(photos: Status Serigraph) Status Serigraph Handmade Silkscreen Posters | from US$25.00 | statusserigraph.com

collecting posters, be it of rock bands, concerts, events or whatever, allow you to show your affection for your favorites. however, the subject of the posters might not matter much if you have posters looking as good as these artistic pieces created by Knoxville-based artist Justin Helton. honestly, we don’t even know any of those acts listed as Helton’s clients but that doesn’t stop us from savoring his honest illustrations. Helton uses a blend of design, illustration, and typography for his masterpieces and the posters are then printed entirely by hand by the man himself. Continue Reading

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(photos: Takanori Aiba) Takanori Aiba’s Bonsai Art(chitecture) | US$na | www.tokyogoodidea.com

bonsai, an ornamental tree of a miniature proportion, normally don’t appeal to non-flora lovers like us but there is a special breed of bonsai that managed to awe us. we were totally fixated on his works even though images were all we can see. these unique bonsai trees created by Japanese artist Takanori Aiba brings about a whole new bonsai art form that fuses Lilliputian architecture designs with the traditional bonsai. what’s more impressive is, the structures that he integrated into the bonsai are derived out of the pages of his imagination. in short, none of the buildings are real-life miniature replicas. he even dreamed up of a hotel created out of the iconic Michelin mascot, dubbed the Hotel de Michelin, which is currently displayed in his restaurant in Tokyo. Continue Reading

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(photos: Formula 1) 1930 Monaco Grand Prix Poster – Wooden Wall Art | £55.00 | www.formula1.com

the Great Depression, the Hindenburg airship was reduced to ash, and high unemployment rate were unhappy things that the 1930s was remembered for. unfortunate events aside, we prefer to remember the 30s with happier things like the HMS Queen Mary, Katherine Hepburn and of course, motorsports. as such, the 1930 Monaco Grand Prix Poster – Wooden Wall Art is certainly one of the object that will remind of us of the joyous part of the 1930s. this particular poster happens to be the official poster of the 1930 Monaco Grand Prix that was won by race car driver René Dreyfus and it is not without significance. Dreyfus won the race as a private entrant in a Bugatti, beating the highly regarded Bugatti factory team. Continue Reading

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(image: Guy Laramée)

we have more than two thousand posts to date and there comes a time when some post requires less talk and more images, which is what this post is about. what you see here are amazing visual arts of landscapes carved from books. yes. these breathtaking sculptures were carved from bound books and are as surreal as it can get. i have never imagined that it could be done but the truth is, it can be done and with Guy Laramée‘s magical touch, these books that used to give us knowledge were turned into amazing 3D landscapes. on that note, join me after the jump for more images of this surreal moments and witness for yourself the mind-boggling works of Guy Laramée or check out Guy’s web for more work of art. Continue Reading

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(image: Samuel Owen) Dale May’s V3PO Louis Vuitton & Coco Vader | from US$2,200.00 | www.samuelowengallery.com

New York-based photographer Dale May, who is best known for his commercial photography of celebrity portraits and print ads, has taken a slightly different route this time round with the LEGO Star Wars series. the most notable pair in this series, are perhaps the Coco Vader and the V3PO Louis Vuitton portraits. as the name suggests, both popular Star Wars characters are given a luxury brand twist with the Dark Sith branded with Louis Vuitton, backed by Coco Chanel, while the talkative android is branded with Coco Chanel, backed by the famous Louis Vuitton monogram design. both artworks are presented in silver c-print face mounted to an archival acrylic, backed with aluminum – a framing process that gives each photo a glossy finish. these prints are available in two sizes: 24″ x 24″ and 42″ x 42″ and will set you back at $2,200 and $4,200, respectively. click past the jump for a couple of larger images. Continue Reading

