Hot Artist: Europe Edition

Kim Simonsson is a Finnish sculptor working with slip cast clay, bondo, and car paint as his primary materials. His work gives a three dimensional element to the works found in manga books and anime cartoons. With a mix of bizarre, fantasy, and cute these works are fresh as hell for sure. Check them out at www.kimsimonsson.com





Vince

art nerdz

I don't know how long these have been around, but for all of you art hist. nerdz and buffz i discovered the perfect "play thing" for you (or just me...). I can not only look at the 13th century sci fi/religious paintings Hiëronymus Bosch created, but actually interact with his wild monsters. I don't think the billions of sweatshop/mastermindz Kid Robot employs could top THIS wizard of the Dutch world, or his critters--- IN TOY FORMAT.
look Here and Buy Here

(They also have Dali, Degas, and more.
Julie

alienz

I don't watch the Grammys, but if i did I probably would have teared up during Kanye's performance to his late mother, "hey mamma," and then immediately wondered how many conventional weapons it would take to penetrate Kanye's alien space suit, which I can only assume he picked up during his last departure from Earth. Kanye's style is otherworldly, and I'm whipping up my alien space suit right now (DIY space suit party?), and I can't wait for the kids in my neighborhood to start crankin in one of those.
(PS Vince bitched me out for not including the fact that Daft Punk is looking more alienish than Kanye, but in my defense, Daft Punk always look like they are from outer space, and are thus too weird to talk about or look at.)
julie

Fresh Patterns

I have a huge crush on houndstooth pattern, yet for some reason it remains hard for me to find guys clothing created with this style. Luckily Nike is hooking shit up with their new "Houndstooth Pack." That's right, three different Air Max styles are getting real fresh with some houndstooth pattern. I don't know where you can pick these up yet, but make sure to check them out for sure.

Vince

bratz clothes

I have recently been invested in researching the "'tween" market for some of my art projects, so I should not be surprised that Lyric Culture, an adult clothing line (apparel and accessories for beatles, david bowie, etc. fans) has just dropped their "'tween" clothing line for fans of American Idol. The apparel will be inspired by American Idol imagery (someone tell me what this means) and pop and r&b songs that were performed on the show. 7-16 year old girls will, as of this month, be able to pick up Lyrix clothes at 157 different Macys, or shop at their website.

"Macy's truly understands the concept of celebrity-driven and licensed product," said Hanna Rochelle Schmieder, President of Lyric Jeans, Inc. "They are the perfect retail outlet for the LYRIX line and we look forward to building it with them for many years to come," she continued.
Unfortunately their clothes make girls look like life-sized Bratz dolls, ironically, the only doll company to break the 'tween market.
Julez



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Decidedly Hilarious

So this not the type of material that I intend to post on this blog on a regular basis, but I just came across this and I absolutely needed to share it. Please make sure to watch this entire video. It get's super real at the end when he does a few minutes of another song in addition to YAAAH!


Vince

And you say Chi City... Chi City

Juicyvneck will be kicking it with Kanye this weekend in the Chi. We'll be back on Sunday. Deal.

<3 Julez & Vince