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Lawrence Yang art is whimsical at times. Is that an Aurora Borealis? The tiny people, are they trying to get a ride so they could get closer to the phenomenon? They look like Miyazaki’s kodamas. Jelly fish? no, it’s an octopus! This piece is small, but super cute. You can see more here.
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Some photos from Designer Con. Yes, Sucklord was there holding court and doing some interview show. He’s on Bravo TV’s show Work of Art. Photos include Yoskay Yamamoto, a skimpy outfit, and a nice huge painting that we wish were ours. (photos by Dean Gojobori)
It’s amazing how crowd sourcing can help. $840,000 so far and he turned down $157k from a single person. I hope the crowds will continue to help him and the many others out there including us. Ai Weiwei has become a symbol for artists and freedom. It was just a few years ago that he spoke on campuses and was as approachable as anyone else. (NY Times – Ai Weiwei)
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Found in a box while cleaning are a collection of Cultural Revolution paper cuts. The collection was originally donated, and put away. There’s plenty of images that you can see in hi-res. It’s inspiring since a lot of this art has become part of the pop culture world. Although Chinese art is popular and these seem like they’d be in high demand, the weird punch line about the set of images are the fact that these would sell for $155 each, “if it finds a serious collector.” That’s all? (UM – Paper Cuts)
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Adrian Tomine talks about his comic, Optic Nerve #12. The latest installment. He talks about the changes in his own life and the changes in his new stories. Some thing you can’t run away from even when he tries to make things different. Tomine mentions that his stories might be him spread throughout the characters and not just the one who looks like him. He talks a bit about Shortcomings and also the new characters. (Optic Nerve 12) (scpr – Tomine)
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