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(image: Times Magazine)

we have seen many amazing LEGO creations since the start of this blog last October but still we just can’t get enough of custom LEGO work-of-art. the latest to grace our blog this time is the creation by Sachiko Akinaga for Times Magazine’s Winter Travel issue that leaves us in awe. billed as the largest LEGO creation by Akinaga to date, this detailed LEGO sculpture measures 6-feet by 6-feet (about 2-m by 2-m) depicts Times Magazine’s logo as a building created using LEGO, surrounded by expansive lawn complete with greeneries and features LEGO figures (aka minifigs) working out, and carrying out various leisure activities. hit past the jump for a few more look. Continue Reading

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(image: Charly Molinelli) Crashed Ferrari Table | US$na | www.molinellidesign.com

we have seen our fair share of weird furniture that makes us go pretty dope but this particular art furniture here is just not one of those. in fact, it will probably make any car enthusiast weep with sadness. created by designer Charly Molinelli for an undisclosed client, this particular coffee table here has a real crashed Ferrari, compacted and crammed inside it, and the rather cruel result is totally visible through its gleaming glass table top. as a car enthusiast myself, I can tell you this is some art that I would not quite appreciate but I have to commend on the overall table design. though, it could probably do a little more than a stuffed crashed Ferrari in it. don’t you think so? according to Molinelli, it cost about 10,000 euros to create this coffee table. seriously? a thrashed up prancing horse squeezed inside a coffee table still cost that much to make? i am all but amazed. hit past the jump for a small of gallery of this sad art for any car fanatics. Continue Reading

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(image: Umbra) Umbra Sticks Multi Hook | US$20.00 | www.umbra.com

we love art and we also love functional things. let’s be honest, who doesn’t? there is also one thing that we are fond of and that is to stow away things that are not in use, and only to deploy them when required. the Umbra Sticks Multi Hook does exactly all of the above: it has the artistic component presented in what looks like some randomly placed sticks, it functions to organize your coats, and when you don’t need them (the hooks), just flip them up and it functions as an art piece on your wall. it is essentially, an abstract sculpture and functional coat hooks combined, while not looking too overly designed. what’s not to love? oh, in case you are wondering… the Sticks Multi Hook has five flip-down hooks. the Umbra Sticks Multi Hook comes in black or white, and can be yours for a modest price of $20 a pop. Continue Reading

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(photos: Todd Borka) iPlate by Todd Borka | €25.00 | toddborka.ultra-book.com

good news Photoshop geeks! remember the time that your mum (or for some, wife) had to drag you off from your computer to the dinning table because you are all too engrossed in your awesome and pricey photo editing software? well, thanks to French illustrator Todd Borka, there’s the ultimate fix for you – at least, enough to tie you through your dreadful dinner meal. introducing the iPlate – the plate that is decorated in your familiar Photoshop environment that should keep you occupied while you consuming your much needed calories. though you can’t do COMMAND-Z to undo what’s on your dinner plate or resize your food, it sure will add some fun to your home dinning experience. Continue Reading

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(photos: Cimon Art) “Love To The Rescue” Swarovski Cyrstals encrusted LEGO Cargo Ship | US$auction | cimon-art.com

New York-based Australian artist Cimon, created this one-off special LEGO Cargo Ship that is said to be inspired by the efforts by the people around the world to help the tsunami devastated nation of Japan. the ship is no ordinary LEGO item, it is sculptured out from ‘metalized’ LEGO bricks and embellished with Swarovski crystals. the ship, aptly entitled “Love To The Rescue“, carries a cargo of hearts (in crystals, no less) in various sizes and colors, while staying afloat on a glittering sea. the details that went into this stunning LEGO sculpture is impeccable. even the ‘sea’ are not spare from the crystallized treatment and it even has a varying blue hue to it that makes the overall sculpture even more majestic. Continue Reading

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(photos: Mint Digital)

since the news of the death of Apple’s former CEO and co-founder, Steve Jobs, the world has seen a host of tribute coming from fans from around the world. however, there’s no tribute that can be more appropriate than what Mint Foundry, a research team at London and New York based firm Mint Digital, has created. the team has created a portrait of Steve Jobs but this is no ordinary portrait, it is a portrait made up from a disassembled MacBook Pro. a fitting tribute to the man who, among other beautiful innovations, created the MacBook Pro and redefined how we look at mobile computing forever. Continue Reading

