Art

Facebook Taps Pixar Artist for Emoticon Reboot

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Facebook turns to Pixar story illustrator Matt Jones to help reinvent the smiley.

Exposé 11 Issues Call for Entries

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Ballistic issues a call for entries for the latest edition of the premier computer arts annual, “EXPOSÉ 11.”

Studio AKA Creates Wool Parade for Kvadrat

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STUDIO AKA completes the short film, “The Wool Parade,” which brings to life an installation created by Doshi Levien at the Kvadrat showroom in Stockholm.

The Promised Land: Part 3

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To join all of the walls of the past, a yet another, vast and enormously tall wall, has recently been constructed by Israel to protect itself against terrorist attacks and suicidal bombers.

Ntropic's Brambilla Creates 3D Video Installation

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Ntropic’s Marco Brambilla newest 3D video installation, “Creation (Megaplex)” opens at the Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery in New York.

Book Review - Dark Shadows: The Visual Companion

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Fred Patten digs into Mark Salisbury’s book detailing the latest Tim Burton – Johnny Depp collaboration.

Ladies of Animation Showcases Female Talent in Animation

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Gennie Rim presents a new exhibit, “Ladies of Animation,” running February 9 through March 2 at GRspace in Los Angeles.

The Promised Land: Part 2

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Unquestionably controversial for its relationship with its neighbors, for numerous other economic reasons, and for its so compelling history and stamina, this petite state has become an envy of so many others.

Disney Art Up for Auction

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Swann Auction Galleries spotlights a variety of Disney cartoons and drawings during its sale of 20th Century Illustration on January 24, 2013.

The Promised Land: Part 1

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The issuing reflections are probably the most complex of all of those I have written until now, difficult and troublesome for me to reflect upon and even more so verbalize. Nonetheless, I feel a deep need to face a challenge of distilling and then sharing my personal thoughts and observations on this perplexing topics.