Ricardo Filomeno

Papercraft becomes motion graphic-inspired art

Having just sold his first framed piece and a short-film project getting underway, Sao Paulo-based Ricardo Filomeno is poised to turn his whimsical papercraft hobby into a profession. Filomeno and his girlfriend, art director Carol Bella, who also works with the medium in her free time, are collaborating on an experimental papercraft horror amusement park project. Inspired by The Funhouse, the short film will employ …

Ian Sklarsky

Abstract portraits from a blind contour artist

When Brooklyn-based artist Ian Sklarsky isn’t directing music videos like Luciana’s Betty White-inspired dance track “I’m Still Hot”, he can be found staring peacefully at the subjects of his abstract blind contour drawings. Originally from Chicago, Sklarsky became interested in the traditional method during a high school art class. Blind contours require the artist to trace his subject’s silhouette without looking down at the paper, …

Anrealage

Beef jerky underwear, gun-controlled lamps, Frank Lloyd Wright's doghouse and more in our look at the web this week

Popping up on Cool Hunting last September for his pixelated Fall/Winter ’11 collection, Kunihiko Morinaga reveals the motivation behind his forward-thinking label Anrealage in a comprehensive interview with Vice. The Japanese designer offers insight on his “Wideshortslimlong” collection, the “air bodies” comprising his Spring/Summer ’11 collection and how he relates to the philosophy behind Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí.