Brilliant Star Wars related art

built from Adidas Star Wars kicks

very evil..........

excellent minimalist poster

Samurai wars

graphic built using various fonts, very clever!

For even more excellent well thought out Star Wars art check out star wars remix

War Boutique

With the rise of street art with a message many interesting artist that wouldn’t have been given the time of day in a gallery are now being lauded as arts next big thing.  The most successful with out a doubt has been Banksy, though other interesting artists are following in his wake, notable and amongst them is War Boutique.

Having exhibited already with Banksy, Peter Kennard, collaborated with Maharishi and with works touring the US it’s time to invest before Brad and Angelina decide to have him on their walls.

Check out his website and recent show catalogue.

Antlers – how to get a head

You cant open an interiors or lifestyle magazine without seeing antlers being used to decorate the wall of the latest modern apartment or town house.

Here’s a few interesting antler inspired looks and uses to start thinking and inspiration

 

Skateboard art at Pool, Las Vegas, 2011

Frozen Caribou in the snow

 Alexander McQueen

 

Antlers Bike - Jenny Nordberg

honeypieLiving - super cool photos

Stumbled across this photostream when looking for some pictures for a mood board. 

Had to take my time and look a little more, the sepia style of all of her work has a distinctive blurred almost gothic feel that flows through them all. 

Stunning work

honeypieLiving - photostream on flickr 

A few books designers need

Just my Type – Simon Garfield

You will think a lot longer and harder about Gotham, Helvetica or Gill Sans than you ever did in your life before and never use Comic Sans again!

Designers are Wankers – Lee McCormack

Funny title but a good book about how to get into design and the mistakes we have all made and probably will in the future, a good one for graduates!

PolPhail - art and decay

On a trip back north I was told about Polphail, a small village in the middle of nowhere on the Argyll coast.

Built in the 1970’s to house oil rig workers who would have been building rigs for the North Sea in a nearby dry dock had any orders ever materialised. Built but never inhabited, it fell into a rather sorry state. 

Pedal forwards to 2009 and a news story on BBCs Reporting Scotland about demolition of the site and a six artists, known as agents of change, saw the report and felt it was in need of a little love before being torn down. 

Their film about what they did there, “The Ghostvillage Project” is super interesting and worth a watch:

Link to the video on You Tube

Now in 2011 it still hasn't been torn down, probably because of the bats squatting in the rafters. We went for a look........ 

Much of the art has started to decay in time with the buildings, trees and shrubs which only adds to the otherworldly feel of the place. 

Let the pictures do the talking.........