"In the political areas you can see the paintings, all the paintings always have sunflower seeds. Whenever Chairman Mao comes out there are sunflowers around him. That means Chairman Mao is the sun. And those are all the ordinary people who are loyal to the party; are the sunflowers. So sunflowers supported the whole revolution spiritually and in material ways."
via ArtInfo
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My friend Tony Bevilacqua is an incredible fine art painter and I noticed recently (thank you, Instagram) that he has been painting quite a bit. The new work he is doing is incredible. He's combined his classicly trained brush and added an amusing (Nerd Alert!) and as always very colorful edge. Tony lives in Boston with his wife, Alicia, as a duo they are ChromaLab.
You can get a few of his paintings as prints in his etsy shop. So many good ones to choose from.
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In the words of my fellow blogger friend Alison Feldman of Teenangster, can I get a collective "ENH!" My wonderful friend Kari posted this on her facebook page and I about died. I'm really feeling like ridiculous animals doing ridiculous things needs to be a regular feature here on the blog.
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Film maker Shaun Roberts takes a different look at David Ball's collages. From the beginning: "...focusing on the individual parts that make up his complex compositions" and the negative spaces they leave behind. Stunning, yet simple video.
This is the first part of a series on David's work for his upcoming show; Harum Scarum — New Works by David Ball, opening February 2, 2012 at 111 Minna.
Harum Scarum — Teaser #1: Detritus from Shaun Roberts on Vimeo.
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I visited one of my very favorite quilters a few weeks ago, Mr. Ben Venom. He's been busy at work on his most detailed quilt yet. Inspired by occult symbols and the Misfits' Where Eagles Dare, his latest quilt has over 175 pieces and 95 heavy metal t-shirts (his signature fabric of choice).
You can see the entire visit on Flickr and see my other visits here and here.
Ben texted me the above pic as I was finishing the post. Looks like the quilt is coming along!
Ben with friend Kevin Earl Taylor.
Ben also sent me a pic of the commissioned baby quilt he just finished. Mamma and Daddy have been in a few metal bands and these are their t-shirts. So rad
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