Villain store opens at QV!

Villain opens a new store at QV Melbourne.
Stocking everything fresh from around the globe!

Check them out at 26 Jane Bell Lane, Melb 3000.

www.villainstore.com

WATER BRAIN (Beautiful animation, a must watch!)

Water Brain Complete Edition（16：9） from Johann.Poo on Vimeo.

This is a story about mental pressure. In this story, the kids are constantly forced to bury themselves into their endless homework by those giant monsters behind them.The children's brains are filled with water that can be heated by tension. If a kid is overstressed,the water in their brain would boil and produce steam,which becomes the food of the greedy monsters and the energy of the whole city. Thus,those poor children repeat their lives day after day, serving as the power plant of their world, spending their childhood in tragic misery......

Original source: http://www.vimeo.com/5197063

Sorayama Companion

A hybrid of the KAWS Companion and Hajime Soroyama’s Future Mickey Mouse, the Soroyama Companion is a 13″ is fully posable with a metal finish; it’s due out 6/27 at Kawsone.com.

SUPER AWESOME!

Life size Gundam attacks Tokyo’s Odaiba Island

The 59-foot tall, life-sized Gundam on Tokyo’s Odaiba Island is finished; it looks even better in real life, as evidenced by these stunning night shots by Pink Tentacle.

TAG Galleries

TAG Galleries’ mission is to connect today’s leading and emerging artists with larger audiences and consumer markets by producing and marketing high quality and affordable art reproductions and artistic apparel. We view ourselves as a nexus for progressive art and culture where creative people of all varieties and from all corners of the globe can meet to promote and advance their creative ideals, as well as market and sell their products.

Find out more at www.TAGgalleries.com

NO VACANCY ART MARKET

ART MARKET AT NO VACANCY! [24th APRIL - 17TH MAY 2009]
20 ARTISTS' STALLS.

No Vacancy Art Gallery is hosting a unique and inspiring collection of local artists for the inaugural No Vacancy Art Market. Twenty stalls presenting emerging and established local talent will pop-up in the Gallery’s inner-city space at QV over four weeks. Illustrators, artists, jewellers, designers, animators, rare booksellers and an eclectic mix of hand-picked others will come together to showcase their wares and offer a rare opportunity to collect original work. Come and join us from Friday 24 April to take advantage of late trading hours and the opportunity to gain an insight into the artists’ methods and pick up affordable gems by local artists.

Find out more at http://www.no-vacancy.com.au/market.html

Sekure D "Daylight Hallucinations" Solo Exhibition

Sekure D's first solo exhibition is set to take place @ Hogan Gallery on April 17th and runs till the 30th. It features both custom sneakers and a collection of canvas artworks painted over 2008 and 2009.

www.sekured.com

Instax Mini 7S - Cheki Camera from Fujifilm

A hit in Japan for its unique design and retro sensibilities, the Instax Mini 7S or “Cheki Camera” from Fujifilm is everything the Polaroid should have been. It’s operation is a breeze, and you get instant picture results that are a perfect credit-card size. Simply check the exposure, click, and take amazing pictures.

Click the following link to purchase it!

Instax Mini 7S - Cheki Camera from Fujifilm

KOZO lamps by David Benatan

Awesome lighting! KOZO lighting series by DEMO / design clinic - a unique design ‘with little authentic rust at the joints’. Functional light figures, designed for a wide range of indoor life scenes and atmosphere. Read more about it here http://www.dezeen.com/2009/03/31/kozo-lamps-by-david-benatan/

THE SWIFTY SHOW 2009

SWIFTY {UK} PRESENTED BY PROJECT MIDAS: [5th MARCH 2009]
THE SWIFTY SHOW 2009

One of the true British graphic originators of our time, Swifty has been hugely influential in music and youth culture since he started out in the late 1980’s. Fresh from art school he landed a job at legendary THE FACE magazine. Over the past fifteen years he has worked for ARENA, been the art director of Straight No Chaser magazine and founded the company Swifty Typographix.

Between 1990’s, his output reached a whole new level producing a diverse volume of distinctive record sleeves for seminal record labels such as Mo’ Wax, Talkin’ Loud and Source 360 including the labels iconic brand logos.

Since then, he has ventured into the realm of art which merges his now-iconic graphic styles with mixed media executions. For the first time ever, he will be exhibiting his work outside the UK in Melbourne, Australia (5th - 15th March 2009)

As an additional special touch to his shows, Swifty will interpret the graphics of local iconic brands in limited edition prints which can be purchase exclusively at the shows. This is definitely an event for all lovers of old and new school alike!

No Vacancy Gallery
27-33 Red Cape lane, Melbourne

Pre Opening: Wednesday 4th March 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Opening night: 5th March 2009; 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Exhibition: 5th March - 15th March 2009.

source: http://www.no-vacancy.com.au/swifty.html

More artworks by Swifty via http://www.swifty.co.uk/home.html

The Suit Up Show site is alive!

Hey boys & girls,

This is a follow up on the posting about the SUIT UP - Custom Playing Cards Show.
They are selling the limited edition deck of cards & 18"x24" (45x60cm) prints of the artwork at their website!

These one of a kind pieces are selling fast!

Grab them at http://suitup.bigcartel.com

The Art of Jay Horinouchi

Jay Horinouchi a former game designer, combines his abstract robot designs with traditional Japanese painting techniques. A beautiful fusion of technology & traditional elements. I wish I could check out his solo show.

www.jayhorinouchi.com



Solo show coming up this Saturday in Los Angeles!

Solo Exhibition @ MÖBIUS Gallery
March 7 - April 7, 2009 - Los Angeles, CA

MUSICOTHERAPIE

Incredible animation with really whacky characters in an psychiatric hospital for animals! Check it out! The music is awesome too!







www.musicotherapie-lefilm.com

X-RAY NIKE KICKS!

Customized Nike SB Dunk Mid Tokyo by Pe!ster. X-Ray vision as seen on Cool Seek!
If you're interested to customize your sneakers, drop me an email at coolseekblog@gmail.com. I'll hook you up.

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SUIT UP - Custom Playing Cards Show

No Vacancy Gallery 27-33 Red Cape Ln, QV, Melbourne. 13th to 22nd February 2009. (gallery closed on Mondays)

Witness a spectacle of playing card finesse in a show like no other featuring nineteen Australian artists from Street Art, Comic, and Illustration backgrounds. Suit up was formed as a collaboration in the true sense of the word with four artists working together to create a theme for each suit and bringing stylistic cohesion to the deck as a whole. Each artwork is lavishly detailed and stunning in its own right, playing cards have never looked so good. (Description via www.suitupshow.com)

SUIT UP - Custom Playing Cards Give Away!!!
See comments section to find out more!

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I checked out this show today, It was amazing! A massive collaboration among heavy weights in the Street Art, Comic, and Illustration world.

Read the interview with the curators of Suit Up at www.thevine.com.au

Stand a chance to win a deck of these limited edition cards via the comments section!