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Interstellar Message in a Bottle – The Voyager Space Missions

October 1, 2014 by capture-monger

Hurtling at speeds close to 40,000 mph ( aka 11 miles per second !!), the Voyager spacecrafts are in their 37th year of space travel. Acting as a $422 million dollar ‘bottle’/vessel, the Voyager space vehicles have a very special interstellar message as their cargo. Packed within a small hold aboard both Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 are golden LP size records with a stylus / needle to play them with (pictured above). Included on the gold-plated copper records are […]

Categories: Audio, Community, Etching, Physics, Positive, Quote, Space, Video

Screen Printed Brilliance of Brian Luong.

April 11, 2014 by capture-monger

To say Brian Luong is an adept print-maker would be a understatement. His hyper detailed silk-screen prints will create a draft in that ol’ mind of yurz :} . Just found out Brian has a brother by the name of Kevin – you’ll certainly be seeing another post centered on his work in the near future. Until then Stay Brassy.

Categories: Abstract, Art, Etching, Graphic Design, Illustration, Ink + Paper, Paint, Painting, Posters, Psychedelica, Skulls, Surreal, Textures, Woodblock

Woodblock Prints from Master Ohara Koson.

March 20, 2014 by capture-monger

Ohara Koson was a master print maker who lived in the Tokyo area in late 1800’s – 1945. Along with a few other masters of the field, Ohara played a large role in resurrecting the Shin-hanga print style from the 17th century. EXQUISITE CRAFTSMANSHIP.

Categories: Art, Etching, Graphic Design, Illustration, Ink + Paper, Nature, Paint, Painting, Posters, Serigraphs, Vintage, Woodblock

Bewitching Psychedlic Concert Posters from the 60’s & 70’s.

March 19, 2014 by capture-monger

Juxtapoz recently had a few great features on Psychedelic posters of the 60’s and 70’s – here is a sampling from the best of the the “Big 5” (Stanley Mouse, Alton Kelley, Victor Moscoso, Wes Wilson, & Rick Griffin) from the hub of it all: San Francisco. FAR OUT

Categories: Abstract, Art, Community, Drugs, Etching, Graphic Design, Illustration, Ink + Paper, Posters, Psychedelica, Surreal, Vintage

Beautiful & Free Music for the Week!!!

February 19, 2014 by capture-monger

Here are some musical treats for yawl to enjoy for the build up to the weekend. The first few are mellowed out gems, followed by some Latin inspired beauts, and wrapped up with some higher energy jams. Thanks to Penabranca for the featured image. CLASSSSSS-EHhhhh

Categories: Audio, Comedy, Disco, Etching, Free Music, Graphic Design, High Speed Photography, Psychedelica, Recipes, Stellar Jams, Surreal, Travel

DANG- Dennis McNett’s Got Wood Workin’ Skeellz.

December 29, 2013 by capture-monger

In a world where many artists have crossed over to digitization and are increasingly reliant on machinery of various sorts, Dennis Mcnett’s wood working stands as a beacon of craftsmanship in the modern era. Wood workin’ skeelz aside, Mcnett also has an awesome perspective on life (as you may gather by watching the video below the gallery). OL TIMEY PAINSTAKING DETAILS

Categories: Art, Etching, Graphic Design, Illustration, Modern Events, Paint, Sculpture, Skulls, Surreal, Video, Wood, Woodblock

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

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