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(credit: Made.com) Peter O’Toole Collection | £59.00 | www.made.com

stop lamenting about the plain white wall in your humble abode and put up a few of these illustrations from British illustrator Peter O’Toole Collection that depicts iconic imagery, familiar faces (aka famous people) and nostalgia from the good old sixties through to today. i don’t know about you. these illustrations capture my heart with its vividly mixed of pop culture and icons of our times (ahem, maybe not the 60s one though), which tickles the (sometimes) fond memories deep in my ROM. the Peter O’Toole Collection is available now from Made.com for a modest sum of £59. lovely. Continue Reading

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(credit: DKE Toys)

started back in 2007, The Vader Project was DKE Toys’ initiative to ‘re-imagine’ the dark sith’s iconic helmet. nearly 100 of the 1:1 scale prop replica of Darth Vader helmets curated by Dov Kelemer and Sarah Jo Marks of DKE Toys were given out to participating artists, surrealist painters, designers to tinkle with. the resulting work of art was Vader’s helmets in very contrasting design, if not un-dark sith like. the helmets when on a travel exhibition starting from 2007, through to 2010, and finally they were put through an auction process. Continue Reading

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(image credit: Art 404)

as we go full-on into the digital age, art form takes on a whole perspective. case in point: a hard drive with a capacity of 1-TB sits at one corner of Art 404 Gallery as an art installation. however, the highlight of this art installation is not the hardware itself but rather, it is the content within. it turns out that within this seemingly harmless external hard drive, it has $5 million ($4,971,760, to be exact) worth of stolen digital materials, including Adobe Font Collection, Adobe Creative Suites, 124 GB of music collection, more than 270 GB worth of ebook and among the many others. Continue Reading

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(image credit: Amanda Rynda)

i am no photography critics but these photos entitled “Zombie Engagement Photos” by photographer Amanda Rynda really caught by eyes. you know what they say about good things never go unnoticed? yea, this is one those good things. it all began when a Juliana approached Amanda about her (Juliana’s, of course) somewhat morbid concept of embracing each other after surviving a zombie attack. sweet stuff. the photography part, not the zombie. here’s what Amanda has to say: Continue Reading

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(image credit: Made.com) Made.com’s Academy Collection | £99.00 | www.made.com

let’s face it. no one love to stare at a plain white wall. in this respect, we can either choose to decorate it with wallpaper that’s probably going to peel off in a few years or so, or we could hang a couple of these beautiful images of icons of the stage, screen and ring. among this exclusive selection of art collector Russell Blackmore includes sports legend Muhammad Ali, silver screen goddess Marilyn Monroe, and music icons such as Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, The Who – just to name a few. Continue Reading

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(image credit: Olaf Mooji)

on the first glance, you may think this is just a mobile sculpture of a giant brain fused into an used car but it is more than that. created by The Netherlands-based artist Olaf Mooji, the Braincar, as it is called, has a camera perched on top of the ‘brain’ that captures and stores images and videos as it travels around in the day, and as night falls, these footages are ‘remixed’ and projected from within this giant brain sculpture. the Olaf Mooji’s Braincar poses the question: what if the car itself has its own conscious? interesting thoughts there. don’t you think so? Continue Reading

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(credit: R9) 70′s Falcon and Carbon Freeze Coffee Table | from £950.00 | www.r-9.org.uk

if you are a true-blue Star Wars fan, then you probably would want everything around you to be Star Wars related. how about adding a coffee table or two to the list? let’s face it. LucasArt will never dish out such a product, let alone furniture for our Star Wars fix but thankfully, we have R9 – a UK-based designed studio that specializes in “science fiction based sculpture and functional art” – to quench our thirst for Star Wars inspired furniture. on list of the aforementioned work includes Carbon Freeze coffee table and the 70′s Falcon coffee table. Continue Reading

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