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Jon Todd at SMASH Toronto

“Toronto-based artist Jon Todd has a new show up at SMASH on Dundas West. An unlikely mixture of Mexican lucha libre and Japanese Samurai symbolism, it’d probably be fair to place these works within the general trajectory of pop surrealism if it wasn’t for the fact that no one seems to like to be labeled this way nowadays. The highlight of the show is a true-to-scale wrestling ring featuring an image of Jake The Snake Robert, one of the artist’s childhood heroes. In addition to his solo work, a 16 foot mural created with the help of other artists was unveiled at the May 27th opening”

“Trophy,” The Fine Art Jon Todd runs May 27 – June 5th 2011.

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Behance Find: Adam Haynes

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Horizons Captured in 3D

Nobuhiro Nakanishi captured these horizons in 3D and cut them out in sheets of glass plates.

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Art by KARMA – Eye of Hepburn

The iconic Audrey Hepburn outline with a stylized Eye of Horus

Art by KARMA – Peace

Featuring the peace fingers by Shepard Fairey

The Mesmerizing Art of Scott Campbell

Scott Campbell was born and grew up in rural Louisiana. With a talent for drawing and a love of stories, he began his career as an illustrator and assistant editor. Soon curiosity led him to experiment with tattoos, and after five years of practice and study of cultures of different tribal peoples of the world, the artist opened his own salon Saved Tattoo in Brooklyn, New York.
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Stunning Laser Etched Skateboards

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Art by KARMA – Buddha

The Art of Negative Space by Tang Yau Hoong

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Incredible Murals By BLU

A collection of murals from around the world by street artist BLU.

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HBTV: Pow Wow Hawaii 2011

In an idea that came to fruition in the beginning of 2010 in Hong Kong, POW WOW was created as an exhibition of creative talents which stressed more so the background and development of art. As opposed to the often seen focus on the finished product, POW WOW set forth in giving the public access to artists in their element as they went to work on their respective pieces. In this series, we take a look at POW WOW 2011 which took place in founder Jasper Wong’s native Hawai’i and the comprehensive process that surrounded the event. While Hawai’i has had its fair share of creative output, POW WOW has represented the island’s most concentrated effort to help push and build the local artistic community. A Kickstarter page has recently been started in anticipation of next year’s 2012 event, and donations can be made at kickstarter.com/projects/jasperwong/pow-wow-hawaii-2012.

Ace Hotel Room 1021 Mural by Chalk Letterer Dana Tanamachi

Graphic designer and custom chalk letterer Dana Tanamachi just finished this mural on a wall in Ace Hotel New York room 1021. She was inspired by vintage playbills from the Victorian era, and included a lyric from her favorite musical, “Thoroughly Modern Millie”.