ALBERTO SEVESO

Alberto is an Italian Illustrator / Graphic Designer.

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Andreas Smetana

By Electric Art.

Photographer: Andreas Smetana

Agency: Razor Junior

This image was based on an illustration. Features, such as eyes, eyebrows, lips and cheekbones, were etched with individual body shapes. In the studio photographer Andreas Smetana recreated the illustration in parts by shooting groups of naked talent as separate pieces of the puzzle.

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Dorophy Tang for Adidas

This past weekend Adidas opened its massive new Beijing outpost. In celebration, a special exhibition of Dorophy Tang was mounted. Tang, based in Hong Kong and China, mixed Adidas heritage, footballing visuals and French furniture forms into her display. Unmitigated joy comes through the smiling, chubby little kids that figure in each work. Nice reminder of what the sporting life should be like. (via Think Silly).

Extended views after the jump.

“Kanye” By Nick & Chloé

For those of you that are not yet familiar with Lumas, we will give you a quick rundown. The German company runs several galleries, most of which are in Germany, but in the mean time they also opened in Zürich and in New York. They work with artists and offer editions of their work for a far lower price than the original works, but still limited. They have had tremendous success with the concept over the years and in the mean time even their editions go up in value over time.

One of the latest editions to their catalogue is “Kanye” by Nick & Chloé. The Parisian duo took the picture on a photo shoot session in Los Angeles.

Lumas offers it now in a limited edition of 100 prints, for 350 Euros.

INSA’s Dirty Cash Exhibit

New Bond Street’s Flawless Gallery plays host to the newest works from INSA. Dirty Cash opened yesterday and will remain up at the London location for the remainder o July.

Images from the show above and after the jump.

New Original Fake Graphic

Once again, another Kaws graphic has appeared on the Original Fake website. Expect these to release on some tees in the near future.

pic and info: Original Fake

Adfunture x Futura Tag Sculpture

Adfunture will be releasing this sculpture of Futura’s signature. It measures 42 cm wide, 9.5 cm high, and 8.5 deep. A total of 40 were made, and they will go on sale at Adfunture’s website July 18th at 12:01am (EST).

pic and info: Hypebeast

West One “Anti-Graff” Exhibition in Paris

West One co-founded the pioneering Street Wear brand PNB Nation back in the early 1990’s, as well as the And Suns label in Japan. Currently he is behind the scenes at Supreme directing their special projects - including collaborations with Mike Tyson, Kermit the Frog, Bad Brains, etc,. Outside of his history in the Street Wear world, West is a legendary Graffiti artist who has been painting trains and walls since the mid 1980’s. In the past several years West has been a driving force in the movement of Abstraction in Graffiti Art. His latest collection will be premiering in a solo exhibition at the Magda Danysz Gallery in Paris on July 5th. The exhibition features a collection of large scale paintings and drawings that deconstruct lettering forms. A documentary short film exploring the thinking and process of West’s work will also be shown in the gallery’s lower level. If you are in Paris in July don’t miss this monumental show.

Galerie Magda Danysz
78 rue Amelot, Paris 11
Tel: 33 (0)1-4583-3851
Opening: Saturday July 5th
6-9 PM

Shape-Shifting Dynamic Skyscraper Powers Itself

It’s official: Dubai is the greatest city on earth. Not only do they have artificial islands shaped like palm trees and a ski resort in the middle of the desert, but they’re now building the most mind-blowing apartment building ever imagined. Designed by Italian architect David Fisher, the 80-story Dynamic Skyscraper gives residents the ability to completely change their view. With the use of a simple voice command, the apartment’s entire floor can rotate 360 degrees.

While most skyscrapers are constantly battling the effects of wind, the Dynamic building uses the wind’s rotation to generate power for the entire building. As if that wasn’t enough, residents can park cars inside their apartment using a special elevator. With plans for a smaller version in Moscow, work on the Dubai skyscraper is expected to be completed in 2010. Apartment prices range from $3.7 million to $36 million, so get your bid in now.

Insa x Rogue Status Tits & Ass

Over the weekend, Rogue Status and artist Insa debuted a collaborative project at the Rogue Status Flagship Store. Featuring both custom pieces by Insa himself and special t-shirt, the event was capped off by the unveiling of Rogue Status’ new women’s line titled The Rogue Femme.

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NO MAN SHOULD SIT IN THIS CHAIR… ONLY WOMEN

Him and Her.  By Designer Fabio Novembre.

The chair was launched by Casamania and is apart of their 2008 collection from various designers.

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Dats Art! Thierry Le Goues

Photographer Thierry Le Goues’s Soul Series. See after the jump for more pics…

New MusicSkins - Dave White/SBTG/Chuck Anderson & More

Protective skins for your beloved technological gadgets are vastly improved from those old bulky leather contraptions that started the trend. Inventive use of fabric and material, inspired graphics and more custom fittings help turn something mundanein to a personal reflection. Additionally they’ve become more articulated protective devices, geared toward specific products.

Music Skins offers products geared toward protecting phones, ipods and laptops with a flare driven by contemporary music and related fashions. They work with artists ranging from Dave White to Benny Gold. We present you a few examples, from White, SBTG and Chuck Anderson.

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Painted Feet

One of the more interesting footwear related articles of the last month or so came from New York Magazine . Basically, the piece covers the basics about why shoes are actually not all that good for you, and highlights the few companies that are working toward achieving a bare foot feel.

Aside from the content, another highlight of the article comes in the form of the painted foot photographs. With the power of paint, feet were transformed into an Adidas gazelle, a handsome wingtip and a high heel. Thanks to Lunatica Desnuda, the artists responsible for the feet are now known. New York based Tempu Paints, specialists in body art and temporary tattoos, did the fine work.

