Fun Everyday Art by Javier Pérez

javier 00We 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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Pixel Pancho: Murals of the Robot Future

Art about robots is art about our future culture as artist, Pixel Pancho, conveys humanity emotionally interconnected and intermixed with androids and pop icons. Retrenders - Pixel Pancho

As with any art like the classics of Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci to Mexican mural artists such as Diego Rivera and David Alfaro Siqueiros, we can see the glorification of humanity in all its elements of beauty, love, chaos, destruction and yes, even the propaganda – that art leaves you to think and feel your own thoughts of what is the meaning of this?

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LEGO Sydney Opera House

LEGO Sydney Opera HouseOne of the world’s most iconic architectural buildings is the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia and here we have a super detail build of the building using LEGOs by Ryan McNaught aka The Brickman.

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Now That’s a Fraking Pencil Collection!

pencils 00I honestly never knew collecting pencils can be a hobby.  My grandfather collects stamps and I collected baseball cards, but this is totally another level of collecting.  This Indian teenager Tushar Lakhanpal loves pencils and he thinks he has over 14,000 pencils from over 40 countries.

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Badass Fanarts: Pop Art with Attitude

tohad 00Looking for some fun dark humor pop art?  Check out French artist Sylvain “Tohad” Sarrailh’s Badss Fanarts page.

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LEGO Blocumentary – LEGO Hogwarts by Alice Finch

lego hogwartsLEGO web-series Blocumentary interviews and takes a look at Alice Finch’s famous LEGO build Hogwarts Castle from Harry Potter films.  A whopping 400,000 plus LEGO bricks were used!

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Behind the Scenes: Star Trek Into Darkness

startrekWhat makes a movie or TV show great?  Yes, the acting and cast are among the very important aspects, but like movie reviewer Grace Randolph says “World Building” is also a vital part.  Here ILM takes us behind-the-scenes of how they built a “real” futuristic 2259 San Francisco for Star Trek Into Darkness.

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Geeky Graphic Tees for a Fight against Breast Cancer

shirtsforacureWhen our team was at New York Comic-Con 2013, we passed by a neat little booth selling cool graphic tees, but we also discovered it’s more than selling nerdy t-shirts.  Shirts For A Cure was started by punk-rock photographer Mark Beemer in 2002.  The various shirts and accessories sold by The Shirts For A Cure Project go to fight against breast cancer.  It helps underprivileged women with financial assistant in the fight against breast cancer.

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BAPE x Simpsons Collection

bape00Just dropping into A Bathing Ape stores is the BAPE x Simpsons Capsule Collection.  The current collection has around 32 pieces featuring letterman jackets, sweaters, hoodies, pants, hats and other accessories.  The collection will also be updated in the months ahead.

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Future Flicks: Cold Comes The Night

CCTN_poster_Chloe_HD for webDirector and co-writer Tze Chun does his own PR by drawing posters for his film Cold Comes The Night (Sony/Goldwyn).  The film stars Alice Eve (Star Trek Into Darkness), Logan Marshall-Green (Prometheus) and Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad).  The film opens January 10, 2014 in theaters.  Tze draws and paints 4 different posters that look really cool.

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Photo Booth-Mania @ Pika Pika SF Japantown

pikapikaThe Ramen crew stops by San Francisco’s Japantown to check out photo booth-mania at Pika Pika – “Memories that Stick!”  Ramen host “The Eddie” gives us a quick intro and tutorial on these imported Japanese photo booths.

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The Ultimate Voltron Hoodie

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Hoodies are something I like to wear and for those of you who remember the 1980s cartoon Voltron, this is really cool Voltron hoodie.

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Cosplay model YAYA HAN at NYCC

Ramen and a Half’s Jonelle Marie interviews pioneering cosplayer model – Yaya Han, at New York Comic-Con.

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Cosplay Model – Yaya Han

Back then when the term “Cosplay” was unheard of – Yaya Han and very few alike, simply loved the art of creating costumes of super heroes, villains, and not to mention fantasy and science fiction characters in between. The art of what became Cosplay for them was simply how convincing, how imaginative, and how ornately detailed their costume design can be from make-up to inseam.

