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Art for Japan Event
Apr 08, 2011 posted by: b

The Art of Japan fundraising show is underway. We would like to thank all the wonderful artists who have contributed and those reaching out to help in anyway possible. Since we have so many submissions we will be hosting an online auction starting April 20th @7:00pm through April 25th @7:00pm (PST). 100% of the proceeds will go to the give2asia organization. Here is a preview of some of the wonderful work up for grabs...

Join us for art and good company on Saturday April 23rd at 6:00pm to 10:00pm with some light refreshments. For each of you who donate $10, you will be given two button templates to design and make your own pins! Thank you everyone! Looking forward to seeing you then!

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Illustrated Type Artist Spotlight: Christine Nguyen
Apr 06, 2011 posted by: Alexis

This Illustrated Type sneak peek comes to us from Christine Nguyen, done in collaboration with Michael Wysong.

This is a detail shot of 10 x 10 ft SCULPTURE! The letters will be made from branches of crystallized lichen and moss. Here are some examples of Christine's past projects, many of which are highly experimental.

Powers of the Cosmic Dusty Seas, 60 x 504 inches, c-prints, 2011.

Nest, 15 x 20 inches, cyanotype and salt crystals on paper, 2010.

Aren't they stunning?! On May 14th, come prepared to have your mind blown! In the meantime, check out Christine's beautiful mixed media on mylar pieces from our 2008 Line Weight show.

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Images from Christine Nguyen's website.

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TED Talk: Marian Bantjes, Intricate beauty by design
Apr 01, 2011 posted by: Alexis

Marian Bantjes's hyper-articulate TED Talk speaks to personal graphic design and, in a nutshell, its valuable place in society. If you haven't already watched this video, set aside 16 minutes to do so right now! (Her valentines are awesome!)

But if you're pressed for time, here's the crux of her talk:

"Just in the way that I'm inspired by books and magazines of all kinds, conversations I have, movies, so I also think, when I put visual work out there into the mass media, work that is interesting, unusual, intriguing, work that maybe opens up that sense of inquiry in the mind, that I'm seeding the imagination of the populace. And you just never know who is going to take something from that and turn it into something else, because inspiration is cross-pollinating. So a piece of mine may inspire a playwright or a novelist or a scientist, and that in turn may be the seed that inspires a doctor or a philanthropist or a babysitter. And this isn't something that you can quantify or track or measure. And we tend to undervalue things in society that we can't measure.

But I really believe that a fully operating, rich society needs these seeds coming from all directions and all disciplines in order to keep the gears of inspiration and imagination flowing and cycling and growing. So that's why I do what I do, and why I spend so much time and effort on it, and why I work in the commercial, public sphere, as opposed to the isolated, private sphere of fine art. Because I want as many people as possible to see my work, notice it, be drawn into it, and be able to take something from it."

Fun fact: Marian designed our Girl Show flier in 2005!

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Learn to Draw Finn
Mar 30, 2011 posted by: Wade

If you aren't familiar with Adventure Time, it is time to catch up with this addictive animated series. Below, artist Phil Rynda shows us all how best to draw one of the lead characters in the show.

From The Trenches of Adventure Time: How to Draw Finn! (With Phil Rynda) from fredseibert on Vimeo.

Nucleus is helping to celebrate the anniversary of the series debut on Cartoon Network by inviting the artists from the show to exhibit process work and tribute art. Learn more here

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Pentagram "What Type Are You?"
Mar 28, 2011 posted by: Alexis

"Why did Brian Wilson use Cooper Black on the cover of Pet Sounds? Why did Obama use Gotham for his election propaganda? It has long been apparent that typefaces reflect the character of the person using them, and that type choice, as well as the words that are typed, is a powerful conveyor of meaning.

At Pentagram, we wanted people to be able to understand that meaning properly and use it more consciously. Hence our ‘What Type Are You’ application. Researched over seven years with a team of 23 academics across Eastern Europe, ‘What Type Are You’ asks the four key character questions of our day, analyzes your responses in exceptional detail and recommends one of 16 typefaces as a result."

I'd thought of myself as Baskerville Italic, but it looks like I'm Marina Script! What type are you?