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All-Star Group Art Show At the Corey Helford Gallery

April 5, 2014 by capture-monger

Last month at the Corey Helford Gallery in L.A., the POP-EYEconic group show took place. Focusing on the theme on tweaking Pop art Icons, the artists involved came up with some very comical submissions. Emo Boba Fett drinking a Bubble tea?! KLEVA. via Juxtapoz. Here is the Line up of artists: POP-EYECONIC GROUP SHOW Chris Anthony, Carlos Ramos, Ron English, Shag (Josh Agle), Korin Faught, Natalia Fabia, KINSEY , Lola , Luke Chueh, Sarah Folkman, Joey Remmers, Paul Frank, David […]

Categories: Abstract, Adbusters, Art, Books, Collage, Community, Drugs, Funny, Graphic Design, Illustration, Ink + Paper, Paint, Painting, Parody, Posters, Psychedelica, Reclaimation, Sculpture, Skulls

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Interior Design Elements.

January 18, 2014 by capture-monger

Although quite staunchly a dissident of materialism, one can’t help but see the beauty of design in these accoutrements of home furnishing. Granted, that ping-pong table is a bit ridiculous. DIY?

Categories: Architecture, Books, GIFs, Home, Interior Design, Light, Lighting, Modern Events, Reclaimation, Sculpture, Wood

Monkey See, Monkey Do – Humorous Vintage Etchings.

November 21, 2013 by capture-monger

“Various Episodes of Human Life Performed by Monkeys” is a series of etchings made by Quirin Boel & David Teniers back in the 17th century. Seems like people had a pretty decent sense of humor back then after all! (via BibliOdyssey)

Categories: Art, Books, Etching, Funny, Graphic Design, Parody

Esoteric Geometrics + Sunday Hymnal Tune from Junip

November 17, 2013 by capture-monger

To say Fredrik Soderberg is fascinated by the occult and metaphysical, would be an understatement. As a quasi-disciple of Carl Jung, Soderberg seeks to explore, and encourage thought in the connection between planes of immanence and the transcendental. Alchemy, collective consciousness, hermetic traditions, and meditation are all inspirations for Frederik, who says: “One of the potentials of art is that it can work as magick, in the sense that it deals with an apprehension of reality that claims you can […]

Categories: Abstract, Art, Books, Drugs, Graphic Design, Nature, Painting, Positive, Quote

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Exquisite Abode Elements

November 6, 2013 by capture-monger

Some fun interior design components and various architecture and living quarters related bits!

Categories: Architecture, Art, Books, Graphic Design, Home, Interior Design, Lighting, Nature, Rings, Sculpture, Treehouse

‘Reclaiming Community’ Talk from Schumacher Lectures.

November 5, 2013 by capture-monger

It’s been a long-while since last posting a Schumacher lecture, and with the recent experience at Quail Springs, it seems fitting to share another nugget of ‘Small is Beautiful’ gospel. As head founder of the Institute for Local Self Reliance, David Morris was invited to speak at the E.F. Schumacher Lectures. Speaking of scale, Appropriate Technologies, and localization, Morris is knowledgeable and articulate. The picture above is of a city in China whose pollution is the epitome of gloom, and […]

Categories: Books, Community, Quote, Schumacher

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