Suggestive & Sarcastic Christmas Ornaments by artist Jorge Julián Aristizábal.

Colombian Artist Jorge Julián Aristizábal of has created a set of four porcelain ornaments, CO4 NYC, especially for Artware Editions. The porcelain ornaments are printed with whimsical hand drawings which combine wit, sarcasm and sexual suggestion.




Each image is based on a traditional holiday image (a snow man, a Santa Claus hat, reindeer) and is printed on two sides, showing the edition information on the back.




Four porcelain ornaments
2 ¾” diameter each
Created in an edition of 100
Price for the set = $75.
Order them via email here.

Twenty Limited Edition Snow Globes by Ligorano/Reese Celebrate the History of Art.

Designer and limited edition snow globes certainly have their appeal to the art world in addition to collectors of the shakeable snow-laden water-filled round glass objects.



I've previously featured the limited edition snow globes and c-prints by artists Walter Martin and Paloma Munoz, the 14 Architect-designed snow globes for the Dansk Architectural center and a series of Seven Deadly Sin Snow Globes by Ligorano/Reese - shown below.





Just this week Artware Editions announced the latest limited edition snow globes (also referred to as water globes, snowdomes and shakies) by art duo Ligorano/Reese. Twenty new signed, numbered and dated snow globes limited to 50 editions each call out specific influential art movements.

The 7.5" tall by 6" diameter glass globes are set on black wooden bases and feature the names of 20 different art movements, beginning with Fauvism and continuing through YBA (which stands for Young British Artists), designed to stylistically represent the genres. In my personal opinion, some do it successfully (Bauhaus, Minimalism, Surrealism, Superflat, Video Art) and others, not so much.

The full selection of globes includes the following:

Abstract Expressionism:

Bauhaus:

Conceptual Art:

Cubism:

Dada:

De Stijl:

Expressionism:

Fauvism:

Fluxus:

Futurism:

Minimalism:

New Media:

Op Art:

Performance Art:

Photo Realism:

Pop Art:

Superflat:

Surrealism:

Video Art:

YBA:


The individual globes are available to purchase for $400 each and ten complete sets of the twenty can be bought for $7,200.

Every snow globe is hand-made through a laser-cutting and laminating technique developed by the artists. Please allow 6 - 8 weeks for fabrication.

Buy the History of Art Snow Globes here

Damien Hirst & Other Artists Do Deck Chairs

above: Deck Chair by Damien Hirst in blue

Almost exactly a year ago, I wrote a post on 16 fabulous artist designed deck chairs.

Now, Just in time for summer, Artware Editions is offering a selection of artist-designed deck chairs by Damien Hirst, Gary Hume, Sir Peter Blake, Keith Tyson and others.

Perhaps the most recognizable of the designs is Damien Hirst's suite of chairs showing butterflies with six possible background colors: blue, black, red, orange, yellow or lime green:





Other designs show bright florals, beautiful blue skies, birds in flight, text or calming abstractions, all of which revolve around themes of the natural world and summertime.

Available Deck Chairs by other artists:


above left: Keith Tyson and above right: Gary Hume

above left: Rob and Nicky Carter, above right: Marc Quinn

above left: Sam McEwan, above right: Sir Peter Blake

Each deck chair is made of a solid Merpauh wood frame and has a digitally-printed, sailcloth sling that the artists designed specifically for the chairs. Suitable for outdoor use, the deck chairs fold for easy storage. Each chair measures 48 h. x 23 w. x 30 1/2 d., inches. Please allow 2-3 weeks for delivery.



Damien Hirst deck chairs: $425 + shipping
All other deck chairs: $375 + shipping
buy them here.


Be sure to check out these other original artist deck chairs, too!

The Los Angeles Times Ought To Have Called Me.

After reading the Los Angeles Times article "Rug art turns floor into canvas"; in the home section on feb. 7th by Janet Eastman, I simply had to show but a few of the truly amazing carpets and rugs that really are 'art for your floor'.

While the article was correct in calling this a 'trend', they certainly did not do it justice. Although Janet Eastman pointed out the fabulous Ekvoll rugs and singled out one of my favorites, Dan Golden, as well as a few fabulous others...the article left out so very many worth mentioning.

The amount of artful designer hand-tufted, carved, shaped, signed and pricey wool rugs out there have been growing exponentially over the past few years.

Below are only 18 of the over 80 rugs I have pointed out on thisnext.com. They include fabulous carpets by the likes of Roy Lichtenstein, Ronen and Erwan Bouroullec, Karim Rashid, Kiki Smith, Adrien Rovero, Kyle Hunting, Reuber Henning, nani marquina, Artware Editions, Amazed carpets, J. Milo and more.

Click on each picture above to see more images and links to purchase.

See my over 80 picks (and links to purchase) Fancy Friggen Flooring & Radical Rugs here.