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Modern art is exploding into mediums never before explored. We’re obsessed with innovative artists, leading edge designers and individuals who exude ultramodernism.


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Visual culture is the field of study that relates to all aspects of visual imagery, which can include traditional art, video games, comics, media, advertising and anything that has a visual component.


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Graffiti artists like Banksy prove the point that artistic movements often ignite from counter culture expression. By tracking the counter culture, you can find out what’s on the cutting edge of cool.


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Senior Superheroes - Aging Comics by Donald Soffritti (GALLERY) Senior Superheroes - Aging Comics by Donald Soffritti (GALLERY)

Italian cartoonist Donald Soffritti, known for drawing characters like Padre Tony and the Super Zeroes, has found a pet hobby. He visualizes the popular superheroes of today in their senior years. After all, even Wonder Woman has to age, just as Batman and the others do... well, except for the phantom. Donald has left out very few characters. His portraits include Superman, Batman, Robin, Superwoman, the Hulk and lots many more. His website is flooded with scores of our childhood heroes in t… [More]



Guerrilla Fairytale Campaigns - Rapunzel for Pantene (GALLERY)Guerrilla Fairytale Campaigns - Rapunzel for Pantene (GALLERY)

A fun guerrilla campaign to promote Pantene Anti-Breakage Shampoo has just been deployed in Toronto, Canada. The campaign uses enormous braids a la Rapunzel that dangle from buildings, complete with a dummy of a man climbing them. The obvious nod to the well-known fairytale is used to demonstrate… [More]









Stone Age Modernism - Glass Knives by Noa BembibreStone Age Modernism - Glass Knives by Noa Bembibre

Hardcore, New Finnish Design is presenting Noa Bembibre and her Glass Knives collection during New York Design Week 2008. “Bembibre’s glass knives combine the very ancient roots of design – transforming rocks into tools – with innovative contemporary kitchenware design,” HardcoreDesign s… [More]



Nightmare-Inspired Photograpy - Nightmare-Inspired Photograpy - "After Dark, My Sweet" by Joshua Hoffine (GALLERY)

Joshua Hoffine is an artist who finds inspiration in Hollywood icons like Stanley Kubrick. He directs the stars of his photos, usually family and friends, using elaborate sets and props, make-up and lighting to create creepy images that are terrifyingly beautiful. Hoffine evokes the fears that we al… [More]



Flared Chairs - The $2,105 Gownchair (GALLERY)Flared Chairs - The $2,105 Gownchair (GALLERY)

The Gownchair is a limited edition, luxury-priced, sculptural chair by Giorgia Paolini from the Paolini Design Store. Its flowing contours and strong visual impact will suit those with an appreciation of fashion, art and bold design. It is handmade of fibreglass -- the production presentation on th… [More]



Animated Graffiti - MUTO in Buenos Aires (VIDEO)Animated Graffiti - MUTO in Buenos Aires (VIDEO)

Is graffiti art or vandalism? There are different opinions about that, but this is a type of graffiti I haven't seen before. It's animated. An artist that calls him self Blu created this video with of his animated graffiti story. The MUTO project was made on the walls of Buenos Aires in Argentina … [More]



Rotary Phone Animals - Telephone SheepRotary Phone Animals - Telephone Sheep

Talk about telephone installations! Jean-Luc Cornec’s Telephone Sheep is totally made from telephones and telephone cable. There is a whole flock of them, artfully arranged at at the Museum for Communications in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Some of the sheep appear to be grazing, some huddled toge… [More]



Fake Mutated Animals - Fantasy Hunt for Hightech (VIDEO)Fake Mutated Animals - Fantasy Hunt for Hightech (VIDEO)

After being introduced to the brilliant Bart Hess through his lucyandbart collaboration with Lucy McRae, my fascination is further solidified by his latest project: The Hunt for Hightech. With his Hunt for Hightech art project, Hess created a collection of fake fur that touches on elements of fetis… [More]



Recycled Auto Part Art - Hubcap Creatures (GALLERY)Recycled Auto Part Art - Hubcap Creatures (GALLERY)

What do you do with your hub caps when they wear out or become outdated? You could toss it in the garbage like most of us, but that's not what the people do at HubcapCreatures.com. They use the hubcaps of cars to create modern art, with a heavy emphasis on fish and other creatures of the animal king… [More]



Moving Architecture - John Körmeling's Rotating House (VIDEO)Moving Architecture - John Körmeling's Rotating House (VIDEO)

John Körmeling's house, which looks like a real house, can rotate completely over a span of 20 hours. "The house will not be fit for human habitation; it consists of a steel construction covered with red brick strips and tiles," Gizmodo says. "The windows are made of laminated glass with white wi… [More]



Graffiti Cushions - Stash Spray Can PillowsGraffiti Cushions - Stash Spray Can Pillows

These are spray can pillows which were originally put on display during the “Tools of the Trade” Art Exhibition at the Bape Gallery in 2002. It wasn't until very recently that they were put out for sale by Stash, a famous New York-based street artist. The soft spray can replica pillows, which … [More]



Animated Retooning - Turning People Into Humanized Cartoons (VIDEO)Animated Retooning - Turning People Into Humanized Cartoons (VIDEO)

The Trend Hunter community has been fascinated by what’s being referred to as “untooning.” The new graphic art form strips famous pop culture characters of their “cartoon” characteristics and transforms them into what artists imagine they would look in the flesh. This process gets to the … [More]



Jewellery Made of Real Tentacles - OctopusME! (GALLERY)Jewellery Made of Real Tentacles - OctopusME! (GALLERY)

OctopusME! is releasing a line of jewellery made of, you guessed it, octopus. The line uses sushi-grade octopus with solid sterling silver. Some cultures see the octopus as a symbol of transformation and regeneration. Because of their ability to change color to match their backgrounds, octopus are… [More]



Horror Fashion - Freddy Krueger Nike Sneakers (GALLERY)Horror Fashion - Freddy Krueger Nike Sneakers (GALLERY)

Freddy Krueger, from the Nightmare on Elm Street film series, is my favorite boogyman, so to see a pair of Nike sneakers made in his honor just fills me with the obligatory fright. The blood-spattered kicks are decorated with the pattern on Freddy’s ubiquitous red and black horizontal-striped sw… [More]



Magic Meets Acrobatics - Cirque du Soleil 'Believe' to Star 'Criss Angel' (VIDEO)Magic Meets Acrobatics - Cirque du Soleil 'Believe' to Star 'Criss Angel' (VIDEO)

Criss Angel, the young rock magician and escape artist, is collaborating with Cirque du Soleil to launch Believe, a new Las Vegas show at the Luxor Hotel and Casino. The teaser for the much-anticipated show has finally been launched, and can be seen above. The show kicks off in about five months… [More]



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Modern Art, Visual Culture, and Graffiti
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