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Happy Holidays Snowman Carnage

by Eric Franklin on December 16, 2011

A collection of beautifully animated “Calvin and Hobbes” snowman creations. Happy holidays everyone!

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Stunning examples of light writing photography.(via Jan…

by The Puget News Tumblr on December 6, 2011

Stunning examples of light writing photography.
(via Jan Leonardo Wöllert Photography (NOTCOT))

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“All this leads us to the unavoidable conclusion that after over 30 years and countless pages Murakami has very little left to say. If the mediocre books of the 2000s didn’t evidence it enough, this book does; in 1Q84 there is simply nothing that M…

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Street Art Gets “Real”

by Eric Franklin on December 1, 2011

A well-made video street art battle to the finish.

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A collection of 17 photos of very famous artists’…

by The Puget News Tumblr on November 22, 2011

A collection of 17 photos of very famous artists’ sketchbooks. This Frida Kahlo one is probably my favorite but there are others that are definitely worth a look.
(via Flavorwire » Inside the Sketchbooks of Famous Artists)

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Who doesn’t love a beautiful staircase? You can’t…

by The Puget News Tumblr on November 2, 2011

Who doesn’t love a beautiful staircase? You can’t help but admire it when, what stands in for a mundane detail of most buildings, get’s represented as something newly thought through and exciting.
(via Inside award winner: St Barbara Bastions by …

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[FILM] Eames: The Architect and the Painter

by Eric Franklin on October 30, 2011

Opens in movie theaters, November 18th. Another story of dropouts changing the world. A recurring plot with the right kind of dangerous consequences?

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Thomas Dolby at the Triple Door Monday, October 10th

by The Puget News Tumblr on October 1, 2011

Thomas Dolby at the Triple Door Monday, October 10th: I have no idea what to actually expect from this lecture/performance but I’m intrigued.

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Bob Dylan, the plagiarist

by Eric Franklin on September 30, 2011

It’s really sad to see Bob Dylan suspected of artistic plagiarism in the New York Times, especially when a quick perusal of the evidence shows the claims to be so obviously true. “The most striking thing is that Dylan has not merely used a photograph to inspire a painting: he has taken the photographer’s shot [...]

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Haris Purnomo’s “Visitation” in Seattle

by Eric Franklin on August 5, 2011

I’d never heard of Haris Purnomo until I received the email newsletter from CoCA a few days ago. In it, I saw a disturbing photo of an installation work I just had to go see; an installation which will be here in Seattle for scheduled viewings through August 26th, 2011, and then will be shipped [...]

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