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David Shrigley

editor — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 14:19:39 +0000

David Shrigley is one of Blank Mag’s favourite artists. Here are a few reasons why.

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The new Banksy?

editor — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:39:09 +0000

Borehamwood’s answer to Banksy.

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Banksy – new art work in LA

editor — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 10:31:33 +0000

Banksy has created a new work in LA. It features a security guard with a muzzled balloon dog. For you art buffs the pink balloon dog is a knowing reference to the work of Jeff Koons.

The building is an old car dealership, empty below with a two floor parking garage above it.

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Nick Walker – New Work, Paris

editor — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:14:09 +0000

Graffiti artist Nick Walker has been busy in Paris making a witty comment on French culture via the Moulin Rouge, the Can Can and Muslim women in burkas.

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Irving Penn RIP

editor — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:38:35 +0000

Irving Penn was one of the most versatile photographers of the 20th century, bringing his minimalist style to subjects as diverse as designer frocks, New Guinea tribesmen, Parisian pompiers, London dustmen, nudes, Hell’s Angels, famous artists, celebrities, cigarette ends, rotting fruit and cosmetic products. Over five decades he contributed more than 150 cover photographs for Vogue. Only Richard Avedon is held in the same esteem as a fashion photographer

One of his favourite methods was to shoot his subjects in a tight angular space, thus provoking a reaction. A famous photograph of Truman Capote, taken in New York in 1948, shows him scrunched up in the corner of a room, his knees pressed into the back of a stool, looking more like a Francis Bacon gargoyle than a celebrity author. “This confinement surprisingly seemed to comfort people,” Penn said. “It soothed them. The walls were a surface to lean on or push against.”

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