Concrete Cloth

Concrete Canvas is a flexible fabric impregnated with a special pre-mixed cement that hardens when it’s hydrated.

Not only does it make creating irregularly shaped items out of concrete a lot easier, like say shelters, ditches, retaining walls, pond linings and chairs, but unlike a regular concrete mix you can’t use too much water, so it’s idiot-proof as well. In fact, the material will even set underwater in addition to being fireproof and chemical resistant.

Mona Lisa's Smile A Mystery No More

If you have been puzzled by Mona Lisa's smile – how she's radiant one moment and serious the next instant – then your worries are over. It happens because our eyes are sending mixed signals to the brain about her smile.

Different cells in the retina transmit different categories of information or "channels" to the brain. These channels encode data about an object's size, clarity, brightness and location in the visual field.

"Sometimes one channel wins over the other, and you see the smile, sometimes others take over and you don't see the smile," says Luis Martinez Otero, a neuroscientist at Institute of Neuroscience in Alicante, Spain, who conducted the study along with Diego Alonso Pablos.

To read the full article CLICK HERE.

Voltron Time Lapse Painting

Remember Voltron? I had him as toy back in the 80's.
Very cool time lapse painting by Robert Burden.

Defensor Mundi
2008
Oil on canvas
11ft x 7ft.

This video is comprised of 1200 pictures over 900 hours.

Jay Lonewolf Morales Artwork

Numerous artists and the works they create have sparked much controversy in recent past, be it for their contentious, discordant methods, jarring and outlandish pieces, or simply for making a statement to create awareness. One such artist, Jay Lonewolf Morales — a humble, spiritual, and colorblind painter — has garnered disquieting attention from activists for his recent conflict-ridden series entitled Wall Street Totems which depict the greed of America, and has even received death threats from these militants.

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Volcano Zone Tourists New Canvas

VZT's Camera Guy makes his debut as a belt-fed, fully automatic snapper in US Marine digiflage.

"Get some, get some baby, yeah!"
Acrylic on canvas
61x26cm

Painted Castle

Some nice pics of Kelburn castle in Scotland that Brazilian artists, Os Gemeos, Nina & Nunca painted at the end of last year.

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Matt Sewell And Aeon Show

Matt Sewell and Aeon are doing a show at per Square Metre in Melbourne on January 9th...If you are in Oz, go check it out...(You might get to meet Mysterious Al too!)
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Chrome And Black Store In London

Chrome & Black promises to be a one-stop shop (plus gallery) for all your spraypaint, markers, inks, clothing, canvas and print needs. It opens on the 15th Jan 2009 somewhere in Shoreditch, London




Keep up to date with C&B HERE.

The Nightmare Before Christmas Show

THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS
17th -24th DECEMBER 2008
SIN / 144 CHARING CROSS ROAD / LONDON

PREVIEW + OPENING PARTY - 16TH DECEMBER FROM 5:30PM

Little Art Book and Daydream Network present a winter wonderland hidden in the middle of the metropolois of London. The Nightmare Before Christmas show is a one off seasonal spectacle fetauring over 20 artists from across the Capital. Visit Santa’s Swag Bag Emporium for original artworks, the latest edition of Daydream DD05 alongside mulled wine and mince pies and much much more - this is the time to get your Christmas jumper and come down to enjoy the festivities.

"Teleport" Canvas by Dkoda

A new canvas by Dkoda using spray paint for background, and a mixture of acrylics and poster pens for the character.

Ray Caesar

I am loving the work by Ray Caesar at the moment. His "lowbrow pop-art" feel leaves me with a feeling of wonderment and sadness. Even though his imagery is surreal, at the same time, his attention to detail makes his pieces seem realistic and moody too.



This is what Ray had to say about himself:
"I was born in London, England on October 26 1958, the youngest of four and much to my parent's surprise, I was born a dog. This unfortunate turn of events was soon accepted within my family and was never again mentioned in the presence of polite company. I was a rambunctious youth as was natural to my breed but showed a fine interest in the arts as I drew pictures incessantly on anything including the walls and floors of every room of our tiny house. After some trouble with intolerant neighbors, my family was convinced to move to Canada and it was not long before the burgeoning town of Toronto became our new home.

I have worked in many fields over the years, attended obedience classes and art colleges, jobs designing horrible buildings in architectural studios, medical art facilities, digital service bureaus, suspicious casino computer game companies, eventually working at computer modeling, digital animation and visual effects for television and film. Some award nominations have been attained and I have been driven in long black liquor filled limousines and walked on hind legs down red carpets in Pasadena while wearing strange smelling rented tuxedos."




See more of Ray Caesar on his WEBSITE.

"Fear" : 3 Canvases by Dkoda

A few new canvases I made last week as gifts for friends Stateside. The Dragon and Octopus are for my girl's nephews, and the Monster in the middle was a house-warming present for some friends in New York. I like to use these little yellow scared faces with an object of fear behind them as I feel it resembles the way society is administered these days.