Born in 1876, Alberto Martini was an Italian illustrator, painter, and engraver. By the early 1900’s he was known for producing disturbing and graceful images. These lithographs were created during the outbreak of World War I. via Monster Brains to view the complete collection. …
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When I read the news that Wu Tang’s upcoming 20th anniversary album A Better Tomorrow is going to be released along with a one of a kind collectors item double disc album The Wu – Once Upon A Time In Shaolin, it sounded like a big joke to me at first. According to the Forbes article The Wu – Once Upon A Time In Shaolin double disc will be encased in a hand crafted silver and nickel box done by British-Moroccan artist Yahya, with plans to display …
Painter and street artist Dan Witz is up in the Jonathan Levine Gallery. His solo exhibition opens April fifth at six PM in NYC. Witz was at first, just a punk kid going to art school at Cooper Union, hitting up punk shows at places like CBGB’s, playing in garage bands and getting animalistic in mosh pits. Believe it or not, this Brooklyn-based artist started off wandering The Big Apple, painting meticulously detailed humming birds on public spaces. He wasn’t …
At a time when the Cold War bred paranoia, the Vietnam War was ending, Nixon was resigning, and America’s imagination was walking on zero gravity after landing on the moon, artists Larry Sultan and Mike Mandel were subverting conventional ideas and pulling futuristic stunts that would echo well into the new millennium. From 1973 to 1990, under the moniker Clatworthy Colorvues, the duo plastered their designs on billboards in San Francisco, using the entire space to function as a window into what …
The BRIC House is doing it big these days, especially after recently opening their 40,000-square-foot multi-disciplinary facility in downtown Brooklyn. Last month they had an opening for “Art Into Music,” a show dedicated to exploring how music inspires art. Artists created work out of music media materials like records, boomboxes, homemade show flyers and zines. In addition, some artists combined visual and audio elements in their work to create a multi-sensory experience. It’s a bit of a personal affair for …
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