Tag Archives: Politics

A Tale of Two Hoodies

Posted on 23/04/2012 by

A controversial painting by artist/activist Michael D’Antuono. Inspired by the Trayvon Martin case, this painting symbolizes the travesty of racially profiling innocent children and how present day prejudices affect policy. LINK!

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Knit Credit Cards By Dimitri Tsykalov

Posted on 19/04/2012 by

Russian artist dimitritsykalov has created a collection of knitted credit cards. each of the pieces seem to be unraveling, the colors woven into the works ending in a ball of yarn on the floor. the dying bank cards are a symbol of … Continue reading →

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Toy Boarders

Posted on 18/04/2012 by

The Original AJ’s Toy BoardersTM is a simple toy that let’s kids use their imagination. Toy Soldiers (previously on WKB here and here, Ed.) have been around for years – why promote war when we can let kids have positive toys that promote action … Continue reading →

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Controversial Sculptures by Sebatian E

Posted on 04/04/2012 by

“Do it right” or “Clean Suicide”: This piece uses the helmets structural properties designed to contain the brain in case of a huge blow. In this case he inverted the concept; the helmet has a perforated side and a real … Continue reading →

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FLOWmarket: Next Generation Luxury

Posted on 06/03/2012 by

FLOWmarket is a temporary or pop-up store that travels around the world, selling what they term”new generation luxury”: LINK

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Moments in Time by Dominic Wilcox

Posted on 05/03/2012 by

London designer Dominic Wilcox has expanded his series of sculptures featuring tiny characters balanced on watch hands with three new scenes tackling protest and surveillance.: In Love and Protest (above) a protestor and soldier embrace in a kiss, raised above the watch face and … Continue reading →

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Billboard Alteration By Peter Fuss

Posted on 11/02/2012 by

Poland-based street artist, Peter Fuss uses clever text and imagery to comment on political and social issues.  It would also appear that he’s just having fun and trying to get a reaction out of random onlookers.

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Joe Black and his Toy Soliders

Posted on 26/01/2012 by

Artist Joe Black uses anything small to create his large-scale mixed media pieces. For his latest piece, entitled “Made in China”, Black uses more than 5500 toy soldiers to create a portrait piece of a Chinese soldier boy taken by photographer Robert … Continue reading →

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Casualties of War

Posted on 23/01/2012 by

Plastic moulded figurines with bases by Dorothy: The hell of war comes home. In July 2009 Colorado Springs Gazettea published a two-part series entitled “Casualties of War”. The articles focused on a single battalion based at Fort Carson in Colorado … Continue reading →

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“Queen of Russia” a censored painting of Putin

Posted on 20/01/2012 by

Danish artist Peter Ravn painted “Queen of Russia” in Hanoi, Vietnam in November 2011, as part of the Emergency Room Exhibition. “Queen of Russia” was rejected by the censorship committee in Hanoi and not allowed to be displayed. The painting … Continue reading →

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