Sunday, 12 October 2014

Bandit 9




Bandit 9; "Made in China". Amazing reinvention of some classic motorcycles. All handbuilt, great design, limited editions and yet still affordable. Original and well constructed following their one code of design Bandit 9 machines are a joy to look at, and longing to drive one...
Want to read more on "the Bandit Code".

Bishop; Honda Supersport 90 - 125 cc (9 units)

Eve;  1967 Honda SS 90 - 125 cc

Eve;  1967 Honda SS 90 - 125 cc 

Magnus; Chang Jiang 750 

Nero; Chang Jiang 750 

Sunday, 5 October 2014

Nagai Hideyuki




Japanese artist Nagai Hideyuki drawings just pop up out of his sketchbook. Only using a pencil this 21 year old artist knows all the tricks of light and perspective to create these amazing 3D drawings. Inspired by street artists but by bound by the strict laws in Japan, he made up his own way to play with the viewer's mind.







You can Nagai Hideyuki creating more his 3D drawings on his youtube channel.

Sunday, 28 September 2014

Mark Powell



London base artist Mark Powell loves his Biro pen (Ballpoint pen), most often the only thing he uses to create his images. Discarded maps, used envelopes and postcards act as canvases for the amazing portraits of elderly people. Nicely incorporating the lines, wrinkles and post stamps of the recycled material into his work. some of his recycled materials are over 200 year old maps, deeds, newspapers...

Mark Powell; 'If you make a mistake you destroy two things: the drawing and the document. I like that pressure to get it right.'









Wednesday, 17 September 2014

Nobuhiro Nakanishi



This is the amazing multi-layered world of Japanese artist Nobuhiro Nakanishi. His work is defined by the subtle changes of time turned into a three-dimensional physical sculpture or installation. It is a completely different experience from the typical flat picture we are used to.
Nobuhiro Nakanishi calls it multi layered drawings. Photographs taken over a period of time are printed out and mounted on acryl sheets.










Pictures courtesy of Kayhya Hildebrand Gallery

Sunday, 31 August 2014

Shinya Arimoto



Shinya Arimoto was born in 1971 in Osaka, Japan. Leading and supervising the artist-run 'Totem Pole Photo Gallery', and teaching photography at the Tokyo school of visual arts. Shinay is drawn to the square format, and is influenced by Lee Friedlander, Garry Winnogrand, Diane Arbus and the sixties.
His advice to stating Photographers; "Simply keep photographing, and sharing those photographs. It doesn’t matter how – exhibitions, in print, websites, anything."
Interested in extraordinary ordinary people and enjoying to connect with them set him off on his lengthly travels. Mostly presenting his street photography in beautifully graded black & white prints.
If you find yourself in Tokyo you might as well visit the 'Totem Pole Photo Gallery'.








Monday, 25 August 2014

Natalia Fabia



'Punk Rock Rainbow Sparkle' 2012, sensational colors define Natalia's work in this body of work.



In the artist's words: "Punk rock is one of my true loves. Punk to me is an attitude, a lifestyle. Punk is a middle finger, punk is do-it-yourself, do what you want. It's a kind of freedom. I'm attracted to my subjects for having that quality. This attitude is what I wanted to convey in this series. My models (many of which are friends) are all tough, independent, strong, fun, hard working, talented, tattooed and stylishly dressed. I look at punk rock as being dirty and rough, yet sparkly and enticing at the same time, and that's the theme of my paintings."

She used staged photo shoots as a reference , and the vivid sparkling colors bring it to another level. Capturing the true spirit of the community, a bit provocative and a bit decadent.






Wednesday, 20 August 2014

David Lynch


The music of David Lynch is just as strange as his sensational movies. His first album "Crazy clown time" grabs you by the throat. Dark and unstoppable beat suck you into his thrilling weird, weird world.
Not the first time he gets his hands on music, but this is all David Lynch....
Maybe not the greatest lycris but brought to you by Lynch through vocoders and other modulating effects it becomes addictive. And a sublime piece of self-directed video as well.



His second album 'The big dream' continues in the same disrupting way. Creepy and bizarre songs, with sounds from his youth. Singing and playing the guitar on this album, even surprises us with a Bob Dylan cover along the way.
It’s hard to hear the album without thinking first “I’m listening to a David Lynch album” rather than “I’m listening to music” or “I’m listening to a song.” In other words, without intimate knowledge of Lynch’s aesthetic, place in culture, and oeuvre, the album doesn’t have much to offer. ; Pitchfork reviews (sic)


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