August 2010 | art of world paint

Them Thangs Zine The New Dark Age

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“Amsterdam via LA transplant Justin Blyth has just released the first issue of Them Thangs magazine entitled The New Dark Age. Expanding on the themes of his blog them-thangs.com, the zine showcases work from 13 artists and photographers including Erik Brunetti, William Eadon, Corey Smith, Mark Maggiori and Todd Tourso. Disguised as a tiny zine, the mag folds out into a massive 24″ x 33″ double sided poster filled with imagery that your mother surely would not approve of.”

Good to see that Justin is actually working with artists...when I first heard about this, I thought he was just pilfering stuff off the web to sell. Glad I was wrong...Buy The New Dark Age HERE

Twist in Manhattan

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What a handstyle!!! Who can top TWIST'S work?

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Goatboy GIF

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Meet the Gannets

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You don't like crowds and all those loud holiday entertainments? The answer to avoiding all that is to drive North all along the unspoiled West Coast. As my blog is now stretching to distant places we need to stay overnight at our destinations. So off we went to spend a weekend at my favourite place, Lambert's Bay. As we arrived, the whole area spelt out the theme of quiet restfulness. A leasurely meal of one big crayfish with lovely Cape wine dealt with Friday evening.

With what excitement I crossed the foot bridge to Bird Island the next morning! There is a very modern but tastefully built hide at the end of the pathway. "We have 24,000 gannets here" a friendly lady told us. Apparently these precious birds are counted continuously. I spent hours observing them from the hide and will have much to tell (and paint) over the next few posts.

There is a strange story playing out in this painting! The island is also the home of Cape fur seals, introduced to the area in 1985. These fur seals, as we know, have had a hard time in the past and are now furiously protected. And in Lambert's Bay it is not the cats and dogs fighting but the gannet lovers and the seal lovers. Seals eat gannet eggs and chicks, and may lead to dwindling numbers of gannets.

But the seals have a right of living space too. The solution at the moment is but a simple plan. The seals are carefully watched and chased away by shouting at them if they go near eggs or chicks, and here you see it: a man keeps watch from a boat rowed by his team-mate, and the gannets can breed in peace. Can you see them in my third image?

M-City and Ozmo Collaboration

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This is an incredible collaboration between streetartists, M-City and Ozmo, created in the city of Gdansk in Poland....

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Gojin Ishihara Book Art

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Gojin Ishihara is a Japanese artist who specialised in macabre, scary and downright disturbed imagery for mainly childrens books in Japan during the 70's and 80's. If I was a child seeing this, I think that this artist would have given me nightmares for years to come! His illustrations are both grotesque & fascinating and had me actually thinking of trying to buy some of the publications he has worked on...

Kappa (river imp), Illustrated Book of Japanese Monsters, 1972

Jorōgumo (lit. "whore spider"), Illustrated Book of Japanese Monsters, 1972

Tenjō-sagari (ceiling dweller), Illustrated Book of Japanese Monsters, 1972

Burning Hell (Illustrated Book of Hell, 1975)

Demons of the Orient (The Complete Book of Demons, 1974)

Kaiketsu Lion-Maru (sonosheet book, 1972)

The secretary who spied for 18 years (from Spy Wars)

Check out Pinktentacle's post to see even more pages from his various publications...[VIA]

Boy Soldiers Group Show by Schoony

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Boy Soldiers by Schoony
02,09,2010 - 16,09,2010

A collaboration of over 30 street, contemporary and fine artists who have customised Schoony's iconic "Boy Soldier" in an exhibition that will spark high emotion in this time of political war.

Guest Artists:
Goldie, D*Face, Dan Baldwin, Matt Small, Mau Mau, Inkie, David Bray, Dotmasters, Joe Rush, BEST EVER, INSA, Carrie Reichardt, Nick Reynolds, John Nolan, Haruka Irie, K-GUY, PEN1, Grafter, SnugOne, Part2ism, Jon Braley, Slice, Fin DAC, Matt Web, T.Wat, Lost Monkey, Leeks, 284Cru, DON, Snub23, oliver Guy Watkins, Jon Braley, GWARM, Carleen de Sozer, Liliwenn, WOB, Gracie Defries, Pa Pa Schoon & more

Blackall Studios
73 Leonard Street
Shoreditch
London

Boy Soldiers: Group Show by Schoony from HARUKA IRIE on Vimeo.

Check out the promo vid that UKADAPTA's Irieman made.

SKINNER App

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I developed this app with Skinner a while back and after some issues with apple taking offense to images in the app, it is finally approved. ;)

This application is the first of its kind. A documentation of the strange and esoteric exploits of a psychedelic visionary. His music, paintings, and comedic commentary of contemporary life. Having shown his work in the museum of contemporary art in Rome to the world class gallery of White Walls in San Francisco, his bizarre installations and impressions of the tumult and horror of the convenience of modern life are now spreading at an exponential rate, to disturb all sections of the globe. This application will be updated as the exploits of Skinner expand, As the travels, shows, cartoons, and music evolve with the exploration he undertakes in his quest to journey further into the undiscovered realms of the absurd and challenging matter of reality.

It consists of over 200 of Skinners paintings as well as music and videos, the app will be updated as Skinner creates.

get it here for $1.99

Sardinia Graffiti Pt. 1

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Sorry for the lack of posts recently, but I have been in Sardinia enjoying the 300+ beaches that this Italian island has to offer. Here a few pics of any graff I could find on our travels. It wasn't the best stuff that I have ever seen, but it is what it is....enjoy

Props to Calgiari writers, OSME (Flumini Bitch) & ROGER. Sassari man, HEAVY the YLONE (BM Crew) for reppin' Alghero. Oh and it was nice to see a couple Toaster stickers around Alghero too..

Hit+Run Crew At Notting Hill Carnival

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The Notting Hill Carnival starts this weekend in London and Hit+Run Crew will be joining other acts at the Red Bull Major Lazer Carnival Party, screenprinting their carnival t-shirts!

A Folksong for the Berg River

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As I walk along the Berg River I always wonder why so few people do that...is it really nicer to walk through a busy touristy type of place in preference to experiencing this pure, honest earthy national treasure called Bokkom Lane ? The boats have two-stroke engines nowadays, but I am happy to report that even though some of them really "cowboy" it over the estuary, the birds are totally unperturbed. The pelicans, flamingoes and waders go about their business, while the gulls would optimistically follow...hoping for a morsel of fish.

I want to take you back in time when a little sailing cutter called "Die Alibama" would hitch a ride on a gentle breeze upriver to collect cut reeds which were used for roofing and for matting of beds. In our colourfully expressive Afrikaans language, in which some words are derived from the Malay culture and language, it would be called dekriet and matjiesgoed. The boat would return to Cape Town and feed the busy industry where a new bed was made for every Malay bride to be presented to her all made up, shiny, frilly and lacy, on her wedding day.

And here is where the famous song "Daar kom die Alibama" finds its origin. It refers to the cutter which brought in the bedding material to make the rietkooi (reed bed). This song is the main song on festivals like "Tweede Nuwejaar". (I tell all about the Minstrel Carnival on Tweede Nuwejaar in an earlier blog). No Minstrel Carnival will pass without the Alibama and the beds being remembered in song. I wonder if the thousands of singers pouring down Adderley Street in Cape Town know the role of the Berg River in their favourite song?