iLK™

France is one of those countries that seems to pump out solid designers time and time again. They've always held their weight within the design world, and iLK™ is just another continous reminder as to why that is. Clients include Nike, Lacoste, Glamour, Rockstar and more.

www.ilkilkilk.com

More Than A Friend

Based out of Montreal, MTAF upholds a mandate for creating experimental works that combine both the amazing fine art and crucial comic book styles of Krista Bursey and Jason Wasserman. Be sure to check their work out. Especially Vulture Culture... It comes highly recommended like a good cup of coffee.

More Than A Friend



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Catalina Estrada

Born and raised in Colombia, and living in Barcelona since 1999, Catalina Estrada brings all the colors and power of Latin-American folklore and refines it with a subtle touch of European sophistication. Her ability for creating fascinating illusive worlds, full of colors, nature, and enchanting characters, bursts in all of her works: art, graphic design and illustration. Presented as a fresh and new design talent by Communication Arts and Computer Arts magazines, her work has also been featured by Die Gestalten Verlag, Swindle, DPI, Ppaper and Graphic Magazine. Some of her clients include: Paul Smith, Coca-Cola, Nike, Honda, Custo-Barcelona, Salomon, Chronicle Books, among others.

Avocadolite.

Check out AVOCADOLITE's newest artwork contribution to VEKTORIKA MAGAZINE, #9: Asiana Issue.

Koi Klub. Yoske Nishiumi.

Berlin-based Japanese designer, Yoske Nishiumi has started a really cool creative movement called Koi Klub. This collection includes everything from art pieces, sneaker designs, magazines and a free-monthly nightclub.

Dalek: Desperate, Rejected & Angry

March 31, 2007 through April 28, 2007

JONATHAN LEVINE GALLERY
529 West 20th Street, 9E New York, NY 10011 ph:212-243-3822
Open Tuesday through Saturday, 11am to 6pm

For Desperate, Rejected & Angry, DALEK formulates shapes found in the natural and mechanical world to create a continuous, abstract narrative. Drawing on wood panel and then painting in a dramatic color scheme, DALEK’s familiar characters form a subtle dialogue juxtaposed with darker backgrounds. For his new works, DALEK achieves a delicate balance of form amidst a hostile, violent and bleeding world. Each painting becomes an excerpt for an ambiguous story, unfolding notions of human survival.

X-acto perfection, Nikki McClure.

Nikki McClure of Olympia, Washington is known for her painstakingly intricate and beautiful paper cut illustrations. Armed with an X-acto knife, she cuts her images from a single sheet of paper and creates a bold language that translates the complex poetry of motherhood, nature, and activism into a simple and endearing picture.

Anton Ginzburg's Totem Doppelganger

They're available now at KID ROBOT!

Contemporary art and vinyl collide with artist Anton Ginzburg's Totem Doppelganger. This installation was originally exhibited in the 1st Moscow Biennial of Contemporary Art in 2006, and can now be repeatedly installed in your home. Scaled down from the original work, the set features three eerie, wide eyed look-a-likes that can be stacked on one another or displayed independently. The set comes packaged in a window display box designed by the artist.

Anton Ginzburg is an artist and designer based in New York City. His work has crossed many different mediums including fashion art direction, television and print advertising, book design and fine art.

Helvetica. A Documentary Film by Gary Hustwit.

So this may be old news to a lot of you, but it's definitely worthy of a post just in case.

HELVETICA is a feature-length independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one typeface (which will celebrate its 50th birthday in 2007) as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives. The film is an exploration of urban spaces in major cities and the type that inhabits them, and a fluid discussion with renowned designers about their work, the creative process, and the choices and aesthetics behind their use of type.

Practical Stagg.

Check out PRACTICAL STAGG this Friday at SENSEI. Mmmmm.

Hello. Welcome to 3R5's blog. Let's go.

Oh the first 3R5 blog posting... well I'm just going to dive in. Really quick, we hope that everyone will post to our blog to share must-sees, must-haves, up-and-comings, and more-to-comes. You know ... your own openings/shows, updates, art, your friend's art, your friends'/co-workers'/family's openings/shows, inspiration, ecetera, ecetera.

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So here I go.

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THE SQUARE FOOT SHOW
For starters, check out the Square Foot Show at Art Gotham Gallery:


3R5's close friend, Steve Raggie, is part of the show ... check out his submission to Project 02: Skulls Interpreted.

April 5 - April 19, 2007
547 West 27th Street (b 10th and 11th Ave)
5th Floor, New York, NY
http://www.artgotham.com

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ARTIST TO WATCH:
ANTIGIRL
Buy some of Antigirl's work... she's amazing.



NEW GALLERY & DESIGN FIRM TO WATCH:
ESPEIS. Watch out for this gallery in Wburg BK. Best design gallery around. They also have a GREAT design firm, COMMONWEALTH. Check them both out for sure.


NEW BLOG TO WATCH:
LITTLE PEOPLE
Amazing small lil worlds.

xoxo
Aki