaws here.

Openings: Aiko & Junko Mizuno @ Merry Karnowsky Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, August 17, 2010

Opening alongside Samuel Lowder’s show (covered) several weeks ago was the work of Aiko and Junko Mizuno. The feminine-styled stencil work of Aiko, from our point of view, was the bridge between the two artists in this joint show forming a cohesiveness between the bodies of work. Mizuno provided her signature cute yet violent imagery dubbed “Gothic Kawaii” or “Kawaii Noir” in a series of paintings and drawings. More pics after the jump…

Openings: Eric Joyner – “Donut Logic” @ Corey Helford Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, August 17, 2010

Last Saturday, robots invaded Culver City at the Corey Helford Gallery in the form of paintings from Eric Joyner, bringing along with them their food of choice – donuts! As Eric states in an interview with AM last week, his initial inspiration was his collection of tin robots and watching the movie Pleasantville, where Jeff Daniels paints a still-life of donuts. This time, he adds another food group to the mix to “Donut Logic” – cupcakes! More opening pics after the jump…

Openings: Titi Freak – “Sempre” @ Galerie Choque Cultural

Posted by sleepboy, August 17, 2010

Recently, one of Sao Paulo’s most important voices, Titi Freak, opened his newest show “Sempre” at Choque Cultural. Born Hamilton Yakota, and also a champion yo-yoer, the street artist fuses imagery from his Japanese heritage and South American roots into a kinetic mix of color and brushstrokes. Take look at some more images from our friends at Lost Art after the jump…

Streets: Saber

Posted by sleepboy, August 16, 2010

Renowned Los Angeles based writer SABER (interviewed) recently posted up an image of him on his blog working after hours on presumably a new mural. Of course, you will recognizable his distinct lettering style, but is that a face peeking out above? For those craving more from the graf legend, check out some pretty crazy collaborations he worked on recently with some all star lineups here and here. Discuss Saber here.

Teaser: “Hope’s Reply” @ LeBasse Projects

Posted by sleepboy, August 15, 2010

Looks like German artistic duo Herakut are scheduled for an exhibition this September at LeBasse Projects. Entitled “Hope’s Reply”, the show from Hera (interviewed) and Akut, will hopefully feature some of those fantastic sculptural pieces (like at Springmann.Varol) along with their paintings as well as some outdoor work as part of their visit to Los Angeles. Via Nuart. Discuss Herakut here.