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Amy Martin’s Time Travel Posters

Published August 27, 2009 Art , Prints Leave a Comment

I love these posters and their retro aesthetic. “Amy Martin has teamed up with 826LA and the Echo Park Time Travel Mart to produce a second collection of time-travel themed posters. They are all 18″ x 24″, and they cost $19.99 each (or $69.99 for all four). The proceeds will go to benefit 826LA, a nonprofit dedicated to helping students 6 to 18 with their creative and expository writing skills, and to helping teachers inspire their students to write. The last series of posters raised over $30,000 for the cause.” Visit 826LA.org.

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Bomb Shelter Decor for Post-Nuclear Living

Published August 26, 2009 Photography Leave a Comment

“In the days of duck-and-cover drills and atomic anxiety, many families bought space in bomb shelters, stocking and decorating their possible nuclear homes. Richard Ross’s photographs capture the abandoned shelters and what some families planned to take to the apocalypse.”

“Ross’s book Waiting for the End of the World contains photographs and accounts of bomb shelters from across America, Europe, and Asia. Below are photos from just a few of those shelters: shelters in Sanpete and Salt Lake City, Utah, the Phillip Hoag and Charlie Hull Shelters in Emigrant, Montana, oil tycoon’s Ling Chieh Kung’s shelter in Conroe, Texas, and a public shelter near Zurich.” See more images after the jump.

(via io9)

Keith Haring Domino Set

Published August 26, 2009 Art , Cool stuff Leave a Comment

Vilac has produced a new Keith Haring Dommino Set. The domino stones features signature graphics by the artist and also the box comes with his signature writing. A really cool piece for any Keith Haring fan. (via High Snobiety)

1947 Pin-Ups

Published August 25, 2009 Art 1 Comment

By George Petty, one of the top “cheesecake” illustrators of the 30s and 40s.

“He began his career with a series of cartoons featuring beautiful girls and their far from handsome beaus. His work coined the term “Petty Girls“ to describe the carefully airbrushed girls with brilliant smiles and sexy poses.”
See more after the jump. source

Red Bull Sculpture Exhibition

Published August 22, 2009 Art Leave a Comment

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Red Bull Art of the Can comes to Washington DC’s Union Station October 8 – 19, 2009. Visit the exhibition’s website for more details and sculptures.

Dalek – Hurley Surf Shorts

Published August 21, 2009 Apparel , Art Leave a Comment

“To celebrate the opening of the Hurley Laguna Beach Flagship store and the 2D art show done in Hawaii at the Contemporary Art Museum, Hurley produced a pair of custom board shorts designed by world renowned artist Dalek. Working with the standard surf shape, Dalek outfitted the shorts with his signature multi-colored geometric shapes. Limited to 100 pieces.” More images after the jump. source