February 2010 Blog Posts (191)

Nike is one of those brands that simply get it. As proof, check out these ads created by ad agency Cole & Weber. Not only are the ads super creative, they really inspire people to push their limits.…

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Tavis Coburn is an illustrator and graphic designer who's created these amazing retro-modern movie illustrations for 2010 British Academy of Film & Television Arts Awards' program covers. Each one depicts a character or scene from the Best Film nominees. Obsessed with anything from the 1940s – 1960s, Coburn creates amazingly rich artwork…

Artist Cai Guo-Qiang is hailed as the most influential Chinese artist in contemporary art. In this brilliant drawing, he uses gunpowder to create a magnificent effect.



“There’s a lot of talk about the content of my work, about the subject matter or the historical background. But…

This morning, as I was looking through some photos, I stumbled upon the work of Gabrielle Kai. Her soft tones and beautiful imagery drew me in but what touched me to the core was how she could find the beauty in simple things. As we try and navigate through this crazy marathon called life, I'm reminded to appreciate the journey. To see the world through a kid's eyes,…

Ever wonder what Halloween would be like if you were a kid growing up in New York City? In this series, titled Halloween in Harlem, photographer Amy Stein explores this question as shows us the many colorful kid costumes walking the urban streets.



Stein is a photographer and teacher based in New York City. Her work explores our evolving isolation…

J. Borodina or Eliara is a 21 year old Russian photographer who captures beautiful women in a contemplative state. Taking her photos mostly in black-and-white, she strips it all down for us and makes it about the emotion. They're girls in search of meaning, looking for answers to their life. Quiet, silent moments where they're just alone with their…

Austrian architects Coop Himmelb(l)au are to be awarded the Sustainability Award of the 2010 MIPIM Architectural Review Future Project Awards for their tower covered in a folded metal skin. The award will be presented on March 17th at a ceremony in Cannes.



Town Town is a 30-story…

With unwieldy hair and deep dark stares, the women Martine Johanna brings to life are gorgeously complicated. A mix between fantasy and fashion, her illustrations touch you at a deeper level, giving you an appreciation of the many different sides of yourself.



"I draw people because I am human, I draw women, because I am a woman. I have the urge to catch that moment of dual emotions, in such a way that it feels very particular to an…

Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds was a badass movie that managed to do something new with the WWII movie genre. So it makes sense that it would inspire some awesome art by some of our favorite artists around here. Contributors include: David Choe, Alex Pardee, Jeremy Fish, Sam Flores and many more. The prints are available through…

Like Ran Hwang's beautiful murals, Baptiste Debombourg's creates incredibly detailed art that can only be fully appreciated up close. Using just a white wall as his backdrop, Debombourg carefully placed 35,000 staples over a period of 75 hours to create two pieces of art. These are…