Category Archives: artist

Regularly CultBlender writes about artist that we think desevre more attention.

Why Murakami is like Radiohead

Posted on April 29, 2011 by

If Haruki Murakami and Douglas Coupland were in a fist fight, who would win? … If you’re looking for that kind of information, go someplace else. This is a serious blog dammit. Before I continue, two things about me. 1. … Continue reading →

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Vuitton says: screw Darfur, hail the Brand.

Posted on March 9, 2011 by

People who work in fashion like to think that fashion is an art form. People who work in a kitchen sometimes like to think that cooking is an art form as well. However, what comes from kitchens is usually not … Continue reading →

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Damn, they caught Pac Man

Posted on October 7, 2010 by

American artist Jaime Margary, aka Kalapusa, caught himself a real life Pac Man. Who would’ve thought that in reality, that cute little yellow ball-with-mouth, would be such a scary fucker (if you would please pardon the expression). This scultpture is … Continue reading →

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Ninjas don’t talk – Beats and pieces

Posted on October 6, 2010 by

To make a potentially long story short, I like musicians and instruments and I do not have any particular fondness of DJ’s. There is an exception to this rule of thumb though. And it’s not just one artist, but an … Continue reading →

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Murakami. I digg.

Posted on September 22, 2010 by

I am a great admirer of the name Murakami when it comes to the arts. Be it Haruki, being one of my favourite authors, or be it Takashi, being one of my favourite visual artists. Both have been grabbing a … Continue reading →

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The beauty of Toxic Waste – Art by Sven Drühl

Posted on September 17, 2010 by

For a couple of months I had some images of artwork, paintings and neonworks, by Sven Drühl saved as a draft. The idea was to write an intelligent post about why I think those works are so amazingly beautiful. So … Continue reading →

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Darth Vader on the subway

Posted on July 14, 2010 by

Hm… let’s see… what do I like? To name a few things… I like Star Wars (not in a geeky way, obviously, but still). I like the New York subway (don’t know why, but I do). I like weird street … Continue reading →

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Nerdy dudes like art too – Art by RoganJosh

Posted on May 31, 2010 by

And by ‘art’ I do not mean ‘the art of being able to calculate the time it would take for five ounces of Kryptonite to degrade on the planet Betelgeuse’. No sir. In this post I place the label ‘art’ … Continue reading →

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Lady Blue Shanghai – very Lynch.

Posted on May 19, 2010 by

I’m a big fan of Mr Lynch’s work, however I have absolutely no interest in Dior. But all that is entirely beside the point. The point is, that the latest work by David Lynch, Lady Blue Shanghai, is a 16 … Continue reading →

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Action painting 2.0 – art by Alexa Meade

Posted on March 16, 2010 by

Think that for the hottest, latest and bestest in the international artworld you have to read Art Forum, ArtReview or Frieze? Think again. The go-to place for catching up on your artistic knowledge is Juxtapoz. Years ago they were the … Continue reading →

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