Dell bombs studio laptops with Mike Ming masterpieces

August22

Mike Ming painted laptop

Mike Ming painted laptop

For the uninitiated, wen I say bombs, I mean that in a graffiti sorta way; totally with love. I’m not the biggest PC fan (Been using MACs since the dawn of time), but these just look sweet.

Dell launched five bold and contemporary Special Art Edition designs for the Dell Studio 15…

written by: Rene Carson on Aug 22nd, 2008
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Public artwork to commemorate East Bay’s Key System transit legacy

August11

This past Saturday, renowned Oakland artist Rocky Rische-Baird presented his design for a new mural at the Key System Building. The artwork celebrated the former transit system that once served communities throughout the Bay Area. The mural will eventually be installed as part of a project at 1100 Broadway being developed by SKS Investments which…

written by: Rene Carson on Aug 11th, 2008
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Artist uses chocolate in whole new way at Henry Ford

August9

Indulge yourself at The Henry Ford Museum’s Chocolate: The Exhibition today (August 9, 2008) at 1 p.m. and watch world famous artist Jean Zaun paint a chocolate portrait of the Dymaxion House.

Zaun pushes the paints aside and uses nothing but chocolate to create wonderful works of art. Her Chocolate portfolio includes a portrait of…

written by: Rene Carson on Aug 9th, 2008
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Illustration icon Gregory Manchess, along with Jon Foster and Stephan Martiniere to give painting demos at Comic-Con to help launch new sci-fi portal

July23

Tor.com makes its official debut with short stories from Hugo and Nebula Award-winning British SF writer Charles Stross (Singularity Sky, The Concrete Jungle, Accelerando) and Campbell Award winner for Best New Writer John Scalzi (Old Man’s War, Agent to the Stars, The Last Colony), as well as blog posts from noted science fiction and fantasy…

written by: Rene Carson on Jul 23rd, 2008
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The Exiles and handpainted skateboard art

July21

The stark vision of director Kent Mackenzie’s The Exiles film serves as the template for the often misunderstood artistic vison of Douglas Miles as he re-creates scenes from the long awaited critically acclaimed film, The Exiles.

A film ahead of its time, The Exiles (1958-61) captures in gritty film noir tradition, the story of Native…

written by: Rene Carson on Jul 21st, 2008
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