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Everything You Hate About Your Friends In Art School, Distilled Into One Viral Video

Jessica WakemanJuly 3, 2011 //

 

Artist Charlotte Young knows you find her and her kind a bit insufferable. (Actually, anyone whose CV can be summed up by saying “My dad bought me a MacBook Pro” is annoying.) [YouTube via Gawker] Keep reading »

A Cigarette Lighter As Paintbrush

Annika HarrisNovember 30, 2009 //

Paris-based artist Olivier Kosta-Théfaine, aka Stak and Olivier Stak, uses only a cigarette lighter to create his ceiling masterpieces. A self-proclaimed suburbanite, he was intrigued by cities while growing up. His work is clearly influenced by street culture and graffiti art yet exhibits the nearly impossible symmetry of more classical art. Some his works are beautiful floral motifs, while others appear to be haphazard scrolls and dots. His art has decorated abandoned buildings as well as gallery ceilings. More photos after the jump. [Dornob via Dude Craft, Olivier Kosta-Théfaine] Keep reading »

Spend The Day Chillaxing On An Artsy Beach Blanket

Nina CarboneJuly 9, 2009 //

Here at The Frisky, we’ve talked wearable towels, Gucci towels and recession-defying $500 towels, but here’s another sort of absorbent fabric type to add to the list: Artware Editions has just introduced their 2009 Artist Towel Series. It features three-ply designs from some pretty big-deal artists like Ed Ruscha, Karen Kilimnick, Raymond Pettibon and Julian Schnabel. (Last year the round-up included Jeff Koons (check it, above) and Elizabeth Peyton.) You should also know that these are massive towels. Seriously, you could throw one of these bad boys down on the sand and fit at least two healthy-sized adults on there. And while drying off doesn’t come cheap (they run $95 each), I guess they’re a bit more accessible than say, buying a Koons sculpture at auction prices. [Artware Editions] Keep reading »

Bravo TV Looking For America’s Next Best … Artist?

Leonora EpsteinJuly 3, 2009 //

In the past few years, Bravo has produced a mixed bag of reality content, gaining credibility with shows like “Project Runway” and “Top Chef” that actually succeeded in mass marketing two cultural categories. But then came the wave of housewives, Kathy Griffins, and NYC prep school kids, that took the channel to a lowbrow level — albeit it, one that we love. Bravo may now be looking to class things up again, by working with the ultimate in highbrow—the art world. The network is casting for a reality game show for artists, and is tapping major sources like the Art Institute of Chicago and reputable Manhattan galleries for promising students. Keep reading »

You Go Girl: Female Merit Badges

Amelia McDonell-ParryFebruary 1, 2009 //

Artist Mary Yeager has created a line of “Female Merit Badges” which resemble Girl Scout Merit Badges, but represent female rites of passage like childbirth, inserting a tampon, breast exams, and birth control pills. While you can’t order the individual patches to sew onto your awesome Army jacket (What? You don’t have one?), you can order a full color poster which features 28 of the patches. [MaryYeager.com] Keep reading »

Crave: Pervy Posters Fit For A Child’s Bedroom

Amelia McDonell-ParryMay 14, 2008 //

Finally someone has found a use for all that nasty and annoying spam that litters your inbox. Artist Janet Nelson takes some of the naughtiest headlines and shows how open to interpretation they can be when associated with innocent drawings in her collection, aptly titled “Innocent Spam”. You can find out the prices by contacting Nelson directly, if you want to decorate that blank wall behind your desk. [JanetNelson.net via Boinkology] Keep reading »

Crave: Artsy Fartsy T-Shirts For Cheap

Amelia McDonell-ParryMay 13, 2008 //

The Gap has joined forces with the venerable Whitney Museum to design a line of t-shirts celebrating the Whitney Biennial. The t-shirt above is not from that collection — it’s from Uniqlo, a Japanese chain that’s similar to The Gap. See, the Gap t-shirts are retailing for $28, but Uniqlo’s line of T’s with influential artists is only $15.50 and, we think, so much cuter. [Uniqlo.com] Keep reading »