Our special guest host Anett Mende takes on the biggest modern home/office living event Dwell on Design LA 2014. The 3-day design showcased over 2,000 products and our Spotlight crew highlight products that caught our attention.
More from FanimeCon 2014!!!
June 20, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Here’s more videos from FanimeCon 2014! Interview with Hayashi from Akai Sky an indie-American Jrock band.
Dwell on Design LA – June 20-22, 2014
June 16, 2014 by Leave a Comment
This week is Dwell on Design LA at the LA Convention Center in downtown Los Angeles. The home living/modern design hipster chic event will take place from June 20-22, 2014. Our Retrenders Spotlight will be back in action to cover the 3-day event and bring all the cool stuff from Dwell on Design LA.
Realistic Pokémon Art by RJ Palmer
June 14, 2014 by 1 Comment
If you ever wondered how Pokemon animals would look like in real life? Well, artist RJ Palmer draws many of the Pokemon animals in a real-world realistic way. A mix of art, imagination and paleontology by artist RJ Palmer.
Our host Ramon Angel interviews RJ Palmer at FanimeCon 2014.
You can follow RJ’s work at: arvalis.deviantart.com
The Art of John Harris: Beyond The Horizon
June 7, 2014 by Leave a Comment
If you read lots of science-fiction books from authors like Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, Ben Nova, Orson Scott Card and John Scalzi, there is usually a beautifully painted cover book art of the galaxy, outer space world or spaceship and that artist is John Harris. The Art of John Harris: Beyond The Horizon is a collection of his many works since the 1970s.
Inker Matt Banning aka BATT @ Big Wow! ComicFest 2014
May 29, 2014 by Leave a Comment
When I started out with comics all I cared about was the artist drawing the issue like the Jim Lee’s and Marc Silvestri’s of the world, and I could care less about the writers, inkers or colorists. But as I developed my comic book knowledge, I began to learn about writers, inkers and colorists I liked too. Our Ramen host Ramon Angel got back into comics not just because the art, but the inking by Matt Banning aka BATT on his Green Lantern runs.
SWEDE FEST – A film festival for SWEDED films!
May 12, 2014 by Leave a Comment
SWEDE FEST will be held in Fresno, California, this Saturday, May 17th at the Tower Theatre. The venue was launched in 2008 by Roque Rodriquez and Bryan Harley and is now held in three locations, Fresno, Tampa Bay, and Palm Beach.
The idea to re-make a Hollywood hit film with video production essentials (literally just with a camcorder) and a great deal of far-fetched imagination came from Michel Gondry’s 2008 comedic hit movie, Be Kind Rewind, starring Jack Black, Mos Def, Danny Glover and Melonie Diaz.
Now if you haven’t seen the film that sparked this craze – this is just a partial spoiler. The owner of a video store (Danny Glover) reluctantly has to take a business trip, leaving the video store in the hands of his less-in-reliable employee played by Mos Def, who promises nothing will happen while he’s gone. In short, an accident erases every video tape in the store which obviously becomes problematic for business, so Mos Def’s character along with his friends played by Jack Black and Melonie Diaz, creatively find a way to re-film the movies for their customers- and calling them SWEDED!
Popular SWEDED scenes in Be Kind Rewind were the remake of Hollywood hits: Robocop, Men in Black, Ghostbusters and The Lion King.
Click SWEDE FEST for more information about this upcoming event.
Crayon Carved Mini-Scupltures by Hoang Tran
May 8, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Remember all those Crayola crayons you had as a kid, where you would not just color drawing books with, but also mark-up the walls and rooms in your parent’s house? Well there is another use for them now, discovered by local Bay Area artist Hoang Tran. The San Jose native was going to dental school, but figured out he can carved mini-sculptures using wax crayons instead.
Cute Pandas taking over Hong Kong
May 7, 2014 by Leave a Comment
It may just look like a cute Panda project and a nod to urban art, but it’s also to raise awareness about Pandas. French artist Paulo Grangeon partners with WWF, PMQ and allrightsreserved plan to launch 1,600 Pandas in papier-mâché form onto the streets of Hong Kong.
Mike Mignola’s Hellboy Art Show
May 2, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Are you fan of Mike Mignola’s Hellboy? If you are, Hellboy celebrates 20 years with this awesome art event in SoCal. The 20th Anniversary Art Show kicks off tonight – May 2, 2014, from 7pm-10pm @ Hero Complex Gallery (HCG) in Los Angeles, CA.
Random Objects Turned to Art
May 2, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Aussie artist Domenic Bahmann takes everyday random objects like a carrots, banana peel & crackers and turns it into something humorous and fun to look at.
Food Knitted Art by Jessica Dance & David Sykes
May 2, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Classic American food made from knitting and photographed. The project series “Comfort Food” is by Jessica Dance & David Sykes.
