David Barth

David Barth is an extremely talented 12 year old boy with autism. He has been published in a book titled Drawing Autism which included David's drawing called "Birds" which included 397 different species. super cool stuff.

Have you ever had a dream like this?

cutest thing ever.

Chad VanGaalen - Peace on the Rise

Chad VanGaalen - Peace on the Rise (OFFICIAL VIDEO) from Sub Pop Records on Vimeo.

Matt Lifson

Matt Lifson's explosive surreal paintings are pretty amazing. It's even more amazing that he's only 26. He currently resides in LA where he is getting his masters at Otis.

SSION - CLOWN

it's everything that I've ever wanted and more...

CANADA

BATTLES - Ice Cream from CANADA on Vimeo.

Scissor Sisters - Invisible Light from bat on Vimeo.

You might recognize the style from El Guincho's Bombay video, all of which were directed and produced by CANADA, a super creative Spanish company. They do everything from advertising to music videos. I love the flashes of quick stunning imagery- very provocative but in just the right way.

sometimes...

InsideOut Episode1- JR

seriously... he just gets me every time. LOVE JR.

Lorax - Dr. Seuss

love this... Dr.Seuss can make the most complex ideas so accessible to children.

Barbara Kruger

Barbara Kruger is an artist with an obvious graphic design background. Her trademark black and white images with confrontational red and white text speaks to power and control. Her work has been displayed publicly in a typical advertising setting so it has that same attraction and play with its luring promise of fulfillment but it allows us to discover its deception.

Jenny Holzer

Jenny Holzer is another artist that uses words to provoke response."While her subversive work often blends in among advertisements in public space, its arresting content violates expectations."(Art21)

Robert Montgomery

"Robert Montgomery works in the situationist tradition and continues to relentlessly hijack advertising spaces across the globe in order to provide a reflective space in which a public so used to being psychologically bludgeoned into a consumerist daze can find some respite from the relentless static of the modern world." Dazed.
It's interesting to be bombarded with such emotionally charged melancholic poetry in a public space.

Agustina Woodgate

"Places and Objects are alive, we make them alive, they tell our stories and tales. Sewing poems in clothes in a way is giving the garments a voice. We are in relation -- with others, with things, with the world. This being-in-relation, is a way of perceiving, a mode of moving, a narrative of global truths designed by cultural fictions. Sewing poems in clothes is a way of bringing poetry to everyday life just by displacing it, by removing it from a paper to integrate it and fuse it with our lives. Sometimes little details are stronger when they are separated from where they are expected to be."
I have done a post about Agustina Woodgate's stuffed animal rugs in April but there is something much more successful about her poetry bombing. love it. I love when art can be found in unsuspecting places in public.

Matthew Reamer

Matthew Reamer has photographed the movement of Scraper bikes in Oakland. This trend should not be taken lightly, it has helped many to express themselves and keep young people out of trouble. To learn more about this social movement and positive trend check out their blog as well as the video below. Pretty amazing!

José Castrellón

José Castrellón documented young men in Panama who have personalized their bikes. It's definitely bike culture in Central America at it's best.

Blood, Sweat, and Ten Years

Checkin' my work out at The Cheaper Show.

The Cheaper Show x Me

I get the award for the longest name that begins with A

Being a part of The Cheaper Show in Vancouver was a real honor. One day. 200 artists. 400 pieces. A really great idea. The quality of work just seemed amazing for 200 dollars -obviously a lot of other people agreed with a line around the block to get in and buy. An estimated 7,000 people came though to see the show in one day!
Today I found out the good news that both my pieces sold and I was included in a Vancouver Is Awesome article on 10 artist that will be shown at The Cheaper Show 10. Here are a couple articles that used my piece to promote the show as well ... here and here.

Richard Renaldi

I love this photography series called "Touching strangers" by Richard Renaldi. It really challenged complete strangers comfort level to just touch someone they didn't know. The project exposes how intimate people can allow themselves to be and also how hesitant. My favorite is the photo above with the two men in front of the neon green wall. You can see the guy's discomfort in just putting his arm around him, his balled up hand refuses to really touch him. so telling. awesome idea.

Casteller

"In the city of Tarragona, Spain, castellers gather every two years to see who can build the highest, most intricate human castles." This is an amazing and wild tradition. I can't believe those little ones going all the way to the top they've got to be so brave and/or have crazy parents. ha.

Theresa Himmer

I really like Theresa Himmer's public work. She brings kitschy 80's hair dressing signs to the modern art world with a very creative twist. Her work reminds me of the hair salon signs around my house growing up and I thought they were so cool as a kid because they sparkled.