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Education Vs. Ignorance Mural

Posted by Kristen Schoeck on Tuesday, June 29, 2010, In : Art

Palm Springs, CA.

Speaking of education, check out how much it will cost you in this infographic.

For more "Wall Art", Check out Venice Beach.

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A Visual Celebration of Colour

Posted by Kristen Schoeck on Monday, June 28, 2010, In : Advertising

The making of the Sony Bravia commercial: 170,000 bouncy balls are launched through the streets of San Francisco:

This commercial highlights the most important quality that customers look for when purchasing a TV: color. The creative team highlights color as the main focus of the ad by dropping bouncy balls of every color down the streets of San Francisco. The fact that no CGI or special effects were used to create the imagery makes it an ad like no other.

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Mr. Brainwash

Posted by Kristen Schoeck on Friday, June 25, 2010, In : Art

Mr Brainwash presents"Icons", an absolutely phenomenal Warhol-ish show which began in NYC in May 2010.

Look closely, and see if you can guess what type of medium he used:

His collages feature famous musicians from various genres made entirely of broken vinyl records on wood.. so sick.
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Mural Tour of Venice Beach

Posted by Kristen Schoeck on Tuesday, June 8, 2010, In : Art

If you like murals....

Venice Beach is a mecca for mural art.

The Art of Chase can be found all around Venice. The walls are bright, colourful and feature plenty of happy slogans such as: "Do What You Love", "You Can't Until You Say You Can".

Painted in 1989, "History is Myth" is a tribute to Sandro Botticelli's "Birth of Venus". By Rip Cronk.

Jim Morrison was one of Venice's most famous residents. His mural stands on 1811 Ocean Front Walk (at 18th Place) and is also painted by Rip Cronk.

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Inspiration

Posted by Kristen Schoeck on Tuesday, June 8, 2010, In : Art

“You can find inspiration in everything, and if you can’t look again.”
-Paul Smith

Impossibly Cool Photography

Posted by Kristen Schoeck on Friday, June 4, 2010, In : Photography

The Definition of Cool
Brando.... Loren.... Caine..... Connery....

View the "Impossibly Cool" photography montage here. Join the conversation.

Take Ivy

Posted by Kristen Schoeck on Wednesday, June 2, 2010, In : Photography

Popped collars. Specs. Sockless penny loafers. Blazers. Bermuda shorts.

Ready for some sartorial nostalgia? This is the theme that run through the 1965 Take Ivy photo collection. Japanese photographer Teruyoshi Hayashida takes us on a journey through America's Ivies and their iconic preppy subculture. Viewing the collection was like unearthing my parent's college yearbook. While the clothes may still be in style, the two things that give away the time period are the all-male student body and ...
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