For anticipation of SWEET STREETS, meet just a sampling of some of the lovely Lolitas who will be gracing us with their presence. It's really a sight to witness the creativity and flair that goes into each outfit. I wonder what outfits they put together for us?
Everyone though is encouraged to dress the part this Saturday and show us what you got. Plus, you'll instantly receive 15% off any store purchase if you do. Work it!
model: Emily Tran
model: Arianna Valladares
model: Julie Truong
Here's an amazing level of interactivity with a laser... I can only imagine what would happen if a cat could play with this.
This combines some of my favorite things. Sweet 8-bit tunes, Legos, Animation, Martial Arts and classic NES.
Aw man, nostalgia's kicking in. Not just for Beast King GoLion "Voltron", but for the love of Legos! Every kid has a particular way of building their creations. (I spread out the pieces on my floor and seperating them in specific piles; sometimes by color, sometimes grouping them by size). Of course once you finished, you had to take it apart and build the "special" variants that they didn't give instructions for. Eventually the creation would fall apart and disintegrate into the giant rubbermaid bin of random Lego parts (I called mine the junkyard), which gave you free reign to combine your pirate ships with your medival space police.
There have been other Mobile Suit Lego's floating around the internet, but something about the actual transformation of the seperate Lions into the massive Robot is just so appropriate for the material. According to the creator, it took over 71 hours to build, with the use of a customizable frame meant specifically for Lego Mobile Suits (http://teknomeka.com). He even used Illustrator to create the pilot's suits!
Via io9.com
Direct link to the creator (grandadmiral)'s Flickr
Since 1979, this artist duo have been creating video, installation work that has made a dramatic impact on temporal projects in gallery and studio space. From Switzerland, their work has been showcased internationally and seen by almost everyone in some way, shape or form. They pioneered the dimension of art which explores the situation of chain reactions as well as the embodying physical representations of Chaos Theory. As the camera pans from one station during the duration of the piece, each individual component feels as though it has it's own aesthetic exploration in material. Their use of fire is very stunning. 
I have always admired the practical drafting skills of an engineer or a mathematician. Whenever I look at books on physics or geology, I am fascinated with the complexity of the drawings often rendered. When the worlds of art and science collide, the potential for spectacular things is sure to result. Case in point, the work of Buckminster Fuller who throughout the 20th Century had an incredible influence on design, architecture and the movement of futurism, is worth revisited for artists and designers alike. His designs border on aesthetic spontaneity, but revel in structural symmetry. He is probably the most famous for his geodesic dome, which marked an incredible moment for civil engineering and architecture, the crossroads met through his conception of a far more dynamic space. 
Oh and going back, his drawings are quite nice as well. :)
I know we've been posting a lot of videos lately but this one is too good to pass up. I highly respect what this guy is doing. I thought painting on rice, or tibetan sand murals were ridiculous....
My favorite quote "Alice was gone....I think I inhaled her"
It reminds me also of nanoscientists who made the smiley face with actual atoms.
Peter Jansen has made into reality what comic artist Schuiten and writer Peeters fantasized about in the book Nogegon.
Try to guess what action this sculpture represents before clicking on the link below to see the rest of the artist's work.
http://humanmotions.com/sculptures/sculptures01.htm
We have an amazing group of artists exhibiting with us this Saturday in TREE HOUSE with most regarded very highly in the illustration/animation industry. Please get acquainted with:
Tadahiro Uesugi
The Japanese artist is world-renowned as an illustrator and animator; often referred to as a "master" in the Illustration industry, his worked has been influential in many different genres of the art world, world wide. Some of his recent work includes the widely acclaimed animated stop-motion film Coraline!!! Uesugi is also involved with the fund-raising exhibitions/auctions for the Totoro Forest Foundation championed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki.
Tadahiro Uesugi | Tree Crack | Digital print, Edition 1/1 | 20" X 13"
Tadahiro Uesugi | Tree House | Digital print, Edition 1/1 | 20" X 13"
2. THE LOWBROWS – “Dream In The Desert” (Self-Released; JP)
3. We.R.D.2 - “Won’t Do” Kino Remix (MOROZ Records; NY)
4. LALORY REMIXES - “I GO I GO I GO” Tropical Dandy Mix (Crown Records; JP)
5. Black Gold - “Detroit” Shark Attack Remix (Redbull Records; LA)
6. Unisex Salon - “Hell No” We.R.D.2 Remix (Transphonic Records; NY)
7. KazuNoco- “Tokyo Arcade Mode” Kinkies Remix (Oconuzak Records; JP)
8. Toxic Lipstick – Riders of the Trumplar (Dual Plover; JP)
9. MELT-BANANA – “Cracked Plaster Cast” (A-Zap Records; JP)
10. 2BOY – “Into The Nature Remix” (Self-Released; JP)
11. KinKies – “Golden Dawn” (Kidz Records; JP)
12. Dexpistols – “Midnight Sevenstars” (Rock Trax; JP)
13. Mustard Pimp- “Fresh Prince of Bel Air Remix” (Self-Released; FR)
14. Notorious MSG – “Traditional Roughnecks”(Cordless Recordings; NY)
15. Rocket K – “Video Killed the Radio Star (The Buggles)” (Koga Records; JP)
Come out and celebrate Sweet Streets at Nucleus on 8/29 @ 7:00 pm- 12:00 am and take advantage of this great opportunity to take home some Japanese street scene inspiration!
This video was made by Passion Pictures, with backgrounds by Alberto Mielgo. When I saw this, I could immediately tell it had the hand of Robert Valley in it. I have been a huge fan of his illustrations and character designs for some time and feels he is one of those artists that has worked in the industry for years and deserves a bit more recognition.
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