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All Blog Posts Tagged 'Kevin' (5)

Socio-Political Pop Art (7 pieces)



New York-based artist Kevin Bourgeois takes photo-realism to new heights with his socio-political pop art. His work asks the viewer to take in the crazy signs and symbols to find the deeper meaning.



From his website: "An underlying theme of contrast defines the essence of Bourgeois’ exhaustively detailed drawings. The polarities of the sentimental and the cerebral, science and… Continue

Added by Visnja V on March 24, 2011 at 3:30pm — 1 Comment

Kevin Bacon is Obsessed with Kevin Bacon



Though Jason Schwartzman's viral ad for The New Yorker iPad App will always hold a special place in my heart, this Google TV-powered Logitech Revue ad starring Kevin Bacon is just as charming (in a quirky sort of way). Kevin Bacon stars as his biggest fan. Watch it till the end. Brilliant.



via [The Daily… Continue

Added by alice on December 2, 2010 at 10:00am — No Comments

Seeing Art in Everyday Things (6 total)

Elsewhere



What is it about Kevin Van Aelst's work that sets it apart from all the others? It's the way he takes everyday objects or things we often take for granted and turns them into clever works of art. For example, who could forget his apple art?

The Heart…

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Added by alice on February 3, 2010 at 8:00am — No Comments

"100 Abandonded Houses"



These are photographs of abandoned houses in Detroit. They're part of a project called '100 Abandoned Houses' by Kevin Bauman. You might think that 100 is a large number, but reality counts around 12.000 abandoned houses. As you can see a lot of these houses are pretty big and beautiful. Bauman started this project due to pure… Continue

Added by Inka Leoni on January 11, 2010 at 9:04am — 4 Comments

Introducing: The Camper Kart (Video)

Inspired by Cormac McCarthy's novel The Road (and the film of the same name that opened this week) artist Kevin Cyr has created a shopping cart that you can live in. Although large enough to house the artist who is 5'8 Cyr views this as more of a piece of art than functional design telling the LA Times:



"I don't consider myself a designer. These are pieces of sculpture. My work is about making a statement. It's about getting people to talk… Continue

Added by Kevin on November 29, 2009 at 5:16am — 1 Comment

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