lovely pattern: "1987 stempelexperiment" by Jiri Szeppan

1987 stempelexperiment
Originally uploaded by jiriszeppan

If you're in Brussels this weekend, mosey over and meet Jiri at AJS Gallery, 57 rue Charles Meert 1030 Brussels, for the final 3 days of the http://JunkyardKnife.com show, 27-29 November

We're loving Jiri Szeppan's "book 86"

book 86 1
Originally uploaded by jiriszeppan

…and think you will, too. After exploring more of the http://JunkyardKnife.com artist's Flickr pages, please visit the AJS Gallery blog at http://jiriszeppangallery.blogspot.com/

Part Seven in a Series of Questions on Graffiti: Social Media's Impact on Graffiti Culture

I come from a really geographically isolated place and so the internet played a huge part in putting my art out there for people to see. Part of me feels resistant to new technology as it evolves and I have definitely experienced the negatives with forums and speaking your 'opinion' online because of the extent it can be misinterpreted. It's true that at times it's a lot more effective to say nothing but it’s also good to keep an open mind about the way socialization changes with internet media. – Askew TMD (New Zealand) askew1.com

Whatever one thinks or believes about graffiti today, it is a business, a big one. You can be a part or not. You can make fun of cheesy graffiti styled products filling the shelves of major stores but absolutely understand that money is being paid for all of it. The world doesn’t care about graffiti history, style kings or even who is good or not. The “un-graffiti” minded world thinks we all do the same art, think the same and may only be about a dozen or million of us who do it. Social media dumbs down the viewer, it’s our responsibility to educate the unknowing, not continue teaching the supporters. We have to raise our game constantly to keep the craft alive. – Erni Vales evlworld.com 

…Excerpts from:

Part Seven in a Series of Questions on Graffiti: Social Media's Impact on Graffiti Culture

http://estria.blogspot.com/2010/10/part-vii-social-medias-impact-on.html

by graffiti pioneer Estria Miyashiro, "West Coast OG writin' on walls since 1984" and "Head of national Estria Invitational Graffiti Battle"

An album cover for the ages, and one I love: El Camaron de la Isla "Disco de oro"

El Camaron de la Isla "Disco de oro"

A boy & his robot…on the scrapbook edge…

http://pinktentacle.com/2010/10/tetsujin-28-manga-covers-1956-1966/

Manga covers 1956-1966:  Tetsujin 28-gō

Tetsujin 28-gō, the famous Japanese robot manga series written and illustrated by Mitsuteru Yokoyama, ran as a monthly insert in Shōnen Magazine from July 1956 to May 1966. The manga follows the adventures of a 10-year-old boy named Shotarō and his giant crime-fighting robot named Tetsujin 28 (a.k.a "Gigantor" in the US), which was originally built by the boy's late father as a secret weapon for the Japanese military during World War II.

You can architect a world inside a lampshade…on the scrapbook edge…

http://www.thomashillier.co.uk/

Early Assemblage - Mel & Judith Begin Their Trip

The Migration of Mel & Judith - Royal Academy of Arts, London

 Architect, Thomas Hiller introduces the project

Firstly I’d like to introduce you to Mel (short for Melvin) and Judith, a recently retired couple from Croydon who have decided to give up on their life in London’s third City and travel Europe in search of the perfect caravan spot and a touch of hot weather! As they travel the couple realise they miss the home comforts of England, especially white bread which seems impossible to get abroad. To combat thier longing they slowly adapt and customise their caravan-house to feel a little more like home. Walls of the caravan become aroma filled bricks of white bread, especially made by Mel & Judith themselves. Other adaptations include the pebbledash façade reminiscent of their Croydon abode. A green lawn-carpet that is much cooler underfoot than the hot Marbella sand and when it gets too hot there's always the sprinkler system and snow-chimney.

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4 Intriguing Collage Books on the Scrapbook Edge

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recuerdos_unrecuerdo

Ahí estaba el espejo, la noche lo acompañaba.

Al levantar la mirada, autómata, el instante y una milésima de luz me devolvieron la curva de mi cadera.

Al roce de tu recuerdo, cobró vida tu mano como una segunda piel.

Tu caricia turbia, en la niebla del alba, despertó mi corazón.

©fdL2008

August 2009/Soul Journal

21 x 28 cms. 8.5 x 11 in. Double spread. Collage on paper. Handmade.

Instants, sighs.

©fdL2009

hope returns

elkemay.typepad.com/elkemay/2010/10/hope-returns.html

mixed media in visual journal

somebody's pony
06/19/2010
11' x 16" - mixed media collage in art journal; detail
2010 © all rights reserved

 
Love's Perverted Pleasure by Doug Millison
Mixed-media journal page,  9" x 12", original in spiral notebook. Magazine clips, acrylic paint. Join him at JUNKYARD KNIFE, SCRAPBOOK LIFE: ENCOUNTERS AT THE EDGE:  6-28 November 2010, AJS Gallery, Brussels, Belgium http://JunkyardKnife.com