Archive | January, 2012
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Cool Hunting Vists Ouattara Watts’ Brooklyn Studio

Internationally acclaimed artist Ouattara Watts, recently granted Cool Hunting a tour of his NYC studio. “The large, garage-like space is located in an industrial part of Brooklyn between Williamsburg and Bushwick that’s home to numerous emerging artists. With both the Whitney Museum and Venice biennials on his résumé, the veteran painter may hold more clout [...]

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Miami Heat’s “Back In Black” Video Intro

Here’s the video intro for the Miami Heat’s “Back In Black” campaign. The video was shot against AC/DC’s “Back In Black” song and features locally based Violinist group Sons of Mystro. (via The 305) You might also like: Stalley "Go On" Music Video (Directed by Walu) Undrcrwn 2011 Holiday Shirt CollectionOdd Future’s Impromptu Music Video [...]

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Barack Obama x The Incredible Hulk Sculpture By Ron English

Pop artist Ron English just unveiled his newest impressively random combination of things, a sculpture of Barack Obama as The Incredible Hulk. (via Best Week Ever) You might also like: Style Wars: The Outakes Kickstarter Project Vans The Omega | Whats To Come In 2012: Adelaide, AustraliaASKEW | Smoke Signals

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Gallery 1988 x Adult Swim Opening Night

Gallery1988 recently held a tribute group art show inspired by Adult Swim’s original programming. The exhibition features the work of artists such as Kim Herbst, Lawrence Yang, Luke Chueh, Mike Mass, Veronica Fish, Iron Jaiden, Jason Edmiston, Kano, Scott Listfield and more. Footage from the Adult Swim opening features interviews with Liz Lee, Johnny Cupcakes, and Matt [...]

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Ron English Set To Release The “Fat Tony” Vinyl Toy

Pop artist Ron English is set to release a limited edition 9-inch satirical Fat Tony vinyl toy. “The fat cat will be making its way to a toy store near you with this original colorway limited to 500 pieces, followed by more various color combos in editions of 100. A ton of tiger with a [...]

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Batman & The Joker Ewok 5MH Style

Graffiti artist Mr. Ewok One (aka Ewok 5MH) dropped this piece featuring DC Comic characters Batman & Joker on his blog last week. Originally I intended it to only be black and white, to play around with some new tools and dust off those old school hatching skillz… very rusty,  so I lost interest about [...]

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Ewok 5MH Video Blog 57

In video blog #57, graffiti artist Ewok 5MH revisits his SHARKLINGTON character for a commission painting. Check out more of Ewok 5MH’s work at www.mr-ewokone.com You might also like: Ewok 5MH Video Blog #56 Art Basel Miami 2011David Choe Paints Facebook Offices…AgainScenic In New Jersey

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EZOR 184 | Bronx, NY (November 2011)

Sick piece by graffiti artist Ezor 184 in Bronx, NY (November 2011). You might also like: Ewok 5MH Video Blog #56 Art Basel Miami 2011Barack Obama x The Incredible Hulk Sculpture By Ron EnglishLRG Artist Driven “F**k The Buff / Creativity is King”

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Common | LUV Movie Poster Designed By Gravillis Inc

Common stars in the independent film LUV, which will premiere during this year’s Sundance Film Festival. For his latest role, the Chi-town MC plays an ex-con and uncle of an orphan. Directed by Sheldon Candis, LUV stars Danny Glover, Charles S. Dutton, Meagan Good, Dennis Haysbert, and Michael K. Williams. The LUV movie poster was designed [...]

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Two In The Shirt (TITS) x Miss Jessica Rabbit “Four Play” Photo Shoot

Two In The Shirt (TITS) x H-Town Sneaker Summit collaborate for the release of the “Four Play” t-shirt featuring Houston-based video model Jessica Kylie aka Miss Jessica Rabbit. The tee features the voluptuous Miss Rabbit showing off a pair of retro Nike Air Jordan 4 (IV) Cement sneakers. The T.I.T.S. Four Play tees will be [...]