Yaya Han : www.yayahan.com   facebook/yayahan   yayahan.bigcartel 

This is Not a Toy – An Exhibtion on Urban Vinyl Toy Art

this is not a toy coverIf you are new to the seen of vinyl toys and don’t know what the fuss is all about, then you might want to travel to Toronto, Canada for the “This is Not a Toy” Exhibition on urban vinyl toys.

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KRSF Holiday Drive with J*RYU & Vampy Bit Me

KRV01The Ramen crew stopped Kidrobot SF for their Holiday Toy and Food Drive and artist J*RYU and cosplayer Vampy Bit Me joined the fun to help the drive.

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Time-Lapse Beauty: Into The Atmosphere by Michael Shainblum

cali 00cali 02cali 01Are you still stressed out this Holiday season?  Well, if you have a couple of minutes, sit down, relax, and watch this video:  Into The Atmosphere by photographer Michael Shainblum.  Yes, it’s another time-lapse video of nature and beauty – okay, I know you are rolling your eyes.  Don’t … just sit down, and watch this video.

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Cool Street Art by Benedetto Bufalino

street 00Artist Benedetto Bufalino does art in away that says something about our world and a touch of humor.  And this is what we need as this crazy Holiday shopping stress, family madness and all out craziness, we all need a dose of Bufalino street art.

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VENQUE Make High-Quality Bags

venque bags 00Well, if you are like me who always carries a backpack or man-bag around and use it for work and play, then you like a sturdy long lasting bag that’s reasonably priced and fashionable.  For me, my sexy red Timbuk2 Messenger bag has lasted me over 8 years plus of the hustle and bustle city life, traveling, press conferences, moving and dodging people on public transportation and the weather.  And now I’m ready to get another backpack!  From the across the border, Toronto-based company VENQUE makes high quality bags from a new fabric material that was introduced in 2012 called “Quanta.”

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Primitive Apparel Holiday 2013 Lookbook

primitive holiday 2013 collectionAre you looking to rock urban Holiday outfits?  Well, this is streetwear Primitive Apparel with their Holiday 2013 Lookbook.

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Kidrobot S.F. VIP Party 2013

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There always cool things happening in San Francisco’s Haight/Ashbury District and one neat event is the Kidrobot SF V.I.P. Party.  Of course the Ramen crew was there to enjoy the festivities and our host Eddie also grabbed a sit-down interview with local Dunny artist Big C and as they talked about his charity Dunny fundraiser for Bad Rap and 2013 Designer-Con.

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Famous People as Toy Action Figures

michael coverIf you’re in the New York City area head to the Jonathan LeVine Gallery to check out the works of artist Michael Leavitt’s “Empire Peaks.”  If you like toy action figures and pop icons put together, then this is it.

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WAR-TOYS – Photographs of Toys in Warzones by Brian McCarty

war toys cover photoWhat started out as just a little Kickstarter project in 2011 by photographer Brian McCarty has turned into something special and through the years of working with kids in Israeli-Palestinian conflict a book with photographs and drawings from children in the conflict has been released – “War-Toys:  Israel, West Bank, Gaza Strip.”

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Style in Adventure Time Apparel from Black Milk Clothing

BMxAT 01If you have girlfriends that really like Adventure Time on the Cartoon Network they might like wearing fashionable Adventure Time attire from the “down under” apparel company Black Milk Clothing, and best yet, their Cyber-Sale goes on until the December 12th, 2013.

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2013 Varsity Black Holiday Drop 1

bvdrop1Are you looking for sporty lifestyle graphic tees for fashionable family members and friends this Holiday season.   Well, SoCal-based sports apparel company Varsity Black just released their Holiday Drop 1, featuring lots of graphic tees with logos.

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Viral Video Friday: Oru Burus

oru burus coverThis cool animation turns out to be a graduation project by Anton Brand, Guillaume Klein, Charlotte Quillet and Raphaël Théolade.  It’s about a king who loses control of the sun and smashes a train into his eyeballs.

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