We showed you some cool pics of scribbled-on currency from De-Noted, but this guy takes it to the next level! Also, if you have some green backs and time to waste, then head over to THIS site and don’t blame us when you look up at the clock and realize the entire afternoon is gone.
Randomly came across this photo and thought that the sunglasses looked familiar. Looks like he got his hands on a pair of vintage Alitalia aviators that we had in stock over a year ago. There might be a pair left in the warehouse for anyone interested…
Head over to kiddrae254.com to check out his new look. Apart from moving to a new url, the site layout is really fresh and has a lot more photography features. Keep up the good work!
They say the passing of the greats comes in three’s, but over the past ten days or so we have lost some really notable artist who have given so much to the world of film, fashion and music.
First, Sydney Pollack, the Hollywood great who has directed, produced and acted in so many things over a career dating back to the 60’s. as Oddly enough, he passed away just a day after the premier of his latest work on the HBO special ‘Recount‘.
Then news spread that Algerian born Yves Henri Donat Mathieu Saint Laurent, better known because of his label YSL, passed after a fight with cancer. A truly amazing designer, who joined the Dior fashion house at 17 and by 21 was the creative director after the sudden passing of founder Christian Dior, he is credited with many firsts such as:
fashion trends such as the beatnik look, safari jackets for men and women, tight pants and tall, thigh-high boots, including the creation of arguably the most famous classic tuxedo suit for women in 1966, Le Smoking suit. He also started mainstreaming the idea of wearing silhouettes from the 1920s, ’30s and ’40s. He was the first, in 1966, to popularize ready-to-wear in an attempt to democratize fashion, with Rive Gauche and the boutique of the same name.[5] He was also the first designer to use black models in his runway shows.
Then, just one day after the passing of Yves, we got news that legendary blues guitarist Bo Diddley was gone as well. The man has too many credits to his name, having worked with anyone from The Clash, to The Stones, to The Greatful Dead. The man made hit’s of songs that had NO chord changes! What else do you need to know?
This animated bit put together by Takashi Murakami (you may remember THIS post about his event at the Brooklyn Museum) featuring some of his characters as part of an ongoing collaboration with Louis Vuitton. Not really into the anime, but there are some great visuals going on here.
Found a really interesting site charting all sorts of found messages and drawings on currency from around the world. De-Noted is:
a blog to see what would happen if you release a question written on a bank note. There is no agenda, no manifesto, just an idea that started last time I went to pay for my breakfast. I handed over a five pound note, and saw a number scrawled across it. I can’t remember the number, it wasn’t important at the time, but it was important to someone else. Of course, it was presumably only important all the while they were counting the days takings in the shop, and tagging every 20th note so they wouldn’t lose count. But that number made me think, and this blog is the result of that. What if it wasn’t a number, but a question?
Whatever the case, it’s a great waste of time on a Friday looking at what other people do when they are killing time and cant find some paper. Plus, it’s always in good taste to make fun of political figures and dead people. Here are some of the better ones:
English artist Nick Walker is a prime example of street art’s recent acceptance by the world of fine art. With pieces by Walker and others now just as likely to be seen on gallery walls as roadside ones (Walker’s stencil paintings are even being sold by Bonhams at a forthcoming auction), Wooster Collective brings us a video showing the artist getting back to his roots on London’s Old Street. You can watch the full video of Walker at work and the reactions of passers by here.
If you have been in the shop lately, then you have noticed quite a bit of product from Insight on our walls. They recently sent us a packet containing the images for their Spring press, and the pictures are absolutely amazing. These shots must have taken hours to set up and required a lot of strong lungs, but the result is pretty spectacular. Here are just a few:
This Thursday, April 24th, Centre will be co-hosting Quick’s Big Thing Concert at Palladium Ballroom. The free concert and awards show is intended to showcase local music. 10 awards ranging from ‘Big Group’ to ‘Next Big Thing’ to ‘Big Collaboration’ are up for grabs and there are a lot of familiar names from the Dallas scene listed. Among them is the likes of our friends from The Party, PPT (who’s newly released album, Denglish, is pure heat!!!), Odis, Ghosthustler, Kieth P, Prince William, Black Tie Dynasty and more…
Among others attending and playing will be Headkrack, Gordon Kieth and a headline performance by The Polyphonic Spree.
We are a little late reporting on this one, but saw it a while back and figured it was worth a post. The street vendor booth set-up is genius! Also, can you spot the celebrity fan taking a picture of Kanye in the last picture after the jump?
We are always intrigued by great photography here at Centre and Kareem Black is pretty much a one stop shop for cool ‘pop’ photography. Take a look through his work and you’ll surely have many “oh wait, he took that?” or “hey, isnt that..?” moments.
We don’t know who to attribute these figures to, but they were too good not to post. This is the artists rendition of what Homer Simpson and Mario would look like off the TV screen:
