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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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

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Warhol Bookgun & BANG Bookgun

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By artist Robert The, these "guns' are crafted from Books and are made in limited editions. Very cool.

Updated Aug 18, 2009

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Monster, Beast & Bear Rugs

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a round up of monster, beast and bear rugs.. and even one human one. Time to get the monsters out from under the bed and out them square in the living room!

Updated Aug 11, 2009

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Custom Portrait or Sculpture in LEGO® Bricks!

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talk about an amazing gift, professional LEGO artist Sean Kenney will create a portrait of a person, pet or even a custom car. He will also create a custom 3D sculpture for you complete from LEGO bricks.

His work is amazing and prices for commissions vary starting at $495.00. Makes a great and unique gift for the LEGO lover in your life.

Updated Jun 19, 2009

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briar cast legs (aluminum or bronze) for tables, sideboards or benches

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beautiful foundry cast legs for tables, consoles, sideboards or benches are custom made and made to order. By Robin Zinn of blankblank.

Updated Jun 18, 2009

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If It's Hip, It's Here: The Puppet Show By Photographers Winkler + Noah

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The Puppet Show is a series of 30 photos of children as puppets., Numbered, embossed, signed and available for purchase, by photographers Winkler and Noah.

Updated May 18, 2009

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Matteo Cibic's Drago sculpture

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limited edition (99) ceramic sculpture with platinum glase of a chihuahua-like dog named Drago with enormous ears by Italian artist Matteo Cibic. I love it!

Updated May 2, 2009

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Jeff Koons Puppy vase

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I know it's been around for awhile, but that doesn't keep me from wanting it. Jeff Koons puppy vase in limited numbers is porcelain and costs $7500.00 USD.

Updated May 2, 2009

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