Posts Tagged ‘Painting’
Notice any glaring visual similarities between this still from the current Spring Target commercial (watch the full spot below) and the 2010 painting by Supertouch buddy Eric White? Yeah, we did too. Created by hipster Brooklyn agency Partners & Spade (you know, the kind populated by the culturally aware types who spend a lot of time looking at paintings at art shows & fairs), the recent Target spot openly mined White's "Ford Galaxie 500 Sunliner" without the artist's consent or collaboration, in one of the most literal appropriations of an artist's work we've seen in a long time. Read More
In support of their current product collaboration with legendary 77-year-old Japanese psychedelic pop artist Keiichi Tanaami, streetwear kings Stüssy visited Tanaami in his home for an enlightening discussion of his life, artwork, and childhood experiences that forever influenced his beautiful, trippy visions. Read More
Currently on display at London's Lazarides Gallery is a fantastic show of new work by Supertouch buddy Todd James (aka: REAS), the central theme of which is the continuation of his beautiful and funny "Somali Pirates" series. Read More
One of numerous variants of his forthcoming album, "Wolf," due out on April 1st, Tyler The Creator commissioned Supertouch buddy Mark Ryden to paint this woodland portrait of the Odd Future ringleader astride his BMX bike, surrounded by the artist's usual coterie of cuddly creatures. Strange & unexpected indeed. The full album is currently streaming in advance of the release, listen below:
Soul brothers and longtime Supertouch buddies JR and Jose Parla just wrapped up a quick trip to Havana, Cuba where they collaborated on a new installment of JR's ongoing "Wrinkles of the City" project. For those who've been sleeping, French social activist street artist JR has been canvassing the world for the last decade covering city walls with giant-scale photographs of their most disenfranchised and marginalized inhabitants in an effort to shift the power dynamic in urban centers. Read More
