May 9th, 2011
by Amir

Apparently McDonalds is embracing graffiti with full force and using it as part of their greasy interior decoration. This is only happening in France and Japan so far but  if we’re lucky we’ll have some graffiti wallpaper in the Boise Idaho stores in no time. What’s worse than graffiti in the crappiest fast food spot on earth you ask? Graffiti in the crappiest fast food spot on earth being used without the artists permission or compensation. Sure the graffiti writers didn’t ask for permission to paint your city streets but something about this just doesn’t feel right. Next thing you know we’re going to be eating  a McBansky or a Space Invader fries. What do you think? Should the artists get compensated or can Mcdees do as they please?

Read more background info about McDonalds graffiti campaign after the jump.

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May 9th, 2011
by Amir

Derek Albeck will be showing his beautifully rendered works this Friday at POVevolving gallery in Chinatown, Los Angeles. Full info about the show after the jump.

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May 9th, 2011
by Amir

 

Matteo Giordano’s X2MX piece sits somewhere between bondage/fetish video and performance art. I can’t think of anything more frightening than being vacuum sealed into latex with just a tiny tube to breath out of. I couldn’t find much text about this piece so we’ll just have to decide whether this is documentation of a kinky weekend or an extreme performance about the frailty of life and how feeling trapped can be liberating for some. Watch the full video after the jump.

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May 9th, 2011
by Amir

Canadian illustrator Jonathan Bergeron who affectionately also goes by Johnny Crap has a portfolio full of my demon skulls, angry vikings, down and out hobos, and a plethora of other dark visions. His ultra detailed pen drawings are extremely well done but his paintings also show his power over the brush.

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May 9th, 2011
by Amir

All of Alex Kisilevich’s photos are mysterious, quirky, surreal, and dark which meets all of my requirements for a great image. Alex has so much good work on his site that it’s hard to choose what to post.  I went ahead and went with his most recent body of work titled Kalima but i couldn’t resist tossing in a few of my faves from other series towards the end of the post.

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May 8th, 2011
by Amir

We’ve been fans of Cody Hudson & Struggle Inc. for over a decade now (Check out our interview with him in Issue: D of B/D!) so it’s only right that we  urge all of you to go out to Guerrero Gallery in SF and check out his show before it comes down on on June 7th. Cody has dozens of new pieces from small geometric drawings to large scale installations in the show. My favorite works are the above wooden sculptures. They aren’t the biggest works in the show but these intimate sculptures pack a powerful punch.

 

May 8th, 2011
by Amir

Matthieu Gafsou’s photographs take us on an epic journey through the Alpes.

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May 7th, 2011
by Amir

 

A beautifully shot short  by Andresen M Studio that was created entirely from cut and animated book pages. Watch the full video after the jump.

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