 Hockney's fashion credentials have been undisputed for decades - this is the man, after all, who successfully exported the English dandy aesthetic to Los Angeles - but this week, with the opening of 'David Hockney RA: A Bigger Picture' in London, the veteran painter has found himself firmly in the style spotlight once again.
Fashion types flocked to the show's preview at the Royal Academy of Arts last week, which celebrates the artist's depiction of the English landscape, finding focus in the Yorkshire wolds of his childhood. Among those paying homage were Jasper Conran and Dame Vivienne Westwood, a close friend who has even named a checked jacket after him. Hockney himself was working the colour blocking trend, with a red knitted tie and a yellow rose in his lapel. Hockney's depiction of the ever-changing seasons in 'A Bigger Picture' provides a pert parallel with fashion's relentless pursuit of the new - almost as though he is acknowledging his status as 'flavour of the month' in his paintings. Add Comment  WE do now know the names of the two men in the painting The Card Players by Paul Cézanne. If their descendants can be identified, they could be due a windfall on account of the artist failing to present the men with a contract stipulating royalty shares and image rights.
The work has been sold at auction for $250 million (£160 million). It is the world’s most expensive work of art. The ruling al-Thani family of Qatar bought the panting from George Embiricos, a Greek shipping magnate. The Luyas | Moodslayer 02/01/2012
Directed/shot/edited by: Derrick Belcham
Props/animation/shadow cuts by: Ruby Kato Attwood and Jessie Stein Produced by: Schtuff Funded in part by generous funding from: FACTOR Mirror House by Danish architects MLRP 01/31/2012
 Funhouse mirrors are mounted on the gabled ends of this playground pavilion in Copenhagen, as well as behind the doors.
Completed by Danish architects MLRP, the Mirror House is a flexible space and restroom used by kindergarten classes. The pavilion is clad in charred timber but its polished steel ends reflect the surrounding playground and trees. Both convex and concave mirrors are mounted onto the backs of doors, which swing open when the building is in use to create an outdoor hall of mirrors. 80,000 Condoms Protect the Centre Pompidou 01/31/2012
 When commissioned to outfit the iconic tunnel-like staircase at the Centre Pompidou in Paris, Irish artist Bryan McCormack took on a wholly different base material as his launching point: condoms.
Preservation is Life is an installation that spans all six floors of the tubular exterior stairway, lining the tunnels with 80,000 colored condoms pulled over a sea of cylindrical light bulbs. According to Feel Desain, as visitors ascend the museum, they pulse through waves of color and listen to streaming audio of different frequency heartbeats. The immersive experience is a striking visual essay on materiality, a wonderful site-specific installation, and a bold statement aimed at raising AIDS awareness. Facebook bed 01/22/2012
 The “FBed” is a design concept by Croatian graphic designer Tomislav Zvonarić that allows you to “always to be up to date and close to your online friends even when you sleep.” The bed comes complete with a built-in Facebook terminal that lets you begin posting status updates as soon as you wake up. Or just before you go to sleep. Or while you’re spending all day in bed because why get up.
Source Kaye Blegvad 01/21/2012
 Kaye Blegvad is an illustrator & designer from London. She graduated from the University of Brighton in 2010 with a
BA (Hons) in Illustration. Since September 2010 she has lived in New York City.
Select clients include The New York TImes Book Review, Lucky Magazine, BUST Magazine, Thinktopia, Topman, BOMB Magazine, Tiny Showcase, and Amelia's Magazine. Remixed Corporate Logos 01/21/2012
 Viktor Hertz is known for his minimalist artwork with fantastic concepts, and in this series of modified logos, he takes Apple Inc’s iconic emblem and slogan and truly demonstrates his ability to “Think Different” by homogenizing it with other graphics. Among the many things Viktor Hertz fuses with the Apple Inc. logo are Mickey Mouse’s ears, a disco ball, a globe, a telephone, a diamond and even the rings of Saturn.
Banksy 01/20/2012
 Banksy is a pseudonymous England-based graffiti artist, political activist, film director, and painter.
His satirical street art and subversive epigrams combine irreverent dark humour with graffiti done in a distinctive stencilling technique. Such artistic works of political and social commentary have been featured on streets, walls, and bridges of cities throughout the world. Vintage coffee bean bag chairs 01/18/2012
 What I like about these is that they will improve with age, like leather but without the expense. They would obviously be great for a coffee shop. Source: cribcandy |
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