A lot of traditional artists materials went into the making of this poppin video for “A.R.I.Z.O.N.A” by Star Beav.   It appears the track is from 2003.  The video, by Sean Christensen of Square One Cinema, is recent.

As a Tucsonan, I can tell you that many of the strange depictions of this video are true desert imagery; isolated, bizarre and likely ordered by greater oddities from outer space.  See that lizard licking the satellite?  A shape shifter. (more…)

Another day, another great watch by Vannen. Luke Chueh’s “Bloody Valentine” watch is a Vannen XL timepiece in a signed and numbered edition of 150 pieces. Each of Luke’s new watches will include a raffle ticket for a chance to win the original “Bloody Valentine” painting. (see below). (more…)

Hidden Moves has some great new images available in t-shirt and art print form. Check out their site for more information. More images below. (more…)

David A Smith is a glass artist and sign painter. Watch this beautiful short documentary by Danny Cooke about his rare craft and the incredible work by Smith at his shop. Screenshots and the video below. (more…)

Vannen Art Watches‘ latest offering is this white version of the Huck Gee watch. The “Lifetime” watch is an edition of only 150 and is part of the new Vannen XL line which offers a larger size than the original Vannen line. Get it today for $85 at Vannen. More photos below. (more…)

Meet Buck is an animated short by a group associated with the ones behind Salesman Pete. Meet Buck is primarily a chase scene as well, but has no dialog and a more painterly illustrated look. You can watch the animation in HD at Vimeo. It is embedded below along with some screenshots. These two shorts are some of the most fresh and beautiful animation I’ve seen in quite some time. (more…)

Salesman Pete and the Amazing Stone from Outer Space! is a fantastic animated short by a group of animation school dropouts of the school Supinfocom. The art direction is definitely 3d heavy with textures and colors inspired by vintage illustration. If you can read french, check out their blog outlining the process of creating such an interesting piece. View the cartoon in HD on Vimeo, or it’s included below along with some screenshots of the vibrant and truly humorous short. (more…)

Joshua Allen Harris creates inflatable street sculptures made of trash bags that are attached to grates over subway lines. The sculptures fill with air as the trains move under and deflate as they pass. Check out the videos of the creations below. Unfortunately I cannot find any recent works by the artist. It appears that he had a spurt of work around 2008 and hasn’t kept a website for showcasing his new creations. More below. (more…)

Lucy McRae and Bart Hess are LucyandBart, a team of artists who explore material, texture, and the enhancement of the human form through photographic portraits. View a gallery of their work below. (more…)

Do yourself a favor and head over to Google Art Project. Google has taken their Street View concept and mapped several of the world’s greatest art museums, including virtual walkthroughs and extremely high-def photos of of some beautiful art works. You can sign in and save pieces to your favorites collection, and more.

There are screenshots of the site in action below, along with two explanatory videos. This is a great step forward for arts education and brings these works into your home to scrutinize in greater detail than you can even do in person. (more…)