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The pop poster art of Kii Arens
A friend of Boing Boing introduced me to the work of artist Kii Arens this weekend. We visited his studio for a karaoke party. It was great. I love his work. You can buy it in reasonably affordable...
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Bollywood Easter: Images of Christ in '70s poster art from India
My brother Carl Hamm (Twitter), who is a club and radio DJ and a collector of obscure but excellent global stuff, shares the images in this post and says: (more…)
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Japanese pop artist Junko Mizuno goes pop-up in this gorgeous piece of book art
Japanese manga artist Junko Mizuno is known for her dizzying mix of everything from Japanese cute culture to erotic and pin-up art to religious and fairy tale imagery. In TRIAD, an absolutely stunning...
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Fast food furniture
Here are two great tastes that taste great together: Fast food and furniture. European design firm Studio Job teamed up with Italian home goods and furniture house Seletti to create furniture fashioned...
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JOHN WILCOCK: Andy Warhol's issue of ASPEN MAGAZINE and "Loop," the first...
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y8fyIVhqXI&w=560&h=315] Further reading: WFMU's UBUWeb has an excellent survey of all ten issues of ASPEN. From an ongoing biography of John Wilcock,...
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Pop Trash: Celebrity junk portrait artist Jason Mecier announces book
I spy (a brand new junk portrait of) Pee-wee Herman at the :29 mark Exciting news: Jason Mecier, the artist who makes celebrity mosaic portraits in junk (or other objects like candy or cereal) has...
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This isn't an IKEA receipt, it's a rug that looks like an IKEA receipt
Fashion designer Virgil Abloh has been working on pieces for an upcoming IKEA collection. One of the first pieces to be unveiled is this pop-art rug that looks like an oversized shopping receipt....
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This portrait of Pee-wee Herman is made with old toothbrushes, light bulbs,...
Using old toothbrushes, nutrition facts, electronics, vintage beer pull tabs, light bulbs and other junk, pop artist Jason Mecier has created a portrait of Pee-wee Herman. According to Pee-wee himself,...
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Documentary on legendary fantasy coffin artist Paa Joe now available online
Want to be buried in a giant wooden coffin that looks like a Coke bottle? Coffin artist Paa Joe is the guy who can make that happen. He crafts fantasy wood "proverb coffins" (aka as abebuu adekai in...
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This pop art chair is a bunch of coat hangers on a frame
It's pop art! It's furniture! It's a stack of plastic coat hangers! Yep, the frame of this chair stacks plastic coat hangers. And not just stack them, Designer Joey Zeldon's Coat Check Chair isn't a...
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This Hot Dog Couch is surprisingly expensive
Neiman Marcus sells a hot dog couch for $7,100 plus shipping. Seletti Sofa "Hot Dog" $7,100.00 Shipping: $295.00 That is all. [via @TimAeppel, photos: Neiman Marcus]
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Scarves that look like those crazy-long CVS receipts
Big Data is now dapper. An enterprising Etsy seller is making scarves that looks like oversized versions of CVS' impossibly long register receipts, coupons and all. These 59-inch-LONG fleece scarves...
View ArticleThis isn't a gas can — it's a purse
Give me a fun novelty purse and I'm a happy gal. The kitschier the better. My collection ranges from vintage Enid Collins bags to modern-day Betsey Johnson ones (the whipped cream can is probably my...
View ArticleWhy Warhol painted soup cans
In 1962, Andy Warhol exhibited his famous Campbell's Soup Cans paintings for the first time and cemented his place as a Pop Art powerhouse. Previously, Warhol had bridged his commercial and fine art...
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That time Andy Warhol cruised 'The Love Boat' (1985)
When pop culture collides with pop art at sea! In a season nine episode of The Love Boat, Andy Warhol plays himself (stiff and awkward) and essentially walks the ship with his entourage snapping...
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Mike Bennett's Snow Day is a cool holiday pop-up in downtown Portland, Oregon
I stumbled upon Mike Bennett's Snow Day pop-up shop on a recent visit to Portland, Oregon. I wasn't previously familiar with the artist, but I spent a long time in there admiring his work and the...
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The history of rock and roll poster art
A few years ago, award-winning director, Merle Becker (who worked on the MTV series Beavis and Butthead, Daria, Station Zero, and Cartoon Sushi), picked up a book on rock poster art. She became...
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Artist Connor Gottfried dissects his Gameboy-inspired pieces in an exclusive...
Regardless of the medium, art exists at the intersection between passion and precision. Whether it's summoning the appropriate technique or implementing the proper tools, crafting a masterpiece is...
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New documentary explores how Roy Lichtenstein got famous off of plagiarism
Roy Lichtenstein's pixelated pop art is sort of the go-to example for early American comic art. And his work is certainly notable within the canon of American art history for the way that it married...
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Own your own (tiny, mass-produced versions of) Roy Lichtenstein pop art...
Here's your chance to own a tiny, mass-produced versions of works by famous pop artist Roy Lichtenstein. The U.S. Postal Service recently released new forever stamps featuring the work of Lichtenstein....
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Check out the amazing Swatch collection of Esther Montagner
While corporate funded creative collaborations are a dime a dozen, it's easy to forget a time, in the not so distant past, where one very cool watch company set the standard by making countless...
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Trump reels in MAGA suckers yet again with digital "trading cards"
It boggles the mind to know that there are people out there eager to pay $99 for a digital image of Donald Trump cosplaying as a cowboy, a cyborg, a superhero, or Abraham Lincoln. This is Trump's third...
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