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Palate: Seafood Smorgasbord by Clare Crespo from mocoloco

Palate: Seafood Smorgasbord by Clare Crespo

by sabine7 / May 18, 2010

Palate, a group exhibition curated by Zio Fulcher, includes a crocheted seafood smorgasbord by Clare Crespo (how about that catfish po' boy?), a shellfish self-portrait by Jeph Gurecka and tempting blueberry pie by Martha Rich. Based on the premise that cooking is an important form of art and the fact that food then becomes the world's most common medium, Palate unites artists whose oeuvre includes food-based art, or the palette related to the palate.

Artists: various
+ scion.com

Palate opens May 22 at Scion Installation L.A. Gallery and runs through June 12, 2010.



Clare Crespo



Selfish by Jeph Gurecka



Martha Rich

WAD Cover art

WAD cover art:

WAD 37: The Denim Issue, WAD 27: The Black and White Issue

WAD 26: The Green Issue, WAD 30: The Western Europe Issue

WAD 35: The Friends Issue, WAD 29: The Southern Europe Issue

Paolo Giordano

In keeping with the deconstructed Persian rug trend, Paolo Giordano presented three new carpets for I + I Milan.

Blank space surrounded dots of pattern, traditional prints were broken up by lines and classic carpets took on the air of barcodes in this new work.









Not surprisingly, work by Richard Hutten was also shown by this manufacturer.

The 100 Helmets of THE VADER PROJECT: Plasticgod

One hundred contemporary and urban artists were invited to give Darth Vader's helmet a makeover and the results were astounding. Quite an array of looks were produced, but the headwear of the Sith remains easily recognizable whether adorned by Plasticgod, Gary Baseman, Shag, Dalek, Amanda Visell, Bob Dob, Tim Biskup, Marc Ecko and a host of others. The show has been travelling for four years and will be at Freeman's Auction in Los Angeles in June before moving on to Philly for the auction on July 10. The Vader Project is curated and produced by Dov Kelemer and Sarah Jo Marks of DKE Toys.

Artists: various
+ thevaderproject.com
+ freemansauction.com



Gary Baseman









Shag

Beautiful CRAZY HAIR by CuldeSac and Studio Marisol!

"Our intention is to review the hair subject as a social and cultural element. Why do barristers still use wigs? Why does a woman have her hair done for a special occasion? Let's give emotional value to this aspect as well. Let's wonder why a good hair do could make us feel happier, more beautiful or uglier, better or worse… Let's find the way to transfer this concept into a real object. Several exercises will guide us through this workshop, varying from simple to complex, from obvious to surprising, and from observation to experience." said CuldeSac from www.yatzer.com

Good Design for Developing Countries - Jose Collection

"Jose Collection is a family of storage furniture pieces produced out of materials and processes that achieve a more responsible environmental impact. With previous experiences in design research and academia, his approach to the collection analyzes the product's life cycle. The urban landscape produces plenty of material that goes overlooked and underused; Arruda was able to see the opportunity to such urban norm. By combining an archetype with available plastic containers, he was able to create a transitory object that speaks to different levels- cultural and environmental..." from www.yatzer.com


About Mauricio Arruda:
Mauricio Arruda graduated at the Architecture and Urban Planning State University of Londrina, Paraná, Brazil (Universidade Estadual de Londrina/UEL) in 1997 and was granted a master degree at Sao Carlos State University in 2000. Mauricio has participated as a Latin America fellow-author at the creation of the Agenda 21 for Sustainable Construction in Developing Countries and has conducted several researches in the residential and environmental fields. Interior Design professor since 2001, has lectured in many Brazilian educational institutions, i.e. SENAC, Escola Panamericana de Arte. Currently teaching at the IED Brazilian branch – Instituto Europeo di Design. As a professional architect Arruda develops and manages projects for residential and commercial spaces as well as product design. Along with former university colleagues Guto Requena and Tatiana Sakurai Mauricio created the creative collective WHYDESIGN.