“A twist on the traditional artist’s print, each print available through Braddock Tiles is a crafted collaboration between Braddock Tile factory and an individual artist. Braddock Tiles, producer of beautifully crafted artisanal art objects such as these limited runprints, embosses and hand inscribes the edition number on the front with the artist’s name on the back.”  ~ braddocktiles.org

Living in a rustbelt city, I get excited when projects like this appear on my radar. There is no perfect storm for economic development in cities like Toledo Ohio or Braddock PA, but it is clear to me that the arts are no question going to be a big part of any solution to our hard times.

I look forward to hearing more updates about the Braddock Tile project… with the backing of SWOON it’s bound for success… financially? Who knows? Culturally? No question about it.

I would love to have a small piece of R. Clint Colburn’s art on my walls someday. The longer you look at his work, the better it gets. For as much as is going on in these pieces, they are somehow very subtle in impact. I really like his washed out color palette. www.rclintcolburn.com

http://jffrymyr.com

“Countless creative men go about their lives and neglect their artistic interests and impulses. They may not do it for a living, but they are accomplished artists in one way or another. But work, stress, responsibilities and sometimes laziness mean that we leave our cameras, brushes and instruments untouched for months or years. This, we do out our peril, and in doing so, we neglect a fundamental part of what makes us who we are.

Artistic expression broadens the mind, opens the heart and encourages you to expand your perspectives. In short, it makes you a better and happier man.” ~ mascularmagazine.com

I’ve always been a fan of Luke.

Cleveland based Harris Johnson is making some really amazing illustrative paintings.

“Trochut became interested in the duality that could be represented in one two-dimensional work on paper. He invented a process through which two completely separate images could be shown on one surface––one which appears in light, and one which appears only in the dark.

What followed was a collaboration with some of the premiere electronic musicians of our time. Trochut called on James Murphy, Caribou, Four Tet, Damian Lazarus, Acid Pauli, John Talabot, Lucy and others to create a series of portraits that explore the people behind the music. Discussing themes of both visual and auditory natures, Trochut created portraits that reflect the musician’s vision of their own work and identity. These nocturnal portraits “wake up” in the dark, just as the DJs “come alive” at night, as do audiences under the spell of their music. Anyone who has been present at those transcendental moments of communion at a show can attest to the experience as an awakening––a nighttime rebirth of mind and body. There is a literal translation of the inverted blinking eye, which shows the artists emerging into their nocturnal personas, bringing them into focus, from a anonymous being to an icon of music and sound. Like the experiential discovery inherent in live music, these portraits create layers for the viewers to feel and pull apart, combining the universal with the personal.” Totally fucking awesome: www.binary-prints.com