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Contemporary Art I Wish I Could Afford - a list by laurasweet

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About this list:

I am crazy for contemporary art and if I had my my own gallery, these are the artists whose work I'd love to represent. If I can afford them, I buy them. If I can't afford them, I blog about them and post them here :)

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degrees in BOTH fine art & art history from UC Berkeley

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Contemporary. Art
contemporary painters
figurative paintings
fine arts
modern art
up and coming artists

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Wild Colorful Skulls By Artist Damien Hirst

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best known for his diamond and platinum skull, artist Damien Hirst also has a wonderful series of 'spin' painted skulls; the Hallucinatory Heads, The Transcendent Heads and the Hypnotic Heads.

all are plastic painted with high gloss paints and are available to purchase!

Updated Oct 20, 2009

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Death Becomes You - cool things with skulls!

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HELLO KITTY art! by over 80 artists

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Sanrio's Hello Kitty has been reinterpreted by 80 hip artists for an art exhibit in Culver City opening this coming weekend. The photography, paintings, and more are available for purchase. Here's a sneak peek of 20 works in the upcoming show!

Updated Oct 19, 2009

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If It's Hip,It's Here.

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The Art of Scott Campbell : Cut Up Currency & Burnt Tortillas

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Tattoo artist Scott Campbell has recently had a series of solo shows in which his amazing money sculptures and burnt tortillas, along with c-prints of tattoo art are shown. You've really got to see the carved up currency, it's pretty darn amazing.

Updated Oct 6, 2009

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If It's Hip,It's Here.

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Frank Kozik's Big Gold Army Man

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limited edition of only 50, this guy stands 18" tall! By artist Frank Kozik, he can hold different items in his hand.

Updated Oct 5, 2009

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Used Artist's Brushes Auctioned For Charity

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starting tomorrow on ebay, you can buy used the brushes from such hip artists as Mark Ryden, Marion peck, Tara McPherson, Scott Musgrove and Jeff Soto.

Rotofugi gallery is auctioning off the used brushes to benefit Gigi's Playhouse for Down Syndrome. Many of the brushes contain tags with original art.

Updated Sep 25, 2009

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Photo Prints of each of the 100 YOOX Covers

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Yoox.com is a site for upscale fashion and design items. each month the home page features a photo-art image created by their CD and designer. For their 8th anniversary, they are selling each of the 100 YOOX covers as a glossy photographic print.

They are pretty cool looking and here you can really see them.

Updated Sep 23, 2009

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Wear Your Dream House On Your Finger. The Villa de Reve Collection from Philippe Tournaire.

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Holy Moley! These are amazing.
18k gold rings that replicate villas, mansions and buildings by jeweler Philippe Tournaire. He will even create a ring of your 'dream house' from a photo. Here's an enormous gallery of these mini architectural masterpieces.

I want a mid-century modern one...hmmm..

Updated Sep 14, 2009

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Limited Edition Nestkeepers by Blaine Fontana

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Artist Blaine Fontana has hand-painted and adorned these 30 5" tall cast nestkeepers. Each is for sale for $800.00 a piece if it's still available!

Updated Aug 31, 2009

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Rad Rugs From Mark Mothersbaugh

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Mark Mothersbaugh, founder of DEVO and artist/illustrator has this new collection of fun rugs based on his artwork. The rugs are available in 4' x 6' sizes as well as 22" x 34" sizes too. Over 66 rugs are in the collection, chek them out!

Updated Aug 28, 2009