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Decapitator Strikes Again - Sex and the City Billboard

Famous London street artist, the Decapitator, is on the move again. The Decapitator is known for removing the heads of people in various advertisements including newspapers and billboards. And it seems that this time Sarah Jessica Parker falls victim to the Decapitator’s signature murdering style, as she poses headless on a Sex and the City billboard on the streets of London.

Source: Supertouch

Insa ‘Wants & Needs’ @ Extrabold - Photos

At the end of April, we mentioned that would be opening his latest exhibit, entitled ‘Wants & Needs’ at Luxembourg’s Extrabold. The opening night was on Saturday, and Insa posted a few images on his site from the event.

Check them out after the jump.

Raheem DeVaughn’s video chicks love Complex.

Based on their lyrical woes, R&B singers must spend most of their time getting played out like suckers by trifling women. But this time, we actually approve of Raheem DeVaughn’s choice in chick. In his new video “Try Again,” the third single off of Love Behind The Melody, he gets up-close and personal with a young lady named Tu Dang, who spends part of the video reading the February/March issue of Complex in her underwear. Sounds like wifey material to us.

The model/makeup artist was brought onto the video by Washington, D.C. rapper Tabi Bonney, who directed the clip for Devaughn. After the jump, view a gallery of the Asian stunner’s photos and watch her in action in the “Try Again” video.

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Peter Gronquist Solo Show - “The Revolution Will Be Fabulous: A Weapons of Mass Designer Show”

We just came across some nice images of the Peter Gronquist Solo Show, “The Revolution Will Be Fabulous: A Weapons of Mass Designer Show”, that is going down at Gallery 1988 in Los Angeles.

The artist presents blinged out faux-designer weaponry such as Paul Smith rockets, Louis Vuitton electric chairs and Pacman bombs. Some pieces look really nice and are well fabricated, such as the Louis Vuitton chair, others came off a little cheap, which does not really work if you enter this kind of art. Since he is working with high fashion branding, the pieces also have to look that way. Images via Notcot.

More images of the show after the jump.

High-Fashion Weapons

Note to all our ground troops: There’s no reason to forfeit your swag just because you’re balls deep in downtown Fallujah. This past weekend, artist Peter Gronquist hit LA’s Gallery 1988 and displayed his works that consist of decked out artillery that put T.I’s standard weapon stash to shame. By hooking up high-powered machinery, like AK’s, rifles, chainsaws and even an electric chair in Gucci, Louis Vuittion, Versace, Coach, Burberry and Fendi prints Gronquist may solely bridge the gap between label-conscious metros and blood-thirsty meatheads. Obviously, the semi-WMD’s are for style and not popping off, but they’re still dope to look at. Check the full line of uzi’s and havoc-causing tools after the jump.

LI WEI PICTURES

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Insa ‘Heels’ in Dublin

Here we have another work from Insa. This time a huge Legs piece on a Dublin street. Made in cooperation with Maser and Rask.

World Wide Bape Heads Show T-Shirt & More

We already showed you the tv commercial for the World Wide Bape Heads Show, which will be taking place soon in Hong Kong. Here you see now the two t-shirts that were made for the occasion.

In other news around Bape, we also show you the box set that the brand will be releasing soon for its 15th anniversary. The Hong Kong store will be celebrating its 2nd anniversary and Bape will release a new set of 400% bearbricks. Check all that out after the jump.

Insa Wraps his Legs Around London

Insa recently decorated a wall in East London with his trademark Legs piece. Looks even better on the streets than in a gallery.

pic and info: Supertouch

INSA XCLUSIV

 

 Voici une artiste que j’aime beaucoup et que je  voudrais vous présenter, elle s’apelle INSA et nous vient de UK….

Jettez un coup d’oeil à l’article et vous comprendrez mon coup de coeur.

Au menu Jeans, Hoodie, Car, Swimwear, Lowrider, Dunks…

Dennis Calvero Collection (Crooks & Castles)

Dennis Calvero is the man and mind behind Crooks & Castles. The brand is especially known for their very strong graphics and thus it only makes sense that Dennis decided to make a series of art prints out of the work he has created for the brand.

Dennis Calvero proudly presents his graphic art on canvas. The release includes three canvas pieces that are signed and numbered. The first release will be limited to 50 sets so make sure to place your orders now. The first set, numbered 1/50, is available for viewing at the 8021 Store, the Crooks & Castles flagship store in LA.

Familiar graphics that we have seen in Crooks & Castles collections appear on the canvas and look great. Some more pics after the jump.

dennis calvero crooks and castles canvas art - highsnobiety

Dave White x Nike Dunk ‘Be True’

Nike Malaysia invited Dave White to create a series of paintings depicting Nike’s Be True Dunks. The paintings will be on display starting today for two weeks at Sole What?.

Insa ‘Buy My Love’ Photos

Last week, Insa opened his latest show in Glasgow at Recoat Gallery. The Buy My Love exhibit displays a group of new paintings and PVC prints, and Insa did a large painting in the space itself. On opening night, the first twenty in were lucky enough to get a free tee.

 

Skate Study House

2009 Ford Flex: Graff Flex x Danny D x Slick

Slick and Danny D combine the world of graff with custom low-rider culture on this paint scheme for Ford’s pre-production prototype of their latest model “Flex”, due to drop summer ‘08. Watch the video here below to see the process and the impressive outcome!

Mon avis: C’est pas mal on voit que l’expérience et la technique est là mais si tu me fais la même chose sur ma caisse (une Talbo), Je serais assez vnr…question de goût! lol

 

Art….

Voici une petite création faite avec des légos, c’est sympa!