Paper 3D Art Pieces by The Paper Pony Place
May 2, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Are you looking for some neat geeky art for your boring work cubicle or apartment bedroom? Look no further, check out The Paper Pony Place.
Retro LEGO Builds for ALL!
May 1, 2014 by Leave a Comment
If you ever feel nostalgic about past technological wonders like old video game systems, CRT tube TVs, rotary telephones and what not, and you are a LEGO builder, then check out – Chris McVeigh’s site Building Guides. I admit I am not a LEGO mad-genius builder, I’m like a Emmet who needs an instruction booklet and details before I can build anything.
Luxury Food Packaging
April 24, 2014 by 3 Comments
Eggs by Versace
Around the world over, many consumers like to buy “luxury brands” and it says many things about our consumer buying culture. Artist/Designer Peddy Mergui takes at look at trend with his “Wheat is Wheat is Wheat” exhibition at the Museum of Craft & Design San Francisco. The art series focuses on “What If” high-end companies made regular food item packaging.
Flour by Prada
Ghostbusters 30th Anniversary!
April 17, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Gallery Nineteen Eighty Eight with Sony Pictures is kicking off a super 30th anniversary celebration of the 1984 Ghostbusters film that starred Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and late Harold Ramis. The famous pop-culture art hangout Gallery Nineteen Eighty Eight will do a 4-city traveling art show exhibiting original artwork, prints and apparel.
Zero Carbon Housing in Hamburg
April 15, 2014 by 1 Comment
As the world looks to “green” technology for the future, one city in Germany, Hamburg has for the last 7 years (2006-2013) been part of an zero-carbon building experiment, the International Building Exhibition (IBA). In the suburb of Wilhelmsburg, you will find many eco-housing developments.
The Art of Ian Miller
April 11, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Titan Books collects various art pieces done by artist Ian Miller in this book, The Art of Ian Miller. You might be asking who is Ian Miller? Well, if you ever find yourself in the fantasy section at the bookstore, most of those Ray Bradbury and HP Lovecraft book covers of wizards, monsters, castles and alien worlds were illustrated by Ian Miller.
Viral Video Friday: Awesome Documentary Opening
April 11, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The documentary is “Europe In 8 Bits” takes a look at “chip” music and how it’s growing in Europe. Many musicians are looking back to old school videogame hardware like NES, Amiga, Commodore 64, Sega Master System, etc and using them to create new sounds. What catches the eye is the animated 8-bit opening to the documentary. Here’s a look:
BelleSf : San Francisco’s new Art-Culture-Nudie magazine
April 7, 2014 by 2 Comments
With tasteful bareness, cult articles and a bit of kitsch comes BelleSf, today’s epoch magazine that uniquely celebrates art, culture and nudity in a vintage style that is edgy and very San Francisco!
The magazine will have a foundation of thought-provoking and insightful articles to stories relating to the world and San Francisco life, and of course nude photography that is akin to Playboy magazine’s soft-lit and sensual style of the 70s.
Drink: The Pepsi Bus Shelter on Oxford Street
April 7, 2014 by 1 Comment
London commuters get creative Pepsi ads at a London bus stop. You will find this Pepsi bus shelter on Oxford Street. This is not your typical bus shelter, as BBC News takes a behind-the-scenes look at the making of this Pepsi bus shelter.
Food Maps Make Me Hungry
March 19, 2014 by Leave a Comment
From traveling around the globe, the idea of “Food Maps” became a neat art project by Caitlin Levin and Henry Hargreaves. Foods that were presented a country or continent were shaped into a map. Pretty cool!
Steampunk Style
February 25, 2014 by 1 Comment
Over the years the science fiction genre Steampunk has exploded into books, comics and Steampunk conventions taking place around the country and now Titan Books with Steampunk Oriental Laboratory has put out an incredible magazine-style book on Steampunk fashion and gizmos. Steampunk Style: The Complete Illustrated Guide for Contraptors, Gizmologists and Primocogglers Everywhere! has everything a Steampunk wannabe wants.
STAR TREK – Phase II web series continues the original “five year mission”
January 21, 2014 by Leave a Comment
For those of us that don’t know, there are Star Trek fans of the original 1966 series that have chosen to boldly re-create and go where a fan must go in order to fulfill the five year mission that the original series never completed for the final frontier. The original series was cut short of two years and Star Trek fan, James Cawley, founder of Retro Film Studios, has produced episodes as if the show hadn’t been cancelled!
Star Trek Phase II (formerly known as Star Trek: New Voyages) Click here Star Trek New Voyages to go to the website
Fun Everyday Art by Javier Pérez
January 21, 2014 by Leave a Comment
We see various objects in our daily lives, like a toothbrush, a cup and other things and think nothing of it, but artist Javier Perez sees art. He breathes fun into boring objects.
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